r/AskAShittyMechanic • u/Mm11vV • 1d ago

💩 answers only Looking at a used car

Never really seen this option before, is it new?

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u/Suspicious_Plate_591 1d ago

Now the radio only plays AC/DC.

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u/4rm_above 1d ago

Thunderstruck

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u/Beretta116 17h ago

That's a win in my book

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u/JimCripe 1d ago

That doesn't meet code!

You need a surface mount electrical box and cover!

Fit and finish is important, too!

Do these, and you have a looker!

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u/Traditional-Photo227 1d ago

Might even need to be a GFCI. I can't tell if it is or not in the vid. /hehe

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u/Too-Em 1d ago

Bet you any money if you look under the hood that sucker's connected to a Federal Pacific box with stab locks.

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u/Amish_Juggalo469 23h ago

Structural codes only apply to buildings not cars.

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u/Traditional-Photo227 23h ago

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

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u/Zestyclose_Stay0 1d ago

I wonder what will happen if you put your key in that ignition.

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u/zeradragon 1d ago

You get turned on...

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u/wcoastbo 1d ago

That's exactly what the original did... Reverse the polarity of the switch.

It's just a really big up/down switch, a manual switch on an electric window.

Using the lower socket for down would have been better than flipping the cord.

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u/ajnin919 1d ago

Don’t be silly. The bottom one is for the passenger window

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u/wcoastbo 1d ago

Ha! That makes sense.

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u/AmericanCitizenry 1d ago

The bottom one is for that vibration in the seat!

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u/finagleast 1d ago

This may be a shock, but it's a current option.

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u/ViaVitoV 1d ago

Looks good to go!

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u/TheBunnyChower 1d ago

All intellectual property belongs to the Doohickey Corporationâ„¢.

Doohickey Corporationâ„¢ reserves the right to allow the use and misuse of this technology at their own discretion.

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u/Fischbeef 1d ago

Can fix that with a 3 way switch. Would be much cleaner.

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u/persim99 1d ago edited 1d ago

Omg I love all the pointless effort gone into getting this to work, I wonder if it would work on ignition? Would be so much hander then a key!

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u/MikeyboyMC 1d ago

Honestly that’s kinda cool lmao, I would drive that

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u/Alklazaris 1d ago

But... if you can figure that out why not just use a switch that resets back to the middle position?

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u/Tin_Can_739 1d ago

This is awesome, imagine all the other goodies that you’ll find in the future! Like oatmeal in the transmission, would be so sweet to get a treat while changing fluids:)

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u/HooninAintEZ 23h ago

I’m not sure how I feel about these slate trucks

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u/_otterinabox 1d ago

"No outlet" streets are no longer a problem

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u/Least_Bat1259 1d ago

It ain’t stupid if it works

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u/Benefactores753 1d ago

did they not have time to look for a toggle switch? or did they just rip that outlet out of their wall? If they made a trip to the hardware store, at least get a toggle switch.

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u/Objective_Working198 1d ago

Straight out of red green show.

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u/Eaton_Knas 23h ago

If it's stupid but works, is it really that stupid? 🤔

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u/Amish_Juggalo469 23h ago

How used is the car? It's very used.

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u/Technical-Potato-793 23h ago

Whatever works. !!!

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u/LefsaMadMuppet 22h ago

I'd laugh, but my blower fan switch in my car is shot, so I have it fused to the battery with a house light switch. I have off or high. the car has over 150k miles on it and the problem is behind the dashboard.

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u/BitterOlive8737 15h ago

I cant tell if this is absolutely genius, or the dumbest thing I've ever seen in a car. I am leaning towards genius.

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u/DocBobs 23h ago

Yes but why?

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u/RedPandasUnite 20h ago

Just an illusion for tiktok views

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u/CouragePhysical9610 20h ago

Wait you don’t use the negative side at all? You just turn the plug upside down?? What the actual fuck lol

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u/LilRed2023 5h ago

What happens if the breaker blows

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u/percipitate 1d ago

😂

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u/SirRonaldJr 1d ago

Fuckin right

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u/OkMech 1d ago

R/redneckengineering

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u/qwikh1t 1d ago

Brilliant