How'd it go today?

[Dave Shepard]

I'm declaring February beat an engineer month. Sometimes they just make things harder February they need to be. A headlight bulb in my Golf should be a 30 second job. It isn't because they put a fuse box in the way. The fuse box could be just a half in smaller and it wouldn't be a problem. Just friggin' why?

 

[Burnham]

Ain't it the truth.

Last summer I replaced the headlight assemblies on my 2003 Toyota Tundra as they were sun faded and foggy looking. Took about 20 minutes each, and I went slow and easy so as to be sure not to break any 20+ year old plastic fittings.

They looked so good that I decided I should do the same with my 2010 Subaru Forester. The lenses on it are not near as bad as the Tundra's were, but I was enthusiastic.

As with my prep for doing the Tundra's work, I checked out YouTube videos of the process. And quickly lost all enthusiasm. You have to remove both wheel well liners so you can remove the whole front bumper so you can remove the entire grill before you even begin to remove the headlight assemblies, which require removal of all manner of air intake bits and bobs, the windshield washer tank, etc., etc. It's a 4-hour job if you've done it 10 times before. I expect it would take me half again longer on my first try.

That project is on the way back burner now . Thanks, engineers.

 

[Cobleskill]

Just changing a headlight bulb can be a major project now. I plan on buying an old vehicle from down south if I need another one. Shipping is quite cheap. Newer vehicles are just getting more and more stupid.

One of those headlight buffing kits might do the trick.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Youd be surprised how much you can get on older head light lenses with just some crome polish treatment.

 

[Dave Shepard]

I buffed the computer screen on my sawmill with some baking soda toothpaste I didn't like. Worked very well.

 

[davidwyby]

Deet will clean headlights

 

[Cobleskill]

Bug spray? Never heard that one.

 

[Burnham]

I tried several different treatment methods over the last half dozen years on the Tundra. Most worked a bit more or less, but none lasted very long.

Never tried DEET .

 

[treebilly]

Spent most of the day cleaning up a work area for a large removal in a tight”ish” area. We removed the tree that was on the building at the end of last week and now a preemptive removal of another before it fails. It’s along a rail road and on their ROW. Lots of trash and scrap steel everywhere. Along with all the scrub that grows there. I had enough time after clean up to get up in the tree and get a good tie in and a good rigging point set as well as cutting the BS out of the tree to make rigging quicker. Left throw lines so we can get up there as soon as we get to the job tomorrow. Also we are in a heat wave. It made it to a balmy 23*F this afternoon. Supposed to be about the same temperature at start time tomorrow. Hoping I get another climber tomorrow so I can run ground control. Hate to say it but I’ve put in my 30. It’s time for others to step up.

 

[Burnham]

I know what you mean, brother. In my last few years with the USFS, I was about done with finding any fun in dragging that 084/60 in. bar and chain out through the brush. Even downsized to the 42 in. b&c, it was a task. Younger bodies still had the steam...I liked being the wisdom dispensing old fart by that point.