I was at a dead stop and someone hit me from behind. The other driver's insurance is covering all of the repairs and it is in the body shop at the dealer I bought the car from so it will be genuine GM parts. The bumper got completely messed up with holes in a couple spots and the impact bar got...
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Been a while since I posted a DIY but I have been waiting for this to come in for what seems like forever...
Finally reached my 500 miles tonight so tomorrow the ZZP SRI I have been holding onto is finally going in. Will post some vids f before and after for you guys.
I love doing stuff myself not only because it saves money (saved about $300 installing my own splash guards, replacing my own fog lights, and installing my own cargo net) but it is fun to do and makes my car stand out. I had a lot of fun taking the pictures while I worked on my car and making...
Some pics. Not ready to enter the SOTM contest yet as there two more finishing touches I wanna do and I have to wait for the stuff to come in.
Here are the pics as the car was from the dealer, minus the dealer advertising crap.
After putting a few hours of work into it yesterday...
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Difficulty: Moderate-hard
Time: 1 hour
Wanted to save money so I installed these myself.
You will need a...
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Difficulty: Moderate-Hard
Time: 1 hour for both
Dealer wanted $100 to install all four splash guards and I...
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It bugged me how the Sonic lacks a temperature gauge for the engine. My wife ended up buying me an...
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Difficulty: Easy
Time: 10-15 minutes
You will need vinyl, spray detailer, a microfiber cloth, a fingernail...
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Difficulty: Easy-moderate
Time: 15-20 minutes
So, I wanted to replace the fog lights with yellow ones. I...
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Difficulty: Easy
Time: 5-10 minutes
I personally hate the look of front license plates, so I took off the...
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Difficulty: Easy
Time: 5-10 minutes
Easy one here. I personally hate cell phone holders that 1: look big...
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Difficulty: Easy
Time: 10-15 minutes
This install is for a manual transmission Sonic. The only difference...
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Difficulty: Easy
Time: 15-20 minutes
Mind the mess, but here is the before picture.
Locate the four...