brunocerous wrote: ↑19 Oct 2020, 10:07 I noticed the broken right rear door handle mount on the '04 XC90 seems to have finished breaking off, though the handle part that came off is actually intact.


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Super glue can work if it not highly stress repair joint.
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For more info on NIST https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Institute_of_Standards_and_Technology Without standards there would be chaos in industry. At the beginning of the industrial revolution, each shop had their own design for nut and bolt threads. They did not interchange with other shops! I ...

I took off my snow tires (last week? time is meaningless) and found that one of my all-season tires had developed dimples on its sidewall. It’s toast, right? I'm no expert, but here's what the experts say about sidewall indentations: https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/techpage.jsp?techid=32 Sc...

I had a set of tires with the indented appearance many years ago. I drove them without failure until they had minimum tread.
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Had a tire like that on my brother's E34 until he got a new set of wheels. Never had any issues with it.

I took off my snow tires (last week? time is meaningless) and found that one of my all-season tires had developed dimples on its sidewall. It’s toast, right? I'm no expert, but here's what the experts say about sidewall indentations: https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/techpage.jsp?techid=32 Th...

That looks fantastic! I had opted to keep the 'industrial' look of having no headliner and just bare metal, which the kids noted gets REALLY hot on warm sunny days, but now I'm curious about finishing this job. What did you look for in searching for replacement cloth? How did you manage to get the ...

That's awesome!! Did you use fabric (flannel?) alone, with padding, or did you incorporate it with an actual headliner? The fabric wasn't exactly flannel, as it had a little stretch to it. She picked it up at JoAnn's, I think. It was fairly thick, and I didn't bother with any foam, as that's what n...

Nope, that’s just a vent.

At least I’m pretty sure it is... it does look like there is a piece of hose on it for some reason.