Whats your biggest mistake you ever made while DIY? - Page 4

Logan · 08-04-2003

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Originally posted by JumpingBean
Well When I was changing my rear brakes I had a pair of neednose pliers pulling on one of the springs....and pulling toward me(like a dumbass) to release the tension. Well they slipped off the spring and i managed to stab myself on the inside of my nose almost completely going through my septum(that part that separates your nostrils) Talk about ouch. Nearly knocked my ass out and bled like a b*tch.

OMG!!! HAHAHAH!! I DID THE SAME THING! I was replacing the brake hardware (springs and the works) on the right rear drum of my 66' Ford Galaxie and while pulling on the bottom spring, I slipped and rammed the pliers into my skull. I split my skin wide open just to the inside of my right eyebrow and it bled like I was shot!

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jwalker87 · 10-21-2003

i painted my trim pieces with an enamel...then used a laquer clearcoat....not good. They were all white and wrinkly and shit. Had to rub them hard as ass with MEK to get it off. Definitely bought some ENAMEL clearcoat after that. They look pretty good now though.

phatcyclist · 10-21-2003

when I tried to put my center console back in after installing mydeck, (it was dark) I kept feeling resistance and just thought I was doing it at a wrong angle. Well, I finished it later that evening, and when I woke up the next morning, the soft trim stuff under the ac/radio plastic part had scratches and gashes in it...

Blur3737 · 10-21-2003

puttin on the dc short shift adapter I can't count the number of cotter pins I broke

cdmx · 10-21-2003

I scratched my trunk with me jeans when i jumped up and sat on it. You know those metal things on jeans.....yea..
well as for DIY probably scratching the car while waxing

Tojo · 10-21-2003

i scratched my hood with a screwdriver (covered with a rag)..
while i was washin my car..
does that count?
i was tryin to scrape off some shit off my hood.. sigh

wannabeblown · 10-21-2003

I was trimming my bumper today for an intercooler. The exacto knife slipped and sliced my finger BIG TIME

. I bled all over my bumper and almost passed out. Then I went, got stitches and mcdonalds. Came home and finished my install

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samscivic · 10-22-2003

try to rush it(anything), results in ugly: solution = take you time

streetglower · 10-22-2003

after I got done installing my injen race division cold air intake, I put my battery on backwards and put the positive cable on the negative and the negative cable on the positive, blew about half my fuses.

Elite · 10-22-2003

fixing my shocks, because they were turned backwards its not a DIY but I really fvcked up my car, I jacked it up in the wrong place, right underneith the radiator and I bend the core support, lifted up my hood like 1 foot and I had to hammer it back down, now my hood moves and wiggles, its not that noticeble only when you look at it closely. Oh and I lost a bolt while I was at it, I only have 1 bolt holding the shock/strut down in the rear right of the car.

Connie · 10-22-2003

when putting my black painted lense of my headlight back into the clear outer housing, I got some black sealent on the black paint.....had to sand down and paint again

orion_squall · 10-22-2003

Quote:

Originally posted by jwalker87
i painted my trim pieces with an enamel...then used a laquer clearcoat....not good. They were all white and wrinkly and shit. Had to rub them hard as ass with MEK to get it off. Definitely bought some ENAMEL clearcoat after that. They look pretty good now though.

I thought I posted way too many repost about painting on plastics.

in one post I said never do what you did...hehe guess you didn't have chance to see my verious repost about paining on plastic in general? ^_^

Da1lyDr1ver · 10-22-2003

i was putting on a injen sri. i accidently forgot to angle one of the clamps that hold down the plastic sleeves to the throttle body. when i started my car and tried to back up the accelerator was stuck so i pushed down hard on it. next thing you know, the throttle body was stuck at WOT the rpm needle bounces like 6 times. i freaked out and turned off the car... damnit

Jeff · 10-22-2003

Using wd-40 on my chrome headlight , just a little spot had some glue, ate right through the crome. This was a brand new 200 buck headlight.
Pissed me off cause it was posted on here that it worked.
Jeff

xRiCeBoYx · 10-22-2003

went to go jump start my friend's car, hooked up the right ones to his battery terminal, but put the neg on positive on mine, and when i tried to put on the positive one on my car, sparks were flying... good thing i didnt blow any fuses or anything doing that..

oh, and this was after i was explaining on how to jump a car to my friend...