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I was walking through Home Depot looking for something that I could repurpose to give me easy access to the top of my coilovers. This is what I came up

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Old 01-19-2016, 06:01 PM   #1 (permalink)
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I was walking through Home Depot looking for something that I could repurpose to give me easy access to the top of my coilovers. This is what I came up with.

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dont tell me those are kitchen sink disposer covers...
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dont tell me those are kitchen sink disposer covers...
No -- those are toilet flapper valves. Now, when on the road and there is no gas station near and one has to go -- there is a solution. Brilliant.
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i mean... you only really need a hole big enough to fit an allen wrench through.

Mine are like 0.5" OD
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Seemed like a good idea at the time, and now I feel like an idiot, lol. I first did a really small hole but was off on my measurement and had to come up with something.
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No -- those are toilet flapper valves. Now, when on the road and there is no gas station near and one has to go -- there is a solution. Brilliant.
Fantastic!!
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Fantastic!!
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Seemed like a good idea at the time, and now I feel like an idiot, lol. I first did a really small hole but was off on my measurement and had to come up with something.
We have all done stuff like this -- it's all part of the learning curve.
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We have all done stuff like this -- it's all part of the learning curve.
I must have been ahead of the curve.

Mrs. Teacher, what's the bell curve?

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I was walking through Home Depot looking for something that I could repurpose to give me easy access to the top of my coilovers. This is what I came up with.
WTF you guys talking about? There's no picture!

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Avoid the headache. It sounds like you cut a big hole based on what the guys are saying.
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