Has anybody noticed when newer Mazdas are behind you one headlight is brighter than the other? Just me? Not the best picture but pay attention and I promise you’ll see it. Lmao so annoying

I left my car outside in the rain 2 days ago. I’ve just washed my car with car shampoo but the water marks are still there. The car was graphene coated back in February, which is why I was surprised the marks weren’t coming off.

How do I remove them? I’ve attempted vinegar in the past (didn’t work).

Apart from the service engine and tire pressure I already took care of those just need to remove the emojis. The brake and battery light will randomly turn on and off. When they turn on it causes the rest of the lights to turn on not letting me accelerate. I’ve had my alternator checked and it came back fine what else could the issue be?
2009 Nissan Muran.

Hey is the rust on the frame bad? I found this sweet Lexus GX470 with 90,000 miles listed for 22k. The rust is what’s turning me away? What do you guys think?

To keep it short, I got lucky on a car find and looking to restore it. Problem is I can't find a place that has tires that I'm looking for. I found some rollers but I'm looking for when I finish restoring it. I checked shops in and outside of town and got nothing so far. If anyone can help me, I'm looking for a website or something to find 14-16' wheels and tires with 5x114.3mm. if anyone is wondering about the car, it's a 1969 ranchero.

is there a way i can fix this?

I’m getting my first car in a few weeks and i want tips to make it look better. I’m getting a manual blue 2013 mitsubishi lancer (car in photo) and i want to make to look good and sound sexy. I’ll have about 2.5k left over to spend on the car and i’m not too sure if wanna put a new exhaust / tip on it or mod something else on it. If anyone has any tips or suggestions please lmk.

Idk what sub this post would fit in but a lot of people say my driving position is too back and reclined. I'm 5'9" and I have relatively long arms and legs for my height (smaller torso) I feel like this is the position that's comfortable and gives me control. My arms have a slight bend, I can easily push all the pedals in all the way. What y'all think.(The seat is less reclined a lot of the time but when it is I pull the seat back a bit)

Edit: I'll attach more photos in the morning, with me in the car

hi everyone, that's my windshield that got hit by a rock 2 days ago. will the crack get bigger? can travel safely or should i replace it? at the moment i can still see clearly. thanks

my 2025 mazda 3, a person hit the back of my car when i was shopping in the mall. i came back and they were waiting and even left a note indicating they hit the back left of my car. should i use insurance to handle this? or should i handle it with her individually? how much should i ask her if i deal with it individually? and if i do go the insurance route should i contact hers first or mine first? thank you guys any help appreciated!! 😭😭

27M, I’ve owned 37 cars since I was 14. Currently have three, most I’ve ever owned at once was 4. I don’t know anyone personally who’s owned more cars than myself. How many have you owned?

Hi, guys, I try to make it as short as possible. My parents have a Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart 2010. There is no Rockford Soundsystem in the car. Like 4 years ago, they upgraded the standard radio to a headunit. And also installed a rear camera and a DAB+ Radio console.. The headunit worked, but the buttons on the steering wheels didn't work, and carplay also didn't work, or not correctly... I think it was just because of a missing cable at least for the steering wheel buttons. it was this headunit- https://www.car-media.ch/shop/de/produkt/cartec-px-5-ultra-android-10-autoradio-fuer-mitsubishi-lancer-2008-2016

Then we bought this headunit because they wanted a bigger screen and also wanted the buttons on the steering wheels to work again: - https://de.aliexpress.com/item/1005012041121471.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.main.4.7c1cjI9qjI9qn4&algo_pvid=506a5c79-0423-4fb9-960d-a0099a0a02b7&algo_exp_id=506a5c79-0423-4fb9-960d-a0099a0a02b7-3&pdp_ext_f=%7B%22order%22%3A%22-1%22%2C%22eval%22%3A%221%22%2C%22fromPage%22%3A%22search%22%7D&pdp_npi=6%40dis%21CHF%211034.02%21485.99%21%21%211276.10%21599.77%21%402103890917816222048441272ea07f%2112000057354991945%21sea%21CH%21778897608%21X%211%210%21n_tag%3A-29919%3Bd%3Ada2f21db%3Bm03_new_user%3A-29895&curPageLogUid=UQ1bcwb9hLG0&utparam-url=scene%3Asearch%7Cquery_from%3A%7Cx_object_id%3A1005012041121471%7C_p_origin_prod%3A

So a few days ago I installed it for my parents (the last one a car mechanic installed it), and everything worked fine. GPS, microphone, WLAN, DAB+ Console for Radio, carplay, buttons on the steering wheel also worked, Music from the USB stick worked etc.. Everything worked fine, the only thing I couldn't do is the rear camera, because of a cable had to be soldered to a 12-volt cable, which I couldn't do myself, so the car mechanic did it quickly. The DAB+ Console is also routet to a 12 Volt cable i think.

So everything seemed to work fine, but the next day when they drove the car out from the garage, the music didn't play. The player was running but there was no sound coming from the speakers. When they used it later from coming back from grocery shopping or whatever, it worked fine without problems again. The next day the same problem again.. At first I thought it might be because of the garage because it's cold and dark in there, it might trigger something. But then this problem also started to happen when the car was outside, the first song was playing normally and the next song was no sound again.. Then I told them to turn off the headlights when this happens, and after like 5 seconds the music started playing from the speakers again.

I would say most of the time if you turn the headlights of, the music/speakers start to work again. But not always. I thought maybe the battery is to old, then they charged it fully but still the same problems.. So I removed the DAB+ Console (which is conected via USB) and also the other USB cabler which is for the music stick, and I put the music directly on the headunit. And I also removed the ground cable, maybe i thought it has loose connection or something like that..

But also did didn't fix the problem.. Then I put everything back together and now the DAB+ Radio and the USB Music stick also don't work anymore. I tried 3 different music usb sticks, but music can't be found anymore. I tried to make a factory resett but none of the like 20 passwords I put in, didn't work. So I gave up, was close to destroy everything.

I installed a headunit on my honda civic and also on a friends BMW and it worked perfectly. No idea what the problem is here with the music/speaker. I don't think I wire something wrong, otherwise there would be no music at all.

My parents called the car mechanic and he said the headunit gets not enough power. he will add next week a cable to it, to give it more power and it should (hopefully) fix the problem.

But can this really be? He ment there was just a standard radio installed in the car, and now a big tesla type headunit. I'm just scared that the headunit or the car will burn down or something 😅

I'm just curious if this is really the problem solver.. Or maybe there is a software bug or whatever.
I was always talking wiht chatgpt and claude about this problem, but it also couldn't help me, so that's why I'm asking here.. Maybe someone has an answer for it, or has me the factory codes.

The text below is a summary from chatgpt/claude, just if someone wanna read it. Thank you already.

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Vehicle: 2010 Mitsubishi Lancer RalliartOld head unit: Cartec PX5 Ultra (Android 10)New head unit: Chinese Android unit from 1688, "GT6-CAR" platform, model ZF-1259GE, 8+128GB, Qualcomm QCM6125InstallationWiring went smoothly: GPS, CarPlay, mic, WiFi, reverse camera, DAB+ radio and USB music all worked fine after install and a test drive.Problem 1 – Intermittent audio dropoutUSB music AND DAB+ radio lose sound simultaneously (player UI shows "playing", but no audio output)Everything else (GPS, WiFi, CarPlay, mic) keeps working fine during the dropoutInitially seemed tied to cold morning starts from the garage, and would resolve itself after a few minutes of drivingAlready ruled out: USB stick format (FAT32), player app (VLC also affected, not just stock player), "Sound Attenuation" setting (was disabled), ground wire quality (re-crimped and properly bolted, no change), WiFi/Bluetooth/hotspot (disabled, no clear improvement)Breakthrough – reproducible testTurning headlights ON immediately kills audio. Turning headlights OFF immediately restores it. 100% reproducible, tested multiple times, even with the ground wire fully disconnected. This points to a firmware bug: the headlight/ILL signal (presumably meant to trigger night-mode dimming) appears to be incorrectly muting the audio output as well.Problem 2 – currently acuteAfter swapping between two USB sticks and disconnecting/reconnecting cables (ground wire, DAB+ USB dongle), the entire USB subsystem suddenly stopped detecting anything at all — neither the music stick nor the DAB+ dongle. Currently attempting a full cold restart (power disconnected for 5 minutes).Questions for the communityDoes anyone know the GT6-CAR board (or similar Qualcomm QCM6125-based Chinese head units) and how to fix a headlight→audio-mute bug via settings or firmware?Any tips for reliably resetting a completely unresponsive USB controller on these units?

Can anyone figure out what sound my car is making? 2019 GMC Terrain with ~75,000 miles. Makes this sound around 1500rpm only after driving for about 20 minutes. I've taken it to two different shops and they say everything is fine. I know it's not a great video, but hopefully someone can figure it out!

Customer states my car has a warning light when I go to backup, check and advise.

Like on the RAV4 or old Station Wagons?

My old baby Santa Fe Sport just kicked the bucket so I'm looking to get a used car. I've always loved the feature where the trunk of the car swings out horizontally- I know some ppl say its a pain in the butt but it's always been my dream to have that feature (its not a classy dream but its mine!)

I've had trouble finding modern (post-2010) car models other than the RAV4 that have this feature, so if anyone has any knowledge on this I'd really appreciate any suggestions!!

I have a 1991 ltd crown victoria that I carburetor swapped (the 5.0 302) and got it to run good but after driving for a little or even reving the engine while not driving when it returns to idle after the rev or acceleration it idles really bad almost wanting to die and if I turn it off and back on again it runs fine until I rev it or drive a little again and I have good fuel pressure going to my carburetor and im pretty sure good spark and timing if anyone has any ideas please share them!

Im not sure which orientation the fel-pro spark plug tunnel gaskets go in! I have a '97 corolla DX 1.8L

soo this is my boyfriends car.. 07 outback. just found the lateral arm is basically cut in half and there’s a hole in the rear subframe. is this even worth trying to fix? he doesn’t really have much money for another car and hasn’t built credit yet. any ideas

I'm 23, daily an e200 2007 and I am thinking of getting a 370z. It was a dream of mine to get into cars for a long time and I finally have the chance to do so. I've got mechanic friends who rebuild their own stuff either a full rebuilds or general modding, watching them as they do so and explaining to me how things go together and work.

I've heard that the 370z is a good car to begin on with and work around yourself. I like its looks and there is a lot of aftermarket for it. Preferably I would like to mod it in the future and learn as i go . Start on with "easy" additions or changes and go from there.

I would like you to basically give me your opinion if its worth it or if I should look for another car. For those who support the 370z is there anything to watch ? What's your opinion on the VQ37 ?
I am 1.92m tall, so people with Zs how is the space inside? What to check when inspecting before buying?

Appreciate the help, all opinions accepted !

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In terms of the overall driving experience.

Client brought his car in for an engine swap. While we were waiting a couple of days to get the engine, the car was just sitting in the lot. We had no idea his tires were aired up to over 150 PSI until one blew out and ripped the fender completely open.😭😭 btw its like 90-100+ degrees outside

-21C!! Shame I have never driven anywhere this cool since :(