Recent content by Chim

I was really glad to find this thread - I’m a big Facom fan and got started with them when I was living in Europe and they were one of the earlier manufacturers to get on board with tool control foam trays and drawer organization. And at the time they were easier to buy than Hazet or other euro...

I wish, it was a covid-era build while I was stationed elsewhere with lots of jacked up timelines, jacked-up pricing, and intermittent visits. It’s not a freestanding structure but actually a garage condo in a building with other parallel units. Once I’m settled and things are a bit more...

I dropped through and got a mirror frame from Rolf last time I was in Germany - what a great guy and his original practice metal working is so fascinating. The mirror looks awesome in the bathroom!

I’d love to be able to claim that it’s finished, but, uh, it’s not!

I’ll be your huckleberry.

You can leave your stuff wherever it’s at, I’ll be bring my garage items over soon!

Welcome, in Fairfax myself but I mainly wrench in my driveway! Watching with interest!

I’ve got two Land Rovers that are conveniently painted in RAL colors. This makes it very easy for me to take parts to my local powder coater and get them coated to match my vehicles. Perfect for hinges, brackets, etc. So you may be able to visit a powder coater with a large selection of chips...

Frankly it sounds like it’s getting worse. No reason not to figure out what he used and call the company for advice.

Nokian Hakkepelitta LT, just fantastic in the stuff.

You should just line-x them.

For someone who has owned and loved many times from that generation of BMWs (e24s and e34s) it is such a pleasure to watch this fleet.

Who knows how good the lifetime promise is when they’re telling you it’s out of warranty now and that you need to just live with it. Not sure if you’ll have any more luck with this company but my personal inclination would be to just consider it an 1800 mistake than put a car up on it and make...

It’s an 80’s BMW thing - you either got greenish glass or bronzish glass. The bronze really stood out on some colors. Edit, oops should have read further down before replying!

Tile is fantastic in the garage. Once you try it you realize how great it is.