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No, she drives a truck. :) "VAG" refers to Volkswagen AG, which includes 12 brands - Audi, SEAT, ŠKODA, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, Porsche, Ducati, VW Automotive, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, Scania and MAN.

Great question! How do you store your PC pads? I've been keeping mine in individual ziploc bags, but i'm concerned that this might promote mold growth...

Two things: Chamberlain belt drive door openers -- they can be set to close automatically after 1,5,10 minutes (IIRC). Great way to ensure that the door is closed. Motion sensor lights. The system also has a battery backup to allow limited operation during power failures. The system *can* be...

As mentioned above...motion sensor lights, motion sensor radio. No keys in the car. When I had bicycles in the garage, they were locked via a long, anchored cable. (This wouldn't deter a committed thief; it kept someone from doing a smash and grab, or just a grab if I left the garage door...

Not seeing your post. :) By the way, there is a test section on this forum called, wait for it... Test Section! :)

You can get an indoor/outdoor wireless thermometer on amazon for about $15. I have the older Radio Shack/Oregon Scientific model which provides 3 outdoor channels. I keep a sensor on the back porch for outside temps, and a sensor in each part of my attic.

You can fire-proof the penetration for data cables. Here's one option. On the other hand, an open vent with a fan will promote fire transfer, and may pull carbon monoxide from the garage as well. Its your call. You asked for advice. You got it. Whether you heed the advice is your choice.

Depends on the sensor. If it's motion sensing, you want the motion to cross the sensor's view (versus head on). If it's heat sensing, I've heard that aiming the sensor at where it will "see" a car tailpipe going past works well. HTH.

My air hose is low on the wall. That way, when dragging the hose around, it mostly gets caught on tires versus scraping across sheetmetal. I had an electric reel mounted on the ceiling in my old garage. It was close enough to a light fixture that a couple of times, when the reel ratchet didn't...

^^^That^^^^ Hang an equipment box from the ceiling or on a wall, in the garage.

I've got a handful of windows with blown seals. They're Rivco, which went out of business a while ago. Another company picked up the assets and offers replacement parts, including complete sashes. I haven't checked prices from them yet. That having been said, there's a local window repair...

Re: My bolt-on 911 aero: it will never be pretty, but now it's much easier to pack Yes...there are some pretty cool trailers on the market for carrying 4 race wheels and a cooler. OP could probably build one from spare parts sitting around. :) I've seen commercial hitches for later model...

We bought a house two years ago on Cape Cod. Basement had been finished within a couple of years prior. When I went to shut off the outside faucet, I could not find any shut off valve. Standard faucet outside, no way to keep water from it. Ended up cutting a hole in the drywall inside and...

I have two of those installed. They just aren't quite bright enough, so it's difficult to find them as you're pulling into the garage... For now I'm using a 4x4 piece of wood on the floor. Note to self...when working in the garage at night, compounding the kayak, when nobody else is home...

Have you tried the big replacement glass companies? If the car is currently registered/insured in Mass, it's their problem to find the correct windshield, right? :)

We bought a house two years ago that had an 80 gallon gas fired water heater installed. It had been installed three years earlier, probably replacing a smaller capacity tank. When we first looked at the house, we smelled gas in the basement. Asked the seller to have it checked. After we...

You can get a lamp module controllable by one of the HomeLink buttons in your truck, or on a standard garage door remote. Plug the lamp module into a GFCI outlet, then plug the LED string into the lamp module. Here's a link to one on Amazon. I don't have personal experience...

I used the yellow teflon tape (versus the lighter white tape)... I will try to isolate the pump and the two individual segments to track down potential leak locations... I'll use some soapy water on each of the joints and connections.... Thanks for all the suggestions!

Thanks. I don't need perfection...I will not be using the compressor frequently. More curious than anything else... I went with a Goodyear hose reel in the garage. Didn't think about the reel leaking... I also have a small self coiling hose in the shop. Both are on quick disconnects. The hose...

I figured out a long time ago that a small investment in a vintage receiver and decent speakers make a huge difference in the quality of shop or garage time. I started with a vintage NAD receiver and small Boston Acoustic box speakers. When we moved, I upgraded slightly. The NAD died, as they...