Strange Things Mechanics Discovered While Tuning Up Cars

Published on 06/29/2022
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A Side Mirror

Fixing issues on a car can be a very costly business, which is why some people opt for a little DIY. In this case, someone replaced a broken side mirror with a hand mirror.

A Side Mirror

A Side Mirror

It mostly works, but car mirrors have a bubble shape to provide a wider view, while hand mirrors often condense images for finer detail. It might do for now, but it’s important to remember things will be farther than they appear.

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A Bundle Of Metal

Every transmission has a magnet in it to collect bits of metal. That’s why transmissions should be maintained, and the magnet cleared. This person obviously hasn’t had it done in a while, because the magnet is so cluttered with metal that it looks like a sea urchin!

A Bundle Of Metal

A Bundle Of Metal

Luckily they brought their car in when they did, or they could have had a serious problem. This could have seen the car fail at a bad time.

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