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Six-Legged Spider?
Spiders have eight legs, right? It’s strange then that Boxer Tools named their six-legged bungee cord after a spider. Why not name it after an insect, like an ant? Ants are mighty strong for their...
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Hot or Not? Fix It Instead Leaving It For Dead
At what point do you throw in the towel with your car? As a card-carrying stubborn gearhead, I haven’t found the line yet. A few months ago I refreshed the top end of my 1990 Oldsmobile — a terrible...
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The UniFunnel Funnel Holder
You need a funnel to direct a wild-flowing fluid into a barely-accessible opening, but you also need two hands to steady and hold the fluid container. If you can get the funnel to wedge in place so...
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Aim Your Windshield Washer Jets
It’s a familiar scenario: you twist the lever to clean your windshield, and the fluid mostly misses the glass and goes up over the roof. Though it could be worse; you could be in a convertible. I...
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Laser Pulley Alignment
If you need to check drive pulleys to see if they’re out of alignment, one way to do it is to use the Gates Drive Align laser alignment tool. It can show you if the drive pulleys are offset or angled...
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Smart Bungee System
Got a pile of bungee cords that are the wrong size or the hook at the end just doesn’t quite fit the application? The Joubert Smart Bungee System lets you connect bungee cords together, swap ends,...
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Preview: Ultra Low-Profile Jack
Not everybody needs an ultra-low profile jack, but if you’re regularly working on high-performance cars you probably run into the problem of getting the jack under the car from time to time. With a...
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Give Your Trailer The Boot
Chances are you’ve seen a wheel lock, sometimes called a boot, on a car that’s violated some parking ordinance — if not in person, at least on TV. The concept is to make the car stay put by completely...
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Gas-Powered Battery Charger
Sure you can run a battery charger with a portable generator, but why not cut out the middle man, especially if you’re off the beaten path where you don’t want to haul around a large generator? This...
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Help For Handling Large Truck Wheels
The bigger the tire, the harder it is to remove and replace a wheel on the vehicle. At some point the wheel gets larger than you can safely handle — that’s when you pull out the Wheel Mate from OTC...
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Grill Anywhere You Can Drive
You don’t own a boat or a trailer and you’re wondering what to do with your vehicle’s receiver hitch, so why not mount a grill? The Margaritaville from Freedom Grill sits on a heavy-duty swing arm...
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Stretch Belt Tool
For anybody who’s ever used a screwdriver to slip a belt onto a pulley, you’ll recognize how Snap-on’s stretch belt tool works. In the brochure at the bottom of the post, they claim you can use the...
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Lug Nut Cover Pliers
You put fancy rims on your ride; it’s only sensible to finish off the look with some sharp-looking lug nut covers. Besides looking good, the covers may actually provide some protection to the lug...
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Rubber Cord Tie Down System
Can you ever find the right size bungee cord when you need it? Half the time you need to stretch the cord past its limit or wrap it around strange places to take up the slack. With Lee Valley’s rubber...
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Windshield Removal Tool
What do you do when your windshield is cracked and you don’t have glass coverage in your insurance policy? You go to the junkyard to pick up a replacement, but you’re still going to need the right...
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Universal Antenna Wrench
Does anybody ever remove the antenna anymore when going through a car wash? Maybe not since the invention of the touch-less car wash. However, a few places still hold on to the old-fashioned,...
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Flashlight Dead? Plug It Into Your Car
When I covered a cigarette lighter flashlight a while ago, many people commented that it was a cool idea, but it just wasn’t executed very well. Maybe rather than having your flashlight live in your...
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A Well-Oiled Cable
Many cables these days are Teflon coated or don’t require lubrication, so you probably don’t have to oil them anymore — but if you do, a cable oiler seems to be the way to go. Of course, you should...
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