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Recharging Car Air Conditioner

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A/C Pro Refrigerant with gauge and hose. My car now has over a hundred thousand miles on it and the air conditioner was starting to lose its ability to cool down the car on hot days. For me, this is a serious matter because hot environments cause anaphylaxis within minutes of exposure so I need to ensure my car is able to keep my body cool. So, I made a few phone calls... The price I was quoted was $150...  ugggg. That is a significant chunk of my fixed retirement/disability pension. Most of my ridiculously low retirement/disability pension is spent on out-of-pocket medical costs each month so I already have little room for extra costs. I have some hobbies like anyone else just to keep my sanity in the boredom known as retirement and these hobbies cost more than I see in my bank account every month. I needed another option for this air conditioning dilemma... The first thing to do was to do a search online for a do-it-yourself fix. Naturally, I found one. Not only did I find

Dashboard Lights

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Sheila bought herself a new car back about six months ago. When I first sat in her car at night and saw how crystal clear her dashboard lighting was I started feeling like my car was old and worn out. So, let's see... my car is 13 years old... okay, I guess my car is old and worn out but does it need to appear old and worn out? I don't think so. One of the things I decided to do was to order some new LED lighting for my dashboard to brighten things up. All these new cars seem to have LED bulbs and everything seems newer and brighter so why not add that to my car? While I was on a roll with some auto repairs this afternoon (recharged my air conditioner), I decided I should tackle this dashboard lighting project too. I already had the correct LED bulbs on hand so all I needed to do was pull my dashboard apart, pull out the old bullbs, insert the new bulbs and then reassemble everything. Easy, right? Brighter LED lighting for my dashboard.   In the big scheme of thing