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more about #lifehacker more comments → Novaload: Last step, take your sawzall to it for carving! more » specialist: the most important thing is to TURN OFF THE FLAME BEFORE LOWERING THE BIRD INTO THE HOT OIL!!! the flaming infernos get started by the spattering oil ... more » OA 5599: I have fried turkeys before, but never thought to utilize an engine hoist and tool cart. When the peanut oil gets old, I put an ad on Craigslist and ... more » Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet: "Yes, dear. Of course I'm going to store the engine hoist in the kitchen. Where else? It's incredibly handy, and very important for safely frying a... more » mytdawg: I had an electronics guy tell me once that car stereos were rated in ISBL watts - 400 watts If Struck By Lightning. more » Plecostomus [Tyrrell]: I'm shocked the freaking Hilux hasn't been stolen already. I mean, it's a fucking Toyota Truck. That's like, GOLD in 3rd world countries. On a related... more » Hello_Newman: It's clever, not much resale value in it, but wouldn't a removable faceplate stereo be a lot easier? With 3 stolen in 3 months you'd think the cops wo... more » LandofMinos, cast thou evil bum dragger to thy scrapyard: Things must be third world in the States' if they're stealing crappy old cassette decks for money! Old LS Lexus's (or is that Lexii?) are a great sour... more » Buzzboy7: Or, as I've always done, put wire the head unit into the glove box. Pro-blem Solv-ed more » Ursus Maritimus: That's why I'm glad I live in the small town I do. I leave the keys in the ignition (they don't get lost that way) and the windows down when it's hot.... more » Dave Bunting: What about those of us who'd prefer a decent-looking solution? more » UmayMedusa: Somebody actually stole my FM converter in Detroit! more » Rican5.0: DAWG! I heard you don't like gettin' jacked so... more » OM617952: This is a VERY good idea. Much better than spending $150 on an MP3-capable stereo when you already have a $250 iPod/iPhone! more » Pigmaster: This is an excellent Jalop solution! It reminds me of project cars and Project Car Hell which I vaguely remember from a distant past.:-( PCH is what ... more » -
#cheapskatetips
Confound Thieves With A Camouflaged Car Stereo For Under $20!
Let's say you park your car in an area frequented by urban entrepreneurs who gather intoxicant-obtainment resources by harvesting car audio equipment from vehicles… yet you still want some tunes in your ride. More » -
#jalopnikcarcare
How To Fix A Drooping Car Window
It's common to see older cars with misaligned windows unable to roll down evenly. Here's how to fix a drooping window with hand tools and a few bucks worth of parts.
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#jalopnikcarcare
How To Decode Your Car's VIN
The Vehicle Information Number (VIN) plate on cars is a clever way to communicate everything about a car in a simple, hard-to-duplicate format. Below, we show you how to decode any vehicle's 17-digit VIN number. More » -
#howto
How To Winterize Your Car In Ten Easy Steps
With cold weather blanketing much of the country, here's ten easy steps you can take to make sure your car doesn't get you stranded and frozen on the side of the road this winter. -
#howtoescapeahurricane
How To Escape A Hurricane By Car
Evacuating from a hurricane involves more than just getting into your car and driving away from the coast. Of the estimated 120 deaths associated with Hurricane Rita, 107 of them were related to the mass vehicular evacuation rather than the storm itself. With hurricane watches being issued for the Mid-Atlantic and a major hurricane approaching the Bahamas, we thought it was a good time to review the proper steps an individual should take when evacuating from a storm in a motor vehicle. More » -
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#howtodeductthecostofyourcar
How To Use The New IRS Mileage Rate To Deduct The Cost Of Your Car
Unless you're an accountant or a salesman, you may not have noticed the IRS just upped the mileage deduction rate for privately owned vehicles to 58.5 cents per mile. Sounds like the perfect time to find out how far we could turn our daily driver into a government tax rebate on wheels. We've decided to use my daily driver as an example to see if we could, hypothetically of course, deduct as much as we're actually spending to drive it. Without further ado, here's our quick guide to deducting the cost of your car. More » -
#howtoprotectyourgastank
Six Ways To Protect Your Tank From Gas Thieves
As fuel prices rise, gas is rapidly becoming an extremely valuable commodity. And after sharing the five best ways to steal gas last week, we figure it's prudent to do the right thing by providing six of the best ways to protect your gas investment from the shady characters out there wishing to make it their own. More » -
#rulesoftheroad
Rules Of The Road: Jalopnik's Guide To Speed Limit Enforcement
[Who knew the 10th amendment to the US Constitution would create the state-by-state patchwork quilt of driving laws we've got? Well, the founders did — despite their lack of cars. Fear not, interstate drivers, we here at Jalopnik have sorted through the red tape to bring you detailed guides to driving rules; everything from teenage driving, cell phone use, open containers, dehorsing and lemon laws. These are the Rules of the Road.] Previously, we provided a list of the maximum speed limit laws by state. This let you know where it would be possible to drive legally more than 70 mph on a two-lane road (thank you Texas Legislature). This week, we focus on actual enforcement by looking at how often states ticket their speeding citizens and how much those tickets may cost. More »
