02 Base for my son

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You can take the haze out of the headlights with some 3M plastic compound/polish. I usually sand 1st, go down in grits, polish them out, then use a 2 step UV liquid protectant that dries.
I use the Meguiars 3-step kit for headlamps. Have had a lot of success. Comes with 1000 grit sandpaper, 3000 grit, Velcro sanding block, a drill-mount buffing wheel, polishing compound and the UV sealant in a kit. One kit will cover multiple cars.

I recently swapped to those same Sealight LED bulbs. Driver side high beam failed in a month. On the mirror image picture below you can see the passenger side high beam bulb is only half illuminated. I emailed them and they sent me a new replacement right away, is in transit. Good service response.
 

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Few updates
August 9th- Wife bought me a Rott. Always wanted one and Lola would have been a Rottweiler but Jess really wanted a bulldog/boxer.
I was totally surprised by it. Mixed emotions. Part of me wasn’t ready and didn’t think I would be for a long time but then I thought about how much Lola meant to me, same with Peanut before Lola and I came to the conclusion that having another dog helps fill that empty hole left in your heart from losing your best friend.
Say hello to Mulder. 100% Germain Rotty AKC registered with a long bloodline of champions.
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Recent pic at almost 11 months now and over 90lbs. Full grown at about 15 months.
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Julianna gets me to take her on the bike every chance she gets. Gonna have my hands full with this one.
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After my foot healed, kinda, still dealing with issues from surgery because I think they nicked a nerve, I got up north and fixed the driveway. I had to fix the backfill and slope the ground away from garage. Decided to just make a trailer parking area there and open driveway up all the way to street. Pics tell the story.
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I had gravel dropped up there while I wasn’t there. Figured they know how to drop gravel on a driveway so I wouldn’t have to drag the bobcat back up north but this is what they did. Jeez!
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So back up I went dragging the bobcat.
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The first time my brother offered to drive with his truck so at least I only had to drag it up and back once.
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The next day it was starting to dry out and was easier to work with without bobcat tearing it up as fast as I could smooth it out.
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I think it came out pretty good and I’m happy with it. Was even better the next time we went up because it had time to settle and stiffen up.
 
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Also finished the “mud room” off the main garage going into house to have our gear stored there instead of everyone dragging snow and gear into the kitchen. Only thing I have left to do is mud and tape drywall. Just waiting for weather to break.
This happened early January while we were waiting on snow to arrive.
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Above posts is how we left it that weekend. I was sore and tired for sure but made good progress.
The next couple trips up I had other stuff going on but I did manage to get lighting, switches and baseboard heater in. Insulated under the landing and got more insulation up in garage walls as well.
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Gonna put an exterior door on, mud/tape and paint and do something on the floor and steps. It came together but I still need a bench. I did find some helmet holders.
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