Ontario BS Thread

TPMS you;ll have to get at Toyota and then pass over to 4WP in burlington (they actually just got it themselves and installed it when i got my rims + tires.
lots of smaller shops can most likely get whatever you're looking for. Wheel Wizards come to mind but i've not dealt with them yet.

if you have batteries for either, get the one that uses those batteries that are newer

 

I see a lot of the trades at work using M12 line of tools for that exact reason. Not many 12v Dewalt though. I don't think you can go wrong with either one.
I can vouch for Dewalt service though. I had a wheeled tool case where the wheel broke so I called their service number and asked for a replacement wheel. They asked for pics and I sent them an email. Two weeks later had a whole new case at my door.

 

I can say for sure there is tpms that you can get. They get cloned to you factory tpms and work seamlessly with that is currently programmed to the vehicle. Just press the reset button as you do when rotating.

I got my winters online from 1010tires with tpms(whatever their standard default compatible offering is). Had to go to their shop in Mississauga to get programmed/cloned (no charge), works perfectly since.

 

As posted earlier, my two Milwaukee M12 tools have done me well, an M12 3/8" drive stubby impact and M12 1/4" drive ratchet. The stubby impact is the smallest and most powerful in its class - 250 ft-lbs. After 2.5 years with no maintenance on the tool, it can still loosen axle nuts and steering stop bolts with ease.

 

You may have just sold me my next battery system.

 

isn't there weird torque issues with the M12s, mostly low speed?

 

No issues with these two tools. The stubby impact has 3 torque levels plus a 4th torque-sensing "rundown" setting. The "rundown" setting gets fasteners finger-tight when turning clockwise. When turning counter-clockwise, it gives full torque to loosen a bolt, but stops just before the bolt falls out of the hole. The "rundown" setting is delicate enough to install spark plugs, like I did on the trail with Eric's truck after he got... inverted.

I don't have experience with the other M12 drills/drivers.

 

I gave it back to you a few weeks ago

 

i dont remember this....

 

This seems about right!

 

Heard some good things about Auto FX on Centennial, never used them though. I’ve used Focus on Nebo road and Tirehaus on Pritchard Rd. Both good service.

 

I used them years ago when they were on Queenston Rd. They are hit or miss I found. Easy to call and ask questions some days and very rude the next time I called. I had them lift a vehicle and they forgot to add the rubber bump stop for my air bags on one side. Didn’t know where they had put it and Said it wasn’t necessary anyways. I argued with them saying I needed it to balance out the ride. Told them to find it and a few days later they called to say they had it. Then they didn’t want to install it because they had to take the rear coil out to put inside. They did the work and then I Never went back. Just a bad experience

 

I know there are some mud runner/ snowrunner guys here, but anyone else try out Pure Rock Crawling on steam?

 

Oh man I'll have to check this out

 

still in early dev but it's $12 at the moment. It's no Mud Runner from the hour or so i've played but it has it's charm.
there are a few things that need to be tweaked and worked on, but it's a project i've kept my eye on for the better half of a couple of years now.

apparently has multiplayer too, but i've not tried that out.

 

Haha sounds good, I'll let you know if I hop on. No stranger to forever-in-dev games ..I've played DayZ for over a decade

 

I play StarCitizen so i know your pain about forever-in-dev games... we joke about the guys who have kids, that we are training the kids to be the best pilots in the world so they can take over our spots after we die of old age

But yeah, i try to support the indie/ solo guys/ in-dev games before i give a dollar to one of the larger devas. The small guys i feel are the only ones that make good/ decent games now-a-days.
The new battlefield game was a flop and thats the same regurgitated crap as the one before it.
I can rant on for hours how AAA dev are doing nothing more than the bare minimum and charging $80 for a 150gb sized game, that has a boatload of microtransactions, and generally isnt "original" or innovative anymore.

But yeah, guy seems to be a solo dev and this new update he pushed out is a nice one. Went to MOAB and snapped photos and recreated a rock garden in his game.

 

Always found focus to be the cheapest! Kevin is a great guy. They can clone your TPMS too. Never had an issue over all the years I’ve gone there. Bought 6-8 wheel set ups now from him

 

As a Mechanic who used his cordless tools daily I can say that the Milwaukee M12 "Fuel" line is awesome... 98% of the other mechanics in the shop had swapped from DeWalt and SnapOn to the M12 Fuel tools - The compact 12V impact has a lot of balls for it's size and could easily snap M8 and M10 bolts if you weren't paying attention - I've got the 3/8 compact impact, ratchet, zipcut, 90° die grinder, circular saw and the compact pruning chainsaw - not a complaint about any of them - I will probably get an M18 1/2 impact in the near future - they are really impressive but just a lot bigger and more bulky for little automotive stuff