Why didn't I take a whole door? 1. They are heavy 2. It was the wrong style panel and wiring harnesses (missing the light) 3. I'm not a body guy 4. Silver never matches and I don't know how to paint 5. I'd still have to disassemble it when I got to the shop and take the parts I need out of the used door 6. I knew it would get the comment section fired up 😅
So you gave 6 reasons, now, why didn't you really take a whole door? 1. There are guys with machines there that can lift things and bring it to your car. 2. You changed the inside anyway. 3. So what? Changing a door is not body work. 4. There are industry standards for paint matching. I think it was 5% but I could be wrong. It will almost match and it is better than the beat up door 5. Yep, see 2, so not a convincing argument, is it? 6. I am not fired up, just wondering: Why?? It would have cost just as much time, and given the guy a decent door on the outside and on the inside.🤗
Bring a hand truck. Bring the whole door home and take everything out on your own time in your own shop. Need a power tool? Over to the shelf and take your choice. (been there, brought the hand truck, went home with the whole door).
I’m paying for the gas and time at Wilbert’s, and putting it in your pocket. Don’t thank me. Doing the camera work and dragging all of us along with you is worth it. Long video? Nope. Perfect. The occasional expletive not deleted… PRICELESS. I’m pretty sure nobody was offended. If they were offended: welcome to real life. Thank you for the fantastic video! I loved every minute. You are the best, Mr. O. Say Hi to the family and stay safe!
Well, not trying to rain on anyone's parade, but... Eric will actually get about $12 dollars from this $24.99 Super chat, and Google pockets the rest. Kind of crappy really that Google and YT take so much of the money that people donate. I think the creator is supposed to get 70%, but that's after any fees and state and federal taxes are removed.
Eric, I am so impressed by how far you go to make a better than ever repair on a Customer’s auto. Going to surplus yard for not only the parts to repair the door but the parts to repair the damage done by others. Gave the auto back better than it came in and saved the Customer the cost of OEM parts. You are the GOAT and your community is the better for having a guy like you repairing their autos.
Getting all the parts right and not having to go back and forth to Wilbert's 10x, everything on and window working is all I'd need. Just enough fasteners to make it stick on there... But he did a quality job. I'd take my old Chrysler there if I ever owned one. But I wouldn't.
Nice work fixing up the bent section of the door Eric O going back together nicer then it came apart that is for sure 43:18 @South Main Auto Repair LLC
I discovered that I am drawn to TH-cam channels that have a host that takes extreme pride in their work. The actual content doesn't really matter to me. I would watch you rebuild hair dryers or tune sewing machines! Your depth of knowledge and the pride you take in your work is second to none. Thanks for putting these videos out, I enjoy watching you in action! It is unfortunate that workman pride is a dying breed.
You and 11 others did not think this through. I give you a clue. He would have to put all his tools in the Wilburt bag. So, he has no tools left to use in his shop. Why all tools? You can go to Wilbert's for anything. A connector, but it might also be an automatic gear box, or a suspension, or an interior, or... or...
@@ronaldderooij1774 No, they thought it through, you need not worry about Eric having sufficient tools for the Wilbert field trip. No matter the part, Eric will get it transplanted. 👌
Don’t know if I would watch any other TH-cam mechanic videos of somebody taking apart a window regulator twice and a trip to a junk yard, but for Eric and SMA absolutely Yes!!!
I ALWAYS pack the tools that I used to dis-assemble, and then throw a couple extra tools in the bag before I head out to U pull and pay. Drive the 11 miles, get a great parking space, and realize, I forgot the "mother loving" tool bag... Great video, Eric O.
You are the only TH-cam mechanic that can make an hour log video entertaining and educational. Thought I was just going to zip through ar 2x. Had to slow it down. Too fun.
I think I just figured out why your TH-cam "banter" is so good. You have been explaining what's happening to Mrs. O for years before TH-cam, so you are expert at knowing what questions are in everyone's minds.
Eric, I think the guy walking by was probably awed at your presence. You're famous dude! By the way, thanks for being a breath of fresh air in this pig sty of a world. 🐽
the talking to your self . we were working on a drilling rig . me and another guy were in the parts house BS-n . other crew member walks by talking . we figure if a couple guys are going to do a job we better help looked out the door he is by himself . so we figured he had all the help he needed back to screwing off .
Why would anybody expect you to do anything for free when you are running a business , blows my mind . Thanks for making my day with another awesome video
@@terminallygray love weird beard to, hate randy at auto auction rebuilds, he'll he don't build anything and all he does is bitch and complain, after what he did to weird beard, I stop watching him
Eric, your customers have no idea how fortunate they are to have you working on their vehicles. Magnificent work. You and Mrs. O have a great Sunday. God Bless 🙏🙏
As Woody Hayes stated, there are only three things that can happen when removing a car door panel and two of them are bad. 1-it comes off, you fix what’s broke, and all is well. 2-due to old dry plastic, clips break, the panel breaks, or some combination thereof. 3-when reaching in, your arm gets bloody from slicing it on the metal so bad that it looks like you tried to amputate it.
My dad was an airplane mechanic in WW2 and he used to always tell me that if im going to half ass a job then i shouldn't do it at all! I wish i listened! Anyway he went on to say that even jobs nobody could or would ever see, you will see it and how you do it is what defines you and your ability! I commend you for the excellent quality of work you do! Even if the customers dont know what you've done, you will always have the satisfaction of knowing the work you put in to make someones life a little brighter and in a lot of instances safer!
SMA Auto is the best repair channel in the Biz. Eric O is MVP and an over the top kind of mechanic. The industry could use a out a 1000 more of you. Wilberts should be a sponsor. I have no idea why they are not.
Some of the seemingly innocuous remarks during many of the videos crack me up, I wonder how many viewers actually notice them. TY for the (real) videos Sir.
I was laughing soo hard that I was crying the other night when you yelled, " Chevy Thunder ! " when that dirt bag drove by your shop with an incomplete exhaust system. I love your content. Thank you soon much!
Curious how much the whole door would’ve been ? Might have been lot easier to change out and they would have a good door that didn’t get hit and isn’t bent out of shape. But we wouldn’t have another great video of you salvaging another car!!
Thanks for taking us along on your adventures Eric. I thoroughly enjoy watching you work and learning from you in this format. Thanks for helping me be a better mechanic.
If Eric is an honest as he seems to be ( and I believe he is) his customers are extremely lucky to have him. Keep up the great service, and great videos.
fighting with the door is the type of shit someone like me does at home in the driveway...its just comforting to know that pro's like you also have the same struggles. we always think we're idiots, but it's really just the reality of workin on cars
Eric, I'm so impressed by the care and time you take when doing any repair. You are doing it as if it's your own car - and that kind of attention to detail is not something you find very often today. Keep up the great work
Eric O, you are the absolute best! Entertainment? Check. Education? Check. Reality? Check. Great repairs? Check. Now you have me thinking of buying that generation van again! I need somethin' that hauls people AND 4x8 sheets of whatever! Thanks, Eric! I'll bill you fir the van! Seriously, though, I learn, I laugh, and I only wish I had you nearby! You and Vanessa be blessed!!
You have great patience and skills to work on inner door parts. I can butcher that job with many broken fasteners. You are right about slow and twice as slow. It can’t be rushed or forced. It soooo frustrating with brittle fasteners. Boys got skills!
Oh man, I totally get it when the ice cream store closes, we have a custard shop that just closed for the winter and I’m beside myself. lol Great job….
The grey clips are by the speaker grate because there stronger clips for when the speaker is bumping with tunes it dont pop the door pannel off Eric O the white clips are weaker then the grey clips 55:02 @South Main Auto Repair LLC
I like these longer videos, and listening to you babble data while disassembling car sections is oddly soothing. I think it's because you never drop into screaming ragefits like my father and I would do when things went off track.
Howdy fella! Long time, no see! (My fault - not much time for any recreational activities anymore). So, no more SK trim tool? That sucks! That thing was the best tool I've bought (besides Big Nasty) over the past 5 years. I'll have to be exxxxxtra careful with mine! That used to be my biggest problem with leaving the shop to do anything - I ALWAYS forgot some mission-critical tool! Never fails! These days I'm working in the basement of a gigantic building in the city, so not much running around for parts ... and if I do, it's on their dime & I'm always getting paid, so the stress level is mighty LOW for a change. Many hours for lower pay, but the steady check I can count on is real nice, along with paid vacations & the 401k. I definitely miss my free time, though. Can't have it all I guess. Man, I've always said, you've got the patience of a saint! I'd have sworn so much at that regulator that I'd have had to edit out 100% of the audio! LOL. What STUPID engineering!! On EVERYTHING today! Part of the reason I hung it up. Something had to give! I had to be surgically removed from the struggle bus!! HAHAHA! Coming up on deer season here, so I have no doubt you and the wifey will be busy soon! ;) Hope the both of you nail some big bucks! Vanessa's lethal precision with that bow ups your odds 10-fold! 😜 Good to see ya, man!
Great video! Those that feel you are ripping off the customer need to get a life! Time is money. That is how you make money. Every time a customer comes in and want to talk to Eric....it takes money. Good Job Eric. Money don't grow on trees...neither does TIME!
i wouldn't watch a regulator replacement for an hour except for SMA's run. the other options are vids that say "remove the five screws", "disconnect the 12 door panel connectors", etc etc etc.. oversimplified. you're the brilliant and intelligent version of the everyman mechanic. i think that's why the royal 'we' watch. i'll never work on a car again but your troubleshooting method is super sound and i love being in the audience.
I hate working in doors. First you have to figure out how the door card is held on. Sometimes you have to detour and remove some trim and the outside mirror. Then you usually break half the christmas-tree grabbers. THen there is the plastic rain-sheet, usually stuck on with some non-hardening goop that gets all over your hands and wrists. Then you cut up your wrists while wrestling with the regulator, and you get that tarry goop in your cuts. THen you notice the door drains are all clogged up so the bottom o e door is mostly rusted out. In one car, in the USA, I found a ticket to a dance contest, in Brazil. Otherwise just rust and goop and misery.
Any time I work on something 15 or 20 years old, and it involves removing a lot of plastic trim, I always warn the customer up front: There's a good chance some of this trim is going to break, or at least some of clippy parts are going to break off. Most of that trim plastic after 15 years or more, it gets so brittle and crispy it's just waiting to snap crackle and pop.
One of the only things I like more than fixing cars is watching you fix cars. It feels like fixing a car with a buddy in one of our driveways on a Sunday afternoon. I love the videos eric. Keep up the great work.
Eric, Great video and fix - thank you! And you explained that whole male-female thing that none of the other auto repair channels ever do. SMA#1 Paul (in MA)
Another great repair Eric! Just imagine back when those vans were being built the person on the line knew just what to do to install that window, regulator and door panel quickly. I have a driver’s door window rattle that I have to look into on my ‘12 Chrysler 200 Touring convertible soon.
Would probably be too unwieldy or lack some critical tool. His process is most likely to just take the contents of his tool cart for the job in the shop - that way he has every tool required at the U-Pull. Minus the stuff he forgets... But one day he gets a piece of wiring harness, another day it might be a seat track. There's too many tools to cover everything you could need there.
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Why didn't I take a whole door?
1. They are heavy
2. It was the wrong style panel and wiring harnesses (missing the light)
3. I'm not a body guy
4. Silver never matches and I don't know how to paint
5. I'd still have to disassemble it when I got to the shop and take the parts I need out of the used door
6. I knew it would get the comment section fired up 😅
Genius! Always feed the trolls 😂
🗿👍 thanks for sharing Eric. Love the way you look at camera, makes me feel included 😂👍
So you gave 6 reasons, now, why didn't you really take a whole door?
1. There are guys with machines there that can lift things and bring it to your car.
2. You changed the inside anyway.
3. So what? Changing a door is not body work.
4. There are industry standards for paint matching. I think it was 5% but I could be wrong. It will almost match and it is better than the beat up door
5. Yep, see 2, so not a convincing argument, is it?
6. I am not fired up, just wondering: Why??
It would have cost just as much time, and given the guy a decent door on the outside and on the inside.🤗
My thumbs up left is soley for point 6😂😂
Bring a hand truck. Bring the whole door home and take everything out on your own time in your own shop. Need a power tool? Over to the shelf and take your choice. (been there, brought the hand truck, went home with the whole door).
I’m paying for the gas and time at Wilbert’s, and putting it in your pocket. Don’t thank me. Doing the camera work and dragging all of us along with you is worth it. Long video? Nope. Perfect. The occasional expletive not deleted… PRICELESS.
I’m pretty sure nobody was offended. If they were offended: welcome to real life.
Thank you for the fantastic video! I loved every minute. You are the best, Mr. O. Say Hi to the family and stay safe!
Offending mouthwrenches is always time well spent. 😂😂
He usually says “Sugar!”
😂😂😂
I honestly had to hit rewind to make sure!!
Awesome thing bro 😎
Great video as always. Brings back memories.
Well, not trying to rain on anyone's parade, but... Eric will actually get about $12 dollars from this $24.99 Super chat, and Google pockets the rest. Kind of crappy really that Google and YT take so much of the money that people donate. I think the creator is supposed to get 70%, but that's after any fees and state and federal taxes are removed.
The visible sadness on Eric's face when he states the ice cream store is closed now. Poor guy.
Closed for the season already? or closed for good?
What do the ice cream people do for a living when they're closed and breaking Eric O's heart, is what I want to know!
The struggle is real!
@@smitty1952 I think it is just for the season.
@@wurlyone4685 They may collect unemployment, take winter/seasonal jobs like in stores for Christmas shopping season.
"The only people that will know are me and you, but I will sleep better." The _essence_ of Eric O.
Eric, I am so impressed by how far you go to make a better than ever repair on a Customer’s auto. Going to surplus yard for not only the parts to repair the door but the parts to repair the damage done by others. Gave the auto back better than it came in and saved the Customer the cost of OEM parts. You are the GOAT and your community is the better for having a guy like you repairing their autos.
Grease up the track for smooth operation
Sometimes junkyards are a long walk around and some stuff. destroyed by other people...then you find some great finds!
That repair is over the top of what most shops would have done. That customer is so lucky having a shop like yours in the area. That’s priceless.
Great video as always Eric O 1:01:45 @South Main Auto Repair LLC
Eric, your comment at 53:05 that you will "sleep better" says everything anyone needs to know about the quality of ALL your work! Great video. Thanks.
Getting all the parts right and not having to go back and forth to Wilbert's 10x, everything on and window working is all I'd need. Just enough fasteners to make it stick on there... But he did a quality job. I'd take my old Chrysler there if I ever owned one. But I wouldn't.
I think we should all chip in and get Eric and Mrs. O an ice cream machine to have at the shop!! Even the kitty would love it!
I love the junk yard recon episodes!
recon lol
Nice work fixing up the bent section of the door Eric O going back together nicer then it came apart that is for sure 43:18 @South Main Auto Repair LLC
I discovered that I am drawn to TH-cam channels that have a host that takes extreme pride in their work. The actual content doesn't really matter to me. I would watch you rebuild hair dryers or tune sewing machines! Your depth of knowledge and the pride you take in your work is second to none. Thanks for putting these videos out, I enjoy watching you in action! It is unfortunate that workman pride is a dying breed.
Amazing how much you care to do a good job
Make yourself a "Wilbert's Bag" that has everything you need in it so you can grab it when you go.
Or just a list of what you need.
You and 11 others did not think this through. I give you a clue. He would have to put all his tools in the Wilburt bag. So, he has no tools left to use in his shop. Why all tools? You can go to Wilbert's for anything. A connector, but it might also be an automatic gear box, or a suspension, or an interior, or... or...
Good idea we all know Mr. O LOVES his tools 🔧
With some luck, you may even be able to get an intact door -- and just have to swap the door lock.
@@ronaldderooij1774 No, they thought it through, you need not worry about Eric having sufficient tools for the Wilbert field trip. No matter the part, Eric will get it transplanted. 👌
Don’t know if I would watch any other TH-cam mechanic videos of somebody taking apart a window regulator twice and a trip to a junk yard, but for Eric and SMA absolutely Yes!!!
I ALWAYS pack the tools that I used to dis-assemble, and then throw a couple extra tools in the bag before I head out to U pull and pay. Drive the 11 miles, get a great parking space, and realize, I forgot the "mother loving" tool bag...
Great video, Eric O.
You are the only TH-cam mechanic that can make an hour log video entertaining and educational. Thought I was just going to zip through ar 2x. Had to slow it down. Too fun.
Mustie1 can come up with some from time to time.
The best part of salvage yards, like this, are the OEM fasteners.
At 7:42 Eric teaches us more about the birds and the bees than most high schools do nowadays.
My wife asks why I laugh watching your videos and I tell her it’s the Easter egg comments and references that nobody can deliver like you. 😂
Riding the Struggle bus is my new favourite Eric O ism
My favorite is his digs at the almighty Scotty Kilmer
I think I just figured out why your TH-cam "banter" is so good. You have been explaining what's happening to Mrs. O for years before TH-cam, so you are expert at knowing what questions are in everyone's minds.
Gotta admit, that yard seems well managed. Clean aisles and lots of room. Love a good pick 'n pull.
Eric you tell the best version of the birds and the bees 😂
I'm still trying to guess myself. Sex Ed. or very low quality p0rn ??
SWEEET trick with the 9MM sockets!
Eric, I think the guy walking by was probably awed at your presence. You're famous dude! By the way, thanks for being a breath of fresh air in this pig sty of a world. 🐽
Ain't it da truth!
👁️🐽👁️
I got ya. We're denigrating human pigs, not the innocent actual ones.@@johndelta00
the talking to your self . we were working on a drilling rig . me and another guy were in the parts house BS-n . other crew member walks by talking . we figure if a couple guys are going to do a job we better help looked out the door he is by himself . so we figured he had all the help he needed back to screwing off .
Why would anybody expect you to do anything for free when you are running a business , blows my mind .
Thanks for making my day with another awesome video
Great demo on the whole male female thingy
Happy birthday, old son.
Thanks ol son
Love it when Eric has to make a trip to Wilbur, something different. Also love what's up wednesday
Weird Beard does the same at his local junk yard sometimes.
@@terminallygray love weird beard to, hate randy at auto auction rebuilds, he'll he don't build anything and all he does is bitch and complain, after what he did to weird beard, I stop watching him
Good job! My hands would have looked like I tried to steal bacon from a raccoon from the die-cut metal edges inside the door.
Eric, your customers have no idea how fortunate they are to have you working on their vehicles. Magnificent work. You and Mrs. O have a great Sunday. God Bless 🙏🙏
Angels come in all sorts of shapes & sizes and Eric is one of them.
No matter how well I think Im prepared I always forget a tool.
That's why god made everything a hammer
I always bring more than I need. Leave it in the car.
You can always go to the parking lot if you need.
Mr O You are a great man and happy birthday. Rob from Australia love you show.
The ways these auto manufacturers install door window regulators never cease to amaze me
I laughed, I cried . It was a whirlwind of emotion. The broken were made whole.
Great tip with the 9mm socket!!
😂yep💯👍
trip to Wilberts U-Pull-it. Yes!!!!
Thanks for taking us along on the gathering of pieces/parts.
As Woody Hayes stated, there are only three things that can happen when removing a car door panel and two of them are bad. 1-it comes off, you fix what’s broke, and all is well. 2-due to old dry plastic, clips break, the panel breaks, or some combination thereof. 3-when reaching in, your arm gets bloody from slicing it on the metal so bad that it looks like you tried to amputate it.
My dad was an airplane mechanic in WW2 and he used to always tell me that if im going to half ass a job then i shouldn't do it at all!
I wish i listened!
Anyway he went on to say that even jobs nobody could or would ever see, you will see it and how you do it is what defines you and your ability!
I commend you for the excellent quality of work you do! Even if the customers dont know what you've done, you will always have the satisfaction of knowing the work you put in to make someones life a little brighter and in a lot of instances safer!
Eric o. I love when you go to the junkyard !!!!!! Or as you say it " auto recycling facility" or something like that , hahaha , great video !!!!!!!!!
I enjoy your videos and your humor. Your THE MAN.
SMA Auto is the best repair channel in the Biz. Eric O is MVP and an over the top kind of mechanic. The industry could use a out a 1000 more of you.
Wilberts should be a sponsor. I have no idea why they are not.
Like how you show the exact problems the rest of us run into 😅
Some of the seemingly innocuous remarks during many of the videos crack me up, I wonder how many viewers actually notice them. TY for the (real) videos Sir.
Love his dry sense of humour.
I was laughing soo hard that I was crying the other night when you yelled, " Chevy Thunder ! " when that dirt bag drove by your shop with an incomplete exhaust system. I love your content. Thank you soon much!
Eric, you cracked me up with the little male/female demo. Your the best
Wilbert's is a treasure! Nothing that large or convenient around here! Great video Eric - I had a shitty day and this brought a smile to my face.
Curious how much the whole door would’ve been ? Might have been lot easier to change out and they would have a good door that didn’t get hit and isn’t bent out of shape. But we wouldn’t have another great video of you salvaging another car!!
Thanks for taking us along on your adventures Eric. I thoroughly enjoy watching you work and learning from you in this format. Thanks for helping me be a better mechanic.
Love seeing a mechanic shop who tries to save the customer some money and delivers a quality job.
It amazes me how good of a comedian you are without trying! At the same dam time as being a top Tech!!!🤯
If Eric is an honest as he seems to be ( and I believe he is) his customers are extremely lucky to have him. Keep up the great service, and great videos.
You take pride in your work, and customers.
fighting with the door is the type of shit someone like me does at home in the driveway...its just comforting to know that pro's like you also have the same struggles. we always think we're idiots, but it's really just the reality of workin on cars
Eric, I'm so impressed by the care and time you take when doing any repair. You are doing it as if it's your own car - and that kind of attention to detail is not something you find very often today. Keep up the great work
Eric O, you are the absolute best! Entertainment? Check. Education? Check. Reality? Check. Great repairs? Check. Now you have me thinking of buying that generation van again! I need somethin' that hauls people AND 4x8 sheets of whatever! Thanks, Eric! I'll bill you fir the van! Seriously, though, I learn, I laugh, and I only wish I had you nearby! You and Vanessa be blessed!!
You have great patience and skills to work on inner door parts. I can butcher that job with many broken fasteners. You are right about slow and twice as slow. It can’t be rushed or forced. It soooo frustrating with brittle fasteners. Boys got skills!
I love the vids where Eric O's personality really shines - I feel like this was one of those!!
Who needs to look up service data when you figure it out in 45 seconds! Love the banter as always! Take care
9mm nice tip Eric, thanks for passing it on.
Oh man, I totally get it when the ice cream store closes, we have a custard shop that just closed for the winter and I’m beside myself. lol
Great job….
The grey clips are by the speaker grate because there stronger clips for when the speaker is bumping with tunes it dont pop the door pannel off Eric O the white clips are weaker then the grey clips 55:02 @South Main Auto Repair LLC
Man I miss living around good junk yards
The realization that the ice cream shop is closed for the season. 😦 Mr. O looking soul destroyed. Great long play video. Enjoyed it.
You're the best Eric!😀
Lite Brite, Etcha Sketch, Vertibird, Evel Knievel Stunt bike! 70’s we’re awesome!
As always it’s the honesty and integrity shining thru. And then you add the Eric O comedy and commentary! Keep the videos coming son. Thank you
Minimal trip on the struggle bus ! Thanks for sharing!
Long videos are the bomb !!! Thanks Eric for putting in the time for the viewers !!
Nice job Eric. 👍🏴
I like these longer videos, and listening to you babble data while disassembling car sections is oddly soothing. I think it's because you never drop into screaming ragefits like my father and I would do when things went off track.
Ahhh, a comforting screaming rage fit. How I miss them, here in the home.
Your patience and expertise is commendable! Eric you're the master, thanks for helping us to learn from you.
You had us in stitches multiple times on this one! Lots of fun! Thanks for the video and laugh!
Howdy fella! Long time, no see! (My fault - not much time for any recreational activities anymore). So, no more SK trim tool? That sucks! That thing was the best tool I've bought (besides Big Nasty) over the past 5 years. I'll have to be exxxxxtra careful with mine!
That used to be my biggest problem with leaving the shop to do anything - I ALWAYS forgot some mission-critical tool! Never fails!
These days I'm working in the basement of a gigantic building in the city, so not much running around for parts ... and if I do, it's on their dime & I'm always getting paid, so the stress level is mighty LOW for a change. Many hours for lower pay, but the steady check I can count on is real nice, along with paid vacations & the 401k. I definitely miss my free time, though. Can't have it all I guess.
Man, I've always said, you've got the patience of a saint! I'd have sworn so much at that regulator that I'd have had to edit out 100% of the audio! LOL. What STUPID engineering!! On EVERYTHING today! Part of the reason I hung it up. Something had to give! I had to be surgically removed from the struggle bus!! HAHAHA!
Coming up on deer season here, so I have no doubt you and the wifey will be busy soon! ;) Hope the both of you nail some big bucks! Vanessa's lethal precision with that bow ups your odds 10-fold! 😜 Good to see ya, man!
humor and knowledge - you rock !!!
Great video! Those that feel you are ripping off the customer need to get a life! Time is money. That is how you make money. Every time a customer comes in and want to talk to Eric....it takes money. Good Job Eric. Money don't grow on trees...neither does TIME!
I don't think that the deer damaged the window track. I think that the expert body guy was prying on it and the inner door panel too.
i wouldn't watch a regulator replacement for an hour except for SMA's run. the other options are vids that say "remove the five screws", "disconnect the 12 door panel connectors", etc etc etc.. oversimplified. you're the brilliant and intelligent version of the everyman mechanic. i think that's why the royal 'we' watch. i'll never work on a car again but your troubleshooting method is super sound and i love being in the audience.
When I saw junk yard one hour special. I clicked faster than a bullet train. 😂😂😂😂
Going to a junkyard is like going to a bar. You never know what you're bringing home.
Fantastic video Eric as it had so much info that we wouldn’t have learned about. All the mechanics learned about the 9mm trick! Thanks for what you do
Junk yards are my favorite part store . Ive saved thousands on parts.
I love your trips to the junkyard 😅
In my younger days I wanted to be a car mechanic. But after watching what you go through on your videos, I'm glad I became a ballet dancer instead.
I hate working in doors. First you have to figure out how the door card is held on. Sometimes you have to detour and remove some trim and the outside mirror. Then you usually break half the christmas-tree grabbers. THen there is the plastic rain-sheet, usually stuck on with some non-hardening goop that gets all over your hands and wrists. Then you cut up your wrists while wrestling with the regulator, and you get that tarry goop in your cuts.
THen you notice the door drains are all clogged up so the bottom o e door is mostly rusted out. In one car, in the USA, I found a ticket to a dance contest, in Brazil. Otherwise just rust and goop and misery.
Any time I work on something 15 or 20 years old, and it involves removing a lot of plastic trim, I always warn the customer up front: There's a good chance some of this trim is going to break, or at least some of clippy parts are going to break off. Most of that trim plastic after 15 years or more, it gets so brittle and crispy it's just waiting to snap crackle and pop.
A real MacGyvering expedition today. Thanks for bringing us along!
Old video, created sometime in 2022.
@@lamarw7757how do you figure that?
@@lamarw7757 I believe he actually said the date was Friday, Oct 13th.
One of the only things I like more than fixing cars is watching you fix cars. It feels like fixing a car with a buddy in one of our driveways on a Sunday afternoon. I love the videos eric. Keep up the great work.
Above and beyond repair, even going through to replace the water shield inside the door. Great work!
Eric,
Great video and fix - thank you!
And you explained that whole male-female thing that none of the other auto repair channels ever do.
SMA#1
Paul (in MA)
U-Pull It’s are awesome!
ty man for doing this video , keeping it real today
Another great repair Eric! Just imagine back when those vans were being built the person on the line knew just what to do to install that window, regulator and door panel quickly. I have a driver’s door window rattle that I have to look into on my ‘12 Chrysler 200 Touring convertible soon.
Yep ... lite brite and fonzirelli..lol.
And shopping in the junkyard...
Good man, OEM is good.
Good job.
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L o L Your making Wilbert's Auto Recycling Famous !!! 😊😊😊
One of the most important mechanic's tool:
A huge amount of patience!
Hey Eric, you should put a Wilberts U-Pull and bath tool bag together. Grab it and go
That’s a dang good idea 👍
Would probably be too unwieldy or lack some critical tool. His process is most likely to just take the contents of his tool cart for the job in the shop - that way he has every tool required at the U-Pull. Minus the stuff he forgets... But one day he gets a piece of wiring harness, another day it might be a seat track. There's too many tools to cover everything you could need there.
There is something magic about a gear-head's day trip to a junk-yard. Good stuff is all around you and you feel free.