Looks great!LED licence light I put together. Used a piece of vinyl flooring sample to fill in the hole and mount the light to the original fixture.
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Safety is done, now for some paperwork and she's legal for the road
We still had Ontario stickers when I bought Roxie and drove her home. When you buy a vehicle that doesn't have a valid safety you can get a T temporary sticker at MTO when you change registration and pay taxes, it's only good for 10 days, which is usually enough time to get something safetied.Looks great!
Now what is that "T" sticker on the licence plate about? I pulled the stack of stickers off my plates since we no longer have renewal stickers.
Ok, I understand now. When I bought the Murray, the previous owner took it to Borrmann's and had it safetied as part of the deal. So when I picked her up, I had the Safety certificate. My other vehicles have all been new.We still had Ontario stickers when I bought Roxie and drove her home. When you buy a vehicle that doesn't have a valid safety you can get a T temporary sticker at MTO when you change registration and pay taxes, it's only good for 10 days, which is usually enough time to get something safetied.
You must not buy too many questionable vehicles and try to get them home, I've done it a few times over the years, Roxie is just the latest.
I haven't bought a new vehicle since 1990, found the "new car smell" to not be worth the price of admission.Ok, I understand now. When I bought the Murray, the previous owner took it to Borrmann's and had it safetied as part of the deal. So when I picked her up, I had the Safety certificate. My other vehicles have all been new.
One issue with the "no renewal sticker" is your plated portion of the ownership still shows a valid date, even though we don't get issued a new one. We drive to Mexico every year and heard other's were having issues at the border because it appears the licence is no longer valid and the Mx border people do not have access to the electronic records. So I got a new ownership from the MTO, so it still costs me $35 per year for that.
I believe when I renewed there was an option to be sent a reminder email at renewal time. I guess we will see if that works in another year.I haven't bought a new vehicle since 1990, found the "new car smell" to not be worth the price of admission.
I think you can print a receipt of some sort if you renew online, but what you're doing might be safer to try in Mexico.
I heard some folks were getting hassled in other provinces because all our vehicles now have stickers saying the plates have expired and police can't easily check if they're valid. Also, many thousands of people in Ontario have been fined for not having renewed their plates or licences because MTO doesn't mail out reminders and many people don't know you still have to renew, even if it's free.
It's possible. It would have to be fairly low for that to make a big difference. Did you try switching tanks? Of course, priming an empty mechanical suction pump takes a LOT of engine cranking.I think she's low on fuel, could raising the rear cause fuel to be too low for the pickups?
I've used my ozone generator a lot over the last four years. It's really great getting cigarette smells and "musty" smells out of cars. But as you've experienced, it's only about 90% on certain mouse pee smells. I had one van that had stubborn ductwork. I just couldn't get the smell out of the ducts, no matter how much ozone I used (even sitting it in front of the intake, with the blower going).So tried it in Roxie, aimed it at the hole, set the timer for 20 minutes and closed the door, left it for an hour or so, then aired it out. Repeated the process next day and the smell is maybe 90% gone now.