General vehicle thread

[Irving]

A few friends and I are joining a race in September. 250-300 miles, primarily offroad, in a $500 vehicle. Should be fun.

Got a link?

[Irving]

I'm trying to source some used doors to replace both driver side doors on my van, but haven't had much luck. I stopped at body shop and they directed me to check out LKQparts.com, but I could only find one door and it was the wrong color. What are my chances of sourcing a same color door and just having it shipped so I could put it on myself? I've never really looked for autobody parts before.

[ChickNorris]

Post the make, model, color etc. here & see what happens.

[Irving]

2011 Dodge Grand Caravan Mainstreet, black. Looking for driver front, driver sliding, and even the rear gate if I can get it.

[Great-Kazoo]

I'm trying to source some used doors to replace both driver side doors on my van, but haven't had much luck. I stopped at body shop and they directed me to check out LKQparts.com, but I could only find one door and it was the wrong color. What are my chances of sourcing a same color door and just having it shipped so I could put it on myself? I've never really looked for autobody parts before.

I can check down here. There seems to be a plethora of "rebuilt titled" mopar vans down here. The junkies always have van parts, color match?

AS for having them shipped. Probably cheaper to fly down, then check them in to luggage, for the flight back..

[Irving]

Yeah, if I can find them close enough, I'd could probably just drive to get them.

[Gman]

Electric cars: Security flaws could let attackers control charging stations

Electric car drivers could find themselves unable to charge their vehicles, if attackers exploit recently discovered flaws in Schneider Electric's EVlink Parking charging stations, found in offices, hotels, and supermarkets across several countries.

Security experts Vladimir Kononovich and Vyacheslav Moskvin at Positive Technologies are now offering details of the three vulnerabilities they found that led to the energy-management company issuing a security notification on December 20.

Schneider Electric is urging its customers to install new firmware on the charging stations, if the current one is version 3.2.0-12_v1 or earlier. It also said users could "set up a firewall to block remote/external access except by authorized users" to reduce the risk of an attack.

Of the three vulnerabilities, one is critical, one high risk, and the third is rated medium.

[Gman]

I didn't read the entire thing, but the concept looks similar to MGU-K in fia.

Yep, Like F1 KERS/ERS. Magneti Marelli is the maker of the Motor Generator Unit (MGU) for the 2019 Ram 1500 5.7l Hemi eTorque trucks. The truck has a stop/start system you're not itching to turn off.

Continental is the maker of the MGU on the V6 Pentastar trucks.

Formula 1 Energy Recovery System Explained

[00tec]

Got a link?

https://www.rockymountainrambler500.com

[Irving]

Awesome!