Firsthand garage experience
DIY Garage.
Tools that earn their keep.
Brake jobs, tune-ups, mechanics sets and the little tools that rescue a job when the easy plan stops working.
DIY Garage · Firsthand
2005 Honda Accord EX V6 Front Brake Pad Replacement
Akebono pads, Jack Boss lifting gear, caliper tools, rain canopy and about an hour of real driveway work.
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DIY Garage · Firsthand
Best Mechanics Tool Sets for DIYers
Husky vs GEARWRENCH, based on the jobs we actually did.
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DIY Garage · Firsthand
GEARWRENCH 185-Piece Review
The set we kept after brake and mower work.
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DIY Garage · Firsthand
Husky 194-Piece Review
Years of use, a broken case, then a bad replacement ratchet.
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DIY Garage · Firsthand
Husky vs GEARWRENCH
Which mechanics set we kept and why.
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DIY Garage · Firsthand
DIY Brake Job Tools
The jack, stands, lubricant, extractor and cleanup gear we use.
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DIY Garage · Firsthand
Removing Stuck Honda Rotor Screws
Our actual broken-bit and screw-extractor story.
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DIY Garage · Firsthand
2012 Scion tC Tune-Up DIY: $350 Quote vs About $95 in Parts
Spark plugs plus both air filters, photographed step by step from our actual job.
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DIY Garage · Firsthand
Akebono + Bosch QuietCast
More than 10 years of family-car use.
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DIY Garage · Firsthand
Spark Plug Tools for DIYers
Scion tC, Honda Odyssey and the tools that make access easier.
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