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Old 11-08-2003, 05:01 PM
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i love my e-brake...so much fun on these cold yet fun winter days [img]graemlins/thumb.gif[/img]
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Old 11-08-2003, 05:17 PM
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Don't get too friendly with it now...I snapped my ebrake cable last year doing the same thing, and so did my brother! And I never bothered getting it fixed so I have to shut off the car every time I run in to get the mail or something or my car rolls away

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Old 11-08-2003, 07:44 PM
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Originally posted by chaos:
. . . so I have to shut off the car every time I run in to get the mail or something or my car rolls away
Just carry a brick with you everywhere and chuck the wheel every-time you stop.
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Old 11-08-2003, 07:59 PM
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nah, the brick is to keep my subwoofer box from sliding around
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Old 11-09-2003, 01:56 PM
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im not to worried about the cable snapping...ive got extra parts for the car and i have an extra cable for sure....as for the work to put it in ill let my dad do it...hehe.....i also used a brick in my install for a bit to tilt my amp rack
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You don't have to yank on the e-brake hard to lock your wheels when its icey and snow out. More so for you since you live in Winterpeg
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Old 11-10-2003, 02:13 AM
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just giving it a light tug and away goes the *** end
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Old 11-10-2003, 10:58 AM
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Originally posted by juniorsfse:
just giving it a light tug and away goes the *** end
Try not letting the *** end go out all the way. Tap on it lightly while turning and do power-slides in the corners It gives ya a nice little Weee, while feeling the control of the car on ice.

Doing it when going from your street to your driveway is fun. I have a circle driveway, and its on the corner of the street. I powerslide through the corner and by the time I come to my Driveway 2nd entrance I'm facing straight and just drive right up the driveway
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I finally get to use mine again. My big, e-brake blocking pods are gone for good!
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I like to power slide into my driveway. It gives the neighbours something to watch.

Its easy going straight into the driveway from the street. Just slide 90 degrees and straight in.

Or do it in reverse and slide the back end out till its lined up with the driveway and back in.

Alternately its nice to do that reverse slide into a parking spot at work. Looks cool as hell when you nail it just right and don't rotate to far and have to make unsightly corrections as you back up into the space. Its definately something that needs to get practiced after work when nobody is in the parking lot.

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