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Old 01-21-19, 08:41 PM
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Always happy to help! He needed a jump

Hoping for some good karma to come back my way haha
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Old 01-21-19, 09:26 PM
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Nice work!
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A fellow Toyota relative as well. Good on you for doing this!
Old 01-22-19, 03:40 AM
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Originally Posted by RageRacerM
Always happy to help! He needed a jump Hoping for some good karma to come back my way haha
Thought this was going to be a thread about asking for help about cars! lol

Old 01-22-19, 08:14 AM
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always safer (safest) to attach the ground cables on both ends to chassis grounds (vs. battery ground terminal).

but good job otherwise =)
Old 01-22-19, 08:28 AM
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Can I steal this pic lol, I dont have a pic of my previous and current car together and this fit the bill exactly.
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Originally Posted by SSworks
Can I steal this pic lol, I dont have a pic of my previous and current car together and this fit the bill exactly.
Go for it lol
Old 01-22-19, 02:07 PM
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If it was a very dead battery being started from cold it would help to turn off the headlights (and radio)
in the car being jumped.
Old 01-22-19, 02:19 PM
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i think thats just the reflection of op's lights.
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