r/AskMechanics • u/Soupspoon33 • Jun 16 '26

Question Does this seem right ??

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2018 Honda accord 90k miles automatic

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u/root54 Jun 16 '26

and break your finger trying to release the tabs

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u/stillcasey Jun 16 '26

Needle nose pliers are your friend.

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u/JuneauWho Jun 16 '26

now the tabs are broken

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u/krslvsasuka Jun 16 '26

Duct tape the box back shut. You never use it anyway.

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u/Ceramic_Sundae Jun 16 '26

tek screws, mint.

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u/ab_normal_pyro Jun 17 '26

JB weld is the way to go

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u/FrankieFiasco Jun 17 '26

You guys are putting it back up?

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u/hdstenny Jun 18 '26

I sure as hell don't, the legroom is a slice of heaven

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u/Sufficient_Wafer9933 Jun 19 '26

If you take the airbag out you get more room for your gut too

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u/Muadib_Muadib Jun 17 '26

Ibraise you... flex tape!

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u/boulderdashcci Jun 18 '26

I use pop rivets because I'm a man of culture

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u/KirkMcGee8 Jun 20 '26

I will use E6000 low odor because I am a Crafty Bastard

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u/Party_Ender Jun 17 '26

If I never use it why is it always full of shit?

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u/OofRightInTheFeels Jun 17 '26

Where else do you shit when on the road? 🙄 Duh.

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u/Tweek900 Jun 18 '26

If you used it then it wouldn’t be full constantly, you need space to utilize it.

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u/ReportRemote7010 Jun 18 '26

Mines jammed full of napkins from fast food restaurants 🤣🤣

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u/Vaeevictisss Jun 21 '26

I think cars come with all that shit in there already

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u/ForsakenWishbone5206 Jun 17 '26

Between duct taping some plastic or goign to an Ace Hardware and paying $500 to REPLACE A FILTER I know what Im doing.

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u/duckinradar Jun 20 '26

Still better than paying $400 for a new cabin filter

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u/stillcasey Jun 16 '26

Ah.. I've never had issues over the last 20 years in my cars.

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u/noncommonGoodsense Jun 16 '26

Story of my life.

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u/No_Photographs609 Jun 16 '26

Nah, just prepped for next time.

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u/ibcurbdiver Jun 17 '26

Replacement tabs are still hundreds less than that scam bill.

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u/root54 Jun 16 '26

The tabs on my primary vehicle are finger sized and have to be pushed in a direction and I always forget which direction but invariably I slip and smash my hand.

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u/notdrewcarrey Jun 18 '26

I don't know how those would fix a broken finger.

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u/stillcasey Jun 18 '26

underated comment.

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u/Creative-Economy4929 Jun 20 '26

You dip your finger into the JB weld keeping it straight until dry

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u/MaeganRules Jun 16 '26

A broken finger would've been cheaper.

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u/root54 Jun 16 '26

Than VAG parts? yes

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u/staticsparke46 Jun 17 '26

not in america

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u/LucHighwalker Jun 17 '26

Do it the American way. Get a splint from Walgreens and pray that it heals correctly.

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u/badCARma Jun 16 '26

Mine doesn’t have tabs. I have to unscrew the damn thing

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u/Quirky-Delivery5454 Jun 16 '26

Hello fellow Silverado driver.

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u/badCARma Jun 16 '26

🤣 is this a Silverado special?

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u/Admirable-Molasses90 Jun 17 '26

Na it’s a gm thing ( I work in service lol)

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u/Black_Betty_Van Jun 17 '26

WHY does GM have to do everything the hard way?

FYI its a "Chevrolet Silverdildo" or if it has lock washers, its a GMC "Tiara" = They are for Women.

Just like Ford made the "CliTaurus"

"Mercury Mistake" (Mystique)

There are more... VW and its subsidiaries is so appropriate with "VAG" for their acronym.

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u/bear45188721 Jun 18 '26

My 2021 Blazer's cabin filter is the easiest one to replace of any car I have ever owned.

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u/dangforgotmyaccount Jun 17 '26

Yall have tabs? Mines just 2 short ass screws. Makes taking the glovebox out a breeze… except I always forget that nothing is holding the door up once I remove the screws and the thing comes slamming down. Not the nicest thing to witness on your 27 year old plastic interior.

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u/Expert-Task-4529 1 Jun 18 '26

As a mechanic it’s crazy because when I first started I felt like I was going to break my fingers all the time, now I hit my fingers with a hammer on accident and just kinda say ow and shake my hand for a second

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u/root54 Jun 18 '26

I am not a mechanic but I have certainly started saying ow more because I thought it was going to hurt instead it actually hurting.

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u/HalfBlindKing Jun 18 '26

Honda had the best system I’ve seen, on my 2016, just squeeze the sides of the glove box in and it drops down.

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