Post Your Best McGuyver Moment

elerner61 · 03-11-2012, 11:21 PM

I was working on replacing the subwoofers today in my Roadster and wanted to pull a wire from one subwoofer enclosure to the other (they each have a port that connects to the other). I tried using an electricians fishing wire but that kept getting stuck on an obstruction. Hmmm...what to do. Bingo! I tied a wad of paper towel to a length of lightweight string and put the paper towel in one port. Using my Shop Vac I went to the other port and "sucked" the paper towel/string over. Worked like a champ!

So...what's your story?

Z4MLover2012 · 03-12-2012, 09:19 PM

Good story and very creative!

krnnerdboy · 03-12-2012, 09:35 PM

my roadsters top was acting up and not opening or closing...I figured it was the micro switch so I pulled it and just jumped the wires together...worked like a charm!

kklin · 03-12-2012, 10:35 PM

I had a 1986 Audi whose hood had slots near the edge along the front windshield. When it snowed, the snow would fall through the slots and sit on top of the bulkhead directly underneath it. This design froze the tips of washer jets (also in the same area) so they wouldn't operate.

When I was "stuck" in this situation, I came up with the idea of using its cigarette lighter to warm the nozzles.

03-11-2012, 11:21 PM	#1
elerner61 Major 163 Rep 1,110 Posts Drives: '07 Z4M Roadster Join Date: May 2011 Location: Mount Kisco, NY iTrader: (0)	Post Your Best McGuyver Moment I was working on replacing the subwoofers today in my Roadster and wanted to pull a wire from one subwoofer enclosure to the other (they each have a port that connects to the other). I tried using an electricians fishing wire but that kept getting stuck on an obstruction. Hmmm...what to do. Bingo! I tied a wad of paper towel to a length of lightweight string and put the paper towel in one port. Using my Shop Vac I went to the other port and "sucked" the paper towel/string over. Worked like a champ! So...what's your story?
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03-12-2012, 09:19 PM	#2
Z4MLover2012 Second Lieutenant 15 Rep 258 Posts Drives: 2008 Space Gray Z4M Coupe Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Atlanta, GA iTrader: (1) Garage List 2008 BMW Z4M Coupe [7.00]	Good story and very creative!
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03-12-2012, 09:35 PM	#3
krnnerdboy Colonel 192 Rep 2,431 Posts Drives: v10 m6 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: so cal iTrader: (10)	my roadsters top was acting up and not opening or closing...I figured it was the micro switch so I pulled it and just jumped the wires together...worked like a charm! __________________ F80 m3, 997 gt3, 14 ram ctd, f15 x5, drz400sm Gone:z4m, boss 302, c6 z06, m6,z3m
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03-12-2012, 10:35 PM	#4
kklin Second Lieutenant 9 Rep 208 Posts Drives: BMW Z4 M Coupe Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: PA iTrader: (1)	I had a 1986 Audi whose hood had slots near the edge along the front windshield. When it snowed, the snow would fall through the slots and sit on top of the bulkhead directly underneath it. This design froze the tips of washer jets (also in the same area) so they wouldn't operate. When I was "stuck" in this situation, I came up with the idea of using its cigarette lighter to warm the nozzles.
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