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Who needs a manual when you have Chrisfix???

Top tip: When it’s your first time installing parts make sure to do it on your friends car and not your own ...

My rookie mistake: Forgetting to replace my blinker fluid. Tried to change lanes later that day and got clapped by a semi because I had no juice

Took the whole door apart to replace the window regulator, than put it all back together again before testing to see if it worked :/ it didn’t

Also remember that the bigger the hoonigan sticker and vape, the faster you go

Rookie Mistake Forgot my drain plug while filling oil...

Like installing a thermostat backwards lmao cant count the amount of people who have done that

Rookie Mistake: Filming pre-coffee. (Warning: will cause moments such as 3:43)

rookie mistake: i chose the gallo 12 not the gallo 24

Rookie mistake: asking people from auto zone if they carry muffler bearings. Guess what they aren’t real 😂

Thinking I could do tint decent my first time. Boy was I wrong

Can you make a “How to” series?

Rookie mistake: not ordering my BC racing coilovers on fitment industries and doing it through Amazon. Outcome: coilovers are meant for a w207 when I own a w212 and now I’m in the process of return Said Coilovers

Rookie mistake: Having just one 10mm

My mistake was installing an exhaust and tightening each screw down all the way as I went rather than tightening everything to finger tight first, arranging everything, then tightening everything a little at a time. My exhaust was so crooked and rattled against the car as I drove. Eventually I had to go back and loosen everything, align it all, then tighten down again.

1. Window tint by myself with no heat gun or knowledge of such thing and in a garage at night in August in Missouri.

That's funny. I'm always about 2-3x more than the install time but honestly once you do it the first time then you get faster.

My rookie mistake was installing one of my MAFs in upside down when I put my cold air intake on.

Rookie mistake: buying a base model cobalt LT thinking it would preform like the SS 😂😂

When i first put my wheels on, I didn’t tighten the lug nuts at the proper spec. Car was wobbling up front two miles into driving. Luckily was able to fix the issue right away. Phew

i about died when he said "except our windshield banner" lol

My rookie mistake was trying to install a skunk2 intake in a base model car, one of the most heart breaking moments because I didn’t do my research

Rookie mistake: Not saving money to GET A CAR 😑 *face palms*

Rookie mistake #1745, thinking that all bolts are the same strength. Someone used mild steel bolts on suspension arm. 😱 Lukily I saw it before it broke and someone possibly die. I replaced with high tensile.

"who needs an instruction manual to install coilovers its just three bolts" say that to an e30 owner who has to cut off the strut assembly and weld the coilovers on

My rookie mistake: I used to work at a shop and decided to upgrade my sway bars. The rear one went on without a problem. The front one however...... I dropped the subframe as it needed to come out that way and sure enough it did. I put the new sway bar in, aligned the subframe back into place or I thought I did, and like an rookie with confidence I decided to get my impact and gun it down without starting the bolt by hand(that’s where I found out I had fucked up). Come to find out it’s apparently not easy to find a tap and die set that was big enough for the bolt. I tried 2 autozones, 1 pep boys, and 2 harbor freight. The second and last harbor freight I went to had the thread pitch I needed for the bolt. Unfortunately by the time I got back to the shop it was 10 at night and was too tired and pissed at what happened. It was 4 days later that I actually got to get the car back on the lift to work on it and get it right. Mind you I lived 60 miles away which was my commute to work. It sucked but I learned my lesson to never rush something simple.

Rookie mistake: spending money on car Parts....and eating ramen for the next 4 days 😂 priorities

Not researching installation of coil overs on my Audi a4 1.8t quattro b6 ....lmfao yeah that turned into a f**king nightmare and never got them to perform properly whoops....lol.

i recently found this channel and absolutely love it, i just bought a 2014 Jetta TDI that i want to get some wheels and possibly air suspension for in the future, I'd love to support you guys when i get this car loan paid off!

My rookie mistake was when I lower my car! Cutting the springs it was a bad idea I was 20 yrs old!

Dude Alex your actually funny man I'm always laughing watching you I just got a mk2 golf back on the road after it not getting driven for 5 years It needed allot Coilovers and all new brake lines pil and coolant battery Pads calipers drums shoes But I did it all myself And when you said 8 hours by the book means 3 weeks 7 people and 16 trips to advance auto you were right 😂

Shoutout Valentin with that super clean S2K @ 1:42

Rookie Mistake: installed blacked out diode headlights, broke a 10mm bolt for the bumper support when putting it back on 🤦

2013 FRS. Busted the side marker mounts when trying to pull the side marker off.. whoops!

For my first track day I over torqued the front lugs on my 97 Jetta. I was new to using a digital torque wrench. When they did the tech inspection 2 bolts broke. They were cross threaded and required a new hub before I could go on track. Lucky for me some of the guys in my SCCA reigon had the spares I needed and got me on track. I had to do the work but they supervised and checked everything I did.

Not having the right tools

These videos are far more entertaining when Alex is properly caffeinated.

Time dedication... Yuuuuuuuuuuuuup. Installing coilovers... Nah they'll just pop right in. Buuuuuuuuuuut the stock strut was wedged so tightly into the fork I was like I'll never get this off ever. Went through thinking I was gonna have to get the car dragged onto a tow truck to get it cause the stock strut wasn't coming off or going back into its place. Ended up forcing it up with a big bolt on a neighbor's car jack. Ofc the aftermarket one DID just pop right in but god. Installing the front coilovers... The driver's side sway bar end link was so badly rust welded on, and the bolt was a stupid hex bolt over nut thing, both were rust-stripped... had to order new sway bar end links, wait for shipping, then angle grind the stock end link off the sway bar. Fun times. Aftermarket exhaust install... bolts that hold half the exhaust on both snapped coming off, ended up jury rigging it with two different bolts and a metal plate with a hole drilled in it as a washer because I couldn't find a second one... Two years and they still haven't fallen off the car. Someday I'll either get good stainless ones and preemptively put them on, or I'll be going 65 on the freeway and my exhaust will fall off the car. Either or. Wiring is one thing I can't stress enough about taking your time on. I live in Canada, where it can rain, snow, hail, and be sunny all in the same day. If you do what I did for my aftermarket side markers, and just electrical tape the wires and go "eh good enough" eventually you'll notice one light not working, or you'll pop a fuse, and have to rip your bumper off to redo it the right way later. Solder that shit, then heat shrink it. Then heat shrink it again, then tape it, then zip tie it. Now you're done. Yes, having to redo that at -30C because you were a lazy shit sucks.

Rookie mistake: Rebuilt the engine but forgot to put it in the car

Anywho this is great advice cause i just bought a subaru wrx sti some clips i look at the cars to see a nice design and performance

That intro was so dramatic but the background music and the wheel wall background actually made it sorta smooth

So basically Research Research Research

First time I changed out a bumper cover a long time ago... reused the plastic clips. Had to buy a new bumper cover, and fog lights, and wires. Cause it fell off and drug along the road... Lesson learned, never reuse non-reusable plastic clips.

Just send them Ugga Duggas you'll be fine

My rookie mistake was with my oil cooler installation. Took me 5 days to get installed and not leaking. Those damn sensor plugs sucked. Ended up using Toyota black gasket sealer. After the KZfaq video I thought it would take an afternoon lol.

Great intro guys!

im a dedicated woman, i see a car video, i click

I haven't really worked on cars enough to have a mistake. I did have one on my BMX once, decided it was a good idea to see what would happen if I tried to catch up to race bikes and rear brake skid round corners on a long hill... Turns out that bike wasn't made for speed nor hard crashes.

Im going to buy an vw bug, one screw and the whole thing comes apart.

i been working on cars since 1968 and iam a service tec at a car lot and i uesley do not agree on what you say but you are right on this but even the best make mistakes but you are not right picking on people you call ricers its there car and they have the right too do with there cars what they want

I bought a new set of wheels and put rotational tires on the front backwards, lucky I got alignment done that day and they let me know

Is there a build sheet video that says which to buy first, wheels or suspension

Rookie mistake:Fully removed a bracket to hold the headlight (so rusted it snapped off 🙃) and just held it in with the screws at the top....

I make coolant volcanos for fun Lol

World wide fund for animals? Ya mean world wildlife fund

Fitment industries are fvckn helpful,I ve been watching all of your vids over and over and learned many things...thumbs up 👍🏻💯

I commented yesterday about my shirt the BC racing one but I got it today in the mail it looks absolutely badass

Sorry guys I was at school preppin for something couldn’t watch but now I can

Nice Tips would like to see more of those Videos.

The exhaust I got for my Subaru cost me only $80, sounds amazing and didn’t noticeably effect the performance. I took it to an exhaust shop, asked them to cut off the exhaust after the cat (I had a leaking y-pipe) and replace it with OE size piping without mufflers. It basically gets you the iconic Subaru exhaust sound (EJ255)

Great video! Anyone know if we need a tune for an MAPerformance Axleback on a 2021 STI? Much appreciated!

The Matrix style *FI* intro is dope! 🔥

Back when i started modifying cars, i used a cheap strut brace and within weeks had to replace after the bar bent

These intro are top notch

Changed transmission fluid and filter in a customers 2008 Nissan Altima. Filters looked the same and lined up perfect. Car was ready to go, put into drive, and wouldn't move in any gear. Turns out the filter spout was too long hitting the bottom of the transmission pan. Costed me 6 quarts of transmission fluid and hours of unpaid diagnosis. The filter bought was for the correct vehicle being the filter recommended by AutoZone and O'Reilly's. You can bet the old filter was slapped back on.

Smooth transition my dude

That intro is crazy awesome!!!

Never made rookie mistakes on my own car. But my friends cars, oh yeah, fun times. But that's what they get for asking for help, and then having me do most of it. I had never done an exhaust before, so it really just came down to not knowing what i was doing. After about 20 minutes i figured everything out and installed the cat-back in about an hour. Just kind of figure it out as you go. Turbo and intercooler piping, or electronic stuff i don't fuck with. There were a few times my window stopped working because it got frozen to the top of the door, and when i went to roll it down, it ended up coming unglued. So i ripped the door panel off, not knowing how to do it, and eventually got it off without breaking anything. That was a 2hr process. After that i had to do it about 3-4 more times because the glue wasn't holding, but after that only took a few minutes to unistall, and reinstall. Now i'm the community car window fixer, i've done it on 4 different people's cars. Window doesn't work, ask matt. Save you bullshit mechanics fee's for 7 minutes of work.

Literally this video is what I needed for my FA-20 BRZ 😂

Got a flat tire on my Enkei GW8s and only had the special lugs that... didn’t fit my stock spare... and it was raining.

So I have a 2015 Dodge Dart and I want to make it look similar to the white wide body one in your gallery but I don’t know where to start with mods and other upgrades to the engine

Buddy of mine didn't check the wheels when putting on the lugs. First one gouged into the side of the hole and the rest followed suit. Didn't realize it until I saw it a week later. Had to replace the studs, lugs, and the rim.

Half-assing it!

Holy mother of god that intro... I had to watch it twice, it's rad

That intro is L O U D .

PLEASE DO A SO YOU WANT TO OWN A MINI COOPER PLEASE

Thank you!

There’s a lot of conflicting info on the internet about exhaust back pressure, the only time I can see that being valid is on a turbo application. Most likely you’ll get zero HP gains and a little more noise, you definitely do not need a tune to throw a catback on your car

Self install of id1050x injectors and made mistake of thinking all the 12mm bolts were the same, they are not. Thankfully I only took off the crash plates and didnt pull the whole manifold to do it.

1997 toyota 4 runner changed the hcgs and the alternator but didnt mark distributor cap position had to retime the whole engine....

Got hooked on your videos as soon as infoumd them of you are still giving away any shirts I would love to try and get one I support you giys and get all my friends to watch

This question might sound dumb but how do you get the right lug nuts or bolts from like from your normal autozone or from where you bought your rims

I installed my tein lowering springs and the passenger rear side is about 3/8 lower then the other, any idea why? I re check the set up and it all looks good.

That was a pretty neat intro ya guy

Haven't even watched and I already gave it a like.

Of your led turn signal is is flashing faster then the others it means the resistance is off. Look for led turn signals that are canbus or have resistors built in and compatible with your car.

Dig the new intro guys! Legit

My rookie mistake, forgetting to center the steering wheel when doing a transaxle replacement with K-Frame out (subframe). Luckily didnt break the clock spring or have to remove K-frame again.

I have an audi a4 wagon with the 1.8t, my turbo used to blow off when I let off my gas, its bone stock I havent touched the motor or anything yet but yesterday it started to flutter when I let off the gas, any clues as to why

Nice t shirt but where can I get those shorts

A work shop manual helps a lot!

2019 Civic Si, got D2 coilovers and now the LF makes this clunking sound on harsher dips. I’m assuming cheap & too long sway bar links that they provided; sway bar still banging LCA under load (links maxed out)? Oh, and I ripped the outer CV boot having to deal with the annoying strut-in-knuckle suspension setup rather than struts bolted to knuckle they randomly decided to use 🤦🏻‍♂️ Fun times

Rookie mistake: was taking off my egr valve to clean it and one of the bolts holding it in place snapped off. Luckily there was couple of millimeters of thread left on top so I just screwed a nut on top to hold it.

bought some 18 inch momo wheels for my accord but couldn't fit them with the tires that were too wide and sold them for a loss

Wow I actually learned something

My rookie mistake: Stripped my bolts when installing my spacers and my wheel came off while driving on the freeway. Never messing with that again.

New intro looks nice

Changing out my cam phasers I dropped the timing chain throwing my truck out of timing so I had to take half the motor apart but I ended up replacing a lot of other stuff so it all worked out

I was waiting for this one