Next to 'best use of duct tape' and 'best use of Great Stuff,' the competition for best use of bungee cord is probably the fiercest event for a roadside mechanic. Yet without seeing the other entries, we're giving the award to the owner of this brick red Nissan Altima.
Aside from the partially exfoliated passenger door skin, the Altima, currently parked in front of my apartment in Baltimore, looks in pretty good shape.
The roadside fix consists of a network of bungee cords attached at one end to the flopping metal. The web is anchored inside to a backseat armrest. With its Florida plates, we like to think the car got shaved en route, say in Alabama.
We haven't talked to the owner/mechanic, but his logic for utilizing the bungee is impeccable. The stretched cord retracts as the skin flattens against the door at high speeds. The taut bungee keeps the skin from getting ripped off by a passing taxi while parked. Good as new, sir. And saved a ton by doing it yourself.
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Street Mechanics: Best Use of Bungee Cord
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