Best Diy Of The Month?
06-13-2005, 02:44 PM
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let's do it. Great idea. We need criteria to judge the diy's on and some basic rules tho.
here's a start:
must have pictures. (how many..I dunno?)
understandable steps
format:
tools needed section
approx. time needed
1,2,3,etc.
finished product/tips
CREATIVITY/USEFULNESS
The last one is to eliminate those who are not creative and decide to do a 3 pg. diy on changing the oil or windshield wiper fluid.
Also, should we just nominate like 5 Diy's out of the Diy section or just include every DIY added each month in the poll (there may be too many Diy's in one month for a poll). We need someone to organize the Diy's and start a thread each month (like on the first or something).
here's a start:
must have pictures. (how many..I dunno?)
understandable steps
format:
tools needed section
approx. time needed
1,2,3,etc.
finished product/tips
CREATIVITY/USEFULNESS
The last one is to eliminate those who are not creative and decide to do a 3 pg. diy on changing the oil or windshield wiper fluid.
Also, should we just nominate like 5 Diy's out of the Diy section or just include every DIY added each month in the poll (there may be too many Diy's in one month for a poll). We need someone to organize the Diy's and start a thread each month (like on the first or something).
06-13-2005, 02:49 PM
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we should also eliminate repost from WebTech.
Also we should describe what is DIY, for example - if you weld your own intake manifold - will it be DIY?
Also we should describe what is DIY, for example - if you weld your own intake manifold - will it be DIY?
06-13-2005, 03:42 PM
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As I somewhat agree with not wanting to duplicate webtech DIY's. Webtech can be off sometimes too. I'd suggest to just get as many DIY's on here we have a great list so far. But ones like taking your dash apart and things like that are FAQ's that we could prolly use.
Good idea Dmitry. laugh.gif
Good idea Dmitry. laugh.gif
06-13-2005, 03:55 PM
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Not a bad idea, but there is nowhere near enough submissions a month for this.
How about quarterly?
How about quarterly?
06-13-2005, 04:57 PM
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Id say, try it monthly. Give folks a REASON do do DIY's.
If it turns out folks aren't interested/not doing that many submissions, then move it back to quarterly.
To be honest, I don't see anything wrong with an "oil change" DIY. Don't laugh! We've got plenty of forum members that don't know how to do "the basics". Heck how many "how do I reset my ECU" questions/posts do you see? Just because it's basic, doesn't mean it doesn't need a DIY.
I'd vote for a well done 5 page Oil change DIY vs a crappy 6 page Tranny swap DIY
If it turns out folks aren't interested/not doing that many submissions, then move it back to quarterly.
To be honest, I don't see anything wrong with an "oil change" DIY. Don't laugh! We've got plenty of forum members that don't know how to do "the basics". Heck how many "how do I reset my ECU" questions/posts do you see? Just because it's basic, doesn't mean it doesn't need a DIY.
I'd vote for a well done 5 page Oil change DIY vs a crappy 6 page Tranny swap DIY
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The DIY listing keeps them seperate.
Go ahead, if you guys wanna try them monthly, let's try that first.
Go ahead, if you guys wanna try them monthly, let's try that first.