The "What Did You Buy For Your Car or Shop" Thread

I've been buying a few things over the last few months. Some of these items worked while others, have not or ended up breaking. 

Ongoing Thread:

• (3) boxes of the 50 mil siless sound dampening sheets (successfully Installed)
• (1) box of the 80 mil siless sound dampening sheets (successfully Installed)
• (6) rolls of the alcantara wrap fabric (waiting to be Installed)

Exterior:

• (4) 245/40/r19 Nokian G4 all weather tires (tires have been discontinued / Mounted)
• (3) Chemical Guys Automotive Microfiber Drying Chamois, Gold, 3 Pack, 24" x 16"
• (2) sent the wheels to be stripped, cleaned, repaired and re-powder coated "Hotcoat Silver" (FAILED!!)

Engine/Trans:

• (5) Motul 5W20 ECOLite (Oil Changed)
• (5) Valvoline DEXRON VI / MERCON LV (ATF) Full Synthetic Automatic Transmission Fluid (Trans Drain / Fill)
• Mobil 1 Oil Filter (Oil Changed)
• Lubegard Trans Shudder Fix (Trans Drain / Fill)
• (4) Accel Spark Plugs (listed For the 2018 Focus 2.0L) (FAILED!!)

Suspension:

• (1) 20ml Grease Syringe for squeaky sway bar bushings. (Parts Greased)
• (2) Heavy Duty Monroe Front Struts ( 1 Strut Installed)
• (2) Heavy Duty Monroe Front Strut Mounts (1 Mount Installed)
• (2) Godspeed 280mm-310mm End Links (successfully Installed @ 11.50 inches )
• (2) TRQ Rear Hub Assemblies (FAILED!!)

Next Week Scheduled Services:

• $30.00 Oil Change
• $100.00 Trans Drain/Fill
• $50.00 Rear Tires Mounted/Balanced ($30.00 tip)

Tools:

• (1) Strut Spreader Tool Set (Amazon Purchase / FAILED BROKEN!!!)

Interior Accessories:

• Samsung Tab9 11'' Tablet (Operational)
• A-Tach Tablet Mount (Ready To Be Installed)

Personal:

• (2) Orange Rain Poncho/Slickers (Stored In van)
• Twin Sized Bed Case (waiting For Delivery)
• MagLite Replacement Upgraded H Bulb (waiting For Delivery)

• Maglite upgraded replacement bulb arrived yesterday and installed. the flashlight has never been brighter.. those LED conversion kits for the maglite didn't work. Kept flickering and wasn't bright enough.
• The A-Tach mount arrived yesterday, test fitted on the dash and.. the swivel head ball joint allows the tablet too far out and obstructs the shifter handle.. Removed the ball joint and gorilla glued the tablet mount to the dash mount. This setup will work with both our 6'' phablet and 11'' tablet. However, it does 3/4 block our back up screen.. Might use the tablet as a larger aux back up screen.
• Wasn't bought, but gifted to me by Motul and Optima Battery for the shop

Soon to pick up:

• 2 Spray Cans of CRC BrakeKleen
• 2 Bottles of the Gumout Engine Tune
• 1 Bottle Rain-X windshiled washer fluid
• 2 Spray Cans of the Lifter-1 Bug and tar Remover
• 2 Rolls of the Gorilla clear tape

Oh god, with the garage, workshop in the backyard, and two warehouses I don't think I'd want to catalot my expenditures.

I did, however, just set up my powdercoating rig in one of the warehouses so that's fun.

There's a method to my madness here and those following will soon find out why the rush to get all this stuff organized.

I'm glad i read up on how to use lithium grease as it's not recommended for rubber parts.. so I'll be returning the spray grease back to Lowes and getting the spray silicone grease instead.

Retirement? New baby, Getting married? Three big things that put a big damper on my car spending budget. That and the attention two of them require is a big blow to time spent on projects.