<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Car Projects on Project Portfolio</title><link>https://cdeever.github.io/projects/car-projects/</link><description>Recent content in Car Projects on Project Portfolio</description><generator>Hugo -- gohugo.io</generator><language>en</language><copyright>© 2026 Chris Deever</copyright><atom:link href="https://cdeever.github.io/projects/car-projects/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>Car Door Replacement</title><link>https://cdeever.github.io/projects/car-projects/car-door-replacement/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://cdeever.github.io/projects/car-projects/car-door-replacement/</guid><description>Story Coming Soon!</description><media:content xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://cdeever.github.io/projects/car-projects/car-door-replacement/feature.jpg"/></item><item><title>Car Mirror Replacement</title><link>https://cdeever.github.io/projects/car-projects/car-mirror-replacement/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://cdeever.github.io/projects/car-projects/car-mirror-replacement/</guid><description>Story Coming Soon!</description><media:content xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://cdeever.github.io/projects/car-projects/car-mirror-replacement/feature.jpg"/></item><item><title>Hands-Free Bluetooth Resurrection</title><link>https://cdeever.github.io/projects/car-projects/hands-free-bluetooth-resurrection/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://cdeever.github.io/projects/car-projects/hands-free-bluetooth-resurrection/</guid><description>The HandsFreeLink module was stuck at &amp;lsquo;Booting Up&amp;rsquo; forever. An oven reflow brought it back to life — briefly.</description><media:content xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://cdeever.github.io/projects/car-projects/hands-free-bluetooth-resurrection/feature.jpg"/></item><item><title>Tesla Mirror Replacement</title><link>https://cdeever.github.io/projects/car-projects/tesla-mirror-replacement/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://cdeever.github.io/projects/car-projects/tesla-mirror-replacement/</guid><description>Story Coming Soon!</description><media:content xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://cdeever.github.io/projects/car-projects/tesla-mirror-replacement/feature.jpg"/></item><item><title>Alpine MRP-F250 Amplifier Repair</title><link>https://cdeever.github.io/projects/car-projects/alpine-mrp-f250/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://cdeever.github.io/projects/car-projects/alpine-mrp-f250/</guid><description>A Facebook challenge to repair a dead Alpine MRP-F250 car amp — blown MOSFETs, escaped magic smoke, and lessons in systematic diagnostics</description><media:content xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://cdeever.github.io/projects/car-projects/alpine-mrp-f250/featured.jpg"/></item><item><title>Car Seat Reupholstery</title><link>https://cdeever.github.io/projects/car-projects/car-seat-reupholstery/</link><pubDate>Sun, 14 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://cdeever.github.io/projects/car-projects/car-seat-reupholstery/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;The leather on my seats was cracking and worn out, so I ordered replacement covers from Lseat.com and installed them with the help of my Sweetie. The covers themselves were impressive quality — getting them stretched tight was the real challenge.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;The leather on my seats had been tearing for a while — ugly, but mostly cosmetic. I ordered replacement covers from Lseat.com early on, but the project stayed wrapped tightly in its industrial-looking shipping pillow. I wasn&amp;rsquo;t sure how much effort the install would actually take, and it was easy to keep pushing it down the list.&lt;/p&gt;</description><media:content xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://cdeever.github.io/projects/car-projects/car-seat-reupholstery/feature.jpg"/></item></channel></rss>