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EyeSpy 4 | Customers — ya gotta love’em

August 27, 2018 by Adam Malik

Missed an episode? Go to the EyeSpy homepage to get caught up. DO YOU HAVE EYESPY WORTHY PICTURES? If you have pictures of unbelievably creative DIY repairs that had you instantly reaching for your camera [or phone] and you’d like…

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EyeSpy 3: Life Hacks

July 30, 2018 by Adam Malik

Missed an episode? Go to the EyeSpy homepage to get caught up. DO YOU HAVE EYESPY WORTHY PICTURES? If you have pictures of unbelievably creative DIY repairs that had you instantly reaching for your camera [or phone] and you’d like…

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EyeSpy 2: Rabbits and Rats and Snakes, Oh My!

April 10, 2018 by Allan Janssen

Missed an episode? Go to the EyeSpy homepage to get caught up. DO YOU HAVE EYESPY WORTHY PICTURES?   If you have pictures of unbelievably creative DIY repairs that had you instantly reaching for your camera [or phone] and you’d like to share it…

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EyeSpy: Creative DIY Repairs I

January 16, 2018 by Auto Service World

Missed an episode? Go to the EyeSpy homepage to get caught up. DO YOU HAVE EYESPY WORTHY PICTURES?   If you have pictures of unbelievably creative DIY repairs that had you instantly reaching for your camera [or phone] and you’d like to share it…

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IT’S YOUR TURN: Let’s retire unsafe vehicles

June 25, 2016 by CARS Magazine

It should be the duty of repair shops to prevent neglected and dangerous vehicles from getting back on the road.

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EYE SPY: Anyone home?

March 10, 2016 by CARS Magazine

Cam Young of Cam’s Auto Service in Toronto sent these pictures in a while ago. He says the owner of this 1999 Malibu wasn’t experiencing any problems with the vehicle until one day it started shifting hard and the engine light…

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EYE SPY: Found under the hood

December 22, 2015 by CARS Magazine

Look what I found under the hood! What does a Christmas wreath have to do with car repair? Well, it’s just one way Finateri Ltd. is making their shop ready for the holidays. Using pinecones found in a Pontiac Sunfire that…

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EYE SPY: Bottoms up!

August 25, 2015 by Allan Janssen

Bottoms up!   Blake Laidlaw of Hockey’s Automotive in Atwood, Ont. found an unusual dust cap on one of the wheels of this 2000 Ford F-250. As you can see, the customer improvised with the bottom of a 1-liter plastic…

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EYE SPY: All clamped up?

August 13, 2015 by CARS Magazine

All clamped up? Cory Mundy from Vance’s Service Centre in Carp, Ontario had a customer come in with this custom power steering repair. “Upon opening the hood I found the power steering pressure hose replaced using clear food grade hose,…

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EYE SPY: Venting a little steam?

July 27, 2015 by CARS Magazine

Venting a little steam? Scott McLean of Kal Tire in Castlegar, B.C. came across this “custom exhaust” on a 2006 Dodge 350 4×4 with a Cummins diesel engine. “Yes, that’s a dryer vent elbow,” he writes. “It came in for…

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EYE SPY: Looks Great… Does Nothing

July 17, 2015 by CARS Magazine

Looks Great… Does Nothing.   Frank Spencer of Spencer’s Auto in Port Aux Basque, Nfld., spotted this example of a fake duel exhaust on a Cavalier. Apparently, the owner had installed a ground effects kit with dual ports in the…

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EYE SPY: Wooden it be nice

June 4, 2015 by Allan Janssen

Wooden It Be Nice! Yves Boulanger, an engineer with RTL Transit in Longueuil, Que. sent in this ‘Eye Spy’ photograph of a truck sold at auction. “The new owner had the good idea of getting it checked by a service facility…


So, you’ve taken a picture of something interesting in the shop? We’d love to see what you’ve found!