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Holden VY Commodore Car Repair: Chapter 3 - Locating the Cabin Temperature Sensor

Nix McRetro // 7th February 2021 // Repairs, YouTube

Amongst all the trinkets inside the car behind the steering wheel lies the cabin temperature sensor for the climate-control system. It is not very exciting, but it does serve a useful purpose. This video shows where I found it. We’d been seeing some strange climate-control behaviour. The coldest setting sometimes... Continue reading

Holden VY Commodore Car Repair: Chapter 2 - Vacuum Actuator

Nix McRetro // 30th January 2021 // Repairs, YouTube

Never saw myself as much of a mechanic, but here I am replacing a vacuum actuator that helps direct the airflow in a motor vehicle. This is chapter two of a five-part series on the Holden VY Series II. I tried a few things to get it working as best... Continue reading

Holden VY Commodore Car Repair: Chapter 1 - The Handbrake

Nix McRetro // 23rd January 2021 // Repairs, YouTube

Never saw myself as much of a mechanic, but here I am replacing a handbrake in a motor vehicle. This is chapter one of a five-part series on the VY Series II. I tried a few things to get it working as best as possible. Some things I succeeded at,... Continue reading

Internal Inspection of the Sega Mega Modem HAA-2951

Nix McRetro // 11th January 2021 // Sega, YouTube

The Sega Mega Modem, model HAA-2951, sure was cutting-edge technology for 1990! This Japanese Mega Drive accessory used the telephone line for services such as game downloads. An early taste of Sega console networking, long before the Saturn and Dreamcast! Enjoy the video. I also have a couple inspecting the... Continue reading

Cyberpunk 2077 (2020, PS4 Live Stream, Day 1)

Nix McRetro // 6th January 2021 // Gaming, Livestream, YouTube

I don’t know. There’s just something that seems boring about Cyberpunk 2077. I’ll have a proper sit down with it over the weekend and give it a fair go, but what a surprise at the start! Getting tricked? How did I not see that coming? This game makes Fallout 76... Continue reading