u/jackalope_in_pants

Sick or changing batteries in my old thermostat and the local energy savings program was 'selling' Nest Thermostats for $5 so I got there but already pulling my hair out installing the first one. Confirmed with the HVAC guy who just installed a new oil furnace that we already have the wires needed for it (see photo of old setup). And after connecting it all I'm getting a message on the home app that it's not seeing the common wire. Can someone tell me what I've done wrong or if the HVAC guy is wrong?

TLDR: idiot homeowner trying to install and needs help

Thanks in advance.

Curious about fitment and how tall it sits but the seller doesn't have any install pics and seems they sell a variant of this for a hundred different cars so I'm more than a little suspect but also don't love the idea of drilling into the console to add the Toyota OEM type.

Link for reference:

https://ebay.io/m/If4slf

Been a while since any company made something new for the first gens but after seeing the one they made for the second gens I asked if they could make a compatible version for the early cars and I may have ordered the first one off the line. Fits great, just didn't realize the ball/mag mount I already had was the wrong size so I'm waiting on an adapter arm in the mail.

No affiliation or anything just sharing cause I know everyone struggles with finding a good phone mount for these cars.

Link for reference:

https://animamotorsports.com/Anima-1-Ball-Base-Mount-for-Toyota-GT86FRSBRZ-First-Gen_p_78.html

In the middle of what I thought would be a quick job, adding shelves in the grout of a shower and can't get the shelves anywhere close to flush. Are they supposed to be? Worried if I go any deeper with the razor blade or Dremel I'm going to pierce the waterproofing. Been at it for a couple hours and using the Dremel sparingly but still pretty far from flush.

Shelves are Bernkot for reference:

https://a.co/d/07bcWOjq

Been at it a couple hours with a razor blade and a dremel with a big wheel on it that I'm using sparingly but still don't have the shelf flush. Is it just the walls? Or do I need to go farther in?

https://imgur.com/a/QKTgCpU[photos ](https://imgur.com/a/QKTgCpU)

Been pondering this a while, finally got to ordering a bunch of thread options to find a match for STI neon and found one to match...one piece down 20 or whatever to go...

(For reference I did this by hand, it took forever and probably doesn't look great by whatever standard these things should be judged but I just like the color (have it on the brembos and a few vinyl accents) and wanted to get rid of the red on the interior.)