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REVIEW: Costco SUN+BLK Total Blackout Curtains – 2 Panels 52in x 84in $24.99

I just bought 6 packs of Costco SUN+BLK Total Blackout Curtains – 2 Panels 52in x 84in for $24.99 and installed some Flexible Curtain Tracks ( https://amzn.to/3yhWvta ) . There are similar blackout curtains online ( https://amzn.to/3dFyTak ). Its been great to reduce noise and sound and also provide privacy to store away background stuff, or you can use it to divide a room.

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Working from home, I need less noise and more privacy when on Zoom and video conference calls as well as when recording narration. This blackout curtain is fully blocks light from a 500 lumen high powered flashlight.

The flexible curved curtain track is able to be mounted on the ceiling and can cover up 1/2 the room including background storage and clutter as well as a distracting corner door. It also lowers the sound in the room from outside and from my speaker phone calls.

Stuff in this video:
Flexible Curtain Tracks ( https://amzn.to/3yhWvta )
Blackout or other curtains ( https://amzn.to/3dFyTak )

Using it for over a week, I get less noise distraction and able to get more work done at my home office.

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REVIEW / HOW TO: Flexible Curtain Tracks – More Privacy & Less Noise!

I just installed some Flexible Curtain Tracks ( https://amzn.to/3yhWvta ) and some blackout curtains ( https://amzn.to/3dFyTak ). Its been great to reduce noise and sound and also provide privacy to store away background stuff, or you can use it to divide a room. In this video I will install and review these new curtain track and curtains.

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Working from home, I need less noise and more privacy when on Zoom and video conference calls as well as when recording narration. This flexible curved curtain track is able to be mounted on the ceiling and can cover up 1/2 the room including background storage and clutter as well as a distracting corner door. It also lowers the sound in the room from outside and from my speaker phone calls.

You will need the following tools and parts:
– Flexible Curtain Tracks ( https://amzn.to/3yhWvta )
– Blackout or other curtains ( https://amzn.to/3dFyTak )
– Power Drill / Screwdriver ( https://amzn.to/3jHsWxb )
– 1/4 drill bit
– Pliers ( https://amzn.to/3hfnboU )
– Hack Saw ( https://amzn.to/3jHuVBH ) OR Tin Snips ( https://amzn.to/36aYqUD )
To trim the track if you need it shorter.

Overall It took about 2-3 hours to put up the track and curtains. The 20 feet of track kit came with all the hardware for the job. The most time was taken bending the metal track to a straight line and marking out the ceiling points.

If I had to do it again, I would have clipped the mounts onto the track the mounted the track directly to the ceiling. Clipping the track to the mounting hardware needs a lot of wrist and arm muscle. By preinstalling the clips, it would require less wrist action.

For 20 feet of track it came with about 48 roller hooks which is okay for 6 panels. You can buy more roller hooks ( https://amzn.to/36abaLf ) for more curtain panels.

Using it for over a week, I get less noise distraction and able to get more work done at my home office.

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How to Upgrade Honda “MEEP” Horns without wire splicing on my Honda Clarity

How to Upgrade Honda “MEEP” Horns without wire splicing on my Honda Clarity . After honking several times at distracted drivers with the weak Honda MEEP horns, I decided to upgrade my Honda Clarity with louder deeper horns.

I didnt like the Meep of the factory disk horns so I upgraded to Hella
HELLA 011225831 Black 12V BX Trumpet Horn Kit(Universal Fit) (
https://amzn.to/35Sf9Mq ) with a Honda horn converter plug harness cable so i didnt need to splice the wire. https://amzn.to/3oVB1y4 . I needed to make a terminal connector step down converter ( https://amzn.to/39GLKGp ) to make the harness fit with the Hella.

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I didnt like the Meep of the factory disk horns so I upgraded to Hella
HELLA 011225831 Black 12V BX Trumpet Horn Kit(Universal Fit) (
https://amzn.to/35Sf9Mq ) with a Honda horn converter plug harness cable so i didnt need to splice the wire. https://amzn.to/3oVB1y4 . I needed to make a terminal connector step down converter ( https://amzn.to/39GLKGp ) to make the harness fit with the Hella.

For those who dont want to deal with splicing wires or buying relays. I went with a universal kit and added a Honda Horn audio adaptor. Some horn kits have Honda specific connectors for fast plug and play easy connecting without splicing wires Hella ( https://amzn.to/39Oa8pk ) and SEINECA Automotive ( https://amzn.to/35VKcaj ) sells car manufacture specific horns.

The issue with kits with specific car manufacture specific plugs is that they are positioned in the wrong side of the horn, and your car may not have enough wiring harness to connect the plug. This happened with my Honda Clarity as the cable did not reach the horn plug. It needed another 3 inches of length. The SEINECA kit ( https://amzn.to/35VKcaj ) was also 125+ dB and was very large horns and did not fit the area of the Clarity.

Universal horn kits are more flexible as you can buy an adaptor cable specific for your Honda or other car manufacture. Typical adapter cables are about 3-4 inches in length. The universal horn kit I choose was the Hella Trumpet Hi / Low Horn 113dB – Universal Kit. They had Honda specific connectors but I got the universal fit.

I also ordered a Honda Civic horn adaptor( https://amzn.to/3bPK5Rl )with 2 prongs to match my Honda Clarity. Some other model Honda have single prong as they ground from the mounting bolt to the metal of the car.

The only issue of my Hella Trumpet horns ( https://amzn.to/39Oa8pk ) and 1/4 inch terminals were larger than my 3rd party adapter. I had to make a F2 to F1 adaptor ( https://amzn.to/35TqYSV ) , by using a 16 AWG 1/4″ Female connector terminal from my terminal assortment kit ( https://amzn.to/3sCCewq ) and some electrical tape. I typically use Plastidip in a can ( https://amzn.to/39ImUpu ) to insulate my electrical terminals but the can dried out.

You will need a a flat head screwdriver for the plastic clips that cover the paneling, 12 MM socket for the mounting bolt, and a 10 mm socket wrench for adjusting the angle of the horn mount.

To remove the Honda Clarity front cover you need to remove the 3 plastic clips, the pull the cover from the side edges straight up out of the fender clips, replace the original horns, disconnect the plugs , and replace with the new plugs and horns, then test it out. There should be no need for any other wiring. After installing and testing, replace all the clips and covers. Remember that the 4 clips have need to be repositioned on to the cover.
Enjoy your new louder horns!

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