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Forum: Vendor's Forum Topic: Minimize Your Shipping Costs at RockAuto.com! |
00Beast |
Posted: Wed Mar 08, 2017 5:53 pm
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Very rarely do I ever go, "oh, any one of these parts would be fine" from RockAuto, because, in the case of sensors, one might be $20 and one might be $120! That's too great of a difference to gamble over saving a few dollars on shipping. |
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Forum: Performance & Brainstorming Topic: Intake...just a cone on tb? |
00Beast |
Posted: Wed Mar 08, 2017 3:18 pm
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It's been done, Booze did it for a while when it was supposed to flood in his area. The reality is, you're better off with the stock airbox than just a cone on the TB. The stock airbox pulls cold air in from behind the headlight. A cone on the TB just sucks hot engine bay air in. Not that it really ... |
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Forum: Bonneville GXP/Northstar Powered Cars Topic: brake low fluid message |
00Beast |
Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2017 11:18 am
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Yeah, if you want the look, get dimpled and slotted, or just slotted. The drilled rotors are a nightmare. |
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Forum: Introductions for new members Topic: Belafonte the new guy |
00Beast |
Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2017 6:09 pm
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Welcome! Like has been said, memory seats requires significantly more than just the seats. Wiring, modules, new switch panel and wiring run to the door, etc. Probably not worth the hassle just so you can put the seat back after your old lady drives the car. Aftermarket headlights, taillights, etc? F... |
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Forum: Bonneville GXP/Northstar Powered Cars Topic: 2004 GXP Runs real bad. Help please! |
00Beast |
Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2017 5:47 pm
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Yeah, sounds like that engine is destined for the scrap heap. I'd guess that a chunk of piston hit the electrode, continued to get chewed up and possibly got passed out the exhaust. Lots of possibilities. |
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Forum: Detailing & Appearance Topic: 04+ GP Gauge Needle Swap? |
00Beast |
Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2017 5:09 pm
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It's been done, I don't know the details though. |
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Forum: Bonneville GXP/Northstar Powered Cars Topic: Tire Pressure And Service Stability |
00Beast |
Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2017 4:07 pm
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The tire pressure light is on because the wheel hubs help calculate that too, and if a wheel hub is reading erroneously, then it can't calculate if the tires are in sync with each other. |
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Forum: Bonneville GXP/Northstar Powered Cars Topic: Tire Pressure And Service Stability |
00Beast |
Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2017 2:16 pm
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You can't see those codes with a basic scanner. It needs a more complicated scanner, like the newer Snap-Ons or the GM Dealer TechII or their new system to read. These are body codes, likely whatever scanner you have only reads powertrain codes, MAYBE ABS codes if you dropped a few bucks. The scanne... |
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Forum: Bonneville GXP/Northstar Powered Cars Topic: brake low fluid message |
00Beast |
Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2017 1:14 pm
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We had that happen in our GXP when the brake pads got towards the end of their life. I think they didn't change the master cylinder but added the bigger calipers up front, so as the pistons have to travel further and sit further out it drains the level past where the sensor sees it as "low". |
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Forum: 2000-2005 (other than GXP) Topic: Installing rear shocks on 04 Bonneville |
00Beast |
Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2017 6:16 pm
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Yeah, gotta improvise. Hopefully it holds up. Good luck! |
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Forum: 2000-2005 (other than GXP) Topic: Auto light annoyance |
00Beast |
Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2017 6:16 pm
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Yeah, you can buy a 1985 Bonneville. Those had manual headlights. |
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Forum: 2000-2005 (other than GXP) Topic: Installing rear shocks on 04 Bonneville |
00Beast |
Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2017 5:22 pm
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Mine came off easily, but my car was a FL car, so there wasn't much rust. Not like a car from MB... |
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Forum: 2000-2005 (other than GXP) Topic: Installing rear shocks on 04 Bonneville |
00Beast |
Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2017 5:09 pm
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I disconnected the old shock and connected the line to the new shock. I don't know how else you'd do it, the factory connectors are kind of specific for that. |
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Forum: Your Ride: Pics and Videos Topic: My '79 Brougham Coupe |
00Beast |
Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2017 3:10 pm
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Nice! I think these cars are good for the ratty vibe, they'll never be high-dollar collectors, so you might as well make them unique and to your taste. If others don't like it, they can, as you brits say, bugger off! lol |
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Forum: 2000-2005 (other than GXP) Topic: trans compatabilty |
00Beast |
Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2017 11:30 am
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It also could potentially have different valving and things internally, and his PCM could not properly be able to control it. So it's a double-no. |
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Forum: 2000-2005 (other than GXP) Topic: Removing Interior Trim To Pull Up Carpet? |
00Beast |
Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2017 4:01 pm
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No, if anything you'll be removing the front door sill trim. That splice should be under the front carpet? The sill plates pull straight up with just your fingers. |
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Forum: 2000-2005 (other than GXP) Topic: Removing Interior Trim To Pull Up Carpet? |
00Beast |
Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2017 1:37 pm
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the carpet is in 2 sections, a front and rear. It is divided underneath the front seats. Either way the front seats, plastic door sill plates and center console must be removed to remove the carpet To fully remove from the car. He's just interested in getting at the splice underneath to fix the cor... |
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Forum: 2000-2005 (other than GXP) Topic: trans compatabilty |
00Beast |
Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2017 12:35 pm
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Yeah, you fried the clutches then. Time to tear it apart and rebuild it. You could use the pieces from the GTP trans and make one good trans, just depends on your skills and willingness to take risks. |
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Forum: 2000-2005 (other than GXP) Topic: Removing Interior Trim To Pull Up Carpet? |
00Beast |
Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2017 11:48 am
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You should be able to pull the sill plate and maybe the B-pillar trim and move the carpet back enough to get in there. You might get lucky and be able to get at it through the slit for the seat wiring and stuff after you get the seat out. You shouldn't have to remove the console. |
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Forum: Performance & Brainstorming Topic: PCM Tune |
00Beast |
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2017 3:01 pm
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jradke61 wrote: Maybe buying hp tuners would be a good idea since no one around here has it. Pay for itself in no time I bet. Tuning other people's cars is a HUGE liability. You gotta know what you're doing before you just start changing *shoot*... |
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