what did you do to your firebird today?
06-05-2014, 08:44 PM
#1989
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My Turn Signal bulbs were blowing out every freakin time it rained. I actually tried an amber LED strip for about 2 days, and hated the look. It was fine when they were on, but with the lights off it just looked to cheap for me.
I went out and fixed them right. I got a digital flasher, new housings, new sockets and LED replacement bulbs. I was amazed at the difference between the old and new housings.
I went out and fixed them right. I got a digital flasher, new housings, new sockets and LED replacement bulbs. I was amazed at the difference between the old and new housings.
06-06-2014, 11:28 AM
#1990
I really ******* hate my car right now.
Still dealing with the wheel locks. I thought I was saved when I found a code for a replacement key, but when the new keys came in yesterday I found that they're for the stock wheel locks, which are no longer on the car. So I'm screwed.
This whole debacle has me raging with the fire of a thousand angry suns.
Still dealing with the wheel locks. I thought I was saved when I found a code for a replacement key, but when the new keys came in yesterday I found that they're for the stock wheel locks, which are no longer on the car. So I'm screwed.
This whole debacle has me raging with the fire of a thousand angry suns.
06-06-2014, 12:00 PM
#1991
I really ******* hate my car right now.
Still dealing with the wheel locks. I thought I was saved when I found a code for a replacement key, but when the new keys came in yesterday I found that they're for the stock wheel locks, which are no longer on the car. So I'm screwed.
This whole debacle has me raging with the fire of a thousand angry suns.
Still dealing with the wheel locks. I thought I was saved when I found a code for a replacement key, but when the new keys came in yesterday I found that they're for the stock wheel locks, which are no longer on the car. So I'm screwed.
This whole debacle has me raging with the fire of a thousand angry suns.
06-06-2014, 01:04 PM
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never much cared for wheel locks (hell I removed my factory ones and went to normal lug nuts), my solution has always been to lower a car to the point you have to drive it up on blocks to get a jack under it (air ride the best anti-rim theft device, lol).
06-06-2014, 01:10 PM
#1993
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I had to buy a new battery for the Formula. I checked my receipts and the current battery was purchased from a GM dealer in 2006. I guess 8 years is a pretty good battery life. I will say that GM battery prices are about $45 more than what my old one cost.
06-06-2014, 11:31 PM
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Probably made a new world record for a brake job on a 01 ws6 lol the caliper pistons on the passenger side front was stuck took a bit over 8 hrs to fix it 
and missed my chance to run at the quarter mile.
and missed my chance to run at the quarter mile. 
06-08-2014, 03:00 AM
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got the Moog upper shock mounts, Moog "dog-bone" and Monroe spring seats from rockauto today (only thing I hate about ordering from rockauto is it always seams the parts I order are only at their California facility which means nearly a week on the delivery time since I'm in Georgia, but is worth the wait for the savings).
So I decided to do a "dry-fit" of the parts to see how things go together, the Monroe spring seats slid on with just a minute or two of wiggling back and forth while pushing down per shock (no hammering on, like I've heard of some on here having to do), obviously still have to get the "cap" installed on the top of the shock body and get the bumpstop and dustboot off the factory shocks (still don't understand why the rears came with dustboots and the fronts didn't), so I now have all the bushings, ball joints and shock parts for a complete rebuild of the front suspension.
So I decided to do a "dry-fit" of the parts to see how things go together, the Monroe spring seats slid on with just a minute or two of wiggling back and forth while pushing down per shock (no hammering on, like I've heard of some on here having to do), obviously still have to get the "cap" installed on the top of the shock body and get the bumpstop and dustboot off the factory shocks (still don't understand why the rears came with dustboots and the fronts didn't), so I now have all the bushings, ball joints and shock parts for a complete rebuild of the front suspension.