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    '05 MP3/CD Radio & 3button DIC w/bezel

    After 30 years of having a Pontiac in our family the last of them was sold a few weeks back :( - As a result I have a few left over parts Id like to sell. AM/FM Radio w/MP3 playback and CD. When I pulled this from my '05 GT everything worked fine but the CD player. 3 button DIC w/bezel - see...
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    2005 Battery Ground Connector loose

    I came out to start my car this morning and it was 'dead' - the battery is pretty new so I was a bit perplexed. I pulled out my Pepboys jumpstart battery which works best to inflate soccer balls and hooked it up praying for the best. In 0.02 seconds the car started which I found weird. I...
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    DIC Tranny Temp Reading

    In a few other threads I mentioned how my DIC Tranny Temp was registering over 250 degrees when driving for long periods on the highway! I took it to my mechanic to put a tranny cooler on it and he did some driving to observe the temp reading. The fluid looked great and he thought it was...
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    2005 AC Pressure question

    Last summer I had a problem where my AC wouldnt blow cold when starting to car after sitting for awhile. There was no rhyme or reason but after a certain point of time (anywhere from 1 min to 30 mins) cold air would come out. I started to suspect that if I did some full throttle acceleration...
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    Getting to '05 GP defogger relay

    I think the relay on my '05 GT has blown. I know its behind the fuse box on the passenger side of the dash however I cant seem to find an easy way to get to the fuse panel behind the fuse panel where the defogger relay is. Anyone has some pictures or best practices in getting to this relay...
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    Strange Fog

    Not sure how to explain this but curious if anyone had a reason why this would happen. Its about 50 degrees outside with light drizzle coming down. We still have some snowpack outside. I was running the heat at about 3/4 around the dial on the hot side cruzing down the road at around 35 mph...
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    2005 Grand Prix GT2 Rear Defogger Fuse

    Just so everyone can validate Im not as crazy as I think I am, I need help finding the rear defog fuse. In the mornings I press the rear defog button and there is a 'click' and the light goes on but no defog, so fuse is the first place to start. So here is the picture of the instrument panel...
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    '05 Plugs, Wires, Pads

    Its come time for me to change my spark plug wires, spark plugs, and front brake pads on my '05 GP GT2 w/3.8 (no SC). Its bone stock and my daily driver so Im not looking for race ready stuff but can someone suggest some quality replacement parts for these? If the GM parts are the best then...
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    '05 GT Tranny slip when hot question

    I have just the regular 3.8 in my '05 GP GT2 I know its a matter of time before something happens with the trannies in these - wanted to get some input on possibly how close I am to the end :) I have 101K miles on the odo right now. For the most part when starting out nothing much happens -...
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    '05 AC sorta working

    Got a weird problem that just started happening. When I start my car the AC appears to not be working - or is just barely cooling the air. The first 2 times it started it took about 15 minutes before it went to normal cooling (ie, cold). Ive been trying to play around to find a rhyme or...
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    '05 GT2 Brake light

    Im trying to figure out what bulb I need for my GP. Its bulb in the 'bigger' tailight section - I think there are 2 if not 3 lights in the rear assembly? When my car is started with key in ignition the big section of the rear red assembly is not lit(this would be in the lower brightness...
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    5 button DIC installation

    One of the more frustrating things I have in my '05 GT is the 3 button DIC............almost beyond useless with its features and why Pontiac didnt just go with a Speedometer based odometer/trip reading is beyond me. Anyhow - Im still not 100% sure one can reprogram a 5 button swap but I figure...
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    5 button DIC programming

    I cant remember where I found this information but Id like to upgrade my 3 button DIC to a 5 button, but the mileage reprogram is always the hold up - anyone here have the background or knowledge to confirm this would work or can clarify the steps as it doesnt seem to have all the info one would...
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    '05 GP GT 3800 Series III TB clean

    Ive seen a # of threads about throttle body cleaning - they are a bit vague on exact process so I wanted to confirm the following: 1. Do you need to remove the throttle body in order to clean it? Can you just remove the rubber housing, tilt the butterfly opening and spray/tooth brush clean...
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    05 GP GT Brake Shudder

    Ok so Im not 100% its a brake shudder but that is what I suspect. The previous owner had an issue where when driving slow, forward or reverse and slowing down sometimes it would feel like something was slipping and the car wouldnt stop 100%. At one time the TC light came on. A car repair shop...
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