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    my stereo stays on when car is off.

    Hey guys, I purchased a 400 watt ac converter, and for some reason it didn't work in my cigar lighter, they also come with booster cable hookups to attach it to your battery. not wanting to have an extension cord going from my hood to the inside, i decided to wire the power wire of the...
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    coolant leak! temp very high.

    So I'm sitting in a parking lot. I've traced down the leak to an elbow just beside the pulley tensioner. I've been parked for about a half hour and the temp is sitting at the halfway mark. If I drive it climbs fast. So to prevent any further damage I gotter parked. Also, I got a lot of brown...
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    PAC Chime Sounds terrible

    Hey guys, I just put in a new deck and I guess 04+ cars need a special harness made from p.a.c to make the chimes etc... work. I installed it and the chime sounds really bad, I feel like my car is outta the 80's. I decided to tear open my stock stereo to see where my old chime was so i can...
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    04+ quarter panel removal?

    do the quarter panels come off the 04+ GP'S?
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    Correct tie rod nut?

    I'm trying to remove my outer tie rod from the knuckle and I seem to remember them having crown shaped nuts with a cotter pin through them. this one has a nylon nut, and i cant for the life of me remove it. I put a 8mm socket at the end of the stud and used a wrench to turn it as far as it...
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    I screwed up.... hub nut....

    ok, i did something really stupid while trying to remove my driver side front wheel bearing, I managed to get the assembly out of the knuckle, but the damn cv shaft is stuck in the bearings.... heres the problem, i tried smashing the cv shaft stud while pulling on the bearing. i messed up the...
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    Avoided collision by jumping a curb, need help!

    while avoiding an idiot running a red light, I smashed my 04 GT into the curb... and damn... theres some damage. the body is fine, but my passenger side wheel and everything connected to it isn't. Busted parts include: CV Boot is leaking (the whole shaft popped out when i was removing parts)...
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    upholstering the roof/ceiling with vynil

    Hey guys, after a failed attempt with my material sagging and hanging off my ceiling, I'm wondering what is the best kind of glue to use. Vinil is much heavier than cloth so the 3m spray on glue I bought was worthless, then I tried using goop, which comes in a tube and that also didn't stick...
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    Service ABS, traction control, variable steering

    This happened before, but was fine after i shut off the car and started it again. this time it isnt going away, i have no abs, no traction control and it is harder to turn my steering wheel. the center console tells me to service those three things, they were all working fine before.... what...
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    How to get a code, paperclip?

    In my old saturn i could use a paperclip on a couple of pins and the engine light would flash and you could get the code by counting the number of flashes etc... is there something like this that can be done on my 04 GT? they want to charge me 60$ to get it read and i really dont want to drop...
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    04+ projectors on ebay?

    I found these headlights on ebay and wondering what people think. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?VISuperSize&item=130473528202
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    Top Swap Cost (parts)

    I see there are alot of top swap posts up ATM, Mine is different question I've called all the local junkyards around my area (Atlantic Canada). Only two of them had 2004 GTP's, and they are unwilling to sell me parts. The'll only sell me the engine as a whole. the cheapest I could find was a...
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    back brake piston stuck

    I need help! I'm replacing my back brakes, I'm on the drivers side rear I got the old brakes off and the new ones on but i cant get the piston back in the caliper. I'm using a large c clamp and i gave it everything i got, I even used a breaker bar for more power and all it did was bend the...
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    wires and coils

    I'm asking this because I've seen different opinions in different threads. I'm currently in need of new wires. some people say stock are better, others say if you're looking into modding you'll eventually need bigger wires. but if you get bigger wires you need coils. I've read on another...
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    Funny youtube vid

    YouTube - My grandmother had a grand prix
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