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Thanks for the info. I was quoted 15% off list with no tax and free UPS Ground shipping for the GM Bra from Chuck Hutton Chevrolet in Memphis. They can be found at www.gmpart.com - I'm going to get it from them, it's too good a deal to pass up.
Also, if there's anyone out there that has the GM rear splash guards, P/N 12496350, they've been recalled for poor fit. GM's working on getting another source and will have a superceded P/N later this summer (I hope).
I'm in the Air Force also, would have swore our paths crossed in Saudi but you meet so many new people.
Thanks again,
Bruce
1 Cubic Decimeter (Liter) = 61.023 Cubic Inches
Therefore, by my calculation:
3.8 Liters = 231.88 Cubic Inches
Horsepower anyone???
Best conversion I have is bhp = 1.21 X whp
My buddy put together this photoshop item.
Tony
I guess it must not be two bucks a gallon around the rest of America. Lousy rackin' frackin'...
Sucks.
RR
Also did the dealership to anything to rectify the problem?
Thanks in advance.
Kenbuzz, et al, that checklist was money! The car was thorough and nothing was missing. Coin holder in console, OnStar ant., floor mats, cargo net, EVERYTHING was perfect. My salesman took care of me.
I did the paperwork thing and will be taking final delivery on Saturday. It is going to get the interior detailed and treated tomorrow.
First tune? Put some thought into this one but I am gonna go with "Stairway to Heaven"
Thanks!
RR
Not that it matters, but I am not middle aged, but do live in the Mid-West. Chicago to be exact.
What year is your Honda Civic/Nissan Sentra and how big is your muffler?
LOVE my Impala. Best regards.
RR
YTD - SALES VOLUME "Family Cars"
Chevrolet Impala #8 52,660
Mazda Protege #35 18,343 [panama take note]
http://www.autosite.com/editoria/asmr/svolfc.asp
I would like to think that the rear design of the Impala is unique. It does have a resemblance to an earlier Corvette, after all, the designer of the Impala was the designer of that boss car.
I have had nothing but compliments of my Navy Blue LS. I have used Zaino products on the surface and it looks even better now than when it was new.
I hear your comments, but if you owned one, you might think differently. My car doesn't look like every other box or rounded car on the road today. Even the police forces in the U.S. and in Canada, where I live, are using the Impalas. They like the big lights and it is roomier than most sedans.
Thanks for listening to a middle aged man from Ontario.
Tom
Mazda dealerships are being bombarded by angry middle aged midwesterners who demand to trade their GM vehicles for Mazda Proteges.
One Mazda salesman commented "A local sheep farmer just left here in a brand new Protege. He traded in his 3 year old Chevy pickup and told me he would never again let GM pull the wool over his eyes!"
A 50 year old corn farmer brought in his wife's 2000 Impala and said "I'm a HUSKY guy - the spaciousness in this Protege aMAZEd me - who'd a thunk it?"
Last word was given to a small town attorney who told this newsman "I see the seeds of a class action lawsuit the size of which this country has never experienced. Middle aged midwesterners have been victimized by the likes of young urban professionals who snatch up every Protege that gets taken off the boat. Well I for one am going to put a stop to it and anyone who wants to join me can write to me at Dewey Cheatem and Howe. We'll teach these young whippersnappers a thing or two!"
Best regards,
Bruce
"SCAN FOR CODES - NONE SET. CHECK ENGINE DATA - ALL READINGS NORMAL. CHECK FOR UPDATES - INSTALLED LATEST SOFTWARE FOR COLD HESITATION - ROAD TEST OK"
However, the very next day (Tuesday) two hesitations - one of them was one of the biggest to date. None yesterday or today - so far. We'll see how it goes from here.
tomaso7 - I have been looking into getting the Zaino line of car finishing products. Are they available at retail outlets or through the Internet exclusively? I think I am going to spend the day on Saturday giving it the Royal treatment.
Thanks!
RR
He's probably just embarassed, since according to Roget's Thesaurus, the synonym for "Protege" is "Servant", while an Impala is a graceful antelope noted for its leaping ability. Which would you rather drive?
I had to drive a Ford F-150 the other day and actually had to lean forward and look at the radio to change stations, mode, volume, etc. Love those buttons on the steering wheel.
PS - not middle aged or from the mid-west and I guess I should feel lucky - we're only being ripped off for $1.70/gal-regular, $1.89/gal-premium in upstate NY
Congrats on that beautiful new black LS. That's an outstanding color combo. Are you going for a pinstripe?
I can imagine how difficult it will be to get to sleep these next two nights. - Sweet (Impala) dreams!
Ken
Sorry, Sam, I couldn't resist.
[French, from past participle of protéger, to protect from Old French from Latin prtegere; see protect.]
Prot'eg'e \Pro`t['e]`g['e]"\, n. One under the care and protection of another.
protege n : a person who receives support and protection from an influential patron who furthers the protege's career
http://www.dictionary.com/cgi-bin/dict.pl?term=protege
I. GENERAL INTERSOCIAL VOLITION
Servant.
[Antonyms: master.]
[Nouns] (much snippage) serf, vassal, slave, helot; bondsman, bondswoman; bondslave; ame damnee, odalisque, ryot, adscriptus gleboe; villian, villein; beadsman, bedesman; sizar; pensioner, pensionary; client; dependant, dependent; hanger on, satellite; parasite (servility) [more]; led captain; protege, ward, hireling, mercenary, puppet, creature.
No pinstriping for my LS. I am going to go with the 'cleaner' look. But I have seen a black LS with the silver striping and IMPALA in script along the front quarter panels - Sharp! Makes the car look longer.
I am going to order a hood cover from Chuck Hutton today... $36.43 Free shipping. Not bad, I think.
Take care - keep that sense of humor going...
RR
vin if the car is an ls or a standard impala...i am considering a used impala and the local paper
lists the vin's but don't usually denote if their
ls or standard...any help would be appreccciated...
Brightened my day.
This is important: print out every product description, how to use, and tips. It is very important you read everything before starting.
For instance, you will have a new car, therefore you may not need to have the clay bar. But if your car was shipped by railway, there is a product that rids the rail dust from the car.
An old car would have to use the clay bar.
You will use Z-1, Z-2 and the high gloss - I think its Z-6 or Z-7.
You will also buy the largest white cotton towel by Cannon you can. Trim the ends because it has nylon stitching. Cut the stitching off the ends and you can use the thin strips for the wheels. Cut the towel in two. You will have frayed ends but that's life. You will read why you have to do this.
RR
They then proceeded to call me every other week asking me "how could they make me happy". I told them to get rid of the squeeking. They would say "Bring it in again, and we'll take another look at it"..... YEH! I couldn't wait to be without my car for another day, for them to do NOTHING!!
Anyway, I've done some checking, and metallic brake pads do squeek more. They wear out less. (Last longer).
I took my LS to the dealer about 2 weeks ago (13 months of ownership now) for the Wheel Well Liners, and the Clicking/Poping noise TSB's. I mentioned the squeeky brakes again for the hell of it. Again, response was normal noise. They ordered parts for the other 2 things.
Parts came in. Dropped the car of this morning, and now have a rental (Ford Focus 4 door, what a piece of spit), as he did not think my car would be ready today.
I'll let you all know if this stops the clicking/poping...
"The GM Accessories front end cover is the ultimate in protection with a custom fit that defends the hood and front fenders of your vehicle from elements, such as stones and insects. The durable construction enables you to open the hood without removing the cover. Made of a breathable material with a polyester and floss backing to protect the body paint, there's no need to remove this cover when it's wet. All front end covers include a hood cover. Hood Covers are also available separately."
So, one would think that if you ordered a "front end cover", you would get a 2-piece set (front end and hood covers).
On Hutton's site, they list three items:
Impala
Front End Cover (Impala Logo) 12496856
Front End Cover (LS Model) 12496857
Hood Cover (Both) 12496858
My guess is that the -856 cover is the 2-piece set for the base model (no cutout for fog lights), the -857 is the 2-piece LS set (with a fog light cutout), and the -858 is the hood cover only. Makes sense, yes?
The price info on the -857 is $74.07. Not the $112 that someone earlier paid, and not the $87.14 list price. So either someone paid for something they didn't need, or the -857 set is missing something. Also, would you guess from the description that the -857 ("LS") set has the Impala logo on it?
Anyone actually HAVE the GM LS bra set?
Only time will tell, but so far, no sound is a good sound...
- 32 year-old '01LS owner and hard workin' American living in GM country (Central Michigan). Biased?? Prob'ly.
My brakes squeaked for about 1000 miles and then calmed down on their own. 10,000 miles now on the car and the brakes provide only strong, sure braking that'll throw things off the rear 'package shelf' or out from under the seats.
According to my manual, the VIN does nail down the type of car and trim level. In digits 4/5 the following combinations apply:
w/f: Impala
w/h: Impala LS
w/w: Monte Carlo LS
w/x: Monte Carlo SS
My 2000 LS was bought on Jan. 1, 2000. I have experienced most of the problems some of these early 2000s have had: Engine shutdowns and stuttering, no recorded codes, the infamous cradle and steering problems among other minor glitches.
My main concern has been the cradle clicking noise problem which the car has had since about a year ago. Up until recently, I had not gone to the dealer about this since I wasn't satisfied with any of the attempted GM fixes reorted here (i.e.,replace cradle, re-weld cradle, install shims).
The cradle clicking disappeared on its own a few months back. In its place appeared the steering column clunking noise. A few weeks ago, the steering clunks diminished and the cradle clicks came back, but less severely. Obviously, there is some kind of a connection between the two problems.
I finally took the car to the dealer with a list of problems I wanted fixed. Most prominent among them was cradle and steering. The service manager was very knowledgeable and cooperative. When I explained to him that I not want the shim fix for the cradle, he informed me they were no longer doing that. Instead GM was once again replacing cradles!
The replacement cradles are not 2001 units. They are 2000s that have been STRESS TESTED and so stamped - I don't know if they are also reinforced. He explained that early on, the cradles were not tested and that some faulty ones got installed. These are the ones we have been reading and posting about for the last year. Further, he said that the cradle replacemnt would probably fix the steering clunking problem and if it did not, GM would replace the intermediate steering column (essentialy, a universal joint to change the steering column's direction). The service manager also mentioned that the intermediate steering column clunking is a common problem on some of the GM cars.
Its only a few days now since the new cradle was installed, so obviously no definitive fix can be claimed. But, so far, so good. The LS has no more clicks or clunks. It's tight and feels like it did when I fist got it. I am hoping this is the permanent solution.
For those of you who have been waiting for a solid fix, as I was, this might be it.
I do not know the output rating of the trunk AMP. It does NOT really amplify or make the sound any louder. The early 2000s trunk amps are really more of a very bad audio EQ than a good amplifier. The signal coming off the head unit in the dash is fully amplified BEFORE going to the trunk amp. Hence the only purpose the trunk amp serves is to drastically cut the bass, increase the treble and foul the sound, IMO.
At high listening levels, the fidelity was almost tolerable. But at low to moderate levels, the sound had little or no bass and highs could be very shrill. To my highly critical ear, vocal performers did not even sound like themselves, they sounded like impersonators.
Since the radio is integral to so many features of the car, bypassing the amp altogether was the best, cheapest and simplest solution. It has been satisfactory - though not perfect.
Bear in mind that many IMPALAS come through WITHOUT the trunk amp. I have heard a few and theuy sound fine.
The amp is marked 12 volts and the power and audio leads to it are non-standard.
Jump over to the IMPALA RADIO FORUM and learn more or to nathan's great website which describes how to do the the bypass in detail.
I really do not understand the relationship between Torque (up?) and engine size, but I know there is one. What I do know, is that every 60's car I drove that had 325+ horse, usually had 350+ cubes, and would plaster you back in the seat if you got-on-it' off the line. Had a friend with a 69 Impala convertible that looked tame. He had a stock 396 c.. engine, automatic. For a standard family' car, that car definitely got out of it's own way. Another buddy had a GOT. I think it had 400 id, and I know it had 335 P. Now that was a neck thrower. Both of these cars were standard orders, meaning neither were specially built, rather just engine choices when buying the car. Havn't seen a car in the last 20+ years that had that kind of power, as a stock family sedan. Not sure why these large/powerful engines are not at least offered as an option.
On the lighter side, does anyone besides me notice that a lot of folks use singular tense in describing HP; as in "How much horse does that car have"? Kind of like boats; "What is that, a 25 footer"?
Frank
I saw the part and it's only about 10 inches long and they tell me it's located between the steering wheel and the interior floorboard.
IMO, this should have been a recall.
I've been reading on the Lexus IS300 board. Some of the vehicles are experiencing engine hestitation between gears. It was something related to the software programming. Perhaps, it's the engine codes in the software (chip) that is causing some of the early 2000 Impala hestitation? I"m not sure what to think of it.
The current Cadillac DeVilles have a plastic insert that can be painted body color that fills the front license plate area. It comes to a convex "V" right down the middle, which matches the curve in the old emblem almost perfectly. I went by the Cadillac dealer yesterday and looked at one, and if one were to cut away some of plastic trim (and probably install it upside-down) it would look perfect. The problem is, in cutting off the portion to make it fit properly, you also have to cut off the only two tabs with screwholes that could be used to hold the thing on.
I don't want to put any other holes into my bumper for this, other than those that would occur with installing a front plate. Anybody have any thoughts as to how I could attach this plastic piece in this area without fear of it falling off (and still being able to remove it if necessary)?
But Sal gave me the # for his distributor in Chicago. Called him up and ordered the Z-1,Z-2,Z-6,Z-10, as well as a pack of White Feildcrest towels... should arrive Tuesday.
Hope I have the success you and others have had. With BLACK paint, I will be washing CONSTANTLY...
Thanks!
RR