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Novus isn't real easy to find but there are a number of places that carry it or you can get it from the manufacturer.
http://www.noscratch.com/novus/
http://webhome.idirect.com/~mhicken/
Anyone know? Anyone here have a 2003 yet? I haven't seen any being purchased since they first arrived a few months ago, just sitting there collecting dust.
BigMike5 - I almost took mine to Sears instead of doing it myself and getting the Die Hard. After hearing your story I'm glad I didn't. (did they charge extra for the install?) The owners manual does say to remove the air box and the shroud -- You really need to do both to get the the bracket. I guess they thought removing the wheel would be easier (!). The only thing changing the battery myself is now I have to take the old one somewhere for recycling.
I like the idea of painting the outside part, but not the tire side. If my car wasn't lowered so much I would get the molded ones.
You're lucky in that the first owner took most of the depreciation hit. Buy it as cheap as possible and then add some nice mods like others have done.
You are definitely a carrier.
I only painted the outside.. a couple of times actually, The rear ones kept dragging, and getting messed up.
I really dig what you did with your shifter lights. I may have to steal that idea. Also Blondas exhaust tips are way cool. SDMike's painted rotors are great except red wont go on my car. AjpIII rims and dvd/lcd screens... awesome car.
Mechanically, I had a few trans problems early on that were repaired under warranty. At 38,000 I had a front sway bar bushing fail...they had to replace the entire assembly...a $600 repair that was technically not covered by my extended warranty but my (really a) 5* got Chrysler to do it for the $100 deductible anyway. Zero problems in the last 60,000 miles. I have not had any of the tire problems many have complained of here. No window failures although they are sounding pretty creaky these days. I drive it for business so lots of highway miles and maybe non-typical service life issues. I averaged 22.5 mpg for all miles the first two years when I tracked every tank of gas. It still doesn't burn any oil and while I have not read every one of the 21,417 posts here, I have never seen any complaints of engine reliability issues. My interior definitely shows signs of wear and tear, but the only thing I would call unusual was the breaking of one of the main driver seat attachment bolts. I wish I had time to go Zaino-crazy like a lot of contributors here, but my warhorse just goes to the car wash every couple of weeks and the exterior has held up well. But, (and this is why this vehicle is destined to be a classic) I still feel a sense of pride when I see it sitting in the parking lot and know it is mine. The styling still looks remarkably fresh to me after four years. The "N" that Otto will start building pretty soon may be a great car, but it will be a totally different car and having one of the last M's may turn out to be a very good thing.
Thanks for any input!
the eaglites and max xe for us. I did have the
eaglites in my M for a while. but its hard to see
sometimes with them. I don't know about the max bulbs. they cost more then the eaglites but I don't know if that makes them any better. I put in some cool blues by sylvania back in.
Thanks.
I have noticed this on my HIDs I converted. The discharge gas chamber is in the same location as the filiment, but due to it's ball shaped it gives off a different pattern.
To remove the blade lift the wiper arm up. Then push the release tab (under the tip of the wiper arm) Then push the blade toward the base of the arm (toward the drivers side).
Actually, HID's typically draw less energy than stock, (35 watts versus 55 for halogen) so they benefit a weak battery problem.
> Change Wiper Blades ...
Swing the entire arm up off the windshield, pivot the blade away from the arm, find the tab opposite the arm "U", and depress towards arm, slide blade down and off arm. Slide a new one towards the "U" until it clicks in place.
>Headlights.
For non-HID, the governing factor is wattage. Simply stated, higher watts = more light. A blue tint only masks the red/yellow portion of light and runs the lamp hotter.
If you're going to higher watts I'd recommend a fused feed directly from the battery, through a relay, controlled by the original headlight lead.
>Hesitation?
Could be many things but I'd first look at battery connections. You got a new battery lately? Did they clean and tighten the clamps? The key SKIM module is an instantaneous go/nogo decision and unlikely to cause a delay.
It reads the key chip - I think it's mounted around the ignition switch.
(I didn't have time to look the exact wording of SKIM, but you get the idea.)
He went to the parts store and got a magnetized longer drain plug that works great without any modifications. $2.89 for the longer plug.
OEM battery checked out at 447CCA. It is exactly 3 years old. New OEM is 600CCA. 447CCA is pretty good, isn't it? 2000 M with 50K.
OEM coolant tested at -35.
I LOVE this car.
Rick/Geezer300M
Rick/Geezer300M
M. And I still get a lot of compliments on my car from my customers---I even had a few buy an M after they took a look at mine.
EZ
My best friend purchased a 1999 Corvette brand new and the Vettes didn't have chrome rims but his dealer knew of a place in California that would ship the chrome rims upon receiving the aluminum rims from the dealer. We can't access that dealer and I am wondering if anyone knows of such a California place that does this same thing?
LOL......Common trait. When I had Christine, I used to do the same thing. That Candy Apple Red and that Zaino shine were too much too resist! LOOK=LOVE, OWN= oh never mind, that's a whole other story! ;-))))
david70-
Try this- http://www.4chromewheels.com or 1-877-66chrome
ALL-
Have a happy and safe Thanksgiving.
fastdriver
Fastdriver, hope you have a safe & happy Turkey Day too... just happened to be thinking about you when I noticed you were the very last post. Thought you might have kicked this board to the curb (like sdmike unfortunately).
This subject came up a long time ago, but I don't recall a solution: what kind of "bras" are recommended to protect the M but yet allow the beauty of the M's design to show? Did anyone ever have "transparent" bras?
I would turn the key and nothing would happen. Turn it a couple of times and eventually it would start. Sometimes I would leave the key in the start position and it would eventually start after a couple of seconds.
Hope this helps.
http://www.aaarims.com/index.html
Click on the product catalog link then search on 2002 Chrysler->300M