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Chrysler 300M: Problems & Solutions
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Using the message #'s you posted, I couldn't find them. Would it be too much trouble to maybe write it out again? I appreciate your help...
DB3 :confuse:
Here is a copy of what I had posted back in January.
"I just got finished cleaning up the headlights on my '99 300M. They had become yellowed and crazed. They really looked bad!! I searched through this forum but could not really find any method that was useful. I then read through the public forums on the 300M Enthusiast Club site and found one dated 9/20/04 by BETOBOY that described a fairly good way to clean the lights. I modified it slightly with what I had on hand and they came out beautiful. The hardest part is needing to remove the lights from the car to work on the whole lens.
The procedure starts by wet sanding the lenses with 1500 grit sand paper. This cleans all the crazing and surface yellowing off (It scares you a little because the lens turns white!) Next, I used 3M Plastic Cleaner (a rubbing compound) to get most of the sanding marks off. I follow this with the 3M Plastic Polish. The lights look pretty good at this point. I then used some high quality Turtle wax to protect the lens in the future.
I still need to do my fog lights but they are much easier to get off. While I had the lights out I replaced the low beam lamps with Sylvania SilverStar lamps. I have used them on other cars and like the results. I wish they had the 9005XS available for the high beams. I have seen some others mention modifying the mounts to us the standard right angle lamps but I don't see how."
Hope this helps you.
Thanx
Not sure of the cause, others here may have replaced swithces or control units, but my "fix" always set me back to normal, give it a try next time you get the show.
And, yes, everytime I see a nice M, a little tear forms in the corner of my eye. Good times, good times.
'21 Dark Blue/Black Audi A7 PHEV (mine); '22 White/Beige BMW X3 (hers); '20 Estoril Blue/Oyster BMW M240xi 'Vert (Ours, read: hers in 'vert weather; mine during Nor'easters...)
I have a RB1 with a broken screen, I could use the address if you still have it.
Thanks
Craig
I have a 2003 300m Special. since the day I bought it (in 2003) I thought the headlight pattern (the shape of the light on the ground), is a ZIG ZAG or a step like pattern.
on the drivers side it "freaked" me out several times as I thought that something
was in the road until I got used to it. Every once in a while if someone else drives
it, they mention how strange the pattern is
The dealers says the pattern is normal.
Benn
when I STEP on the gas pedle I do not get the "responce" I expect.
The car does speed up but it seams to increase the RPM more that increase the
speed of the car.
I haeve ben told that this is typicle of Chrylser. But my wife drives a Sebring
convert. (2002 6cyl) and JUMPS when you step on the gas.
I know it is a "guy/male ego" thing but I think my 3.5 300M should have
better profromance than the 3.0 Sebring
:confuse:
Benn
It stinks, I know. The best remedy is to use Autostick mode, and even that will leave you wishing for more in some situations.
Thanks in advance for all the great people who contribute to this column.
two things on ebay
they go in-line between the ECU and air flow sensor circuit
Item numbers: 7973314389 and 7973587143
(did not want to post the long links)
the second one appers to just a resister that is placed accross two contacts
...any comments about these
Benn
Binding Linkage
Faulty Circuit
Faulty Switch
Faulty Sunroof Controller
Faulty Drive Motor
Also check 20 amp high current fuse in the Power Distribution Center
Your Service Manual tells all!!!!!!!!!!
I'm curious what the computer upgrade was that they did to your car. Do you know?
The other noise ids the AC belt, usually slightly higher RPM.
Also, at the same time, I have noticed that when I start my car, the seat nolonger scoots up like it used to, but the radio resets all saved stations and about 90% of the time will switch to the CD player. I do not have any navigation equipment installed. I have checked all the side panel fuses and the ones under the hood (the fuses, not the big black square things) and I have not found any that are blown. Also, sometimes, once I get the car running and go to set the statons, I can get 1 or two set and then if I try to set a third, all the stations I just set will reset. I thought for sure it was a fuse, but now I'm not so sure.
I'm kind of scared to take it to my local dealer (he has screwed me a couple times inthe past) and I hope you guys can either give me a heads up so when I take it to him, or maybe can tell me outright what the problem is. Any ideas? :sick:
Weird. I have an '02 Special. I'm glad to finally see someone else is having similar radio issues as me. And since you don't have the navigation radio, it's got to be a computer glitch in the car itself. Have you taken it to the dealer yet?