I love this vehicle so far. Even with a couple minor issues. Found a good deal on it and my wife fell in love with it almost immediately. Plus with just over 116k on it she’s in pretty great shape. Just there are a couple small issues I need to correct.
1. The is a rattling like a loose part when you open the sun shade for the sun roof. I plan to tear into that tomorrow. Hoping it may just be the channel I’ve read about in the board that is loose. Will update after I take a look.
2. I started to try and tackle the drivers seat not going forward nor back. I didn’t have the T55 socket so I couldn’t get all the way into it and take the frame fully apart. But the toothed rails are bone dry. I hear the motor making noise like skipping teeth when it tries to move. Could it just be simply re-lubricate the rails and it will work? And the last owner looks to have crushed the crossbar that connects both cogs. With that now oblong will it make a repair impossible? How likely is it that the motor is weak from being 17 years old and just needs cleaned inside along with the switch contacts? Hope someone may have insight there.
3. The rest is just cosmetic. A few covers and a DEEP cleaning will bring the old girl back to life.
4. For those that do a lot of MOD with electrical items...Does anyone have any suggestions where to mount a power fuse rail and a ground fuse rail where they would be hidden, yet able to be used to be power attach points for LED accents and such can be ran to and not splice isn’t harnesses?
5. Any recommendations for the easiest point to intercept the starter signal for the installation of a cutoff switch to disable the starting system as added security? Looking for it to be somewhere between the starter relay and the starter yet not easy to detect. After all the goal is to make it so that one can’t jump the relay connectors to start the vehicle yet not give away the kill switch exists or it’s location.
6. These constant on interior lights bug me to no end. I am wondering the best location to tap the courtesy circuit so that I can install an override switch.
7. Almost forgot about the darn suspension light on because the rear suspension was changed over from the air bags. Just want the darn light off.
I understand some things if not all may be buried in the forums. Please forgive my asking. I have a bit of a hard time spending hours searching due to being a disabled vet on pain meds that fog the mind when doing long searches. I can do the work myself, it just takes a bit of time while I figure out how it all goes together. Vehicles are easier than the fighters I maintained. Hence the back issues. Thanks in advance and any thoughts or advice will be greatly appreciated.
Derek
1. The is a rattling like a loose part when you open the sun shade for the sun roof. I plan to tear into that tomorrow. Hoping it may just be the channel I’ve read about in the board that is loose. Will update after I take a look.
2. I started to try and tackle the drivers seat not going forward nor back. I didn’t have the T55 socket so I couldn’t get all the way into it and take the frame fully apart. But the toothed rails are bone dry. I hear the motor making noise like skipping teeth when it tries to move. Could it just be simply re-lubricate the rails and it will work? And the last owner looks to have crushed the crossbar that connects both cogs. With that now oblong will it make a repair impossible? How likely is it that the motor is weak from being 17 years old and just needs cleaned inside along with the switch contacts? Hope someone may have insight there.
3. The rest is just cosmetic. A few covers and a DEEP cleaning will bring the old girl back to life.
4. For those that do a lot of MOD with electrical items...Does anyone have any suggestions where to mount a power fuse rail and a ground fuse rail where they would be hidden, yet able to be used to be power attach points for LED accents and such can be ran to and not splice isn’t harnesses?
5. Any recommendations for the easiest point to intercept the starter signal for the installation of a cutoff switch to disable the starting system as added security? Looking for it to be somewhere between the starter relay and the starter yet not easy to detect. After all the goal is to make it so that one can’t jump the relay connectors to start the vehicle yet not give away the kill switch exists or it’s location.
6. These constant on interior lights bug me to no end. I am wondering the best location to tap the courtesy circuit so that I can install an override switch.
7. Almost forgot about the darn suspension light on because the rear suspension was changed over from the air bags. Just want the darn light off.
I understand some things if not all may be buried in the forums. Please forgive my asking. I have a bit of a hard time spending hours searching due to being a disabled vet on pain meds that fog the mind when doing long searches. I can do the work myself, it just takes a bit of time while I figure out how it all goes together. Vehicles are easier than the fighters I maintained. Hence the back issues. Thanks in advance and any thoughts or advice will be greatly appreciated.
Derek
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