After buying my 4th gen a few months ago, I was able to finally drive it home yesterday! From being on vacation for almost 2months, I was so excited to get it from my uncle and drive it home last night. Overall, I was very pleased with the work that they did... Got the 5sfe tranny in, new clutch, changed t-belt, axles, ball joints, brakes and rotors, motor mounts, rack and pinion, steering pump... No more grinding gears... smooth as a butter when shifting... Being an epic car, there are still some flews that needs to be addressed: 1. Power locks - driver side power lock does not engage when button is pressed inside or when using the key. When trying to lock the car from the driver side, the passenger side does not seem to lock to I need to go around the passenger side to lock the door. Anybody can point me to a fix for this??? 2. Heater - I was able to do the quick fix yesterday but I will do the permanent fix soon. 3. A/C compressor - seems that the old owner hard-wired the A/C compressor so everytime I turn on the fan the compressor kicks in. I need to trace this so I can correctly address the problem. 4. Rust spots and paint - I may try the $50 paint job this spring... 5. Power antenna - needs a new antenna mast 6. Struts and alignment - still debating if I should spend money on new rims or just go stock and buy rubber so I can have my struts replaced and get my alignment done... I missed out on a Toms C3 Spirit when I was in the Philippines. 7. Flickering/dimming lights - when I turn on my turn signals, my clock and dash lights seems to flicker/dim. My alternator may be on its way soon.
posted here http://www.st162.net/forum/showthread.php?5338-89-GT-S-Liftback got my heat working. now just figuring out why my ac compressor turns on and why my dash lights and ac lights flicker when i step on the brakes.
Where are you located? I have a few electric door locks that I'm taking out of my GTS to install manual pieces, if not too far I could package and ship to you! racerb
Northern VA... Leesburg to be precise... I would love to have those extra parts... do you, by any chance, have an extra A/C compressor just in case I can determine if mine is malfunctioning? and maybe some struts too? Thanks!
All I have left A/C wise is the under dash parts of the system and the control panel. Nothing from under the hood unless the local Pick-And-Pull here has something in stock! Also I have a set of slightly used KYB GR-2 rear struts just dying for a new home, make an offer! racerb
nah i dont want to burden you by going to the yard. is your ac panel auto climate? if so will u let it go for how much? i just want to see if its my ac button that is malfunctioning thats why my compressor kicks in all the time.
Not sure about auto-climate, never even used the A/C only heat, car was used as Track Rat from the start. Everything was working when I removed it, so hows $15 plus shipping sound??
thanks bro... i might wait until winter is over to tackle the a/c... i need to resolve some grounding issues first... mainly the flickering/dimming of lights when i press on the brake... i think this may be related to either the grounding of the dash lights or brake lights...
