tunicwriter

Back home now with a rental (2009 G6 GT, go figure). They diagnosed the whine in the steering as a bad rack and pinion, so that's goin' in. They're fixing the keyless entry BS and getting me another key fob for free. They couldn't reproduce the tranny problems I was having (hard shift from 2nd to 3rd), but I still have plenty of powertrain warranty left. So that's that.

Oh, and thanks Killiger for comin' out and chillin' with me in the waiting room

unfortunately me and transmission repair dont get along very well outside of fluid changes... so im at their mercy at the moment. however a fiero just rolled by in close to mint condition. very nice.

I absolutely hate not working on my own car. This is miserable.

Well, as the title says, me and the G6 are off to the dealership in about an hour. I'm having the generic clunk from the intermediate shaft problem, a slight whine while turning (not fluid related), some very hard shifting (upshifting and downshifting), and the good ol' multi-vehicle problem where the car loses the RF info for the keyless entry and TPMS system. Woo.

I'm slightly weary about the transmission thing since 3 or 4 transmission related posts popped up on G6P.com yesterday.

Ah well. Nothing like milking the 3 year/36,000 with 35,874 miles on the ticker.

Wish me and the 6 luck.

I hope this dude gets his car. The dealer blows.

Get it welded back up if at all possible. With third gens being true unibodies, having a hole cut in it like that is no good. If you don't have stress cracks there now, you will soon. It's just a matter of time.

Unfortunately, the fuel tank access door is a very common hack job people like to do to third gens, and it can lead to trouble. Watch the metal surrounding it for stress cracks.

"I just Died in Your Arms Tonight" - Foreigner

That's "(I Just) Died in Your Arms Tonight" by Cutting Crew. Do not disgrace Foreigner with your silly one hit wonder

And...

"Thirty and Seven" by August Burns Red.

This might interest you (click). Apparently Volvo itself sells the double-din kit. Part numbers and pics are on that thread. Might be worth a call to Volvo.

Thanks for the update.

Does the kenwood have ipod connectivity and bluetooth?

Yes and yes. iPod Connectivity is via USB, bluetooth is enabled.

If you get the cable for the iPod (something like $20), it hooks up in the rear and allows you to browse the iPod via the touchscreen and play videos from it.

Bluetooth, you have to get the Kenwood bluetooth adapter for handsfree cell use.

I apologize if you clicked the link and got double DIN units, they show single DIN fold outs for me, for that car. Other than that, the only single DIN fold outs I've seen and used that have been worth their money are Kenwoods. As far as that goes, they make the KVT-614, get that with the nav module and it's quite nice. A friend has it, I've played with it and it's not bad. He loves it. The nav module uses an SD card, no DVDs. It can be found on Crutchfield.

Crutchfield is your friend. Clicky.

Well my first car, and my baby, was a 1989 Camaro Z28. Long story short, a cop falling asleep at the wheel and ramming into my Camaro sent me into a rental car. This rental was a 2009 Pontiac G6 GT sedan. I had the car for a month and fell in love, and was very reluctant to give it up. Seven months later, with a busted up Camaro and a broken down beater, I went to the dealership and picked up a used 2008 G6 GT sedan with 28k on the clock. And that was that.

Where you getting the LEDs done?

That'd be sweet! I'm pretty sure there are no Merchants here in Cali

Merchant's is owned by a company called Tire Kingdom, which is in turn owned by a company called TBC Corporation, who is in turned owned by the Sumitomo Corporation of America, which is in turn owned by Sumitomo Corporation (as in Sumitomo tires).

Merchant's and Tire Kingdom pretty much cover the east coast, a bit of the midwest, and most of the south, and Big O Tires, their "sister" company, covers the west coast. So, Merchant's = Big O Tires.

People were born in the 90s?! Whodathunk...

7/22/87 -- 22 and nothing to look forward to except lower insurance rates at 25.

need moar f-bodies

Idea: Swap out your husband's hood for yours, repaint, hide his car for a while so he doesn't notice (just say the show Overhaulin' took it), then put the money into the system. Problem solved

1st Car (and still currently owned) - 1989 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 (305 TBI)

Mods: fog lights, mild cam, 14" open air element, subwoofers

The most current picture of it I have is:

A special operations police officer (i.e.: narcotics cop) from a different county decided to make an illegal lane change into my baby with his unmarked Nissan Maxima. They claimed sovereign immunity even though I'm pretty sure he fell asleep at the wheel, and he had no lights on (not even a turn signal). She's currently waiting for the frame to be straightened and all the new shiny parts I have for her to be hung.

The good news: My steel Camaro completely destroyed the Maxima and the dude got to ride a desk instead of in a car for a good long while.

2nd car - 1989 Ford Taurus L, as in Wagon

Mods: Alpine headunit circa 4030 BC rigged up to 2 Alpine 10" Type S's, faulty blinker, broken tailgate, half blown-up

The car stranded me at the shop I work at. We were doing brakes on it, when we found whoever had done the brakes last had cross-threaded the caliper slide bolts, requiring a new RF steering knuckle. I said F this, dumped the car off on a friend for free, and bought the G6.

I counted maybe 3 or 4, maybe 5 different brands and tread designs of tires in those pics. Keep in mind with 4WD you need to keep the same tread type all the way around, otherwise it will wreak havoc.

YAY we have a ricer thread so post any pics of horrible looking cars or ricers

sory my sticker was in the way but there was a 10 inch fart can on it lol

lol, this dude used to live across the street from me. Gooooood lord that car is funny.

Painted valve cover, oil breather, torpedo for a muffler... and nothing else.

I can get some tomorrow. It's still just sitting there, hanging loose in my glovebox.

I agree with all of the above, but I'm just gonna throw this out there to be unconventional... and it's awesome to drive:

Yeah, with certain things, like parts for my car, I refuse to be cheap, as you get what you pay for

Y'know, the funny thing is, Oznium, whom I've heard oodle n' boodles of ungodly good things about has cheaper 6" flexible LED strips than the Pilot strips. I just don't like shipping. I guess I learned my lesson. Spent more cuzz I couldn't wait, and the crap breaks.

Your car has Toyota envy.