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Fat Charlie

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  • Birthday 02/12/1973

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    New Hampshire
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    05 GT. Wagon. 5MT.
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    Parts Guy

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  1. I just got in the habit of flicking the handle back while lifting the hatch.
  2. My dome light and backup lights were gone. The shop spliced and wrapped, everybody's happy.
  3. Greater. The immobilizer isn't disabled, just rendered moot. It's working exactly as designed, checking that there's a properly coded transponder chip nearby. It's just that now there's always a properly coded transponder chip nearby, because you installed one. It's not a security feature any more, even though it's working perfectly well. On the plus side, you can use cheap $5 keys now.
  4. At 7:10 I passed a red LGT sedan on Rte 16 southbound. It was in the four lane stretch just past the Gosling Road exit, and I tooted and waved as I went by. I actually hope you're not here, because it'd embarassing to see one of us sitting on his ass in the far left lane like that. We're not supposed to be the ones obstructing traffic!
  5. The recall is posted at the beginning of this thread. Read it. There's nothing wrong with the fans, but with the fan control circuit in the ECM. Your issue is with fans, but not as a part of this recall.
  6. I get that question a lot. I just shrug and say they're different part numbers for different applications. Maybe some tuner might know how they're different. Anyone? Mmmmmm... Turbo MT wagons.
  7. It's not a spec thing, it's a model year and whether you've got an OB or Legacy thing:
  8. Friday afternoon I saw a tan OBXT on Rochester's silly little interhange system between Rte 16's exit 16 and Rte 125. He was stopped on the shoulder and on his cell. I pulled over and got out, but had only just made it past my rear bumper before he signaled that he was okay with waves and thumbs-ups. Normally when I see someone stopped and on the phone, I just assume they're going to be fine. For one of us, though, it would have been cool to help resolve things more quickly. Anyway, if you're here, I hope your help showed up quickly.
  9. It's not about swapping the relay. The labor op has two steps- 1 is to swap the relay and 2 is to check that the fan circuit on the ECM is operating properly. If they only do it halfway, the recall hasn't been performed. If you buy your own relay after the recall came out, there's no way in hell you're going to get reimbursed for it and the recall will still have to be performed.
  10. Silver sedan with a paper rear and AMD front plate southbound past the Rochester tolls tonight maybe 5:15.
  11. Do I take the same Route 16 that you guys do?
  12. What can Brown do for you? You guys are going to get me in serious trouble with my wife eventually. The sooner, the better!
  13. Backordered doesn't mean that the parts don't exist. It usually means that the referring warehouse has nore orders than inventory. They're trying to get caught up and might refer your order to another warehouse or might sit on your order for a day or so because they know that they have more coming in. Best case order- the warehouse has it. Next best case order- a warehouse farther away will ship it. Best case backorder- "in transit," where the warehouse knows it has some inbound and waits for them. Next best case backorder- there aren't any in the pipeline, so your order gets referred to a warehouse that has the part. Next worse case backorder- every warehouse has backorders, but the pipeline can largely keep up with demand (it just can't maintain warehouse inventories). Worst case backorder- "intergalactic," where every warehouse has backorders and the pipeline is dry. The word "backorder" covers a lot of ground, and a recall makes for a sudden spike in demand for a part. VOR isn't an overnight shipping order. Ordering something overnight means that some warehouse has it and you're willing to pay through the nose to get it shipped overnight. VOR means Vehicle Off Road, which is a high priority order for a backordered part. Unless the first part available is going to your local warehouse anyway, it will involve overnight shipping- it just doesn't mean that the part will be in the day after the order is placed. That can't happen when none of the warehouses have it. To save all that talking, you'll just get told that the part is backordered and you'll get a call when it's in.
  14. That sure as hell simplifies the install. It only leaves the hardest part- screen integration! They seem a little large, but... wow.
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