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Anyone experienced this problem? If the car is driven daily, the HUD maintains the same display - tach and speed. But if the car is not driven for 4-5 days, the next time I start the car, the oil pressure guage is also displayed. I turn that display off and drive to work. Then, when I start...

Anyone out there used Ate's PremiumOne slotted rotors? I know Ate as the manufacturer of high-temp brake fluid which I use for track driving. A little research on the internet showed me that they are the OEM on Mercedes, BMW and other European cars, and that they are a division of...

I have ~84k on my '01 convertible, and have just discovered the dreaded drivers side differential leak. After reading other posts on this topic, I have no doubt that I overfilled it when I replaced the fluid a few thousand miles ago, as I did not run the car for 30 minutes after filling, and...

I was thinking of just the 4-point system. I only head out on the track 2-4 times per year, and the door bars would be too intrusive in th eevent I leave it in full-time. My big concern is that the rear supports will be bolted to the plastic rear deck, and there's no structural support for...

Anyone out there installed a Wolfe Racecraft roll bar in their C5 convertible? Can you tell me how the install went? And, have you been able to get it certified by SCCA? If I'm going to continue to take my 2001 'vert to the track for HPDEs, I think my wife and 3 kids would prefer that I have...

As for wear - I got ~23,000 miles (including ~600 miles at the track) out of my last set of GS-D3s. The right side tires wore out first (although the track has 15 turns, it is run counterclockwise, so you make predominantly left turns.) I have no question that with normal street driving, they...

Thanks for your response, C4C5. I have not had any other symptoms - no problems with the door controls (windows, locks, mirrors, seat memory). And if it were a loose connection, isn't it odd that both had the same problem at the same time? The battery is original, but two friends out here...

I have had a recurring P1416 code and have been putting off removing the intake manifold to fix it, but that means I have to either put up with the check engine light, or clear that code several times a week. But that's not what my question is about. Today, when clearing the 1416, I saw two...

One last update. I backed the car out of the garage to wash it today, and the doors worked fine - at first. I left the parking lights on with the car off to wash the lenses. Then, when I turned them off, the doors stayed open. Once I started the car, and turned the switch on and off a few...

Thanks for the suggestions, Patric; but I think my symptoms are different from the threads you found. Since posting, I have been successful in lowing each headlight by hand, so it's clearly not the gear issue that others have had. Also, since the bulbs light up, I'm sure the switch on the...

I searched the forum, but couldn't find this addressed previously. I have a 2001 convertibel, and when I went to the garage this morning, the headlight doors were up. I know I turned them off last night, and the lamps work fine, but both doors are up. I can turn the headlights on and off...

I have 18,000 miles on my GSD3's - that's about 17,300 road miles, and 700 miles at the track (a 3-mile, 15-turn road course in Willows, CA called Thunderhill.) They are really sticky, but track days take a toll on these softer tires. After the 2nd day at the track, the outside corners are...

It's not particularly rare, and has the dubious distinction of being the lowest hp V-8 corvette produced (except for the 305cid v-8 made for California that year.) That said, my frst corvette was a '75 that I bought in about 1995 with only 40k miles on it. I absolutely LOVED that car -...

Bill, with the key in the "on" position, press and hold down the #4 "Options" button on the dash, while holding it down, press the #1 button 4 times. The DIC will then display the OBDII (On-Board Diagnostics II) codes. If there's a "C" after the code, that means it is current, if there's an "H"...

Thanks, Glenn, for the response. I believe the Porsche 997 (or 911S) has Brembo huge rotors and some pretty beefy calipers (not sure how many pistons). The thing is, he and I are pretty much evenly matched, and I have yet to feel any fade on the stock rotors with the Z06 pads up front (stock...

It would appear that cross-drilled and/or sloted rotors are all the rage these days. Having taken my car to a few open track days, I'm wondering whether braking can be improved more with different pads (ceramics) or different rotors. I will say that a friend who drives a Mustang Saleen, and a...

No doubt the coupe has more storage room (I recall reading that the C5 coupe has as much "trunk space" as a Lincoln Town Car.) However, having a convertible, if the top is up, there's lots of room. I've even been able to put either a mountain bike or road bike inside and close the trunk, so...

I thought there might be something more sophisticated than a turkey baster - thanks!

Last time I did them (maybe 6 months ago?) I paid $65 for a set of AC/Delco "Dura Stop" pads - supposedly an upgrade from original - from the dealer. Craig

Do the brakes squeel only when you apply the brakes, or all the time? If they are squeeling all the time, that is usually the metal tab that tells you it's time to replace the pads; if only when they are applied, it's more likely an unpredictable but easy fix. The stock pads have a vibration...