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    2001 Carrera 4
    2000 Honda S2000
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    1993 Mazda Rx7
    2003 Infiniti G35

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  1. st4rk
    Are you sure no fuses are blown? I've overlooked a blown 7.5amp fuse easily, they are hard to tell if they are blown. Your battery sounds fine.
  2. st4rk
    Good question. I'm looking to get something with less miles. The one I sold had 70k on it. My Rx7 is a bit faster than it too, so it kinda killed the performance factor of the 996. Here are the cars I am considering, you can see it varies widely. In order of interest: Exige S (220hp) Maserati Cambiocorsa 996 turbo E55 amg 997s The problem is finding cars local that I can test drive and see in person. I have never seen an Exige S near me.
  3. st4rk
    I have so many different cars in mind, it will take me months to decide. As for no front license plate, I never got any flack for it and never had it on my car for a year. Some cops gave me a warning. It's only $25 as a ticket anyways, so it's worth the gamble.
  4. st4rk
    Just sold it today. Definitely the best car I've owned B) Not sure what's next, I'll probably enjoy not having to make a payment anymore on it. But that'll only last a while before I'm itching for something else.
  5. st4rk
    There's a fuse there too?! Problem with these cars with all the electronics is they are loaded with hidden fuses. Unless that goes for every car....I remember my g35 had a crapload of fuses too.
  6. st4rk
    **** that's nice!
  7. st4rk
    Yep, it fired right up once I replaced the fuse. So a little 7.5 amp fused caused much stress. But it was my fault, it must have shorted when I was pulling out the stereo and putting the stock one back in. Your car doesn't want to leave you! Haha, I know, and I don't want to leave it. But it's time to upgrade!! I will miss the hell out of it.
  8. st4rk
    It was a blown 7.5 amp fuse. I checked all the fuses once, then I had tried to bypass the clutch switch and that didn't work. Noticed my stereo was acting weird, it would stay on even after I turned the car off and set the alarm. I then re-checked the fuses and found the one I missed. It was hard to tell it was blown, I had to look very close. The car sale is now pushed back til tuesday. When will I be free of this car?!
  9. st4rk
    Also forgot to mention it doesn't make a cranking sound. I push the clutch in all the way, turn the key to start, and nothing happens.
  10. st4rk
    This is the second time I've tried to sell this car where the day before something bad happens and I have to cancel the sell. Today is the day I was going to drop the car off and finalize the deal, but it won't start!!!!! It's a 2001 carrera 4. Last night I backed it into my parking spot. I put the mufflers back on, and put the stock stereo back in. That's all I did, and now it will not start at all. All the electrical works. I turn the key and nothing happens. The battery is fine. It's kinda low on gas, I believe the meter said I could go 20 miles. That's all I can think of. Any ideas? I can't believe this is happening again.
  11. st4rk
    Well I found the part number for the vent from an online manual, then I googled the part # and found this website called pcars.com. The vent is $107 from them. Sadly the other panel I wask asking about is part of the entire dash, which costs just over $2000 to replace!
  12. st4rk
    Any idea where I can order some interior parts online? I need the drivers side AC vent, the one that has the light switch on it (don't need the light switch though). Was also wondering if I can replace the bottom panel under the steering wheel, it has some scratches in the leather. Thanks.
  13. st4rk
    The saga continues - Episode IV: A new hope So after I cooled down from being utterly pissed off, I went back out to the car and tried everything out again. Nothing worked of course, but I started to inspect the battery. I couldn't tell that it was old or anything, and the terminals were free of corrosion. I then started to jiggle the ground cable and suddely I heard a click and my hazards were flashing (I had turned them on apparently). I open the door and turn the key and everything worked..... I then disconnected the battery and cleaned the terminals, and cables, and where the ground point is. I reconnected it and it would not turn over. I had already purchased a new battery earlier since a coworker said to just try the battery for ****s and giggles. After installing the new battery the car is fine now (I think). The litronics turn on every time, nothing is flickering, I can go into high rpms with no issues, the voltage is steady. But now I hear an audible click from the clutch pedal every time I shift. You know how to push in the clutch pedal to start the car and it'll make a clicking sound? I hear that after the car is started....I'm not certain I heard that before but I hope it's not an issue. Well we'll see how long this lasts, I'm very pessimistic though, and still wondering why a bad ground point would cause the litronics not to come on, but the rest of the car to work perfectly fine? Thanks for the help though.
  14. st4rk
    I went to the dealership today and bought a new switch. I installed it right away and checked to make sure everything was working before I tightened those tiny screws down. Everything worked fine. All the interior lights came on, all the electrical worked. I didn't start the car, just turned the key to "on" position. Took the key out, and tightened the screws down. I then put the key back in and started moving my seat forward, then turned the key back to the on position and everything died! It's now back to where it was. So the new switch did not work, what could be the problem now? This is pissing me off to no end.
  15. st4rk
    Since I'm impatient, and was bored 10 minutes ago, I went out to the car again to mess around with the ignition switch. I took it out (that was fun, my arm is cramped) and took it apart. I noticed some gunk on the tip of it (where it plugs into the igntion), I cleaned that off and scored some of the metal connector parts. I then realised I didn't know how to put it back together the way I took it apart, but winged it anyways. I had to hook the car up again to my other cars battery, since I had left the headlights in the on position I'm guessing it drained the battery somehow... So with my one hand holding the ignition switch in place, I used my other one to turn the key in the ignition to on. Nothing happened, I jiggled the switch around and the airbag light lit up pretty bright. Then while the key was in the on position I turned the headlights on, and the entire car came to life! The litronics did not turn on, but everything else worked - high beams, radio, signals, etc. I tried to start the car, but it did not fire up and I'm guessing because I put the switch back together incorrectly. After jiggling the switch around the car basically shut off again and I was dead in the water. I couldn't find the sweet spot again, and decided to call it quits until the new switch came in. On the brightside, everything still worked for a few minutes at least. So hopefully the new switch should fix this issue.
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