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j2eclipse · July 24th, 2011, 07:47 AM

Sold

RICHIEM22 · July 24th, 2011, 08:02 AM

Dibs on that pulley!!!

McClipseGT · July 24th, 2011, 09:04 AM

What model clarion

j2eclipse · July 24th, 2011, 09:19 AM

NX500, still has factory screen protector on it and built in nav.

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Originally Posted by McClipseGT

What model clarion

groundpounder · July 24th, 2011, 09:33 AM

Im rt there with u 13 cars in 6 years lol.

snakeeyes · July 24th, 2011, 10:57 AM

good luck with your future purchase

...your right though,this car has more rust off the lot than any car i have ever seen.

dejectedangle · July 24th, 2011, 11:11 AM

The in dash DVD/cd will it plug into our stock harness???

meDave · July 24th, 2011, 12:12 PM

Wow! that is crazy! Such a drag you had so much trouble with your car. I've had my car 4 yrs now, and it's never been down from a breakdown only from dumb things I have done. Sorry it didn't work out for you, and I wish you the best of luck with your next car.

Clovisman · July 24th, 2011, 05:26 PM

Yeah, when Mitsu installs a nut or bolt, It's not going to break easily, they use a clear type lock-tight on just about everything. So six-point sockets and wrenches are a must, along with a breaker-bar, plus a three-foot extention to put over the breaker-bar. I have yet to strip a nut or bolt, but have built some new muscles breaking shit loose.

But those are some of the problems you have to deal with when you buy a used car. These days I'm very careful to look at the scheduled maintenance and mileage that's on the car, then I'll quiz the dealer and start knocking the price down if those scheduled maintenance items have not been completed. Hell, they want top-dollar for the vehicle, then two-months later want you to spend another $1000 for scheduled type maintenance... So you have to watch for some of this stuff; otherwise it'll nip you in the butt. Also any time I buy used, I expect to put up to $2000 extra into maintenance to make sure it's road worthy. To many people drive, don't maintain, then sell just before the major scheduled maintenance is due.

So now that you've done all this scheduled, some not scheduled maintenance, you're going to give someone a sweet deal?

stangcobra · July 24th, 2011, 06:42 PM

You gonna have a f/s thread up?

NitroGlisson · July 25th, 2011, 10:17 AM

Sure hate you had such bad luck...sounds like there was some salt damage that caused part of this. Best of luck with the new ride.

NPrice · July 25th, 2011, 11:45 AM

dibs on the throttle body!!

choppertwo · July 25th, 2011, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by j2eclipse

Well, I do go through cars faster than girlfriends, this being my 14th vehicle in 7 years of driving (including winter cars), but this one takes the cake!

I have nothing but troubles with my 4g, i got a great deal on it, it looked mint, ran great, i modded it up to my liking, but in the last 2 months the repair bills have been sky high, even with all things are cost and no labor! These include:

New caliper (and rotors/pads due to seize)
Fix factory exhaust piping when flange broke in two
Alternator
Exhaust manifold
New Catalytic Converter
02 sensor x 2
throw out bearing
AC Blower resister
Recharge AC
front brake line brackets
BOTH rear control arms and bushings
BOTH rear struts
Rear Endlinks
New Battery
and many MANY hours of tinkering, fixing, and repairing in between....

I lowered my car over the weekend and went to get it aligned, and practically EVERY bolt on my car is seized. It looks mint, doesnt look it has any rust at all, but every bolt is seized beyond belief. As a result i lost both rear control arms and bushings and struts, and have said screw it.

Over the last few days i have been removing my mods, and will be taking the rest off after my interview tomorrow. These include:

20" MSR rims
RRE Pulley
Injen SRI
Ralco RZ short throw
Magnaflow axleback
E4E Fangs
MR lowering springs
in dash GPS/NAV/CD player 7" Clarion with Dash Kit
GT Throttle Body (not even installed or even delivered here yet but on its way)

Will post all for sale this coming week!

Its been fun 4G, but im going back to my roots and going to get my hands on my 4th mustang, a 2011 in Grabber Blue six speed

I love my Eclipse, it looks sick and turns every head, to bad its such a piece under the cover.

But thanks everyone for the tons of help and knowledge! Im glad I tried out this car!

Special thanks to joeyb and snakeyes for all their help! And everyone else who did!

Damn IDK that sucks, I buy a car about every 5-6 yrs and have never had any major problems new or used- good luck man-- CHOP

rdelaney89 · July 25th, 2011, 04:24 PM

Dibbs on Fangs. Shoot me a pm

FuryMiloh · July 25th, 2011, 05:09 PM

2nd dibs on GT TB lol

j2eclipse · July 25th, 2011, 05:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stangcobra

You gonna have a f/s thread up?

Yes im going to uninstall some things tomorrow, had an interview today so been busy out of town. Will at least start the for sale thread tomorrow I figure.

Oh and PS, while driving home from my interview my engine light came on, and my oil light keeps flickering on and off at idle, even though its not low on oil...hurray for my POS lemon car. Ill prob never get this thing sold.

snakeeyes · July 25th, 2011, 05:39 PM

whats the outside temp where you live right now ?

edit;a few things should help get the idle up if you havnt done them allready.do a tb bypass to stop the tb from getting hot as hell.and with the injen sri,its certainly not helping as both of those would cause a lower idle imo because of the heat your engine is taking in.how does your air filter and plugs look ? are you running quality gas ? how about the maf sensor,does it need cleaning ? these are a few things that may help get the car back to a regular idle.allso make sure the ccv hose going onto the intake is not leaking.just throwin you some ideas out there.allso,can you get rid of the 3rd cat ? it may or may not be allso causing you probs.this car hates heat and i remember after i did the tb bp and pulley,my idle went up a tad.hope some of this helps you

j2eclipse · July 26th, 2011, 09:26 AM

For sale thread up

choppertwo · July 27th, 2011, 06:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by j2eclipse

for sale thread up

sorry man-- chop

madmikey · August 12th, 2011, 01:33 AM

do u still have any parts for sale?

j2eclipse · August 14th, 2011, 11:10 AM

^^Car and all parts sold!

July 24th, 2011, 07:47 AM	#1 (permalink)
j2eclipse Senior Member Name: Jay Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada Vehicle: 2012 Mustang V6 w/PP Posts: 403 Rep Power: 2	Didn't even last 6 months Sold Last edited by j2eclipse; August 27th, 2011 at 05:58 PM.

July 24th, 2011, 09:04 AM	#3 (permalink)
McClipseGT 4g waaat you on fire for Name: Gary Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Baltimore Md Vehicle: 06/Eclipse/GT Posts: 1,619 Rep Power: 4	What model clarion __________________

July 24th, 2011, 10:57 AM	#6 (permalink)
snakeeyes 4g Fanatic Name: Loves haters ! Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: TN hills Vehicle: 09 5 speed manual Posts: 3,153 Rep Power: 5	good luck with your future purchase ...your right though,this car has more rust off the lot than any car i have ever seen. __________________ Modified

July 24th, 2011, 11:11 AM	#7 (permalink)
dejectedangle OWNER OF C4G Name: Rick Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Connecticut/ NY Vehicle: 2008 GT-SC Posts: 2,902 Rep Power: 6	The in dash DVD/cd will it plug into our stock harness??? __________________ THE FIRST EVER 4G RUNNING STG 3 SUPERCHARGER TEAM BIG SUPERCHARGEERS

July 24th, 2011, 12:12 PM	#8 (permalink)
meDave Senior Member Name: David Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: San Francisco, Calif. Vehicle: 06-GS-Titanium Pearl Posts: 1,117 Rep Power: 6	Wow! that is crazy! Such a drag you had so much trouble with your car. I've had my car 4 yrs now, and it's never been down from a breakdown only from dumb things I have done. Sorry it didn't work out for you, and I wish you the best of luck with your next car. __________________ Performance: AEM F/IC w/ BilletProof PNP Harness, AEM UEGO Wideband, 2.5" Catback Exhaust w/Dual Outlets, Fujita CAI, Ported Intake Manifold with GT TB Swap, Ralco RZ Short Shifter, RPW Thermal Spacer Kit, RRE SS Race Header Suspension: Evo Brembo Swap, Front: Cusco Strut Tower Bar, Custom Tein Coilovers with D2 Camber Plates Rear: Eibach Sportlines Springs, KYB GR-2 Shocks

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July 24th, 2011, 08:02 AM	#2 (permalink)
RICHIEM22 Senior Member Name: Richie Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Tampa, Florida Vehicle: 2007 Eclipse SE Posts: 1,929 Rep Power: 5	Dibs on that pulley!!!

July 24th, 2011, 09:33 AM	#5 (permalink)
groundpounder Senior Member Name: Charles Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: West Valley Utah Vehicle: 2008 spider gs Posts: 443 Rep Power: 2	Im rt there with u 13 cars in 6 years lol.

July 24th, 2011, 05:26 PM	#9 (permalink)
Clovisman Senior Member Name: John Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Clovis, NM Vehicle: 2007 Eclipse GT Posts: 2,045 Rep Power: 6	Yeah, when Mitsu installs a nut or bolt, It's not going to break easily, they use a clear type lock-tight on just about everything. So six-point sockets and wrenches are a must, along with a breaker-bar, plus a three-foot extention to put over the breaker-bar. I have yet to strip a nut or bolt, but have built some new muscles breaking shit loose. But those are some of the problems you have to deal with when you buy a used car. These days I'm very careful to look at the scheduled maintenance and mileage that's on the car, then I'll quiz the dealer and start knocking the price down if those scheduled maintenance items have not been completed. Hell, they want top-dollar for the vehicle, then two-months later want you to spend another $1000 for scheduled type maintenance... So you have to watch for some of this stuff; otherwise it'll nip you in the butt. Also any time I buy used, I expect to put up to $2000 extra into maintenance to make sure it's road worthy. To many people drive, don't maintain, then sell just before the major scheduled maintenance is due. So now that you've done all this scheduled, some not scheduled maintenance, you're going to give someone a sweet deal? __________________ 2007 Eclipse GT=Sunset=Auto--20% Tint=Injen CAI=RIPP Long Tube Headers (Jet-Hot Coated)=RIPP High Flow Cat=RIPP BRAT Box=Magnaflow Cat Back Exhaust=Energy Motor Mounts=Ingalls Stiffy=Megan Coilover Suspension=Progress Rear Sway Bar=SP Performance Diamond Cut & Slotted Rotors=EBC Yellow Stuff Kevlar Pads=Diamond Lower Grill=Konig Illusion Wheels=BF Goodrich G-Force Super Sport Tires Last edited by Clovisman; July 25th, 2011 at 01:39 PM.

July 24th, 2011, 06:42 PM	#10 (permalink)
stangcobra Has A Big Member Name: Jake Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Cary NC Vehicle: 01 svt cobra Posts: 1,215 Rep Power: 3	You gonna have a f/s thread up? __________________ http://stancerocks.tumblr.com/

July 25th, 2011, 10:17 AM	#11 (permalink)
NitroGlisson Soon to be SC'd :) Name: Don Glisson Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Raleigh, NC Vehicle: 2008 Eclipse GT Posts: 25,383 Rep Power: 30	Sure hate you had such bad luck...sounds like there was some salt damage that caused part of this. Best of luck with the new ride. __________________ Mods: Nitro's Little Girl With Attitude

July 25th, 2011, 11:45 AM	#12 (permalink)
NPrice Member Name: Nilda Price Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Orlando Vehicle: 2009 Eclipse gs Posts: 72 Rep Power: 2	dibs on the throttle body!!

July 25th, 2011, 04:24 PM	#14 (permalink)
rdelaney89 Senior Member Name: Ryan Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Warwick, NY Vehicle: 07 Eclipse GS-MR Posts: 1,417 Rep Power: 4	Dibbs on Fangs. Shoot me a pm __________________ Her name is Veronica, cause Veronica Vaughn is one hott piece of ace! Mods: rdelaney89's Still Blue Beauty

July 25th, 2011, 05:09 PM	#15 (permalink)
FuryMiloh Liquid Latex Name: Myles Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: San Diego, CA Vehicle: 2006 Eclipse GS Posts: 2,875 Rep Power: 25	2nd dibs on GT TB lol __________________ Mods : I have some. Future Mods : I want some. Uninstalled Mods laying around : I wish. Newest Mod : Ricos super awesome LED Fog Bezels M/T all day, errday.

July 25th, 2011, 05:39 PM	#17 (permalink)
snakeeyes 4g Fanatic Name: Loves haters ! Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: TN hills Vehicle: 09 5 speed manual Posts: 3,153 Rep Power: 5	whats the outside temp where you live right now ? edit;a few things should help get the idle up if you havnt done them allready.do a tb bypass to stop the tb from getting hot as hell.and with the injen sri,its certainly not helping as both of those would cause a lower idle imo because of the heat your engine is taking in.how does your air filter and plugs look ? are you running quality gas ? how about the maf sensor,does it need cleaning ? these are a few things that may help get the car back to a regular idle.allso make sure the ccv hose going onto the intake is not leaking.just throwin you some ideas out there.allso,can you get rid of the 3rd cat ? it may or may not be allso causing you probs.this car hates heat and i remember after i did the tb bp and pulley,my idle went up a tad.hope some of this helps you __________________ Modified Last edited by snakeeyes; July 25th, 2011 at 05:55 PM.

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July 26th, 2011, 09:26 AM	#18 (permalink)
j2eclipse Senior Member Name: Jay Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada Vehicle: 2012 Mustang V6 w/PP Posts: 403 Rep Power: 2	For sale thread up

August 12th, 2011, 01:33 AM	#20 (permalink)
madmikey Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Vehicle: 2006 eclipse gt Posts: 53 Rep Power: 2	do u still have any parts for sale?

August 14th, 2011, 11:10 AM	#21 (permalink)
j2eclipse Senior Member Name: Jay Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada Vehicle: 2012 Mustang V6 w/PP Posts: 403 Rep Power: 2	^^Car and all parts sold!

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