If you are like me, I have my old college stereo in my shop. The speakers are from the 80s, but they are Bose SA300. They have sounded terrible for the last few years. I pulled off the cover and found out why. As you can see in the picture below, I am missing some foam around my woofer.
Found this car at the Local Dollar Tree. The car must have had too much Action.
The foot wells on my 2012 Terrain did not have lights from the factory. While looking on Terrain Forum, I found out the wiring is already in place for the lights. All you need to do is install them. The passenger side is the easiest one to do. It doesn’t require more than a knife or scissors to cut the tape. The driver side is a bit more involved, but still a normal DYIer can easy tackle the project.
You can buy the lights online from http://gmpartsdirect.com for under $45.00 with shipping. You can also go down to your local dealer and buy the lights from the parts department. The GM Part number is 13503059. You will receive both the light bulb and the housing.
Remove the bolt with a 7MM wrench or socket. The bolt is under the hood lever.
The foot wells on my 2012 Terrain did not have lights from the factory. The SLT2 Terrains and LTZ Equinoxs come with the lights installed. While looking on Terrain Forum, I found out the wiring is already in place for the lights. All you need to do is install them. The passenger side is the easiest one to do. It doesn’t require more than a knife or scissors to cut the tape. The driver side is a bit more involved, but still a normal DYIer can easy tackle the project.
Skill Level: 2 out of 10 for the Passenger Side.
Time: Half Hour.
Models this may work on: 2012/2011 Terrian SLE2, 2011 1LT/2LT Equinox, 2012 LS Equinox. If you find the wire behind the glove box you should be good to go.You can buy the lights online from http://gmpartsdirect.com for under $45.00 with shipping. You can also go down to your local dealer and buy the lights from the parts department. The GM Part number is 13503059. You will receive both the light bulb and the housing.
The first step is to remove the glove box. The box is made to be removed. The cabin filter is behind it. The above picture shows the lever that holds the box in. You need to push up gentle so the glove box will comes towards you. Once the glove box opens to the max, you can then pop the hinges out, and remove the glove box.
Pictures may be worth a thousand words, but they don’t share the complete tale. And, the complete tale might be a bit wordy, so a brief “Reader’s Digest” version….
1973. The newly-redesigned Monte Carlo was named Motor Trend Car Of The Year … and I was born. Coincidence? Fate? Ironic twist?
Three years later my parents bought a brand new 1976 MC, which started my “love affair” with the model. I quickly began pointing at other MCs, saying “arlo”. Then, six years later, my parents bought a 1981 MC SC (leftover in 1982), which I still have today. For a few short years, it was bliss … 2 Monte Carlos in our family. But, within 2 years, “my” 1976 MC was gone, replaced with a 1982 Chevette. At least the Chevette was RWD.
My last post was about the Trailblazer leaving the family. The Trailblazer had almost been in our family for ten years.
We both come from GM Families. My wife’s family is a Buick Family, and mine is a Chevrolet Family. It was natural to look for a GM product that fit our family needs. We have a seven year old daughter, and plan on not having any more kids. The Trailblazer was my wife’s nice daily driver and vacation vehicle. We both work in health care, and live in the country. A 4wd SUV fit into our life nicely.
We knew we were going to replace the Trailblazer soon, and my wife has been looking at cars, crossovers, and SUVs for about a year. We first started out looking at cars. She had missed driving the Gran Prix that we had before the Trailblazer. When we started getting really serious, she when back towards a SUV/Crossover.
We narrow the search to the GMC Acadia, or a Chevy Traverse. The Acadia is far better looking than the Traverse. Both of them were in our price range as a Front Wheel Drive. We looked at a few, and priced a few. We started looking at used ones to see if we could get a AWD in our price range. That is when we stumbled on to a used GMC Terrain, and took it for a test drive.
We had looked at the Equinox and Terrains but only in passing. We like the ideal of having the third row of the Acadia, but we took the Terrain for test drive. The used Terrain drove nice, and had more room than we expected. We did some research and found we could get a new AWD Terrain with a Sun Roof, Heated Seats, and nicely appointed for the cost of FWD Acadia.
GM decided to top off my points on the GM Card, so a new Terrain was in our future. We went to Auffenberg GMC in Carbondale, and they were able to find us a Terrain that was option like we were looking for. We bought a Black 2012 SLE-2 Terrain. Auffenberg was easy to deal with, and I was highly satisfied.
A new chrome grill is in the future of the Terrain.
We see them coming down the road towards us … vehicles decorated for the Holidays.
Over the last few years, I’ve seen more cars decorated, more than I remember seeing as a kid. I’m not sure if it is just because I’m NOTICING more now, or if, indeed, more people are decorating their mode of transportation. Either way, it’s an easy way to bring the warmth and spirit of one’s home decor with wherever one drives. In many cases, it’ll bring a smile to other motorists, too.
Some, though, scoff at the idea of decorating a car. They say it is too gaudy or too distracting. I suppose that depends on the type of decoration(s)….
I’d guess the most-seen style of decoration is the wreath on the front grill. I’ve also seen cars with strands of those small lights outside and/or inside. I’ve seen icicles hung from the rear view mirror. I’ve seen a brown pickup with a red nose on the grill and “antlers” on the roof.
I’ve even decorated my cars with garland…
My 1979 MC & former 1988 MC LS, circa 1996/1997:
My 1976 & 1979 MCs, 1999:
My 1979 Caprice Classic sedan, 2010:
So … what decorations have you seen? Do you decorate your vehicle(s)?
In 2003, we traded our 99 Grand Prix for a off lease 2002 Trailblazer. We knew that we wanted an SUV at the time. We looked at the Chevrolet Tahoes, but my wife didn’t like driving my truck because of size, and felt the Tahoe would be harder to drive, and park than my truck. The Chevrolet Trailblazer was a good size, and it would pull our pop up camper that we had at the time. We made the deal and kept the TB for nine years.
Finding Long Lost Friends
February 25, 2012
by knightfan26917
Walking home from 5th grade the Friday of Labor Day weekend 1984 I was on a bit of a high. We were, after all, about to embark on a special trip north to see relatives in Minnesota. However, as I rounded the corner of the old Gromer’s Supermarket store [the building of which is now gone, in favor of a new fire station; I suppose SOME progress is good], my mood dropped considerably, as I didn’t see “my” 1976 Monte Carlo … anywhere. Oh, I knew it was in its last days with us; Mom and Dad were in the process of evaluating replacement vehicles, including a 1978 Caprice Classic sedan, but I didn’t expect it to just be … gone. Imagine my relief when my parents told me that it was in the garage. This possibility hadn’t crossed my young mind because, since they had purchased a 1981 MC SC (mine since December 1999), they routinely left the 1976 MC out when we went away, in an effort to make it look like people were home.
The reason “my” 1976 MC was in the garage (where it had been from the time Dad and Mom bought it in 1976 until they bought the 1981 MC in 1982) didn’t make me any happier. They had found a replacement vehicle that would become ours the next Tuesday evening. I was devastated. I wanted NO part of another car. The 1976 MC was MINE, for goodness sakes. While Dad and Mom finished preparations for the trip up to Minnesota that evening, I trudged myself out to the garage and just stared at “my” 1976 MC.
To say I enjoyed that Labor Day weekend with relatives in Minnesota doesn’t tell the entire story. I was, after all, one unhappy kid. I know my relatives in Minnesota didn’t understand why I was so unhappy, and I suspect that, even now, some 28 years later, they still don’t. The weekend, of course, flew by, and we were on the road home Monday morning with the intent of making it home so we could wash “my” 1976 MC one last time that evening. During that trip home, the expressway became a parking lot. We never found out the cause, though, as Dad did something that you aren’t supposed to do. He steered our 1981 MC SC through the grassy median and chose another route home.
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