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No Joy from Car Joy at DinoDirect The order was placed on April 10th with Dino Direct. The price was $277 plus $85 DHL express shipping, or $237 with $125 DHL Shipping (no other shipping options were allowed). PayPal was used to secure the order just in case something went wrong.Three days...

Seeking a nice chromed XLR grille. Currently there is an E&G mesh grille in place of the stock painted one. It would be nice to find a chromed stock grille. Are they available?

Things Have Changed Over the Years... At this point it's beginning to appear that I might have bit off more than I can chew. Swapping engines used to be a very common weekend project. Even a Chevy small block into the back seat of a '66 Corvair was only a couple weekends. The 4.4L Supercharged...

Thanks Guys! It appears as if the aluminum chassis didn't really save that much weight, yet our XLR's are still 400Lbs heavier. Does anyone have a clue as to why? Surely it can't be the articulated top.

Hi, Not finding any answers after looking in many places. The C6 Z06 Corvette weighs less than 3,200Lbs with an aluminum chassis, yet the standard C6's weight remains a mystery. Wikipedia indicates an XLR's weight as 3,840Lbs, and a post on this website confirmed this for an XLR-V. What is the...

The problem appears that your 2004 may have the first design of the receiver (P/N10353786 or 15819140) These receivers apparently only work with the first generation Fobs (P/N 10347463 and 10347464). The 2nd generation receiver seems to be fully supported and uses Fobs 10354922 and 10354923...

Klaus (the Owner of Top Hydraulics) was very nice on the phone. He even asked to have my car brought in(his shop is only 40 miles away) so that all his techs could see first hand how the whole XLR system worked. He was so familiar with Mercedes Benz tops he could tell what the problem was just...

Thank you, and the insights of everyone else for their comments! Understanding the cost of quality test equipment, it appears as if a Tech II is in my future. Scrounging for used parts will hopefully help keeping the cost of the extras affordable. Is there a clearance problem with the XLR hood...

The Tech II is a little expensive. The Model i900 from iCarsoft claims to read and clear the following for GM:• ENG • AT • ABS • SIR • BCM • IPC • HVAC • VSES • VTD • TPM • RTD/CVRTD • ESC • DRR • DDM • DPM • PDM • RCD • VCIM • TDM • RFA • ISU • IMMO •...

Right now the total investment in this project is $19,800. Many unforeseen things may jump out and bite me as the upgrade takes place. We'll just have to wait and see, then take them on one at a time until I surrender, or complete the project. Some items will need to be addressed prior to start...

Yep, the 4.4L engine is on it's way.

Wild hairs still visit me now and then. April 4th was such a day. Driving from the Oregon coast to Eugene (Springfield) to check out an XLR was OK, but that wild hair sprang up and before I knew it cash fell out of my pocket. The test drive had gone perfect, the top went up and down correctly...