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  1. carterchapman

    Help! Folding top and trunk operation issue

    Tom - thanks! That is EXACTLY what mine started doing last winter when I put her away. So you solution just pushed me over the edge to order a Tech 2!
  2. carterchapman

    C8 CORVETTE CONVERTIBLE Coming > Flip-Top

    LOL - I hope I get it right before I go look at them!!!
  3. carterchapman

    C8 CORVETTE CONVERTIBLE Coming > Flip-Top

    Cubby - as I understand it, the LT2 is an option, the Z51 is an option, and the retractable hardtop is an option available after the first of next year... I did typo Z51 as ZR1...
  4. carterchapman

    C8 CORVETTE CONVERTIBLE Coming > Flip-Top

    Retractable hardtop 2LT with ZR1 is $80K...I wonder if my Chevy dealer will give me $10K for my XLR?
  5. carterchapman

    New C8 to be revealed

    LOL - $125K will be a deal! And Caddy will make them for 5 years and then there will be no parts...just like Allante (I had 2) and XLR (I have 1)!!!
  6. carterchapman

    New C8 to be revealed

    I may trade for one as well...I bet the dealers will add $15K to the initial ones...
  7. carterchapman

    UNAVAILABLE DISCONTINUED PARTS

    I looked at the trade in value for my '05 XLR - about $10K. I have two spare headlights - I figure I could sell the four headlights for $10K and the two tail lights for $7K - and scrap the car and be ahead!!! That is really sad...
  8. carterchapman

    Important! Retractable Hardtop problem solved

    Thanks Baker - mine is doing the exact same thing - was waiting for a Tech 2 to do a top relearn, but I will try your solution and report back.
  9. carterchapman

    Calling All Cadillac XLR Owners with Roof Delamination Issues

    '05 Crimson Pearl, 93,000 miles, driven summers only. No problems so far...
  10. carterchapman

    Help,shut my hood with my key fob and keys on top my battery.

    Greg - I may be missing something, but if your FOB is "in proximity" of the car, the doors should unlock....
  11. carterchapman

    More bad news Transmission Gear Cable snapped

    My story is just as good. Mine broke in a Target parking lot. Put it into Drive and it went in Reverse - glad I had my foot on the brake. $152 Towing, $535 for the fix. When the car was delivered to the dealer (it was a Thursday at 2 PM), I called the service tech to ensure the ignition was Off...
  12. carterchapman

    Atlanta Area XLR Service Recommendations

    I've had excellent service at Capital Cadillac on 41...
  13. carterchapman

    Hood Struts

    Thanks Zen, I'll order a set there...
  14. carterchapman

    Hood Struts

    Rex - shipped fully extended. Nice thought though... Bought some for the Denali tailgate window that were shipped extended as well. they were easy to install and easily compressed the first time...
  15. carterchapman

    Hood Struts

    Yes, it's strange. pushed with 40 to 50 of my 190 lbs...and they don't budge...
  16. carterchapman

    Hood Struts

    No locks on them, and they replaced them with another set that is the same way...I've pushed on them with all my weight and no movement...
  17. carterchapman

    Hood Struts

    175 views and nobody has replaced their hood struts?
  18. carterchapman

    Hood Struts

    Got new hood struts from Advance Auto. Could not get them to "compress". Sent them back, got another set, same thing - solid as a rock. I was afraid I'd break the hood, that's how stiff they are. I've had great results with GMPartsDirect.com, but when I was typing thier website in, my computer...
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