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  1. Fbeaver

    Seat Doctors Shale Leather Dye Before and After

    I take great pride in caring for my 53,000 mile 2006 XLR-V and most people would describe it as immaculate - except, that is, for a spot on the driver’s seat where the dye had completely worn off. So I decided to remedy that by ordering Shale leather dye from Andy at the Seat Doctors...
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    Reprogramming a Key Fob Transmitter

    When I got my 2006 XLR-V, I received both key fob transmitters. They were identified as fob 1 and fob 2 on the back. Fob 2 worked fine but fob 1 was unrecognized. No problem, I thought. I’ll just replace the CR2032 button battery in fob 1. But when I replaced the battery it still didn’t work...
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    Cleaning Seat Cushions

    When I got my 2006 XLR-V with the Shale interior I noticed the driver’s side seat cushion was a very different color than the passenger’s side. It was very dirty, in fact it was almost brown. This is how I remedied that. First I poured some gentle foaming hand soap into a bucket of warm water...
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    Additional Method to Charge a Dead Battery

    I devised an additional method to charge a dead battery in case of an absolute worst case scenario that would prevent you from opening the hood to access the battery. I purchased a Cobra JumPack XL H2O power pack on sale from ShopHQ along with a 6 foot female lighter socket battery boost cable...
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    Roadside Emergency Safety Kit

    I recently purchased off eBay a Cadillac Roadside Emergency Safety Kit for my 2006 XLR-V. It comes in a leatherette bag that has an embossed Cadillac logo. It’s a recent Cadillac kit but it’s very inexpensive for all that it includes. It is fairly large and bulky so I will probably only carry it...
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