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Ok, I checked and now I feel like a complete idiot as one turn of the dial on the dash and lights are back! Thank you for saving me from tearing a lot of things apart when there is no issue.

On the positive side it proves this site is awesome for help.

Joel

PS, where is the best site to order a new master cylinder?

Can't believe I'm the first person to have this problem? Turn the headlights on and lose all the dash lights. Can anyone point me to where to look for bad ground, fuse, anything?

Thanks in adavance.

Joel

Ok I need help again. Driving the car home all of a sudden I lose all the lights (it was dark out) on the dash except turn signals and the green your lights are on. Now the interesting thing is when I turned the auto lights on selector to off, all the lights are back. Tried this several times with the same results. Any suggestions on what to check as all the previous help has been great.

Thanks,

Joel

Make certain to check the Center Mounted High Brake Lights. Mine did the same thing until I replaced those and fixed the wires up there.

Joel

Just had the same problem on my 95 SC300. Battery tested good, it is most likely the starter. Pepboys sells them for about $160.00 and charges about $65.00 to install it. I'm a decent wrench and had problems getting to the bolts so for 65 bucks I let them do it. Car starts fine now.

Hope this helps.

Joel

Ok, today I went out and the first two hits of the key nothing. Then on the third attempt it started fine. Very confused on this one. The suggestion for for running some cleaner through the engine is not a bad one either. Thanks.

Joel

Had a new problem with my 95 SC300 last night. Turned the car off after a short trip (10 minutes or so and car had sat all week at the airport), and it sounded like it was still running or trying to start. Turned the key on and off a couple times and if finally shut off. :o

About two hours later when I went to start her, she would not even click. It was night time so I shut off the auto lights, radio, ac, etc and after two tries she started. When I got home I checked the battery with it running 13.8 volts and then again with the car off, 13.2 volts. Turned on the lights and voltage dropped to about 12.4 which seems to imply the battery is good, ie no dead cell.

Suggestions and if I need to get the starter rebuilt, how hard is it to get the old one out, haven't crawled that far under the car yet.

Thanks for all the help, this site always comes through. :)

Joel

Looking to help a guy I work with. He is not an auto techie so the idea of getting his 98 Lexus worked on is scary, particularly after a local dealership charged $110 for wiper blades. Come on $110 dollars is highway robbery. So I'm trying to help him find a good, reliable shop for general repairs, maintenance and possible upgrade work. Any suggestions from people that have used a shop and were happy with the overall results?

Thanks,

Joel

Do a search on this site for Sewell Lexus for the keys. They had the best prices and can cut from your VIN. Also do a search for programing the remote, very easy to do and not worth paying a penny for.

I bought the knockoff Lexus Keys for about $19 each and then a master key remote for $30 off ebay. Key doesn't match the car but saved a small bundle. BTW, you should love the SC as I truly like my 95 SC300.

I've heard the pros and cons for a trans flush on a high milage vehicle. Reality is that 230K without a rebuild for any car is good. So if your going to do a flush I would have the pan pulled and a new filter installed also. I would not do a power flush which would not clean the filter and could cause more damage. I try to stay around 50K for all automatic transmission flush wiht filters.

As for Toyota or Lexus, a certified technican can do this with his eyes closed so if Toyota is cheaper I'd go there also. Just my humble opinion. Good luck and let us know how it goes.

Joel

Ok this always starts major debates on the Corvette sites, but now I also own a 95 SC300. Bought the car used recently so I have no history. Here is what I know, car has 79.9K miles and has used no oil in the last 3.7K of highway miles. So what is the general concensus on the type and weight of oil folks are using? I'm a Mobil 1 fan for most of my vehicles but they either started life that way or were converted before 1.5K miles.

Open for suggestions of who is using what. Everyone has an opinion so please try to put some justification of why you are making your statement.

Thanks,

Joel

PS, is there any way to lower the bottom seat cushion an inch or so?

:D

Do you have a Tan/Dark Brown auto shifter in good shape and what about a steering wheel? That is dark brown. Pricing? Anyone have a good place to redo mine?

Joelbbvette@hotmail.com is the best way to get me.

thanks,

Joel

The other problem with this is the gas tank is located directly behind the rear seats which is why your trunk is the size it is. Oh, well. You should have heard my girl friends comment when she first saw the trunk and then said, "you actually went looking for this car?" :D

Awesome help, this site is absolutely the best.

Thanks and I found some great other links, but this great. I guess it is take the car apart this weekend and fix all sorts of little annoying things.

Joel

Still looking for help on how to deal with the stretched out elastic on the back of both seats. Not certain how to remove the plastic that holds them to the back of the seat??? If someone can help me here, then the rest should be easy.

Thanks,

Joel

Do a search on Door Panels for the topic. I asked a similar quesiton and someone sent some really decent instructions, on removing the door panel which will allow you access to the handle assembly. Then it is off to the Dealer or a recycler (aka junk yard) for a replacement handle.

Should not be too tough.

Good luck,

Joel B)

I had a similar issue with a 92 Vette. Change the fluid to a Dot 4 LMA (Low Moisture Absorption) and ensure there is enough pad material. Solved my problems completely! Ford has a high temperature Dot 4 fluid that is highly recommended as well as BMW. With ABS I continue to read that they do not recommend Dot 5 Silicon Brake fluid. Now when you bleed start at the furthest caliper from the master cylinder (Right Rear) then LR, RF, and finally LF. When the fluid is clear at each you have gotten all of it including what is in the ABS module. Old school at home method of pumping the brakes three times and holding while opening the bleeder (use a tube and jar to catch the old fluid). Also I leave a little brake fluid in the jar just in case your helper lifts off the pedal before you have closed the bleeder. Hope this helps.

Joel

Ok a bit of a newbie here so I appologize for a basic question. I have a 95 SC300 and with the basic Pioneer radio. Now there is an amp on the passenger side of the trunk. I assumed that was the standard speaker amp, so where is the sub amp located?

Also do you have a wiring diagram for both amps (assuming they are not combined)?

Thanks.

Joel

Ok I'm looking for help and so far have not been let down at ALL from this group. I need to remove the door panels and also need to remove and replace the center ac vents.

One more thing, how do you remove the plastic on the back of the seats that hold the map pockets on, I need to stretch the elastic to be tight again.

Thanks again in advance!

Joel

95 SC300

72 BB Vette

92 Convt Vette with Sidepipes

Life is good!!!!

B)

Getting ready to change the factory Sub out for a Powered Bazooka. Need help with the wiring diagrams, sub amp location, and how do I get to the speakers on the rear deck as they will probably get replaced also.

Thanks in advance for the help,

Joel

I really appreciate all the help so far. Now that I have a used Master Key with remote that was purchased on eBay, I used the instructions to program it to my 95 SC300. So far all is well except, the key obviously was cut for another car. Does anyone know of a way to remove the metal key from the remote portion and put one cut for my car in?

I only had to pay about $30 for the remote so I'm not into if for much and could just cut the metal off, but it would be nice. Looking for ideas.

Thanks,

Joel

Got the remote from eBay for 30 bucks and used Swell Lexus for a Master key with help from this site. Thanks to everyone.

Thank you for the quick help.  I did find the programing instructions so now I just need the remotes.  :D

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Well funny you should ask as I had mine out tonight. Just get a flat putty knife under the front edge, near the seat, and pop it upward, then pull forward. There is a connector that with a push will seperate. As for the bulbs, I only had to fix wiring and that cured the warning light on the dash also.

Good luck,

Joel :D

What is the secret to removing the cover for the light assembly.  Once the assembly is removed is there anything tricky on the inside.

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Sorry to hear about your misfortune. If the insurance company totals it and you buy it back, I could use the center ac vents with the surrounding black plastic. Depending on the interior color (tan and dark brown is mine) I could use the 3rd brake light w/cover, arm rest, pistol shifter, and several other parts. Send me an e-mail at joelbbvette@hotmail.com and let me know.

Joel

I hope you guys never experience what I did yesterday. A buddy of mine and I went to the mall yesterday, we may have been in the mall for a total of 15 minutes when we decided to go to another mall.  As we walked out the mall we could see smoke coming from the parking lot and people were gathering around to see what was going on. Well, it was my car that was smoking there were flames coming out from under the hood, tires melted, front bumber melted......... The fire department came pretty fast and put out my car, but everything under the hood is burnt as well as the headlights and front bumber.

Now couple of questions:

1. Does anyone know where I could get a whole front clip(wiring harness, suspension, engine)?

2. Any clue on the cost of buying the parts and having this work done?

3. Should I just take a loss and try to sell some of the parts that are good (taillights, doors, rear wheels and tires, sunroof, trunk lid, other interior stuff)?

The car is a 92 SC400, that only had 102K on it, everything from the fenders back is perfectly fine, the body and paint are perfect, no dings at all. This would be perfect for some who had a good front, but whose car got smashed in the back.

The fire marshall said that the fire could have been caused by old wiring.

Ideally I would want to fix my car, but if it's going to cost some ridiculous amount of money I'd rather move on to something else.

Thanks in advance for your reponses,

Slo

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Thank you for the quick help. I did find the programing instructions so now I just need the remotes. :D