Recent content by yakdude01

Oh my! So sorry to hear about stuff like this. Probably a few things lead to it. Maybe the air ride was a little low? Maybe the 04 Buick was higher than usual? Point of impact suggests the entire Buick went above the rear bumper. I was rear ended in my 1995 Ford Thunderbird back in 2003 in...

A convertible Mark VIII. The only way to travel! Ok, mine is "almost" a convertible...open the huge windows and the roof.... Yeah, it's not the same. Good reason to keep the 2001 Chrysler Sebring Limited around.

Time to add my cool ride. 1997 LSC. Bought in Nov 2013 with 81k mi. Now at 84k mi (yeah, I know...drive much?). I try to spread the mileage across the three rides, mostly with the 09 DGC, but it's nice to spoil myself on a good day to drive the LSC to work and back (100 mi each trip). Fully...

Sorry for the late reply here. No issues at all with the stock speakers. They sound great!

Old stock wheels and old Firestone tires New wheels and new Yokohama tires Kept the stock 16" size, so as to not mess with the speedo/odo. Night and day upgrade! Been on the car about 6 months now. Yokos are much quieter than the Firestone tires that were there and those stock rims may...

This thread is a little bit old, but I figured I'd add my 2 cents in. In the past, I've used Discount Tire and NTB for their occasional sales and when I've decided to upgrade the rims on any of my rides, I'll have The Tire Rack add a new set of tires to the deal. My 2001 Chrysler Sebring...

Yep, it was in gear when that message comes up. Definitely needs the bypass. One of these days I'll pick it up. Yes, the stock speakers are still in use. The new head unit has plenty of power to drive them.

Just saw this post. Good choice turning off the air ride! I had my 97 LSC shipped from Ohio to Texas in November. From the seller to several other friends with Lincoln's and air ride suspensions, asked them that same question. The answer was the same, turn it off. The suspension arrived in...

Hey Leo, I finally got a chance to try out the idea of having the phone display on the Pioneer unit. It turns out that because it's my only unit, there is a disclaimer that says no video can be used during operation. Now, that being the case, there is a way around that, which I haven't tried...

So what's you're sayin is....you always feels better after a good burnout? Yeah, me too. The snow will melt soon....and maybe you can help with that? two smoking tires at a time. LOL I'm sorry Leo, there is no real cure for what you have. Just continue with the doctor's advice.

One of these years, I'm going to do the HRPT! Won't be this year, since my long car trip has already been taken by the Chrysler Nationals in Carlisle, PA. I know....don't talk about "another brand", but this will be my 8th year in a row at the Chrysler Nats. Lots of fun with the "other car...

Yep! When I bought my 1995 Mark VIII back in Nov 2006, it had stock all seasons. I was living outside Boston, MA then....and when we got the first 1/2 in snow....I was spinning the rears all over the place and the steering wasn't much better. "Traction control?" really. I put 4 Bridgestone...

Hey Leo, You know, I've never tried using it as the nav map yet. I'll have to try that tomorrow on the way to work. As far as the contacts, yes, it downloads everything everytime it connects. They bypassed the stock amp since the new head unit has enough power to drive the speakers, and the...

The responsiveness is instant. I haven't seen any lag yet when I press one of the "buttons" on screen. There are some buttons built into the bar at the bottom of the unit, volume, tuning, mode, mute, etc. My only complaint with some of the on screen buttons is, they can be a bit small. The...

When I got my 97 LSC back in November, it looked great! Almost EVERYTHING I wanted.....except. It had the stock stereo and while it does have the integrated phone, we all know those don't work (even if I had the handset) because it's analog (banned new activations since 2005). So what to do...