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    Hello, I am an ex-Grand Am, owner and I always like the Grand Prix more, so when I sold my 97' Grand Am GT, I went out and bought a 01' Grand Prix GT 3800 v6 133k miles. Its needs a little cosmetic work and a few parts and that is it.






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    Pretty nice find besides the door

    You'll be joining the army of white grand prix's on here
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kolton Lock View Post
    Pretty nice find besides the door

    You'll be joining the army of white grand prix's on here
    Thanks..I know..I need fix that door. But I do not know how to remove the panale if I find one at a junkayrd or how to install it. If I pay to have it done professorially it going cost me hundreds!
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    looks nice and clean. do you have a SES light on? lots of good help can be found here. the search box is at the top and very useful.
    Favorite Quote: You can't fix stupid!!


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    Hit those exhaust tips with a little bit of sandpaper to polish them up a little. Engine bay looks clean as hell.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Madness View Post
    looks nice and clean. do you have a SES light on? lots of good help can be found here. the search box is at the top and very useful.
    Thanks...Yes, the dealer I bought it from said it was an air flow sensor, making the SES light come on. I do not believe him 100% I still need to get a diagnostic done.

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    Hit those exhaust tips with a little bit of sandpaper to polish them up a little. Engine bay looks clean as hell.
    What grit sand paper do I need? Should I wet sand or dry sand? Thanks..how do I keep my Engine bay clean? I want it to stay that clean!
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    I just hit mine with like a 120 grit dry IIRC but then i just got new tips.
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    I use a steel wire wheel on a drill lol better shine than wetsanding and done in like 2 minutes
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    Quote Originally Posted by Lishap View Post
    I just hit mine with like a 120 grit dry IIRC but then i just got new tips.
    Thanks. Will it work with old stock tips? What is IIRC?

    Quote Originally Posted by Kolton Lock View Post
    I use a steel wire wheel on a drill lol better shine than wetsanding and done in like 2 minutes
    Do not have a power drill atm. :/
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jtiger360 View Post
    Thanks. Will it work with old stock tips? What is IIRC?



    Do not have a power drill atm. :/

    IIRC=if i remember correct, and yeah the stock tips are what i did it on just until i could get new tips. The drill would make it 100x easier i wish i had one when i did it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Lishap View Post
    IIRC=if i remember correct, and yeah the stock tips are what i did it on just until i could get new tips. The drill would make it 100x easier i wish i had one when i did it.
    Sweet thanks. I'll go out and buy some sand paper next week. I just went out and bought new windshield wipers, license plate bulb, licence plate frame and rain-X plus a tank of gas. Back to being broke till Fri. I will take pictures if I do not **** it up lol. Thanks for all the help man.


    P.S. How do I keep my eng as clean as it is??

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    Don't drive it.....

    Paint the front and rear lower fascias black and then fix the hood among other things and then it will look fine.
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    Quote Originally Posted by 87IROCZOWNER69 View Post
    Don't drive it.....Paint the front and rear lower fascias black and then fix the hood among other things and then it will look fine.
    What is fascias? I how do I fix the hood?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jtiger360 View Post
    What is fascias? I how do I fix the hood?
    The Fascias are the little moulding parts between the fog lights on the front, and the thing that says pontiac around the tips on the back.

    Also there are screws on the hood that adjust how high or low it is when its locked in, and it appears the right side of yours is rather low
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kolton Lock View Post
    The Fascias are the little moulding parts between the fog lights on the front, and the thing that says pontiac around the tips on the back.

    Also there are screws on the hood that adjust how high or low it is when its locked in, and it appears the right side of yours is rather low
    How do I adjust the screws?
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    Looks good! As for keeping you engine clean, simple green is your best friend.
    -Carl
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