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What did you do TO your Cruze today?

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Post what you did to er and maybe even a picture to accompany it.

Today I just washed it and did a quick wax job. It was pretty dirty from about 5 commutes to work!
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Just painted my calipers, front and back, red and rotor hats black. Major improvement. I'll take some better pics when the sun comes out to play.

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Hey, NC...I see that you sprayed them instead of a brush on treatment, but what did you use? Did you prime them first, or just the finish coat(s)?
Hey, NC...I see that you sprayed them instead of a brush on treatment, but what did you use? Did you prime them first, or just the finish coat(s)?
I sprayed a very light coat of self etching primer(duplicolor) and sprayed them all with duplicolor red and black caliper paint. Good coverage and pretty quick tack time. I put about 3 coats on the rotor hats and I think 4 coats on the calipers. Might have been 5. Next I want to paint the inside of my wheels black. I feel like it would give it more aesthetic appeal. Should have done it with the wheels off earlier, but alas, not enough paint.

The hardest thing was taping off those dam pads. The ears were a pita, but I used a razor blade to cut out the tape.
Just painted my calipers, front and back, red and rotor hats black. Major improvement. I'll take some better pics when the sun comes out to play.
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Looks good! Good color choice for a Cruze too!:go:
Now that I have the auxiliary fuse box finished, time to fix the spaghetti under the dash!

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Got my windows tinted and removed the chrome inserts on the grill. Big improvement I think!
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Sold it for $935.00.
Tired of working on it.
Won't start.
Looking at a Toyota
I just got my spark plugs checked on my 2016 limited lt and they were at .027 changed them to .035 and haven't had a chance to fully test the effects, but excited to see the change.
Installed my Diode Dynamics front switchback turn signals,

I'm lovin' it!
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HomeLink

I was able to program my HomeLink today. I had almost no issues. I have four different types of openers and the three I programmed all work.

These are the generic instructions for those of you who are having issues:

1. Park near but not in the door you want to program

2. Gather all of your remotes needed to open said doors.

3. Locate the "learn" button on any rolling code doors.

4. Turn on the ignition

5. Push both the left and right HomeLink buttons and hold them until the light starts blinking. Then release the buttons. This cleared any previously stored codes.

6. Hold the first remote you want the HomeLink to learn next to the HomeLink Buttons.

7. Press and hold both the HomeLink button (say the left one one for example) and the remote button. Wait until the HomeLink light starts to flash slowly and then ramp up quickly. Release both buttons.

8. If you have a rolling code door, push the learn button. You have about 30 seconds to get back to the car and push the HomeLink button (same one as step 7) and I think it will flash - (forgot to write this down), if not continue on.

9. Once complete for either type of opener, press the programmed HomeLink button up to three times. The door should operate as expected.

Remember the vehicle needs to be powering the module, deliberately push the HomeLink buttons as if they are cocked a bit the silicone button can shift and not completely depress the actual button underneath, and take your time. I had to do the first one a few times to figure out the "Official" instructions.

Rinse and Repeat for the other two buttons. You do not need to program all three. If you go back later, if you have not pushed them, you should be able to continue without starting over. Obviously, if you have any issues, just do them all over.

I ended up putting my main garage door on the center button and the other two are my less used ones.

Enjoy

Robert
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Dropped way to much money on replacing the turbo, rear main seal, and AC compressor. 133k on the car at present, so I guess it's time for all the original stuff to break. Wondering if the sensor wire (large blue one that attaches near the turbo) should be rerouted as it looks to be in a different place than original. Originally it was routed under the intake hoses, now it's sitting on top between the Bosch sensor and the overflow tube to the coolant tank.
Replaced the plastic sway bar end links with Moog all metal end links. Find out tomorrow at the race if it makes a difference. Also bought led tail lights but haven't had time to put them in.
rotated tires, daughter and I changed both McPherson struts (Bilstein).
Waiting for a back-order on the Bilstein rear shocks, they say September now.
Was amazed how easy it was to do the struts, we were done in 2 hours.
Was low on fuel coming home from work the other day, so I dumped my 12 gallons of 91 octane E-10 reserve fuel from my road trip into the tank.
Well, it was supposed to go to the dealer today for an oil change at 4PM, but it decided to throw the good ol' Engine Power Reduced and Diesel Engine Shutdown Soon screens this morning (~1.5 miles from home), right as my wife turned onto a 50 mph road. Thankfully I was right behind her and could drive her into work. It also gave her an "Engine Oil Life 0%" (as opposed to the "Change Engine Oil Soon" screen at startup) screen after, which I find odd, as Oil Life should not be able to cause the reduced power...and if it does, I'll be raising ****.

The engine fan was absolutely screaming when she crawled into the parking lot, too.

Leaving at lunch to go drop her off at the car, to have it towed to the dealer. Will run the scanner/Bi-scan app to see what it shows.
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Ported manifold and installed pcv kit. Slapped a ported throttle body on there too...hopefully it wakes it up a bit. Waiting on new gaskets to install it all.


Picked up an SS sedan steering wheel with paddle shifters...got that wired up and installed
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Took the bent hood hinge off my long-suffering 2017 RS (poor thing got wrecked July 20, a year ago), decided I couldn't straighten it and ordered a new one, along with the seat belts and a few other parts. Tried IamGMParts for this order, they were cheaper than the online dealer here in Michigan, and the local dealer didn't want to price match.

Ordered a new RS badge for the grille, and while I was at it, I ordered a Camaro RS badge for the trunk lid. Just for giggles, ordered a Sun&Sound (SS) badge for the 2016 (also a Camaro part, I ordered the red one, maybe I should have gone for the black one on the 50th anniversary Camaro).
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My wife's temporary 2018 Cruze LT loaner while the CTD is at the dealer. Car looks good in Satin Steel:



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Installed the Whiteline rear sway bar and some clear side markers

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I put in led brake lights the other day, been to lazy to do the tail lights. Also installed the rear sway bar from whiteline. Only drove 50 miles so far, and not sure if placebo, but it does feel tighter in the rear going around corners fast.

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