Hi,I was wondering, is there a special paint that I buy to paint the center dash? Like the part where the air conditioner is and where the cd deck is. I want it silver, and how do I take it apart to paint it?

is it bad to shift from L to 2 to D on a flat road? Doesn't this act like shifting from first to second to third? Can anyone give a brief explanation on how to use these gears?

what is required when shipping a vehicle to another country (from u.s to canada). i know shipping, aircare, inspection. what else? is taxes required?

Okay, someone is selling a 97 GS-T with 42,000miles, auto, cloth interior, 18inches, gsx spoiler, power everything, slightly modded, like strut bars, tokico shocks, underbody sway bar for $12,000CDN.The thing is, it has been overheated before and now has been repaired. It has also been in an...

Anyone have a guide that has tells you how to cut out the word eclipse in between your taillight? I want to cut it out so it shows red whenever I brake (i think) but i don't know what tool to use.

hi, i was wondering if the thickness of the tire (255/45/18r) take effect over bumps. For example, my tires is a 45, and whenever i go over bumps, like train tracks, or cracked bumpy road, i can feel as if my shocks are blown or something, or my shocks are taking effect. if it was thicker, say...

Sometimes, when i start my car, the RPM goes under 1750rpm, sometimes a little higher. But when it starts at 1500rpm, my car will not idle (like go by itself when i let off the brake at a red light). When it does idle, my car runs really good, like uphill, it'll pull stronger than when it...

This happened recently, whenever i drive, say in the neighborhood, whenever it shifts gear, i can hear this screeching noise from outside. Sounds like it's from my wheel area/chassis. Could it be my shocks? Or my brake disc rubbing against my rotor or something? It sounds like rusted metal...

If I could remember, the day when i bought my car, when I put my gear in Drive, the light comes on for the "P R D 2 L" area. But now it's not lighting up anymore.Correct me if i'm wrong but is the light suppose to come on? And if so, mine has stopped, how do i fix it?

Anyways, long story short. Last night out of no where, my car started horning off and the headlights started flashing when my friend opened the door. It sounds like a factory alarm, not those siren type ones.It also seems to auto-arm itself after 30 seconds when I shut the door. I tried...

it stinks especially when i start up the car, after a min or 2, it goes away. smelsl like wet grass.if anyone could point me to where to check and clean, that would be great.thanks in advance.

how do i adjust so it closes perfect when decelerate.my car jerks back and forth when coming to a stop at a red light. sometime it goes really hard sometime it's soft. but it's annoying. please any idea would be great.

Is the convertible better or the hardtop? I heard convertible are known for leaks, is this true? Someone gimme some detail of the spyder, I'm looking to go from NT to Turbo but it's so hard to find hardtops here, lots of convertibles. Does convertible get cold in the winter? I never sat in one...

i can feel my car downshift everytime it comes to a stop. it shifts harder than regular shifting. it's really annoying, feels like it's gonna break down somehow.auto 99 fwd here.

I brought my car to the mechanic because my belt area is making a screeching noise. And he start screwing this screw under the idler pulley. Does that tighten the belt? What does it do?And also, I try to tighten it myself and found out that it can go clockwise and counter-clockwise and...

is the rear caliper suppose to be facing the rear end of the car? mine is between the car door and the rotor, is this right? i see other cars are between their bumper and their rotor.Fill me in please, thanks.

Recently I posted a help on my transmission making these clicking noise when I put it in reverse. Now it's clicking when I'm coming to a stop. Does this mean I need new transmission cause it's aging, and getting too old?

When driving, sometimes I can feel my steering wheel pull to the left. Before, when my driving side tires were unbalanced, it shifts alot to the right. But now when I replaced, it's gone, and now it goes right.I did hit my passenger side wheels on the sidewalk curb.My question is, is the...

My car seems to want to die when coming to a stop. It would jerk back and forth and then when it comes to a complete stop, it would stutter. Anyone know familiar with the symptom?

Need to install a tie down. Anyone with tips and walkthroughs?

What should I look for when getting a GSX? How do I check if all 4 wheels are wired and working simultanueously. How do I check if the turbo is good and stuff?

Does anyone know or have a diagram of the engine bay with maybe a legend of where all the stuff are. Cause I have no clue where the spark plugs, fuel injectors, and stuff are.Or if someone can just gimme the location ofSpark plugs Fuel injectors Fuel pump Ignition

How do I take out the foglight bulb? Do I have to take out the whole bumper?I saw this product, it's like belt protector or something used on cars. It says, protects belts, stops squealing, etc. Can anyone confirm that this/these products works?

Okay, I started noticing these noise now that I have no deck to play music. When I put my gear in reverse, I can hear this clicking noise, sounds like when someone turn the knob on a music box. It keeps clicking for like 1 sec. It happens in drive to only when I go from reverse to drive. Anyone...

are there any aftermarket rear view mirror that comes with reading lights? mine is loose and i dont know how to fix it and maybe if i change it, it'll be better.i've checked and i can't see any screws at the back.. anyone know how to tighten it?

When I accelerate up to 60km/h and then when I let go of the pedal, the car would lose acceleration really fast, and i mean fast. As if I can feel it going from 60 to 30 as soon as i let off the pedal. Then when I let it roll, the car sometimes pushes forward, and then stop, and then push again...

Lately I've been noticing that when my car shifts into gear say 2nd or 3rd, it jerks pretty hard. 2g NT auto here btw. Could it be the transmission fluid? Sometimes downshifting jerks too.

What are some of the tests cars go through? I know there's a compression test. What else?Do they do all of them when you put your car through inspection?

Hi,I was just wondering how intake should look like when installed. Because my friend said mine isn't probably installed. The part where my filter attach to the pipe is connected by a rubber cylinder thing. Rubber wrapped around the outside of the metal pipe shaped like a cone and rubber...

Just got my car back from the mechanic shop yesterday and I noticed that there is a grinding (metal against metal sorta) noise coming from the timing belt area. It usually comes when at idle, and when it's acelerating, it goes away though. I took my car into my garage and popped the hood and I...

how do you tell the difference between CAI and short ram (and any other out there that i might not know of) anyways?

why the f*** is my air intake shaped different? I just got my car back from the shop after an accident, and my old intake was damaged. now it's replaced and it's shaped square with round corners or oval but more of a square. does/will this affect my performance?

Can someone who has removed their tail light please give me some basics of removing them. Like where the screws and stuff are, some of the stuff I should be aware of or what to look out for.I'm swapping my tail light to altezzas but have no idea how to remove them.

What test do I have to do to check how much PSI I'm running at?And also, what are regular tire air pressure?

How does nitrous work? 50 shot, does that mean I can use it 50 times? or once? and how much do a bottle of n2o cost? also cost of the kit and setups? Thanks.

What sort of gauges can be installed in my 99 Eclipse GS? I don't want to just look cool, I want to be able to read how my engine is running and all that crap under the hood is doing.Any suggestions? Name all that's possible would be really helpful. Thanks.

Hi,Can someone give me some tutorial on how to change the lights in the interior? I mainly want the lights where the speedometer, fuel gauge, engine temp, etc. and the rear view mirrior changed.If anyone's done this before, how do I get them opened so I can change the bulbs? And is the...

I just found out some rust in my engine, where the 4 pipe thingy goes into the engine, anyways to fix this? Will it affect the performance of the car?

I spilled some power steering fluid over the tank where the fluid goes in, my question is will is burn or go on fire when i drive or something?also i filled the little fluid tank to full, will it leak or spill out?

I have a 1999 Eclipse GS, bought it used. Everytime I drive it up a hill, it's like there's no power. I step on the gas all the way down and it only goes about 60km/h, and i mean km. It takes about 2 min. to get to 80km/h. Is there something wrong with the car or is the GS just like that?Is...

Whenever I turn left, my steering squeaks. Sounds like 2 balloons rubbing together, it all started today. Is it because it's too cold, or I need some oiling done?I did a search, and I read that it could be my steering belts or whatever. How do I tighten it, can someone give me some tutorial...

My friend said my engine maybe ready to install turbo on already. But how do I know that? I have a 1999 eclipse gs... I dont know how to read engines, but it said DOHC 1.6 valve 2.0 or something like that on it. Will it be able to handle turbos?

Hi,I have newbie questions I would like to ask. I got a new 1999 eclipse, and it's missing some 1 bolt on each side of the front rims. Will this cause any problems?Also the screws where the bolts are missing is rusted, is this a major thing or don't worry about it?When I look down...