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GMFreak8
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| | Subject: My 1998 Buick Riviera named Christine Sun Feb 21, 2010 3:40 pm | |
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Tank
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| | Subject: Re: My 1998 Buick Riviera named Christine Sun Feb 21, 2010 4:16 pm | |
| OOO I like the pic of that hood looks cool with the water on it. |
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Eldo
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| | Subject: Re: My 1998 Buick Riviera named Christine Sun Feb 21, 2010 4:24 pm | |
| Just don't walk directly in front of or behind 'her'... On the bright side, you shouldn't need to buy any parts, as they will spontaneously regenerate themselves. |
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GMFreak8
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| | Subject: Re: My 1998 Buick Riviera named Christine Sun Feb 21, 2010 4:26 pm | |
| | Tank wrote: | | OOO I like the pic of that hood looks cool with the water on it. |
I know, I wish I would have had my Nikon D40x on me when I took that. It would be great as a wallpaper. Too bad all I had was my phone.
I love how water beads up on her sexy body after a good wax job. |
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GMFreak8
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GMFreak8
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Name: Kyle
Age: 23
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| | Subject: Re: My 1998 Buick Riviera named Christine Sun Feb 21, 2010 4:32 pm | |
| Also does anyone know where I can find carpet that matches the trunk area? I'd love to reorganize the stereo equipment and put some carpet over the boarding. I used the boards so I didn't have to mount the equipment to the car itself. The wires and the bare boarding drive me insane, luckily I don't see it unless I open the trunk. |
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albertj
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| | Subject: Re: My 1998 Buick Riviera named Christine Sun Feb 21, 2010 7:09 pm | |
| | GMFreak8 wrote: | | Also does anyone know where I can find carpet that matches the trunk area? I'd love to reorganize the stereo equipment and put some carpet over the boarding. I used the boards so I didn't have to mount the equipment to the car itself. The wires and the bare boarding drive me insane, luckily I don't see it unless I open the trunk. |
25646201 is the trunk floor molded carpet; Monster shows available, appx. $120 plus. 25672020 is the board, trapezoid shaped, that goes in the trunk up against the rear seat. Monster shows for $16.- plus, probably cheapest from dealer due to shipping, dealer price is $20.
What I would do is one of the following:
1) ask a dealer parts counter if they can get yardage of the fabric that is used to cover that board. They used to call such things "out of fiche calls." If GM has the stuff, they probably call it "yardage." My guess is the number might be 125-something, most of the other carpet yardage is. It also might be a RPO (repair parts organization) number, which I can not get to but the dealer can. If you do ask as the dealer, might be good to figure out when they are not busy as it may take them a long time to find it and almost no matter what it won't be a huge sale.
2) if your nearby dealer actually has a body shop, ask one of the body shop service writers where they get yardage fabric to match the trunk (GM uses the stuff by the linear mile in the different cars).
3) I found this using Google:
http://www.yourautotrim.com/trunklining.html
It may work, looks like the dark heather will match the trunk. It's $5 per running yard.
4) Depending on the size of your market, a fabric store such as JoAnn Fabrics may have the stuff in stock, you could phone and ask. They typically have headliners, vinyl and some fabrics in stock even in smaller markets. Hope this helps.
Albertj
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Rickw
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| | Subject: Re: My 1998 Buick Riviera named Christine Sun Feb 21, 2010 7:29 pm | |
| | GMFreak8 wrote: | | Eldo wrote: | | Just don't walk directly in front of or behind 'her'... On the bright side, you shouldn't need to buy any parts, as they will spontaneously regenerate themselves. |
I guess that's what I get for buying my cars from recently dead people.  |
Now that's something i never thought of doing, looking for used cars in the obituaries. |
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Eldo
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| | Subject: Re: My 1998 Buick Riviera named Christine Sun Feb 21, 2010 7:47 pm | |
| | Rickw wrote: | | Now that's something i never thought of doing, looking for used cars in the obituaries. |
Also a great place to find newly-available, rent-controlled apartments...  |
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Rickw
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| | Subject: Re: My 1998 Buick Riviera named Christine Sun Feb 21, 2010 7:53 pm | |
| Don't live in a rent controlled area, otherwise would have thought of sooner.
Florida ought to be a good place to find nice clean cars thru the obit's.
Never thought of that while i lived there. But back then I didn't need the deals from the dead.
Had a good friend that was the GM at the largest Cadillac dealership in Tampa Bay area.
Nice, clean, low mileage nearly new Eldorado's (my choice) for less than trade in. |
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GMFreak8
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| | Subject: Re: My 1998 Buick Riviera named Christine Sun Feb 21, 2010 9:03 pm | |
| | Rickw wrote: | | GMFreak8 wrote: | | Eldo wrote: | | Just don't walk directly in front of or behind 'her'... On the bright side, you shouldn't need to buy any parts, as they will spontaneously regenerate themselves. |
I guess that's what I get for buying my cars from recently dead people. |
Now that's something i never thought of doing, looking for used cars in the obituaries. |
Haha, I didn't purposely do it. Just so happens both of my Buicks have been white and the previous owners had passed away. Last one I actually stalked the son of the guy who died until he sold it to me. The Riviera, i didn't know it until I bought it, found the registration of the last owner and googled his name. Only result was an obituary. I don't want to know what from, be my luck it'd be carbon monoxide.
I will admit, I've apartment hunted from the obits and from the rescue scanner I have in my car. May be mean but last time I did it, I heard "LOL DOA on scene 27840 elm manor apartments" over the scanner. I went the next day and asked about it. Unfortunately someone had nabbed it already.  |
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98riviera98
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Sweepspear
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| | Subject: Re: My 1998 Buick Riviera named Christine Mon Feb 22, 2010 11:04 am | |
| What's that box on top of your coolant overflow tank?  |
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Hometown Hero
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| | Subject: Re: My 1998 Buick Riviera named Christine Mon Feb 22, 2010 12:38 pm | |
| Looks like HID conversion kits for his lights (has identical box behind passenger headlamp as well)? Just a guess. |
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Eldo
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| | Subject: Re: My 1998 Buick Riviera named Christine Mon Feb 22, 2010 1:48 pm | |
| Yes, that is an HID ballast, he mentioned he mounted it there in the HID thread.
Travis, I don't know if his last car was also a Rivi or not, but if he hit the EXIT button,
the seat would not have moved towards the steering wheel... |
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If only that were the case. 
