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  1. I guess we now have an idea what they think "life" expectancy is.
  2. Did you get the brake vacuum pump recall done? I was having the issue sporadically, where the pedal pressure needed to stop was off the charts. Scary as hell. A dealer reprogrammed the electronic brake control module per the recall and I haven't had the issue since. I think I'm going to go ahead with replacing the vacuum pump as well. They also came out with a new vacuum pump with some enhancements. I need to clean up the front of the engine and find the source of a small oil leak. It's either the front crank seal or the small cam VVT actuator seal (3 screws and a O-ring).
  3. 101000, still with the OE transmission. Right rear brake pads wore out on a trip recently. They were original to the truck, so not a surprise. But the driver side rear pads looked like they had 1/4" left. Something going on there. The floating caliper bolts were smooth and lubricated. I just put new pads and rotors on it ... oh, and a left rear axle seal. Getting the C-clip out of the axle was a bit of a battle. But I won. I noticed quite a bit of leaning in the turns up in the northern California wine country roads. I found that the right front swaybar strut was missing altogether. I have new AC Delco replacements. Just getting over the soreness from crawling under the truck for the rear brakes and axle seal. Maybe in a day or two, I'll get to it.
  4. As the title suggests, I need a couple headlight lenses to replace my crazed lenses. My headlights are OEM LED from a 2016. Any help would be appreciated.
  5. I think I'd just tell them to change the cooler/(AC condensor?), flush the lines and you'll pay for the new cooler.
  6. I think you meant to say "elastic" instead of "plastic". Plastic deformation is permanent.
  7. The whole "use a torque wrench to tighten your lug nuts" thing is born out of liability from some donks that forgot to tighten the customer's lugs, resulting in their insurance company insisting they use torque wrenches and a calibration system of those wrenches. Don't get me wrong, its a good thing. I come from an aviation safety background. But, lets face it, millions of cars had their lug nuts tightened with an air impact for the better part of the automobile's existence, without any problem. It was a failure to tighten lugs at all that led to this "gotta use a torque wrench" culture. But the truth is that your lug nuts that have a specified 140 ft/lb torque requirement, could be tightend to 90 ft/lbs and work just fine.
  8. IIRC, a condensor is about a 2 oz PAG addition. It's all a bit of a WAG anyway. I'd go with about 1.5 oz and call it a day. A 2018 is about old enough to just go ahead and change the dryer too. I'm kinda in your boat, in that I have all 134 stuff. 2 vehicles with 134 and the 2018 jeep with 1234. I recently stocked up on 134 from Ebay. CA has put enough regulations on 134 that the cost is going up and the handwriting is on the wall, eventually it's going to be regulated out of the state. I'm not sure I have another truck in my future. I'm 67. My 2014 has enough rash on it to make it comfortable to park anywhere but still looks decent and I'm keeping it mechanically up on the step. So, I may need 134 for another 10 years.
  9. Most of my day today was spent either running around for do-dads or waiting on replies to my questions to ADC Mobile. I did get the XM in no sweat, 2 connections. But the cameras were somewhat of a stumbling block for me. Replacing the rear backup OEM cam with a higher def cam was simply plug and play after opening the tailgate up and R&R the camera. I did have to drop the spare tire down a bit to get to some of the harness retaining clips. The front and right side mirror cams were not detailed in any written or video guidance. There are a handful of loose pigtails that have no connectors and the labling leaves some doubt as to what goes where. Additionally, there's some toggling of settings behind the factory settings menu that need to be made and are code protected. These settings are not published nor did I find videos covering them. Walt briefed me in a very short, concise email. It worked as advertised. Once I had the affirmation of the wiring connections from Walt, I ran around town until I found some single conductor Molex style connectors which made the wiring cleaner. Walt has been great. Couldn't have done without him. Wish Linkswell was a lot more detailed on their instructions for the optional equipment. I mocked up the cams and tested the right turn indicator actuation of the right mirror cam and tested the front cam as well. Tomorrow I should be able to route the wires for those cameras
  10. Got the gen5 yesterday. Started installing today. Got the basic wiring done today and fired it up. All ok. Tomorrow, I'll wire the xm and cameras.
  11. I know it's a few days since the question, but if you haven't finished this yet, it may be a good time to remove the injectors and have them cleaned and flow checked.
  12. Thanks folks. After long consideration, I decided on the Linkswell Gen5 12.1". Thanks to MikeBMW for his recommendation of ADC Mobile. I called Walt a couple times and he was very helpful. Yesterday, I spoke to him and he said the units were in stock again. I ordered last night. I guess I'm old school. I wanted a "built-in" looking unit. The "floating screen" just doesn't appeal to me. Most of the Crutchfield offerings are floating screen style, in the larger (9-11") screens. Options I ordered were the Bose adapter, Denali trim, front camera, upgrade rear, right side camera, anti-glare screen protector. I was reluctant to give up the OEM HVAC controls, since they are very intuitive and minimize distraction to operate. The Linkswell moves HVAC control to the screen, but does have some basic push-buttons along the sides of the screen. I'll post back when it arrives.
  13. In my 2014, the symptom was lack of power assist in the brakes. It seemed to be rare and intermittent. But it happened several times at very inopportune times. The last one scared me pretty bad. I was sure I was going to hit the car stopped in front of me. I had 2 feet on the brake pedal. It felt like less than zero power assist if there is such a thing. I took it in for the recall and they flashed the software. No pump replacement. That was 3 years ago. It's been good since. But I also have thought about pre-emptively replacing the pump with the new design. I also thought about going to a hydra-boost like the 2500-3500. The issue is the accessory bracketry for adding the hydraulic pump. I just don't know where to start. I'm guessing there are LS engine OE brackets that would work, but ???
  14. Sorry to see you go. Yes, I've seen posts about aftermarket spark plugs not performing well. I had some Bosch plugs in a truck years ago, that didn't last long before they were missing. Went back to OE AC Delco.
  15. I spoke with Linkswell and Walt at ADC Mobile yesterday. Looks like the Gen 5 T-style is backordered for what could be months. ADC is running a special for $100 off. Walt said the backup lines are retained and provide original guidance (curving with steering). He described the HVAC system for me. Access directly with the hard buttons on the side bring up the HVAC screen and control a feature (AC, Fan, etc.) or you can use the menu bar on the bottom to access the HVAC screen. He pretty much sold me on the system. The only issues are that my SLT All Terrain appears to have a unique trim color (neither SLT nor Denali color). I can either live with it or match all the trim myself with paints or something like a hydro-dip, or possibly a metal vapor deposition provider.
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