Sullivans Progress: CAR OFFICIALLY SOLD!

sullivan · Post by **sullivan** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 9:16 pm

WELL..... cluster is in but the tach wont work.... any suggerstions these are supposed to be plug n play!

GreeNeons03 · Post by **GreeNeons03** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 9:33 pm

Do the pins in the plug and the cluster match? Could it be possible that one pin on the plug may be different from a pin on the cluster?

sullivan · Post by **sullivan** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 9:46 pm

they seem to match from everything ove read.... im bewildered!

Speeder · Post by **Speeder** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 9:49 pm

looks good have you decided on the color of paint for the car

LilSparkPlug · Post by **LilSparkPlug** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 9:57 pm

I'd go gloss black over satin. And the cluster may just be bad in general.

sullivan · Post by **sullivan** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 11:19 pm

thanks lsp i have a quart of gloss sittin here sooo good idea, and the spedo stopped workin and the tach works now... so im thinking i dont have it in there just right

LilSparkPlug · Post by **LilSparkPlug** » Sun Feb 15, 2009 7:59 am

I'd check the pins and make sure its pushed all the way back. An easier solution would have been to buy speedhut overlays

supertrick_05 · Post by **supertrick_05** » Sun Feb 15, 2009 9:44 am

LilSparkPlug wrote:I'd go gloss black over satin. And the cluster may just be bad in general.

2005.Neon.SXT · Post by **2005.Neon.SXT** » Sun Feb 15, 2009 10:30 am

How much did you pay for your cluster? I have the same kind, but with MPH as the main numbers and it only has.. around 25,000 miles (can't remember for sure, but that's what it has at most). I bought krc21's gauge cluster with the overlays, so my stock one is in a drawer.

LilSparkPlug · Post by **LilSparkPlug** » Sun Feb 15, 2009 3:53 pm

LOL Brodie, I just think with his color and rim combination black would look better than satin.

supertrick_05 · Post by **supertrick_05** » Sun Feb 15, 2009 4:15 pm

I just don't like gloss black hood/trunk on ANYTHING but a black car, which is why I wouldn't ever get a carbon hood/trunk...unless I re-cleared it with a flat clear.

I say leave the hood/trunk the stock color.

DOSneons · Post by **DOSneons** » Sun Feb 15, 2009 4:36 pm

i agree just repaint it the original color

sullivan · Post by **sullivan** » Sun Feb 15, 2009 6:16 pm

ok well i figure out the cluster which i payed 25 bucks for.... the needle was just stitting on the wring side of the pin.... ne ways stock color is not an option sooooo its either satin or gloss choose one

LilSparkPlug · Post by **LilSparkPlug** » Sun Feb 15, 2009 6:44 pm

I say gloss, only because I don't like the way it looks in your sig with the flat. My honest opinion...if you are keeping those wheels (and you should because they look sexy)...go with a bit of gold pearl in both the black, and the stock color. Re-clear the stock color with a couple of coats of gold pearl, and add it to the black to tie the wheels in.

Keep everything under the hood painted gloss black, gold and the factory color....

Sex.

sullivan · Post by **sullivan** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 6:43 pm

ok well the new atx died on me.... so 5spd swap time!!! this time around i bought the new mtx before announcing it i dont wanna look like im just saying shit.....

also id like to introduce my other vehicle Lucy... a 2000 f150 ive had since i was 16 currently shes back on the road while im putting the neon back togeather.

and thats right i can tint LSP!

LilSparkPlug · Post by **LilSparkPlug** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 7:34 pm

Woot!!! Tinting ftw

Now paint your neon like I designed it in my post above and all will be sex.

sullivan · Post by **sullivan** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 9:58 pm

its already in the works hun!

LilSparkPlug · Post by **LilSparkPlug** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 10:04 pm

Hee hee I shall love it

sullivan · Post by **sullivan** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 10:07 pm

yeah plan is get new dentless hood painted and trunk fixed and painted gloss black
then in the spring wetsand . and clearcoat with gold pearl my dads painter said it will look awesome, the car will look gold from angles cuz iots in the clearcoat

2005.Neon.SXT · Post by **2005.Neon.SXT** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 11:02 pm

MTX FTMFW!!

and I'm not much for Ford Trucks.. wouldn't get a truck, in general, but if I did it would be a Ram of some sort.

Can't wait to see the new paint scheme on the car

Speeder · Post by **Speeder** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 9:49 am

its 5speed time....... sweet!!!!!

NickKo · Post by **NickKo** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 11:25 am

sullivan wrote:ok well the new atx died on me.... so 5spd swap time!!!

So you ARE going to be going to a 5-speed after all ??!
That is AWESOME.

You may as well take the ATX failure as an OPPORTUNITY..... and Upgrade.

While you are in there, I would change the Rear Main Seal, too, if you haven't done so already.

You will Not regret the Upgrade.

- Nick

sullivan · Post by **sullivan** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 5:54 pm

NickKo wrote:
While you are in there, I would change the Rear Main Seal, too, if you haven't done so already.

You will Not regret the Upgrade.

- Nick

yes rear main is going to be done, the throwout bearing, and the clutch look pretty good IMO... but im a mtx noob soo heres some pics.

sullivan · Post by **sullivan** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 9:14 pm

pleaseeeeeeee i kinda need to know

INVUJerry · Post by **INVUJerry** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 9:20 pm

How many miles were on the car? To put things into perspective, i got a new clutch in my car at 26K miles. At 83K it started slipping on me. I'd just get a PT cruiser clutch while you're at it. Sure, it's $250, but you know for a fact that it's good and it's not going to break on you, or start slipping a few thousand miles after you put it in.

sullivan · Post by **sullivan** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 9:21 pm

the thing is... im kinda short on cash (layed off)
from everything ive read it should be good as it has little wear, but im just looking for opinions...

FAC3L3SS · Post by **FAC3L3SS** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 10:09 pm

idk about the clutch...but your car is sick. i've never liked that color until now. AWESOME wheels / color combo / etc...

gloss black hood/trunk FTW!

sullivan · Post by **sullivan** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 10:11 pm

im painting the hood and trunk sometime next week.... tranny is most likely going in this weekend to early next week.

and thanks... its nice to see someone likes my car as much as i do, all i get around my town is "why would you waste money on a neon" meanwhile there driving mommy n daddy's car. but o well all i need is 2gn! lol

LilSparkPlug · Post by **LilSparkPlug** » Sun Feb 22, 2009 7:58 am

We "waste" money on our neons because we love them

Just as much as people might love another car. The clutch doesn't look too bad to me, but what's the mileage?

sullivan · Post by **sullivan** » Sun Feb 22, 2009 12:23 pm

in the 30 000 range. car was granny driven, and i know that for a fact