Chris' Grand Prix Page
 







Thanks for stopping by! My name is Chris and I live in Coquitlam, B.C., Canada. In June 2010 my 1990 Ford Thunderbird SC (aka Super Blue) was written off. I looked at a few T-Bird's that were for sale, but they were pretty junky, so I considered different makes and models of vehicles; I also wanted to get away from running hi octane fuel to keep operating costs down. After cruising the 4-sale ads for a few days, the 1997-2003 Pontiac Grand Prix's caught my attention. They were sporty looking, came with lots of bells and whistle's, and got 10-15% better fuel economy than the T-Bird's. They also came in supercharged form, but after driving a few, I decided that I just didn't need that in my life at this time. After a few weeks of searching and test driving, I found a nice 8 year old Grand Prix and decided to bring her home. After just less than one week of use, I am very happy with my decision. The car is comfortable and fun to drive.

And if you are new to my world on the web, this site will be all about my Grand Prix and maybe even some other stuff. Check back regularly as things will always be changing.



Updates
May 11/12
 Got some new headlight housings.
May 9/12
 Changed the spark plugs.
May 9/12
 Gave the car a wax job.
February 4/12
 Swapped out my shift knob.
February 4/12
 Installed some HID back-up lights.
January 14/12
 Finally got the LED bulbs working in the clear corners.
December 11/11
 I got some LED bulbs for the clear corners.
November 19/11
 Took some pictures of the Edge Insight CTS.
November 19/11
 Changed to a different phone mount.
November 19/11
 Put my snow tires on.
November 12/11
 Installed some clear corner lights and polished my headlights.
October 23/11
 Painted the wheels on my snow tires.
September 11/11
 Had to change a front wheel bearing.
August 13/11
 Made the fog lights stay on with the hi beams.
August 13/11
 Finally got my HID fog lights.
August 7/11
 Had some spare time, so I removed my park lock solenoid.
July 23/11
 Installed a cabin filter and water deflector, then a TB spacer.
July 13/11
 Had to install a new catalytic converter.
July 11/11
 Removed the ZZP voltage booster.
May 29/11
 Raised my rear spoiler.
May 12/11
 Installed a transmission shift kit installed.
April 9/11
 Installed an LED strip in the trunk.
April 9/11
 Decided to debadge the Grand Prix.
April 9/11
 Got myself some LED tail lights.
March 27/11
 Updated my modifications & repairs page.
March 26/11
 Got my trunk light working.
March 21/11
 Installed a ZZP voltage booster.
December 10/10
 The last of my LED dome lights arrived.
November 27/10
 My washer pump stopped working. Here is how to change it.
November 19/10
 A dump of snow was in the forecast so I threw on the snow tires.
November 16/10
 Found an easy way to disable the headlight flash for the alarm.
November 13/10
 I broke down and got some HID headlights.
October 29/10
 Installed some LED dome light bulbs.
October 4/10
 Swapped out the Tri-Star wheels for some Torque Star's.
August 18/10
 Cleaned the throttle body.
August 15/10
 Swapped out the stock head unit.
August 3/10
 Installed a set of Piaa fog light bulbs.
July 24/10 Installed a set of Piaa headlight bulbs.
July 20/10 The Grand Prix comes home.



                   
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