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Old 01-20-2009, 06:43 PM
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Question Issues w/ my vents, clock light, and shaky drive

I have a '03 TL and the one thing I don't like is my heater vents on the dash flip up on the ends. I'm not sure if any of you experienced this w/ your Acura’s but any info on what they can do? The other is the clock light. I went to Acura to have them fix it and they said it would cost $150 to have them do it. The light alone is only $2. Acura's design for this is really poor.
I have a very bad drive right now w/ the car. I had the breaks replaced, they resurfaced my roders. i also had the alignment done and new tires. My drive is shaky when accelerating over 30 and shakes when I break?
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Originally Posted by E_M
I have a '03 TL and the one thing I don't like is my heater vents on the dash flip up on the ends. I'm not sure if any of you experienced this w/ your Acura’s but any info on what they can do? The other is the clock light. I went to Acura to have them fix it and they said it would cost $150 to have them do it. The light alone is only $2. Acura's design for this is really poor.
I have a very bad drive right now w/ the car. I had the breaks replaced, they resurfaced my roders. i also had the alignment done and new tires. My drive is shaky when accelerating over 30 and shakes when I break?
Any feedback would be appreciated...
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heater vents in the dash (center) aren't adjustable if that's what you mean...it can be annoying but you'll get used to it...
as for the clock light do it yourself...it's really easy...buy a bulb from acura or follow these steps
https://acurazine.com/forums/2g-tl-problems-fixes-117/dash-clock-light-out-621510/
next time when you have a problem, most of the things are thing that can be done yourself with or without experience...go to diy page (it's organized now!) and search for what you are looking for...or just search for it...you can save lot of money doing it yourself...
as for the shaking....maybe it's your rims bent?
Old 01-22-2009, 11:26 PM
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ok i feel like i kind of have the same problem... except mine only shakes when i brake when i'm going around 70ish... does that mean i have to change my rotors or wat? cuz as much as i want to replace my whole brake system i'd rather just fix the root of the problem... any help would be nice too =]
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ok i feel like i kind of have the same problem... except mine only shakes when i brake when i'm going around 70ish... does that mean i have to change my rotors or wat? cuz as much as i want to replace my whole brake system i'd rather just fix the root of the problem... any help would be nice too =]
I used to have that problem, then I changed my rotors and the problem mostly went away, it used to just shake very little after that. Then i changed my brake pads and now its perfect, doesn't shake at all.
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I also changed my brakes and rotors. The problem went away for a little bit and came right back. I wish I could help, but we're in the same boat.
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I also have this same problem, where the car will shake while driving at speeds anywhere from 30-70 and shakes really bad when braking. I don't feel like blowing money on new pads and rotors if that's not going to fix the problem... any other suggestions? One thing I've heard could be the cause is the tie rods.
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I also changed my brakes and rotors. The problem went away for a little bit and came right back. I wish I could help, but we're in the same boat.
try R1concpets rotors....and EBC green brake pads you gonna LOVE IT i don't have the problem anymore thanks to AZINE!
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Originally Posted by Cisko TLS
try R1concpets rotors....and EBC green brake pads you gonna LOVE IT i don't have the problem anymore thanks to AZINE!
o0o sounds expensive lol... how much did that all cost?
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try getting the tires balanced.
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