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Pics of my latest bonneville

Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2016 11:19 pm
by jradke61
Just picked this 05 SLE up for $2700. 119,000 miles. No rust. Not even the usual gas cap/door area as you can see. It did have a dent in the lf fender but came with another that`s silver but not the same silver. I'll paint it myself
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Re: Pics of my latest bonneville

Posted: Sat Nov 26, 2016 3:45 pm
by 96 SSEi
hi, very nice!! - if the dent did not affect the paint, it can be pulled out easily and no need to paint

Re: Pics of my latest bonneville

Posted: Sat Nov 26, 2016 4:51 pm
by nos4blood70
Nice! Very clean lookin' car.

Re: Pics of my latest bonneville

Posted: Sat Nov 26, 2016 8:24 pm
by 1oldman
very nice find! interior pics, please. - BC

Re: Pics of my latest bonneville

Posted: Sat Nov 26, 2016 9:23 pm
by ddalder
Looks great :)

Re: Pics of my latest bonneville

Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2016 12:58 pm
by jradke61
Thanks. I think he could've got another $1000 easy. The dent was too much to repair. That is the replacement in the pics.
I'll get some interror and engine bay pics shortly.

Re: Pics of my latest bonneville

Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2016 2:04 pm
by jradke61
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Re: Pics of my latest bonneville

Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2016 4:31 pm
by nos4blood70
Silver with the tan is interesting. Can't say I've seen another one like it.

Re: Pics of my latest bonneville

Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2016 6:05 pm
by jradke61
Me either. Tan isn't my favorite but it looks good.
The whole car is quite clean. Carpet was a little dirty as you can see but I just finished cleaning it. Under the hood is excellent and there was a small hole drilled inside the gas door. Hence no rust whatsoever there or anywhere. Not even the undercarriage.
119,000 is pretty low mileage for an 05 too.
He was asking $3000 and I would've paid it. Talked him down to $2700 on the phone and he picked up the fender on the way to the meet halfway. I had committed to the buy beforehand.
Not crazy about the wheels but I can always paint or pick up something else. Tires and brakes are new.
The engine bay was so clean I put the shine on it after removing the cover.
There are a couple annoying typical issues like a rear suspension creak I haven't been been able to pin point and the DIC goes out occasionally and requires a tap on the dash to come back on.
Also occasionally the tranny does a hard shift. I'm going to drop the pan and clean it and change the filter to start with.
Other than that no other issues.

Re: Pics of my latest bonneville

Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2016 7:36 pm
by dougtoth
Very nice and clean looking!
If you drop the transmission pan to change the fluid and filter you should install a Transgo 4T65E shift kit.
You can pick one up off of E-Bay for about $35.00.
I put one in my 2000 SLE and if shifts a lot better.

Re: Pics of my latest bonneville

Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2016 8:30 pm
by jradke61
Thanks for the tip. I'll definitely do that!

Re: Pics of my latest bonneville

Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2016 11:14 pm
by SLE_CHAMP
Those are my favorite wheels actually, my 05 SLE came with chrome ones but I traded them for the silver 5 spokes. Good find and deal also.

Re: Pics of my latest bonneville

Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2016 8:27 am
by jradke61
Thanks. Yeah they're kinda growing on me. Look like they belong on that car too. So does the GXP wheel tho