Need Help Finding A Few Things

[alero168]

hi everybody, i need help finding some things, i need to know where i can find SEMS vinyl paint, i checked the usual places, ACE, home depot, murrays, walmart, none have it, do i have to go to like a specialty paint shop? or like a custom car shop?

and has anyone done a manual/automatic tranmission swap? and know where to get it done? i want to switch my g/f's car from manual to an automatic, is that advisible or should she just trade in the car and get an automatic?

and obviously i need places in or around chicago, if you didnt already know.

[ptrudel]

depends what car...some cars are pretty easy to swap, some aren't worth the hassle...

as for the vinyl dye, i dunno, i don't live anywhere near you...should be just in any auto store tho like autozone type thing..

[alero168]

it's a 2001 civic dx, of course i wouldnt be touching the car i would get someone to do it.

and i tried murrays (sp) an autozone type place but i havent tried autozone yet so i guess i'll go check there.

[ptrudel]

just ditch the car for somethin good :P


the older civics were easy to swap, i've done one before...dunno bout the new ones tho...

[alero168]

well that's the thing, either get a swap, for maybe $2000? at most? or trade in and buy a new car and having to put well over $2k in difference.

[ptrudel]

just weigh it out...first find a tranny, and if you're not comfortable doin the swap, find someoone that will do it, and for how much....then figure out whats more feasible to do...

[alero168]

i'm not gonna do it for obvious reasons... i have no idea what i'm doing, no tools and i dont want to be blamed if i f*** something up.

[alero168]

i think what well probably end up doing is trading in the car and getting an auto. i just called the dealer and they said they wouldnt do it b/c it's "too complicated and the cars not meant for it" and the tranny from dealer would cost $4000! so i guess a new car she gets :)

but i still need help on finding SEMS paint, just want to know where to go before i go .

[jamcllw]

Why not just teach her how to stop being lazy and learn how to drive a stick.

[alero168]

^^lol she does know how to drive it. but shes gonna be working in downtown chicago, first off it's a hassle to drive anywhere there's stop and go and during rush hour you probably have to stop at every block. and second... she is a girl the less you give them to do while driving the better :lol: :lol: :lol: good thing shes not on this board.

[alero168]

thanks for all the suggestions. i found what i was looking for, the sem's was not in the usual places and richie was the one that found the website for me, for some reason it doesnt show up in google.

[cannaert]

SEMS i hard to find at a normal store now. try an auto paint store. I can get from a guy by me but iam in MI and your in Il

[alero168]

Originally posted by alero168@Aug 25 2005, 09:37 PM
thanks for all the suggestions. i found what i was looking for, the sem's was not in the usual places and richie was the one that found the website for me, for some reason it doesnt show up in google.
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i already found the sem but thanks anyway chris. did you get a chance to see if there was any window switches yet?

eerr yeah if anyone has any spare or seen 4door driver side master window switches i need them, thanks.

[sound_xtreme]

i know there was a panel on ebay, i dunno if it was for a 2 door or 4 door though. type in: alero panel

[alero168]

i keep seeing those on ebay and i do bid but i dont want to go over $40 which is what they usually go for, i'm pretty sure theres one in a junkyard somewhere for cheaper

[alero168]

hmm ok i found one in elgin on car-parts for $40 but thats a drive for me. is there anyone on here that lives in elgin and works in chicago? :) if not i guess it's probably better to just wait for a lower price on ebay. or just pay the gas

this is what i'm looking for btw doesnt matter color or year or if there are cracks on the trim as long as the buttons are good
https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/cpa/switches.jpg

[FormulaNERD]

too bad you dont need one for a two door, i have one i'd sell you.

[kwhauck]

too bad, i just threw out a 4door one the other day....

[Oldsmopimp]

If you come to my place this weekend....there is a paint store right on the way(where we get our supplies) They have SEM products, but chances are they may not have the color dye you want in stock, but could always be ordered. Just a thought..

[alero168]

if only this wasnt labor day weekend, that junkyard in elgin is closed this saturday b/c of the holiday or else i could have stopped at elgin on the way to your place or soemthing. but dont worry about the sem i found a place for it.

[Wild Country]

Good friend of mine used to work for Whip Factory. I'll talk to him and see if he can get a quote for the swap.

[alero168]

oh dont worry about it she'll probably just get a new car... unless doing a swap is okay, i mean i'm just going by what the mech at the dealer is telling me, unless they were just lazy and dont want to make money, then yes please ask thanks chris

[oldsroyce]

If it was going from automatic to manual trans swap it wouldn't be so bad, but when going to an automatic then its more involved with having to add the powertrain computer and all associated wiring. Then if there's ever any updates for the trans they wouldn't be received from the manufacturer because the VIN number would show it has still having a manual. Better to go with a different car I'd say.

[alero168]

^^ ok that helped a lot in explaining why the mech didnt want to do it, and all that makes sense, thanks oldsroyce.

now all i gotta do is talk her out of buying another civic :P