02-03-2013, 10:56 AM
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GX Member
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: SouthCentral PA
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Hi...
Greetings Alero people...I come in peace. 
I recently picked up a '99 GL coupe project to commute with...while I park my '99 GX coupe later this summer to have it gone over (I seem to have bumped some lady's posterior with it; no major damage except for the airbags going off and CRACKING MY WINDSHIELD  ...
Given these circumstances, I thought this would be a good time to participate in this forum...
I have had a number of vehicles over the years; I'm mainly a GM guy...
'72 Caprice, '76 Pinto SW, two Chevettes, four GM J-bodys (I liked these), a Chevy C1500 P/U, the two Aleros and a '90s Tracker.
I have lurked for awhile (and learned a lot in the process); perhaps I can give something back with my upcoming work...
thanks for reading - type at 'cha later... 
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'99 GL coupe, LD9, AT, A/C, 137k (it's ALIVE)
'99 GX coupe, LD9, AT, A/C, 242k (sold)
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"Nobody goes there anymore, it's too crowded." - Yogi Berra
Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go. ~ T.S. Elliot
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02-03-2013, 11:17 AM
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15.65 @ 87.3 MPH
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Sarnia, Ontario
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Upcoming work? You have me intrigued. Welcome to the forum!
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Hit a dear! Back to stock 3400... For now
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02-03-2013, 01:27 PM
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Premier V.I.P. Member
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Ferdinand Indiana
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Welcome! This a great community, enjoy the boards.
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3rd alero- 02 GX 2.2 5sp coupe. drove for 3 years 55,000 miles. Sold for a kids first car, and missed
01 Intrigue GX
2016 Chevy SS, Jet Black
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02-03-2013, 01:42 PM
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i speed up for corners
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Dover,NH
Posts: 3,489
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Welcome to the site.
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Alero is gone but not forgotten
1999 black gls coupe R.I.P 130k
1999 auburn mist metallic gls sedan R.I.P
2005 Subaru legacy 2.5i 190k. New rims and tires for summer.
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02-03-2013, 02:42 PM
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GLS member
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: indy
Posts: 8,411
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Welcome welcome.
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S. . .L. . . E . . .E. . .P. . .Y. . .IS A TRAITOR--HE GOT BORED SO HE SOLD ME AFTER HAVING AN AFFAIR WITH A RICE ROCKET
Oldsnut is my Hero!
Meet Destiny, shes a 2001 Oldsmobile Alero GLS, F40 6MT swap. (#2 of 3)
2/24/14 - 200,000 miles body/motor. 22,300 on F40.
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Originally Posted by Oldsnut
He would Plasti Dip his pecker if he could.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tipnitty
A girl touched my Pee Pee. So you can say things are getting pretty serious for me.
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02-03-2013, 03:15 PM
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Premier V.I.P. Member
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: New Hampshire
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id say welcome but as you stated, you have been lurking for a while... so... ITS ABOUT TIME! lol.
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The dumbass that shows up randomly 10 years after selling the car.
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02-03-2013, 03:26 PM
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GLS member
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Kansas
Posts: 2,116
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welcome
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02-03-2013, 03:50 PM
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3500 DONE!
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Albany, NY
Posts: 5,915
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Welcome! Usually the air bags don't go off unless it's a BIG hit. There might be more damage if you take it apart....but hey....if it drives straight and there it doesn't affect anything then who cares. lol. This is a great site with some great people, hope you stick around!
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2002 3400 & 3500 GL "Ruby"-->R.I.P. 163k. My first car. Put 130k on her.
2000 3500 GLS "Robin"-->Intake,Headers,Exhaust,H&R springs,KYB AGX,Sway bars,Strut bars and more 
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02-03-2013, 04:23 PM
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GLS member
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Washington, DC
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Welcome to the forum. It's about time you had an account hahahah
You'll be served good here. You already know what goes down, so yeah, it's a nice place to post about the N Body.
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1994 Olds Cutlass Supreme
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1996 Infiniti G20
1993 Chevrolet Lumina Z34
1989 Buick Regal Limited
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02-03-2013, 05:44 PM
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GX Member
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Illinois
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Quote:
Originally Posted by billytheman1188
Welcome! Usually the air bags don't go off unless it's a BIG hit. There might be more damage if you take it apart....but hey....if it drives straight and there it doesn't affect anything then who cares. lol. This is a great site with some great people, hope you stick around!
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im with him on this
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99 Alero 2.4
Expect the unexpected.
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02-03-2013, 07:25 PM
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Premier V.I.P. Member
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Howard, KS
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Welcome! got some pics?
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2004 Audi TT Quattro 1.8t 
1969 Chevrolet Biscayne 2d
1963 VW Beetle
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02-04-2013, 12:31 AM
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GLS member
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Tacoma, Washington
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Welcome to the site.
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2017 Volkswagen Jetta S 5-Speed 1.4L Turbocharged I4 (TSI).
2014 Mazda MX-5 Miata Grand Touring Roadster 2.0L I4 (MZR).
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2005 Mazda6 S Wagon 3.0L V6 (MZI) (Sold).
2013 Mazda3 i Touring Sedan 2.0L I4 (Skyactiv-G) (Sold).
2010 Chevrolet HHR LT 2.2L I4 (LE8) (Sold).
1999 Oldsmobile Intrigue GX 3.5L Twin Cam V6 (LX5) (Sold).
2001 Oldsmobile Alero GL 2.4L (LD9) (Sold).
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02-04-2013, 11:41 AM
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GX Member
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: SouthCentral PA
Posts: 15
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pix
Thanks people...
Attached are pics of the warhorse, complete with battle (and age) scars...
It still drives good...  I drove two hours out with it to check out the one I just got.
It was embarassing driving back home after the wreck...black pieces of the bumper shock material were falling out every so often.
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'99 GL coupe, LD9, AT, A/C, 137k (it's ALIVE)
'99 GX coupe, LD9, AT, A/C, 242k (sold)
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"Nobody goes there anymore, it's too crowded." - Yogi Berra
Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go. ~ T.S. Elliot
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02-04-2013, 02:24 PM
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3500 DONE!
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Albany, NY
Posts: 5,915
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Oh my rust......lol....aluminum foil FTW!
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2002 3400 & 3500 GL "Ruby"-->R.I.P. 163k. My first car. Put 130k on her.
2000 3500 GLS "Robin"-->Intake,Headers,Exhaust,H&R springs,KYB AGX,Sway bars,Strut bars and more
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02-04-2013, 04:13 PM
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GLS member
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Washington, DC
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Hmmm, hopefully you just have front end frame damage. Looks like you may have bent the brackets where the bumper bar goes, and possibly the metal bar behind that.
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2̶0̶0̶3̶ ̶P̶o̶n̶t̶i̶a̶c̶ ̶G̶r̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶A̶m̶
1994 Olds Cutlass Supreme
2̶0̶0̶2̶ ̶C̶h̶e̶v̶r̶o̶l̶e̶t̶ ̶C̶a̶m̶a̶r̶o̶
1996 Infiniti G20
1993 Chevrolet Lumina Z34
1989 Buick Regal Limited
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02-04-2013, 04:30 PM
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3500 DONE!
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Albany, NY
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That front ends is jacked up....new mounting brackets, new bumper, new bumper cover...the headlight mounting panel is prob broken....and def some bent pieces behind the cover.
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2002 3400 & 3500 GL "Ruby"-->R.I.P. 163k. My first car. Put 130k on her.
2000 3500 GLS "Robin"-->Intake,Headers,Exhaust,H&R springs,KYB AGX,Sway bars,Strut bars and more
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02-05-2013, 11:54 AM
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GX Member
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: SouthCentral PA
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>>>Oh my rust......lol....aluminum foil FTW!
The aluminum tape is actually sticky on one side, it's used for stovepipe joints and such.
Initially I was using it to try to keep road crap out of it, but...you see how far that got. 
I'll start a thread later regarding the rust...
>>>Hmmm, hopefully you just have front end frame damage. Looks like you may have bent the brackets where the bumper bar goes, and possibly the metal bar behind that.
>>>That front ends is jacked up....new mounting brackets, new bumper, new bumper cover...the headlight mounting panel is prob broken....and def some bent pieces behind the cover.
Under the hood it looks pretty good...there is a small bend at the front of the hood, but otherwise the metal looks OK. It appears all the broken stuff was the black energy adsorber stuff. All the lights work even... Horns are OK too. (ok...i had to install a crude horn switch since the airbag deploy broke the pressure plate connection in the center)
I think the corner impact forces pushed the plastic lower shirt back far enough where it pulled out from the fender bolts...
When it warms up some, I'll drop the fender skirt, screw the fender bolts out, reinstall with some large body washers and all should be well. (I'll just have to remember to not take any more hits there...  )
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'99 GL coupe, LD9, AT, A/C, 137k (it's ALIVE)
'99 GX coupe, LD9, AT, A/C, 242k (sold)
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"Nobody goes there anymore, it's too crowded." - Yogi Berra
Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go. ~ T.S. Elliot
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02-05-2013, 12:07 PM
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GLS member
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Kansas
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That is about what mine looked like when it was wrecked in december of 2003 (it was produced in may, that whole being new thing didn't last long) there was quite a bit of work that had to be done though and the front had to be pulled a little bit...It was a pretty expensive job but I don't believe it has a salvage title because it was still worth about 18-20k at the time
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02-05-2013, 12:15 PM
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GX Member
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: SouthCentral PA
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project
Here is the project, such as it is...
Picked it up for $800. It needs the following:
- Front hubs (they sound NASTY) 
- either a tuneup or a coil pack (misses when cold).
- Front tires (they are practically BALD) 
Funny...the rears are practically NEW. (Why would anyone do this?  )
- factory CD radio is dead
- dirty nasty interior (mostly surface dirt)
- spoiler needs paint
- minor rust behind the doors
Gonna start with SKF hubs and aftermarket rotors and pads. I am sure there will be more to come...
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'99 GL coupe, LD9, AT, A/C, 137k (it's ALIVE)
'99 GX coupe, LD9, AT, A/C, 242k (sold)
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"Nobody goes there anymore, it's too crowded." - Yogi Berra
Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go. ~ T.S. Elliot
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02-05-2013, 12:47 PM
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GLS member
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Kansas
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Not too bad...has it been wrecked before, asking because the gap between the hood and the fender looks big, maybe it is just the picture, as to the tires are they matching or not, maybe they were replaced at the same time and the previous owner would spin out a lot and didn't rotate tires
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