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How to clean my Cutlass.

Thu, 07 Apr 2016 21:59:50 +0000

Hey guys, I want to do a good scrub inside and out on my extremely neglected and dirty Cutlass. The car sat outside in a yard from the previous owner under a tree for about 2 or 3 years and it is covered with dirt, grime, mold and worst of all tree sap. I was thinking of using my buddy's power washer but don't want to damage the paint any more that I have too (even though it will need to be repainted down the road) and how to get rid of the crusty, hard tree sap. I was thinking of maybe hand washing first and then going from there, maybe power washing and tree sap removal later if it needs it. I also want to protect the paint until it is time to repaint it. Pics of the car is under new member introductions, jiggity76 to give you guys a better idea of what I will be dealing with.

Rear window tint is bubbling....

Sat, 20 Aug 2011 16:59:03 +0000

..and yes it does have the rear defog/defrost option. Is there ANY solution to this problem? I know it is a PITA to tint a rear window with heater strips... and then once you use the rear heater the tint will bubble up.

Anyone repaired the seat motor gears before?

Fri, 16 Jan 2026 15:11:10 +0000

Hello everyone!

I have a 2002 buick regal and it has the power drivers seat. Unfortunately one side does not move going forward or backward, and the rear up and down also doesn't work. The motors work fine as you can hear them when you press the buttons, however from what ive read on these they have plastic gears inside and they tend to break off. I saw a forum where someone said they had brass gears made and it worked, however he did not say where he sourced them from. My question is if anyone has repaired this before and if so did you get new gears or did you just swap out the motors? If so where did you source them from? Any info is greatly appreciated!

97’ cutlass supreme coupe passenger door NEEDED‼️

Sat, 06 Sep 2025 05:10:03 +0000

anyone on here who has a passenger side door for the two door cutlass-preferably black. hit me up i am interested in buying if you are interested in money

89 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme door armrests sticky and gooey

Wed, 09 Jul 2025 22:35:55 +0000

It's a bit of a bummer, my 89 Cutlass door armrests are very gooey and sticky due to sweating plasticizer. It's been going on the past few years. I've read this is how vinyl decomposes, and it won't stop until the vinyl becomes hard, brittle, and cracks. I've been cleaning it off with isopropyl alcohol in the meantime, but it's just temporary. Going to try cleaning it again, then putting 303 Aerospace Protectant on it.

Anyone else have this problem and found a solution that works?

TGP hood vent repair.

Tue, 02 Jan 2024 19:21:27 +0000

I found one of the hood vents on the rescued TGP was broken in a few places and decided to attempt a repair rather than scour up some.

Using the Bondo flexible bumper repair kit found at any auto part stores or WalMart I was able to re attach the provisions for the bolts and where it had been cracked all the way through. Now I`m ready for paint but I went to prime it and the can went bad. I found a few small knicks in it after that I went ahead and filled so maybe a good thing.

Before I get into repainting should I strip off the existing clear coat and paint on the good areas or just scuff it up with sandpaper? Or rather how would you guys that know what you`re doing fix a damaged hood vent?

Missing Instrument Cluster Bulbs??

Thu, 02 Jan 2025 01:39:02 +0000

So I was sick of my dim bulbs on my dashboard and I decided to replace them with some stock bulbs I got from the yard and when I went to take off the back panel off the cluster I noticed several bulbs were already missing for some reason. I'm pretty sure all my lights would come on when I start the car so I'm wondering why these slots are empty? What happens if I put a bulb in there anyways?

And on a side note I noticed that most of my bulbs were just dirty so cleaning them off helped as well.

BraveTECH interest in 88-96 Grand Prix Taillight kit.

Mon, 18 Nov 2024 01:59:32 +0000

So I don't know if anyone here has seen this guy on social media before but he is making some seriously cool stuff with Firebirds, Camaros, & Fieros. Custom Bluetooth LED sequential taillights. Seriously talented. Worth looking into.

https://www.youtube.com/@bravendirk5122

I emailed him and asked if he would be interested in designing something for 88-96 GPs and here's what he said.

"If there is enough demand for the product, I will design it. I'd need at least 20 people that are willing to pre-pay 20% of the final product cost, before I would be able to design the product. The final cost for a Plug and Play, Bluetooth / RGB Neopixel kit would be around $460.00 USD."

I think for what he does it would be worth it. I think it's super cool. It may be a long shot but I just wanted to mention it here and hope it can happen. Anyone interested?

Does anyone know if the steering wheel out of a 02 grand prix can fit in the 99

Fri, 06 Sep 2024 18:31:55 +0000

The steering wheel with red is from the 02 and the one in the car is from 99. I prefer the new style cuz these old ones are infamous for splitting in the middle like mine and I’d like to swap them. Or if I can I’d like to just swap the airbag since the red one has cracks and wear on it,

edit: it won’t let me submit a picture of the 02 steering wheel

unibody strength in outer rocker panels

Sun, 21 Jul 2024 21:34:03 +0000

Do the outer rockers on these cars hold any structural value? I know the inner ones keep it from sagging, I just put some new inner rockers on my car and im thinking about just ignoring the outer one and putting the cover back on. The outer rocker is gone all the way down the car. Pinch weld is perfect and inner rocker was just repaired.

swap grand prix coupe tail lights onto sedan

Mon, 12 Feb 2024 00:45:34 +0000

I'm sure everyone here has seen the fugly grand prix sedan tail light design from the 90s where the amber and red are swapped. I know that the coupe tail lights would fit in the sedan, but is it possible to rearrange where the bulbs go in and convert it to where the brake/running lights are on the checkered part, and the turn signals/reverse lights are on the bottom?

and the real question is, what would I do with the running lights in the middle of the car right below the trunk lid, would I have to swap the coupe rear bumper over to fill in that gap? Or could I just swap in that section of the bumper. (Does it detach?) I would imagine the light bar would look funky with the coupe tail lights installed. If anyone has done this before let me know what you did.

Aftermarket Tail lights for 90's GP?

Sun, 14 Jan 2024 04:24:25 +0000

Does anyone know of any aftermarket tail lights made for the 88-96 grand prix? I am looking for something that is kind of like these for the 97-03 grand prix, but for the 89-96 body style.

Wire tuck?

Wed, 03 Jan 2024 02:00:33 +0000

Anyone have any tips for wiretucking an 03gtp? Never done it before just thought I’d get some wisdom if anyone has any

Cutlass supreme 1989 Side marker (Driver side)

Thu, 30 Nov 2023 22:35:11 +0000

Presently in the process of restoring my Cutlass Supreme to its original appearance. I've been searching extensively online and in salvage yards for a driver's side front side marker. Is there anyone here who can assist me with this?"

Possible to swap coupe rear bumper and decklid to sedan?

Thu, 26 Oct 2023 15:37:46 +0000

I have a 1995 grand prix SE Sedan, and I want it to have a spoiler on the back, like the coupes did. can I take a rear trunk lid off of a coupe and swap it onto my sedan? I dont want to install my own spoiler because of leaks, also I like the rear spoiler that comes on the coupe. Is it possible? looks the same in pictures but unsure about dimensions, I dont care if the third brake light doesnt work.

Outer Rocker Replacement On My 97 Cutlass Coupe.

Sat, 14 Oct 2023 11:04:10 +0000

Has anyone done this? The parts are readily available, and not very expensive. It looks to be a huge job, but I'll need to do it soon. The cladding hides the rust well! I have a mig welder that I'm learning how to use, and this will be one of my projects.

Looking for fender & hood, 1994 Grand Prix SE

Sun, 24 Sep 2023 00:10:56 +0000

Nephew got into an accident with his green '94 GP SE, he's looking for a cheaper, used, alternative replacement. I can paint them to match, no problem. We're having a hard time finding anything around here in Quebec. We're in Montreal. Any leads?

Upholstery kits?

Thu, 15 Dec 2022 23:33:27 +0000

Would anyone happen to know of an upholstery company that offers seat covers for our W-bodies? Not looking for the universal stuff but a factory kit ready to be attached to the seat frame.

GTP Hood Louvers!

Tue, 26 Apr 2022 18:50:58 +0000

Hi W-Team,

My hood louvers are in terrible shape and will take a lot of work to repair if they can be at all. If anyone has a set they'd be willing to sell, let me know. Ideally I'd like to get them scanned for reproduction.

Adding Rear Center Console

Thu, 17 Mar 2022 12:11:44 +0000

Hey everyone! Has anyone had success adding the rear center console to a first gen W-Body? I converted the rear bench seat to bucket seats in two Ws and I have the rear consoles. I just don't really have any ideas on mounting them to the floor. The cars originally equipped with the rear console had threaded studs welded to the floor. Has anyone come up with an alternative means of mounting the console? Thanks in advance.

PS I've been away for a bit, I don't post that much, but I am still very thankful that this site exists and there are so many other fans of these cars out there.

Would A 6th Gen Grand Prix Front End Bolt Up To A 4th Gen Regal?

Tue, 24 Aug 2021 21:57:49 +0000

Hey everyone! I'm kinda new around here haha. I've been trying to look for an answer to this question for a while now, and I hope you all could help me in some way. I own an 02 Regal LS and I really really love the front ends of the 6th Gen Grand Prix's, unfortunately I'm not a fan of the interior what so ever. So I was thinking, would it be possible to swap the bumper, hood, and fenders from a grand prix onto a regal? I know obviously the lines wouldn't match up but I was curious if its possible to just bolt it up. Any help would be appreciated thanks! Here's a picture of my 02 Regal.

HUD display questions for 92 GP

Sun, 25 Jul 2021 13:44:37 +0000

Hi everyone,

I just had a few questions to ask you guys. I am picking up a 92 Grand Prix GTP next week to modify my 92 Grand Prix SE with and I was wondering if any of you knew if it is possible to wire the heads-up display that came in the higher trim levels into the ones that did not come with one. I am not very concerned about the trip computer and information center since I don’t want to go to the trouble of tearing apart my entire interior. I planned on swapping the dashboard anyways because the new one isn’t cracked the way mine is. If anyone has any info, it would be greatly appreciated.

HUD display questions for 92 GP

Sun, 25 Jul 2021 13:48:33 +0000

Hi everyone,

Rear Bumper Replace

Sat, 06 Mar 2021 08:17:17 +0000

I’m replacing the bumper soon just got a new one delivered. I’ve changed out the front and rebuilt the entire front end years ago but have never taken the rear apart yet. Mostly just want to freshen it up and have the rear bumper area look new again. Hopefully I can get at the vapor canister while I’m in there.

Door Panel Trim

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 05:16:25 +0000

Does anyone have a solution for the plastic trim on top of the door panel that likes to crack and break? I wouldn't think finding a u-shaped piece of plastic that would be compatible would be so hard. I've put it back on before with super weatherstrip adhesive, but the piece is entirely gone on my driver door panel.