Meet the City Slicker

My new(ish) 2003 Limited 2WD V6. It was the cheapest T4R on Craigslist which means it was close to a project car. It needed a lot of minor and some not so minor repairs the worst of which was brake booster and interior "wet dog" smell which I hope to be 100% gone with a new to me headliner.

 

Welcome to the forum.

 

Paint looks good for being the cheapest option on CL, lol. Good find!

 

It's one of those 10 foot paint jobs. Get closer and the looks fall apart. I don't see any clear coat damage. In fact, I don't see any clear coat at all so maybe a minimal effort paint correction will pay dividends.

 

Welcome from Arizona!

 

"Wet dog" smell is not in the cards especially since I am not a dog owner. I replaced the carpet and half of the rear bench. Had every interior panel off. Scrubbed the floor pan and inside all metal panels. It's much improved but there is still some odor in the headliner so that is getting replaced this week.



Both front windows were aftermarket so replaced them with OEM junkyard. Totally unnecessary but that's how I am.



Looking for noisy AC actuator. Luckily, it was the one on the left side of the blend box so easy enough to get to.



I did not like the recall gas pedal so installed an original. IMO, more comfortable on the right foot. Note the Weather Tech mat which is not a good fit in that area.



I don't have photos of my brake booster repair. Pump and accumulator were bad so found them in a GS300 and $60 later, it's back in business.