Share some photos if you can, and if you dont mind, tell us about your buying experience and how much you paid.
Yours. The first time I saw them in the wild was on a red car (my favorite color) and it looked fantastic. But only in chrome and only the 7 spoke, not the 9.Not sure if your referring to mine or the ones right above, but mine are definitely my favorite on the DTS. One of them is actually cracked and a new one is a few hundred. Keep scanning craigslist/ebay etc to find someone selling used ones in good condition, but that seems to be like a needle in a haystack. Also, worried about buying one new one and it really standing out compared to the other old (beginning to peel) ones.
For now it's the third car but I see a promotion in it's future...Hi everyone,
New to the forum here and proud owner of a new to me 2007 DTS. This is a base car with no options to my knowledge. Probably the only Cadillac in New England without heated seats. I got a great deal on it off craigslist with 144k miles. This is a 3rd car for us and I'm just using it to commute to work and back and a few small trips here and there.
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I got fitted mudflaps ordered and I'm going to get them color matched and thinking about color matching the grille because I seen one of the Red DTS's with the painted grille and looks good i just dont know about the color of my car
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My 06 DTS Performance. Had to change the wheels because of peeling chrome so went with something sporty and chose black with machined accents to match the black and chrome grill and accents on the car. The wheels are also offset about an inch and a half wider and the car drives even better now. Not to mention they don't sit deep in the wheel well. They sit flush with the fender flares.
You don't need to do the stud kit on the 06 up Northstar engine. Car looks good should clean up nice.Something a little different from all the beautiful clean DTS's I'm seeing here but it's a work in progress. It was parked after a raccoon took out half the bumper a few years ago and I'm just working on getting it back to a presentable condition
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the aftermarket grill is so damn shiny it's reflection attracted this plant from a shady spot about 3 feet away... damnest thing i've ever seen. had to take the bumper apart to get it out without breaking any clips
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the front bumper is pretty f'd and the fog/cornering light is gone, but don't worry, I managed to push my luck and drove 3 hours away to a junkyard sight unseen and found decent examples of both as well as 2 good headlights to open and black out in the future
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working on sanding and filling it and i should have it painted and on by the end of this week. i got really lucky and got the bumper with both chrome peices intact, the plastic support beam with the parking sensor harness, all the various clips and deflectors inside the bumper, and the fog light. the bumper on the car was already aftermarket before it broke, and was basically just skin and fog lights so the car should be complete again soon
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brakes all around are done, I already have new front struts and rear air shocks on order and they should be here in a couple days. tie rods as well
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I like this car, and it seems someone really really liked this car when it was new, It has a lot of aftermarket cosmetic parts on it. Chrome under-door sills, landau top with chrome trim, the chrome center door pillars, custom pinstriping with monogram ("AP" maybe arnold palmer lol), the waterfall grille, and it has an aftermarket wood trim kit that compliments the stock wood. I got the car for free from a friend and I have the tools time and knowledge right now for a project, so I'm willing to throw a couple thousand in parts by the end of it and have a perfect running reliable example. I really like these cars and the northstar motors. I'm going to start looking for a decent motor in the junkyard next month and start aquiring parts to do a full reseal+"bulletproof" with head and main studs and throw it in the car when it's done. should be fun!
edit: and a question about these motors for those with experience- is the sure-grip (or similar) head and main stud kit still reccomended for the 06-up northstars? i know the bolts were changed at some point in 04-06, was the head bolt/main bolt problem solved then or am i on the right track in wanting to do the stud retrofit? If I'm going to do all the work and hassle of pulling and replacing this engine at my house i'd like to do it the right way the first time if the labor's 'free' anyway...
Yes They look almost the same. I like it.i meant the auction one, isn't it black with gold pinstripes as well?