got a C36! some issues tho :/ help please
02-24-2010, 06:42 PM
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got a C36! some issues tho :/ help please
First MB I have ever owned and i love it. I bought this car with the gauge cluster not working. everything illuminates and works like the odom, clock etc. but none of the gauges work (speedo,tach,water temp, fuel) Is there a place where i can get this sent out and get repaired? i tried some local places here in SD but got nowhere.
Also, intermittently the car lags on turning over until i step on the gas pedal and car finally turns on and i hear the idle dip and then revs ups and the steadies out. Once its on the car has 0 problems staying at idle and it drives like a charm. Im not driving it right now due to the fact im worried i cant monitor the temp gauge or speed for that matter haha(ive been using an app on iphone to tell me how fast im going) Im probably going to take it here to MB of San Diego and pay to get it Diagnosed. Any input on my issues will be appreciated. Here is the car ....
Also, intermittently the car lags on turning over until i step on the gas pedal and car finally turns on and i hear the idle dip and then revs ups and the steadies out. Once its on the car has 0 problems staying at idle and it drives like a charm. Im not driving it right now due to the fact im worried i cant monitor the temp gauge or speed for that matter haha(ive been using an app on iphone to tell me how fast im going) Im probably going to take it here to MB of San Diego and pay to get it Diagnosed. Any input on my issues will be appreciated. Here is the car ....
02-24-2010, 09:37 PM
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02-26-2010, 12:09 AM
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I was thinking Dave Gibson. He used to own the FC3S.org website (the link is dead) and Speed Machine Performance. He also used to build Falken's Rx8 drift cars out of Speed Machine. I haven't seen Dave in about 4 years.
02-26-2010, 02:44 AM
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that's crazy speed machine used to be here in Poway where i live then relocated to San Marcos i believe. I don't think they are in business anymore. I don't personally know any of those guys but a few of my friends do. Do you have any rotaries?
02-27-2010, 11:37 AM
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i see that your car has teh amg badge/sticker on the center of the front bumper. I have had a lot of discussions about this. Is it original? I have only seen it on 2 c36s in my life (in pictures) and seen hundreds without it. any details? thanks!
02-28-2010, 04:25 AM
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'97 c36 amg
The amg emblem in the middle of the front bumper are original to the 36. over the years people have taken them off, or body shops usually dont replace them after doing bodywork. They are very rare to come across these days it seems, but a cool rarity to have on the 36 if you ask me 
mine has it
mine has it
02-28-2010, 12:58 PM
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The amg emblem in the middle of the front bumper are original to the 36. over the years people have taken them off, or body shops usually dont replace them after doing bodywork. They are very rare to come across these days it seems, but a cool rarity to have on the 36 if you ask me mine has it
mine has it
02-28-2010, 08:10 PM
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I sold my last Rx7 several years ago.
