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[kudelt07]

Stephen, maybe you can shed some light on the missing brackets some of us have noticed. I'll try to find the thread later, but essentially, there is a stamped steel bracket just behind the bumper on both the passenger and driver sides of the vehicle. Apparently some cars have them and some don't. Any clue why they may not appear on some vehicles, and what exactly their function is?

Edit: here is the thread

[saf0775]

Originally Posted by TINOONIT

Hi Saf,

Do you have any info on what BOGIE spoke of above??? About the vacuum pumps?

I have an 08 RL and I'd love to know.... Thanks so much.

I called GM techline today, but the gentleman I spoke to wasn't entirely sure of the answer. He understood the question and will relay it to his supervisor who will call me back by Friday.

[saf0775]

Originally Posted by kudelt07

Stephen, maybe you can shed some light on the missing brackets some of us have noticed. I'll try to find the thread later, but essentially, there is a stamped steel bracket just behind the bumper on both the passenger and driver sides of the vehicle. Apparently some cars have them and some don't. Any clue why they may not appear on some vehicles, and what exactly their function is?

Edit: here is the thread

I submitted the answer in the original thread.

By the way..awesome question I love researching these answers for all of you, I've learned so much about my car that I never really knew before.

Stephen

[saf0775]

By the way, I don't have rubbing, but I modified my car before it could have reared it head. I used to live in the desert and I got a TON of dust in my engine compartment. I used foam backed adhesive around the lip of the wells to "seal" the engine compartment against dust intrusion.

[jonahgirl]

Originally Posted by saf0775

It's possible your too tiny. I can't find any specific information of the weight requirements for the seat in GM's system. You can always bring the Sky in and have the tech's recalibrate the seat. It may or may not fix the problem...and there may not be a problem at all to fix.

Thanks. Guess hubby just won't be able to drive it for a while until I can get it checked out.

[IKenn]

My Sky doesn't have the protective film strips along fender edges above wheel well
I asked at my dealer got the runaround and was told mid year engineering change and could not get them from factory even though there currently applying them.
and their not listed to being able to order them. what do you suggest I do? OR
Is this a lost effort?

[saf0775]

Originally Posted by IKenn

My Sky doesn't have the protective film strips along fender edges above wheel well
I asked at my dealer got the runaround and was told mid year engineering change and could not get them from factory even though there currently applying them.
and their not listed to being able to order them. what do you suggest I do? OR
Is this a lost effort?

Honestly, this is a whole new topic for me. Like the hydraulic/vacuum brake assists systems in RL's (Thanks, Bogie!) I'm learning something new every day it seems.

I tried to order the Carbon Flash leather seat covers for my Silver 07. Parts only shows the seat back cover in stock. If I wanted to get the bottom cushion cover I have to order the entire seat assembly. Thats $1200. If I wanted to do any other color (Black, Black and tan, or Black and red) the cushion cover is sold separately. Figure that one out...

If the paint is rubbing and they cant do a locate on the film strips, ask your service department to really spend some time on your body panel alignment. Please tell me your car is still within it's 3/36....? I spent 3 hours aligning a trunk lid for a customer once. She wanted to see a marble roll from the front of the trunk down to the tail lense without falling off to either side. Then she brought in a straight edge to make sure all the gaps were exactly 1/8 of an inch. I'm not lying.

3 hours.

[RedSkyWV]

Sounds like my kind of car person and not your kind of customer

[clif]

Hi saf0775, I was wondering, is there a way to adjust the trunk spring preload to help keep it open? I was told there was not and have added a pair of "helper springs", but if the stock can be altered....I would like to do that as well.

Clif

[IKenn]

Yes my SKY still covered it is an 07 and has 12,004 miles
paint not rubbing yet, fits are good I just don't have the strips

[GoThunda]

Did you ever figure there would be so many questions for you? Over 100 post in 5 days it must be a record. I hope your people at Saturn are watching the interest people have in your thread. Thanks again, and for your time. ED

[SKY Spy]

saf0775 I want to say THANK YOU!!!

Thanks for taking the time to answer so many pressing questions for so many members...

This is a relief for so many that don't get any satisfaction fromn their dealer...

Thanks again..

BA...

[Skip]

Originally Posted by gothunda

Did you ever figure there would be so many questions for you? Over 100 post in 5 days it must be a record. I hope your people at Saturn are watching the interest people have in your thread. Thanks again, and for your time. ED

The record for posts was The Beautiful Skys thread when I first started it way back and everybody was just getting them. But thank you Saturn Mechanic for all the answers that have sprouted from the questions that we all have had....We will all try to answer each of our questions as best we can...Skip...a former maniac mechanic for ten years...

[saf0775]

Don't mention it, it's my pleasure.

[RedSkyMan]

I was cleaning out the top storage compartment, and found 10 1” Sq. foam cubes with sticky stuff on one face and 1 trapezium shaped foam piece ¼” thick with sticky stuff on one side in the pockets used to carry away rain water.
Any thoughts on their purpose?

Thanks, Dan

[IKenn]

I think those are spacers to allow
pocket to stay open for drainage you
don't remove them

[RedSkyMan]

In any particular pattern? They were bunched up in the bottom of the pockets.

[IKenn]

Originally Posted by RedSkyMan

In any particular pattern? They were bunched up in the bottom of the pockets.

No, space evenly across to hold pocket open.

[Chemist]

Originally Posted by RedSkyMan

I was cleaning out the top storage compartment, and found 10 1” Sq. foam cubes with sticky stuff on one face and 1 trapezium shaped foam piece ¼” thick with sticky stuff on one side in the pockets used to carry away rain water.
Any thoughts on their purpose?

Thanks, Dan

The trapezoidal piece goes on the deck lid. Look on both sides of the inside of the lid and you will see where the loose one goes. Mine comes off every once in a while due to the heat.

[GaryH]

Originally Posted by IKenn

My Sky doesn't have the protective film strips along fender edges above wheel well
I asked at my dealer got the runaround and was told mid year engineering change and could not get them from factory even though there currently applying them.
and their not listed to being able to order them. what do you suggest I do? OR
Is this a lost effort?

I saw another Sky with the film strips at one of our Gulf Coast Sky meets. My dealer said there was a service bulletin on it. They didn't repaint under the hood, but they did put the film on it so that it would not rub anymore and start rusting.