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60,000 miles on ODO. Installed a new starter. Same problem. 90 percent of the time it starts no problem. No rhyme or reason as to why it doesn't start when it doens't want. When it doesn't want to start it won't start regardless of how many times we crank it. Jump starting doesn't seem to...

The past few months many many of us have a problem with double posts. Goes like this. You try to respond to a thread and you click on the quick reply. You write your post. You Hit submit and it takes 30+ seconds to submit it as it just loads and loads. Then you get a double post. It doesn't...

780 Bertone Do you guys have any tips to sand and refinish the wood trim on the dash? Mine has deep cracks in the lacquer like all 780s do and it looks like this trim has many many coats of lacquer. I had an extra trim piece and my wife sanded it for an hour and only made limited progress. Any...

1990 780 I am trying to remove the airbag module under the seat and the thing is bolted down with two bolts that are completely round on the head (so no wrench can grip it) and in the middle there is a torx head that looks like you can unscrew it that way but the middle of the head has a raised...

Hey guys, I found on brickboard and other sites how to test the SRS system on my 780, which is to connect the brown and black wire witht he female connector to ground and wait for the codes as indicated by a flashing SRS light. The SRS light never flashed but it would go out when it was...

On a 780 (and the same for the 740 and maybe the 240?) I am getting 1 Volt consistently from the light that lights the gear you are in as well as the light that lights the inside of the center console/back seat floor lights. Both bulbs won't come on. These two lights worked before I started...

Will someone please help me? I am trying to make sense of a whole bunch of wires in the center stack. One of the previous owners did a car stereo installation and it was less than professional. I opened it up a while back and sighed, closed it back up, and saved it for a rainy day. Today is...

I took my wife's advice and cleaned my new S80's light beige headliner "dirt spots" with a small amount of Dawn dish detergent and warm water. With a clean rag I went back and forth a few times on the dirt smudges, let it dry, and I honestly can't see where the spots were in the first place...

I have a 1990 780 with the 4 cylinder. I am slowly rebuilding and rewiring the center console and armrest area. The gear selector is loose. It moves back and forth maybe 1/4 of an inch in any position. It hasn't gotten worse. It is loose from the base. It does rattle or shake but it isn't as...

I plan on treating myself to some new floormats. Are the 780 floormats the same shape as the 740/760s for both front and rear? Many websites simply put "700 Series" as the option. Some have 780 listed but the tan isn't close enough to the original carpet. I found a place that offers a color...

I am to the point in my restoration of my 780 where I will be scrubbing every square inch on the inside of the car to remove 25 years of grime, include sweat, dirt and grease. Is there a method or cleaner you can recommend? I'm literally cleaning everything that isn't carpet or headliner Thanks

I want to redo the carpet in my 780. Does anyone know if the floor pan of the 780 is similar enough to the 740 that I can put a 740 one in (the premolded ones), maybe with slight modification? My guess is no but they look really similar when I eyeball it.

This is for a 780 but I know the center stack is the same for the 7 series. How do I attach the tubular housing into the black plastic center stack unit? I just bought a new center stack assembly and it looks like the silver cig lightr housing is just a press fit into the black plastic housing...

I have searched this but it may not be specific enough for me. I have the stereo and ash tray out on my 1990 780. I also have the fuse tray free from all the white holder clips attached to the car. I can see and touch the relay very easily. So I just push it toward the engine? I don't want to...

For a 7 series to replace the parking brake cable? It is too cold outside to do it myself and it really sounds like something I would not enjoy anyway. I am guessing like 2-3 hours plus what like 30 bucks for the cable? Mine snapped and I want it replaced before i rebuild the interior this...