Pontiac Letters and Arrow Head

Use dental floss, 4lb fishing line, or stiff piece of plastic/paper to work through the glue that holds them. There are holes behind the arrow head however.

Paint

The 05 GTO has a really bad thin paint. Get The clear Bra 3M stuff, it really helps.

Unlocking

Press unlock button once for left door. Press and hold for .5 seconds for both or press twice. Turn signals flash twice, and horn chrips twice. If chrips 5 times then there is a problem with the door lock. If lock system is overloaded, power supply is cut for 30 seconds. If they flash three times (the lights) when pressing unlock, then an attempted break-in has occurred (turn ignition on, look at trip computer display for the ALARM ACTIVATED message. They will show until the trip computer MODE button is pressed).

Power Steering

The GTO power steering system uses Dexron III ATF. Make sure you USE ATF, and not Power Steering Fluid! Your pump will go out using power steering fluid.

Changing the Power Steering Fluid.

Important
Do not reuse any drained power steering fluid regardless of appearance or condition.

2005 GTO 6-Speed dealer invoice ranges from $31,868-$31,192 (MSRP $33,690)
2005 GTO Automatic dealer invoice ranges from $32,562-$31,873 (MSRP $34,295)
The 2005 SAP 17801014 is priced at $1660 (MSRP $2371.42)
18" Wheels. MSRP $495

What to look for when you buy your new goat.

For those of you who don't know, I'm looking at buying a 2005 Pontiac GTO. I've been looking since late February/early March, but I haven’t had the money until now... Soooo, I'll be posting a lot of information related to the GTO over the next few days/weeks/months. This is mostly for my reference so I can look it up whenever and wherever I want (instead of printing out a book worth of information).

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What's wrong with these people?

A 55-year-old Malden, Mass., man will be in Lynn District Court Thursday, accused of shooting a mother and her teenage son in an apparent case of road rage.

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NewsCenter 5's Gail Huff reported that William Green, 55, will be arraigned on a variety of charges including two counts of armed assault with intent to murder and two counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.

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