We had many issues to address in our starting battery compartment. The primary thing we wanted to address were the slow starting of the engine, often requiring the use of the boost switch to prevent setting the engine light due to low volage at the ECM (set during cranking).
After fixing the remote/key fob so the bay door lock actuators trigger, a simple wiring issue at the main connector, I figured I was done only to find out the actuators triggered but most were no longer working.
Our steering wheel pad/center cap was very worn on the two sides. I don’t know if this is wear is typical or if the original owner had a nervous habit, but either way it looked terrible and was continuing to flake.
The passenger cup holder in the magazine rack was fairly basic in our 2000, so we decided to make a few improvements. We replaced the existing holder with one that can handle an insulated flask. We also added 12 USB outlets to power/change phones and tablets.
A couple of the buttons had poked their way through, so it was time for a new one. Ours is mounted behind the dash, which requires you to remove the panel to do the swap.
