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Danial · 08-31-2023, 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Moto-Mojo

Why? I'm 67 years old. Never liked effing with petty BS under the cramped dash (unless it was a radio / tape deck) and it's a fookin hack job. I get the money thing but again, it's a shadetree cluster hack. Just seems like a junkyard fix to this old man. But yeah, 3G's sux.

It totally sucks and I get where you're coming from, but it sounds like a hard decision will have to be made. When the blend door on my daily driver, (white 2013 SS) took a dump, I paid my son-in-law a few hundred plus beer to do the hack job because the dealership wanted between $3K and $4K to do it.

Now if/when I lose a blend door on the 2015 CE SS vert, then I will pay to have it done correctly. There won't be any hole-cutting anywhere on that car.

ariZona28 · 09-01-2023, 02:35 AM

My take on this is that it's not so much of a "hack" but a maintenance "mod". As the years go by here in the desert heat the plastic gets more brittle. I'd be worried that disassembling the entire dash might result in broken clips, fasteners and stripped screw holes with annoying rattles the end result.

Thanks GM (now gm)!

Moto-Mojo · 09-01-2023, 08:35 AM

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Originally Posted by ariZona28

My take on this is that it's not so much of a "hack" but a maintenance "mod". As the years go by here in the desert heat the plastic gets more brittle. I'd be worried that disassembling the entire dash might result in broken clips, fasteners and stripped screw holes with annoying rattles the end result.

Thanks GM (now gm)!

I gave this some thought too. Create 3 problems fixing one... So, two questions:

1. Did we ever really determine if the windshield must come out or not?

2. Is the 'new' blend door the same POS that's in it now?

SlowLS1 · 09-01-2023, 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Redrockit

If I ever need one, I am going with a metal blend door replacement:
https://www.blenddoorusa.com/product...maro-temp-door

Until then, I just keep the actuator unplugged, with the dial in the #2 position.
I still get AC, no heat, but I don't care.

*Knocks on wood*

Mine is at 65k and doesn't go out in the winter. I feel like disconnecting it is the best advice for my situation. Smart, thanks for the idea!

Dave-G · 09-01-2023, 08:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Moto-Mojo

Why? I'm 67 years old. Never liked effing with petty BS under the cramped dash (unless it was a radio / tape deck) and it's a fookin hack job. I get the money thing but again, it's a shadetree cluster hack. Just seems like a junkyard fix to this old man. But yeah, 3G's sux.

Then the cost is irrelevant. It looks like you're going to pay for the fix regardless of cost. The only few people I've heard had it done were out of their cars for weeks, and ended up with gremlins from having the entire dash stripped to the firewall, but maybe your $3,000 blend door will be fine.

Aqua Blue RS/SS · 09-01-2023, 08:57 AM

To do it right the windshield does have to come out, however there’s a work around with a hacksaw/sawzall to cut the studs that necessitate the windshield removal. I’ve not seen where the blend door was definitively updated. Not a 45 said they were fixed by ‘15 but I’ve seen ‘15’s on here with the issue.

My blend door is set to cold in summer and unhooked and set to warm in winter and unhooked. That’s my solution to try and avoid the failure. If I ever do have a failure I’m going to fab a door out of aluminum and never look back.

Moto-Mojo · 09-01-2023, 09:04 AM

I never set it to max cold. And never needed to. But I remember reading it cycles with every key start. I can't even get shops to call me back. Apparently they don't want to F with it either!

That's probably a big part of the bill - 'we'd rather not take on the job at all but if we do, you're going pay thru the nose!'

Moto-Mojo · 09-01-2023, 09:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Dave-G

Then the cost is irrelevant. It looks like you're going to pay for the fix regardless of cost. The only few people I've heard had it done were out of their cars for weeks, and ended up with gremlins from having the entire dash stripped to the firewall, but maybe your $3,000 blend door will be fine.

This to me sounds like another way of saying, 'I bought a car I can't afford to maintain correctly.' Maybe your hack job will be fine too.

xstuntman · 09-01-2023, 10:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Moto-Mojo

This to me sounds like another way of saying, 'I bought a car I can't afford to maintain correctly.' Maybe your hack job will be fine too.

I have issues with giving money to GM to fix their darn planned and engineered entropy with replacement crap parts by mechanics that could care less about my car.

Plus I built a shop, acquired lotsa tools, know all the cuss words, and will continue to work on my cars myself until I go full on horizontal.

My wife says I was born to hold out.

Mr_Draco · 09-01-2023, 10:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Moto-Mojo

2. Is the 'new' blend door the same POS that's in it now?

I just bought a new door and it is identical to the one that was in it. Doesn't appear to be any changes made to the door itself. If the issue was fixed, then changes was made to either the software or to the actuator itself.

SlowLS1 · 09-01-2023, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by xstuntman

I have issues with giving money to GM to fix their darn planned and engineered entropy with replacement crap parts by mechanics that could care less about my car.

Plus I built a shop, acquired lotsa tools, know all the cuss words, and will continue to work on my cars myself until I go full on horizontal.

My wife says I was born to hold out.

I wouldn't pay for this work either, and your reasons are the same as mine.

NO ONE works on my except for the following:
Paint and body guy
Glass guy
Transmission rebuild guy
Tire and Alignment guy
Machine shop for an engine rebuild

Basically anything that requires specialized knowledge or tools that I don't want to invest in or lack facilities to do it.

Joe.G · 09-01-2023, 11:29 AM

There is a company that sales a Bleend door that's made out of aluminum I believe, I don't have the link handy.

SlowLS1 · 09-01-2023, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Joe.G

There is a company that sales a Bleend door that's made out of aluminum I believe, I don't have the link handy.

This one?

https://www.blenddoorusa.com/product...maro-temp-door

ariZona28 · 09-01-2023, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by SlowLS1

This one?

https://www.blenddoorusa.com/product...maro-temp-door

Wow! This should be the new Camaro5 homepage!

09-01-2023, 02:35 AM	#100
ariZona28 Give speed a chance Drives: 2015 Camaro 2LS, 2015 Camaro Z/28 Join Date: Nov 2019 Location: Mesa, Az Posts: 2,233	My take on this is that it's not so much of a "hack" but a maintenance "mod". As the years go by here in the desert heat the plastic gets more brittle. I'd be worried that disassembling the entire dash might result in broken clips, fasteners and stripped screw holes with annoying rattles the end result. Thanks GM (now gm)! __________________ 2LS: a TREMENDOUS machine. Z/28: it's a BIT MORE POWERFUL, of course.

09-01-2023, 08:57 AM	#104
Aqua Blue RS/SS Drives: ABM #93 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Lotaburger Posts: 2,695	To do it right the windshield does have to come out, however there’s a work around with a hacksaw/sawzall to cut the studs that necessitate the windshield removal. I’ve not seen where the blend door was definitively updated. Not a 45 said they were fixed by ‘15 but I’ve seen ‘15’s on here with the issue. My blend door is set to cold in summer and unhooked and set to warm in winter and unhooked. That’s my solution to try and avoid the failure. If I ever do have a failure I’m going to fab a door out of aluminum and never look back. __________________ ABM #2399 2SS/RS:SOLD ABM #93 2SS/RS Black Rally stripes, Titanium Interior 4,000 miles: GM GFX side skirts and diffuser waiting on paint, GM dovetail, GM heritage, RPI ZL1 style splitter. ‘87 IROC-Z Iroc blue. all original unmolested with 50K miles.

09-01-2023, 09:04 AM	#105
Moto-Mojo Fast Cars and Old Guitars Drives: 2015 2SS RS (L99, baby!) Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: N. CA Posts: 3,973	I never set it to max cold. And never needed to. But I remember reading it cycles with every key start. I can't even get shops to call me back. Apparently they don't want to F with it either! That's probably a big part of the bill - 'we'd rather not take on the job at all but if we do, you're going pay thru the nose!' __________________ “I don’t want to belong to any club that would have me as a member.” - Groucho Marx

09-01-2023, 11:29 AM	#110
Joe.G Drives: 2014 2SS/RS 6SP Ashen Grey Join Date: Aug 2021 Location: NY Posts: 1,264	There is a company that sales a Bleend door that's made out of aluminum I believe, I don't have the link handy. __________________ GM 3.91/TrueTrac OEM ZL1 Rims, Brakes & Side Skirts.ACST4 Splitter/Deflectors NPP M2W,GM Short Throw,Remote Clutch reservoir GPI Ported Rod Mod,BO White PTB,CAI/JRE Scoop, Moroso Catch Can GC Aluminum DS Stainless Works Ceramic LTH/HiFlo Cats SCT X4 Dynosteve, Hotckis 1" Springs & Chassis Max Brace BMR Adjustable Swaybars,Trailing Arms, Adjustable Toe Rod, LCA & Z28 UCA Bushings Hendrix Solid Cradle Bushings Pedders Radius Rod Inserts Strut tower brace Hero Smoked Tail and 3rd Brake Light, Diode Dynamic SL1 Fog Lights AeroForce Dual gauge/Autometer pillar mount.