Well, after the cold front last weak and it getting into the 30's I couldnt figure out why the heater wasnt working in the front or back, and I had forgot about the low coolant warning light being on...forever(but never gets hot, and takes no more than 3/4 gallon to fill up)...finally thought about topping off the coolant and investigating the coolant loss....waterpump/ coolant hoses are dry, oil is clean and not frothy, and after top off no signs of leaky reservoir....So im thinking reservoir cap??? So I screwed it on extra tight and have put on about 150 miles in the last week and seems to be still holding fine.....
After fixing the front heater issue, and it not fixing the rear heat, I tore into the rear a/c compartment to check the blend door actuator.....Like I though, it wanst moving front cool to heat...soo I removed the actuator and opened it up and saw the gears looked fine, so I put 12v the the contacts on the motor and it worked both ways by switching polarity perfectly.....So made my deduction to the controller being the issue (considering both front and rear a/c switches made no difference) but instead of just replacing the controller, I reset the a/c system via removing fuses and cycling ignition (will provide exact directions if interested)...ended up being nice to fix 2 issues on the same day and not need to spend any money...
Now for the more exciting stuff
In lieu of my overwhelming satisfaction with my gmt 800 vehicles and the fact that this is my wifes daily, and we are taking it on about a 2500 mile trip in Mar-Apr so time for some much needed tlc......On black friday I placed a order for NEW LEATHER!! for my front seats color smoke looks to be closest match for oem at leastherseats.com, new seat heaters top and bottom for both seats and a new bottom "dura foam" cushion from the seat shop, OEM replacement upper cushion( that has been discontinued, not sure how long) from ebay, and last but not least NEW CARPET!! from stockinteriors.com in ebony ( looks to be a close match to the dark 2 tone color on the top of the dash and door panel inserts....
I plan on gutting the interior and cleaning it up, finding a decent quality/price sound deadener, and possibly replacing some door seals to quieten the road noise....
And by no means am I endorsing any of these companies, all I will say is I purchased each product from the cheapest company I knew about.
Any pointers are appreciated on the seats/carpet/sound deadening