rpo wrong?
07-18-2005, 06:26 PM
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rpo wrong?
ok here is the story im going through my wifes grandmas 1995 buick lesabre pro codes and i found a problem. it says it has the FE1 suspension which is right cuz it ride like a boat nice and soft well i was going through my bonnevilles rpo codes and it says i have FE1 suspension also but my car reads totally different like night and day different. how can this be if my rpo says i have the soft ride but i dont?
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i found another one it says i have AG1- split bench um i have buckets? but it says as1 - split seat front? would that maybe mean buckets?
o and i have the 140 amp alt and the buick has 105 amp and they buick has way more options then i do would that car have the 140 amp alt?
o and i have the 140 amp alt and the buick has 105 amp and they buick has way more options then i do would that car have the 140 amp alt?
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well L27 here is the story....
there are 5 different spring rates for each suspension level...so the buick could have the softest FE1 and you could have the firmest FE1, seats also make a BIG difference
as for the seats, your car eventho is a SLE may have had an option package that had the split bench, when the SLE package was added the bucket seats went in
and finally the 140 amp......it really doesnt matter how many features and options are in the car.....Look at Jrs3800....he has a Barebones 95 SE and has the 125 amp Alternatior stock
the RPO'* dont lie
there are 5 different spring rates for each suspension level...so the buick could have the softest FE1 and you could have the firmest FE1, seats also make a BIG difference
as for the seats, your car eventho is a SLE may have had an option package that had the split bench, when the SLE package was added the bucket seats went in
and finally the 140 amp......it really doesnt matter how many features and options are in the car.....Look at Jrs3800....he has a Barebones 95 SE and has the 125 amp Alternatior stock
the RPO'* dont lie
07-19-2005, 01:55 PM
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The RPO'* don't lie. But GM'* definitions for certain things is not exactly what you'd expect.
RPO'* are at times reused... Its made the research on it very difficult... But I have tried... I just haven't had the time to work on it lately, of for quite a while now... But if anyone finds something they would like added, than I'm more than happy to do so if its PM'd to me, so I can save it...
Onto the spring codes...
Ok, remember that the SLE is actually an SE Bonneville, with a package upgrade... Stock your car may have had a split 55/45 seat, but an option package like 1SC or 1SD may have changed that as well as the H4U.... There are certain packages that change or add to a bonneville... Also remember that RPO stands for Regular Production Options... So it may not be exactly what you see everyday...
I do have a bare bones bonnie with the 1SC equipment group... Its a strange bonne... Halfway between unloaded and loaded... Funky car it is...lol
In any event yes you have the FE1 suspension... Known as soft ride... I will agree that even my FE1 is a chunk stiffer than any Buick LeSabre or Park Avenue I have riden in...
The struts they use can make a diffrence as well... Didn't buick use Dynaride for a long time?
The Bonnevilles had a more sport tuned suspension just for being a Pontiac, more sporty in a sense as opposed to buicks ultra smooth ride...
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