I've just finished a service on a 2006 300C 3.5 v6 and I know now why the E brake is rubbish on some of your cars,it was rubbish on this one at first,so as part of our service we stripped the rear brakes down and the E brake shoe actuators in the drum had siezed solid causing a "clunk" at half depression,freed it off and bingo,only about 1" of free play in the pedal and bam, the brake is on.Previously the car had been serviced at stealerships,obviously they had never looked at the brakes.We also replaced the front brake pads as they were nearly at the squealers and the customer agreed to change them now but all in all it works properly now.There was one thing wrong with it though,it wasnt a Hemi,lol

Does anyone offer a parts book or workshop manual for the CRD in the UK??

Sorry if there is an obvious thread I have missed somewhere with this info on?

hi guys,

just started today, suddenly both my remotes dont work, but if i open door with key the lights flash the alarm goes off, and then my rempte will unlock all the doors and the alarm stops, and 1 time only the remote will lock doors but I am back where i started with the doors locked and the remote not working.

anyone had this and what was the fix?

regards

elpirata

OK, so its not JUST sales of the 300C, but as the Chrysler range only contains the 300C, Sebring, Sebring Cabrio & Grand Voyager, it isn't exactly massive.
These figures are from the SMMT.

Jan 2008 419, Jan 2009 96
Feb 2008 225, Feb 2009 54
Mar 2008 1521, Mar 2009 399
Apr 2008 561, Apr 2009 176
May 2008 761, May 2009 132

Jan - May 2008 = 3387
Jan - May 2009 = 857


It doesn't look to rosy for the long term future of the brand. Does it ?

Anyone know a supplier that delivers to the UK as i need one ?

Mopar - Performance - Street - Cold Air Intake Systems

Popped into MTB Chester today to have a peep at the revised interior.

It does look and feel a little nicer than the earlier paler one but overall it just looks dull like the usual German suspects!:24:

They have a silver CRD touring for £23K with 10K on the clock
Inside there is a CRD SRT silver saloon - £32K with £4K off the price - both are 59 plates I think.

Did like the SRT interior except I did find the seats a bit too firm for me and I like firm seats but I think the suede inner bits grip yer bum a bit too well!:biggrin:

They had no other pre-reg stock and the guy had never ever heard of any issues with the CRD engine - funny that I did say he must have been the only dealer who had not? :pat:

Ok so search continues - I see they revised the alloys on the newer shape - but more rounded and painted not polished? Does anyone with these newer alloys have issues with them still??

Every time I sit on one of these cars I think WOW! The inside is actually not overwelming but the bonnet length is!! :scared:

Hello guys,

I have just recently purchased a 3.5 Chrysler 300c...I read on another forum that the euro version doesn't support the Diablo Predator U7136...is that true?!

I have asked the same question to the guys from Diablo Sport but haven't heard back from them (5 days ago..)..

I am looking forward for some feedback from senior expert members!

Tnx in advance...

Hello,

My name is Mihai and I own a tuning shop in Bucharest, Romania. We mainly tune Subaru and Mitsu for drag races.

Two weeks ago I sold my E39 525d and bought a 300c CRD as my daily driver. Very nice car, with an amasing potent engine with such a big turbo for it displacement.

That is why I decided to do some little upgrades to take the power to about 290-300 hp. I'm not shure about the torque since is my daily car..so I think I'll stick to the 600nm limit of the gearbox.

So my plans:

- De-resticted airbox with HKS racing panel filter in.
- Bigger intercooler kit (same as kraftwerk one but much cheaper).
- sport ceramic or metallic catalytic converter (haven't decided yet)
- rear pipes with no backboxes (I'm not shure about that, I'll have to dyno it with and without the rear pipes just to see if there are any real power gains, since it will be noisier)
- Custom remap
-Water/Alcohol EGT progressive injection

Any other suggestions ?

Will keep you posted :)

a 2 yr old 300c SRT8 - jesus !!!! what an absolute bloody flying machine !!!

Guy i bought it from has owned it from new and it has a FSH. Car is in immaculate condition and is still under warranty.

I picked it up yesterday and drove it home. Feels very similar to the 300CRD except a much firmer ride due to the SRT8's suspension. On the way home i was playing with the power and the shear torque / acceleration is amazing. Much quicker than my C5 vette and F150 Lightning. Autoshifter a little sloppy and hesitant to accelerate at certain speeds ( i like them to drop down a cog and rev as soon as you hit the acc pedal ) but apart from that im hooked.

Dont let the tax / mpg thing put you off. I was cruising at 65mph and getting 30mpg on the way home, with 21 mpg knocking round town. The owner left me nearly 6 months worth of tax and 3/4 tank of fuel ( nice man :-D ) but even at £200 for 6 months compared to the tax on the 300 CRD its worth it for the thrill factory !!!

First thing im doing is changing the oil ( 0w 40s mobil ) then getting new mats and a proffesional valet. Then im taking the wife up to Comlongon Castle in Scotland to celebrate our 1st wedding anniversary !!

Well i`ve got my new toy, not bad at all but it`s early days so we`ll see how i feel when the honeymoon is over. :)
:question: Sometimes the car isn`t used for days or even weeks and what i do is keep them on a trickle charger to maintain the battery. As the 300 has the battery in the boot can i connect the charger to the jump start terminal under the hood.

Hi Guys being relativly new to the forum I thought I would ask the "experienced guys" Im thinking of buying this
Chrysler 300 C / SRT-8 Performance Speed Chip Module:eBay Motors (item 330373566763 end time Dec-01-09 19:37:43 PST)

Would it give me such an Improvement as it states in the ad? or would I be wasting my time n money. I realise the Diablo is probably the way to go but this seems like such a good price alternative. Thanks in advance.
:)

Does any body know if its possible to adjust the position of throttle pedal to the same height as the brake pedal or near enough

Hi all can anyone tell me where to get the chrome push fit indacator bulds from ( not the side repeater one )

cheers

Had a day out down at Janspeed today where a group of various car owners ran our cars on a dyno and had a nose around the factory.

My SRT8 recorded 379.27 BHP and 381.4 Lbs-ft torque at the wheels, not to bad seeing as a VXR8 which has just had £3,000 worth of tuning etc done only got 352 BHP at the wheels.

Surprisingly a Dodge Viper with a supercharger only managed 26 BHP more than mine!

Oh yeah, on my run they got the figures in 4th gear with the speedo reading 175MPH!!

Stef

Im looking to replace the regular W5W bulbs for the rear number plate with Bright LED ones but unsure which are the correct replacements ? There is so much choice on Ebay. Im confused which to order... any Ideas?