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Old 06-23-2010, 04:21 PM
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Default Re: Most commonly replaced parts?
Originally Posted by rampntlion
I am a relatively new owner of a base model 2004 Crossfire and am wondering what everyone has found themselves needing to replace as their Crossfires age over the years. I understand that most of the Crossfire's parts are sourced only from Chrysler dealers themselves, with hardly any hope of finding bargains online, so replacement parts are rather expensive. I am hoping to find out what kind of money I should be anticipating spending in attempts to maintain my car. Simply, what have you had to replace on your car and how much did it cost?

Thanks to anyone who can offer their experience.
Welcome to the forum, there was no so called base Xfire in 2004, there was only one model, the Crossfire. Later years had the Crossfire Limited and Base roadster and coupe models. The 2004 models had the automatic day/night mirror, all other years had the manual day/night mirrors.
You will find that most of the mechanical and electrical parts can be sourced from Mercedes and/or Bosch. These parts are generally much cheaper than the same part from Chrysler, so look for them first.
I have a 2004 and I have had no problems, I changed the battery and if you have the OEM battery you will be smart to change it as weak batteries cause odd problems on these cars.
You would be well advised to look on this forum for answers before putting yourself in the hands of the local dealer or repair shop, most answers to the cars problems can be found here. Please search for answers before posting a question as most questions have been asked before in some manner and reader the answers is a good way to learn about your car.
There is probably more knowledge stored on this forum than can be found in the best mechanics head and shop manual combined.
The shop manual, in a .PDF format, can be found in the SRT section, download and save it as well as any other files that interest you in that same section.
 
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