Magnetic ride.
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Magnetic ride.
I've had my 99 c5 for over a year now and this whole time I was under the impression that I had the magnetic ride option because of the 3 mode selector I have on the center console. Also under wet conditions if the car hasn't warmed up and my tires slip I get a warning message that the active handling is warming up.
Recently I've read that the magnetic ride control wasn't even released until 2003. So what do I have? Was it possible that the original owner had a kit retrofitted in? When I bought the car from the dealert hip I was told it had magnetic ride control. Is there an easy way to tell from looking under the car?
This is probably a dumb question but it has been killing me the last few days haha.
Last edited by Lmoyers; May 18, 2014 at 08:18 PM. Reason: Added picture.
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I've had my 99 c5 for over a year now and this whole time I was under the impression that I had the magnetic ride option because of the 3 mode selector I have on the center console. Also under wet conditions if the car hasn't warmed up and my tires slip I get a warning message that the active handling is warming up. Recently I've read that the magnetic ride control wasn't even released until 2003. So what do I have? Was it possible that the original owner had a kit retrofitted in? When I bought the car from the dealert hip I was told it had magnetic ride control. Is there an easy way to tell from looking under the car? This is probably a dumb question but it has been killing me the last few days haha.
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I do have the f45 code, so I'm guessing that means I do have it? I had read somewhere that section ride and magnetic ride were different.
Also thanks, I had no idea what all of those codes were for until now. Great info.
Edit again: Thanks guys, responding faster than I am editing my post on my crappy cell connection haha.
Also thanks, I had no idea what all of those codes were for until now. Great info.
Edit again: Thanks guys, responding faster than I am editing my post on my crappy cell connection haha.
Last edited by Lmoyers; May 18, 2014 at 08:24 PM.
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I've had my 99 c5 for over a year now and this whole time I was under the impression that I had the magnetic ride option because of the 3 mode selector I have on the center console. Also under wet conditions if the car hasn't warmed up and my tires slip I get a warning message that the active handling is warming up.
Recently I've read that the magnetic ride control wasn't even released until 2003. So what do I have? Was it possible that the original owner had a kit retrofitted in? When I bought the car from the dealert hip I was told it had magnetic ride control. Is there an easy way to tell from looking under the car?
This is probably a dumb question but it has been killing me the last few days haha.
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Big difference between selective (f45) and magnetic (f55) ride systems. Magnetic ride was not available before 2003. No one in their right mind would retro fit to Magnetic ride because it is fantastically expensive. Google and learn!!
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Best price that I found for my F55 (you need F45s) was over $800--my guess on the F45s is about $500
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I had Select Ride Control on my 99 C5. The shocks finally started leaking about 7 months ago. When I checked for F45 shocks I went everywhere to find a lower price.
The lowest I found was around $1900 for all four from Monroe Shocks (around $425-500 each). The GM versions were $6-800 each. That was more than I wanted to put into the 99 Coupe.
I went with the C6 Z51 sway bars/bushings from GM Partshouse (Gene Culley) and Bilstein Z51 shocks. With installation it came to around $1125 whereas the F45 shocks without sway bars/bushings and with installation was around $2600 (w/labor, sales tax, etc).
The Z51 is tighter than the Sport mode on the F45 Select Ride Control. You also ride about 3/8" taller, but I don't scrape very often any more in front.
My 04 CE has the MRC, and it's fine for now. But when it comes time to replace those shocks, I'll go the way I did with the 99 Coupe. I love the Tour/Sport mode option, but not $3000 worth of love.
The lowest I found was around $1900 for all four from Monroe Shocks (around $425-500 each). The GM versions were $6-800 each. That was more than I wanted to put into the 99 Coupe.
I went with the C6 Z51 sway bars/bushings from GM Partshouse (Gene Culley) and Bilstein Z51 shocks. With installation it came to around $1125 whereas the F45 shocks without sway bars/bushings and with installation was around $2600 (w/labor, sales tax, etc).
The Z51 is tighter than the Sport mode on the F45 Select Ride Control. You also ride about 3/8" taller, but I don't scrape very often any more in front.
My 04 CE has the MRC, and it's fine for now. But when it comes time to replace those shocks, I'll go the way I did with the 99 Coupe. I love the Tour/Sport mode option, but not $3000 worth of love.
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The F55 suspension is so bad that Ferrari, a car company not generally known for performance handling, licensed the MSRC for their F599, F12berlinetta and California.
Audi licensed it for their R8, another low-performance rattle-trap.
Audi licensed it for their R8, another low-performance rattle-trap.
Last edited by DanSavage; May 20, 2014 at 01:23 AM.