Sticky: Difference between a 2003 300A and a 300B

Merc-O-matic said:
If you have a 2003 300A with a dot-matrix windshield....that is
probably not the original stock windshield?.... it is probably a
replacement? I have never seen an early 2003 300A with anything
but the old style tint? Go figure.

Gotta Love It!
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Mine never left the showroom floor before I bought it - it had 7 miles on the clock! It had the blue tint across the top 3-4" of the windshield and the dot matrix around the rearview mirror.
 
Doesn't look like the color of the coolant means anything in this discussion, and that's good. Too much to juggle as it is...
 
Krytin said:
Mine never left the showroom floor before I bought it - it had 7 miles on the clock! It had the blue tint across the top 3-4" of the windshield and the dot matrix around the rearview mirror.
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That's fine, I believe the dotmatrix on the 04's is all the way across. Not just around the rear view mirror.
 
Don't forget Canadian Marauders
Metric gage
Long overhead console
Traction control
pockets on the front and back of the driver/passenger seats
six disc changer
small spare tire
clock in the dash
heated mirrors
metal grilles on the rear speakers
Inntech 32v V8" plaque, but not one on the passenger side.
 
CRUZTAKER said:
Blackened...

Keep accepting input and editing your original post.

When the information is complete, accurate, and agreed upon by the masses that really know, it will be a valuable tool to to direct newbies toward.

It would make a great sticky.;)
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Blackened300a said:
Oh well, I tried to get all the input together for the sticky and then do a final edit and put it in a seperate thread.antifreeze
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I tried.

Someone walked on me.:depress:
 
You don't have a dot-matrix windshield

Krytin said:
Mine never left the showroom floor before I bought it - it had 7 miles on the clock! It had the blue tint across the top 3-4" of the windshield and the dot matrix around the rearview mirror.
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OK.....you have the old style because you have the blue tint!
When we say Dot-matrix, we mean there is NO blue tint...only dot-matrix
across the whole top and rear view mirror. So you have the old style
original windshield with the graduated blue tint 3-4" deep.
The dot-matrix windshield only has 1-2 inch border of dots.......(matrix dots)
going across the top with NO tint.

Gotta Love It!
 
Blackened300a said:
I have a early issue 300A with dot Matrix windshield. Was the windshield change the first thing to occur?
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Get Royal to check your OASIS report.

It could be that your windshield has been replaced. My '04 (Dec '03 build) came into the dealership with a broken windshield, and was replaced with the dot matrix style. Then, when it was replaced the second time, this summer, I tried to get the blue tint, and was told they were not available, and had to accept the dot matrix.
 
Thats right, we have to change this whole topic to accomodate the rare police interceptor Marauder we've been hearing about lately.. OH whatabout the alleged 2008 MM?
:lol:
 
are there any hp or tq changes amongst the 03-04s? What i got from this is besides body and interior changes, the 04 has a better tranny cause of the teflon band.
 
A very good list indeed.

I believe that Heated Seats are an option on 300b, not standard.

Jay
 
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I must have a real odd ball, I have a 2003 300A engine code(3G-120-AA) but I have traction control, the small dinky spare tire, and yellow coolant. Strange?
 
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