Same cab but the old Coronado is a 132" BBC and set forward axle. Whereas the Century/ Columbia is a 120" BBC with a 16" SBA.
Custom parts for Freightliner Columbia
Discussion in 'Trucks [ Eighteen Wheelers ]' started by cantornikolaos, Oct 12, 2013.
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Sounds like what you need to do is buy a W900B. The Columba pictured is trying to be something it isn't and never will be. You add all that crap to the outside of a truck and you'll decrease aerodynamics, ease of keeping it clean and throw good money after bad. Thereby negating all the positive qualities of a Columbia.
Columbias are excellent trucks with some very great qualities. Good looks is not one of them.
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It's usually easier to modify the existing hood. Of course this depends how much you can get for your old hood.
Don't put too much money in a Columbia nor Century. They're just there to pull the trailer down the highway. I'll see Columbias on occasion with stacks, some chrome, and other accessories. I roll my eyes each time. -
Blind Driver, that's a really interesting avatar you've got there.
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Gasoline is not a toy
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I think the Columbia is a decent truck. I have few complaints. The plastic interior dash panels could vibrate and rattle less. My single largest complaint is the styling, which many modern trucks suffer from. I bet trucks will get uglier in the future, to save 1/1000th of a gallon of fuel.
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8 years and 850,000 miles. Not one rattle in my dash.
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You've got me beat. Mine rattles, badly.
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Do you own a Torx screwdriver ?
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Is the rattle coming from the left side of dash under a hard pull? That's a motor mount issue.
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