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My tires are a whole different mixed bag. I had another thread about that in the appropriate subforum. I suspect I have at least 1 bad tire, but due to mitigating circumstances and then the whole coronavirus situation unfolding, I never had the time to go back and insist they swap my tires out as de...

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I've got ~260K miles on my Vibe now. I bought it at 167 (or 176 idk) and at least one of the front struts had been replaced by the dealership.. I don't have the paperwork handy at the moment.. but we'll assume they did both sides. I have no idea if the rears have ever been done. The only work done t...

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Could try using imgur

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thanks for your efforts. I have an '04 Base FWD/Automatic. unless you meant something else. Pretty certain its 1ZZFE ? I forgot what I did to find that info before, but that's the only other code that sticks out for me

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Constant rain, not so much. I mean certainly I've driven the car around in the rain for many hours though. Gone through car washes, etc. I don't think I've ever drowned it tho. I might look into what you mention and try some generic weather stripping. Although if anyone could find / give me a good p...

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Any updates? Is it okay already? I'm a very bad procrastinator unfortunately. Doubly so when I think it will take a lot of money to fix something (either in labor or parts or both). Being not so mechanically-inclined I have plans to have my mechanic swap back my factory alternator hopefully within ...

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Note: this is not about the rear seal for the windshield. This is for the front of the car. A few years ago after I had to take salvage on my car following a deer collision, one thing that always peeved me off was when the body guy I went to did the hood replacement, he did not salvage the rubber s...

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Been a while since I posted, so thought I would update. I had my alignment done which went fine, and then I had my wheel bearing replaced recently. I don't have a TON of complaints currently, although sometimes it still feels a little "off". In general I've had the car up to around 85mph o...

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Some interesting info for me to consider, thanks. I'll have my mechanic do the wheel bearing for sure, that's not something I'm prepared to do. I did have him replace the tie rod on wednesday however. I actually noticed what appeared to be a significant improvement in the vibration problem, which is...

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Stopped in at the tire shop and talked with them for a bit, regarding my plans and such. They said no problem come back any time if the problem is still there and they'll swap the tires out with another new set. I did ask about the hub centric thing, and was told yes they're the correct wheels. I se...

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Well I would hope the tires were evenly worn, as they are brand new... and same with the rims not being bent. I mean its a tire shop, so I try to have a little faith they would catch something like a bent rim, or the hub-centric requirement. They are aftermarket steel wheels, I can't even imagine wh...

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From what I can observe, they seem to be doing a good job. I'm using the Discount Tire chain. The tires I bought were Cooper CS5 Ultra, the first set lasted me about a year and a half roughly, but I do a lot of driving (40k in that time). I usually watch them work on the car and they don't do anythi...

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last Tuesday I finally had a set of steel wheels put on my vibe, which in itself was a whole adventure with work estimates being botched and some due diligence not being done.. However I came out of it with a proprated set of new tires (40k out of 70k treadlife on the used set), 4 new steel wheels, ...

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Well I've been to the mechanic. Guess I'm kind of boned, lol he ran a charging test and that was Ok, then he put the clamp meter on, had a little knob he could dial in for increasing load. The most we were able to get was a bout 95A peak in the 2500 - 3000 RPM range So not too happy about that.. at ...

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Still seems weird, I did find the sheet and at 750rpm idle the alternator should be delivering 136.7A (Peak 186.4A) which is more than enough to run what's in the car. I'll see if my mechanic will let me borrow his clamp meter. Other than that the notes said "adjust belt 1/2" - 3/4" s...

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:edit: dumb (removed) question removed lol

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I don't think I have the tool / accessory I need to measure amps. But I'm having an oil change Tuesday morning so I'll talk to my mechanic about it I suppose. re: the small pulley wheel, I bought the alternator purpose specific for outputting high amps (max is around 170A) at operating RPMs, so mayb...

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Yeah I'm unsure if the problem existed before. I do have the OEM alternator, but I didn't change it myself so I'm hoping I'd not have to go through that. Can it be tested on the car reliably? I do have a DMM so I can look into checking the voltages when I have some free time. Not familiar with that ...

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So a few facts to start with.. '04 Base 2WD I don't know the absolute specs on my current battery. All I know is it has decent CCA (its deathly cold but I manage to get it to turn over in -25 weather so far after 1 or 2 attempts) The charging system has been modified. I have a hand built alternator ...

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Thanks, I will investigate those avenues.

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Yeah I was going to get steel rims this year at least, but needed to have a $5,000 surgery lol.... Maybe next year I will be able to afford them and some snow tires. Thanks for those tips vibrologist, I actually have trouble with my throttle response. Sometimes I get a lot of torque / harder throttl...

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To be perfectly honestly, this is the lightest car I've ever owned and it makes me scary nervous to drive it in the snow. That's the reason I want to increase its weight. Yeah the backend is light, but lets not kid ourselves. The front end isn't exactly heavy either. I used to own a dodge stratus ju...

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Hi, Looking for a little more stability in the winter. A dedicated winter set is not an option financially (or practically). My biggest problem with the Vibe since becoming an owner has always been driving it in the show. Stuff most people can slush on through with their heavier cars I feel like I a...

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Wouldn't white noise/ background hiss indicate a grounding issue? Maybe you should look into that aspect. I replaced the factory HU in my 2004 with a Pioneer HU. I don't remember if we just picked up a local adapter kit or ordered a Metra harness, but we did not use line level converters or anything...

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So I think I may have figured out what is going on, also in relation to my previous dead/intermittent keyless remote. There seems to be an issue with a door sensor, probably drivers side. My brother came to me earlier in the morning before I'd left for work and asked why my remote was in pieces, and...

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Don't know if its pertinent but it just went off as I was finally falling asleep this morning (and have to be up for work in 45 minutes :lol: ) But I didn't make it out the before it decided to turn itself off. So I think it went off for about 30 seconds before stopping itself... Does that sound fam...

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Starting a new thread on this to make sure it doesn't get overlooked from my other thread.. I just had to go out and shut my anti-theft alarm off. Pretty sure I did not lock the car when I got home as my hands were full and I have no working remote currently. I did put the key in the door to get ins...

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Other resources I've seen mentioned the doors had to be locked, with the drivers door unlocked and open.

I just went out there and did it with all doors unlocked, and it worked. The locks cycled, no alarm.

Time for a shopping trip on Amazon

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tried doing it again. battery out of the remote so no chance of any interference there. It just keeps going into the anti-theft alarm. I don't know what I could be doing wrong, I follow all the steps I've found (which are pretty much the same). I've tried multiple ways of doing the first step. Locki...

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Yes I was considering that I likely needed a new remote. I just wanted to make sure I could get it programmed before I went and bought one etc. Something odd also happened yesterday evening. The anti-theft alarm started going off all by itself. I had to go out and stick the key in the car - that has...

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Tried everything I can think of, including this post http://forums.genvibe.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?p=430617#p430617 I do everything up to Step 9. Every single time, it sets off the alarm nothing happens with the door locks. Just sits there lights flashing, horn beeping. I don't get what I'm doing w...

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Hi all, been a long time since I asked about anything 8-) Yesterday my windows were cracked while I was inside a store, and it began storming horribly. So I had to run out and get them closed up (still got pretty wet). That was the last time I know the remote worked. I had it in my hand and it did g...

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I'm kind of indecisive now.

I did pick up the Bon Ami as it was pretty cheap. But it has a warning on it not to use on glass because it will scratch it.

Maybe I'll try dish soap first

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The replacements I bought were Bosch blades and almost $20 each. Just putting that out there. I'll consider trying the Bon Ami stuff.

So do I want the "powder cleanser" or the original 1886 powder ?

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Sorry I kind of forgot about this place for a while.. I have not progressed beyond an alternator purchase and install. I got my alternator from Mike Singer, ( www.singeralternators.com ) He hand builds them using factory casings, offers drop-in replacements. It went in without any problems. We did h...

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Well, this is interesting. I took my wiper arms off a while back to adjust their height, as several members commented they were sitting way too low. But now I wish I hadn't because I don't know if I did something wrong reinstalling them (is that possible??) or if the act itself just revealed worn ou...

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If you're wondering whether the door is opening or closing, you don't need to dig into the dash. Just pull out the glove box and you will be able to see it move when you hit the button

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haha I thought you were like a pizza delivery driver or something

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congrats man, wish I could have found something with that low mileage!

is the undercarriage good? You checked for bad rust right?

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Good luck!

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2400 OBO sounds pretty good if that's all that is wrong with it I think, even with that mileage. I bought my 04 Base auto for $5600 after taxes, plate fees, etc. And that had about 167k miles on it.

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Wouldn't it depend on the mounting design / location?

I'm guessing you can find better engineered 2 mounts vs 3 or something like that. Maybe something to do with the bolt pattern, etc.

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I recent got an iphone and signed up for Fuelly. So now its in my signature. Still have to work out how to guess the city/highway percentage accurately or maybe I'll just disable it

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ok thanks, I will look into it

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Put it into lowest gear, put on the parking brake, then unscrew the knob from the shifter

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that's my guess. Pretty sure there is a screw on the back of the knob

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My dad used to always use blocks of wood with those things. Wonder if it made it more stable or something, not having to go up as high

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I'm talking about the black and pink thing

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good god man is that the original door opening casing?

It looks like something from the 80s

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I got 28mpg from my last tank. Pretty impressive considering I've been running with the A/C on a lot lately

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I'm one of those people who runs their car through an auto-wash quite often. Will that strip it off?

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