Recently, I had the chance at a complete steering wheel/airbag from a crashed XRS Matrix for $100. This is going to be a written guide at removing/installing the new wheel. First and foremost, whenever airbags are in the mix, power MUST be disconnected for your safety. Disconnect the positive batter...
I have a brand new never installed Curt 12221 that I can ship out to you. Worth 200 US, will sell for 150. Has original hardware and plastic wrap. PM me if interested
Hi all. First let me start by saying that where I live there are not emissions tests, and I do not plan on selling the car, but I want an easy way to gain some more power from my gutless 1ZZ. I'm wondering if anyone else here has deleted their cat, and what kinds of horsepower increases have you all...
Update for yall. After I recharged my Fiance' s A.C. (same car), I decided to jump the coil directly at the single wire out of the comoressor. Did on her car first, clutch snapped with excitement! did the same on my car and ...nothing... Replaced compressor with a $100 wrecker compressor and oiled a...
my A/C quit working a few months after I bought the car... figuring I had a leak, I bought a Red Tek recharge kit and a sealant can. Upon hooking it up, the low pressure side was reading almost 80psi. (It was 28 degrees C in Edmonton the other day, 10-12 the day I recharged.) Replaced relay after I ...
Hey all... So my A/C quit working a few months after I bought the car... figuring I had a leak, I bought a Red Tek recharge kit and a sealant can. Upon hooking it up, the low pressure side was reading almost 80psi. (It was 28 degrees C in Edmonton the other day, 10-12 the day I recharged.) Replaced ...
Hey all, I recently had some surplus cash floating in my "car mods" account, and figured I could score a few fun things. I bought a genuine leather-wrapped shift knob, Magnaflow stainless exhaust tip and black TRD badge. Also painted the lower center section of the rear bumper black, and b...
Hey guys, So I pampered the Vibester the other day, bought LED's for front & rear park lights, brake lights and reverse lights, as well as scored a free LED flasher for the car. After install of everything, it all works great, except here's the weird thing (never seen this before)... When the br...
Thanks to everyone for the warm welcomes! She's my commuter right now, doing 200km's a day... I feel so terrible racking up crazy miles on such a great little car, but I haven't a choice... The work will come in spurts, that's for sure, but it'll slowly progress into a wicked little beast. ;) I am f...
Hundred percent agreed. I'll probably see if I can just take a whole car home from wrecker, take what I need from it then bring it back with a list of parts taken... either way it'll still be a blast to build, especially if I dissect the engine and build it up before installing it. You can be certai...
Thanks for the warm welcome! I'm mainly just trying to flush the engine as I'm unsure of the maintenance history while it was on National's lot... Also, the engine is getting a little tired and is starting to use oil (ever so slight, maybe 3/4qt every 5000k.) so I try to keep it fresh... I am drivin...
Hey all, I've got an 04 Vibe 5 speed. Going to be looking into a 6 speed swap, and would like to do the swap while my 5 speed is still functional (worth more $$$$). Does anyone have a 6 speed trans they're willing to part with? I'm in British Columbia, and can likely organize shipping through my wor...
1.jpg Hello all, New to the forum, and you'll likely see me here a bunch for Q & A and showing off my planned mods ;) Anyways, Vibester is a 2004 Vibe Base 5speed. Bought from National Car & Truck Sales in Nanaimo BC. I'm the second official owner. She's a high-miler, at 240k km's, but she ...