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1oldbanjo

The light that came on is the same one shown in the video - however that is where the similarity ends. My car does not have any TPMS switch/button or accessories that would allow a reset. There is no button on or under the dash related to a TPMS system. The car has the original instrument cluster, i...

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I am leaving town for Christmas with family and will be gone for a week....I likely won't be able to see any new posts until I get back.

Have a Merry Christmas everyone!

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I had that same thought.......the rear hatch button works fine. Thankfully all the connectors are unique and only plug into the "correct" matching part. They come in lots of different colors and lots of different shapes and sizes....it doesn't appear it is possible to connect the connector...

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One thing just occurred to me that might have some merit. When I disconnected the battery, and then unplugged everything under the dash - is it possible that the computer and other "smart" parts may have lost some settings and gone back to a "default" setting? Maybe the cars with...

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Thank your for your quick response. Really - there is nothing on this car that can measure wheel speed or tire rotation. I do all the maintenance on this car and I have done the brakes several times, installed a 6 speed transmission when the 5 speed bearings got noisy, installed a new mid exhaust pi...

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I have a 2006 Base model that is stick shift. It has the upgrade that allowed Cruise control and electric windows - it does not have ABS or TPMS. The car has 205,000 miles on it and it still looks and runs great - it is a wonderful car. I had to replace my heater core, and the job was pretty intense...

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I love my Vibe, and it is well worth keeping. I have had the car almost 9 years and 100,000 miles....and hopefully get that many more years out of it. I suppose I put about $ 3,000 in it with the new transmission, clutch/pressure plate, front wheel bearings, and brake pads. Not much more than 2-3 pa...

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Thanks......your pictures helped to work it out. The ground cable from the battery does go to the top of the transmission, and it attaches to a bolt on the side of a mount for the wire loom. The second cable is mounted to the right fender well up near the upper shock mount, and it attaches to the &q...

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I have a base model 2006 with the 5 speed transmission, 17" wheels and Eibach lowering springs. It has been a great car, is very reliable and gets 30-32 mpg daily, and it has gone on several trips. About 4 times a year I haul my motorcycle from KY to Tennessee to ride in the mountains, and the ...

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So I guess the next step would be to find out why the hub with runout is "defective". Either the bearing has some runout or the hub has runout. If you measure the hub runout on the vehicle by taking off the brake disc and using a dial guage it will have significantly less runout than the d...

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Goodyear tires can be good...or bad. The original equipment tires are not good.....the Assurance Triple Tread is great. I had some GT+4 tires that were horribly out of round and always caused a vibration and when I replaced them with GTII they were fine. OEM tires are usually the cheapest tires the ...

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Does this problem show itself even under light braking - or only under hard braking? Also if the hubs and rotors are within spec....I think you need to look elsewhere........0.001 runout should not be a problem and I don't believe 0.000 is a possibility on a production line. I have had rotors that h...

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You need to do your drifting in reverse! When we put snow tires on my wife's GTI....going backwards in a big open snow covered parking lot was much more fun!

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IF you want a better ride - get some 15" wheels and install a 205/65-15 tire. This size has very close to the same rolling radius as the orignal tires (205/55-16 or 215/50-17) and your speedometer and odometer will stay accurate, and your gearing will not be adversly affected.

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Stealth:Cars driven at speed need higher pressure to perform properly - daily drivers will perform better and get better tire mileage with normal pressures. Here is a link for the increase in pressures related to high speed driving. You don't need pressures over 38 psi until you get to speeds above ...

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Fereeplay: Here is the answer to your question.....a spare tire for sale:http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=35153Get in touch with him....spare tire for $ 10.

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So what kind of tread wear mileage are you guys getting when you over inflate your tires to 44 or 47 psi. I know you will be wearing out your tires in the center of the tread way too soon - as the tire won't have a proper contact patch and will be putting too much force on the center of the tread. Y...

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Jack the car up and take the wheel off. Get a bucket and put some dishwashing soap or car wash soap in the bucket and put water in the bucket and make a really soapy mix. Lay the tire/wheel flat on the back and then use the brush and soap it up really good. As the suds start rolling off the surfaces...

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Freeplay/Mark:I just went and looked in the trunk of my Vibe. The small spare tire (we call it a limper) is a T135/70R16 100M, and the one in my car is made by Firestone but the other companies make them as well. Kind of funny that the car came with Goodyear tires and a Firestone Spare.The junkards ...

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I know that everyone I have recommended the Assurance Triple Tread to that made the purchase has been thrilled with them once they got used to the price - great handling in the wet and snow and long tread life. Here is a link to a test that Motor Trend made and they liked the tire - but they admitte...

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The maximum pressure listed on the side of the tire should not be used to determine how much air to use in your tires - it is the pressure rating of the tire at the maximum load the tire is rated for - and your Vibe will never have enough weight to need that much air in it. The numbers listed on the...

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Amtron: When air is compressed with a supercharger or turbocharger it becomes hot. The intercooler uses air passing through the fins to cool the now warm compressed air before it is delivered to the engine. This cooler air is more dense, and getting more air into the cylinder is what a turbo or supe...

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My wife has a 2000 diesel Jetta. When we bought it in the fall of 1999 diesel fuel was under a dollar a gallon - gasoline was about $ 1.40. The car only has 90 HP while the gasoline version is 140 hp. The diesel is not as fast as the gas car - but not as slow as you might think. When on the highway ...

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There was a big long post on this about a year ago. Nitrogen does have some benefits in aircraft where the tires are subject to extremely low temperatures and low pressure atmosphere at high altitudes - and on race cars where tires temperatures are very high during racing conditions. However on a st...

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Increasing tire pressure will lower the rolling resistance of the tire - but it will also reduce the contact patch of the tire on the road as the tire flattens out a little less where it touches the pavement. A pound probably won't make much difference - but keep an eye on the tire treads to see if ...

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Have you checked the accuracy of your odometer? Maybe your mileage is fine and your mileage calculations are not accurate. The Base Vibe with 16 inch wheels uses 205/55-16 tires that turn 837 revolutions with each mile. When you put the 17 inch wheels with the 215/50-17 tires they are slightly bigge...

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I bought Kumho Exsta ASX and I like them very much. They are very quiet and are not harsh on bumps or pavement joints, and the price was very good at $ 93.00 each from Discount Tire. I chose them over some of the other tire options as they are asymetrical - but not directional. I like being able to ...

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The EPA tests are run using a fuel called Indolene Clear. The test is done on a dyno and I understand the highway portion only averages 48 mph. It is no wonder they get so good of mileage. Do a search on EPA mileage ratings and you will find lots of reviews - I understand there is a big push to get ...

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The tire pressure listed by the manufacturer is based on getting even tread wear across the width of the tire and a smooth ride for the stock wheel and tire size. For Autocross with stock wheels and tires it is common to increase tire pressure to keep the tire from rolling over onto the sidewalls of...

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Binary: I sold my steelies for the Vibe - but I have recently painted two sets of steels wheels for winter tires. For my wife's car I sandblasted them and had them powdercoated black and for my S10 I scuffed down the original paint, wiped Rust Converter in the seam where the rim meets the center, th...

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Well I took this link out of the "HUMOR" section - but it is applicable to getting more torque. This engine has a stroke that is 3 times longer than the bore - and it makes HUGE amounts of torque - however it will not fit in the Vibe. In fact - I believe you could probably park a Vibe in t...

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These engines are already turbocharged - they are two stoke diesels and must be turbocharged or supercharged (sometimes two stoke diesels will get both). When the piston approaches the bottom of the cylinder the exhaust valve opens and the piston uncovers ports in the bottom of the cylinder that all...

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The factory exhaust tip has a really nice stainless steel exhaust clamp and only requires slipping it over the pipe and tightening the nut.I don't know anything about the mudflap connection.Dave

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I always get better mileage than my wife when we drive on trips. I keep a very steady speed, watch ahead so I can plan moves from the right and left lanes so I don't get stuck behind a slow truck or car, and set the cruise at 6 mph over the posted speed limits in an effort to get there as quickly as...

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I just did some checking and Mi-Vibe Toolguy was right - these engines really rev to make torque. Both the 1ZZ(base) and 2ZZ(GT)engines have their torque ratings at 6,800 rpm!!! The 1zz has it's HP rated at 6,000 rpm and the 2ZZ aT 7,600 rpm. These ratings occur at more than twice the rpm that the e...

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I just bought a base Vibe with a 5 speed. I only have 850 miles on it and I have been fairly easy on the engine so far and shift around 3,000 rpm's - and I have applied fairly light throttle peddle. I have run two tanks of gas so far and on both I got just a little over 34 mpg. My driving so far has...

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Unfortunately the things that make the GT a high revving horsepower engine are the things that aren't good for torgue. Agressive cams, big valves, large diameter intake and exhaust pipes all make air flow through the engine faster and make horsepower - but when you need torgue at lower rpm's the air...

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Before I bought my Vibe I noticed that the painted cladding on all of the Vibe's was duller than the paint. The other Pontiac cars on the lot around the Vibes had paint that matched and was the same shine on the plastic and metal parts...but every Vibe in every color had duller plastic parts - but I...

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I am really curious how you determined that spark plugs can increase horsepower at the expense of mileage? The spark plugs only serve to ignite the fuel/air mixture that the engine management system provides and does not affect the ratio of the fuel/air mixture. A good spark plug will efficiently ig...

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I bought some Celica rims to put on my Vibe in the winter.....and I just got a great deal on a Chevy S-10 to use as a winter beater. If you decide you want some freshly stripped and painted Celica Wheels. Contact me.Dave

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I think you may have mis-understood my sizing comments. When looking at replacement tires you need to check the (revolutions per mile) or tire diameter for a specific size....and not just get the same width and aspect ratio tire when you change rim diameter. On the base Vibe the 205/55-16 tire turns...

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I just changed from the stock 16 steel wheels with the Goodyear RSA 205/55-16 to 7x17 wheels with Kumho Ecsta ASX tires 225/45-17. I have the base Vibe and this size was necessary to keep the gearing and speedometer accurate. I think the 215/50-17 tires would have offered a better ride and would hav...

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I have an 06 model and it took me 10 seconds to find the resistor after looking at the shop manual photo - however it is shaped differently than the one in the diagram. If you were to sit in the passengers seat and put your feet on the sloped part of the floor/firewall - the resister is where your l...

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The Celica GTS caps are just about exactly 2-1/8" - but are really probably something metric.Scuff up the caps very lightly....just enough to remove the shine and make the caps non-glossy so the paint has something to stick to. Wipe them down with mineral spirits or wax and grease remover...or ...

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I bet you could easily scuff up the Vibe centercaps with some 400 grit sandpaper and spray them with a silver paint that matches the wheel and that would blend the caps in with the wheel.I bought some Celica GTS aluminum wheels to use on my Vibe with the snow tires and I have looked for some option ...

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My S-10 came with Uniroyal Tiger Paws....I hated them and took them off almost immediately. The sidewalls are very soft and whenever I made a tight turn in a blacktop parking lot the tires would squeel and everyone would stare at me....even if I was going slow they would squeel loudly. I don't know ...

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I ran a check on the highway with my original 205/55-16 Goodyears before I put on the 225/45-17 Kumhos. Both of these tires listed the same 837 revolutions per mile in their literature....and they did result in identical numbers in my testing. I drove down the highway and set the cruise at exactly 6...

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I bought a base Vibe and got stock 16" steel wheels with 205/55-16 tires...so I could get my own 17" wheels of my choice. In order to help with my decision if I should get 215/50-17 or 225/45-17 tires I drove my car last week at exactly 60 mph on a highway with mile markers along the side ...

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Well you guys are just full of good news. Everybody on here was posting how much like they liked their new lower springs...and how they would never go back to stock. So I ordered some springs and got them last week - and I am waiting for a chance to put them on. Now everybody is going back to stock!...

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This is a photograph of the Vox Toscanna on my Vibe.

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