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Mr Magoo

They did do a dye check and somehow the condenser is damaged. Possibly a stone or something took a weird bounce and hit it. Going to replace it next week. Doesn't look too bad to do.

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Well, the verdict is in, condenser is leaking. $525.00 to replace. Ouch! Opinions? Is this a hard job to do myself? I am very mechanically inclined, but I realize I would need to have it pumped down and filled by someone after replacement.

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I do have the gauge that came with the 134. I do not have a set of hi and low gauges. I have experience with ac systems from my job, but not automotive systems. The pressure reading is correct for the outside air temp. It was around 40-45 with an air temp around 90 degrees. Clutch engaged, blower fi...

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My '07 has a strange AC problem. I have no cooling. Pressure reads fine on the refrigerant, compressor clutch is engaging and running constantly, changed the in-cabin filter. Anyone have any ideas?

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Same here. I just bought another Vibe last Friday, an '08, I'll have to see if it is the same.

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I have noticed that the fresh air/recirculate does not work very well on my '07 Vibe. When I put it on recirculate I can still smell bad outside smells pretty easily. Other cars I've had pretty much block everything out. Anyone else noticed this on their Vibes?

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Well, it turns out both speakers were bad. Replaced both and now all is well.

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Thanks for the awesome link! Just bought another "new" used Vibe today and I'm missing one too. Placed my order. Has anyone ever bought a grey cladding bumper cover from them? I'm curious how well they color match.

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I am looking to buy another used Vibe. I thought I had read somewhere that the 03' and 04' AWD models required the use of Premium fuel. Is this true?

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Definitely the tires. They have around 27000 miles on them. I'm in the process of trying to buy a 2nd Vibe, so I definitely want to get this figured out.

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I wanted to update this thread since it's been a little over a year since putting these tire on. Well, the results are bad. I'm seriously frustrated and fed up with these tires. What's the problem? NOISE!!! (removed) they are loud. I have never had tires that did this. I have rotated them faithfully...

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No difference changing the balance. Sound is barely audible in left side. I thought about them possibly being blown. Is there a way to test if they are blown?

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It is a factory replacement. Definitely after the unit. Bad ground? Never been wrecked.

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No M&T. Just a base model system.

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Posted this in the Audio, Electronics, Electrical section, but thought maybe I should have posted it here instead. I have a problem with the speakers on the left side of the car, front and back. I basically have a very weak signal. If I press my ear to the front left I can hear a little sound. I'm n...

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I have a problem with the speakers on the left side of the car, front and back. I basically have a very weak signal. If I press my ear to the front left I can hear a little sound. I'm not sure anything is coming from the back. Original stereo had this issue and now the new one does too. Any ideas?

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This is my friend's '04. This is what happens when you don't have a pick-up and barnyard animals.

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The wife and I are interested in coming. Always love looking at other Vibes. Ours is nothing spectacular, just our daily driver, but still the best and most favorite car I've ever owned. If this lousy economy would change and I could find a job, I would own a second.

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Well, I finally got around to replacing my RSA Donuts of Death. I got a screw in one of them decided they weren't even worth patching since I was close to the wear bars. I wound up going with the Altimax HP's. Got them at my local Tire Barn Warehouse for $85.00 a piece installed. I have about 500 mi...

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It's the breast cancer awareness model!

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Yesterday, washed, cleaned interior surfaces with Mequiars Quick Interior, worked on some scratches, and put some Mequiars NXT wax down. Also applied my Grafwerks lift gate inlay. Tedious work for my big meaty welders hands, but it looks great. Screwed up the rear arrowhead overlay of all things and...

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I can tell you from my experience what Herb says is true. I had two dealers tell me both ways depending on which of their service techs I talked to. It wasn't until I finally had my dealer making me a key for my 07 that they figured out it wasn't chipped. I will also note that this particular Pontia...

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I forgot to add something. I recently acquired a 2007 Full Line Pontiac sales book and in it is list all the specs and features for the 2007 model year. It list 3 choices, with pictures, for the interior colors, Cyber Cloth-Slate, Cyber Cloth-Graphite, and Alta Leather_Graphite. The Slate is a light...

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I'm a little confused as to who you are buying this from. Is it Champion or a Pontiac or a Toyota dealer? If you can find someone with a shop manual I believe that all the part #'s are there. I have seen something like this on eBay for sale before. Just search Pontiac Vibe literature. There are sing...

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The trim code is on the sticker in the glove box. Only 2 options:14C - Dark Gray Cloth Seat Trim14I - Dark Gray Interior Trim82C - Medium Dark Gray Cloth Seat Trim82I - Medium Dark gray Interior TrimI had no luck with Champion Auto. They wouldn't help me at all unless I had a Toyota VIN.

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FYI I am interested in installing one of these decals on my 3rd brake light so I've done some research into the legality of it here in Indiana. After reviewing the code, I find nothing that prohibits it here in Indiana. You can review the code for yourself here. http://www.in.gov/legislative/ic/code...

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A couple of weeks ago, I put in a new compact air horn. Loving it! Check out the thread here: http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=38008Today I made an diamond plate aluminum insert for the compartment in the center console forward of the cupholders. Check it out here: http://forums.genvibe.com/z...

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Well, now those cup holders sure look pretty plain. I think I'll have to dress them up next.

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Here it is in place. I like it!

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After getting the fit I liked, I applied some thin adhesive backed felt pieces to the underside to keep it from rattling.

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My next step was to transfer the pattern to the .063" aluminum treadplate and cut it out with a jig saw. Because the aluminum is so soft, file fitting is easier than with the steel, but still tedious.

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Finally got around to making my console insert today. I printed out the pattern that Joatmon so graciously provided and cut it out for a test fit. It fit pretty loose, so I made gradual adjustments to it until I had a good fit. Can't have it too tight or it's hard to get out. Having the copy of the ...

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Quote, originally posted by MarkM04 Â»HHR is more in line with a Vibe. I've driven HHR's on several occasions and even test drove them before buying my current Vibe. I decided I really don't like them. I dont' think that the build quality is near as good as the Vibe, poor visibility out of the short...

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We have Swifty here also. Lousy quality IMHO. I've gotten bad gas there when I've tried. Very tempting to go there though when it's 10Â° F outside and blowing snow.

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Quote, originally posted by star_deceiver Â» (It's still illegal to fill your own tank in Oregon, gas jockeys only, probably have to have a special gas pumping liscence as well...)NJ has the same law. Wonder how many states have that law?

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I'll add a piece of S.S. angle where the relay is mounted now and mount the relay to that which will rotate the relay facing down. That should help. I did fill all connections with dielectric grease. I mentioned that in my second post.

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Not sure what you mean by "hood" of the relay. I kind of figured on top of the air box where I have it would be pretty safe. Seems like it doesn't even get wet there when I've driven in the rain this week. I'll have to keep an eye on it. Moving it now would mean redoing basically all of th...

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I work late and my drive home is all through the countryside with lots of critters along the way. I've already tested it out on quite a few Deer, a Possum, and a Coyote. Possum was the funniest. Man, he freaked out!

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Well that's it for my first mod. One last shot from the front through the grille. With the flat black paint it really isn't visible at all.

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Looking up from the ground.

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This is the horn installed looking down from the top. The horn looks very close to the hood release here, but it really isn't.

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Looking down from top. I grounded the relay to the grounding connection under the battery.

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I installed a fuse holder in between the battery connection and the hot wire for the new relay. Fuse holder holds a 30 amp ATM fuse.

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I mounted the relay on the side of the air filter housing. There is a tab there with a hole in it, for what I don't know, that worked perfect. I attached the relay with a S.S. 10-24 screw, lock nut, and 2 fender washers top and bottom. The fender washers are necessary since the hole in the air filte...

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For all the wiring I ran it along the original wiring harness and attached it with zip ties. I also covered it with wire loom where I could. I didn't remove the grilles. Working from the top and bottom wasn't too bad. I removed the battery completely to make it easier to route the wiring. The black ...

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Here is a shot from the back showing the bracket. The pigtail wire is the ground for the horn. For all of my wiring connections I either used the terminals with the heat shrink attached to them or put on my own heat shrink tube. I also coated all connections with dielectric grease.

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Finally got around to installing a replacement for the pathetic stock horn. I went with the Stebel compact air horn. This is also the same as the Wolo "Bad Boy". The sound is very Euro. Reminds me of the horns in a Porsche 911 I drove years ago. Install wasn't too bad. I liked the fact tha...

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I would like to use one of the GrafWerks decals on my rear badge that has turned pink. I would still like to keep the red. Has anyone done this to their Salsa Vibe? In your opinions, which red looks the best with Salsa, bright red or the dark red? How about the reflective ones in those colors?

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My front badge is cracked in two places. Must have taken a direct hit from a stone or something. Question: how is the hood badge held on? Mine is an 07 BTW. I would like to replace it. If anyone who has "debadged" would like to get rid of theirs, I would take it off your hands.

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Perfect! Thank you. I had just got home from work and was heading to bed. I work 2nd shift and have been working 7 days a week, 12 hours a day.

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