Hello one and all Vibe owners. I'm pleased to say that I am returning to the community once again. You may recall I traded 'Project Vibe', my 2010 white Vibe AWD for a 2015 Malibu last year. Well, a lot has happened in the past year, my wife and moved to Virginia but as fate would have it, we're act...
Actually Magnaflow makes a nice aftermarket catback system for the '09 and '10 Vibe AWD and Matrix. I had one on my '10 and it was perfect in my humble opinion. I bought it and had it shipped for under $500. Sound was only slightly louder than stock and it used all the factory hangers and mounts. Yo...
After almost six years of faithful, trouble free driving, it is time to say goodbye to Project Vibe. I had planned on keeping it for a couple more years and then trade for whatever suited my fancy at the time. I went looking at dealers yesterday and in the end I couldn't pass up the deal that was of...
So the last photo I had with Project Vibe and a train had the Vibe up close and the train in the distance. Well tonight I headed into town just a couple miles from home and got this photo of the Vibe as a southbound headed through town from kind of the opposite spectrum. You can certainly tell how l...
One of these times I'll make it. I had good intentions this year, but with our house sale and move to Virginia taking most our time, it just didn't work out. If another event takes place next year, you can bet I'll be making the trip with Project Vibe. Hope everyone has a good time and posts picture...
I e-mailed grafxworks, they are not making / going to make more genvibe decals. So, now to go to plan B. That's sad and unfortunate. I was going to email Ryan tonight but I guess I don't have to. I bought quite a few overlays and such from him for both of my wife's Vibes and a couple of my cars fro...
Welcome aboard!! My wife had an identical '05, same color, wheels, and it was also a 5 speed. Funny thing was, it was also her first standard shift and I actually had to drive it home from the dealer since she couldn't :lol: . She learned quick though and was driving it like a pro in a week or so. G...
Not sure which of my wife's Vibes it came from..either her '03 or '05 but I found it cleaning out a closet and figured maybe someone could use it. It was never used and just sat folded up in a dark closet so it's not faded or dirty. If someone just wanted to pay shipping anywhere in the lower 48 and...
I'd like to replace my fog light equipped 2009 with the dummy black inserts [part14 left and right]. If you want to upgrade, we could also trade - of course you'd need to handle the wiring and triggering part of the install if as your vehicle doesn't have that. Are you still looking for the blank i...
Looks great JR! It always make me cringe when I see a Vibe, or any vehicle for that matter, that has rusty steelies. It's not like it's a huge deal to re-paint them, but it makes a world of difference in the overall appearance of the vehicle. I too prefer a matte finish over a glossy finish, especi...
I don't know if I have ever posted a video of Project Vibe in action with the horns on it, so I thought I'd share this from a couple nights ago when I went out to my usual recording location and got this of the 5 chime horn I have on the Vibe in the photo a couple posts up. My wife always helps me ...
I don't know if I have ever posted a video of Project Vibe in action with the horns on it, so I thought I'd share this from a couple nights ago when I went out to my usual recording location and got this of the 5 chime horn I have on the Vibe in the photo a couple posts up. My wife always helps me ...
Rotated the tires today on Project Vibe. The wheels were getting a little rusty behind the hubcaps so while I had them off, I decided to repaint them. They look much better and I figured I'd take a pic before I put the hubcaps back on. The paint is a bit more flat than the factory, but I prefer that...
I don't know if I have ever posted a video of Project Vibe in action with the horns on it, so I thought I'd share this from a couple nights ago when I went out to my usual recording location and got this of the 5 chime horn I have on the Vibe in the photo a couple posts up. My wife always helps me o...
For a while I was using 5W-30, but I switched over to the 5W-20 in my '10 AWD. I've always used Mobil 1 in all my vehicles except for my diesel truck when I had it, I used Shell Rotella in that.
It's always amusing when someone who hasn't seen them before spies them for the first time and asks...what is that, a speaker or something? Once I enlighten them it's....oh wow, that must be something!! Seeing them on a small car like the Vibe, most everyone who has heard them at first assumes that ...
Been kind of busy doing house stuff as my wife and I are preparing to sell our home and we'll be moving to Virginia hopefully by the middle of summer, so I haven't done much with Project Vibe. I recently bought an extended warranty for it though as my original was up in August, so that's all taken c...
I still remember when my cousin (the one that now works for CN) was a kid and would be visiting our grandparents who live in downtown Sandwich a block from the railroad tracks. He would hear a train coming and go running full speed outside to watch it go by. He was obsessed! Our grandpa was the sam...
I stopped to order our new tires last Saturday and came out to this :D... https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8631/16825425371_cfc55e037c_o.jpg Hmm, another Vibe with 'winter mode' tires and wheels? I hope so, it kind of bugs me to see a Vibe that is supposed to have hubcaps, with some sort of knock off...
Welcome aboard!! My wife had an '05 Vibe base that same color, and it has always been one of my favorites on the Vibe. Hoping you can continue to rack up the miles.
Awesome picture JR! My cousin's a conductor for CN! Thank you Carrie, that's great to hear that you have railroading in your family :) I did my time on CSX for a while and then decided to enjoy railroads as a hobby instead of a career, but I have much respect for those that do day in and day out. I...
JR, can you talk a bit about the antenna you have mounted at the rear of your car? I noticed in one of the previous pics you had a handheld radio with a cable attached, likely running to that antenna? I would like to see how you mounted the antenna on the roof rack(?) I take it the radio and antenn...
Out doing some railfanning this evening and with awesome light, decided to include Project Vibe with the train. The train was stopped awating a new crew to come on duty and had just crossed the border into the US earlier this afternoon, which is only about a 1/4 mile from where I'm standing. https:/...
I figured you'd like this post once I got around to sharing the pictures ;) My co worker during the day is a big Jeep fan and owner and he kind of picks on me about the Vibe and the way I drive, almost daily but it's all in good fun. He was quite surprised when I showed up to work with the new exhau...
Welcome aboard!! Very nice Vibe, I like the color as well. It's too bad about all the center cap issues they had with the alloy wheels, I see Vibes around here with missing caps all the time.
Giving the Vibe some attention today, it's a nice day, the snow is melting and some attention is way overdue. So we did this today to start with, I could tell a difference almost immediately with the idle. https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7623/16744529162_ecd57d9200_c.jpg MAF sensor by The Plattsburg ...
Well the temperature actually got on the above zero side today without a wind chill, so I took a couple more pics. First is the chrome inlay cover around the shift console. I got this from another member here (thank you Carrie), and it adds a nice look to the inside of the Vibe with the chrome accen...
Thanks Carrie! The logo floor mats, was that an option for all the Vibes or strictly a GT model item? I could see how it could be too much with both in close proximity. They were an available accessory from GM. I ordered the GM rubber floor and cargo mats as soon as I got my Vibe and did the same w...