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I addressed this issue with a friend of mine yesterday who is a region service tech for GM. We found that GM's catalogue does not show the updated shaft listed in Toyotas TSB. In his words, Toyota stopped support for GM after GM pulled out of Nummi. He said Vibe issues have become very challenging w...

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This is the best I could do with the limited space and light.Here is a pic of the back of my metra harness. You can see the speakers are located in both plugs. The red was in the wrong location on this metra harness so I directly spliced it and the dimmer into the car's wiring. They were above and b...

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I'll try and take a look tonight, working some OT until 10p tonight. My Pioneer is out right now for repair so I just have a hole in the dash right now.

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Common on every vehicle I've owned.

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With the info given it sounds like a vac. leak or maybe the MAF cleaning did more harm than good.

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Check to see if the Continental Extreme Contact DWS is available in your size. They get great reviews. I put a set on my 17's about 1k miles ago and so far they've been a great choice.

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It's also an issue with the tuning knob, and mine was broke when I got the car with 17k mi. on it. It was replaced under warranty. Just out of curiousity, what's the story with the Kenwood radio you mentioned?

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Looks the same as the dual one that came in my '09 Vibe. I may have to look into this though for my wife's '05 Rav4.

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Not sure what your stock total diameter was but my '09 with 17" stock wheels came with 215/45/17. I just put on Continental extreme contact DWS's and am very pleased. There are several tire size calculators online to compare your stock diameter to other options.

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Maybe some debris got down in the fan and had it jammed up???

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Did I miss a post somewhere that goes into more detail about this mod? Brand, install, cost etc....

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So far, so good !!!

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Stock Goodyear RSA's off at 34,800mi. New Continental DWS's on...

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The dash cutout on a 2009 is oddly shaped at each corner. This is why I would doubt a '09 radio would fit a pre-gen Vibe. This is also why you need an adapter bracket when installing after market single din and double din head units in the '09+ Vibes

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My first thought was Dodge Daytona, but it almost looks like a 1st gen Ford Probe.

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I'm not sure if anyone but K&N makes one. The best price I found for mine was on EBay.

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Does sound like the fluid is low

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I'm pretty sure all replacements radios are refurbished. I'm sure they just hope to keep it up until everyone is out of warranty.I took my stock radio out, the day they replaced it, and stuck it in the closet. I figured a good one may be worth something someday, LOL...

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Pretty sure I used 70-2105 ( listed as '07+ Monte Carlo I think) it had everything except for one power wire that I chose to wire directly to the car's harness. It does not retain onstar.Unless you have the stock sub in the cargo area you have no factory amp.

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Metra makes both standard and double din install kits that fill the areas you are concerned about. As long as the new radio supports steering wheel inputs you can buy an adapter from PAC, I think is the name, to retain those controls.

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Mine does it too, I've noticed it ever since first getting the car with 17k on it (currently has 30k). I'm not sure whether I want to take it in to the dealer or not.

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Cancelled mine yesterday.

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When searching for the info here that I needed, most if not all posts pertained to the earlier vibes. There were posts saying the wire needed was attached or ran along with the antenna behind the radio.

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BINGO..... Tan wire did the trick!!!!1,000,000 thanks to you......and there was even a taped up unused blue wire in my Metra harness that matched up to the tan wire's pin, DOH!!!

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Hmmmm, I don't think I used the tan for anything. I thought it was only used to activate a power antenna mast if the car was equipt. So it needs 12v in? Again I thought it was used to send 12v out to a power antenna mast.EDIT****OK, I'm finding some info now on previous year Matrix/Vibe that the fac...

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My FM channels seem about 1/2 as strong as they were with a stock headunit, even the strong stations will get some static periodically. AM is very week, fades in and out and the volume usually needs to be increased by nearly 25% to hear anything. I like to listen to the news on my way into work. The...

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So far I've had a Clarion and a JVC, and now I'm getting ready to put in a Pioneer. I've had poor reception with both and I'm wondering if this is common with aftermarket headunits or if maybe I have a bad antenna adapter. I did run the ground through the factory harness and also added one to the gr...

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My motorcycle's horn puts the Vibe's horn to shame. Pathetic!!!!But to somewhat answer your question, I think there is a post somewhere about the Camery horn or something else being a direct replacement.

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All I can say is, that's not normal. If you got it from a dealer recently have them take a look at it.

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The Grand Prix GXP had paddle shifters. I have to say I hated them though...

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I've got the same wheel/tire combo. I've certainly noticed the fronts looking low due to weight but also think it's a bit exaggerated due to the very low profile of the tire. For me, I use 32psi at all four corners and it feels fine "to me". Experiment with psi to your liking, just keep an...

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Welcome....I came from the GP community too. Here's my '98, 496whp at 18psi. It wasn't my daily driver anymore when I sold it.

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Nice bikes!!!!The wing is about 800lbs., but with the low center of gravity it feels lighter than that and handles great.

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I picked this up on Thursday.... Nearly as big as my Vibe

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2009 2.4l 5sp manual with k&n typhoon.Without being redundant I'll just say mine are on par with what's posted above; 50/50, lowest 26mpg, highest 29mpg

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Wow, that's about the same price I paid for my loaded base last Aug. with 17k miles on it.

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Mine was the tuning knob. I had it replaced under warranty and then took it out and installed an aftermarket radio.

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Guess I'm here till Oct. 21

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Thd one needed is in the car side of the harness so I just cut and spliced it in directly there.

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Yes, I used the Metra kit when I had my Clarion DVD headunit.

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The plain old metra harness mentioned in the other posts works fine. It's so simple, it's really not worth talking about, there's nothing tricky involved. Just match up the wires and plug it in. You will need to directly wire one of the power wires that is not included in the metra harness.

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Mine were replaced by the dealer as part the service bulletin.

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I used the basic non-onstar harness for mine. The one power wire it didn't have a wire for I just cut and spliced straight into the factory harness.

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I'm not sure what the actual depth is but I had all 4 door speakers replaced with JL Audio C2-650x's and they were at least 2.5" and had a fairly large diameter magnet. I can say for sure you don't need shallow mount speakers.

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SpeedTest App. On iPhone 4. At home using wifi from AT&T Uverse Internet Pro.

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We have a couple stores locally called CarPaint, I think they may be national. They can mix anything for you, but I'm not sure what their minimum is. I'm sure the dealership knows of a few local places also that can mix it.

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I'm using Metra 40-CR10. It came with my order from Sonic Electronix and fits, however I have had two aftermarket radios now and both have had poor radio reception. Maybe I got a bad adapter, I don't know. It's listed on the package as "Chrysler Vehicle Antenna Adapter Cable", "2002-u...

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I think I've had my Vibe up to about 78-80ish, maybe??? I know, I know.... Pretty crazy huh

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Good, I may have to look into tightening mine up some. It feels a bit loose and I use it quite a bit since I have a stick.

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Yes, the whole cup holder section that has the hand brake boot unsnaps from the rest of the console. You can feel the separation along the sides of the console near the top edge.

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