In my 06, the third brake light will illuminate the entire rear interior of my car, esp. the bottom of the window sill. You can also check the rear lights by facing the (removed) of the car toward a window at night, which is how I first noticed my 3rd light was out. I made a little light guard for ...

So with the no-load flasher module what happens if the LEDs quit working? I assume you get no indication like hyper flashing? LEDs last nearly forever so it's probably not a big deal unless you get a wiring fault somehow. That is the only problem you will not get any indication if their is an issue...

Hey guys, As for the post about not needing line level adapter, when I made my speaker and HU choices, I kept in mind how many watts the factory amp + the HU would be sending to all the speakers, and *so far* have had no issues. The loudest I really listen to is about 75% volume, and I don't run a ...

Curious about how long the Vibe fuel pump lasts. Its one of those repairs that you hate to think about. Most anything on the car you can tweak or get by for a little bit to limp home on. Fuel pump goes kaput and its game over, call the tow truck. Run down past or present vehicles and mileage their f...

Im planning to pickup a Kenwood Exelon HU as well. Im going the same route as you did...quality speakers, HU & sound deadener. So far with just my factory unit, speakers & 3 doors "deadened" ( I have one door left ) my bass response is REALLY nice with 6.5" speakers. I just w...

Have Traction control, and tried some experiments upon getting the car. -Snow covered grass / gravel doing hard turning For anyone that has driven a long time without any traction control, I found it very annoying. Where one would be inclined to press the accelerator to straighten the car, the TC wo...

UPDATED 04/26/14 Updated links, Added details of the "better" 7443 LED bulbs that I chose over my first LED set. The Flasher : Here is a quick video on how to change out the stock flasher module on the Vibe to make it LED compatible. This is far easier than splicing in resistors which can...

Finishing up project "Hurricane Overdrive". http://www.desismileys.com/smileys/desismileys_6199.gif 2005 Neptune Blue Auto Moon and Tunes, with what appears to be a near full set of options. Previous owner had dealership add undercoating, clear coat, and scotchguard Finally had a day where...

Thanks for the great write up, made coverting my lights a lot easier. Have 2005 moon and tunes. I can confirm that this kit will work for the moon roof map light and interior lights. It is the largest panel, that will still fit; http://www.ebay.com/itm/221024398108?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trks...

As long as you have the same amp it should work. Your JENSEN tube is likely 4 ohm, the stock amp is 2 Ohm, so overloading the amp is not an issue, but the tube may be quieter than if attached to a 4 ohm amp. As for wiring, the wiring harness in your vibe may already have the woofer wires run to the ...

Outstanding, that is a lot of thought and time. Awesome starting from scratch and getting results inline with your goal. Thanks for sharing all the detailed information. Considering trying something similar down the road. Aside from the performance change, what have you seen in fuel economy?

As far as rust, same here, 2005 Vibe in salty Ohio. Car has 184K with lots of interstate travel (tons of salt). Just took the doors apart and serviced the car. The doors and fender wells still have no surface rust. Found a few spots with paint chipped where rust is starting to show, but will touch t...

Correct, their is a factory amplifier under the front Passenger seat. Their is however space in the back hatch area in the side compartments around the rear wheel wells

Nice. I have to say the pic of the Vibe next to the water tower, the angles on the car really stand out. Without the roof racks, it really has a clean look that the white pushes to another level.

Part two of three uploaded. Third video, pending upload, will overview door speaker installation, head unit, and wiring.

System is fully installed, the factory amp and sub were able to work fine with the new head unit. Fed factory amp off head unit sub RCA outputs. System now "Rocks" Will post build video and parts list in main message above. If your home stereo is considered a 10, then I would say the vibe ...

The main wiring harness boot on base vibe, driver side on firewall just below hood line. it is a double layer boot. use a small Phillips screwdriver to poke the initial hole, and use larger Phillips screwdrivers until you are to the size of your wire. Trim the end of the wire to "point" th...

Great project Derf... have some questions. Are you going to replace the original paper door speakers - Yes, will add shopping list to original posting when project is complete What are you planning to use if you do replace the door speakers - I will use 4 Ohm speakers to match the Head unit (bypassi...

From the "Why not?" department, decided to add a remote start (for the cold winters). Surprised how easy the steering column was to work on. Wanted to share for those considering the same. Vibe remote start overview: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeuqGP3hgE0" onclick="window.ope...

While fixing a few things on my 2nd hand Vibe made a video for anyone that may need to complete the same repair to the rear child safety lockout. (Especially those in the frozen north). From what I gather the 2003 - 2010 Vibes used the same assembly. The Toyota Matrix also used the same setup. I was...

While fixing a few things on my 2nd hand Vibe made a video for anyone that may need to complete the same repair to to the door handle or lock assembly. (Especially those in the frozen north). From what I gather the 2003 - 2010 Vibes used the same door handle assembly. The Toyota Matrix also used the...

No issue on synthetic. The benefit is going to be the composition of the synthetic, it has a higher heat tolerance and breaks down less than traditional ATF. Have several used vehicles with over 250k that were converted from regular to synthetic, no ill effects found. As seen in the video, the stock...

10/30/15 The Kenwood KDC-BT952HD is having issues with the HD FM tuner, firmware update did not fix... swapped out for another unit. 1st Part, Overview of steps to add sound deadening: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Xcc4HZO7wE" Under the spare tire, I did spots, because the car had undercoati...

Recommended transmission fluid service interval is 60k miles unless you tow. I wish the previous owner had changed the fluid at least once, although the sludge shown in the bottom is somewhat normal, the less you have, the less is floating through the tranny when its running. I thought about using t...

Got a 2nd hand Vibe so first thing was change the fluids. Thought I would post a link of how it looked at 184K. For those that service their own car, a quick overview before doing it yourself.
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2005 Vibe with 184k miles, automatic, front wheel drive, sun and sound package, had dealership goodies undercoating etc. Previous owner had just put new tires and had timing chain and water pump replaced. Paid $2700