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Wonderful build and progress. It's nice to see someone with mechanical skill enough to do a rebuild like that!

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Emboldened by my foray into upholstery over the weekend (and in small part to see the cute girl who works at JoAnn fabrics again) I tackled the center armrest last night. Added 1/2 inch of foam to the top and sewed a nice cover up for it. Then using some automotive heat resistant spray adhesive, I ...

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That makes sense, my bike has a stator and a rotor, not an alternator. Only charges the battery when revving over 3k RPM. It's also a 1981 so could be that too...

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Definitely interested in this as well. I know with my motorcycle the headlight gained power when I swapped out other lights for LEDs since they put less drain on the system. Is that at all possible in a car or are the headlights on a separate circuit and swapping turn signals and such to LED wouldn'...

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Never heard of the brand, but for that price I wouldn't expect great things. Crutchfield is great for buying head units and getting the install kit, but for speakers they tend to run a bit pricey. If you really wanna steer cheap you can find better IMO http://www.amazon.com/Kenwood-Kfc-P709Ps-6-5-In...

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You should definitely go aftermarket. Not only for price but also sound quality. Most likely you'll get em cheaper than stock ones anyways. When shopping, just check to see if the tweeter has a mounting hole in the center rear. If it does, it will fit the stock bracket with no modification.

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Emboldened by my foray into upholstery over the weekend (and in small part to see the cute girl who works at JoAnn fabrics again) I tackled the center armrest last night. Added 1/2 inch of foam to the top and sewed a nice cover up for it. Then using some automotive heat resistant spray adhesive, I a...

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Made a new shift boot to replace the old cracked factory one. For my first time doing automotive upholstery I think I did pretty well.

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Current stats:

All time AVG = 28.09
All time MIN = 22.44
All time MAX = 37.65

Distance driven = 9902
Fuel purchased = 360.123 Gallons
Fuel Cost = $1,172.77
Cost per mile = $0.116 per mile
Fuel price AVG = $3.26 per gallon

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Ebay had a deal on car parts a week or so ago. Spend $100 get $20 off. So naturally I bought some stuff. Picked up new wheel well liners, an ebay strut tower bar, a TRD logo for the grill, and some LED bulbs for all the interior lights. Figured not bad for $80 and change. I also got tired of looking...

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pics and a detailed description of how it feels different please!! Is the new shifter lower? How far does it move? etc.

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Are they more comfortable? Out here in AZ I drive up into the mountains a ton to escape the heat. This means switchbacks and at least a 3 hour drive. Do corolla seats offer more lateral support than vibe seats?

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Thanks! I mainly asked because while I do want new seats, I'm not sure I want to deal with new seatbelts or harnesses. The large shouldered seats don't look like they would work well with a stock seatbelt but who knows. I've been eyeing Corbeau gts2 seats which should work fine with the stock seatbe...

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I bought my Vibe GT with 95,000 miles from the second owner for $4000. Car had brand new tires, shocks, and all fluids, stock paint, etc. You might have to eat some money on the mods if you really want to sell. Otherwise you're going to be looking for a needle in a haystack of buyers who will apprec...

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At the risk of trying to revive a dead thread, did you ever take pictures of those brackets? Also how have those seats held up? Do they give the rear passengers any less leg room? What about the harness bar?

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I think the pics twice thing was just a joking reminder that cars sell better when the buyers can see pictures of them. No use getting panties bunched. If I'm looking for a vibe and I see a post without pics and a high price I'm most likely not even going to bother emailing. Take a suggestion how yo...

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Just saw this, any way I could still get in on it?

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Could you give us info on the exact parts you got and where you got em? This is a really cool mod and I've been looking to get some more light up front since I only have the mirror lights.

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Thanks! And I sure hope I get some kids like you throughout the year, right now I'm introducing my 6-8th graders to the basics of visual hierarchy and having them use repetition and contrast to create posters. Some of em kind of like it but some it's like pulling teeth. Heaven forbid I should teach ...

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http://i404.photobucket.com/albums/pp126/treesleavedents/cars/DSC_0273.jpg On top of the rockies in Rocky Mountain National Park. This is the vibe with Eibach prolines on the front but not on the rear. http://i404.photobucket.com/albums/pp126/treesleavedents/cars/DSC_5419.jpg Sunset over idlewyld, ...

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Finally got the rear springs on! Much easier than the fronts but I did have to remove the interior to do it... http://i404.photobucket.com/albums/pp126/treesleavedents/cars/IMG_20150605_212736.jpg Also bought some stickers because youth. Obviously I started with the genvibe decals. http://i404.photo...

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I'm an art teacher in a K-8 school with a background in sculpture, photography, and some graphic design (mainly visual hierarchy and sequencing related to collegiate level presentation posters).

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what rims are those? They look nice!

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I've sat on my roof rack before to star gaze. All of my weight on one of the crossbars and no issues. Felt sturdy under me. I weigh 175 lb.

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Got some big updates to my Vibe DD build. Spent a massively rushed 7 days finishing up the school year, moving apartments, and installing a new head unit, amp, and components front and rear. What a hectic hellish week... Amp is installed in that the thin, long, hidden storage compartment in the trun...

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Sorry guys, I didn't realize the wiring could be different on first gens. I forgot about the whole 05 refresh deal. My vibe is a 2003 GT. And THANK YOU to all those who posted up wiring diagrams!! I'm doing the stereo install this weekend and it will help so much! I've already run 3 RCA cables, 4 sp...

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If you poke around online there are kits to make your key into a switchblade key all VW style. That should solve your speared nuts worry right? When I was looking at Acura TSXs their forum had a ton of info on them.

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Like the title says, I'm really hoping someone on here has the wiring diagram for the 1st gen Vibe GT with the stock navigation unit...

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So after a ton of measuring, comparing, and communication between Eonon and myself, I think the GA5167 will fit in our cars. Unfortunately I won't be able to test this for you guys as my budget didn't allow me to get it... I instead went for the Pioneer MVH-x560BT for $123. It's cheaper and does eve...

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Tried to get the Eibach springs put in last weekend and got stumped by the top hat bolts... The PO installed monroe quickstruts. I have a ryobi cordless impact driver and I was using a ratchet and a rubber mallet and all I was able to do was spin the top hat. All this was done with the wheels on and...

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Where'd you get that TIE fighter pilot decal, that looks sick!

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Nice find, I'm jealous you found a white one! How much is yours lowered? And hows the ride?

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Thanks for clarifying the issues you had! I read through your post quite a few times trying to figure out which route to take with my car. I know the touchscreen issues were a software thing but your touchscreen isn't capacitive is it? Also I saw the other model as well but immediately discounted it...

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I've been poking around to find a replacement for my stock 2003 DVD nav system since I really want bluetooth, USB, and AUX inputs. I've seen a bunch of double din options but none of them look good. None of them look factory. Before I bought my Vibe I had been looking at a 2010 Mazda 3s. The mazda 3...

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I've also been in contact with Eonon headquarters in china to try and figure out if this will fit our cars... http://www.eonon.com/Car-DVD-Players/Android-Car-DVD/Toyota/GA5167.html If it will it looks like a sweet little unit, and the mazda 3 forum swears by them since their application is a bit tr...

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I bought proline springs, sorry my list should say proline. I didn't want to slam it, I just wanted to stiffen it up a bit and lower about an inch so the prloines will be perfect for me. Just rented spring compressors from autozone today and I'll be trying to get all 4 done in one day this weekend. ...

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What size speakers did you get to put in those brackets?

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Please post a pic of this!

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Unfortunately the only ones that look even close to acceptable are the chinese aftermarket ones that are tailored to individual cars... When I was car shopping the Mazda3 forums had a ton of info on one particular brand and model. Very cool stuff, but doesn't seem reliable. I'm not stranger to splic...

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Phoenix is a mixed bag for me. The winters are nice. Summer sucks really bad... Like, really really bad... No motorcycle all summer bad. That's how hot it is. The city is too spread out for my tastes, massive wastes of space and useless uncovered parking lots. Makes no sense why you wouldn't have pa...

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Did any prototypes ever get made?

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Warning this is a picture heavy thread!!! OP doesn't disappoint! PIcked up a 2003 two toned neptune with 2 previous owners and 95,000 on the clock. Bought it on April 17th, 2015 for $4,000. Previous owner replaced all 4 tires with sumitomo's and monroe quick-struts in fall 2014. It has the power pa...

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Jarhead, Look in the DIY mods list. http://forums.genvibe.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=20710&p=227647&hilit=reverse+chime#p227647 I found the reverse beep solution there. Fixed that problem in 10 minutes (only took that long because I used heat shrink to keep the two ends of the wire ...

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I've been poking around on here trying to find the answer to this for a few days now. I found the thread where the guy put a nav system into his wifes matrix. But he had to do a ton of work because it wasn't originally equipped with the GPS module, etc. What I want is to add a small subwoofer hidden...

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I'm curious as well. I called up dd performance research and told them my goals for the build. Basically my budget, and that I wanted to increase mid range power and end up with roughly 180-190 at the wheels. Their suggestion was the exhaust and a CAI although their dyno runs with the 2zz only reall...

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Unfortunately the PO sold the stock 17 inchers because he thought that tires would be cheaper for the 16 inch wheels... More unfortunate is that my budget only covered the parts I've listed, so no new wheels for a while... :( I'm glad to know I might have the upgraded sound system, I suppose I shoul...

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Hi all, About a week ago I finally decided to get rid of my trusty rusty Subaru Lagacy that I've grown up in and moved down to Phoenix from Ohio in. The A/C just won't hold a charge anymore and it has almost 220k on the motor as well as rust everywhere... I got lucky and found a sublime neptune colo...

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Hi all, I know that someone used to have the service manual in their signature, but I haven't been able to find the link. I'm hoping someone still has a PDF of the service manual that they could send me or post the link to. I'll be installing eibach prolines and the PPE header and Midpipe in a few w...

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