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Derf

Nice, another clean well maintained ride. Paint is a small problem, unless it starts to develop an issue with the clear coat. At least you won't have to face the northern salt/rust issues.

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Fantastic! Now you become one of the "trip meter" club members.

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Various scratches and dents to the hood - Are they big, or just light scratches? The hoods are known to chip easily, as long as there is no rust, could hold for a while Center console hinge broken - replacements on ebay, as long as the bottom console plastic is still good. http://www.ebay.com/itm/03...

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Very nice. I noticed when replacing the intake manifold gasket how much blow by collected in the intake manifold. This would have helped prevent the oil issue, plus kept oil off the intake gasket, which may have extended the gaskets life.

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ColonelPanic wrote: Pretty sure they used milk jug plastics for these parts.

I thought mine Moooed when I replaced it..

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This article should help with setup and wiring routes. Instead of placing the lights in the door, just add them to your foot wells. To add them to the backseat area, can extend the wiring under the center console, makes an easy mounting point. http://forums.genvibe.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=18&...

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Do you have a picture of the affected pad? Almost looks like something was trapped on the pad causing uneven wear. Occurring multiple times on the same side with roughly the same pattern is odd.

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Their is room inside the bottom of the door to mount the crossovers, if they are waterproof. Rain runs down the outside of the door window and drips inside the door. you can mount them to the part of the door facing the occupants, by checking fit between the panel and the plastic door skin.

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New battery and starter, could be a bad ground or wire connection. When they replaced the starter and battery they may have moved a cable just enough to prevent a perfect contact. Check the ground cables off the battery, remove and clean the connection surfaces See if they accidentally forgot not to...

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Agree it could be anything, but also had this issue with a car, turned out it was tree sap and building paint over spray. Used a new clay bar to wipe down the glass, could tell it felt smoother when done.

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Maybe previous mechanic left someone elses parts in your car

Does it appear the windshield or radiator were replaced?

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Looked at the 360, some things look good. Liked the steering wheel controls. Looking at the dash, will miss knobs for climate control.

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If it has a little oil on the back of the engine, might need a tensioner o-ring replacement PCV valve may need replaced. Being the midwest, check for rust under the Vibe, especially along the driver side where the brake and fuel lines are located. If the front driver area looks dirty, might want to ...

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Awesome, I love the full size door. Its now a car you can step up into...

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Had the opportunity to get another Pontiac, a 1991 Bonneville, grandma's car. Low miles, but seen more off road action than most pickup trucks. Bonneville was driven almost daily on the farm into the fields for work. bonneville_front.jpg bonneville_side.jpg bonneville_vibe.jpg Just for fun, two comm...

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Guessing you are not getting any codes and the car is at running temperature when the water issue occurs. When you sprayed water, was the engine also at running temperature? Have you looked under the car for any wiring or fuel line damage. The water may be impacting the fuel system causing a loss of...

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Were you able to inspect the entire fuel fill line. Behind the rear driver tire is a plastic panel that comes off allowing access to the fuel fill and vent/surge line. On mine, it was filling fine, but when I removed the panel their was a lot of debris wedged between the panel and line. Also somethi...

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Did you turn the key hear the starter engage, then the everything went out? Or were you getting ready to turn the key and noticed the lights were out. Their is a fuse and relay control box on the driver side just up from the battery. Their are some other threads on the site that might help: Here is ...

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MacGyver wrote: A red button...

Now it just needs a label, "Passenger Auto Eject"...
Always amazed what can be tucked into the dash.

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Looks like a nice clean ride! Nothing better than getting a deal and using the savings to make things better.

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That was the first G3/Wave I noticed, same color as the picture kumquat posted. Reading into it, no wonder why, it was the shortest lived Pontiac model. Instead of the Toyota GM mashup for the Vibe, the G3 was a Daewoo rebadge. http://www.carbuzz.com/news/2012/11/12/Rebadged-Disasters-Pontiac-G3-Wav...

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Driving in the Dayton OH area saw a Pontiac hatch, could not figure out what it was, to small to be Vibe, but it was clearly a hatchback with a Pontiac grill. As it passed, it clearly had Pontiac emblem on the back,... and in the corner the OEM badge, Sonic. Was in moving traffic, could not get a pi...

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Another minor repair. Last fall noticed the rear lift gate struts were getting weak, 11 years old, normal wear item. Looking at various sources went with the following: Qty (2) StrongArm 4079 Rear Liftgate Hatch Tailgate Lift Supports Struts Shocks Purchased off eBay, made in USA from US seller http...

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MR2 Spyder,... Powered by Vibe! http://indianapolis.craigslist.org/cto/5536407647.html I've owned the car for five years now. It's 17 years old, but still a blast to drive! A real driver's car. The car actually has an engine from a 2006 Pontiac Vibe (they both use the toyota 1zz engine from the toyo...

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I had a water leak for a while along with wind noise that started around 45 mph all coming from the moon roof. What year is your Vibe? Their is another post about leaking windshields, wonder if NUMMI or sub contractor had a bad batch of glass sealant. $10 for working junk yard replacement, good find!

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I am completely puzzled by the missing manifold heat shield bolts. Only found one other post on the forum from 2012 mentioning similar issue on a 2004 base Vibe. Looking at the three bolt holes, appears the bolts spun out. There were no rub marks on the heat shield or rusted stubs left behind. The b...

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After making the repair noted above, started the car and more buzzing... Figuring I did not have something adjust correctly went back under the car... and found another heat shield was broken free :evil: . This one is the heat shield welded to the front of the first catalytic convertor. Two of the t...

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Had similar issue on '05. Appears it may be a common problem in the rust belt. Did not have any rivets big enough, ended up using a hose clamp to keep the heat shield in place. Used arge hose clamp to secure shield (102-152mm Stainless clamp worked fine). Plugging open bolt holes with exhaust repair...

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Tried to find the exact weatherstripping or fill channel part number, this was as close as I could find WFSD1489. Appears to be a generic fill strip used across many makes and models. https://www.buypgwautoglass.com/SundryCatalogSearch/SundryPartInformation.asp?partno=WFSD1489&UID=438457&Cat...

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Their is weatherstripping around the outside of the front windshield. It intersects the body body panel seam atop the front A pillars. Looking at mine appears any sealant or deterioration issues would quickly lead to a leak since all the water off the roof is basically channeled to the windshield we...

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Back to summer mode at 202360 miles. Only issue over the winter, started to notice buzzing from engine area. Figured would need to check the heat shields next time car was in the air. Sure enough the heat shield was loose, but not in the way I expected. Not loose tabs or loose mounts... instead Miss...

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Agree on checking the cheap stuff. Had a number of vehicles were the issue was nothing more than a bad contact at the battery terminal post, bad ground on the engine block, corroded main cable etc. A voltmeter will help a lot, you should not see more than about .5 volt loss between the battery and s...

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wmdiess wrote:Owning an '06 Vibe and an '06 Matrix

Good to know the keyless entry system is roughly the same between makes. I can see a mad scientist laboratory being setup in your garage. Now you just need a Corolla to add to the mix... Franken Vibe.

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Pan is fairly easy to drop, good opportunity to look at the bottom end. While under the car great time to check for surprises. My brake lines were perfect but the tranny lines were starting to rust With the pan off its easier to reach around parts of the engine and touch up rusting brackets and lines.

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Does the car have a sub in the rear? How many speakers are crackling? Does it make a difference when you adjust any of the radio settings, ie volume, treble, bass, fader?

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The factory and aftermarket PCV valves have a coating on the treads to keep them from corroding (aluminum valve cover+ steel PCV valve together = mess) Possibly the coating is bound up in the treads, or if a replacement, it did not have a coating and the PCV valve has corroded in place. Soak the thr...

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Looks like a great start with low miles for the model year.

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Its always a great day when its something simple.
While in the area how, did the PCV valve look?

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Does wind direction make a difference on the buzzing/vibration? Could be a loose piece of trim or plastic panel.

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There are two fuse boxes on the Vibe, one on the driver side just up from the battery. The other is inside above brake pedal, its way up there under the dash. Both fuse panels have some basic labels, the owners manual has more detail. For the fog lights, they only work with the low beams when the fo...

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It appears the lock cylinder is sliding out of position. Once the door is open at the same level as the door handle should be a plastic cap on the side normally facing the door latch. Remove the plastic cap inside is a torx screw that holds the lock cylinder and door handle in place, check to see if...

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Grill just looks likes it missing something. They had some neat angles and body lines around the headlights.... then at the grill they ran out of gas. Lunch time, quick, just sketch in a black plastic grate. Its trending right now among many manufacturers, maybe after lunch they will fill in the mis...

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That does sound annoying. Sounds high pitched, more like glass or metal rubbing than plastic trim. I noticed the rear hatch access panel is popped loose, did you have it removed to check on the rear lock mechanism? It sounds to loud to be from outside the car, but is the rear license plate tight and...

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Thier have been many advancements and reformulations in oils over the past few years. Many oil manufcatures will label their oil with combatible with "xxx" oil or meets or exceeds OEM specification "xxx" When shopping for oil look for those on the label. This helps ensure the add...

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Nice, video says you made a few minor adjustments. Everything work out the way you wanted?
Great use for an abandoned airport.

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How have you tested the outlet, plugging in device or Volt Meter? Is the socket still tight wen items are plugged in?

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Is that an adapting, adapter, adapter I see in the 110 outlet

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Most of the connectors on the Vibe are copper that is tinned. The tin protects the copper, heavily sanding removes this finish allowing corrosion and weather to affect the connection. If you see any copper on the connector, you can try to put a thin layer of solder on the connector to help prevent c...

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Remove the interior completely, although you are having engine troubles, the AC/DC power inverter, airbag control module and audio amp (if monsoon package) are under the seats, having them go under water, with even a hint of salt will lead to significant issues down the road. You will also want to r...

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Scrap yard in Ohio was selling it for $300, thought I saw a post from someone in Columbus area bought it. Curious what the ended up paying and if it had all the washer lines and hardware installed.

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