What did you do to your Vibe today?

06pvibe · Post by **06pvibe** » Sun Jun 06, 2010 7:18 am

Quote, originally posted by HarleyQuinn Â»hey 06pvibe since your down in Austin wanna drive up here to fort hood and wash my car also since your already washing yours lol Not a chance. Not a chance in h*ll would I drive an hour + up to Killeen to wash your car. There's NOTHING in Killeen except Fort Hood! (Boring.)I haven't even washed my own Mazda, or the wife's Vibe this w/e!! If you look, that was LAST WEEKEND.It's too f*ckin' hot/humid here today to do anything but watch the NASCAR race @ Pocono (my self-proclaimed "home track.")I used to go there regularly for IMSA, SCCA, NASCAR and especially CART racing, when it WAS CART racing, and when they raced there.

HarleyQuinn · Post by **HarleyQuinn** » Sun Jun 06, 2010 8:57 am

rofl i know i just figured i'd try, its boiling hot up here too, the temp tends to be about 2 degrees hotter up here though so maybe i'll wait till friday since saturday gotta a car show up in temple.

star_deceiver · Post by **star_deceiver** » Sun Jun 06, 2010 2:54 pm

Did the tourist thing on my way back home from Red Deer, AB and stopped in Banff, AB... Met up with some people I used to work/drink with there!!!Some people never leave the party town...

vibenvy · Post by **vibenvy** » Mon Jun 07, 2010 9:27 am

Rotated the tires today after work.

Kamikaze · Post by **Kamikaze** » Mon Jun 07, 2010 10:30 am

Washed, vaccumed, and put air in the spare tire tonight.

BlueCrush · Post by **BlueCrush** » Mon Jun 07, 2010 11:10 am

Had Boothwerks Bi-Xenon 6000K HID Heads and Fogs installed tonight. They came to me for the install. Gotta love mobile install services. Glad I had them do it, as it took him 2-1/2 hours, and he does it for a living.

ponta2147 · Post by **ponta2147** » Mon Jun 07, 2010 1:11 pm

Nothing, but a random lady who parked next to me went out of her way to say to me that I had a really nice looking car. Totally made my day.

vibenvy · Post by **vibenvy** » Tue Jun 08, 2010 11:26 am

Quote, originally posted by ponta2147 Â»Nothing, but a random lady who parked next to me went out of her way to say to me that I had a really nice looking car. Totally made my day. That's because you do have a really nice looking car Michelle ! That would have made my day too!

ou.grizzly · Post by **ou.grizzly** » Wed Jun 09, 2010 4:27 am

Quote, originally posted by BlueCrush Â»Had Boothwerks Bi-Xenon 6000K HID Heads and Fogs installed tonight. They came to me for the install. Gotta love mobile install services. Glad I had them do it, as it took him 2-1/2 hours, and he does it for a living. Umm, pictures?

BlueCrush · Post by **BlueCrush** » Wed Jun 09, 2010 4:40 am

Quote, originally posted by ou.grizzly Â»Umm, pictures? Deja Vu?

ou.grizzly · Post by **ou.grizzly** » Wed Jun 09, 2010 5:08 am

Quote, originally posted by BlueCrush Â»Deja Vu?The same can be said for you!

BlueCrush · Post by **BlueCrush** » Wed Jun 09, 2010 5:45 am

I'll try and get some this weekend.

ou.grizzly · Post by **ou.grizzly** » Wed Jun 09, 2010 5:46 am

Quote, originally posted by BlueCrush Â»I'll try and get some this weekend.I am going to have to change the title of the thread to "What did you do to your Vibe earlier this week?"

ponta2147 · Post by **ponta2147** » Wed Jun 09, 2010 5:53 am

Quote, originally posted by ou.grizzly Â»I am going to have to change the title of the thread to "What did you do to your Vibe earlier this week?" Or maybe "What did you do to your Vibe at some point in the past, which you just remembered now because this thread popped up again?"

tribalman · Post by **tribalman** » Wed Jun 09, 2010 6:26 pm

Quote, originally posted by ponta2147 Â»Or maybe "What did you do to your Vibe at some point in the past, which you just remembered now because this thread popped up again?" yeah..... sorry for bringing it back. i just did a sweet install and wanted to tell more people about it. was fun having in the car today! honking my air-horns and reving the louder engine after the hawk's win was awesome! maybe we shall edit the thread? no more routine work. mods only?

bull77 · Post by **bull77** » Wed Jun 09, 2010 8:54 pm

installed these yesterday

06pvibe · Post by **06pvibe** » Thu Jun 10, 2010 12:22 am

Quote, originally posted by bull77 Â»installed these yesterday NICE!!! They DO look good on the deep blue color.My only problem with silver or white painted wheels (as well as chromed ones) is the brake dust problem. I was ALWAYS cleaning mine... like every other day. I didn't have time or the inclination to mess with them all the time.

engineertwin2 · Post by **engineertwin2** » Thu Jun 10, 2010 12:24 am

Last night, replaced the serpentine belt. Easy as a no-bake cheesecake.

bull77 · Post by **bull77** » Thu Jun 10, 2010 4:13 am

Quote, originally posted by 06pvibe Â»NICE!!! They DO look good on the deep blue color.My only problem with silver or white painted wheels (as well as chromed ones) is the brake dust problem. I was ALWAYS cleaning mine... like every other day. I didn't have time or the inclination to mess with them all the time. thx -- they sit a little "in" on the rears though our caravans rims are pretty bad with brake dust -- the vibe not so much

star_deceiver · Post by **star_deceiver** » Sun Jun 13, 2010 2:44 pm

Changed the oil (Toyota 0w-20), air filter, and found the engine coolant drain (on the engine)!

A Psycho Martyr · Post by **A Psycho Martyr** » Mon Jun 14, 2010 8:00 am

SEAT COVER INSTALL!!!

06pvibe · Post by **06pvibe** » Mon Jun 14, 2010 9:08 am

Quote, originally posted by A Psycho Martyr Â»SEAT COVER INSTALL!!!As the saying goes, pictures or it didn't happen!!

engineertwin2 · Post by **engineertwin2** » Mon Jun 14, 2010 9:15 am

Quote, originally posted by 06pvibe Â»As the saying goes, pictures or it didn't happen!! :lol:It did happen! See the following thread for pics:http://forums.genvibe.com/zero...age=2

06pvibe · Post by **06pvibe** » Mon Jun 14, 2010 9:21 am

Quote, originally posted by engineertwin2 Â»It did happen! See the following thread for pics:http://forums.genvibe.com/zero...age=2Cool! See? Now it happened. BTW A Psycho Martyr , do you realize that you last post here, the one about the seat covers, is 6~6~6? Ooooo, scary.

1SC · Post by **1SC** » Fri Jun 25, 2010 9:07 am

Tonight after dinner, I went outside to wash my dad's 2006 Canyon. I first decided that since I had not washed my car in the last 2 weeks that I'd begin by doing a quick wash on the Vibe.I don't know what went wrong but after 1h45, I ended with a washed, glazed, waxed and dressed Vibe and a dirty Canyon ? Strange...Will have to try to go out and wash the Canyon tomorrow AM I guess...

06pvibe · Post by **06pvibe** » Fri Jun 25, 2010 9:17 am

Quote, originally posted by 1SC Â»Tonight after dinner, I went outside to wash my dad's 2006 Canyon. I first decided that since I had not washed my car in the last 2 weeks that I'd begin by doing a quick wash on the Vibe.I don't know what went wrong but after 1h 45, I ended with a washed, glazed, waxed and dressed Vibe and a dirty Canyon ? Strange...Will have to try to go out and wash the Canyon tomorrow AM I guess...It a symptom of the disease. Don't try to fight it, just go with the flow....

09vGT · Post by **09vGT** » Fri Jun 25, 2010 3:37 pm

Checked for hail damage after getting caught in a storm.. Grr..

WooTinn · Post by **WooTinn** » Sat Jun 26, 2010 2:27 am

Calling right now to find the price of a brake light bulb. :/ i drove around for 8 days like that and no one has said anything. if I could just push the brakes and walk around the car at the same time... I could check it myself. But oh well. It's getting fixed today.

vibenvy · Post by **vibenvy** » Mon Jun 28, 2010 5:46 am

Quote, originally posted by WooTinn Â»i drove around for 8 days like that and no one has said anything. if I could just push the brakes and walk around the car at the same time... I could check it myself.Grab a brick or something else that's heavy and set it against the brake pedal, than walk around and check the brake lights . Or you could always find a large window on a store or somewhere and back in in front of it to be able to see the reflection of the brake lights. Just a couple things I have done in the past that I thought might help you out in the future .Yesterday I put the stock halogen bulbs (fog lights, low & high beams, reverse lights and license markers) back in both the GTs. I was just getting tired of the bulbs not matching i.e. exterior bulbs were whiter than interior bulbs (I'm just weird that way ). Not to mention after driving at night with the halogen bulbs, they seem to be just as bright as the Silver Stars were so why pay twice the price for Silver Stars. Anyway... I went to change the passenger side reverse bulb on my mom's GT and I ended up dropping the halogen bulb way down to where I couldn't reach it or even see it for that matter. Long story short, this morning I had to go out and remove 90% of the plastic in the cargo area just to get it out . The bulb still works and I didn't break anything or screw anything up removing and re-installing all those plastic pieces ! Go me! Than I detailed her interior and now I am going to go out and wash it in a little bit. Mine will be getting clay barred and waxed this weekend in preperation for the Indy meet that is quickly approaching.

jkm311 · Post by **jkm311** » Mon Jun 28, 2010 5:52 am

Quote, originally posted by J_TO_ENVY Â»Mine will be getting clay barred and waxed this weekend in preperation for the Indy meet that is quickly approaching.I've been waiting to pull the trigger on claying again for the meet. I did so back in May, so I'm due. Plus, I just bought a ton of the quick detailer spray. I'll be able to use it rather liberally for the meet.

vibenvy · Post by **vibenvy** » Mon Jun 28, 2010 5:57 am

Quote, originally posted by jkm311 Â»I've been waiting to pull the trigger on claying again for the meet. I did so back in May, so I'm due. Plus, I just bought a ton of the quick detailer spray. I'll be able to use it rather liberally for the meet. I should have clayed mine back in March or April, but the weather just hasn't wanted to coopertate and I have been procrastinating . I did my mom's GT back in May and it didn't really even need the claying being so new, but I did it anyway. I will probably have to go shopping for a few things before the meet so I am well stocked. I will have a huge tote tub with any and everything anyone could need for detailing, including a cigarette lighter powered vacuum . I am hoping I am not too tired Friday night when I arrive so I can give the Vibe a good handwashing. I don't want to be exhausted for the meet on Saturday from washing it Saturday morning . I want to be able sleep in on Saturday and just cruise over to the meet and hang out !

jkm311 · Post by **jkm311** » Mon Jun 28, 2010 6:04 am

Quote, originally posted by J_TO_ENVY Â»I want to be able sleep in on Saturday and just cruise over to the meet and hang out ! I am HIGHLY considering Toasted7's painter's tape suggestion awhile back. I'll look ugly as sin on the highways with 30-40 feet of blue tape, but being able to just take the tape off the front bumper and maybe the lip of the hood instead of scrubbing dead bugs before the meet is very attractive!Maybe they make painter's tape in Abyss black...

ponta2147 · Post by **ponta2147** » Mon Jun 28, 2010 6:05 am

Well my poor Vibe is currently lonely in an airport parking lot, probably feeling very dirty, sad, and unloved, but... I ORDERED THE INTAKE (from Amazon actually, it was about $30 more than the cheapest one but much faster shipping) so that will be coming in a week or so! Now we will see how much I have time to get done before the meet...

WooTinn · Post by **WooTinn** » Mon Jun 28, 2010 6:43 am

I blacked out my tail lights.

vibenvy · Post by **vibenvy** » Mon Jun 28, 2010 7:39 am

Quote, originally posted by jkm311 Â»I am HIGHLY considering Toasted7's painter's tape suggestion awhile back. I'll look ugly as sin on the highways with 30-40 feet of blue tape, but being able to just take the tape off the front bumper and maybe the lip of the hood instead of scrubbing dead bugs before the meet is very attractive!Maybe they make painter's tape in Abyss black... The painter's tape works well, but it would take a lot to cover the front of my GT and it would take a while to put on and take off . I think I'll stick with washing the Vibe when I get to Indy Friday night . With a good coat of wax, the bugs should come off fairly easily.Quote, originally posted by ponta2147 Â»Well my poor Vibe is currently lonely in an airport parking lot, probably feeling very dirty, sad, and unloved, but... I ORDERED THE INTAKE (from Amazon actually, it was about $30 more than the cheapest one but much faster shipping) so that will be coming in a week or so! Now we will see how much I have time to get done before the meet...No need to feel bad, the exterior of my GT is disgusting. There are so many bugs on the front bumper it's not even funny. Everytime I plan on washing it, there are bad storms that move into the area, but it's getting washed and all this weekend no matter what .If you need any help with the intake, let me know. If nothing else, I could install it for you in Indy. I could bring all the necessary tools with me and do it Friday night when we arrive .Quote, originally posted by WooTinn Â»I blacked out my tail lights. Looks good !

09vGT · Post by **09vGT** » Mon Jun 28, 2010 7:39 am

^^^^^ What did you use to black them out?

A Psycho Martyr · Post by **A Psycho Martyr** » Wed Jun 30, 2010 9:32 pm

Did this yesterday, but I took the billet grille out and polished it then put it back in. Nice and shiny for the meet Here's a pic of mine w/ the stock grille

Wolfman213 · Post by **Wolfman213** » Wed Jun 30, 2010 10:20 pm

I got paint all over a seat!!!

jkm311 · Post by **jkm311** » Wed Jun 30, 2010 10:52 pm

Did it already dry? Hairspray, then mild soap and warm water.Still wet? Carefully scrape away what you can with a stiff, flat edge, then mild soap and water. Might need a steam-cleaning to completely remove the remnants afterward... EDIT: Latex, right? Enamel? Hopefully not oil...

A Psycho Martyr · Post by **A Psycho Martyr** » Wed Jun 30, 2010 11:04 pm

Quote, originally posted by Wolfman213 Â»I got paint all over a seat!!!you're in my prayers

Wolfman213 · Post by **Wolfman213** » Wed Jun 30, 2010 11:31 pm

Quote, originally posted by A Psycho Martyr Â»you're in my prayers lol, it was intentional though Waiting to get the other one done first before I take any pics.

ponta2147 · Post by **ponta2147** » Fri Jul 02, 2010 9:34 am

Scrubbed some of the bugs off the front of my car (using Method and a soft kitchen sponge, actually) and touched up some of the more blaringly obvious paint chips, and was sad about the front-end damage to the car from all the road trips. Stared longingly at the new K&N Intake and Caliper Paint sitting on my office floor right now... and bought some final supplies for cleaning, fixing, and....... painting....!?!?!??? muahahaha...

tpollauf · Post by **tpollauf** » Fri Jul 02, 2010 9:42 am

Quote, originally posted by ponta2147 Â»Stared longingly at the new K&N Intake and Caliper Paint sitting on my office floor right now... Kinda reminds you when you were a child staring at the Christmas presents under the tree FOREVER, but couldn't open them up till Christmas I was going to start working on my NEXT mod BUT instead I watched my Vibe drive off into the sunset (actually it went EAST) as the wife & boy headed to western New York for the holiday weekend. Her G8 Gt had a lower control arm ball joint on it's way out and wasn't discovered till late last night so she had to take my Vibe Oh well, I should have some NICE mpg numbers to record when they return... that is IF she drove it CLOSE to the speed limits

1SC · Post by **1SC** » Fri Jul 02, 2010 10:48 am

I ordered some badge overlays from Grafxwerks for the Vibe today. Will post pictures when I get them.Also rewashed it (again... I do it every week) and cleaned the interior (this had not been done in the past 2 months).

ponta2147 · Post by **ponta2147** » Fri Jul 02, 2010 2:41 pm

Here are my plans for tomorrow if all goes well (this is just a photoshop- stole image of the intake from J_TO_ENVY's car domain for mockup purposes!)

1SC · Post by **1SC** » Fri Jul 02, 2010 10:11 pm

This should looks great ponta !I'm sure you won't forget the pictures when your done, right ?

ponta2147 · Post by **ponta2147** » Sat Jul 03, 2010 7:16 am

Pictures when I am done- you asked and I answered! Check my garage now for the latest and greatest.

cptnsolo77 · Post by **cptnsolo77** » Sun Jul 04, 2010 5:38 am

Coolant flush & refill. It has been overdue a year...nothing too exiting but needed to be done....LOL....

A Psycho Martyr · Post by **A Psycho Martyr** » Sun Jul 04, 2010 5:47 am

I got the stuff to do mine.lolshould be done in a day or two

cptnsolo77 · Post by **cptnsolo77** » Sun Jul 04, 2010 6:16 am

I was going to change the upper & lower hoses as well but I was just too damn tired lol. I inspected the hoses & they look in good shape. Also checked the front pads since I had the jack out. Im good for another 2 years for coolant now. Next will be trans fluid & plugs. Im approaching the 100K mark !!! Looking to keep the Vibe in top shape. Car has been great mechanically.

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