Those look good! They will dress up the interior for sure. I really liked the ones I got for my Mustang as they dressed up the solid black interior a lot.vibenvy wrote:After doing a ridiculous amount of research, I ordered Autobahn Kraftwerks (OBX Racing) stainless steel accelerator and brake pedals. They fit really well and add a little more sportiness and color to the interior. I'll post pictures within the next day or two...
The IS setup is one of the ones I researched, but didn't seem it would work as you found out .trb wrote:Those look good! They will dress up the interior for sure. I really liked the ones I got for my Mustang as they dressed up the solid black interior a lot.
I saw some nice SS pedals and sill plates on an 02? Lexus IS at the Pick a Part yesterday, and hoped they would fit our Vibes, but when I tried them on a Matrix they had, it was no go.
The accelerator simply slides onto the OEM pedal and is held in place by a rubber edge.Dairgo wrote:Those pedals look nice, better than our bland ones. Let me know how "easy" the easy installation is, might have to add those to the list of things to do.
Looks good! I need to do the brakes on my 03 GT also, just gotta get the parts now. As for trans fluid, I used the Pennzoil Syncromesh in mine and it works well. But any of the fluids MWR recommends are good, just base it on what you want. http://www.monkeywrenchracing.com/index ... ath=25_342LoneWolf wrote:Took my Vibe in today at my mechanics to have them check out the P042 code, which happened on Tues and by Wed, the code cleared itself...My Vibe now has 123,000 and had 97,000 when I bought it last year...Guess they couldn't do anything since there was no code present but we both came to the conclusion that the burning off method is slowly wearing thin, so I guess I will be looking for a new cat sometime pretty soon...Anyways, he did point out that the inner front brake pad on drivers side was sooper thin, and he did say both rotors were looking kinda junky, so he told me just to buy 2 new rotors, since they are pretty inexpensive...$31.00 a pop...Went to Auto Zone and bought 2 new rotors and front brakes....Came home and jumped right on it and got the job done... Next on my list is to drain the tranny fluid and put in some fresh stuff...Any pointers on which fluid to buy??
I have a 2003 Vibe GT (manual)...Also wondering if I should clean/replace the OCV filter as well as I have seen a few posts about that....Thanks!!!!
There ya go...Add a little touch of chrometrb wrote:Looks good! I need to do the brakes on my 03 GT also, just gotta get the parts now. As for trans fluid, I used the Pennzoil Syncromesh in mine and it works well. But any of the fluids MWR recommends are good, just base it on what you want. http://www.monkeywrenchracing.com/index ... ath=25_342LoneWolf wrote:Took my Vibe in today at my mechanics to have them check out the P042 code, which happened on Tues and by Wed, the code cleared itself...My Vibe now has 123,000 and had 97,000 when I bought it last year...Guess they couldn't do anything since there was no code present but we both came to the conclusion that the burning off method is slowly wearing thin, so I guess I will be looking for a new cat sometime pretty soon...Anyways, he did point out that the inner front brake pad on drivers side was sooper thin, and he did say both rotors were looking kinda junky, so he told me just to buy 2 new rotors, since they are pretty inexpensive...$31.00 a pop...Went to Auto Zone and bought 2 new rotors and front brakes....Came home and jumped right on it and got the job done... Next on my list is to drain the tranny fluid and put in some fresh stuff...Any pointers on which fluid to buy??
I have a 2003 Vibe GT (manual)...Also wondering if I should clean/replace the OCV filter as well as I have seen a few posts about that....Thanks!!!!
I was able to put some bling on my son's 06 courtesy of Carrie - vibenvy!
My mom hit a chunk of cement near a road work area a long time ago at night, in town in her 91 Corolla doing about 30-40mph. Ruined the tire of course, but didn't hurt the (steel) rim. I don't recall if she had road hazard (did it even exist in the early 90s?). I remember she complained to the city but they basically said "not our problem".Dairgo wrote:Hit a rock, punctured a tire, and bent a rim.
Rim: $85 (ebay, oem) + $29 shipping
Tire: $80 to 90 (pro-rate from $150 to get Continental DWS extreme contact)
Made the trip home almost 300 miles, no incidents... and boom could not avoid a ******* rock. ruined a night. Add to that a nearly flat donut.. so much fun.
That sucks Ian ! I bet you'll be checking your spare more often now though !Dairgo wrote:Hit a rock, punctured a tire, and bent a rim.
Rim: $85 (ebay, oem) + $29 shipping
Tire: $80 to 90 (pro-rate from $150 to get Continental DWS extreme contact)
Made the trip home almost 300 miles, no incidents... and boom could not avoid a ******* rock. ruined a night. Add to that a nearly flat donut.. so much fun.
I had similar problems in a 1978 Dodge van. The backup lights and running lights would blow fuses. I ended up running new positive wires and the fuses never blew again. The way I spliced in the wires, they were still fuse protected. God knows where the problem was in the body.treesleavedents wrote:Pulled apart my dash today looking for the cause of an electrical short that was making the TAIL fuse blow constantly leaving me with no rear running lights... Luckily it was an easy fix
Use a piece of paper and hold it near the places that you suspect to leak while the engine idles. Disconnect the fan if needed. Alternately use a length of garden hose as a stethoscope to narrow down where the noise comes from.mktrat wrote:Replaced the PCV valve. SO EASY!!
Still trying to figure out my noisy warmup. I start the car and let it run, it starts off really loud (like an exhaust leak) then as the engine warms up it quiets down. Inside the cabin smells a bit of exhaust? When I accelerate I get lifter like noise. It's probably all related, I'm thinking maybe the exhaust manifold gasket?
Any ideas Guys/Gals?