Herb - 2003 Vibe GT Neptune

[Herb]

OK, I know I'm probably overdue to make one of these. To be honest I was kinda lazy, and this month has been hectic, and now it's like -33C so even less incentive to wash the car and take candid shots.So instead I'm resorting to using the various shots I've taken in the past for this thread.I do want to mention that most of the mods I've done so far really aren't that visible from the outside. With few exceptions I really do want to keep the overall illusion that the car is stock.Thanks to Debbie for nominating me for VOTM. Sorry I couldn't put more effort into this, but here we go.

2003 Vibe GT Neptune Monotone
Factory Options and GM accessories:
-Monotone Appearance
-6 Speed Manual Transmission
-Leather wrapped steering wheel-Leather shifter boot
-200w Moons And Tunes system
-Power Windows and locks-16” Factory Mags
-GM Premium All Weather Floor Mats Vibe Logo
-GM Rear Bumper Fascia Protector Black
-GM Upper & Mid-Gate Spoilers
-GM Cargo Nets
-GM Cargo Premium Carpet Floor Mats Vibe Logo
-GM Molded Splash Guards
-GM Seat Back Organizer Panels

Modifications/Upgrades:-Dealership Pinstripe. Seems like Carter dealers puts pinstripes on all their cars.
-Grafxwerks badges reflective white overlays-Grafxwerks emblems and inlays reflective bright red
-AutoVentshade window deflectors
-AutoVentshade hood deflector
-Cosmo Cold Air Intake
-TWM Short Shifter with stainless steel Desert Eagle weighted knob
-TWM Bronze Shifter Cable Bushings
-Unichip
-Magnaflow Cat Back Exhaust
-Injen Billet Aluminum Engine/Spark plug covers and oil cap
-Linage Ground wire kit
-NGK Iridium IX spark plugs
-Optima RedTop battery
-ScanGuage II
-Gentex Autodimming Mirror With Hidden Digital Directional Display, and HomeLink
-DC Sports CS-2 Strut Tower Brace
-Nokian WR Tires
-iSimple IS31 Universal Radio Input (Hardwire FM Modulator AUX input)

Here's the "Birth Certificate" from NUMMI:

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This is the first shot I took of my Vibe about 2 days after I bought it.

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Here's a side shot after I applied the GrafxWerks overlays on the badges.

At this point I've also already instaled the window and hood deflectors as well

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Here's a side shot of the badges with the GrafxWerks overlays at night

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Here's a rear shot of the GrafxWerks overlays on the badges, 3rd brake light, and inlays above the plate

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Here's a shot of the same at night

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Here's a shot of the rear with the newly installed upper and midgate spoilers. This happened after my rear ending accident so the inlays at this point are gone.

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Slightly angled shot of the same but outdoors

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A passenger side shot with the spoilers

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A drivers side shot with the spoilers

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The tip of my MagnaFlow catback exhaust system

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The resonator of the MagnaFlow. In this shot as you can see I'm using the included clamp, however I've since had it welded

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Here's a shot of the TWM bronze shifter cable bushings

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Here's a shot of the TWM short shifter during the install

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Here's a shot of the short shifter completed install with the weighted stainless steel knob.

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And finally a shot under the hood.

As you can see the Cosmo CAI, the Injen billet aluminum engine covers and oil cap, as well as an Optima RedTop battery,

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This is my auto dimming mirror with compass and temperature display

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And my ScanGuageII

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The Unichip

I didn't photograph the install. Seemed pretty mundane, but here's what it looks like in the box

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Here's a "winter camouflage" shot

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[Kamikaze]

Nice pics looks good. Just need some different shoes and you're set!

[Amtron]

Is there any chance you can get a sound clip for your exhaust?

[Herb]

Quote, originally posted by Amtron »Is there any chance you can get a sound clip for your exhaust?I have a couple clips on this thread:http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=29385

[Amtron]

[QUOTE=Herb]I have a couple clips on this thread:http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=29385[/QUOTE]Thanks, sounds awesome!

[Herb]

I decided to replace my Autodimming mirror with one that has a hidden display and HomeLink

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DC Sports CS-2 strut tower brace

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iSimple IS31 Universal Radio Input

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Well it looks like all my attachments on the Zeroforum version of GV didn't make it through the conversion.

I've gone through this post and uploaded the photos so my Garage thread now has photos.

It's a good thing I had most of the files I originally used, and I still have my original photo files I can re-edit as well.