ponta2147 - 2009 Vibe 2.4L

ponta2147 · Post by **ponta2147** » Wed Apr 14, 2010 1:08 pm

Finally getting around to making a garage for Big Red now that I've amassed enough pictures.Here he is the day he came home (yes, I'm aware most vehicles are usually female, but mine is definitely a boy) This is his first load of cargo, and what he was bought for: several hundred thousand dollars worth of video equipment at a time! A winter shot: Adding the splash guards and the new interior pieces: Getting the new fog lights installed: Adding the GenVibe stickers and removing the dealer sticker: PICS OF THE NEW HIR BULBS INSTALLED COMING SOON AT SOME POINTAnd pics of the seat cover install!

victorhasheart · Post by **victorhasheart** » Wed Apr 14, 2010 1:13 pm

Coming really really well! I like the seat covers, where did you get those at? The fog lights look really good too. Ever think about getting yellow ones? (I really like the look, so this suggestion is based off of personal interest). So far so good! I like the new vibes.

ponta2147 · Post by **ponta2147** » Wed Apr 14, 2010 1:17 pm

Wet Okole http://www.wetokole.com/And here is the thread about that: http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=38333I bought mine with the adjustable lumbar support which is fabulous, and the covers are really thick and comfy. And they'd better be, at that price! Still trying to figure out the fit though.I personally will probably leave my fog lights the way they are, I like how they match my headlights. But either way it looks way better on my car than the way it was before!

star_deceiver · Post by **star_deceiver** » Wed Apr 14, 2010 1:43 pm

Looks good!!!Now it's time for some action shots, scenery, far away places... And maybe some dirt!!!!

ponta2147 · Post by **ponta2147** » Wed Apr 14, 2010 1:47 pm

Quote, originally posted by star_deceiver Â»Looks good!!!Now it's time for some action shots, scenery, far away places... And maybe some dirt!!!!I think I have some dirty far away places over in the Vibe Love thread lol... but yes, there will be many of those to come, especially since this is technically the company car and we're going to travel a lot. It's just that I usually only think to use my camera at home when I'm doing something.

DeClerq · Post by **DeClerq** » Wed Apr 14, 2010 7:51 pm

Quote, originally posted by ponta2147 Â» A fellow Purdue Alum - Nice! Car looks good, too!

ArcsVibe · Post by **ArcsVibe** » Wed Apr 14, 2010 8:18 pm

I have to agree I also like your seat covers

sgp2012 · Post by **sgp2012** » Thu Apr 15, 2010 1:14 am

really nice. go purdue! got a purdue sticker on my vibe as well.

Mariachi · Post by **Mariachi** » Thu Apr 15, 2010 1:48 pm

great job there! looking good!

ramenboy... · Post by **ramenboy...** » Fri Apr 16, 2010 12:22 am

hey! i saw that vibe in person!!!! woohoo!!!nice clean car, michelle! good jobdid you go to purdue by any chance?

Kincaid · Post by **Kincaid** » Fri Apr 16, 2010 7:21 am

All is looking very good!So, I noticed you did not have the GT spoiler. Is that an oversight?

ponta2147 · Post by **ponta2147** » Fri Apr 16, 2010 8:54 am

Quote, originally posted by Kincaid Â»All is looking very good!So, I noticed you did not have the GT spoiler. Is that an oversight?Not sure if I want it or not... it's not a bad look, but it is money, and it's not on my top priority list for mods (my list being window tint, a rear bumper protector, and eventual replacement of the intake/filter and MAYBE exhaust). I may or may not decide down the line to get one, but I don't think it looks bad the way it is.Quote, originally posted by ramenboy... Â»hey! i saw that vibe in person!!!! woohoo!!!nice clean car, michelle! good jobdid you go to purdue by any chance? Didn't get to see the seat covers though... guess we need a new meetup! And I dunno, you think I should add a few dozen more Purdue stickers to my car? I could get one of those windshield ones and a giant flag and some magnets... (oh wait that's called tailgating season).

lowincash · Post by **lowincash** » Fri Apr 16, 2010 11:59 am

looks good =D looks nicer with the fog lights added

DiveNut · Post by **DiveNut** » Fri Apr 16, 2010 12:20 pm

Hey! I saw a car that look exactly like that at last weekend's Illinois meet.

ponta2147 · Post by **ponta2147** » Fri Apr 16, 2010 12:48 pm

Quote, originally posted by DiveNut Â»Hey! I saw a car that look exactly like that at last weekend's Illinois meet. What, where!? I didn't see any car with red seat covers there!!!

ramenboy... · Post by **ramenboy...** » Fri Apr 16, 2010 1:00 pm

Quote, originally posted by ponta2147 Â»Didn't get to see the seat covers though... guess we need a new meetup! And I dunno, you think I should add a few dozen more Purdue stickers to my car? I could get one of those windshield ones and a giant flag and some magnets... (oh wait that's called tailgating season).hahaha another meet?!!?!?! IN!!!!! had a coworker from purdue. had a 300zx with a big P on his hood. i don't suggest you do that. actually i beg you not to D0N'T T0 IT MICHELLE!!!! PLEASE!!!!!!!Quote, originally posted by divenut Â»Hey! I saw a car that look exactly like that at last weekend's Illinois meet. did you go to that too?!?!? hahahahaha

DiveNut · Post by **DiveNut** » Fri Apr 16, 2010 1:09 pm

Quote, originally posted by ponta2147 Â»What, where!? I didn't see any car with red seat covers there!!! Clearly I was mistaken.... lolQuote, originally posted by ponta2147 Â»[QUOTE=ramenboy...]did you go to that too?!?!? hahahahahaYa, but I must have been in the wrong grove. Saw a nice looking Vibe, silver w/gunmetal rims but he just drove right by me on his way to grove #24. Doh!

ramenboy... · Post by **ramenboy...** » Fri Apr 16, 2010 1:29 pm

Quote, originally posted by DiveNut Â»Saw a nice looking Vibe, silver w/gunmetal rims but he just drove right by me on his way to grove #24. Doh!hahahaha yup saw a nice abyss sleeper heading the wrong way

vibenvy · Post by **vibenvy** » Sat Apr 17, 2010 2:57 am

Those seat covers are pretty darn nice looking Michelle ! Glad to see you put Chris to work installing them .Remember if and when you decide to get an intake, I am more than happy to come install it for you .

A Psycho Martyr · Post by **A Psycho Martyr** » Sat Apr 17, 2010 10:08 pm

I am COMPLETELY jealous of those seat covers. I'd like white, but think how dirty they'd get Maybe I could get some just for shows. distant future.lolANYWAYS...amazing Vibe here!

ponta2147 · Post by **ponta2147** » Sat Apr 17, 2010 11:35 pm

Quote, originally posted by A Psycho Martyr Â»I am COMPLETELY jealous of those seat covers. I'd like white, but think how dirty they'd get Maybe I could get some just for shows. distant future.lolANYWAYS...amazing Vibe here! Yes, but you can take them out and wash them. You can even buy their cleaning kit for an extra $15 or so (that's what I did).

1SC · Post by **1SC** » Sun Apr 18, 2010 12:18 am

Nice Vibe !We almost got the same car, but mine is blue and has a GT wing.Though mine came from factory with the fogs.In Canada, you had to choose the 1SC package to get the fogs and 17'' rims. The 1SB didn't have them at all.

A Psycho Martyr · Post by **A Psycho Martyr** » Sun Apr 18, 2010 8:28 am

Quote, originally posted by ponta2147 Â»Yes, but you can take them out and wash them. That's neat. I was just worried bout them holding up. But as you said.."For THAT price they better be comfy." I suppose for that price they ought to hold up through a few washes as well.

ponta2147 · Post by **ponta2147** » Sun Apr 18, 2010 11:51 am

Quote, originally posted by A Psycho Martyr Â»That's neat. I was just worried bout them holding up. But as you said.."For THAT price they better be comfy." I suppose for that price they ought to hold up through a few washes as well.They're made of neoprene covered in cloth. You know, the stuff they make wetsuits suits out of? They'd better hold up to being washed!

Blanco_Diablo · Post by **Blanco_Diablo** » Sun Apr 18, 2010 1:25 pm

Supposed to be machine washable... punctured a small hole in the back of one while moving... my fault, but have been scared to wash them w/out trying to patch it first.

ponta2147 · Post by **ponta2147** » Fri May 07, 2010 11:31 am

My latest "mod"..........When I saw this sun visor existed, I had to buy it.

06pvibe · Post by **06pvibe** » Sat May 08, 2010 12:51 am

Pretty cool. And the color (red) seems to match well too.

A Psycho Martyr · Post by **A Psycho Martyr** » Sat May 08, 2010 10:22 pm

nice! That fits perfectly.

ponta2147 · Post by **ponta2147** » Sat Jul 03, 2010 7:34 am

All of my latest mods that I haven't posted! First, the addition of the rear bumper fascia protector by Bushwacker from a month or two ago: Then, from TODAY: the intake install and new custom painted engine cover! Before (note to self, engine area really needs a bath):The old intake:In progress:Design flaw, in my opinion: forcing all three pieces to come together onto one screw... a pain!!!Precision painter's tape application! Was going to tape off the letters as well, but the silver was just so chipped and gross that I didn't bother, and just sanded off the silver paint entirely:Spray painting with paint specifically for plastic:Let the spraypaint dry while we worked on the intake and went out to buy more paint, removed all the tape and then the resulting details were added:The complete work (the cover is not on the engine for real yet, I just placed it there for the pictures, I'm waiting 24 hours for it to cure before I put it back permanently. The rest of the engine still needs a bath, but oh well:Oh, and the results of the intake? Man that is a throaty sound! Kind of awesome and I was actually a little intimidated- not used to it yet! Trying it out on the highway later on today (briefly) but so far on the regular roads the car hasn't exploded or died so I think we did something right!

A Psycho Martyr · Post by **A Psycho Martyr** » Sat Jul 03, 2010 7:39 am

lemme be the 1st to say WOW!!!exactly how i woulda done on the engine cover. Shame mine has no contours to work with 8(

1SC · Post by **1SC** » Sat Jul 03, 2010 7:44 am

Great work ponta ! Looks awesome.Wanna do mine ? But in dark blue...

tpollauf · Post by **tpollauf** » Sat Jul 03, 2010 8:18 am

Are you sure you don't have too much time on your hands??? Nice work girl I just may have to do the intake mod to my Vibe also At least it won't take me 2 -3 months to design & complete Will be checking it out REAL SOON at Indy

vibenvy · Post by **vibenvy** » Sat Jul 03, 2010 9:54 am

Looks great Michelle ! Glad to hear you like the sound of the intake and also glad to hear everything went smoothly ! The engine cover looks great as well. I have been tossing around the idea of just getting one from a Matrix with the Toyota logo on it to throw people that aren't in the know off .Quote, originally posted by ponta2147 Â»Design flaw, in my opinion: forcing all three pieces to come together onto one screw... a pain!!!I couldn't agree more. That's why I said screw it and just zip tied the EVAP solenoid to the bracket !

ponta2147 · Post by **ponta2147** » Sat Jul 03, 2010 10:01 am

Quote, originally posted by 1SC Â»Great work ponta ! Looks awesome.Wanna do mine ? But in dark blue...Honestly? I probably could if you supplied the materials! It was super duper easy to do the engine cover, the hardest part was taping off the squares which took longer than the rest of it combined lol.Quote, originally posted by tpollauf Â»Are you sure you don't have too much time on your hands??? Nice work girl I just may have to do the intake mod to my Vibe also At least it won't take me 2 -3 months to design & complete Will be checking it out REAL SOON at Indy What, a girl can't have a free day once every two months??? What better way to spend an independence day weekend than working on the red white and blue... I mean red silver and black! I know that my next two weeks are kinda busy with work, so I'm trying to cram as much modding in as I can this weekend (possible caliper paint tomorrow?) so that I can get back to work and not worry about it for the meet.Though, I have the rest of the can of plastic-bonding red spray paint that's going to nag at me until I do the interior silver pieces.........Quote, originally posted by J_TO_ENVY Â»I couldn't agree more. That's why I said screw it and just zip tied the EVAP solenoid to the bracket !That could have saved us at least 30 minutes and a lot of swearing and grunting! But I feel accomplished that I got it to work, it was awful though. Not sure if it was worse than replacing the headlights or not.

vibenvy · Post by **vibenvy** » Sat Jul 03, 2010 10:06 am

Quote, originally posted by ponta2147 Â»That could have saved us at least 30 minutes and a lot of swearing and grunting! But I feel accomplished that I got it to work, it was awful though. Not sure if it was worse than replacing the headlights or not. Yep, I attempted it on mine, but got so pissed that I just zip tied it to be done with it. I installed my mom's yesterday and I didn't even bother with the bracket. I grabbed a zip tie immediately and voila... done without any swearing . I barely looked at the directions to install my mom's. I think it took about half an hour. I am getting way too good at installing and removing those darn intakes .

ponta2147 · Post by **ponta2147** » Sat Jul 03, 2010 10:15 am

Quote, originally posted by J_TO_ENVY Â»Yep, I attempted it on mine, but got so pissed that I just zip tied it to be done with it. I installed my mom's yesterday and I didn't even bother with the bracket. I grabbed a zip tie immediately and voila... done without any swearing . I barely looked at the directions to install my mom's. I think it took about half an hour. I am getting way too good at installing and removing those darn intakes .I've got my oil change at the dealership on Tuesday, can't wait to see the looks on their faces hahahahaha!I'm not removing the intake... if they give me any crap I'll just hand them that little "We are not voiding this warranty, have the dealer call us directly to talk" card- I love that thing!

vibenvy · Post by **vibenvy** » Sat Jul 03, 2010 11:18 am

Quote, originally posted by ponta2147 Â»I've got my oil change at the dealership on Tuesday, can't wait to see the looks on their faces hahahahaha!I'm not removing the intake... if they give me any crap I'll just hand them that little "We are not voiding this warranty, have the dealer call us directly to talk" card- I love that thing! LOL! Give 'em Hell Michelle (I'm a poet and I didn't know it) !

star_deceiver · Post by **star_deceiver** » Sat Jul 03, 2010 2:31 pm

Looks good!!! Nice job on the engine cover!!!

A Psycho Martyr · Post by **A Psycho Martyr** » Sat Jul 03, 2010 9:34 pm

Quote, originally posted by ponta2147 Â» taping off the squares which took longer than the rest of it combined lol.I totally aggree! It tkes forever on controllers and stuff when you're doin designs or logos

lovemyraffe · Post by **lovemyraffe** » Sun Jul 04, 2010 12:38 am

It looks great!

Mariachi · Post by **Mariachi** » Sun Jul 04, 2010 1:16 am

hey.. that looks good!! keep up the good work!

ponta2147 · Post by **ponta2147** » Sun Jul 04, 2010 2:26 pm

Day 2 of 2 and the mods for the meet are now FINISHED, all that's left is a good interior detail sometime this week (which I'll probably take out to have done because I don't have time) and a good exterior detail next week.Today's mods featured all paint- calipers and interior pieces.Taking apart the interior pieces... wasn't so bad with two people, we figured out where the clips were and pushed them all in without breaking them at all! Though APPARENTLY my dealer broke a bunch of clips on the bottom section already when they installed the fog lights... lame.Pile of piecesEverything removedSpray paint fun again! Much more detail than the last one, and a couple of small mistakes... shhh.Awesome spider that decided to make its home on my mirror.Taking off the tires- new stands worked very well, next we will use them to do Chris's calipers in a few weeksPainted with tape- good thing I used tape!Dried and tape removed.Putting the tire back onAssembling the interior (need to leave the windows open in the car for a few days to let it air out)Another angleCar has some new "character marks" from when we were stupidly prying up instead of pushing the clips in... as soon as I saw those were happening I stopped it immediately and revised our plans- no other marks on the car. You can also see how the bottom section doesn't snap into place due to the clips the dealer broke.View from the top with the lights on

houseofbugs · Post by **houseofbugs** » Sun Jul 04, 2010 2:36 pm

Looks great! Can't wait for the meet. Quote, originally posted by J_TO_ENVY Â»Looks great Michelle ! Glad to hear you like the sound of the intake and also glad to hear everything went smoothly ! The engine cover looks great as well. I have been tossing around the idea of just getting one from a Matrix with the Toyota logo on it to throw people that aren't in the know off .I did something similar to mine. Only mine was imported from Japan.

jkm311 · Post by **jkm311** » Sun Jul 04, 2010 2:45 pm

Between you and HarleyQuinn, red is gonna represent, Michelle! Nice work.

lovemyraffe · Post by **lovemyraffe** » Sun Jul 04, 2010 9:46 pm

I love the red, Michelle. Good work!

A Psycho Martyr · Post by **A Psycho Martyr** » Sun Jul 04, 2010 9:50 pm

looks amazing!makes all the gauges look in place to me. Not saying they didn't before, but now it all intertwine and twangles!

1SC · Post by **1SC** » Sun Jul 04, 2010 10:20 pm

Good work Michelle, it looks very nice.I wish I had the patience to do those kind of painted mods.I will paint my calipers for sure when I'll remove my rims to clean them real good when I'm on vacation at the end of July.

bull77 · Post by **bull77** » Sun Jul 04, 2010 11:08 pm

Quote, originally posted by lovemyraffe Â»I love the red, Michelle. Good work!+1 well done!

vibedrivermatt · Post by **vibedrivermatt** » Mon Jul 05, 2010 2:17 am

ohhhhh purrrdy! nice work!

ponta2147 · Post by **ponta2147** » Mon Jul 05, 2010 2:33 am

Thanks for the compliments, guys!Quote, originally posted by 1SC Â»Good work Michelle, it looks very nice.I wish I had the patience to do those kind of painted mods.I will paint my calipers for sure when I'll remove my rims to clean them real good when I'm on vacation at the end of July.Painting the calipers was pretty tough and time consuming while they were on the car. Spray painting things is much much easier. The engine and the interior pieces took almost no time at all compared to something like an intake.