Quote, originally posted by robdog »Is there a certain direction that these are supposed to go on? They were not marked. There was nothing in the directions for the way they were supposed to face. The way the slots are supposed to go. Would this make a difference in sound? Any thoughts on that.?The...

Which type of Brembo's were you thinking of? The slotted, cross drilled, or plain? I have the plain Brembo's on my other car (Focus) and they were slighly cheaper than the OEM ones (in Canada anyway). And even the plain Brembos offer great value. I've had them now for over a year (about 10,000 miles...

Sorry for the LATE reply The Brembo rotor/Akebono pads comb cost about C$180 from Tirerack. Once the UPS brokerage fee was added it was another C$100. Bunch of crooks. But still well worth the price. Gonna get the same combo for the rear of the Vibe; the rotors are VERY rusted.

Not having visited Minnesota I can only imagine that you get similar winters to southern Ontario. In any case, here is what you should consider: when doing mostly city driving where the streets and freeways will be plowed within 24hrs of a major snowfall, you're better off with ice tires. You'll get...

I'm partial to Pirellli's myself. The PZero Nero M+S is a fantastic summer performance tire without the cost of the Dunlop. I also hear that for the price, the Avon Tech M550 is a great tire. If you want a good all season tire that performs well in wet & dry, check out the BFGoodrich Traction T/A.

I installed Akebono's on my other car (Ford Focus). I also replaced the rotors with solid Brembo's. This combo was highly rated on tirerack.com (for the price). 10000+ miles and barely any wear on either the rotors or the pads. It'll likely go on the Vibe when the time comes to replace those. Highly...

So after running around saturday trying to get a shop to fix the broken lug stud, I gave in and went to my local Toyota dealer (Pontiac dealer was closed for Easter weekend ) and picked up 2 studs in case I mess one up. Grand total of C$12. Popped off the front wheel, removed the caliper, hammered o...

Quote, originally posted by Mavrik »yet another one that snapped off around 100lbs... I'm not understanding how they are overtorqued.Am I missing something? Is 100lbs some kind of a magic mark? Is this a common occurance? Or do we just get fed too much mad cow in Canada ?

So it has finally happened. I wasn't paying attention to the setting on the torque wrench (put on the summer wheels for my Focus a week ago which requires 94 ft/lbs) and I thightened the lug nuts. One lug nut just kept turning and turning... grrr... So now I have to replace the stud. Does anyone hav...

What kind of wheels are you winter tires on? Aftermarket or stock? I bought aftermarket steelies and they weren't PERFECLY hub centric. No matter what I did I could not get the vibration to go away. I know it's not a suspension problem because the summer tires (Dunlops on 17" wheels) are perfect.

Quote, originally posted by goodvibrations »My friend had a set of 15" VW 5x100 winter rims with a 195/65/15 Tires from a 2000 VW Jetta. I tried them on my 2005 Vibe and the rims fit however the centre hole seemed to be a little larger, when I tried it on my vibe. I did know if that makes a di...

Following the state law would require any high performance sports car, example as a Porsche 911, to have Z rated snow tires (that's the base 911's tire speed rating)? I've yet to see any performance snow tire with a rating higher than V. Don't make sense to me.

Is it normal for the driver's side floor mat (not the carpet itself but he standard Vibe mat) to wear so quickly? The mat's carpeting is worn down to the rubber right under the gas pedal in an area that's about the size of a quarter. I guess it's caused by the heel of my shoe but I have less than 11...

The clutch on the GT is definitely more "delicate" than on any other car that I've driven. But once I got used to it, I never had the problem. I also lease a Ford Focus ZTS 5 speed (my second Focus) and I've never had the burning smell with that and I drive it a lot harder than the Vibe. M...

The Ontario government is considering mandating a 5% ethanol content in gasoline sold here by 2007 and 10% by 2010. Here's a link ->http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&call_pageid=971358637177&c=Article&cid=1089712927593Jul. 14, 2004. 06:4...

Just got my home AC replaced and I asked the installation guys to give me an extra piece of insultation, which I proceeded to put on my Vibe's AC pipe. It has really made a difference (I checked the AC adjustment in the passenger's foot well and it was correctly set) because during warm days the AC ...

I'd love to see what the stock GT wheels look like chromed! Early winter would a perfect time to get it done, just after the snowtires go on. Any idea how well the chromed parts hold up to weather and a carwash?

Any idea how the drilled rotors hold up to the abuse that roadsalt does to the rest of the car? Any different than regular or slotted rotors? Just wonderin'... I'd love to get a set of these when the time comes to replace the stock ones.

I haven't seen this with my Vibe and just took a 1400km trip to Mont Tremblant (wicked skiing btw!). But on my Focus, this happens every time that I have the heat directed to anywhere else BUT the windshield (or windshield and feet). The reason according to Ford is that any of the windshield setting...

Here is the thread -> http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=7596 The pictures of the rims are on trdvibe's site (link in her post).Those wheel's are off of a Celica GTS circa 1990-93.

I didn't worry much about 15" tires on my GT (17" stock tires). Lots of people on this board went with 15"s. As long as you have the right tire diameter & the right wheel (like steelies from a Corolla, which have to correct bolt pattern (5x100) & offset (38-42mm)), the car wil...

I did it the old fashioned way but I found this link that lets you compare optional tire sizes. Check it out ... http://www.1010tires.com/tiresizecalcul ... lculations appear to be accurate, I've checked the optional sizes that Tirerack offers for the Vibe and they're within the +_3% range. LMV

Now I regret painting my rims black, although the glossy black does look good. Nice silver rims would look much better.

Finally got my winter tires! I went with the Pirelli Winter Carving, directional. Got a great deal from a local dealer in Toronto; C$500 or about US$375 including taxes, mount & balance. Check it out:

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quote:Hi everyone, I'm new to this site and have a question. I just bought my Vibe GT at the end of the summer and I've been putting 87 octane in it. I haven't noticed any knocking or anything yet. How or will the lower octane fuel damage my engine? SamWithout 92 octane, I do not believe that is pos...

quote:With winter coming I am investigating winter tires for my Vibe. It will be my first winter with her. I spoke to the Toyo rep yesterday for recommendations on sizing for the winter tires. He suggested using the old fashioned method of making sure the overall diameter of your winter tire matches...

quote:Yeah, the caliper fit is tight with the 15" wheel but should be fine. I mean, once the wheel is mounted, it ain't moving any closer to the caliper.... LMVTrue, Lava, but the caliper can move closer to the wheel! Since the Vibe has floating calipers, they move inboard as the pads wear, and...

Yeah, the caliper fit is tight with the 15" wheel but should be fine. I mean, once the wheel is mounted, it ain't moving any closer to the caliper. What made you go with the Hankook tires? Price is a definite plus and I've read good things about them. Just wondering what was the clincher for yo...

Sorry, I should have mentioned in the original post that I have 15" steelies from my 1990 Celica GTS that I'm hoping to reuse.

My first time posting here but I've been enjoying this forum since before I bought my GT in July . With ol' man winter coming soon, the GT's 17" tires gotta be swapped for 4 winter tires.Question: what tire size would match the best? I've seen 195/65 R15's recommended here but I suspect that wa...