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lol, I am out of the forum for a few YEARS and see what I missed!

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The tranny lock release is also handy when you leave the lights on all weekend and need to move the car for access to jump start it. Not that I've ever done this.

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Yes you could use a timer. The motor is thermally protected. Mine shuts off when the limits are reached in some modes but in others, the control still draws power if held down. Using timing functions in a microcontroller (PIC 16xxx series) was my plan, along with a custom PCB so it would be plug and...

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IL here, about an hour north of ya....

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If it helps, the auto's shift lock is electric. found that out when I left the dome on for 3 days and then needed the car in nuetral to push it to the truck. Luckily I knew what the little hole next to the shifter was for. After the Vibe was running, I checked the wiring diagram and verified it was ...

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Fabric softener in the washer. Really. If I dont use this in the dark loads (the GF always does), we know it. Zzzzzappp!

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"(Which I've seen pose a challenge to many degreed & practicing engineers!)"Oh my! I hope you are kidding...errr...never mind. Reminds me of a conversation I had with a fresh out of school EE a few months ago. Was arguing with me about how many conductors were actually used in Cat5 eth...

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You can use AD/DA converters for this using differing methods of biasing and/or buffer amps, (think of an inverted output) and say, a transistoror fet to 'drop' the current through. The whole thing could fit on a board the size of a matchbook. I regularly have to interface current loop valves, senso...

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Whoa, get busy in the real world and I miss cool stuff like this!Here is another 'solution'. If I understand what you want to do, you have three wires to deal with-1 gnd, 1 horn, and one for the cruise. Also including the cruise you need 11-13 functions? Ok, use the existing wiring for a +12V lead, ...

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I was flippin' between 'hmmm' and no way....but that pic of you practically hugging the engine compartment made me finally stick with , 'uh-uh gotta be an April Fool thing'... Hehe, good one!

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eBay! The seller was "Prolinedecals". I have bought several from him and, up until the Marvin/Vibe one, he has shipped very quickly & with good packing. Seems like in the last 2 months though, his feedback has fallen off big time. He had a sick kid, not sure if that is the still going ...

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..until I get a genvibe forums sticker.

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Err, the dudes in the truck sober/know what they were doing? Hopefully they didnt lasso that chain around something important....

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Ain't gonna say a word... I refuse to mess with Murphy!

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The one on my Silverado PU is 'smart' they prorammed in sloshing/flicker avoidance. The low washer level comes up in the information panel display, usually just when I start the truck then goes off again. No flicker, no ding-ding, and when it says it is low, it is low! All-in-all the RIGHT way to do...

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Wow! Been awhile since any of us mid'westerners posted in here!How about them tempratures? Here in Central IL, we go from like 45 to 25 in a few hours, 50's to teen's in a day... Anyone else been seeing a lot of out of service gas pump filling stations? Seems like I was seeing 3-6 at every station I...

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No capacitors to protect them? Or are they built into those tweets?

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Vapor lock when its cold? Never knew that could happen in the cold..yikes!

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Im wondering if anyone with a 'made for USA' Vibe has the low washer warning?

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Check the relays as well. The areas you described are fed from one of them... PM me and I will look it up if you want. Ive seen a hairline crack in an automotive type relay (actually any relay would do this, lol) let in moisture and when it froze the contact plate could not move. Probably not likely...

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Hope ya get the go-buggy back quickly and glad you werent hurt!

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Hmmm. I gotta go check what my batt specs are sometime. I keep leaving the &$%&^ dome light on. The Vibester will start after 2 days...three though and its toast When it is below freezing, I can get about a day....err...am I starting to indicate how many times Ive done this?

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@ 1.5 (at normal warp speeds, lol) hours north of you in IL! South of Jacksonville IL. Lots of people around here work down that way. Live almost right on 67... hehe come on interstate.... Welcome to GenVibe!!! If there is a 'meet' in our neck of the woods, Id go!

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Generic plates here, but I have a plate frame that says, "Will work for bandwidth"....That count?

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Very similar to how mine is hooked up.

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Hmmm. All of our gas up here comes from St Louis. Actually from the same fueling depots the trucks fill from to fill the St. Louis stations (or at least some of them). Hopefully we will get to see some of this in our area.

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Unless your LED's have internal dropping ressistors, 12V will fry them. And LED smoke stinks! Check the package the LED's came in for operating voltage & current and size the resistor based on that. Dont forget to watch for current draw of the LED-you will probably need 1/4 watt or larger resist...

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Went to start mine a Monday or two ago. It was dead. Of course leaving the dome light on for 3 days was probably the culprit.

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Hehe, makes the rain vibrate off the back glass too

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The one-touch open/close I am/was/whatever working on has hit some snags. Mainly: Price. My initial design would run about $40~50--as a kit no less! Waaaay too much. So I went back to the drawing board. I am thinking a "piggy back" add-on to the existing switch/controller board (yes in the...

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I work for a company that uses quite a bit of rolled and flat stainless steel, galvanised, coated, etc. Steel prices are out the roof! And quality of what we are getting is not very good. Id almost hate to buy a car made from some of this stuff (granted what we use is not used in vehicles). The thic...

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Thank you on the prices! Quote Â»Or $7.50 if you prepay for 5 years!Hmmm, I like the sound of that. I paid the lifetime deal for my RePlayTV. It is only a matter of time though until they toss in some angle to get out of that.

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Whats the diff in per month charges between the two?

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Doesnt appear mine did either...

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Sounds like a ground connection could be lost. Not sure why it is effecting the front and back though, the schematic doesnt lend itself to that type of failure. It will be interesting to hear your solution!

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Quote, originally posted by Jahntassa Â»Yours is the first 'catastrophic' failure of a Pioneer I remember hearing.I thought a unit only 1.5 yrs old smoking like that a bit odd myself. IMMO, most failures where the FM smoke is let out there are external causes that either cause it outright or 'assist...

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IMO, Pioneer is making a nice unit. Have some buddies that have various models. I think they are all the same basic family of HU though since they all look similar. They are using various speakers. Common amongst their systems: they all sound good to great!

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As someone who repairs this stuff, it will probably be cheaper to just buy a new HU. And by cheaper I mean money and TIME spent! As someone who is CHEAP, this realy irks me!

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I was thinking more along the lines of this mutes the amp, so it is an output from the radio to the amp. Normally the 'mute' is an input to the radio, but with the problems reported with the popping/whatever when trying to use the M&T amp....maybe it is some odd OEM thing. Wouldnt be the first t...

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Could it be the 'mystery' signal that mutes the amp, and thats why so many peeps have trouble with the M&T amp making thumps or whatever?

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If it is accompanied by a sweet smell, your heater core might be leaking.

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I had an 1980 Grand Prix that the drivers side window shattered. I had just closed the door and was walking inside. I heard this 'tink-tink-tink' noise, kinda like hot metal makes as it cools, then 'GOOOSH'. It shattered into thousands of pieces! It was cold outside, but not very cold. Insurance cov...

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"The accident, by law, was my fault. The lady driving the Jimmy changed lanes abruptly while I was travelling across the intersection. But technically, I did not have the right of way, so I was said to be at fault."Unless the cop was puling my chain (can they do that? lol), I got a warning...

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The dimmer control turned all the way down?

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If the PC power supply is only rated at 250~300 watts, then it is doubtful it will supply enough amperage on the 12V leads for the amplifier.If you want to even try it, I would suggest connecting all the +12V leads together, that is the only way you will be able to pull amps even close to the power ...

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Checked out the schematics, and as you all probably knew already there isnt any connection between the gear selection and the ecm, so no switches... I thought it might be an outside chance, since the last vehicle I saw that on was a big truck. Guess that should have been a clue eh? lolYou could use ...

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I havent checked the schematics yet, but isnt there another switch(s) to tell the ECM what gear the car is in? You might be able to use that in addition to the clutch switch, IE car in gear, then do not over ride clutch switch. Ill go dig out the schematics...maybe the Vibe doesnt even have that tho...

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Bummer although I dont miss it...I think my hearing is being hurt worse now than the 10+ years of factory work...lololol

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You can use another wiring harness/radio kit to half the amount of wiring under the seat when replacing the M & T with another amp. You use the wiring harness/plug from the same kit you use for the radio. That is the way mine was done.

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lol, is that what became of my old amp I traded ya for?

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