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Mr.D

Thanks for the great tutorial! Just replaced my pads, don't know that I could've done it without the help. I had my new Ipad next to the car and simply followed along. Now I just hope I got everything tight enough, no torque wrench... I plan to pull the wheels on Monday, after 60-70 miles of driving...

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Finally towed the Vibe this week, it towed like a dream, hardly felt it back there. I'm really surprised that we don't see more Vibes being towed behind RVs with all the positives that we're all so aware of here at genvibe!

Mr.D

Got the brackets installed today, all went pretty well. I had to get a 6 inch drop hitch to match up the receiver height and the Vibe's bracket's height. The Vibe's brackets are 14.5" and the RV was 22", but with a 6 inch drop it's now a nearly perfect 16" We're pretty excited to try ...

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Great write-up! I'm going to be installing the Roadmaster XL bracket kit tomorrow on our '04 Vibe. I'll be towing the Vibe with a Roadmaster Sterling tow bar that I'm buying from a neighbor. How have the magnetic lights worked for you?

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I did the exact same thing coasting down a hill a few weeks back

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Never mind, I found a proper set.

Mr.D

I bought a set of 16" Vibe alloys from a great Gen Vibe member to replace my stock steelies. Can someone help me to identify the exact lug nuts that I need? I don't want to pay dealer prices, +/- $6 each, but I don't know exactly what I need when I'm looking at ebay. What about places like Krag...

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I don't understand the need for a washer??? I too am in need of stock (type) lug nuts for the factory alloys. My car came with the steelies, but I bought a used set of alloys here in the for sale forum a couple weeks back. Any assistance on where to find a compatible set would be greatly appreciated...

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No, it fit quite easily. In fact I've done some measuring and I'm pretty sure it'll fit with only the large portion of the rear seat down, it'll either fit or not by less than a 1/2" I'm hoping it'll fit, that way my son can still ride in the small rear seat while we transport the Quad.

Mr.D

Next time I put it in the Vibe I'll take a pic and post it

Mr.D

Santa will be delivering a new '06 Kawasaki KFX50 ATV to my son next month. I was debating who I should call to borrow a truck from when I wondered if the quad would fit in the Vibe. Sure enough it fit, the handlebars cleared the top of the hatch opening by about 1/16". The cargo ability of the...

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I had put Mobil 1 full synthetic in at 3,100 miles and changed it at 9,600. It didn't burn a drop during those 6.5k miles but did look pretty dirty which is why I did it at 6.5k instead of 7.5k like I had planned to go to after the switch to Mobil 1. What sort of oil change intervals are you guys ru...

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The wheel studs on both the front discs and rear drums were a sort of floating situation. I could move the studs around within the little holes they came out from. Can anyone explain exactly why that is and what the point is? I've always rotated my own tires and done my own brake jobs and never noti...

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I first heard about it over at Vortex, back when GenVibe was listed as a sister site or something like that. What happened to that relationship??

Mr.D

Are these the batteries Costco now carries?

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I've got them on my Vibe, I think that here in California that they run $50 and then $25 extra per year. Mine are my son's initials RAD, with this addition SDAD, so RADSDAD. My wife's Mercedes says RADSMOM. They're a matching set, I guess when we have our second we'll have to figure another RAD inti...

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I was born in Sioux City, but most of my family is now in CA or South Dakota.

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Does that mean it'd be easy for those of us with '04s to add XM radio?

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When do the EBCs squeak? I hadn't heard they were prone to that, have you asked them about it? Is the reduced dust pretty significant? I've been thinking about buying them from TireRack myself...

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Vinylex by Lexol is a great product, it's a bit more expensive but you get what you pay for IMO. Lexol makes about the best leather cleaner and conditioner, 2 separate products, and their plastic and rubber protectant is equally good.

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How about posting some pics...

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Could it be that it was never properly filled?

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The SRT is basically the outgoing Mercedes SLK32 platform and engine, I think it'll be an incredible bargain at +/- $40k. MrRich, where'd you get that little link that gives a person's IP and provider info? That's pretty cool

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I did my first oil change at 3k, went with Mobile 1 5/30 and a Toyota brand filter for the Matrix. I plan to change the oil from now on at 7.5k intervals using the same Mobil 1 and Toyota filter.

Mr.D

Also, I went to college in the area and did my student teaching in several Santee schools. If you have any more questions feel free to e-mail at Mr.D@germancarfans.com I'd be happy to answer any more specific questions for you. One negative I have to add is that Santee and El cajon are very hot in t...

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Wow, talk about good service! That's awesome Nsimkins

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I live in Alpine, which is near Santee. Santee is a great place, very homogenious community, more of a white working class place. Their schools are great and do very well in the State testing. Freeways have been added in the past 5 years which now connects Santee to the outside world, you used to ha...

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I'm sure many use that as their gateway into GENVIBE, how about simplifying things and putting it up with the Main Page/My Profile/etc title bar that's always viewable no matter where we're at in the forums?

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Quote, originally posted by scherry2 Â»thats not a stingray..... its a sportster with pedals. I agree, as a 40 year old who had several Stingrays in the early to mid 70s, that has absolutely no resemblance to the orginal. That'd be like showing a 70 year old Harley fan a V-Rod and expecting a positi...

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Thanks, the GM Card people are first rate, they were very surprised about the dealer not being educated about the GM Card as well, oh well they aren't GM dealers but RV dealers. Another plus to the GM Card are the specials offered to members, every so often you get special deal offers, like an addit...

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I've had one for over 10 years and have used it twice. I bought a GM powered motorhome about 6 years ago, at the time of purchase the dealer told me it doesn't work for GM powered RV cab and chasis units. Long story short, 6 months later while at an RV forum on the web a guy mentioned he'd used his ...

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I'd be interested in whether people have been using their factory rack for this or have gone to products from Yakima or Thule?

Mr.D

I always wondered what those plugs were for, I guess I could've actually looked at the package, it clearly says and shows what they are for At least they're now installed!

Mr.D

Do these CAI's improve milage as well as power? Also do you get more intake noise? The filters are the K&N cleanable type right? I'd be very interested in one for my Vibe if it would add to my car's economy, both through milage and air cleaner cost savings over say 150k miles, I plan on keeping ...

Mr.D

The stickers pealed right off my '04, and it caused no damage. I wasn't actually planning on removing them but I was stuck in traffic soon after buying the Vibe and while trying to do something for the boredom I realized that the driver's side sticker wasn't well attached, so I pulled a bit and the ...

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I tightened the philop's screws inside the glovebox near the latch mechanism, a couple were very loose. It helped a bunch, I still get a bit of rattle but it's no longer constant. I also removed the glovebox and looked for possible causes back there but didn't find anything, also cleaned out my cabi...

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I just checked and cleaned the filter, I also took a good look around for anything loose that could explain my rattle. Two of the screws in the glove box near the latch were pretty loose, maybe I'll be lucky and that'll fix it...

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Thanks a bunch, I likely would have broken the tabs!

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I've searched the forums for info on my rattle and haven't found much on rattles around the glove box. When I first got mine I could get the rattle to go away with just a little fiddling with the latch, but that quit working. I could then make it go away by leaving the glovebox open but now that doe...

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No, but I will now.

Mr.D

Thanks for that info, I'll check that out as mine has a vibrating noise that seems to be coming from behind or around the glove box. How difficult is it to remove the the glove box? The cabin filter is back there too right?

Mr.D

How easy is it to remove and check the Vibe's cabin filter? Are there instructions in the manual for this? Thanks

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Anyone have an opinion on this Thule model and its fitment on a Vibe roof rack? http://www.thuleracks.com/thul...u=682

Mr.D

We've got a pretty standard car, silver with the darker gray cladding. 5spd manual and the power package. I'd like to find some take-off alloys for it in the future, it seems many of the young guys like to modify these cars so I figure I'll be able to find a set. I also plan to add a hitch and some ...

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I'm new here and have recently bought a new '04 Vibe. I'm a big German car fan and really only bought the Vibe because I had a big GMCard rebate I had to use and the Vibe was the only palatable GM product I could find, plus it was relative cheap, a basic no-brianer. After about 3 months of ownership...

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I'm looking for the same thing to increase my cargo room for an upcoming summer trip, anybody??

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