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I know that driving a freeway with headlights on high must be a common thing some people practice. It is extremely annoying to those coming the other way and I am sure truck drivers figure the only way to get this idiot to dim his light is to flash their headlighs. I flash my high beams when the oth...

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I feel your pain my friend. Sometimes no matter how far away you park some idiot has got to see how close they can park next to you. I swear that they are just plain stupid. I tell you that if someone parks that close to me and door dings my car and I know that the car next to mine is the one that h...

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After much consideration I decided on the Yakima King Pin hitch rack and here was my thinking. Although bikes on a roof rack does look much cooler than bikes on a hitch rack there are some draw backs to the roof rack.1. Lots of wind noise2. Roof rack mounted bikes tend to reduce fuel mileage3. You d...

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As for the windshield there is a product proceedure that is supposed to reduce rock chips. It is called " Diamon-fusion " and can be further checked out at http://www.diamondfusion.com I would not say it is all they claim it does but the people did a couple of cars at our dealership sold u...

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Is there a paint number from dupont for this special brake paint ? I can't seem to find anything like that in the dupont website.Thanks

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I am so glad to see that they made the engine blockheater a factory installed item on the 04 vibe. I can't beleive how many people come into our dealership in the winter wanting a blockheater installed on their new car. Evidendly our stupid sales people haven't found the button on the computer that ...

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Yes, been there done that. I can't believe that snow inside the wheel was the problem as I have never had that happen to any other car I have ever owned and I have lived in snow country my whole life. Oh well I got out and with the wheels turned to one side and then the other I was able to dig enoug...

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I really must be the odd one here. I let mine/wife's car warm up quite awhile ( 10-15 min )when the temps drop below 30 degrees. The engine is always a little noisy when cold and usually quiets down after warming up. Also our trips are short ( 2/3 miles )and I want the engine to warm up enough to ev...

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Maybe they will be able to find the problem when the part making the noise is hanging out through a hole in the engine block. I will send you some really cold weather as if cold temps make it worse it has been in the low teens here every day for the last couple of weeks. I was planning on keeping th...

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Crap. I was hoping you would get the news of what the problems is. And speaking of crap, tell them to get it out of their ears. Too bad the weather isn't cold enough for them to find it. Can't wait to find out what the problem is.

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The silverstars are worth the money to me and I think they are grrreat. If they show a deer on the side of the road and prevent hitting a deer they were well worth it. Time without the car and a paint job that never matches or is as nice as the factory isn't worth it to me. It will take a long time ...

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Another reason to try to avoid running over plastic bags. In our shop I have seen plastic bags rapped around the driveline or axle and if near the transaxle they can actually take out the seal on the transaxle or rear diff. Fishing line or wire that can get wrapped around these same items can do a l...

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And my 2 cents worth is if it looks too good to be true it probably is. This looks to be the case here.Even if it were the same light bulb.

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Well it is a personal preference but on a chainsaw engine it would be great but for the money on a car engine it is too small of a hp gain. IMO. If I had wanted a car with more than factory performance or a car to hop-up the engine I wouldn't have purchased a Vibe and would have went with the GTO in...

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I hope you didn't think that the catback was not going to be louder on the highway. Why else spend the money and time to put one on. Horsepower gain is so small that the idea is a cooler sound.

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Kind of tough to make a diagnosis without hearing it but it could be serveral things. Check the power steering fluid level. It could be low and cavitating air which might just bleed out after running awhile. It could also be the altenator charging the batt after the drain on it from the start cycle ...

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Glad I didn't ask that question again.LOL

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I have been told by our A/C man that another reason for the A/C to turn on with defrost is to run the A/C compressor in the winter to keep some lube moving in the compressor. Otherwise in some states the A/C compressor might not ever turn on for months and then in the summer when you hit the A/C but...

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I usually average 37 mpg with 90% highway and 10% city and that is with a couple of mountain passes where 4th gear is used for a few miles. But the more miles I put on in town the lower the average falls. Warm-up time in the winter where a rich mixture is called for really eats at the mpg average al...

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My base vibe is a 5spd standard and it is the hardest car to feed the throttle and clutch I have ever driven. The engine either bogs starting from a stop and when you try to feed in a little throttle it revs and then you slip in the clutch but between the small clutch mass and the overly sensitive t...

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Maybe it is a blessing that I didn't get a GT. I don't have any self restraint and I would probably be trying to race at every chance I got. No sense even trying to race the base vibe unless a riding lawnmower pulls up to me at a stop light and I might even think twice about that. I have noticed tha...

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SORRY. I didn't realize this was a duplicate thread. Please forgive and disregard. WOW. 96K is a chunk of miles.

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Who has accumulated the most miles on their vibe ? I am hoping this will be some kind of indicator as to what I can expect from my own vibe. I know these cars are only a couple of years old and therefore a huge amount of miles aren't going to be on the odometer yet but I am just wondering what other...

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I can tell you that in our shop if your were to bring it in with the cel light on and with the cia installed you might get the code read but not much would be done to fix anything untill the intake was back to original. This would not be covered under warranty either. When calling GM tech support th...

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Another simple thing that really works great on tree sap is Denatured Alcohol applied with a cotton swab and then as with the other remedies reapply wax or paint sealer. Works on all tree sap, soft or the hard kind which was left too long. Keep the swab moist and don't try to rub it dry as it will l...

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I too have wondered how long the fuel filter will go before plugging up. I know for a fact that we have replace a ton of fuel pumps on every make of GM cars. The most common cause of fuel pump failure seems to be caused by a plugged fuel filter although these fuel filters are on the pressure side of...

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From my personal experience unless something abnormal is going on there is not enough wear to warrant this procedure. I personally think they are covering their butts and just want to get you into the shop to make money when you are out of warranty. This procedure would be required if you were to ov...

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Mine is the same with the long crank time. I swear sometimes I am trying to starting a diesel engine. Guess it just the nature of the beast but I would like it to start with a lot less cranking time. It doesn't make any difference with letting the key on for a couple of seconds before starting eithe...

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Not that will help your situation now but I made some covers for my fog lights. I want to have foglights when I really need them. I don't ever use them just for looks but when I need them they will be there unharmed. I got two suction cups ( 2 1/2 inches in diam. ) and some black plastic/rubber like...

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Well , finally got to the Toyota dealer in a nearby town and got myself some TOYOTA antifreeze and let me tell you it ain't cheap. $28 dollars for two gallons but I didn't mind because I want to make sure I have the right antifreeze for the engine. Will change before the manual calls for. I see too ...

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The machine that flushes your cooling system pushes the new water and anti-freeze mix into the cooling system and therefore forces the old anti-freeze mix out ahead of it. I am sure it is not perfect but that is the way it works and gets most of the old stuff out. I would be careful how much air pre...

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I plan to change my anti-freeze around 30,ooo. I don't believe all this new 100ooo mile or long life anti-freeze stuff. I don't want to use the new orange stuff my GM dealer uses and I think most Toyota and imported anti-freeze has more of a red color. I have seen too many cars and trucks with the G...

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I wasn't really all that pleased with mine either. Used it one day without the big rubber thing to hold the bra on and it blew off and went right over the top of the car and onto the highway and broke as it was a pretty cold day. I know that was my fault and the not the bra's. Made the mistake of ge...

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I got the magnabra first and never was that fond of the way it fit. It gave the hood protection but not the rest of the front end. I bought the GM bra and it works great and fits as well as any bra does. My Neptune vibe gets rocks chips just from looking at it. I have never had a car that gets more ...

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Yes I am from Montana. Anaconda to be exact. There are getting to be a few vibes around town besides mine. I really don't want winter to come because I have more rock chips in my paint already and it is only summer. Traveling in the winter over mountain passes covered with gravel is sure to make me ...

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What was the brand of cruise control they install ? If you have had it installed do you have any pics of the CC control lever and where it is mounted. I would like to install my own aftermarket CC but not sure which one is the best and which one looks like the original.Thanks in advance.

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I agree these silverstar headlights are really too expensive but after seeing what a deer hit can cost in body damage to a vibe. I will stick with something I can see down the road with no matter how much they cost or how long they last.

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So where do you purchase the perfect fit deflector I keep hearing about. I have the magnetbra but think I like the perfect fit deflector better. Thanks

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Re: stock headlight issue! (03VibeGT6Spd)

Re: mad (removed) hell (remusrm)

Re: got my new 2005 yesterday. want to get bike rack (logiola)

Re: More chips than paint on my hood... (Boxgrover)

Re: painted brakes (kharman)

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Re: vibration after driving in snow (blake31)

Re: How long do you warm up the car in the morning? (smurfy)

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Re: NEW silverstar question (Merzbow)

Re: My Vibe's on fire! (ragingfish)

Re: H.I.D???? (vibe2003)

Re: MagnaFlow Installed (Psychobroker)

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Re: Whining noise. (Merzbow)

Re: Who has the most miles or kilometers (glassman)

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Re: mpg (bluedogfish)

Re: I think the Vibe throttle tip in is too agressive (Susiegirl)

Re: Clutch Trouble? (MadBill)

Re: Most Miles On a Vibe (sidewinder)

Most Miles On a Vibe

Re: Check Engine Light (silvervibeGT)

Re: Tree Sap---arghhhh (snowman)

Re: replacing fuel filter tips? (blankskeme)

Re: Valve Adjustments? (eh_clark)

Re: My 2005 Vibe engine won't fire until it turns over a few times. (Susiegirl)

Re: Fog Lights (LesPaul)

Re: Toyota anti-freeze (sidewinder)

Re: Toyota anti-freeze (shibaman)

Toyota anti-freeze

Re: If you're thinking of getting a magnetic bra - DON'T!!! (fuente2000)

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Re: cruise control (Mavrik)

Re: Burnt out Silverstar? (Big_Red)

Re: Pic of magnetic bra on 2004 Vibe (FusionFishGuy)