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kcinmi

try coverking.com

kcinmi

Ive got mine connected to the blue/white wire, no noise.

kcinmi

Sounds like she tapped into the blue wire with a white strip, constant 12 volts to the radio. Thats the same place I tapped into, no whine or noise of any sort. I do wonder, if anyone may be able to answer, instead of tapping into constant 12 volts, why not tap into switched 12 volts? I wonder if it...

kcinmi

I paid $160 for everything but the windshield. Lifetime gaurantee against peeling and bubbles.

kcinmi

Yes, forgot about the self adjusting adjusters. They are supposed to turn the adjuster via that cable that is attached to the post at the top of the backing plate. Either when you use your parking brake, or apply the brakes in reverse. Ive never used a tool to do the preliminary adjustment after ins...

kcinmi

Drum brakes typically arent that difficult. The main thing , and by far the most important thing...is do only one side at a time, so you have a reference when reassembling. A brake spring tool allows you to push in and turn the hold down springs at the same time. Ive foound that a regular pair of pl...

kcinmi

I stand(or sit) corrected!

kcinmi

Last weekend I put 1200 miles on the vibe, 1100 of which were highway at a speed af 75 to 80. Averaged 35 mpg, and 375 miles with a fill up of 10.7 gallons. So, if you do the math, you could get 450 miles untill empty. I do believe the Vibe has a 12 gallon tank, not 13.2.

kcinmi

Just picked up 4 qts of ATF from local Toy dealer for 16.00. At that price and the fact the tranny has a drain plug, I think Ill change it every third oil change.

kcinmi

Cottmans Transmission on Grand River in East Lansing. Had a clutch and tranny done there for 300 in labor plus parts. This was a few years ago and on an older honda...but they stand behind their work.

kcinmi

I know its not a roady, but it would mount the same with a Pro Clip.

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kcinmi

I switched to Mobil 1 at 450 miles. Another thing to think about when buying a new car is the build date. My Vibe had the original oil in it for almost a year from the time it was built to the time I bought it. That and all the test drives it had to go through it needed new oil.

kcinmi

Merz, you dont live to far from where I work.

kcinmi

an unrelated question. How do you get pictures right in your post, without having to attach a file. I know the button there right above the text box, but do not know how to use it.

kcinmi

Excellent! Post some pictures if you can.

kcinmi

Hmmm.... According to my Garmin GPSMap 60c, whilst I am traveling down the highway at what my speedo says im doing 60, GPS tells me Im doing 58. At 70 on the speedo, my GPS tell me 67, and I lose one mile an hour for every ten I go up on the speedo. Stock 16 wheels and oem continental tires.

kcinmi

Just this past weekend I burned up an entire tank of gas, It usually takes me about 3 or 4 weeks to go thru a tank, but wanted to see what kind of mileage my car was getting at 7000 miles on the odometer. At a consistent speed of 80, and 348 miles, my refill was 10.4 gallons. Equates to a little les...

kcinmi

Allright, it makes sense to me now.

kcinmi

GMJAP... Im not disputing what you said, because frankly I dont have a clue. but got to thinking...If the indash changer has a AM/FM button, and a CD/AUX button, and the Aux2car actually uses the CD/AUX button on a single disc OEM stero to enable it...why wouldnt it work? I understand that the gm st...

kcinmi

Ive had my 2004 for almost a year now. Just something I always do when I buy a car, when I get it home I check everything myself, oil, coolant, tires, etc. Mine were at 44 all the way around. The dealer got a call on that one.

kcinmi

While I agree that Dex-cool is not the best coolant available, I dont believe its the cause of Lower Intake Gasket Failure on the GM 3.1 and 3.4 motor. After much searching on the Web, I found quite a few things including a TSB indicating that it was a manufacturing and design flaw in the gasket its...

kcinmi

Make sure you have you positive and negative wires to the speaker correct. If you hook them up backwards, they will work, but your bass will suck.

kcinmi

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kcinmi

Better grab the Master Cylinder while your at it. Typically on a Disc/Drum cylinder, the resevoir for the drum side of the system is alot smaller. Or am I thinking of an older type of system where the front and rear were actually seperated? Now that I think about it....

kcinmi

probably could do it like in the old days, where you had to cut wires and find out what went where. LIke Jahntassa said, two different wiring systems, but all radios use 12v, they all have speaker outputs, etc. Just a matter of getting the wires going where they need to go. I dont think the AVEO is ...

kcinmi

+What do YOU mean? You can always get a radio out of a 04 or 05, then you could install aux input.

kcinmi

I Just recently installed the Aux2car, and so far, not a problem one. It is however not a PAC unit anymore, as far as I know. Mine didnt come in a PAC box and it said Peripheral on the actual adapter. My wire adapter did however come in a PAC bag. You can get it to work with either button, the BAND ...

kcinmi

I Just got what you mean. We had an 01 Olds Alero, and now I remember that if you pulled the radio, a carp load of stuff would stop working. And if you wanted to replace it with an aftermarket you had to buy a something or other to make everything work again.

kcinmi

Havent yet had wife or anyone else in the passenger seat. I will get a pic of it from the Pass. seat and post. I cant imagine it would get in the way, unless your having a party in your car, or you and the wife still enjoy frolicing in the car like when we were younger!!! It sits pretty high there o...

kcinmi

Where I got the wire into the car. After I got it in, I ran it between the headliner and the plastic trim, then under the door weatherstripping to the front, and then between the dash and body where the front of the front door closes.

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Where my Antennae is.

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kcinmi

Pics of my install. I know its a little blurry, have a new camera and still figuring it out. I ran all the wires directly under that radio trim in the lower right corner. Used a Cig adapter and tapped into the power going into the cig lighter on the dash. Thats it, very easy, and more than enough ro...

kcinmi

I bought my Aux2car and ABGM12 from CarDomain.com, came to $112 for both and 2nd day air shipping.

kcinmi

Exactly, press any button on the radio with the car off and key out, I get that hissing. BUt like I said, its very minimal. How did yuou fix it?

kcinmi

I did notice a sort of white noise, but you can only hear it after I shut the car off. You can only hear it if the car is off, the doors are shut, and you listen for it. And when I say the car is off, I mean the key is off and out too, it stops after about 10 seconds. I think its because the aux2car...

kcinmi

I have a 2004 with amp and 6 speakers. I did listen with the XM receiver off, and no noise. I dont think the Aux2car is a PAC unit anymore, it says Peripheral on the box?

kcinmi

I beleive that unless you get a True shop manual from GM or Toyota, you have to wait about 3 years for Haynes or Chilton to put one out. I dont think they start making manuals untill the typical 3 year warranty is out.

kcinmi

DOnt have any pictures yet because Im still routing wires. Installed the pro-fit mount, very easy installation, with the easy swivel, which I think I may take off, not sure yet. Hooked yellow wire from GMAB 12 wire harness to the constant 12v blue wire(may have a white stripe, I dont remember) going...

kcinmi

I found these on the XM forum. SOrry I dont have links;Panavise.comProclip.comBoth have mounting options for the Vibe and Matrix although Im not sure how you would get or order one of the Panavise clips, but anyway.I ended up ordering a Pro Fit clip.

kcinmi

Probably try to find a newer radio. Not sure if the JVC radios they were or are putting in the Toy's have the capability of an AUX input. Seems to me a JVC radio would be better than a GM unit.

kcinmi

I was looking through the XM forum last night, and there were quite a few people who said that as long as you have the Band button on your radio, it is technically XM ready, all you need to do is add the turner box and antenna.

kcinmi

well, I have a 2004 I bought around May of 2004. It is a two tone satellite. The strip between the wheel arch cladding and the fenders is seriously discolored, and not even a year old!

kcinmi

When I was looking at Vibes, the ones that were XM ready had XM something or other on the face of the headunit, and it looked like the one I have.

kcinmi

just ordered AUX2CAR and ABGM12 today, should be here on Monday. I will let everyone know how it sounds.

kcinmi

And im not trying to sound like an A**, but doesnt the aux2car enable the CD/AUX button? Why does it matter if you have the Band or AM/FM button? SO, is there really any difference between the single cd headunit and the XM ready head unit? is the only difference the XM Ready sticker on the front of ...

kcinmi

Dont all 2004 and up vibes have the Band button? Mine does.

kcinmi

So, let me pose a question. If the stock, single disc with moons and tunes has a 12 pin plug on the back for Aux inputs from either a changer or XM tuner, and your car didnt come with XM or a changer, couldnt you just add a tuner box or changer to that plug?

kcinmi

Absolutely, and if you get caught with trash in whatever your running...its a long time before any of the guys will leave you alone about it. Youd be surprised how lazy a guy can be...be running something at the fill face and cant muster up enough motivation to throw a cup or wrapper out the window.

kcinmi

I have no quamms about pulling the radio and buying something that will let me hook it up directly to the radio. I do have the Band button and the CD/AUX button. Which button would the AUX Box enable? and have all the bugs been worked out of these things yet?

kcinmi

Im not an electrician, and I hate tearing things apart because I usually dont put them back together. I have a 2004 Vibe, with single CD and Moons and Tunes. What is the simplest way of enabling the head unit to listen to my XM receiver. I have followed this site for awhile, and alot of great ways o...

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OK, bought XM today, need laymans answers