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I Have a base 05 vibe with 1zz-fe engine, I thought it would be great to fit in a 2.4 supercharged.. would it be possible, how much would it cost aproxx ? anyone did it !?

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thebarber wrote:2zzge > 2azfe

I WISH !!

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As of the wheel balancing, check the interior of the mag to see if there is dirt, because it can be the cause, and if it is, they'll charge you anywhere from 5 to 10$ for each wheels to remove dirt. It's a pain to pay for something you could've done yourself.

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Roads are designed in such a way that water can't stay on the pavement so the right lane is slightly lower than the left, causing the cars to drift to the right. Now, you can still bring you vibe in a tire shop to check the alignment if you want to make sure !
Good luck

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not bad at all, paid 100 for a MAF

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sorry for your lost man.. take care

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It sure looks great and that - I have to admit - is the main reason I bought the set but I do think it improves a little bit because white reflects better on reflective surfaces such as stop signs than the halogen yellow. Another advantage is it only needs 7.5W per fog witch is a great improvement (...

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The thing i don't understand is why do all vines and matrixes have rust on the rear left door but nowhere else !! Any ideas ??

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thanks If you're interested in a set of new fog lights, you have to buy bulb 9006, not 9005 as some will tell you as it wont fit in your car. This is for the 2005 model year, I don't know what's needed on the new generation. The link is : http://www.ebay.ca/itm/2x-7-5W-9006-LED-SMD-Car-Foglight-Fog-...

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Just bought a set of 2 7.5 W (5 led's) 9006 for my fog lights, it's 8000k to match my hid headlights and it looks great. Next to my vibe is my friends Mazda protege5 with the same HID kit in it.

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I ended up removing the WeatherTech window deflectors today after one of the rear ones fell out after only being installed a few days. Fortunately it fell into the rear seat as I was leaving work so it didn't break or anything. I am extremely disappointed with the rear deflectors. The front ones fi...

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what a sweet ride !
congrats !

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In my opinion, most grey or silver cars suck. The vibes and trixes are exceptions though, it's a pretty color especially on the 2009 + model years !
Your color rocks too !

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I wouldn't wash the bay with running water to prevent rust because my father did that on the last car, it took a coupe of months before it started to rust real bad. I do live in Canada and winters are tough on a car so I need my anti rust treatment on every part of the car. It gets real dirty, but i...

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thebarber wrote:under the body work, we're all toyota's

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Welcome Scott !! That's a nice ride you got there !
Hey the vibe and the matrix are practically indentical, so welcome to genvibe !
Feel free to ask for tips or anything, the guys here ; they know a whole lot on the vibe so i'm pretty sure you'll be pleased !

Have a nice day, and drive safely !
Felix

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thebarber wrote:Mine are second hand but built by keith

Were they expensive ?
and BTW, your ride's awesome !!

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I Cleaned the engine plastics, the air box and the fuse box with *SuperClean* grease remover. Don't wanna clean everything in the engine bay to prevent rust because the car is treated against it.
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that's sad though, the matrix is the only thing left from the vibe

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Is it expensive to get the projectors for the vibe ??

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Will do !
thank you everyone !

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That would be awesome !

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Check on this website - http://www.car-part.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; in the New England area for them. Plug in your zip code and you can see how far away they are. Looks like there are some from $65-100 each. I ended up getting the 17" wheels for my son's ca...

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I'm looking for someone with a set of 4 16'' wheels for my 05 base vibe. **Not to far from Vermont, can also be in canada Thanks in advance http://christin-automobile-inc.autoexpert.ca/en-ca/VehicleImages/id_35097099/2007-Pontiac-Vibe.jpg?id=35097099&size=fullsize&iuid=751ff3d8e8df078400cec0...

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Me too ! I try to keep it full most of the time ! As for the cons of running a low tank is maybe water condensation.. especially in winter. And since it happened to my father couple of years ago, I'm keeping it full all the time during the winter. http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/4321...

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RISCVibe wrote:last weekend, i put about 300 some miles on my gas tank. I hate hitting 1/4 tank

Me too ! I try to keep it full most of the time !

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It did a great job on mine though, It's a 2005 with 93 000 miles on it !

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Best I've done with my 2003 AWD was around 600km (372miles) highway, doing anywhere from 65-85mph and hitting heavy traffic. I can't remember the exact number because the yellow light was on and I couldn't find a station, panic! I normally fill up at halfway, keeps me Zen. The best thing to do in w...

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what's the point ?

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I did 520 miles on a tank on the highway before having to go back to the gas station. We were 3 adults in the car along with our luggage and a cooler full of drinks. (The car wasn't light at all) I Set the trip to after filling the tank to the cap *It's a canadian car so you have to convert from km ...

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Nope. My first one is the wrecked one pictured above...

oups.. i'm sorry for your car :S

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The Vibe didnt fit my lifestyle. Im more of an outdoor off-road kinda guy. The Vibe 2009 AWD 2.4L caught in my eyes but the interior was too small.... I felt suffocated. I agree that the more gadgets you have, the higher for you to get something broken down the road. But what I was complaining was ...

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It's advertised as a one owner car and the pics look good. I'm not going to even look at it unless he is willing to accept my offer because that's already more than I wanted to spend. It may be a shot in the dark. The seller would have to be willing to accept a deposit and hold the car for about a ...

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Anyone up for a little meet somewhere in Vermont ??
1 Night + a couple of vibe and their owners = lots of fun

Let me know !!

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OK, I just located an 06GT with only 54K on it right here in town. It's an individual seller and he's asking $11,000. I sent him a message offering him $9000 pending inspection. Sound reasonable? looks like a good deal as long as it was well taken care of ! good luck ! http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.ne...

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Here's one I found in my files : the silver one had a hitch installed few months ago, the trailer was loaded my friends and the car wasn't bad at all for a 1.8l

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Welcome Felix :D As you can see in my signature I am one of the many two Vibe families ;) Just like Carrie (J_TO_ENVY) & her mom, we too have a pair of Vibe GT's and love the power of the 2.4l engine. Mine is the Red one and has the manual 5-speed. My son's is the navy blue one and is an automa...

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WELCOME ! I hope you enjoy the new car

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it is. I was losing my motivation towards modifying my vibe but after meeting all these people, it brought it right back up. Yeah. He is looking into some new headlights. :) Great to hear meeting up with some fellow Vibe owners got you passionate about your own Vibe again :)! Glad to hear he's look...

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Unfortunately, I never got the chance to try a vibe GT, how's the 2.4 doing on 0-60 mph ? Mine is the vibe on the right the other one's the step mother cousin matrix http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/s720x720/577717_219692581478529_1670827261_n.jpg http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos...

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That's how dirty the vibe gets going from Montreal to Toronto back and forth in 21 hours. 680 miles of wintery roads getting passed by semis ! http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/s720x720/404558_151842431596878_425045577_n.jpg http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/432126_26776577...

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Hello everybody, I've been looking for a used vibe since I missed out on the cash-4-clunkers thing. Its been a long search, but I think I got a good deal on this one. 2005 base fairly loaded, windows, doors,cruise, auto. 133K with excellent interior, one accident in history and a mildly scuffed-up ...

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I once got almost 45 mpg doing 40 mph in fifth gear in my 05 base vibe. Tires were properly inflated and I went real easy on the throttle for about 70 miles on a stretch.

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My 2005 Vibe was subject to a recall for the Ecm due to security issue. When I had it changed, my cluster went crazy and the rpm needle was going from 1k to 5k but the engines wasn't leaving 1k. Any ideas ? take it back to the dealer. How long ago was this that you got the PCM recall fixed? 4 month...

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Hey everyone, i'm new to genvibe and I'd like to introduce myself, My name is Felix and I'm a big vibe enthusiast. I have a blue 2005 base vibe and a silver 2010 base vibe. I would like to meet people sharing the same interests and I was wondering if there's a vibe owner's meeting soon in the north-...

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