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I've decided to try out 3 different brands of high end halogen bulbs first to see how I like them. I realize the life will be short, but don't really care. Not hard to change. Trying these. 1. Philips RacingVision +150% 2. OSRAM Night Breaker Unlimited +110% 3. SYLVANIA SilverStar ULTRA (may return...

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I've decided to try out 3 different brands of high end halogen bulbs first to see how I like them. I realize the life will be short, but don't really care. Not hard to change. Trying these. 1. Philips RacingVision +150% 2. OSRAM Night Breaker Unlimited +110% 3. SYLVANIA SilverStar ULTRA (may return...

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The Philips RacingVision +150% are a very highly rated bulb. Many on the GenVibe Facebook page also recommend these and have ran them for a few years with good success.. Agreed on the Silverstar bulbs. They are junk and burn out pretty quickly. Good news is, they have a 1 year manufacturer warranty...

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I've decided to try out 3 different brands of high end halogen bulbs first to see how I like them. I realize the life will be short, but don't really care. Not hard to change. Trying these. 1. Philips RacingVision +150% 2. OSRAM Night Breaker Unlimited +110% 3. SYLVANIA SilverStar ULTRA (may return,...

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Did you have any trouble installing with the clips securing them in the housing with the heat sink in the way or did they fit right in? Also, what's your opinion of these, now that you've had them for a while? Thanks.

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Hey Toolguy. Sent you an email. I'm interested in a set.Thanks,Dave

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Well, It looks like I didnt get the regular factory cross bars that usually come with the 03-04's from the factory. I got http://www.gmpartscenter.net/P....html. Part#12498684, but on the instructions inside it says part#12489230. I thought I was ordering the other ones. Not really what I wanted, bu...

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Hey lovemyraffe,I might have to take you up on the offer for the Thule's. Do you have a pic of them? Are they the Peloton's or something else.

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Looks like the ebay guy didnt have them in stock, even though they were listed as 12 available on ebay' heres the email I got...Dear navydave01, I am sorry that I was unable to locate the items you wanted. It was an unusual situation and I apologize for any delay this has caused. GM unexpectedly dis...

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Hmm, I'm showing $20.26 for shipping. Maybe because its from Massachusetts to Maine.

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I believe I might have found one on ebay. Does this look like the same one for the vibe? The description shows the correct Gm aprt number...http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...l1259Here is all the listings I found, looks like all from the same dealer...http://search.stores.ebay.com/...ZWD1SPS. Thanks, ...

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Does anyone know which thule part number is the same as the GM rebaged one?? All I could find was 2 upright ones one Thule's website...http://www.thuleracks.com/fg_c...ber=3thanks,Dave

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I did find this http://www.bikerackshops.com/TU532.html, so if I can cant find the factory ones, I may able to use these adapters for other options if I had to.

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I was looking to get the crossbars and 2 GM 12495021 - Bicycle Carrier - Fork Mounts, with my tax return and my local dealer said the bike carriers were discontinued. I just tried to order them online from an different place, http://www.midwaypartsteam.com/ and they cancelled my order, saying they w...

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Couldnt believe it. while driving down the road at lunch the lower small grill piece next to the fog light on the drivers side, fell out. Had to go back and pick it up off the road and pop it back in. Checked the other side it was a little loose too. You all better check your lower grill pop out pie...

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So lets say, I had aftermarket power door locks and a remote starter installed. (which I did) Does this absolve them from doing any warranty work, related or unrelated to my car ?

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Ya, it sure would be nice wouldnt it? I guess I watch too much Star trek, lol. Sorry about your vibe.

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Well, looks like I've been able to keep it somewhat dent free for 6 months. About 2 weeks ago some jerk backed into my driver side front door and took off. Hit and run. $2064 damage, and a $500 deductible coming out of my pocket. Thats always nice. Going into the body shop today. Damaged my door and...

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Can we get this for the Vibe someday????http://www.stuffmag.co.uk/hots...d=896

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My roady2 works great, I can even have my buddy catch it on his radio in his car tuned to the same position on the dial all the way at the end of the parking lot at work. Must be about a 50 yd range on that thing. Dont think it has to be a foot away.

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Ya, that looks nice. Wish I would have seen that earlier :-). Maybe would have done mine different. Well, I got my cig lighter adapter wired in, just took it apart, taped the leads direct to the contacts inside, snapped it back together. Then took the leads, stuck then in the hole on the blade conne...

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Theres a couple of adapter setups to direct wire the output to the factory radio. Saw it on this forum,http://www.xmfan.com/viewtopic...+vibeI might try one. I have the standard am/fm/cd with no changer option.

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I just picked up a roady2 and was thinking about mounting the antenna right behind the fm antenna on the roof and routing the wire through the hatch. I would like to run it under the seal and then under the headliner, then down to the front somehow, maybe the a-piller? Would this be a good idea. I g...

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Because I am going to keep the car on the road as long as possible. Like 10-15 yrs +, and I'm sure rust will eventually set in. I drove my 93 Suzuki Swift for 12 yrs with 176,000 miles on it and the body is toast. The salt they use on the roads up here after time will take its toll. If not, then at ...

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Would Simple Green work to clean the oil drip marks fro the cladding? Would it hurt the gray cladding? I guess I would need to re-dress it with some protectant after, like 303 protectant. Any other suggestions?Thanks

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On my way up to Canada, I hit a partridge, the license plate absorbed most of the impact, but my grill on the drivers side came unsnapped on the two bottom clips and is pushed in a little and is kinda loose. It doesnt look broken, but I cant get them to stay in place now when I push them back on the...

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Well, I drove up to Sherbrooke, QC, and gave my car the Krown Rustproofing, on Friday. It was 160 miles one way but I hope its worth it. Boy that stuff goes everywhere. Its been leaking out for 3 days. What have you guys used to get the excess cleaned off that have had your cars treated with krown? ...

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Cool, I'll have to keep my eye out. Do they have the matchbox version in red? I thought I saw it. Is it still at the stores or out of production? Looked at Kaybee yesterday, couldnt find much. Didnt have the Spongebob 5 pack. Must be some at Wally world.

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Just got this in an email today...http://www.pontiacmall.com/pro...PO358RED/Yellow http://www.pontiacmall.com/pro...PO254Probably not the latest news, but another source if it hasnt already been posted.

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After going to the body shop and removing cat scratches from the back hatch and dog scratches on the drivers door, within 6 days I have more scratches on the hood and fascia from where some cat apparently tried to get up on my freshly waxed hood, started to slip, and sliced into my new clear bra I j...

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Not sure what you call it but on either side of the manual transmission there are two round cylindrical parts that the axle shafts connects to, that go onto the transmission itself. The car is 3 months old. (Purchased July this year). Anyone know what these are called? Anyways, when I did my first o...

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Hmm, no wonder our cars go slow. We've been carrying around 4 dead horses, lol.

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Ya, sounds good, maybe when I can afford it go, full synthetic, and when times are hard just mix 1 qt with 3 regular. And when times are real hard go all regular,

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Whats everyone's opinion on synthethic blends? Scam or good deal? I've read they use anywhere from 2 to 10% synthetic at the most and the rest is just conventional oil. Also I've read its better to just mix your own. 1 qt of full synthetic, with 3 qts of regular (referring to the base model). Using ...

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Hmm , I heard jacking it up is not good for the suspension. Is there a proper way to do this ? Thanks

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I am going to put my Vibe in storage for the winter, and drive my old Suzuki swift while it still has life in it. It will be close by at my Dad's, in a garage, about a 20 minute drive away so I will be able to start it up every couple of weeks or so. I've been told not to disconnect the battery beca...

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Taken from http://pinewood.schoolreferenc....html -----------------------------BEWARE OF "FIRST MODEL YEAR" LEMONS There is secret car makers don't want you to know. Nearly all models, regardless of brand, suffer significant quality control problems during the first 12-24 months of manufac...

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I dont know if this would work on this aluminum, but I used steel wool 00 grit on my aluminum Jalousey windows on my VW camper bus, and they came out really nice. It had some oxidation from 30 years worth of weather and they looked like new after taking the steel wool to them. Worth a try maybe in a...

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After reading about the rust issues on fairly new vibes, I'm going to take the advice of the Canadians and go north to get my vibe treated with Krown rust proofing. Its about 150 miles north of where I live in Maine to the closest dealer in Sherbrooke Quebec, but I think it will be worth it to take ...

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Maybe the fumes from the workers not wearing deodorant, thins out the paint as its being applied, lol. . Or maybe the extra sweat water gets into the paint and thins it out even more.

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Not sure if this was posted before, went to thier site and read it. Seems interesting although it doesnt give me any better feeling about our paint jobs, From, http://www.nummi.com/painting.html---------------------------------------------------A great paint job may not have much to do with vehicle ...

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Auburn Maine here, 05 Lava 2 tone

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Hmm, I wonder how long it would take. I know that the Delorian's outer shell is made with stainless steel and I've heard that will never rust, or not for a very long time. I know that they recommend putting an anti-sieze compund on the threads to prevent galling. I found a website that has all stain...

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I am considering changing out all of the visible exterior nuts and bolts that I can see that might be exposed to the weather to Stainless steel to try to keep them from rusting. Has anyone else did this or thought of this?

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Just made one for my Lave 2 tone, looks great, looks exactly like the pics, used exact $16.97 Apache mat from home depot. Thanks for the how-to!!

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Just did it to my 05. No more annoying dinging!

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The a/c button doesn't light up, and therefore you cannot push the button to turn it off. It just comes on without the the light or the button being involved. I guess I'll just live with it for now, until I get sick of it. I am just starting to become a miser with the gas prices as high as they are ...

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Been reading some feedback, some like it , some say it is thin and cheap?

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Anyone try these before? Opinions? Looks like good coverage, wonder how thick it is, http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...sting

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