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Here is to back of the Vibe with refective GrafxWerks.

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Here is the roof rack which is also painted to match the car. I hate to see the Vibes with body color spoiler alongside the back and aluminum roof rack. It just makes it look like someone added a spoiler to a wagon in my opinion.

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Thanks to all for your comments good or bad. I personally do not like to billet main grilles that I have seen. They look unfinished with the chrome trim missing which gives the appearance of being homemade. What I am thinking of doing with mine is to paint the main grille salsa to compete the monoch...

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Another close-up

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Close-up

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Full Shot

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Installed the 3 piece grille from Street Beat Customs. The link for the grilles is http://www.streetbeatcustoms.com/apsp85101a.html. They were only $63.15 delivered. They are painted and only the front surface is polished which I feel gives a better quality appearance. Fit and finish was excellent. ...

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I have also done this install. I just finished it and was going to post it but did a search for HOMELINK and found this thread. I guess great minds think alike.

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Here is a side shot

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Rear picture

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Another luggage rack shot

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A rear quarter shot

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Here is a pic of the roof rack.

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I have had this car for about a year now. When I bought it new the dealership had installed the sport package on but the pieces were black. It just looked very wrong and I removed the pieces as soon as I got home. Well a year later I got around to having the pieces painted. The problem was the newly...

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Was it the same grille or was the pattern different?

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The 2007 Vibes have an option/accessory of a body color grille. They only come in Salsa (#17801305) and Platnum Silver (#17801306) and come with the chrome surround. From GM Part Direct they cost $225.68 + shipping. I would really like to see what they look like on a Salsa Vibe. Anyone have any pics...

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Not sure of the automatic spacing but I almost installed the switches on the side of the shifter housing and considered the front of the center console. Just thowing out some ideas. I am sure you will love them. Enjoy.

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Great!!!!!!!!! We just got back from a ski trip to Vermont and the seats were awesome. Should of been a factory option.

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I am looking to install an on/off switch which will replace the coin holder beside the rear window switch. I want the switch to match as closely as possible to the factory ones. Anybody have one and if so where did you get it and could you possibly post a pic of it. Thanks

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I have been looking for Salsa red spray paint for my 05. DupiColor only has the touch-up paint but no spray paint. Has anyone found a near perfect match spray paint for Salsa. Thanks

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Let me answer some questions. I used 14 gauge stranded wire. That wire should be good for 15 amps. I used a 15 amp fuse for the circuit. I used the bolt that holds the taillight assembly as the ground. BTW, whenever I pull wires I always pull extra wires for future ideas. So I now have one spare wir...

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I got them for $75 a seat.

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I am sure you could. You would of course need to be more cautious with the 120 voltage.

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I had already added the missing on 05 switched outlet in the center console which is good for things like one of the cell phones. So that is it some simple changes that will enhance my Vibe. Hope this helps someone.

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I continued this power feed wire under the carpet rear seat and left rear trim panels to an outlet at the rear of the car. We needed this constant 12 volt outlet for a 12 volt cooler that we wanted to run even when we stop to eat and things. It was surprising how few locations had enough clearance b...

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There is plenty of room for this outlet underneath the console.

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I had a thread about how I installed heated seats. http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=19626 In that post I had several people asked about the outlets I had added during the process. I know this is not a big deal but if someone searches for outlets they will find this thead and it might help the...

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I called the tech support with a question about concerns of modifying the passengers seats with occupancy sensors. I was assured it would not be a problem. He was correct the sensors are all on the bottom of the seat and not anywhere near the top where the seat heaters are mounted. The tech support ...

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The hardest cushion to do was the passenger upright cushion. I had a hard time figuring out how to remove the back of the seat. After it was off there are two retaining clips at the bottom of the panel that hold the cover on after it is inserted at the top first. I was unable to remove the side plas...

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The remove the vinyl covering the adhesive and stick it down smoothing out the heating pad. Reassemble the seat cushion. Then go to the next cushion. Here is a picture of the drivers upright cushion. You can clearly see the channels and the channel bar attachment points.

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You need to mark where the channel bar hog rings are with the heating pad formed into the channel then cut holes for the channel rods that will now be retained with the provided zip ties.

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Then you are ready to position the heating pads. Note in this picture I left one rod on so it was easier to reassemble.

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Then you need to cut the hog rings that hold some of the channels rods and edges.

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Yes, the heating pads mount between the seat foam and the upholstery. Removing the seats are easy, 4 bolts and one or two electrical connectors. Remove the plastic panels on the sides of the seats, then the edges of the upholstery.

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I will try to post pictures of the extra 12 volt outlets tomorrow.

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I put the seat heater switches to the shifter console. The switches have two colored lights. Red for high and green for the low heat setting.

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Well I felt a little crazy dismantling my new Vibe with under 500 miles to install seat heaters but I did anyway. We do a lot of skiing and winter driving so they will be much appreciated. I purchased seat heaters from http://www.HeaterSeat.com They have an excellent kit and great instructions as we...

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I will be watching this very carefully. I would love to add a MP3 changer to my XM head unit.

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I found a better picture of the wheels. Definitely not my taste. You would think GM would of picked a better wheel to offer as chrome. http://www.gmaccessories.net/f...81313

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Hey thanks. Wow are they expensive. I was not really wanting them but was courious if they were available.

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In the2006 Vibe new car brochure they say, "For even more attitude, you can also add an available polished stainless steel exhaust tip and specially designed 17" cast chrome wheels". This statement is beside the attached picture that shows the wheels. Does anyone know anything about t...

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I would suspect that the automatic also has a mechanical reverse light switch on the transmission. Probably also with a two wire connector.

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Well that is unlucky and lucky at the same time.

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I have the 5 speed trans. There is a reverse light switch on the top of the transmission. There is a two wire plug going to that switch. The red/black wire is the correct one to connect to.

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What sources are there for roof caps? How much are they? Those that have roof caps, how is the quality of them? How are they installed? Could you please post pics of your roof caps. Thanks

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Sorry not sure how to post pics on here. I thought about using the temp probe as inside temp. I also thought about moving the stock temp sensor inside. I still might. Here is a link for this mirror and install instructions. I did notice the link incorrectly says "It features a manually activate...

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I installed a Donnelly dimming mirror. It is a sweet unit. I bought it off Ebay. This unit has the map lights that the Vibes with sunroofs are missing. I wired the map light so they can be turned on with or without the key and the map lights come on when any door is opened. Finally I will easily see...

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Welcome, I have a Salsa Base Vibe too.

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I temporarily removed my sports package without spoilers. You will end up with 4 holes at the front of your car for the front spoilers. So it is not just the rear spoilers that make holes.

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