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Thanks. It was my wifes idea.. I also like the way they look. From what most people have said here and the VW forum it looks like they should just swap right over. Now to get the money.. and I have yet to find a used set to find pricing.. and didn't expect stock rims to cost more then custom.. but I...

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haha oops. forgot to move the brake caliper.

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So my wife is set on getting some VW rims for the Vibe. They put them on the bugs.. too lazy to look on VW forum right now but I think they're just the "montee carlo" rims with inserts. I've done a little looking in the past and I'm pretty sure the bolt pattern is the same. But I think VW ...

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1 yes 2 no. I don't see why the thing would leak from the plug anyways...? Maybe I'll try that and hope it works?

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I have a oil leak from the drain plug. I just did a oil change, made sure everything was on as it should be and it is.Should the plug have some kind of gasket? It started doing this over the past few weeks. I've changed the oil every time from the day we got the car myself and don't remember the plu...

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I'm not sure if this is the regulator, because the window will still work it's more off track then anything, will roll up and down but it's out of place and won't really shut right until I grab it by hand and put it in place.I'll take the door panel apart and see what the deal is and then get back w...

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I know it's a Vibe thing, or even a GM thing, and the thing has made noise from day one when we roll it up or down... but today someone shut the door (like normal) and something came lose. The glass is lose and I can't use the window now.I did a search on windows but only found what is hitting it......

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Oh yeah! think you posted in my post. Some moron did the same to our Vibe.We picked ours up used so no worry about that. But I know how dealerships can be about stuff like that, from past cars. No fun.

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Shane. So why not try it on your Vibe? Have you read anything bad about doing it?Goodvibe. deceased GT? What's the deal?

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Thanks for the links to the ram air post!I can't get the post about the drilled Corolla box to load right now, will try again after work today.Here is a picture of the box.I don't see how the air in this area is any hotter then say the front air intake hose. The box had stock holes up front and arou...

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No! It's jokes just like that one that make people read this site! haha.The bottom of the airbox looks like swiss cheese now hahaha.. mmm..Jokes like that!

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Yeah I thought so! I'm sure someone has done this before.. well I would think.The next thing up for close to free is a home made ram air. I'm going to convert the second air intake to the box, move it to the lower half of the car and push air into it.I can't find the post but I ran into it the other...

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Yeah! $40 for the K&N and 15 minutes of your time. I'm sure it's pretty close to the CAI sound without any of the negatives: price, water, bad idle? I've read some stuff in the past about CAI kits on the Vibes messing with idle.. after removing the air box I could guess why.. that thing has 6+ s...

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I thought it out a little. Made sure I wasn't doing anything real dumb, well from what I could tell.The air enters the box from the stock intake tube from the same location, the lower half, under the filter. I'm guessing putting holes on the upper half of the intake box would be a bad idea, because ...

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I ended up taking apart the airbox today to clean the air flow meter and check for dirt in the box.And started thinking about trying something different and something for free.Ended up drilling some holes on the bottom of the stock airbox. 2 Larger 2-1/4" and 3 rows of smaller holes. I had a dr...

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haha! man that was great.

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Was I just shot at?Thanks for the info on the power!

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Really? I was going to post that, about the weight being the main gain, but thought it made me look crazy. I know weight can help a ton, but how much less can the Corollas weigh? the Vibe isn't that heavy, for what it is.Thanks!

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So what gives the Corolla better MPG and HP ratings?2003 Corolla : City: 29 â€“ 32 Highway: 38 â€“ 402003 Vibe:City: 21 â€“ 30 Highway: 28 â€“ 36http://research.cars.com/go/cr...ionalhttp://research.cars.com/go/cr...ionalAnd what's the deal with the available engines listed for the Vibe? From what I...

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I didn't grab pictures but it's pretty easy.1. Remove the storage compartment doors.-This will give you access to change bulbs and remove the tail lights2. Remove both bulbs.-Just turn to the left, they'll come lose, then remove from the socket.3. Remove the 3 lug nuts.-The wiring harness will be at...

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You don't think a tip adds sound? not saying it's a good sound, but I think tips add something.

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I think it sounds good for the little power this motor makes... but really have nothing to compare it to. Haven't had the chance to hear a stock Vibe up close.

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Thanks. This thing is pretty big for stock haha.Any idea if the tip was an option?

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By the way. Does anyone know if the exhaust (3rd picture) on our Vibe is stock? It came like this, we got it used, and it's really larger then any other Vibes exhaust i've ran into around town.

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Thanks The Vibes half naked rear end

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Can't remove it, it's a spray on tint, just like spray paint.The vinyl overlays look great, and I ran into a post with the red ones after I paid for the Nite Shades spray, so I just ended up going with this, been wanting to do it for a few months now.Does he make black or just red?I'll get some pict...

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Yep. Same thing I'm using.Make sure you post some pictures, I want to see some other tint jobs on different colors.I really wanted to get a CAI, but it's my fiancee' car. Ended up going with a K&N drop in, and I'm pretty happy with it.From what I've read the CAI sounds pretty good, and looks eve...

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Thanks. I think black on platinum would look good, or even better black on black hah.The best thing to do is find a host, or image host, like: http://photobucket.com/, setup your account, upload your pictures, and link them in your post using the "[img]" command they give you after you upl...

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I didn't want it to stand out too much, just wanted something a little different. Plus the yellow didn't flow with the car at all, and wanted to keep the red because the car is red.The stuff I used is Nite Shades ( http://store.summitracing.com/...h.asp ) and some clear coat paint from Walmart.I'm n...

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Just tinted over the yellow.I would have gone a little darker, but wanted to stay safe. The blinkers still look nice at night i'll take some pictures of it sometime.Here's a before shot from the last set of pictures I have. It's not the best before shot but it's all I haveIf someone has a close up o...

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I was in a car show room a few months back and ran into a Vibe with this sun roof. Didn't think anything of it at the time.Looked really good in person.

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I know it's stock looking for the time being, but I thought the pictures looked decent.

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I don't know what that (N) does on an automatic.. but I kept putting it on (N) NOS? and holding the gas, then moving it to that big (D).As slow as it looked, it wasn't half bad, the things I beat in it was pretty funny...

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hah.. funnice looking vibe

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Quote, originally posted by binary Â»I'll rue the day someone runs a red and slams into me... they'll be giving me a ticket for kicking his/her (removed) after I drag them out of their car.haha man my fiancee would have done the same thing! if I wasn't holding her back.. Well we half way got the Vib...

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Don't think I worded this post correctly.. What I left out is, this is only on cold starts, everything is fine if I take off and make a stop.. the idle is normal at that time.What I was trying to say is the only time the car won't idle down (not at running temp) is when it's first started, and hasn'...

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Thanks.. I was thinking it's this way to say "Hey! don't take off yet" giving the car 15 seconds to get started up before leaving strips of rubber down the street.If it's normal and nothing is busted, it's all good.

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When first starting the car, the car will rev and sit around 3K RPM, and never idle down.. All others cars I've driven have started up with a high idle, then dropped down to a normal range after a few minutes.Is this normal for the Vibe? if so, why?Thanks,Nicholas

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Is it normal to have a 15 second pause, before some of the interior lights come on? The auto-map lights next to the shifter, and vac control lights?I don't remember this before the wreck.. but maybe it's something I didn't notice.Thanks,Nicholas

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If the picture posted isn't what you're talking about, then what is it?funny.. I just put a K&N filter in today and was thinking of asking this same question.

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sorry to hear about all the other wrecks .. but looks like everything ended up working out for you guys too.That's a funny point about the redlight photos.. fact that one ended up helping us out in some way.. still hate them good point about the seatbelts houston.... our night might have been worse ...

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man I wish I had video of my fiancee after the wreck.. she was SO mad.. I JUST GOT THIS CAR, I LOVE THIS CAR, THAT AS*HO*E, I'M GOING TO KILL SOMEONE!she's a nice person... first time i've heard this side of her vocab.. she loves the vibe and we're getting it fixed or replaced.

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haha yeah the bright light vibe after you blow the bright red light.. I guess that's kinda funny.. he looked out of it.. and I think his insurance people said he was on some kind of meds.rlfreese - sorry to hear about your ride.. good to hear you didn't let him get away though haha..I am upset knowi...

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We got the car about 2 weeks ago.. Haven't even had the chance to drive it more then a few times..On the way home after getting something to eat.. We get a green arrow and go through the Intersection... about 5 seconds later a car coming head on decides he doesn't want to stop and blows right throug...

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thanks everyone. grass.. haha long story just picked up the K&N filter tonight, going in tomorrow.. and a list of stuff to come sometime very soon.nick

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bet it would look great on the vibe.. too bad I can't find a full out picture and not a close up of that shot.I might try to come up with something on my own if nobody is making them yet.

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Thanksoops. yeah bright, Lava it is.That's after a good clean job.. still want to claybar it and make it look a little better.

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Cool same year and everything?If you don't mind me asking. How much did you pay for yours? and when did you get it?Trying to find out if the price we got was decent.. for the car I think it is.

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I've seen them on some VWs and liked the way they look.. plus the paint by this area of the door is in bad shape because of the prev owners long finger nails.Has something like this been made for the Vibes yet?Here's what i'm talking about:http://www.parts4vws.com/catal...43121Thanks

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wow fast reply. thank youI'm still looking over everything the site has to offer, and trying to look over all old post to avoid asking already asked questions.

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