might be old news, but stumbled across this today. not that playboy knows car all that well, but still cool i guess.http://www.playboy.com/style/f...eals/

were your 18s really that bad? i think 17 is a pretty good compromise, but honestly, i put 18s on (up from the 16 steelies) and on eibach sports i really dont notice that much different. what little difference there is, is more than made up for in looks. wheels on vibes look so tiny...if i got 17s i...

short of wiring up $250 in HIDs, has anyone modded the backup lights to a more functional level?i got some tint thats killing me, but it sucked before the tint too.any ideas?

funny thing is all those spoilers are stock. the 2 big ones are STi, the other is stock WRX.wrx/sti dont get nearly enough respect... putting down ~210awhp stock is impressive out of 2.0L, and with less than $1000 in mods like up/down pipes and engine management you're looking at 250-260awhp, reliab...

put on towel in oven @ 290º for 9 minutes. remove with hot pads (it will be hot, duh)use wide, flathead screwdriver to pry the clear and rear apart (be sure to remove screws near outside corner, and bend up latch tabs).to reassemble put both halves in oven again for 9 minutes @ 290º. remove an...

i have 12" tires too... just roll over the trailer and eyeball it. for whats its worth mine is the bar that came iwth the hidden hitch... 2 1/2" i believe.

btw... when you're ready to really make me a good deal on your rims/tires let me know.

either my car is a lot lighter or yours is heavier. i figured you had stechs... looks closer to that.i held up a 18 with a 245/40 tire on it (about 1" taller) and it looked like i might have a more pronounced wheel gap.everything looks better in 18 though.hows your ride quality? busted any rims?

i'm stuck. i LOVE my eibach prokit. michigan is just too harsh year round to drop down to s-techs, and the prokit gives me an in-between ride height with stock comfort.problem is...17s or 18s. i'm sure the 17s are an acceptable look, but given the vibe body, 18s look so much better... but will they ...

one week later i have 4 new eagle RS-As on the vibe.thinking about trading up at the tire place while they are still brand new and either getting comfortreds or upgrading to 17s with all seasons.dealer found (even though i left a copy of the TSB on the passenger seat) the TSB 1740464 or whatever has...

if you were closer to michigan i'd trade you my steelies with 'caps for your 17s.too bad too, mine just had BRAND NEW eagle RS-A tires put on courtesy of G.M.!

been there many times... in realty 17s are more practical... 18s are a dream though...i'm diggin zeros though for sure... 16 is too small.i'm rockin steelies right now

show me something you like on an abyss.if you got rims on an abyss, show it!

had them checked out by 2 tires places (not dealer yet).first one set "dude those tires are shot, broken belt and cupped on all of them"second one said "yeah, there's something wrong with those tires... flat spots. have dealer check suspension"wish me luck on my dealer visit...

my vibe is at about 13k miles, stock conti tires.something (sounds like from front both sides) is developing a progressively worse drone/howl/super high frequency vibration.at about 15-40mph you notice it most, when normal road noise is not a factor. sounds like i have mud bogger tires on, only not ...

makes it a lot easier to "disable" your DRLs while maintaining Auto-ON eh?too bad you have to do something about the pesky "brake" light.

in the future i may consider modding them for people. there are some glitches i need to work out.1st... in my case, i need to disable the DRLs, which i've unsuccesfully done so far. plan is to cop out and defeat the parking brake switch. i noticed with the brake on, the auto-lights still work (NICE!...

really, its not that bad.every projector is different, but these all i needed to do was cut off the bulb retainer spring mounts (the bosses on the rear of the reflector).the projector reflector fits nice and snug into the bulb opening, then its just a matter of aiming is as best you can and putting ...

cost a lot of dough, took a lot of time, but oh, oh oh so worth it.BMW E46 (3-series) Xenon projectors, shrouds, and ballasts, Osram bulbs. these are single (low beam only), although later i will upgrade to a bi-xenon projector when they come down in price.my fogs are worthless now, so i suppose i w...

i installed the prokit.i thought hard b/t prokit, sportline, and TRD. the eibachs were a heck of deal used... so it was clear. in the end, its not a "slammed" look, but here in michigan, slammed doesn't work too well.

i gotta start looking for a RSB...i'm sure there's eibach drop pics somewhere on this site... camera currently out of commission.as for snow... well we dont have any at the moment. i dont anticipate any problems...

Threw on some eibachs yesterday, thought i'd share my impressions.INSTALLATION: straight forward, a little common sense, an impact wrench, spring compressor, and hand tools make it a pretty easy job if you have some wrenching skills. took 3 hours by myself, prolly 1 1/2 hours of that spent compressi...

not doubting who i bought them from, but i picked up a set of used eibachs and noticed, unlike the last set of eibachs i had, these springs didn't have the "EIBACH" logo printed on each of the springs. they did have the paint marker "dashes" on them.just making sure i didn't get ...

to everyone with FWD and aftermarket RSB...notice any upset in the handling (tight rear, slidage, etc)??i've been tossing around the idea... most of my knowledgeable wrenching aids and an SCCA buddy have said a RSB really needs to be matched with a paired FSB, or the handling will suffer greatly.TRU...

best practice is to have your tongue weight be 10% of the gross trailer weight.500lb sled + 200lb trailer = 70lb tongue weight. no different than a fat chick in the backseat

bump guard = rubber stop so when your car bottoms out hard you wont snip the end of your tongue off from the jolt of metal on metal.you wont need to on a moderade drop (TRD, Eibach) but more than 1.5" means your suspension travel is moved closer to bottomed out; instead of bottoming out with lo...

Greg, '05 abyss basedef want them... black with gunmetal altezzas = hot

i'm interested to see side view of car with rims on. let us know what springs you're running as well.

interesting... i need to probe some more.i'm half thinking about disabling and adding aftermarket DRL/Auto

anybody been able to mod the fogs to function as DRL, while still retaining auto-headlight-on functionality???i've been staring at diagrams and poking around upside down in my car and my head is beginning to hurt.main reason is for upcoming HID install.

the GT has a slightly different suspension setup right? I'm guessing different springs and maybe swaybars?i've ridden in lowered cars before... my base will have 18s next summer and i really dont want the bouncy bone jarring feel you get from lowering, especially in michigan.whats involved in a GT s...

any other people figure out how/what/if its possilbe to turn that blank button into a useful one?i'm gonna start hackin it to use it for an integrated garage opener unless someone has already tried w/o luck or has some tips.

just bought an '05 abyss with 5k miles on it. i'm trying to clean off the bugs that were on it when i bought it, with little avail. they all came off the metal pieces (hood, pillars, roof) but the front fascia/bumper appears to have permanent paint damage. this is not normal by my own experiences.bu...