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My father-in-law's insurance company practically demands that he have the deer whistles because of where he lives and the fact that he hit one once. It seems that after putting them on his truck, it actually made him more prone to hitting them. He hit three in the first month after putting them on. ...

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I don't buy into any of that "entrapment" crap. A cop can pull up next to you at a light and rev the engine, or he can tease you on the open road at high speeds. It doesn't matter. If you choose to race him, you broke the law. Unless he held a gun to your head, I don't feel that it is entr...

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I looked into repairing it myself, but I don't really have the tools to do it. The only soldering iron I have at the moment isn't worth trying to use. I'm used to high end Hakko or Pace Soldering stations from my time spent as a Navy Electronics Technician. Even if I had the tools, it looks like eve...

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I currently have the same problem with my 2003 vibe with under 33k miles. I think they are designed to fail after the warrenty expires. Mine went about 5 months after the 3yr mark so I haven't even tried to get it looked at. If you search on here, you will find a few threads with posts in them about...

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Yeah, Roy's is the place. I liked it better than Moonlite, but you're right about the refills. Nice to be able to get more if you want. And with Moonlight always being full, the food is constantly being replaced with fresh stuff. That's always good. I may be moving to O'boro if I can't find a job he...

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What a small world. I live in Morgantown, but used to live in Owensboro. Moonlite isn't all that good anymore. Russleville has a better BBQ place IMHO.Welcome to GenVibe.

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I'm looking at replacing my HU also. But I wanted to change out the speakers to component speakers while I was at it. The HU I am looking at pushes 22watts RMS and the speakers are rated at MUCH MUCH higher. What would be the main difference in running the HU and speakers vs the HU, speakers, and am...

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Are you thinking about looking into that apprenticeship program I told you about? If it's not up your alley, don't bother. But I feel it is really worth looking into. The benefits are very good. Not the same as the military, but better than any other job I have had. Just keep in mind that it could t...

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Quote, originally posted by BuzzDog Â»If I'm not mistaken, the space for the HU is 1.5 DIN, not double DIN. And the choices for that size are even more limited than the ones for double DIN...I think you are right. If it was a double din unit, then the pocket/gap in the installation kit would be almo...

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Quote, originally posted by burkeyro Â»Navtrtl and tcam,Thanks for the input, a little less that I have to do now No problem. I try to help whenever I can. I don't really know enough to be helpful that often, but I try.

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Quote, originally posted by Sunny Â»I put on the DC Sports header about 2 months ago with my Magnaflow exhaust and CAI.Where did you get it at? And if you don't mind me asking, what's the price range?

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That looks pretty sharp. I would leave the side mirrors silver thoght. Just my opinion.

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I don't mind if anyone removes their cat. It's theirs to remove. I just wanted to point out that you can get nearly the same gains from a good aftermarket cat as you can with a straight pipe. I'm sure the Magnaflow cat would cost less than the fine and/or impound fees.

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There may be no tests, but it is still illegal. FEDERAL EMISSIONS LAWS. You may never get caught if you use a bad cat, but not having a cat doesn't take a emissions test to figure out.

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I wouldn't get rid of the cat. You risk major fines and getting the car impounded. I just read an article in the October issue of Import Tuner where they did a dyno test on a stock cat, two aftermarket cats, and a straight pipe. The straight pipe only netted a 5hp gain and a gain of 3ft/lb torque. I...

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Are you just going to store your vibe? If so, for how long? And does the base have a secured longtime storage area?

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Does the chat not work with netscape / mozilla? Everytime I log into the chat, it looks empt.

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I found this years ago and almost died reading it. I figured I would post it here for your enjoyment. It's crude, but funny. I made sure to edit it for any cuss words. Many stories like this can be found here: http://messageboard.tuckermax.....htmlThis site does not block cuss words. Funniest darn t...

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Cruthcfield should give you a free wiring harness and install kit for any head unit over $129.00. At least that's what the sight says.

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Or a door not fully latched. Maybe even a window not rolled up all the way. The vibe won't blink if you lock it and a door or the hatch isn't shut all the way.

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I was reading the October issue of Import Tuner and there is an article on building your own ECU for around $200. It is supposed to control everything the stock ecu controls and then some. Can work as a piggyback to the oem ecu, or standalone. Here are some links:http://www.megasquirt.infohttp://www...

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Thanks. Sounds easy enough as long as someone didn't set up a pass word for the router. I'm sure no one has.

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Do you have any Dr. Martens Wonder Balsam? It's a clear wax type substance that when rubbed in, virtually make scratches in my leather shoes disappear. I think it might work with the steering wheel. I have to see the scratch to know for sure. I have some Dr. Martens that have the smooth brown finish...

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It should have a decent firewall, it costs around $400. They didn't buy it though. It's part of some kind of over the web network setup. Could you explain your ideas in laymens terms. I've never done a network thing before. I'm a network virgin. Well, I was until this morning. How do you log into th...

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Basically, this is how it is set up. Cable goes into cable modem. Then the cable modem is connected to the WAN side of a 4 port Sysco router with firewall. Three of the four cable go to individual pc's, while one goes to a DLink broadband router. From the broadband router, there are two cables going...

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It is supposed to be a permanent set up. I have them networked now, but I need them to all be able to use the same program. I am going to map a drive and install the program there. I think that it should work that way. Also, all the computers are hooked up to the same hub, but two of them won't netw...

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Best I can do is 20 Minutes outside Bowling Green. My family is from Owensboro. Are you near Cinthiana? I did some work up there on the 3M Plant.

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I really feel where you are coming from. Today, while I was at the VA Hospital, I was waiting to get some x-rays done and noticed an elderly Veteran sitting in a wheelchair. I had assumed he was there waiting for an x-ray as well. It turns out that he was waiting on an orderly to escort him to anoth...

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Just today I was asked to help set up a network of 5 computers for my wife's work. How would you alter your instructions to connect 5 pc's? First off, this is the set up. Cable modem to 4x hub. Three of the cables from the hub go to individual pc's, and on cable goes to a splitter which is hooked up...

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Could you just park in the grass until the driveway is done? The grass will grow back, and it would prevent any further damage to your cars.

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I'm sure this wouldn't get to you in time, but, you could find an enclosure for your laptop hard drive that would connect to your pc via usb. Or even an adapter set that allows you to take your lap top drive out and just plug it into the wall and your pc without an enclosure. Just usb. Then you coul...

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More links to the program:Local 20 IBEW Home page http://www.ibew20.org/local20-homepage.htm Look at the top two links under the apprentice section for sign up instructions and pay information. http://www.ibew20.org/local20-joinus More info: http://www.ibew20.org/local20-didyouknow.htm If you go wit...

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You should be able to. It is electrician work. You can do either residential, or commercial/industrial. It's a 5 year training program supported by most local branches of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW). You won't make 25/hr until the 5 year mark. The actual pay depends on...

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That's crazy. Now I wish I had stayed in long enought to get kicked out. It would have only been a couple of months longer till my next PRT. 10k would have been nice. We had started saving up a lot of money the two years prior to getting out, so we were prepaired. Saved close to a whole years pay. I...

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In my car, I listen to my MP3 player.Wife's car, MP3's on CD. Doesn't really matter though, because it's really the same thing either way. My MP3 player has all four albums of the only band I really listen to (HUM), and the same 4 albums are also burned to one CD for when I am in the wife's car. So,...

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Thanks for the welcome. I've been lurking on here for a couple of weeks now. Was saving my first post for when I had pics of my Vibe after some more mods. But figured I would chime in on this thread. So far, I have only done the A/C stuff and the grounding of all the engine components and such. Once...

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I didn't get to watch the whole thing because I am on dial-up, but I'm sure it all focused on the big ships, subs, and air power. I would once like to see a mine sweeper in the mix. Again, I didn't see the whole thing, but i've seen many like it, and you never see a mine sweeper in the mix. I just g...

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