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I just had to swap the tranny in my 2003 Vibe. It's a 5 speed and the original one locked up on me at ~85000 miles. I'm hoping it's just bad luck and not cursing Toyota's name at this point. My replacement tranny came out of a 2008 Corolla. I had a shop do the work since I needed the car back ASAP. ...

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Try draining the tranny and check the fluid for flakes of metal. Sorry to hear about your problems but I hope it turns out as well as possible.My car has been driven about 100 miles or so now with the swapped tranny and it is soooo much quieter than it used to be. Unfortunately something appears to ...

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Just to follow up that $700 used transmission vaporized. After that I was getting quotes of ~$1400 to $1500 for a transmission (part only, no labor) with typically 60k to 80k miles on them. One option I came across is buying a tranny from Pep Boys for about $2000. They are used but come with a 3 yea...

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Got her towed to my local shop this morning. She won't even roll at the moment. I don't have time to work on it myself with a full-time job and no secondary car to drive in the meantime. Since my project car is already in pieces I need this one fixed ASAP. The shop says it's either the tranny or fin...

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Well, the trouble shooting is over...sort of. Vivian finally broke down on me. I was driving home on the interstate late tonight and heard a loud bang sort of like I ran over something in the highway and then again about 10 seconds later. I then noticed a whining/whirring noise and my heart sank. Fo...

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ugh! I did some more trouble shooting over the weekend and am not coming up with much. - I don't think it's doing it in 1st gear. If it is it is much quieter- I can definitely hear the noise start after I shift into 2nd (or 3rd, 4th, 5th) as soon as I let off the clutch.- no change in noise under co...

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Quote, originally posted by joatmon Â»The 2003 5-speeds have a higher rate of bearing failures than than all that "Toyota reliability" propaganda would have you believe.which bearings?Quote, originally posted by star_deceiver Â»Check the motor/tranny mounts.I did check these at least visua...

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I have a vibration problem that has been getting worse. Now it's to the point where when people get in my car they comment on it. I have not had much luck tracking it down and am wondering if anyone has any tips on where to look.Symptoms:- noise/vibration when the engine & driveline are under lo...

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Quote, originally posted by McVibe Â»How often are you suppost to change your coolant? According to the 2003 owners manual every 2 years or 30,000 miles (whichever comes first).Quote, originally posted by McVibe Â» and what tubing are you talking about? Sorry if i'm ignorant...The tubing I was refer...

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Quote, originally posted by joatmon Â»good write up I don't think setting the heater to high in step 14 has any effect in these cars, bu it certainly won't hurt anything21 is a key step, that stuff is toxic. where I live there are recylcing centers that take antifreeze, oil, etc.Thanks. I just wishe...

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I asked around about how to do a coolant change and got some help from the members and aquaintences who are techs. Since there was no existing "How To" for coolant change on the Vibe, I put one together based on my experience today. I spent maybe an hour doing the coolant change and it was...

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thanks Silver. I'll give Pep Boys a call first...I think there are autozones too.Greenville is pretty nice. It's been a pretty mild summer. According to my contacts in Ann Arbor, it's been cooler here than up there so far. I'm up near the blue ridge mountains so that helps. Minimal snow in the winte...

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I've got another question. How are you supposed to dispose of used coolant? Is it supposed to go back to Pep Boys or whoever like with oil?

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Mikey00: I'll check that later...that site is blocked by my company firewal Sub-Vib-R : Thank for the instructions. This was my plan because I suspect draining the block could be a pain in the (removed) and messy.Quote, originally posted by mikey00 Â»Sounds to me like you are not draining the engine...

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I've read through all the posts about coolant type and whatnot and have come to my own opinion about that.... However, I could not find instructions on how to change and/or flush the coolant. Any suggestions? I was given one tip that I should leave the radiator cap and overflow cap on initially when...

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I forget whose Vibe that was, but I asked him about it. He removed his factory pillar cover and modified it with bondo and whatnot and then repainted it to match. The paint match wasn't exact to the molded plastic color, but was really close. This was on a Neptune Vibe with fake hood intake and I fo...

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Question 1: It looks like you put these on a GT. Are they for the base and GT? (I assume so, but figured I should check).Question 2: Where can I get them? PTuning.com is out of stock and has been for a while.

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On the topic of swapping out rear drums for the standard GT discs: I assume if you have all the parts this is fairly straightforward, but are the master cylinders the same on a base and a GT? If not you'd have to swap out the master cylinder also.

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Quote, originally posted by ragingfish Â»Tau:Have you tried installing a ground loop isolator in between the JVC and the car?No. The question is should it be installed between the JVC unit and the car or between the Belkin charger and the car?In reality this isn't much of an issue because the iPod b...

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As a follow up to Spoonman, I actually installed the exact same FM modulator (also aquired from Crutchfield) about 3 weeks ago. I have similar comments. At maximum gain it is still a little quieter than the radio, but otherwise sounds great. There is absolutley no static from the FM signal like you ...

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Anyone weighed one? I'm curious as well.

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I know everyone think's the Contis are crap, but I definitely do not have anything good to say about the RS-As. They have very minimal traction dry, wet or snow. I find that in the winter they are especially bad for the first 10-15 minutes until they warm up a bit and soften. If I had money I'd be p...

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quote:If the two towers are rigidly connected without any slop in the STB then you aren't really getting any benefit out of the STB.Don't ya mean "with any slop?" oops. should have been "if the two towers aren't" I'll fix it.

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quote:QuoteEnd quote.That's my take. Anyone else have thoughts/information on this?My interpretation of this wasn't so much that I was trying to bring the sidewalls together, but that I wanted a stiff connection between the two sidewalls. As my STB came out of the box it was set way too wide. I adju...

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quote:My question is did you lay the bar flat (with the freedom designs logo facing up) or did you make it vertical (with the freedom designs logo facing outwards). It made sense to me to lay it flat.... but in that picture the bar appears to be at a 45 degree angle (maybe that was for the picture)....

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I have answered my own question. I decided to take a dive and ordered a new shift boot to go with the new shift knob. Long story short: it works (see pic below). Long story long: I got an Ichibahn sitch series shift boot to go with my Ichibahn shift knob. The shift boot has elastic at the bottom. Th...

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well, I initially started with the stock braces in place under the FD STB. After much commenting in another post http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=4746 I decided to take them off. My honest opinion is that I didn't notice any difference. On further inspection the stock braces are only slightly...

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hmmm. Intersting. The only time I notice anything "funny" is when the car first starts compared to when it's warmed up. When it's cold and the idle is high it seems like the clutch catches earlier. It's not really, it's just more noticeable because of the higher RPM, but that's what it fee...

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quote:Welcome to GenVibe. Whatever mods you decide on you can be sure to find some helpful info here. Good lock with your Vibe ditto & word!

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AEM makes a Tru-Power pulley system, but I don't know anyone who has put it on yet.

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Update: I finally got to borrow the torque wrench again and removed the stock c-braces. After taking a closer look at the stock braces and the ones on the FD bar I decided that they were both of similar size (I hesitate to say strength because I don't know the materials & processing). Anyway, I ...

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how long have you had your car? I'm just wondering if you've got rust buildup on your original tip or something like that making the diameter bigger. I guess I should assume you cleaned the factoryt tailpipe first right? I just adjusted my GM accessory tip the other week and it was really tight prob...

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quote:how much was the lighter? whered you get them at?I think the lighter was ~$20. I ordered the knob and lighter from Crutchfield along with my recent speaker upgrade. Afterwards I discovered another site http://www.justaudiobahn.com/ that had much better prices. I'm thinking about getting a matc...

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I just upgraded all my speakers http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=4793 and ordered a new shift knob by Ichibahn and matching lighter to boot. Just sharing.

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I finally got around to upgrading my stock speakers this past week. First I have the 6 speaker moon & tunes package. Also, I'd like to give credit where it's due. Thanks to cohocarl for his speaker install thread http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=785 (great picutres). Also thanks to Justin...

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quote:tau do u feel a difference in handling? 75 is a really good price...After my trip this weekend I would say that yes I feel a difference. I wouldn't say it's amazing, but a difference. The steering is a little quicker to respond when changing lanes and (although I may have just been imagining t...

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IMHO, this is like the using higher octane gas thread. If you want to spend the extra $ go for it. You probably aren't getting that much better sound quality, especially not off a stock amp. Actually that big ol' magnet will probably make life worse the stock amp. Then again maybe you're paying for ...

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I just installed Polk EX3560 component speakers in my car tonight. I haven't had time to sort out the pictures and I'm leaving tomorrow, but I will hopefully post them Sunday. It was easy. I did however use the stock grilles (less advertising, less likely to be stolen). Crutchfield sent me a bracket...

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quote:I'd like to find an aftermarket boot too. The stock boot is very cheap and flimsy. Mine is not seated right in the console either. Anyone else have this problem?what do you mean exactly? When I got my car I noticed that the silver plastic piece was tucked under the lip of the console towards t...

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quote:Ummmmmm.......I have just a cheap one off of ebay, but the bracket on the ends didn't "form" to the stock one, and didn't fit together right. I installed mine without the stock "C" brackets. Just didn't look right with both. Unless the one from PTuning is shaped so it fits ...

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quote:tau do u feel a difference in handling? 75 is a really good price...I've only had it on since about 4:00 this afternoon and I've been installing new speakers since then so I don't know yet. I'm going on a trip tomorrow so I'll let you know. Also, $75 is with the discount you get when you click...

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So, I got my freedom design strut tower in the mail yesterday from ptuning. You really can't pass up $75 and free shipping with the discount. Unfortunately there were no instructions. I've searched the forums and whatnot, but wanted to double check one thing.BTW, I know it's supposed to be tourqed t...

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Just curious, whay do you want a 2004 cluster? Is it different from the 2003 or is your's damaged?

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I agree with TritonGT. The throttle body on the base Vibe is tilted up at a slight angle whereas the throttle body on the supercharger is almost exactly horizontal and perhaps a bit further to the right overall. You will need a new intake with the supercharger.

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as I said in the Michigan Meet forum, I'm not really sure how to feel about the SC yet. The car was loaded down with people, was an auto, and I wasn't driving it so I don't even know how hard the GM rep was stepping on the pedal. I'll need to drive one myself with a manual tranny to see for sure. I'...

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