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Christian/25/Bloomington/Base Salsa Monotone/2003

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My avatar? No clue. Somewhere on the net.

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Can anyone tell me if the factory radio from the Vibe could also be used in an 01 Pontiac Aztek? The faces look almost identical. I'm at work otherwise I'd go check the plugs myself. Can anyone help?

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Is there a winner yet? I've got just under 60,000 on my 2003. I drive just under 90 miles roundtrip to work. Averaging about 27 MPG.

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Well, ultimately, it's up to you. But, if it were me and I had the money floating around, I'd give all four wheels a once over, decide what needed replaced and do it. If anything's questionable, replace it. The peace of mind that it affords me knowing that the brakes are new and not all muffed up is...

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Well, I got it done today. Boy was that a huge pain in the bahookie! I mean, it has been a reeeeally long time since I've done drum brakes, but still... I skinned the crap out of my thumb too. Oh well. It's done. Thanks for all your input.

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Quote, originally posted by joatmon Â»don't know how many miles you have on the Vibe, but its likely the rear brakes are still fineMy Vibe has about 52.5K miles on it, so normally, I'd agree with you that they're prolly alright. But, my sister in law decided it'd be funny to drive 10 or so miles wit...

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Quote, originally posted by northvibe Â»my 1/3 went out on the left side out of warranty. your warranty will cover it.for me i have to open it and solder new bulbs in. So, it's not LED illumination in there? Huh... The center 1/3 on my display is out. Makes it kinda difficult to read the display dur...

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Oh, by the way, I have a 2003 base model, no mods.

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I did a quick search but didn't find much on this topic, so I guess I'll start a new one. The time has come for some rear brake replacement action and it's been a long time since I've done drum brakes. Is there anything special I should look out for on these cars? Also, does anyone perhaps have an e...

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It did leave us in a funk for a day or so, but I'd still call it a good movie. Movies don't ever make me cry, but this one almost did.

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Quote, originally posted by NibCrom Â»Definitely the tensest movie I've ever seen.Edit: no soundtrack! You didn't see United 93, did you? That has to be the tensest movied I've ever seen.

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Quote, originally posted by joatmon Â»I use the snow and ice removal tool that came with the car. It's metal, sort of L-shaped, maybe a foot and a half long, stores in the tray under the rear deckI used that same tool (although I got the one from my Aztek) to unlock my doors when I locked my keys in.

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Holy craps! I don't even know what most of you are saying. Hoya this and model number this... I've got a cell phone camera and an older Kodak something or other.

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Got a tank today for $2.91/gallonCentral IL

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$2.97/gallon (89 octane) in central IL right now seems to be the average.

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I like the look of those Eclipse HUs, but it appears that they aren't XM compatible. I personally like XM over Sirius, but like most things in life, it's personal preference.

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Well, did you decide on anything?

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FWIW, I've had a Sony, a JVC, and a few Pioneer headunits and have always been the most satisfied with the Pioneer units. I'm really picky with my sound tune though. It has to be just right, and the Pioneer units allow for lots of fine tuning of the tone of the sound.

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.Quote, originally posted by ~MRVIBE2006~ Â»I hate to beat a dead horse but I was in need of some opinions about a good stereo system. First, I'm not going to be installing it myself as that I don't have the time or knowledge to do so, so I will be having it installed. I was thinking about Best Buy ...

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300 miles per tank, give or take. 03 regular vibe. Mostly highway. (I drive 94 miles round trip to work, the wife drives about 100 miles round trip to school)

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Quote, originally posted by prathman Â»...But I'm surprised that ran your battery down all the way just overnight.Oh, it wasn't just overnight. It was since Sunday night. My wife got back from her trip about 9:45pm and I guess due to all the excitement, we left the light on.

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I got a bit of a surprise today. I got the pleasure of finding my car with a dead battery this morning. Well actually, my wife found it while trying to leave for school. Apparently, the dome light switch (the one combined with the dash board dimmer) was left in the on position and thus the dome ligh...

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Well, it sounds like the LEO was to aggressive, but I do believe the motorist is just trying to get the LEO in trouble.

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Quote, originally posted by dianebrat Â»"48% of all statistics are made up" I heard it was closer to 57%.

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Don't think it'd be worth it... My radio sounds just fine, with the exception of AM. I rarely listen to the broadcast radio anymore anyways. I'm hooked on XM and still listen to my CDs/MP3s. Actually, the only broadcast radio I really listen to anymore is AM talk radio.

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The only V8 I can think of that is near that displacement is the 3.4L V-8 from the most recent Taurus SHO. The tranny I think would be the biggest holdup or getting the power to the ground. Should you choose to do this, you may be looking at a RWD swap. If you get that far, why not just spend the mo...

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Kinda what I was thinking... I mean, I don't know much about electricity, but there would have to be a really large load on the generator (the alternator in this case) to cause parasitic loss to the engine and I just don't think anything on the car is capable of doing that.

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Quote, originally posted by djb383 Â»...besides, they place a little extra load on the engine for less power and mpg.Uh, wouldn't the "extra load" be negligible compared to other factors that would reduce mpg and/or performance?

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Same here... I got the sun(moon)roof but just the regular 6 speaker, well 4 plus the tweeters, radio. huh....

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No probably not. I would however go for a Caliber SRT-4 when it comes out.

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nOOb question: What's the difference between moon & tunes and sun & sound?

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Quote, originally posted by dianebrat Â»Easy answer.. no it does not!The joy of it being a joint GM/Toyota NUMMI built car! standard car stereo connections in most cases, no BCMHooray!!!! Anything else I need to look out for? I'm gonna put in a regular CD/MP3 player until I can afford the AVIC.

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That is the funniest story I've read in a long time. Thank you so much!

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Ok... I have done some light searching and have yet to find any concrete answers to a few questions I have about my radio and replacing it with an aftermarket unit.First a little background. I have a Pioneer DEH-6600 and Pioneer GEX-920 (XM Tuner) that I had in a SVT Focus and everything was gravy. ...

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Maybe a little eventually. Definitely gonna get XM in it (I already have it in the Aztek and love it), and eventually I'm thinking a Pioneer AVIC D3, and of course upgraded speakers and a sub. As far as performance goes, I get all my go-fast kicks on my moto, so I don't think I'm going to do much as...

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Here are a few pics. Can't figure out how to post them besides like this so....http://img230.imageshack.us/im...3.jpgh ... ..5.jpgAnd a couple of my moto...http://img214.imageshack.us/im...9.jpgh ... im...1.jpg

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Thank you all for the warm welcome! I'll go snap some pics, but be warned, it's filthy! And it's completely stock.

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Hello all, my name is Christian and I'll be checking in. I just bought a used 2003 Vibe with about 42K miles. So far, so good. Loving it! As far as me, I'm 24, married, I have a 2 month old son, and I love to ride my moto. Our other vehicle is an Aztek, and as ugly as it is, it sure is useful! I thi...

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