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Markmysite

Yup, just drill them out. For the front you will need to use the plastic mounts or the window won't shut (No issue in the back though). Just shred the factory speakers and use a pair of snips to cut the plastic parts in the back holding the speaker in.

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My lake house is on a gravel road and I haven't seen any issues yet ... other than all the lovely dust that collects on it sitting out front. I've learned it's not worth even washing it when I'm up here.

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Actually, they were really cool about it all. They gave me a rental car for free and they did apologize about it taking so long.

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So, the cause was a vacuum leak .... in the hydro-booster (power brake booster) of all things. After spraying the entire engine to try and find the leak, they finally heard it near the brake booster. So, in this whole process my car got: - A new ScanGauge unit (and solid proof they are a great compa...

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Well, the dealer has finally figured out what the CEL was coming on from and it is fixed.... yippie. Any guesses on what it was?????...........................................................................................................................................................................

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Update: Well, I called the dealer today and big surprise it's not fixed yet. I guess it wasn't the PCM afterall ... ahhh yeah I told them that already. I also emailed them a bunch of tips/posts that people on this and other forums put up (a couple from GM service techs with ideas). I hate to tell th...

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The upper tailgate is totally different. The spoiler is a direct part of the top now. One could take it and chop it up to work, but that's $250 plus chopping and painting time then.

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Valid points. I am a forum for my 300C SRT8 and I didn't go to many meets that weren't within a couple hours. With gas prices where they are, and al the things going on every weekend ... tough to do them all.

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Psssssshhhhhttttt ... go buy a boat and a jet ski and then come talk to me.... lol

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You can get them from any dealer. I wanted to order one and modify it to fit on my 2007 model, but have decided against it. The dimensions are too far off I think.

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They had such success with the marketing of it last time, why not try it again? They've got to do something to boost sales this quarter.

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welcome aboard

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The Aveo gets a bad rap since it's made by Daewoo, but they're a decent car for the money. Great gas mileage, lots of storage room, and they look pretty good. I wouldn't buy a new one because they don't hold their value at all, but to get a used one for $5K, that's perfect.

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Yeah Whelan don't you know ... the Chinese girls are only 4' tall when they turn 16 there? Yeah right.~~~~~~~~~~~~I have enjoyed watching the olympics. I usually only watch a few things I care about, but with the TV schedule off so much I watched or recorded it almost every night.At least I don't fe...

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Not yet, but I keep wondering about that one. I doubt they will care about the belly pan, but I'm sure they'd say something if they notice the whole upper grill being blocked. Most people are clueless (incl. service techs) about how much overkill grills are. I thought about taking them off before ta...

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Yeah, they are actually very nice about it all. I honestly don't feel like they are out to get me at all. They are just saying that "IF" the ScanGauge is the cause of the problem and it damaged the PCM, that if they replace it and I plug it back in ... and the PCM goes out again ... then t...

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Ron proved to me that he and his legal team do indeed have our backs. Here's a link to a video of an interview Ron did on MSNBC ... if you're curious about the SG or what Ron is like.http://video.aol.com/video-det...32430Another great audio interview he did:http://www.podtech.net/home/3665/scangauge

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Well, I called Linear-Logic (company who makes SG) as soon as they were open. I spoke with Ron DeLong (the inventor of the ScanGauge) for quite a while. He was not happy to hear them saying that the SG could be the cause and said that if that's the case then GM and Toyota are selling a car that is n...

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Yeah I'm going to call Linear-Logic (company who makes it) when they open ... they are in AZ ... MSD time.You can reflash our PCM's, they just can't do it at this GM dealer since it's a Toyota engine and has a Toyota PCM. They sell flash tools for it online for like $1,200 I think. Any Toyota dealer...

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I've had my car into my local dealer 5 times now for a check engine light code (PO171: air-fuel ration, feedback is stable after warm up, but rich on start up), which is a lean running condition.They checked the mass air flow sensor, engine coolant temp sensor, changed the front O2 sensor, checked t...

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joatmon brings up a good point. If gas were to go up considerably the Prius will certainly be more favorable (but you can use this spreadsheet to see just that ... that's the whole point of it). And if you drive a lot more the Prius is more favorable.I didn't assume that the value of the cars will b...

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I used the same website to pull (base) model costs before adding extra options. The Prius does include way more options standard to be fair.The whole point of this spreadsheet is to let people go onto an active page (the link.... not just this picture shown here). You can then do the math on any 3 c...

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True, after 5 years you own the vehicles and if you don't plan to sell them ever them the residual value is pointless. But you would not net a $2,300 savings with a Prius. The break even point on a Vibe vs. a Prius would be seven years at aprox. 15,000 miles per year. The gas savings you had on the ...

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Whelan, yeah it is nice that it's back under $4... but only barely here. When hypermiling I'm getting about 450 miles out of a tank before I refuel (leaving less than a gallon in tank). It's crazy to get this type of mileage when I was driving a Durango or my 300C SRT8. They had bigger tanks of cour...

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I like the look, but I want to have it sloped less for drag. I went to look at a new one and they are attached directly to the rear hatch

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When I was shopping for a more fuel efficient car, I made an Excel program to factor in all the costs, do MPG comparisons, decide whether a new hybrid made sense for me, etc. I figured this would be helpful to others to use as well. You can figure out whether or not spending money on a modification ...

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I looked long and hard at moving towards a Prius. I have always hated the look of them and I just could not get over it. The 2010 model will finally have lower headlights which makes the front end look a lot better. It's a great car, can do awesome mileage with hypermiling (yes the average driver wi...

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I have been looking for an option to do a rear spolier that is like that, but know they made some changes in height on the '09's. I think the exterior width is the same at the hatch top right? I also have the luggage rack so I'm not sure if that would get in the way ... hmmmAnyone know for sure?

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Ahhh that's it then. You do almost all city driving where I am probably 80%+ highway miles because of work (outside sales/mgmt). The auto vs stick is probably not that big of a mpg change since you're hypermiling.

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CC = cruise controlBlocking the grill and covering the underbelly helps with wind drag. There is no need to have that huge opening on our cars (the older ones have a much smaller space there.... and it is major overkill now). The bottom of the new 2009 Vibes actually has a plastic underbelly now to ...

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Sure, I will put a link to gassavers that has the pics of the grill block and under belly I did. I see you are on that forum as well. http://www.gassavers.org/showthread.php?t=8738I took a lot of pics when I did that mod the other day. I am thinking of posting the whole installation with pics. I may...

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tribalman, Yes I direct wired it by running a cable up through the roof liner and down the window and door molding. I used a direct wire cable to run it down (not coiled). If you don't have a straight cable the best way to go would be to buy a hard wire cable. Here's a link to a similar one on ebay ...

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Thanks, Your Vibe looks tight mando.I have been thinking about doing a cold air intake. Would a short ram be better? Are you trying to get warm air in to improve FE???I have a CAI on my SRT8 and it did help improve FE on the highway. It hurt it in the city driving because you want to hear the growl....

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Thanks. I decided to try black since I've always had chrome or stainless wheels. They ended up looking good and they are so much easier to keep clean.

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Thanks bull77. On painting the drums ... That's funny because my 6 year old just told the same thing. With these rims they stand out and he said, "dad your new car is very rusty, I think you need to paint that". Here's another pic of the 300 at the track that day with some buddies I race w...

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Hello all. I've been lurking on this sites for months now (just joined 3 weeks ago) and figured it was time to say hello. I did a lot of research before buying a Vibe and you guys all helped me make up my mind on one. It was a hard decision for me to make because I haven't been driving fuel eff. veh...

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Re: Has anybody else had to drive their Vibe in gravel? (DarkSpork)

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THE CAUSE

FINALLY SOLVED

Re: Dealer says ScanGauge ruined my PCM and I can't use ScanGauge anymore (Markmysite)

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Re: Dealer says ScanGauge ruined my PCM and I can't use ScanGauge anymore (Markmysite)

Ron DeLong is freaking awesome!!!!!!!!

Re: Dealer says ScanGauge ruined my PCM and I can't use ScanGauge anymore (jake75)

Dealer says ScanGauge ruined my PCM and I can't use ScanGauge anymore

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Re: Will the rear spoiler on 2009 GT fit a 2007 Vibe width wise? (bull77)

Secrets to better gas mileage - see how much money you save by raising your MPG

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Will the rear spoiler on 2009 GT fit a 2007 Vibe width wise?

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