My cladding was all scarred up along the bottom. I cut away the scarred portion with a razor blade and then used vinyl trim conditioner- like Tireshine on it.

I love that commercial. That poor Vibe was hammered though

Only issue with my 04 is on the front. The bugsplats have eaten right through it. I would love to have the whole urethane portion of the frontend just like the Lower "plastic" portion. I can use mild scotchbrite on that and it cleans up so nice.

Well, First tank 29 We will see if that holds up after a few more tanks. And I am driving the same . I don't baby it and this tank was more city than usual. Probably 35% city. 27 has been the highest until now. Pretty sure this is just from higher tire press. I am running at 38f 35r I can feel the s...

Well I removed my roof crossbars yesterday. It was 50 deg. Today is 24 and spitting snow. Of course I broke "both" trims where the plastic pin holds it. 3m 2 part epoxy to the rescue and they snapped into place like new.

I need door speakers next for mine. I just did a rear sub/amp and it sounds so much better. Before I could barely run 20 volume on my HU now I can get close to 30 before the door speakers start distorting. Maybe the sub is just covering it up or using some of the power so the door speakers are getti...

Wow that is pretty high. I put Cooper CS4 Touring tires on a year ago. I bought them the day we had a 8" snow last year. The ones that came on the car wore like iron but were totally helpless in snow. These do 100% better. I know what you mean about the crossbars, they were less than a 1/2"...

That makes me feel better about the tire pressure. I'm a little hesitant to run 40 out back but if I get the front back too different it would probably upset handling. So I will keep an eye on it and maybe go with 38 all around. I average the same mpg. summer and winter unless we get a lot of snow, ...

Now that is a more solid idea than mine.. Although straps would allow you easier access to the spare.

I know this has probably been beat to death. I looked for a recent thread and they were all a couple years old. If there is one let me know and I will post on it and let this one die I have an 04 Vibe base auto 2 wd I've had it 2 years and have put almost 40,000 mi. on it. It is almost 180,000 now. ...

They make units like Zune where you can tune the radio to something like 88 MHz and the little unit will transmit your mp3 at that frequency and your radio picks it up. Myself , I picked up a Kenwood HU for 119 dollars that has the input.

I am not sure about the fuels but the poster that made comment about Reid Vapor pressure seemed to know. Part of the problemmay be that 99% of the gas they sell is 86-87 octane these days instead of 91-92 being the norm. Maybe with lower octane and using ethanol just to reach 87 it is making it to w...

Damn that sucks. Hope you can get it fixed quick. Why did it explode? Does this happen to Vibes alot?

Yea I am loving it Sometime I'd like to get something newer with some remote adj. up front. I have been doing a lot of reading over at Soundomain but there is a lot I still don't understand yet. For now my 107 dollars got me just what the doctor ordered.

An airfoil of some sort would surely make a difference. For the grill you might look at a surplus store or home depot for some stamped alum. I actually used a piece of gutter guard for a similar project.. I am cheap.

It is a cheapy 119 dollar Kenwood KDC-MP242 The display was getting dim on the factory hu and I wanted the MP3 input. No crossover that I see in the book. I did not have the car running so that may have been causing a problem. If it wasn't 20 degrees right now I would play with it a little more. Bef...

Only thing I can think of is using the factory d-rings and using some kind of a strap eg. small ratchet strap

I am having the same issue but I do have a CEL because of poor catalyst efficiency. It makes my car idle higher when cold but goes to normal once warmed up. Mine is running near 2000 rpm. When cold. I think the CEL is keeping it in open loop mode and richening the mixture. My mpg. jumps around a lot...

Looks good. My vibe does the same thing in the winter. One or two tanks will show 22 or 23 but it always pops back up to 27 or so. A little warm up here, a little extra defrost etc. I run mine on floor only when I can to keep the AC from cycling. Looks like the ski rack might be eating a mpg. Looks ...

Here I go reviving another old thread I average 27 mpg. with my 04 Auto. I am getting ready to remove my crossbars and up the tire pressure a bit. I run 35 up front and they wear good but I only run 32 in back and they still don't really touch the outside 1/4 inch. I may try 35 in back and maybe 38 ...

Having one heck of a time getting another pic up. When I tried to put up another it replaced the first one So, I decided I would reply to my own post to put up another. I hope the mods are ok with this. Btw The plexi on my volume is to cut the glare at night. The HU won't dim enough for me.

I finally got a sub in the Shadow Vibe. I found a 10" Kicker in a box on Craigslist for $35 then I picked up an 800 w Lanzar at a pawn shop for $50 and finally a 680 w wiring kit for $ 25 at Walmart. A few hours later in a friends heated shop and we got Bass now. I terminated everything first a...

Yea I might try that. I have heard of people using spark plug anti foulers. Thanks for the link. I also have a universal Bosch o2 sensor so I can make sure I have the right bung up front. I will let you all know how this goes.

http://www.audiworld.com/tech/eng53.shtmlFound a little more info. It seems that using a diode is a much better way to go. Since a resistor will limit current and not really voltage. I don't plan to mess with the heater wires. I did read where they can consume 25 watts and I think that mod is for wh...

I did not bookmark anything because the info I have found so far is pretty limited. I did end up finding some info on a Triumph motorcycle site and a Subaru site but the info conflicts. I am still searching.

Bump, I know this has been covered but I am not having any luck using search to find info. Has anyone tried this? I really can't afford 750 dollars for a converter/pipe. I always check my mpg. so if it goes down I will have to do something I suppose.

I have been searching for this fix too. I have the same code. I have been reading that you also have to change the value of the heater wires too, not just the signal. My car idles too high when cold but runs fine and still gets 27 mpg. average. Anybody have more input here? Do I need a 1Mohm or just...

Yea I probably shouldn't but it seems to rev to 6 pretty quick. I guess I should read one of the blown motor threads....

Thought I'd jump in. I can see where trying to top off the same every time would help. I check every tank but I use all different stations. And I just let it click off the first time so my mpg. varies by 4 I get from 27 to 31 with my 04 base auto. I accellerate too fast i'm sure. Usually pull it to ...

Thanks all for the welcome! The car has 140k mi. on it. I need to take some pics. Not sure if I can post any yet but I might put them on my photobucket.

Don't let them try to brush you off with a fuel additive. I agree. I have put well over the 1000 mi. since I bought it. The warranty is only 50/50 so I pay half. I may do this myself and be done with it. The car had 140k mi. when I bought it . I have been reading about the aftermarket cats on here. ...

Hi all, Been lurking a little while. I just bought an 04 shadow 3 weeks ago. I had a Trailblazer but 300 a month for fuel finally got to me. I've always liked the Vibes and I am enjoying this one. I have the dreaded 0420 ? code. poor catalyst eff. Had it looked at under warranty and was told the cat...