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Were there 2004 base models sold with manual windows? I thought the power windows were standard.

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Had the same issue on the driver's side of my daughter's 04 earlier this year and used this one to replace it: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004A ... UTF8&psc=1

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Got two yesterday, for the 2005 and 2008. But it says they parts aren't available at this time and they'll send a notice when they are. So what was the point, really?

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I had the same thing happen with my 04 a few years ago. After years of only using the fob to unlock the door I found that the key no longer worked in the door. The simple explanation is that the key wears with the ignition, but the door lock hasn't worn at all. A local locksmith was able to grind me...

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I use this filter and Mobile-1 0W-30 oil in all three Vibes. I personally won't run the 0- series oils in my Vibe, and I'm not sure I like my wife's Mazda using them. We're in Houston, and considering the temperature is very rarely below freezing - and often into the 100's - extremely low weight oi...

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No, the tires I replaced were Cooper CS3 205/60/R16. Granted they were down to 3/32 and were noisier than new, but they were never as smooth or quiet as these new Evolution Tours. In other words, the Evolution Tour 205/60/R16 is quieter and smoother than the CS3 205/60/R16. Both are much smoother ri...

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I use this filter and Mobile-1 0W-30 oil in all three Vibes.

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Just put another set of Evolution Tour 205/60s on the 2005 yesterday. Still can't get over how smooth and quiet the ride is. I don't think the old Cooper CS3s were that bad, just that these are so much better. The 2004 will make it till October when we put the winter treads on, then get a new set in...

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Followup: No sign of oil on the sending unit or filter since tightening the sending unit about 6 weeks ago. Not sure now if I'll even bother replacing it, or just keep the new one on hand as a spare.

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https://www.tacomaworld.com/tirecalc?tires=205-55r16-205-60r16 They're just under an inch larger diameter, so very slight difference. I don't know about mileage, but my speedo is dead on now compared to GPS. Always used to be off a bit a higher speeds. The little bit of added sidewall make a pretty ...

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I just purchased a set of Cooper Evolution Tour tires and they are ABSOLUTELY the quietest set of tires I have had for the Vibe. I have been through 4 sets of tires in my 12 years of owning this car. Extremely quiet and smooth ride...and you know how loud these cars can be too ! My radio even sound...

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zbyers wrote: ↑Tue Jun 18, 2019 2:43 am The door check should be the same for all vibes/matrices.

I just put a 2009 Matrix driver's side door check on my 2004 Vibe and it works just fine.

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Did you use anything for thread sealant (teflon tape or some such?) I've read conflicting info on this over the years. No, but all I did really was tighten the old one up some. The new one has what looks like blue thread lock already on the threads. https://contentinfo.autozone.com/znetcs/additiona...

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Anyone know how to straighten a center dent in a hood? (As in center of the _front_ of the hood. The previous owner managed to crunch it. I suspect they had it open, and lowered a garage door on it - there's no damage to the front bumper or the grill) Find a clean one in a junk yard and have it pai...

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I picked up a new sending unit yesterday ($13 at Auto Zone) and a socket to fit it (24mm), along with a can of spray degreaser. After cleaning it off I thought about replacing it but realized that if I didn't drain the oil first I might be about to create a large mess on my garage floor. But I did w...

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M12 x 1.5 is the thread size.

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I put a set of new Evolution Tour 205/60s on my 08 last week when I had the winter tires taken off. Very noticeable ride improvement even over the same size CS3s that are on my 05. Got about 5-6/32nds on those so I'll run them at least for the summer, or as long as they'll last then replace with the...

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Thanks, that picture actually helps to clarify. I just wanted to make sure that the oil filter mount wasn't bolted to the block and maybe needed a new gasket. I change my own oil and always clean and inspect the filter seat and oil the new seal before installing. I changed it yesterday and got a bet...

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Nothing at all? Nobody knows or even has an opinion?

I had it in to a dealer last week for the air bag recall and asked them to put it on a lift and see if they could tell where it was coming from. The answer as relayed by the service writer was "oil cooler lines". What???

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My daughter had an accident in her 2004 base a few years ago, she spun out and slammed backwards into an earth berm. The damage wasn't too severe and I had it repaired, but ever since there's been a slight oil ooze around the oil filter. There is oil on the filter but it doesn't seem to be coming fr...

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I wouldn't bother with the pan and filter at all. Drain 3.5 qts., put 3.5 new back in. Drive a week and do it again.

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Welcome to the club!

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I was going to do the same thing, but then I went a different route and bought one of these https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07JV ... UTF8&psc=1 instead. I use the iHeartRadio app to stream my favorite station (KBCO), saved me a ton of $$$.

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Glad you're ok and that you found a replacement so quick. Your new Stealth looks vaguely familiar for some reason.

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I haven't tried to get mine out yet, but I looked at them and figured it would be tough. So I bought this: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N0OD0VB/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00__o00_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1 to help. Should help in getting the new ones in too. Joatmon's floss idea is genius, though.

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Last year I paid $4500 for a one-owner 05 with 101k, so for me $5000 for an 06 with only 60k is not out of line. I wonder if the door issue is as simple as a latch adjustment? Here in Wyoming a salvage title is not required for vehicles over 8 model years old. When my 08 got totaled in 2015 I was wo...

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Um, yeah. http://forums.genvibe.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=44098 Trick is to find someone who does body work on the side, or a one-man shop with low overhead. You can pick up most of the parts from local junk yards, but I've had to search for a few on carparts.com. It can sometimes take lon...

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Had the same sort of thing in my 04, the #3 plug had worked itself loose somehow. Poor performance, rough idle, gas blowing by the loose threads. I know I torqued them when I put them in a couple years before, so not sure what might have caused it. I replaced all four and torqued them and no more is...

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Wishing a Happy New Year to all my fellow GenVibers. Here's to a happy and healthy 2019!

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Agree 100% on the dedicated winter tires. A 2000 Corolla I sold a few months ago came with a set of studded snows, Hancook's I think. So I bought a set of steel wheels from someone on CL and had them mounted. Then I stored the spare set, summer or winter, in the rafters in my garage. It was a light ...

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Yeah, the local dealer told me that the CS3 has been replaced by the Evolution Tour. They look like the same tire.

http://us.coopertire.com/tires/evolution-tour.aspx

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+2 on the Cooper CS3. Running them on two Vibes and they've been great tires so far. Not sure that they'll make it 65k, but I haven't had any tire yet on the Vibes that has. I will need a new set this spring for Vibe #3 and will look at either the CS3 or the Firestone Fuel Fighter. I have those on m...

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zbyers wrote:I shot Mike an email letting him know. Long story short, new backend work was done last time it was down, causing it to go down this latter time as it ran out of memory. All should be good for a while

Thank for the news!

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I thought maybe my beloved GenVibe might be gone forever.

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If the airbags didn't go off and the salvage is low enough, that's a keeper. Some junk yard parts and a little paint, the rest will buff right out.

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Caretaker wrote:read the craigslist ad

Ok, he's BSing about his fill cost. So? Does that make the ad invalid or the car not worth looking at?

For all you know the owner never lets it get below 1/2 tank before filling, and $20 in that area gets you around 7 gal.

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"$ 20 to fill the tank"..... must be another one of those "nothing has ever gone wrong with my Vibe" owners. Yeah, I fill my tank for $ 20 here in California as well...............when the needle says 3/4ths full that is. Not at all sure what that has to do with anything, especi...

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Hi Everyone, We just purchased a used 2005 Pontiac Vibe for my daughter. I have a questions: why did it take me so long to discover these fantastic vehicles? What an amazing package. My wife loves it so much she wants me to find another one for her. My daughter's budget meant that we had to look fo...

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Hello Scott, and welcome to the best site on the innerwebs. I went to a 205/60/16 on a couple of mine and it made a pretty good difference in ride, and the speedometer is closer too. Here's a link to a really handy tire size calculator that lets you compare various sizes. I wanted to stay at under 5...

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It should work. I have the 9" version, which makes it a bit easier to spin the plugs out by hand once they're broke loose.

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Frosty has 183k and the only parts I've replaced are front rotors, belt tensioner and starter. All other engine, body and suspension parts are original. It doesn't use any oil at all. Stealth has 113k and has been totaled and rebuilt three times now. Can't list all the parts that have been replaced,...

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Sounds like it's toast. Just to save you from a total loss I'll offer you $500.00 to take it off your hands. Or, drain the oil and fill with Mobil-1 or other full synthetic and drive the crap out of it, like 200 miles at 80 mph and back again. If your speed limit is 65 then drive it 200 miles with t...

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I don't have any push pins on any of my Vibes that I've found. Door panels, wheel well trim, inner fenders, rear hatch, splash guards are simple clips. Doors, wheel well trim and rear hatch panel are all these guys: https://www.amazon.com/Lantee-Retainer-Chrysler-Concorde-Intrepid/dp/B01LE0UUH2/ref=...

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I've bought two consoles from junk yards, one for my 08 and then another for my 05 from a local junk yard from '04's and both also had the 12v outlet and harness. Both times I took the outlet, harness and double lid and threw the console away. Replacing the lid is a two screw operation, replacing th...

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Hello canderson206, welcome. I have owned a 2004 Base Vibe since Feb 2006, it's up to 182k now and I might sell it for 4k, but it's worth more to me than that. I also own a 2008 Base that I bought in 2013 with 75k on it, it's up to 112k now and has been totaled and rebuilt three times now. It's not ...

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Let me be the first to welcome you to GenVibe. Congrats on the new ride, $1500 for an 06 with 90k is a steal. If the interior and exterior are clean and it runs good it should easily be worth double that, if not triple. I recently paid $4500 for a single owner 05 with 101k and Moon n Tunes and I don...

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If I remember right the trick was getting the DRL/high/low wired correctly. I used a volt meter to compare with the other side. Then soldered, heat shrink and wrapped with tape.

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Frosty was purchased in 2006 with 38k, is now at 180k and is going strong. Stealth was purchased in 2013 with 75k, is now at 110k, has been totaled, salvaged and repaired three times, and is still going strong. Sattie was purchase in 2018 with 101k and will be with us for a very long time. I've been...

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I've found that the "universal" panel retainer from Auto Zone work perfect for the wheel well liners, both in the fender and underneath. The other option is to pop an existing one out and try to match it at the parts store. My local NAPA has a "big book" of pins and screws that m...

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Sooo.... The 2005 Satellite Silver had mismatched tires when I bought it - some Goodyears on the front and Pirelli's on the rear. So I installed my summer tires on the 2005, put the winter tires from the 2008 on the shelf, and moved the tires from the 2005 to the 2008. Didn't bother balancing them s...

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