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Things like head unit, speakers, and an amp are pretty easy to install as long as you have enough knowledge to take apart the cars interior and put it back together. Doors are easy as long as you can route the wiring, amps not so much. If you aren't comfortable with a full teardown to install an amp...

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I assume this is a stronger alternator than the stock one?

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I'd be interested in the entire 3rd brake light assembly if you still have it.

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Do you happen to still have the knobs for folding down the rear seats? I broke one yesterday...

Also I could possibly have my dad come get parts and ship them to me as he lives in perrysburg.

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I was always under the impression that the tongue weight should be more like 15-20% to increase stability. I wonder if the rig would wiggle less with a bit more tongue weight?

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Very interested in this, would really like to know what is available!

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Welcome! You got a great deal on the best IMO vibe GT available! Lower RPM lift engagement, best looking front end, double lidded center arm rest thing, and no silly smog air ports on the exhaust side or extra plumbing to deal with! Enjoy it, I know I love mine!

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My poor vibe got rear ended a while back. It's finally fixed with a new tailgate, but the first shop was one of those "friend of a friend will do it for no labor but then screws it up and loses parts" deals. Sadly I am now missing interior trim pieces from the inside of the tailgate and in...

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Had my 03 Vibe GT up to an indicated 131MPH I'm pretty sure that was the top speed.

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Last monday I dropped her off at the body shop to get repaired after getting rear ended... Original estimate was $1800, then jumped to $3100. Insurance company called me later thursday to say they are totaling her. So I spent friday looking for a shop to fix her up enough to continue driving on a sa...

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Here's an album of the damage visible after the body shop tore her down for the full estimate.

https://imgur.com/gallery/Pr5Vs

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Sadly the body panel behind the bumper was buckled due to the stress from the locked hatch pulling on it when hit. The 3100 comes from fixing the buckled panel so a new hatch will operate properly. I do plan on keeping her, but she will most likely be renamed the red a**ed bonobo as the replacement ...

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https://imgur.com/gallery/7rTY7

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It's been a while since I've posted and sadly instead of posting my PPE exhaust install like I had planned I have to post some bad news... My poor little vibe was rear ended at a stop light. I'm OK. It was really low speed. We were both stopped at a red light. When the light turned green the driver ...

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Finally found the plastic clips for the two tone grey plastic exterior on amazon. Cost me $9 for a bag of 25 instead of the $6-9 a piece that GM dealerships near me wanted... https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0040CWYUI/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Bought and installed a subwoofer...

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Another huge thing that will help is buying a sun shade and putting it up when you park. I live in Phoenix so it's a basic necessity here, but I never used one in the midwest and I wish I had. easily a 15-20 degree difference inside the car after a long day out in the sun. Also makes my choice of da...

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The nav system has a single CD player in the head unit for the navigation DVD. It also has a 6 disc changer that is located under the passenger seat.

I don't know if it would be plug and play for a car that wasn't originally equipped.

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If the clutch itself is worn out, the car will not move when in gear but the engine will rev. This is caused by the friction material on the clutch being worn out enough that the clutch will not maintain friction when in contact with the flywheel.

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That doesn't sound like the clutch is the part that broke...

Sorry to say but that sounds more like an issue with the transmission...

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Isn't ACME the company that the road runner bought all his shitty gear from?

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sacrifice a small mammal...

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My family owned and ran a Pennzoil Oil change shop for 11 years. There is zero difference in the service being done to the car except price and maybe the brand of coolant. However, please make sure you know whether or not the Oil Can Henry's does decent work or not. Look up online reviews, talk to t...

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NAME: Tony OCCUPATION: Teacher RIDE: 2003 Vibe GT LOCATION: Avondale, AZ Side note, any of you know a good exhaust shop in Phoenix? I need the axleback part fabricated so I can put my PPE header and midpipe on. Preferably mandrel bent instead of crush-bent. I know a few good shops out by me but they...

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I have the Injen CAI on my car and have an ultraguage. I'll have to see if I can pull an intake air temp measurement for you.

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haha, yea sadly they're worth more...

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$250 shipped to your door. Check around ebay and used parts retailers, I think the price is pretty fair.

Here are the pictures. http://imgur.com/a/4Vmi7

edit: will come with the navigation disc as well.

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I have a working factory navigation head unit for sale if you want.

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I have all the stuff for a 2003 GT, not sure if that will fit though...

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I believe they will fit, although I haven't tried so maybe someone else can confirm.

If you're dead set on projectors then be prepared to dish out some cash or learn to do it yourself.

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you sound like an awesome dad, keep it up.

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If you have an 05 you might want to check out the look of the 2003 model headlights. They have black backing and look a ton better IMO

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Teacher here. Personally I don't think holding him financially responsible is too harsh at all, as long as there isn't any negative bashing of his ineptitude to go along with it. It's a simple matter of admit your mistake and fix it, that's the only way we learn. In this case his mistake was not get...

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Let us know how the PVC leather works out. I really want new seats in mine but since I live in Phoenix I can't bring myself to buy a seat that isn't clothe...

Also how hard was it to mount the seat? Did you buy a rail adapter? How low does it sit?

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Which trim specifically? I had really good luck with amazon. Hard to find fender clips http://www.amazon.com/Toyota-Fender-Push-Retainer-Qty/dp/B003UPVRMM?ie=UTF8&psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00 Bumper cover clips http://www.amazon.com/Toyota-Universal-Bumper-Retainers...

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The remote wire I mentioned and the power wire mentioned are the same thing. Usually an automotive amp wiring kit will include RCA cables that have the remote wire insulated and connected to them. Should look like this http://thumbs.ebaystatic.com/images/g/g ... s-l225.jpg

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I'm on the fourth Eagle Eyes headlight now, I think they all have issues with the adjustment screw. Most likely just a bad manufacturer defect in the whole production line considering I've ordered from 2 separate sources now. I also notice that the beam put out by the Eagle Eyes light is very uneven...

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Wow, apparently I haven't updated this in a loooong while. The car is now at 114,000 Miles about a year after I bought it. So I've put about 20k on it in a year. Luckily my job is about 5 min from my house so I really don't commute much. I returned the Injen CAI and got the correct one for the 2003....

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There's a ton of resources on how to wire an AMP all over the internet. Here probably isn't your best bet. Try a dedicated car audio forum. I will say this, the factory radio most likely has no subwoofer output so even if you install one, don't expect to be able to wire it into the radio easily. As ...

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If you poke around using the search function. There is a full on rally car on here. Dude installed a cage and everything. Rallys the car in michigan I think. I don't remember if he did any suspension work though as I think he's running in a stock class. Check it out though.

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How cheap is cheap? What features do you want?

I picked up a Pioneer Mvh-x560BT for around $125 and I love it. No CD player though

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What stereo does he have in the car now? Is it the M&T with the amp under the passenger seat?

As for install, do you mean wiring it up to power on? complete installation to working order?

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Bolts backing out freaks me out... I have a 1981 Honda CB750 that I'm in the process of rebuilding the carbs on. The choke butterfly valves are held onto the shaft by 2 screws each. Factory installation has them flared after instalation to prevent backing out, but there;s no way I can do that. The f...

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Pulled apart my dash today looking for the cause of an electrical short that was making the TAIL fuse blow constantly leaving me with no rear running lights... Luckily it was an easy fix. One of the stereo power wires had rubbed through its heat shrink where I soldered it, little bit of E tape and I...

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Thank the FSM for easy fixes! I pulled the dimmer control, fuse still blew. Pulled the relays above the glove box and swapped em out, fuse still blew... Ps that third bolt that attaches the relay box to the dash beam is a B*TCH!! Pulled the stereo out and found that the power wire had rubbed enough ...

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Alright, I've added all the things you guys suggested to the list, here we go...

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do you mean the ems4?

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Looks like my next step is to check the relay located above the glove box. I haven't replaced any of the lights on that fuse with an LED, nor have I modified anything on that fuse so the relay should be my next step. Wish me luck guys!

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OK, so the only lights out in the cabin are the HVAC lights and the green headlight indicator light in the gauge cluster. The tail lights don't work although I haven't checked the license plate lights or the reverse lights... I did a search on google and on the here and came up with a post talking a...

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Tail fuse blew, changed it and it blew immediately when I turned the headlights on... No clue why, although I suspect a wiring issue.

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For a reason known only to his noodliness, My little green light that lets me know that the headlights are on stopped working this last weekend. Accompanying this annoying trait, the HVAC backlights also stopped working when the headlights are on. The lights are all stock, no DRL or sensor modding h...

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