Finding Vibe Shop Manual information

Technical info on the Pontiac Vibe and Toyota Matrix including do-it-yourself info
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Finding Vibe Shop Manual information

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No shop manual is available for the Vibe despite what it says in our owners manuals. Helm publications is GM's publisher and a call to their toll free order line echoes what is shown on their website. http://www.helminc.com. Only duplicate copies of the owner's manual and navigation system supplement are available. My dealer says GM Techs have access to a service dept-only online reference service, and Toyota service depts. say they use something similiar, called Info-stream, I think..If you just want to see a sceen capture of the search results open this link in a new window. http://www.netrover.com/~tkwt/toms_stuf ... savail.jpg
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Does this mean that there will never be a shop/service manual for the Vibe OR will it just take some time before one is released?
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Helm couldn't tell me when or if a Vibe manual would be available. However, they do offer a shop manual for every 2002 model Pontiac - so you're probably right that it may be just a matter of time.. It would be nice to have one right away though, since so many of us are interested in technical details!
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Let us know if you find a manual. I'd like to hardwire my Valentine One, but before i start tearing things appart i'd like to know what the "right" way of doing it is.
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Post by Campbell »

I had the same problem - Helm doesn't have it. I bought a Nav System manual from Helm a month before I bought the car because the dealer didn't even have it (they lost it I think) for the car on their own lot. Of course I bought my vibe from a different dealer.
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Just checked helminc.com and noted that they list the vibe shop manual for $120 and its out of stock before they started selling it. Here is the description from the website. GMP03S $120.00 2003 PONTIAC VIBE S-PLATFORM SERVICE MANUAL Year: 2003 Model: VIBE English Paper This item is temporarily out of stock. We have contacted the manufacturer to restock the item. Please try again later. If you are interested in other products, please search again.
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quote:Just checked helminc.com and noted that they list the vibe shop manual for $120 and its out of stock before they started selling it.Well let's hope they stock the manual quickly. $120 is not a bad price to pay for the manual and the usefulness it provides.
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You can order one direct from Gm...go to www,.gmgoodwrench.com and click on service manuals. It's abotu $120.
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quote:You can order one direct from Gm...go to www,.gmgoodwrench.com and click on service manuals. It's abotu $120.Yeah, thanks for the link... but the GM Goodwrench site uses the Helm Inc. website to order the service manuals, so if they are out of stock on Helm Inc.'s site, they are out of stock on the GM Goodwrench site.
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quote:Yeah, thanks for the link... but the GM Goodwrench site uses the Helm Inc. website to order the service manuals, so if they are out of stock on Helm Inc.'s site, they are out of stock on the GM Goodwrench site. Oops. Sorry folks. Thought I had an easy answer. LOL!
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Vibe shop manuals from pontiac through 2004 are available here:http://www.books4cars.com/They run about $150There are online monthly-fee based sites as well. Google can get you there.
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Looks like there is an 03' Matrix manual here...http://pdftown.com/PDF-Toyota-....html
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