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BurtonSnol3order
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newbie and a question...

Post by BurtonSnol3order »

Alrighty, im a noob first off... and i just slightly cracked up my precious Vibe GT... my question is... what taillights are direct replacements for an 03 Vibe GT... do base model 03's work, i thought 03/04 were the same... but i didn't if they changed it for the GT or not... sooo any info would be great!thanks
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Welcome aboard! Another Indiana person! Hate to hear the car got a bit beat up! You'll be fine with any 2003 through 2005 light, regardless of Vibe model. They're all the same so that improves your chances dramatically for finding one. Keep us posted on this! Enjoy your stay at GVC!
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Post by BurtonSnol3order »

sooo... this item http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISA...&rd=1will fit an 03 vibe GT... and yea... in a hurry talking on the phone... annd oops there goes the light and a dent in the side... while im on the topic... has anyone tried any of the at home dent repair kits? do they work? thanks for the help!
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That light looks like what you need. Shouldn't have any issues with it unless they changed something none of us are aware of. Can't say I've tried the home dent removal kits... I did have several dents removed from both of my front fenders last year though... The dealer has a paintless dent removal guy, charged $60 to pop those suckers out. Did a really good job, couldn't tell the dents were ever there and it has stayed that way. That may be something to look into - a couple more bucks spent could prevent a headache. Hope you get 'er all fixed up...
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Post by ragingfish »

Quote, originally posted by BurtonSnol3order »in a hurry talking on the phoneno comment
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welcome to genvibe, sorry to hear about the accident. Hard to know if the dent puller things would work, probably not if the metal is creased. Got any pics of the damage?
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I used a place called Dentmasters on the north side of Indianapolis near Keystone when I lived there. They did a great job. I had them give my car a good going over every spring, cost less than $100.--Sarge (Emigrant from Indiana)
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If there isn't any paint damage - paintless dent removal services work great most of the time.Often much cheaper than a body shop.(oh, and stay off the phone when you're driving... )
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Post by BurtonSnol3order »

wasn't talking on it... just picked it up... i was looking to see who called me
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