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[VibeFever]

Hi..enjoying this site.. Lot's of info. Just picked up my 05 Vibe a couple weeks ago. Was gonna buy a used one, but the rebates were too good to pass up. There wern't too many decently equipped base Vibes in the area left except for this one. Got almost 500 miles and I'm lovin it. It has the 17" wheels, and surprised how well it rides. Just put in the auto dimming mirror w/compass yesterday and hardwired the radar detector. Put in the 12v port in the console today. Looking to put a strut tower brace and tint. maybe supercharger??hello all from a happy vibe owner

[damronjr]

Welcome to the site! Modding can sure be fun, take it from someone who has plenty of experience!

[djpositivek]

Welcome to the site ! Post pics if you can

[ArcsVibe]

Welcome to the family We love pics around here!!

[Mr. Poopypants]

Well hello!! Wow, the member count has got to be skyrocketing. Welcome to the family!

[gargoyle]

Howdy! Welcome to the site. It's good to see a few new members in the Illinois/Indiana Midwest area.Hmmmm... maybe an Illiana (Illinois/Indiana) Vibe Meet in the future!?!?

[djpositivek]

Quote, originally posted by Mr. Poopypants »Well hello!! Wow, the member count has got to be skyrocketing. Welcome to the family!Good 'ol Employee Pricing That's good because I love this site and would like to see more active participation.

[AKLGT]

welcome! sounds like you will enjoy it here. just fyi, i believe the supercharger will not fit for the 05. do a search on 05 supercharger and you should find all the info you need.

[Flip-Side]

Quote, originally posted by VibeFever »Looking to put a strut tower brace and tint. maybe supercharger??If you are looking to install one for performance, you may be dissapointed. The towers on the vibe are close to the firewall and are stiff enough as they are. I know MadBill even did a test to see if they move during hard cornering and he found no movement between the strut mounts. You may want to look into sway bars, or new springs instead if you want better cornering.http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=6537If it is for looks I understand, thats your preference. Welcome to Genvibe.

[jwalcik]

welcome aboard!

[AKLGT]

Quote, originally posted by Flip-Side »If you are looking to install one for performance, you may be dissapointed. The towers on the vibe are close to the firewall and are stiff enough as they are. I know MadBill even did a test to see if they move during hard cornering and he found no movement between the strut mounts. You may want to look into sway bars, or new springs instead if you want better cornering.http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=6537If it is for looks I understand, thats your preference. Welcome to Genvibe. after installing a FSB in my vibe GT after i did the springs, i noticed a big difference in cornering. then, that FSB went to Mav's vibe and he also noticed a big difference as I did. not that madbill's scientific experiment isn't correct, but from my understanding of the purpose for the FSB, it's to keep the car constantly at / / , , and | |, parallel to each other, not / or /. I believe madbill was testing for movement of / and /.

[VibeFever]

Thanks for the info and thoughts. They listed the supercharger in the 05 vibe brochure. It definitely got my attention. As for the brace, it's debateable on any handling improvement. I did like how it stiffened up the front on my old Achieva. Granted that was a flimsy chassis, even with the strut towers up on the firewall.

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[AKLGT]

i suggest doing a search to verify. but from all the complaints of the 05 owners, the s/c won't work. unless you got one of the earlier ones? i can't remember. same thing with CAI.

[VibeFever]

That could be a bummer. Was figuring if I really still liked the car 6-8 months from now I'd do it. Is there a post here about the 05 SC problems..

[AKLGT]

search is your friend. http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=12133

[4X4CHICHI]

good looking vibe, welcome to genvibe.com