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prtlnd03gt
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Post by prtlnd03gt »

just picked up this 2003 GT with 32000, it has all options except Navi. Magnaflow exhaust, momo interior door sills and dynamic shifter (the head pivots as you shift, front strut and air intake, VW ant., tein lowering springs, 17" RS Limited Trama rims, kumho z rated rubber, sports horn, debadged, Tinted out, painted calipers, ....nothing too crazy for mods like it nice and clean i am act. interested in trying to see how to increase the gas mileage, and i took the stereo out and put the moons toons 6 disc back in so that it wasnt a target for breaking into...have to park it on the street http://img242.imageshack.us/sl....smil
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nice GT! & welcome!Neat slideshow, toothere's a recent thread over on the engine/tranny section about gas mileagehttp://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=24537enjoy your stay!
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Schweet. Enjoy!
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Post by AKLGT »

congrats on the new purchase! hmm... wonder who's VGT that was. they did a nice job with it.
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Post by zionzr2 »

WELCOME TO OUR VIBEDOM!!!And a Special Wisconsinite Welcome as well!!Great Pics!! Keep Em Coming!!!
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looks good, welcome aboard!
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Welcome to genvibe!Nice vibe and slide show.
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Welcome, and that is a sweet looking Vibe you picked up there!
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Post by 808 Vibes »

Welcome and congrats on the gorgeous monotone Frosty! Cool slideshow by the way
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Welcome to the family Thank you for sharing your pics
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Post by 4X4CHICHI »

Nice. I like it a lawt.
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Post by ZubenElGenubi »

Welcome to GenVibe!Very nice GT you got there! Got me wonderin' whether that belonged to a genvibe member or not. Did you buy this from an individual or a dealership? Cool slildeshow, too. Don't forget to post 'em in the Garage!
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Post by frostyGT »

That is my old Vibe. I hope you enjoy it. Just remember that the car is 4 years old. That intake is only a few months old though. Congrats!!! You can search my posts on here to see all the work I did. The car was never in the shop except for oil changes.If you want to remove your roof rack, I have the RK Sport caps to put on. You can come by my place and I'll help you do the install.
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Post by coldmm803 »

as soon as i saw the first pic i was thinkin it was frostys bc of the white rims and knowing he has a magnum nowcongrats and welcome to the board
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Post by nuvibe »

Nice looking ride. I wish my ride was all white. Someday.... nuvibe
prtlnd03gt
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Post by prtlnd03gt »

hey frostyjust wondering if you ever noticed a clunking from near the right front wheel well when turning right and accelerating or going over bumps?? nothing major just wondering if you ever encounterd this. Those rk roof caps permanent ??thanks
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Roof caps are not permanent.Never noticed any noises...
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Post by Mavrik »

thats a very nice Vibe there.check and make sure the nuts on top of the strut bar as well as the single nut on top of the struts are tight. They may not seem loose but I had a clunk like you dscribed. I checked those and it went away. But I never had anything obviously loose.
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Post by steves76 »

Very nice!!
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Always been one of my favorite vibes on the board. congrats!
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prtlnd03gt
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Post by prtlnd03gt »

hey damon just wondering what you had on the other end of the spliced wires from the amp, and also wondering why you got rid of the mirror tweeters??2ohm issue? I am going to go with the double din navi. dvd player...but am worried about it getting jacked since i park on the street, damn meth heads. I have to say thanks again...i have gotten a lot of comments like "wow i never knew one of those vibes could look so good" just wish i could take credit for it
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Post by SuperSpeedWagon »

hey man sweet looking frosty looking forward to seeing any new upgrades
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frostyGT
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Post by frostyGT »

Spliced wires went to the high level inputs on my Infinity Basslink. I had aftermarket tweeters/crossovers in and I removed them before trading the car in. Glad you like the car. I hope it lasts a few more years. There is a trick where you can remove the faceplate of a stock deck and use it as a stealth cover over your double-din when you park the car at night. Anyone looking in can only see that you have a stock deck.
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prtlnd03gt
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Post by prtlnd03gt »

thanks... i have some bose tweeters ordered for the front. And that is really funny to hear that the face cover thing can work, my friend and i were just joking about how to take the face off of an old tape deck player for disguise. I am hoping to close on a double din this week (ebay), i may need to ask you a ? or 2...i have put a couple of decks in before, and the wiring seems to be straight forward...just hoping i dont have to fabricate anything.i threw a pic of the new centercaps

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Welcome to the site! Looks nice!
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