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hey whats up guys? new to the forums, just bought a 2007 wave blue Vibe today, expecting to get it early next week, used to have a 2000 sunfire(see below). the rims that are on the fire are going on the vibe..and here's a photoshopped pic of what it'll look like eventually.hopefully i can get some advice for things to do for the vibe
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welcome aboard!
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welcome to the site!looks like you'll get the "first wave vibe on genvibe" award nice fire, btw
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Welcome aboard. I also went from a sunfire to a Vibe.
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nice color, welcome and have a happy stay
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really? thats cool, i was apart of a j-body club..was pretty good..any pics of the fire?
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Welcome to GenVibe! Congrats on your new Wave Vibe! Nice lookin' Sunfire. Those rims will look good on the Vibe. You will have one of the only Wave Vibes on here. You'll have to post pics when you have her. You will find people on here to be very helpful.Enjoy your stay!
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Post by WaveAction »

thanks everyone for the warm welcome, im really excited about getting it, i already got questions, mainly regarding my current rims/offset im not sure what the offset is on my 17"s..but i know that the size is fine, using an online tire calculator, im .02% too slow i believe
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Welcome to the site!
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welcome to the site!Wow the First Wave owner on GV! sweet! nice Sunfire and the rim choice was a perfect match for your fire.
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Welcome and Congrats on the Vibe, and being the first Wave Vibe on the board! And that is one sweet Sunfire!
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Welcome fellow Canuck to the boards! Always nice to see another Canadian join our ranks. I also had a J-Body before buying the Vibe. I drove a 96 Cavy.Enjoy the Vibe !
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fellow J-body'er myself... Have one left, one was traided in on my 06 Vibe. Welcome!
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Welcome to the elite. LOL
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Quote, originally posted by WaveblueVibe »really? thats cool, i was apart of a j-body club..was pretty good..any pics of the fire?I was a member of Ontario Tuners and London Auto Club (LAC) before I moved out of the country. My sunfire was a 96 black GT. I didn't have much done to it other then some light covers and neons... I did my tuning to the Vibe with rims, springs, unichip, exhaust, intake, strut and rear sway bar and stuff. no neons lol. I've moved on from that scene. Its all about what helps in performance
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welcome aboardcan't wait to see pics of that wave w/ rims
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lol it's surprizing how many former J owners have vibes now. I traded my 01 fire for the vibe
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just a quick question..when you all say "wave vibe"..you know it's the color..and not actually a pontiac wave right? i know..i sound dumb when i ask a stupid question but just curious
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LOL!!! Yup, we all know its the color.
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Post by WaveAction »

alright cool...love the color tho..i should have it with in 2 weeks as i've been updated today..so once i get it..i'll definitly be getting some pics up
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I love that color. Saw a few along with a Matrix sitting around at a dealer a few weeks ago. When I bought mine, they only had like Lava, Abyss, Satellite, and Neptune availible. I would have gotten your new blue if it was around then.Welcome to the site. Bolt pattern is 5x100. The offsets I've seen people get on here range from like +35 to +45 or 48 so...
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alright thanks for the info on the offset..i knew the bolt pattern and im sure the offset wouldnt be much different between the two cars..i'll have to experiance it once i do get the vibe and it gets nicer out around march...btw love your vibe merzbow
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Yeah, like that wave color. Seen it on the lot. Kind of wish they had that color in 03.
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Hello and welcome.
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Thanks
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Welcome Waveblue. Your going to have a sweet looking ride with those wheel's. What are your plans for the stance (springs) How low are you planing to go?...... nuvibe
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welcome! I saw my first Wave Vibe last week while i was in WA... wow!
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welcome!nice colorI'm subaru club member (previous car - wicked-mega-turbo-subaru) so it remembers me team subaru colors
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Welcome! Looks like you're already having fun on here & you haven't even gotten your car yet Quote, originally posted by urm » so it remembers me team subaru colors that's it! i knew i'd seen that color somewhere else!
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Quote, originally posted by nuvibe »Welcome Waveblue. Your going to have a sweet looking ride with those wheel's. What are your plans for the stance (springs) How low are you planing to go?...... nuvibewell im probably gonna go atleast 1.5-2 inch drop..similar to my sunfire..most say the TEIN s-spec springs are good..still not sure what struts tho...i dont wanna be to to low since it'll be my winter driven car aswell and the winters up here can be brutal at times. as for the subaru colors, it kinda does remind me of the same thing, i actually did some photoshopping of gold or alike rims, here's one i actually liked..Quote, originally posted by trtlflwrs »Welcome! Looks like you're already having fun on here & you haven't even gotten your car yet ya..im really excited..a big jump up from my sunfire
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That's pretty kool how you do some of these photochop. I wounder how my ride would look with those wheel's. I'll ask to do a photochop on another post, do not want to highjack. The pic you have of your concept look's like it's lower than 2", but anyway you chose it will look nice..... nuvibe
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By the way who make's those bronze wheel's on the photochop?.... nuvibe
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sorry, but unless it's a subaru, i'd stay away from the gold/blue look.... it just looks like "i with i had a subaru." not like they didn't steal the world rally blue color from them already. *waiting for the flaming....*
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Quote, originally posted by WaveblueVibe »well im probably gonna go atleast 1.5-2 inch drop..similar to my sunfire..most say the TEIN s-spec springs are good..still not sure what struts tho...i dont wanna be to to low since it'll be my winter driven car aswell and the winters up here can be brutal at times. as for the subaru colors, it kinda does remind me of the same thing, i actually did some photoshopping of gold or alike rims, here's one i actually liked..you really don't need to replace your struts w/ the tein s techs. Mav has those on his vibe w/ stock springs and after 3 years, no problems still. he was in woodstock, ON and now on his second winter here in Anchorage. ride heighth is fine for daily commuter driving. if you drive during the day time though, you might have some clearance issues, but not too much really. my car sits lower than his vibe w/ the s-techs. i also have s-techs on my LGT, but it sits maybe 2" above ground. i do bottom out and have to be careful of scraping. don't have problems in the vibe driving the exact same route. and yes, wave color is very very close to subaru world rally blue.
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I like the Subaru color blue but I personally would rather get something else with that kind of money (I'm more fond of old school muscle than import/tuners if I could afford them:( I'd be rollin in a '69 Charger if I was rich lol). To have the option of that color though on other cars would make me happy if I ever was in the market for a new car...not too many new cars worth buying now-a-days IMO but you know what I'm sayin I do understand your concern for unofficial official colors to be kept vehicle specific though. The Viper GTSs seemed to originate the blue with white stripes scheme and not very many other cars can pull that off successfully besides maybe the old Cobras, so I think it is best left with the Viper That's all the fire you get outa me Now what if Freestyle's old Vibe had the Subaru blue and bronze rims with that STI scoop of his? That would be pretty neat looking. Maybe get the gold Impreza rally vinyls and that would really confuse people! (removed)....just kidding
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Quote, originally posted by WaveblueVibe » i was apart of a j-body club..was pretty good..J-body? now say it aint so j/k. My b/f is a part of j-body and i never see him off of that website! lol
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Quote, originally posted by Merzbow »I like the Subaru color blue but I personally would rather get something else with that kind of money (I'm more fond of old school muscle than import/tuners if I could afford them:( I'd be rollin in a '69 Charger if I was rich lol). To have the option of that color though on other cars would make me happy if I ever was in the market for a new car...not too many new cars worth buying now-a-days IMO but you know what I'm sayin I do understand your concern for unofficial official colors to be kept vehicle specific though. The Viper GTSs seemed to originate the blue with white stripes scheme and not very many other cars can pull that off successfully besides maybe the old Cobras, so I think it is best left with the Viper That's all the fire you get outa me Now what if Freestyle's old Vibe had the Subaru blue and bronze rims with that STI scoop of his? That would be pretty neat looking. Maybe get the gold Impreza rally vinyls and that would really confuse people! (removed)....just kidding well, you are in motor city, my friend. i can see how muscle cars would appeal to you a lot more than tuner cars than say.... japan! LOL.my dad is the same way. i took him to subiefest a couple weekends ago while i was down in WA visiting. his first car was a race car. his family raced stock cars down south (still do) so all his cars were 454's or bigger. so it was funny watching him try and figure out the tuner scene as to what all that shiny tubing and hoodscoops were for. LOL. he's like all that power comes out from that little dinky engine?? ha ha ha!
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Quote, originally posted by WaveblueVibe »just a quick question..when you all say "wave vibe"..you know it's the color..and not actually a pontiac wave right? i know..i sound dumb when i ask a stupid question but just curious and it's a wave vibe, not a vibe waveNice color ;thumbup:
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well in my opinion..i think the color of vibe im getting is more lighter then this "subaru blue" we all speak of...my color is more of a baby blue then the blue used by subaru
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