Cheap Mods

B4snake · Post by **B4snake** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 1:31 pm

I'm looking to any and all cheap mods you can do with an '03 Vibe... by cheap I mean I have under $150 to spend...Also, I was wondering if anyone had mounted a roof mounted light bar to their vibe?Thanks...

tcam · Post by **tcam** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 1:50 pm

Short Ram Air Intake- $180Window Tint- $100-$250Hyper Ground Wires- $100 (Or make your own for $20)Motor Mounts- $30Lowering Springs- $150-$210Racing Pedals- $20-$50There are tons of mods that you can do for under $200. Those that I listed are just a few. I suggest going with an air intake if your going to spend around $150. Lots of power, great sound, better mileage, and not a lot of $$.

AKLGT · Post by **AKLGT** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 3:45 pm

also, check the for sale threads since a lot of folks will put mods up for sale. cheaper and most of the time, just as good as new.

kevera · Post by **kevera** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 8:10 pm

I would start off with the cold air intake.You don't have to spend large cash for these.http://www.cosmoracing.com/productlist.asp?cid=148or for a short ramhttp://www.cosmoracing.com/productlist.asp?cid=129It would be your best bang for the buck.

Raven · Post by **Raven** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 8:15 pm

Progress rear sway bar- $100.00Throttle body bypass- $5.00Strut bar- $20.00-$100.00

BlueCrush · Post by **BlueCrush** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 9:39 pm

Welcome to GenVibe! I don't recall anyone on here that has added a light bar to their Vibe's roof.As far a cheap mods, I'm assuming you have a Base model Vibe since you did not specify. Here are some cheap mods you can do.-Throttle body Rotor: $30 (increases throttle response)-Helix Throttle Body Spacer: $75 (Increases low rpm torque)-K&N High Flow OEM Air Filter: $40 (increases air flow to the engine)-TB Coolant bypass: Free (Keeps TB cooler, increasing performance)-OEM Airbox Snorkel Removal: Free (increases air flow to the engine)-OEM Airbox White Plastic Flow Screen Removal: Free (increases air flow to the engine)

kevera · Post by **kevera** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 9:49 pm

You could also get the eBay intake as well,they are really cheap-but I'm not sure about quality seeing that I have a Cosmo.B/C,where can he get(wink,wink)the throttle rotor,I can't seem to locate the matrix or Vibe ones.

BlueCrush · Post by **BlueCrush** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 10:06 pm

It is on NewCelica: http://www.newcelica.org/forum...17597northvibe did a write-up on it a while ago.

northvibe · Post by **northvibe** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 4:12 am

I have a TRD cai and throttle body rotor, both helped and were fairly cheap. $110 for a used TRD cai and $30 for the TB rotor. Also you can get your exhaust headers ported and TB ported for around $100 each (headers are like $120, TB is like $80) but to get the best out of those you need a tune.

B4snake · Post by **B4snake** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 3:59 pm

Thanks everyone...These look like great ideas!

nrgreble · Post by **nrgreble** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 11:29 am

How bout home brew strut tower brace for about $10?free plans here:http://www.tradebit.com/filedetail.php/1686055Built one for my 89 Mustang and worked very well. Great bang for buck.

Whelan · Post by **Whelan** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 3:22 am

Good call on the pricing people!It is easy to do things cheap yet in a quality fashion as long as your thrifty and use the net to your advantage Also look into DIY stuff cause that brings the most satisfaction.You need to plan out what you wanna do, there is so much. I personally prefer a mix when working on a car.Exterior InteriorSpeed/PowerStereoAutoXLoads of decisions to make! Happy Modding!

joholste · Post by **joholste** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 3:37 am

the only person i could think of that might have put a light bar on it would have been rallywagon but i don't think he has one.

Whelan · Post by **Whelan** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 5:13 am

Nothing a big set of Hellas mounted to the grilles or an Evo body kit wouldnt take care of lol

B4snake · Post by **B4snake** » Sun Apr 29, 2007 2:07 pm

That would look sick...Any good DIY Ideas for the vibe?

northvibe · Post by **northvibe** » Sun Apr 29, 2007 2:55 pm

When I get time this summer, Im putting in a laptop I have with a 5" lcd (for the time being) and GPS, because i get lost a lot :/. Then hopefully that will get connected audiowise to the head unit. I would also like to do the bluetooth diy to the head unit, so when i get a new phone with blue tooth i can use my car to talk

waveresponder · Post by **waveresponder** » Sun Oct 28, 2007 4:56 am

dude im thinking bout putting some extra lighting on the vibe...like lights on the bumper or something..so i can use em to light up an accident scene better at night or just for looks...lol....your sig has a pic of lights on the roof..thats sweet..can you post some more pics please and possibly give some details what you did...right now im putting a lightbar on the roof...more of a mini lightbar..but its for fire/ambulance calls...that sig pics awesommme

keithvibe · Post by **keithvibe** » Sun Oct 28, 2007 7:17 am

HID's..... if you do both fogs and headlights you could find a cheap ebay set for about 150-200bucks

coldmm803 · Post by **coldmm803** » Sun Oct 28, 2007 10:45 am

waveresponder, you could try mounting something like these (in link) in area circled. if you figure out how to wire them and a switch...and mount the lights securelyhttp://www.autoanything.com/li....aspx

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