New Guy With a Matrix

[06Trix]

Hi folks, I just joined up and wanted to introduce myself. My name's Joe, and I bought my '06 Matrix XRS back in February. I haven't done much, but I do have a couple mods in the pipeline and one project that I just completed (see last picture).

[ou.grizzly]

The best looking Trix on the forum! Welcome

[lovemyraffe]

Welcome! We don't discriminate because the badge is different.

[06Trix]

Thanks! And nothing wrong with being a little different!

[epcIII]

Looks nice man and welcome!Do the racks cause a lot of noise through the doors where they are hooked on? Just wondering cause I had some ski racks on my old Bonneville that hooked/lipped over the roof and squished the weather stripping.

[star_deceiver]

Welcome!!!And on the blackening of the rims!!!

[06Trix]

From the doors, no. But the bars and fairing make a lot of noise, even though they're the aero bars.

[ArcsVibe]

Welcome to the forum!

[TONY TAT2]

Hi !

[lovemyraffe]

Quote, originally posted by 06Trix »From the doors, no. But the bars and fairing make a lot of noise, even though they're the aero bars. The fairing actually significantly reduces the wind noise. You wouldn't notice a difference between the aero bars vs. the normal bars. The biggest difference is the look of the bars. I think it's worth the noise. I just take mine off when not in use just for the gas savings.

[06Trix]

The main difference I noticed was the fairing eliminated the whistling from the bars. But it makes noise no matter how you shake it. Here are some updated pics I took today:

[joatmon]

WElcome to genvinbe, and nice looking trix.I always did like the OEM matrix alloys better than the OEM Vibe alloys

[lovemyraffe]

Quote, originally posted by 06Trix »The main difference I noticed was the fairing eliminated the whistling from the bars. But it makes noise no matter how you shake it. The faring does reduce the noise, but there will always be more noise than if you didn't have a rack on. BTW, the wheels look great.

[06Trix]

Thanks. They'll look better after I figure out how to get these installed

[keithvibe]

Quote, originally posted by 06Trix »Thanks. They'll look better after I figure out how to get these installedthose are easy.... just need basic hand tools and a spring compressorBTW... did you add the sharkfin yourself or did you buy it with it already on the car?

[06Trix]

Quote, originally posted by keithvibe »those are easy.... just need basic hand tools and a spring compressorBTW... did you add the sharkfin yourself or did you buy it with it already on the car?I've never worked on suspensions before, and there seem to be a lot of steps involved.I put the shark fin on. I got it from visualgarage.com. It takes about two weeks to order it, paint to match, and ship. Reception is good, but not quite as good as the whip. I got it because I would always have to remove the whip to load my kayak on the roof, and whenever I backed out of my garage, the whip got caught and bent backward in the grab handle for the garage door.http://www.visualgarage.com/

[keithvibe]

Quote, originally posted by 06Trix »I've never worked on suspensions before, and there seem to be a lot of steps involved.I put the shark fin on. I got it from visualgarage.com. It takes about two weeks to order it, paint to match, and ship. Reception is good, but not quite as good as the whip. I got it because I would always have to remove the whip to load my kayak on the roof, and whenever I backed out of my garage, the whip got caught and bent backward in the grab handle for the garage door.http://www.visualgarage.com/I know about the shark fin.... I have one myself got it back when they did a group buy on 9thgen. The one other thing i would do is remove all that dealer applied advertisements.

[ramenboy...]

great looking trix! totally different look with the blacked out wheels! nice job and i was just about to say 'get it lowered' when i scrolled down to see the teins!!!! haaha. you'll love the car once you drop it.welcome to the family

[macuser3333]

Really nice Car....

[ajb812]

Congrats and welcome! Looking good ...

[808 Vibes]

Welcome! Nice and clean...

[vibolista]

Wow! Your '06 looks new. Great car. What paint did you use on your wheels? Color? Brand? Your Thule wind faring might be a couple of inches too short on each side... allowing the wind get to the rack mounts. Those will cause quite a bit of wind noise.

[06Trix]

Quote, originally posted by vibolista »Wow! Your '06 looks new. Great car. What paint did you use on your wheels? Color? Brand? Your Thule wind faring might be a couple of inches too short on each side... allowing the wind get to the rack mounts. Those will cause quite a bit of wind noise. Thanks! Yeah the fairing is from my '04 Saab, which I don't have anymore. So it may not be the right one.I did some work on the interior today. Got a shift boot and armrest from Redlinegoods. It looks a little brighter than it really is due to the fluorescent light I had in the backseat so I could see. But it's still a pretty funky blue. I can switch it out if I change my mind later.