Quote, originally posted by tpollauf »Detail the car first ?????? I'll be lucky to have time to WASH it, let alone detail it I'll make sure it is CLEAN but it probably won't be as clean as all the other Vibes It still hasn't had it's first oil change yet as it didn't reach the computed mileage yet required to do so. I'll likely change it no matter what the mileage is before the long trip Mine's had quite a few oil changes already (currently sitting at 13,515), but that's because at 2500 miles my dad and I decided we were going to change the oil every 2500 miles, rather than the suggested 5000. The filter is less than $5.00 from the Toyota dealer (I buy them 4 at a time) and a 5 gallon jug of Penzoil 5W 20 is just over $10.00 at Walmart, so an oil change only costs about $15.00. Also, it keeps with the 5000 mile interval, just adds new oil sooner which I highly doubt is going to hurt anything, plus it gives us the chance to check everything else (fluids, tires, etc.) over more often which again I highly doubt is going to hurt anything. Changing the oil on the GT couldn't be any easier. My dad says it's by far the easiest oil change he's ever seen on any vehicle .All I need to do besides clean the Vibe is check the fluids, tires. spare, etc. and it'll be all set to go.Quote, originally posted by ponta2147 »My car needs its second oil change right now, in fact (by miles, it's still too early by date, but I use this for the business car so we put lots of miles on it pretty quick). And I'm really big on the clean car thing, my poor interior was only deep cleaned once so far (after winter, for the Chicago meet) and the outside has never been detailed at all besides a wash and dry- but since it lives outdoors, it needs a little more love. My husband and I are going to have a car detailing party for ourselves- two days of fun, one for interior and one for exterior, the works: claybar, wax, everything on both of our cars. AND finding time for putting in the intake for mine. Oh by the way, also working and such. Also bought the caliper paint! Will I have time to do that before the meet? Highly doubtful at this point, as I have nothing to raise the car to remove the tires...Yorkville is still the plan unless something crazy happens, we're looking forward to doing the new waterpark for the day if it's warm.Pictures? I'm wondering if I should have Chris bring the Glidecam with his Z7U and actually produce a legit video of this, wander around and get some sweet shots.I cleaned my mom's interior yesterday. Man was it nasty. It took me about two hours. It looks brand new again.I hope the weather holds out for the whole weekend. I would like to clean the Vibe Thursday night so it will hopefully stay relatively clean for the ride there and I won't need to do much cleaning out there in case it's hot.I really hope you get the intake on before the meet .Can't wait to see the calipers painted too. Hopefully you'll have those done before the next Chicagoland meet. I have jackstands from Walmart that I use all the time. They're fine. They're sold in pairs. Two would be enough. You could just do what I did and do two at a time; front and back on the same side or front and front, etc. After a few hours you can put the wheels back on and the paint is fully cured and you can drive the car after 24 hours.Hopefully the weather is nice so we can all just meet in Yorkville. That will be easy and convenient for everyone. Hopefully you guys get to enjoy the water park. Maybe someday they'll finally finish the indoor one they starting building a couple years ago in Sandwich .Quote, originally posted by audiovibe »I'm gonna start detailing the vibe this week so I can take my time. I need to do some chip repair, clay, remove some hazing, polish, wax, I really need to give the engine some love, then on to the interior.BTW this will be my first long haul without a P.C.. I'm not sure I remember how to change CDs.I've given up on the chips on my front bumper already . They're making me wish I would have gotten a darker color .The front end of my poor Vibe is so gross. I can't wait to get it cleaned. Tomorrow I'm going to the Chevy dealer here in town to pickup the touch up spray paint to paint the plugs for the front license plate holes. I have everything to do it "right" this time. It's going to look so good without that darn plate on there. Laws be damned !Quote, originally posted by kostby »Teaser artwork (still a work in progress)Ignore the jaggies. This was a rough draft.
http://gallery.me.com/kostby/1...90001That is freaking awesome ! I love it ! Someone needs to put that on a t-shirt!!!