Doug14's 2006 Vibe Base

Doug14 · Post by **Doug14** » Mon Jun 18, 2012 1:40 pm

My 2006 Vibe base MT, power windows, locks, cruise control, A/C ect. No sunroof, Basic 4 speaker stereo.

Mods:

-Cosmo SRI, with a heatshield/partial airbox with a cold air feed from behind the "faux grille" by the fog-light. Cut and meshed it for airflow.
-Progress rear sway bar.
-Energy Suspension polyurethane front sway bar bushings.
-Speed Source brass shifter cable bushings
-16" light alloy rims.
-Super Bright Leds in fogs, 3rd brake light, reverse, lisence plate and all interior lights.. Also have red LED footwell and accentlights throughout interior.
-Lamin-x on fogs, corner markers, reverse and tails (reflectors left un-tinted on tails).
-Plasti-dipped rear bumper valence, interior trim pieces and chrome grill trim.
-Grafxwerks overlays on all "pontiac" and "vibe" badges. "vibe" 3rd brake overlay, Colour match door locks, "vibe" logo on dash.
-Painted roof rails, calipers, drums muffler/heatshield and upper grill black, painted lower grills silver.Painted engine bay bits black and "salsa". Painted a lot of random stuff that i can't remember.
-Throttle body coolant bypass in summer.
-I have Tien H-tech springs and KYB GR2 struts that i am currently assembling for installation!

Spring 2014:

Winter 2013:

Spring 2013:

Wishlist/Dreams

-Black 17" rims
-Tint 35% all around.
-New headunit and speakers (nothing too fancy).
-C60 swap.
-Energy Suspension motor mounts.
-03/04 front end and headlights.
-GM front fascia extensions.
-Custom exhaust (don't want it too loud).
-DC headers.
-SUPERCHARGER....

Please post any suggestions or comments!

ramenboy... · Post by **ramenboy...** » Mon Jun 18, 2012 7:16 pm

Wow. Cleeeean! Nice vibe and welcome to the site!

trb · Post by **trb** » Tue Jun 19, 2012 8:35 am

Welcome! Your Vibe looks really good, especially the wheels. I'm not much into aftermarket wheels, but yours look good.

areles · Post by **areles** » Tue Jun 19, 2012 12:39 pm

Hi Doug14,

Welcome to Genvibe. Nice wheels! You'll be able to get a lot of help from the people on GV for any projects you have.

Areles (Ron)

Doug14 · Post by **Doug14** » Sat Jun 23, 2012 7:12 am

Just got new front rotors and ceramic pads, new rear drums and cables, NGK Laser Iridium Sparkplugs, and ordered some overlays from Grafxwerks.com!

Brandort3 · Post by **Brandort3** » Sat Jun 30, 2012 2:16 pm

Love the Vibe! I highly recommend the K&N Typhoon. I just got my hooked up last Monday and it changes the whole feel of the car. (In a good way) It gives a throaty sound, almost like you would when you get a muffler tip. And it gives you roughly a 10-11 HP with more responsiveness. Best of luck to the new mods to come!

07cdnvibe · Post by **07cdnvibe** » Wed Jul 18, 2012 5:51 pm

hello, i am new to this site as well, i also have a 2006 with the same color and also the same rims as you do Doug, I have done a few mods to mine, just thought it was funny to see your car same color and same rims as mine. I am also from canada being out on the easy coast in Nova Scotia,

Doug14 · Post by **Doug14** » Fri Jul 20, 2012 9:02 am

07cdnvibe wrote:hello, i am new to this site as well, i also have a 2006 with the same color and also the same rims as you do Doug, I have done a few mods to mine, just thought it was funny to see your car same color and same rims as mine. I am also from canada being out on the easy coast in Nova Scotia,

That is too funny! Id love to see a picture of them together, if were ever near by!

07cdnvibe · Post by **07cdnvibe** » Fri Jul 20, 2012 12:57 pm

i got your PM but i am so new here i cant reply to PM's they tell me, is there any other way that we can communicate, i have done some upgrades and mods, but dont have any pictures as of yet. I will try to get some this weekend and post them here.

Doug14 · Post by **Doug14** » Fri Jul 27, 2012 5:26 pm

Pic of my rear drums painted black.

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Doug14 · Post by **Doug14** » Fri Aug 31, 2012 6:54 am

Over the past few weeks I've put on overlays from Grafxwerks.com, all "vibe" and arrowheads, including steering wheel, changed "PONTIAC" inlay to reflective black. Painted lower grills to have a polished metal look to them, installed new headlight and foglight bulbs, and got my windshield replaced!

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Mariachi · Post by **Mariachi** » Thu Sep 06, 2012 6:13 am

nice color and wheel combo!

Doug14 · Post by **Doug14** » Thu Jan 24, 2013 6:06 am

Poor quality pic of my vibe a few weekends ago at my girlfriend's mom's house.

Red LED foot well lighting

LED fog lights,Sylvania ZxE headlights

LED reverse lights, also replaced dome and map lights as well as license plate lights with LEDs.

mntn-biker · Post by **mntn-biker** » Wed Mar 20, 2013 5:37 am

Doug14 wrote: Wishlist
K&N Typhoon SRI.

Adding to your wishlist for you for some inexpensive mods to compliment the K&N SRI (I have 1 of these also) making it much more fun to drive (when you want to find the floor with your right foot

) and increase your mpg's (if you don't drive it like you stole it):
Helix throttle body spacer (you will need to cut down the TB side of the SRI to allow for the 1" spacer):
http://www.taylorvertex.com/Products/in ... PowerTower
Bore out your throttle body by maxbore.com:
http://www.maxbore.com/
Might want to research replacing your intake manifold gasket while you have everything torn apart (not sure if the '06 has the upgraded IM gasket or not).

Big ticket item = more fun to drive: replace your 5 speed with a 6 speed (it's only a matter of time before your carrier bearing goes bad - known issue) and put an aftermarket clutch in it while you are at it. The gears are closer together which will make it feel like the car is faster as well.

Nice looking Viberator! I have a '03 Base like the one in my avatar. Wish I had more of a solid color (love the Salsa color) and the painted plastics like yours.

dak6351 · Post by **dak6351** » Wed Mar 20, 2013 7:27 pm

I'm new here too so welcome to GV, and that is a pretty sweet ride!

Doug14 · Post by **Doug14** » Thu Mar 21, 2013 3:52 am

Thanks, though i'm jealous of your ride haha I LONG FOR LIFT!

cmpltvertigo · Post by **cmpltvertigo** » Sat Mar 30, 2013 5:24 am

Good looking Vibe, thanks for sharing.

Doug14 · Post by **Doug14** » Thu Apr 04, 2013 10:32 am

Picture of one of my cats Vibin' it

dak6351 · Post by **dak6351** » Thu Apr 04, 2013 11:38 am

Neighborhood cats like to sit on mine too but not much longer after they see me coming! LOL I need to get mine in the garage.

Doug14 · Post by **Doug14** » Fri Apr 05, 2013 4:41 am

mntn-biker wrote: Bore out your throttle body by maxbore.com:
http://www.maxbore.com/
Might want to research replacing your intake manifold gasket while you have everything torn apart (not sure if the '06 has the upgraded IM gasket or not).

Big ticket item = more fun to drive: replace your 5 speed with a 6 speed (it's only a matter of time before your carrier bearing goes bad - known issue) and put an aftermarket clutch in it while you are at it. The gears are closer together which will make it feel like the car is faster as well.

Nice looking Viberator! I have a '03 Base like the one in my avatar. Wish I had more of a solid color (love the Salsa color) and the painted plastics like yours.

Well the K&N wont fit my vibe without some modification since its an 06 so i will probably go a different route on that one, probably won't do throttle body spacer, I'm skeptical about those, I would love to bore out my throttle body but as my car is a daily driver I would have to get my hands on a second one. Clutch is in good shape still, but when it goes I do plan to get a nice aftermarket setup. Transmission I'll keep till it gives me problems but have looked into the 6 speed swap. I basically just want a 2zz instead lol. As for the colour, I am more of a fan of the mono-tone than two-tone paint schemes. I do, however, prefer the front bumper and grill of the 03-05 vibes.

dak6351 wrote:Neighborhood cats like to sit on mine too but not much longer after they see me coming! LOL I need to get mine in the garage.

lol I dont think i'd mind the cats as much as a bunch of birds leaving terds all over my car lol

Mariachi · Post by **Mariachi** » Fri Apr 05, 2013 7:00 am

Doug14 wrote:
Picture of one of my cats Vibin' it

str8 ^ vibe'n. lol. haha. that's my quote for my car. hahaha. nice vibe man!

Doug14 · Post by **Doug14** » Sat Apr 06, 2013 6:18 am

Mariachi wrote:str8 ^ vibe'n. lol. haha. that's my quote for my car. hahaha. nice vibe man!

haha Vibe'n! thats the spelling I was looking for! lol thankyou

07cdnvibe · Post by **07cdnvibe** » Sun Apr 21, 2013 9:01 pm

hey Doug here is my car all cleaned up and ready for summer cruising, still find it funny how we got same color cars with same rims

LeaveMyHatOn · Post by **LeaveMyHatOn** » Sun Apr 21, 2013 9:20 pm

Nice Vibe!
How did you get those LED fog lights? I've been looking for something brighter.

Doug14 · Post by **Doug14** » Tue Apr 23, 2013 4:21 am

07cdnvibe wrote:hey Doug here is my car all cleaned up and ready for summer cruising, still find it funny how we got same color cars with same rims

Lookin good!

Its awesome that they're the same, I just wished we lived closer so we could get some pics of them together!

LeaveMyHatOn wrote:Nice Vibe!
How did you get those LED fog lights? I've been looking for something brighter.

Thanks! I got all of my direct replacement LED bulbs from Super Bright LEDs.
Here's a link to the particular fogs I bought -> http://www.superbrightleds.com/moreinfo ... 1277/2952/
Great site and company, I've ordered from them a few times.

07cdnvibe · Post by **07cdnvibe** » Tue Apr 23, 2013 5:38 am

yes it would be cool to get them side by side for a pic, are those driving lights brighter than the stock one?

Doug14 · Post by **Doug14** » Wed Apr 24, 2013 4:13 am

They appear much brighter, especially during the day, but they don't put out much usable light at night but, I like the look of them. I found the stock bulbs not all that bright in this housing anyways.

MrHatchWagon · Post by **MrHatchWagon** » Thu Apr 25, 2013 7:13 am

Really liking the look of that roof rack in black. I may have to do this for one of my next mods... Nice Vibe!

Doug14 · Post by **Doug14** » Wed Jun 12, 2013 4:42 am

MrHatchWagon wrote:Really liking the look of that roof rack in black. I may have to do this for one of my next mods... Nice Vibe!

Thanks! Yeah painting them black is probably one of my favourite things I've done so far

Doug14 · Post by **Doug14** » Wed Jun 12, 2013 5:04 am

Alrighty, I tinted fogs, reverse and tails(turnsignals excluded because I ran out) with Lamin-x.

Without flash:

With flash:

Tails and reverse, LIGHTLY tinted, and I left the reflectors un-tinted:

I also painted the outside surface of my gauge cluster and parts of my engine cover black:

It collects dust a little faster but oh well

Doug14 · Post by **Doug14** » Fri Jun 21, 2013 4:30 am

New oil cap

Hail storm last week

Doug14 · Post by **Doug14** » Sat Jul 20, 2013 4:18 am

Bought a Cosmo intake, but it only came in blue so i painted it black. Also painted oil dipstick black and STARTED to insulate my A/C line. You may notice I have the snorkel part of the old airbox still in place, I have it routed to beside the foglight to get some cold air. I plan to make a small enclosure for the filter element to block some engine heat.

I also used my touch up paint to paint in the numbers on my shifter lol

Derf · Post by **Derf** » Sat Jul 20, 2013 5:59 am

Like the blacked out badges, tinted tail light housings, and trim changes on your Salsa Vibe. Blends well, each change fit with the next.

AustinG · Post by **AustinG** » Sat Jul 20, 2013 10:05 am

The painted accessories look good; that's exactly the type of thing I've done with the vibe.

I'm also considering buying the Cosmo intake. Did you notice any difference after you installed it? I assume there is a minute change, but the engine can definitely breath easier.

Doug14 · Post by **Doug14** » Sat Jul 20, 2013 2:14 pm

Derf wrote:Like the blacked out badges, tinted tail light housings, and trim changes on your Salsa Vibe. Blends well, each change fit with the next.

Thanks!

AustinG wrote:The painted accessories look good; that's exactly the type of thing I've done with the vibe.

I'm also considering buying the Cosmo intake. Did you notice any difference after you installed it? I assume there is a minute change, but the engine can definitely breath easier.

I've noticed a loss of low end torque but a nice little pickup in the higher rpm range. The sound is great!

07cdnvibe · Post by **07cdnvibe** » Sat Jul 20, 2013 2:37 pm

looking good, every little thing helps make it yours and stand out in a crowd

Doug14 · Post by **Doug14** » Mon Jul 29, 2013 4:23 am

Changed my gear oil and greased all shift linkages. Shifts so much smoother now, and it was easy. I plasti-dipped my rear bumper valence and love how it looks:

I also bought some more Grafxwerks stuff. Door lock overlays (I bought black ones before, that was pointless haha) these ones match the colour of my car:

Bought a vibe badge overlay and stuck it on the dash in front of the passenger seat:

I also have 2 black Genvibe.com decals, locations to be determined.

07cdnvibe · Post by **07cdnvibe** » Fri Aug 02, 2013 7:48 pm

love how the valance came out the black really stands out on the dark red color, was thinking about getting the overlays for the door locks mine have faded out to a nice yellow.... nice to see what you do to your car since we both have identical cars....it is like a test for me if i were to do some of them to mine, you know what they say copy is the greatest form of flattery there is......

Doug14 · Post by **Doug14** » Mon Aug 12, 2013 9:32 am

Thanks! Here are some of the interior pieces I painted with plastidip:

I have also been working on a heat shield for my intake, its on but i have been tweaking its design, pictures to come!

SeattleJeremy · Post by **SeattleJeremy** » Mon Aug 12, 2013 9:54 am

The car looks great! Love the black details.

What kind of paint did you use?

Doug14 · Post by **Doug14** » Mon Aug 12, 2013 5:24 pm

SeattleJeremy wrote:The car looks great! Love the black details.

What kind of paint did you use?

Thanks! Appreciate the comments! I used black plasti-dip (Preformix) that I bought at Home Hardware.

Doug14 · Post by **Doug14** » Fri Aug 30, 2013 4:45 am

Stopped at a couple campsites last week with my girlfriend, her mom, her sister and her sister's husband. Not wilderness camping, but it was still fun. We went to Sauble Falls, Ontario, and Point Farms Provincal Park, Ontario. I took lots of pictures but here are just a few!

runningslow · Post by **runningslow** » Fri Sep 06, 2013 12:04 pm

Doug14 wrote:I plasti-dipped my rear bumper valence and love how it looks:

I may have to steal this idea. I love how that looks!

What did you use to paint the roof rails?

Doug14 · Post by **Doug14** » Sat Sep 07, 2013 5:32 pm

I am not the first to do that, looks great tho so I recommend it! I don't remember which paint I used for the rails exactly but I think it was just a gloss black rustoleum or tremclad metal paint.

Doug14 · Post by **Doug14** » Thu Jan 30, 2014 6:49 am

Also am working on some LED switchback turn signals but not working out so far haha

Salsa Guy · Post by **Salsa Guy** » Thu Jan 30, 2014 7:49 am

You've done some good things here. I need to look through your posts for more ideas.

Doug14 · Post by **Doug14** » Thu Jan 30, 2014 10:26 am

Couple genvibe decal spots, above rear lisence plate, and in door sills

Doug14 · Post by **Doug14** » Tue Apr 15, 2014 7:50 am

So i was working on getting switchback leds for my turn signals, had to switch pins to get the white to be the parking lights and the amber to be the turn signals. but I now realize that i would prefer the type 2 switchbacks(amber/off/amber/off) type one is (amber/white/amber/white) but overall a good learning experience for cheap $13 pair haha.

Doug14 · Post by **Doug14** » Mon Apr 21, 2014 8:02 am

Installed Progress rear sway bar and gave the vibe a nice clean and hit some light scratches with a clear-coat polish. Love the way the car feels with the beefier sway bar, I still need to have a front wheel bearing replaced and need new front struts, then I have a set of Tien H-techs I will put in!

I took off the "Progress" sticker because STEALTH!

lannvouivre · Post by **lannvouivre** » Mon Apr 21, 2014 6:25 pm

Looking great! I'm excited about you getting lowered.

Also, love your kitty. I have one just like her: