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Hate: The front end. No change in wheels. Front looks like a dang minivan with a cheap bodykit.Like: Painted mirrors and door handles. Leahter option.

Thanks for the pictures everyone. They have not reached the dealer near me yet, so this is the only place I can see them.My opinion is that the car looks like it's saying, "duh." The flatness of the nose reminds me of a flattened boxer's nose.Can anyone tell, that has seen it in person, if the headlight assembly has retained it's original shape? Seems like it has from the pictures but can't quite tell. I know the insides are dif.

Quote, originally posted by redlava »And a front shot.Oddly, when I look at the front end, the thought that keeps coming to me is my neighbors' 2004 Grand Prix. It is just not as tough looking. But, if I couldn't have my 2003 baby, then a 2005 would be fine.

i don't know, maybe if it was lowered about 2.5" the front would look a little better....hold gonna do some PS work...

OK, here's the shots after some PS work...approx. 2.5" drop (tein springs) Not as minivanish, but still don't....Excuse the quick PS work...but you get the idea...

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Nice photochops!

Quote, originally posted by SGT »I don't understand why they are taking off the cross rails from the roof rack though. I happen to like them. I know a number of people took them off. What sense is there having a roof rack if you don't have the cross rails? Can you still use it for anything functional? It doesn't appear that the cross rails are an option on the '05s either.Here's why. One reason is the obvious cost reduction. Notice the price of the car wasn't lowered. Secondly, roof rails often cause windnoise. Wind noise is one of the most common JD Power complaints and on the Vibe I'm sure it was the main source of wind noise. Solution? Eliminate the roof rails from the equasion. For people who want roof rails, no problem. They are available as an accessory, but it won't be counted as a JD Power problem. JD Power scores are instantly improved. This is VERY important to Nummi.

Hey saved, when you lowered those with ps, did you just lasso the body and move it down? (with some feathering of course) just curious as a fellow graffix guy

I was at a pontiac dealer today and finally saw a silver 2005 in person. I wasn't able to spend a lot of time looking at it, but I had a minute to compare it next to a monotone 2004 which was then next to a two tone 2004. I then noticed something that I had never noticed before about the twotone. The space under the doors and between the wheels is called the what, rocker panels I think? They were not only of a different color than the monotone, but they were a slightly different shape too. In the twotone, they kind up extend lower and jut out a bit, but in the monotone and the 2005 (whcich was monotone), they come and round out under the car, not stick out. Plus they are not as long. Did anyone else notice this too? I wonder how feasible it would be to take the twotone panels off, and paint them the color of your car. You could make your own monotone and kind of have a small body kit at the same time!

Drove thru Dave Gill's (Columbus, OH) newcar lot tonite - about a dozen 04's but no 05's.