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new vibe, hello and a stereo question
Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2005 2:55 am
by jwalcik
greetings folks.last night i picked up my shiny new 2005 vibe gt. it's moonstone, with the charcoal leather, moon and tunes, power package, and stock 17" wheels. i've got some pictures here (for anyone who may have forgotten what their own car looks like): http://www.notwithstanding.org....html i live in austin, tx and had to drive about 100 miles down the road to san antonio to pick it up (a dealer there had the *exact* vehicle i wanted). on my way back into town i made a detour to my mom's house to show her the new car, and apparently saved myself from driving through the worst of a hail storm that was sitting about 20 minutes ahead of me on the interstate. anyway, i've been lurking here for a couple of weeks and just wanted to say hello and ask my first question.the question is about something i didn't see in my first browsing of the how-to section. does anyone know where i can find a set of instructions for removing the stock head unit? in my previous vehicle, i used an auxiliary input converter to connect my ipod to an aftermarket alpine head unit. i'd like to do the same in my vibe, but before i spend $100 on the adapter (
http://www.logjamelectronics.com/soundauxgm.html), i'd like to have an idea of what i'm going to do when it gets here.hello again, and thaks!
Re: new vibe, hello and a stereo question (jwalcik)
Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2005 3:14 am
by GMJAP
The following thread by Ragingfish has instructions in the first part on removing the trim around the radio.The radio unit itself is held in by 4 hex-head screws, and just slides out when they are removed. It's fairly easy....the worst part is removing the connectors from the back of the trim.
http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=5940Enjoy the Vibe, your Aux unit, and welcome to Genvibe!
Re: new vibe, hello and a stereo question (jwalcik)
Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2005 3:16 am
by GMJAP
Hmmm.... raging's server with the pics seems to be down. You can also look through this thread, though it's not as straight forward:
http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=769
Re: new vibe, hello and a stereo question (jwalcik)
Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2005 3:31 am
by BlueCrush
Congrats and Welcome to GenVibe!
Re: new vibe, hello and a stereo question (jwalcik)
Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2005 3:45 am
by Mr. Poopypants
Welcome!!Yeah, if you search around you should find a (removed)-load of posts about aftermarket HU installs.
Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2005 12:34 pm
by gpk99
Welcome JW........land of the texas blues......dang it I am so jealous.....Car looks great....wish I had the Leather seats now myself.Hope you enjoy the wheels as much as we dohappy easter!!
Re: new vibe, hello and a stereo question (jwalcik)
Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2005 1:05 pm
by kostby
Welcome to the Encyclopedia of Vibe! Great looking '05 GT!Thank you for the photos! You've obviously already learned that we LOVE pics here.
Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2005 12:43 am
by ragingfish
Yes, my pics are down, sorry, in the midst of a server relocation...looking at another week or so before I'm up and running.
Re: (ragingfish)
Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2005 12:26 pm
by jwalcik
no worries. i'll poke around some of the other posts, and if i have any trouble i'll check back. thanks everybody!
Re: (jwalcik)
Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2005 12:40 pm
by Ponyota
~Welcome to Genvibe!~ We know you're going to enjoy your New Vibe GT. It looks great.... How about that lift, pretty cool eh??????? Like everyone said, do a search and you'll find about everything you'll want to know about your Vibe..