Secret Compartment!

frostyGT · Post by **frostyGT** » Fri Nov 22, 2002 1:47 pm

Okay...I got my Vibe about 6 weeks ago. When I was ready to take off, the dealer says he can only find one of the keyless remotes. Well, we looked in the car and everywhere else, and no second remote to be found. No big deal, they pulled one out of parts and programmed it for me. Problem solved, case closed!Yesterday, I'm looking around in my Vibe and I FINALLY discover a little "secret compartment" to the left of the steering wheel!!!! Thought it was the fuse box, but when I opened it I was surprised to find a nice, sunglass sized storage compartment containing two brand new, sealed-in-plastic keyless remotes! Now I have four remotes and a perfect place to store my sunglasses!!! All in all, a good day Please someone else tell me it took them a little while to find this! I don't want to think I'm the dumbest Vibe owner Over six weeks and the darn thing was sitting right next to me!

JayAyeEm · Post by **JayAyeEm** » Fri Nov 22, 2002 9:21 pm

LOL!I've had my Vibe more than 3 weeks, and only found the compartment below the shifter yesterday. Looks like the perfect size to keep maps in.

shenandoah24 · Post by **shenandoah24** » Sat Nov 23, 2002 2:15 am

I found that the first day--it's where I keep my smokes. But I did however just find the compartment under the gear shifter. I love this car!!!!

frostyGT · Post by **frostyGT** » Sat Nov 23, 2002 5:44 am

I can't believe it! I didn't even know about the compartment under the shifter This car has more storage nooks than my suburban.I love this car!!!! Uh...any other secrets ?

andrewmva · Post by **andrewmva** » Sat Nov 23, 2002 6:32 am

LOL I thought that I had lost my cell phone and was giong crazy..... I hop in the car to go get a new one and I hear it ring.... this is after I took out all the floor mats EVERYTHING... so I was like (removed)??? well it somehow got UNDER the carpet!!! I had to tear apart all kinds of suff to get to it while my friend kept calling it....

JayAyeEm · Post by **JayAyeEm** » Mon Nov 25, 2002 1:16 am

Let's see, in the passenger area there are the compartment to the left of the wheel, the one below the shifter, the main compartment betwen the seats, and the one in the lid of that compartment. In front of that, the two drink holders and the cell phone well. Also, the glove box, the rear drink holder and the two wells at the bottom of each front door.That is all I can think of... missing any?

Post by **NSimkins** » Mon Nov 25, 2002 1:28 am

quote:That is all I can think of... missing any?Storage pouch behind the drivers seat.

NovaResource · Post by **NovaResource** » Mon Nov 25, 2002 1:33 am

quote:That is all I can think of... missing any?There is another small tray-area in the console in front of the 2 cup holders. Also coin holders in the console and in the dash to the left of the steering wheel.

Campbell · Post by **Campbell** » Mon Nov 25, 2002 5:43 am

Don't forget the compartments around the spare tire, and also on each side in the rear wheel well.

NovaResource · Post by **NovaResource** » Mon Nov 25, 2002 7:41 am

quote:Don't forget the compartments around the spare tire, and also on each side in the rear wheel well.I believe JayAyeEm was just listing places in the passenger compartment. Those are in the cargo area.

Mr. Poopypants · Post by **Mr. Poopypants** » Mon Nov 25, 2002 11:14 pm

I feel special!! I found all of the compartments the day I bought my Vibe.

Shadow Realm · Post by **Shadow Realm** » Tue Nov 26, 2002 4:23 am

You should call your salesperson back and tell him to learn more about his product. It's a good thing that he didn't because you got two free key fobs. He should of known that car inside and out though. Epecially the multiple compartments of the vehicle. Anyway congrats on your free stuff. I'm sure I would have been repremanded for missing that since I work at a Pontiac dealer.

frostyGT · Post by **frostyGT** » Tue Nov 26, 2002 12:05 pm

Well, my salesman was a nice guy even if he was clueless. I bought it at a Buick/Mazda/Pontiac dealer who had 93 P5s and only 7 Vibes. I guess they didn't focus too much on the Vibe. I had to tell him that the Vibe was made with Toyota. Geesh! I don't really expect much from a salesman. As long as he is nice and treats me with respect, that's all I ask. I'll do my own research. Of course, I'm still embarrassed that it took me so long to discover these compartments It's alot better than discovering something bad, though!

pissedoffgokart · Post by **pissedoffgokart** » Tue Nov 26, 2002 11:23 pm

I didn't know about the storage area above the cavern between the front seats for a few weeks!

KSNeptune · Post by **KSNeptune** » Wed Nov 27, 2002 1:11 pm

Vibe Storage, the full story:Glove Box.Left of the steering wheel in the dash.Bottom of the center dash section.Driver and Passenger door pockets.Center console: Under bin lid, Bin, phone(or garage door opener), 2 cup holders, coin (also left of driver in dash), and an open bin at bottom.behind center console are two pull-out cup holders.Cigarette cup, if you don't smoke.Cargo area, left and right snap-open pockets.Cargo area floor, many pockets around spare tire cover.Pocket on rear of driver's seat.and...Between cargo floor and rear seats is a narrow panel that also opens up, revealing a long and short space. The long space is perfect for storing the folded-up cargo cover.Did I miss any? There is a also considerable room beneath the front seats, just don't block the rear seat air vents there.My salesman only knew half of them.KSNeptune.

engine1 · Post by **engine1** » Wed Nov 27, 2002 2:25 pm

look under the dash on your left and that is you OBDII port

Bdaz1 · Post by **Bdaz1** » Wed Nov 27, 2002 9:45 pm

quote:Vibe Storage, the full story:Glove Box.Left of the steering wheel in the dash.Bottom of the center dash section.Driver and Passenger door pockets.Center console: Under bin lid, Bin, phone(or garage door opener), 2 cup holders, coin (also left of driver in dash), and an open bin at bottom.behind center console are two pull-out cup holders.Cigarette cup, if you don't smoke.Cargo area, left and right snap-open pockets.Cargo area floor, many pockets around spare tire cover.Pocket on rear of driver's seat.The rest of the car........priceless.

Toasted7 · Post by **Toasted7** » Sun Dec 01, 2002 3:40 pm

This may be a stupid question... but what is a OBDII port and what is it used for?

JayAyeEm · Post by **JayAyeEm** » Sun Dec 01, 2002 10:05 pm

http://www.obdii.com

rubberman · Post by **rubberman** » Mon Dec 02, 2002 11:49 am

obd its your compter to tell you how vibe is running you can reprogram it too

Pix Doc · Post by **Pix Doc** » Thu Dec 12, 2002 9:36 am

My salesperson didn't know how to open the the rear liftglass.

daverules · Post by **daverules** » Thu Dec 12, 2002 10:31 pm

My salesperson didn't know how to start the car. Seriously, the steering wheel was very tight as if someone moved it after the car was turned off. So the key was very hard to turn. I even tried it, but I didn't want to force the key to turn.

Sub-Vibe-R · Post by **Sub-Vibe-R** » Thu Dec 12, 2002 10:38 pm

I got the same with mine. I was totaly unable to turn the key when I left the dealer. I went back to my salesman, he confimed I have the good keys and he suggest me to turn the steering to unlock it and it worked. My girlfriend had alos the same trouble few days. She called me at job cause she was unable to start the car, the key did want to turn at all. I told her to play with the steering and voila!

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