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i was wondering if anyone had any probs with there chrome inserts on the driver or passanger doors? i seem to have wear or something on mine....does not look like i can fix the problem.....but i was wondering if u can get new ones to replace them? and if u can how hard is it to do it...here a pic of passanger door

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and here is driver door

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Wow, I've never seen them like that! How old is your Vibe and how long have you had it? Might be abrasive clothing rubbing against it. I try to keep mine shiny and new. So far so good. Might have to get new ones to fix that.

Quote, originally posted by damronjr »Wow, I've never seen them like that! How old is your Vibe and how long have you had it? Might be abrasive clothing rubbing against it. I try to keep mine shiny and new. So far so good. Might have to get new ones to fix that. its a 2003.i bought it used in july of 2004....its got 82,000 kms on it now...i have tryed to clen it but it just looks the luster is all gone..so iam at a loss..i would love to have nice shiny ones.....and guesses as what to do?

Quote, originally posted by Vibe_dude »its a 2003.i bought it used in july of 2004....its got 82,000 kms on it now...i have tryed to clen it but it just looks the luster is all gone..so iam at a loss..i would love to have nice shiny ones.....and guesses as what to do?It looks like the chrome plating is stripped off so you will probably have to replace them to get that look back.

my drivers door looks like that.I think mine is from open and closing my manual windows.

any idea of the part #'s, or how much it might coat to replace?

I'll look them up for you tomarrow....'k?Another solution (or 2) #1 Chrome paint might make them look a little better....#2 Chrome decal overley....I know 3M makes one at least 2 inches wide, that SHOULD cover them ok.

wow, looks like they are not available seperate from the door trim panel. I have a call into PARTECH to verify that. I'm also checking with my Toyota source.

great sounds good........and if u can can u find out what the price on the front underside plugs cost......the plugs that are in the subframe....kinda like the tie down ones in the back for the car carriers.

They are part of the door panel, not sold seperately.I have found a source for the chrome tape though!!!http://www.can-dotape.com/foil-tape.htmAs for the frame plugs....I'd go to your Pontiac dealer and get them to get you a set, and install them free, they should have been done on the PDI.

I could probably make up an overlay for them... you could keep them chrome, or switch it up with brushed aluminum, carbon fiber, etc.- RyanGrafxWerks

Quote, originally posted by GrafxWerks »I could probably make up an overlay for them... you could keep them chrome, or switch it up with brushed aluminum, carbon fiber, etc.- RyanGrafxWerksthat would be cool! I'd be first in line for chrome.

I'll have to see if I can get ahold of a Vibe in the near future to do the design work... the handle doesn't have a compound curve, does it?- RyanGrafxWerks

if you mean 2 curves on 1 piece like the headlamps I would say no.

I might be interested in red overlays if you pull this off!

Wow, not available as individual pieces? That stinks, but somehow that didn't surprise me. I guess they got sick of replacing door panels for messed up chrome, so the '05 door panels have the chrome missing - black perforated vinyl (kinda like what the center of the wheel has) is on there now.Luckily, nobody has damaged my chrome yet. A lot of the silver trim is beat to heck, but no chrome damage... lol

Hmm, I rather like the idea of overlays for the chrome in the interior as well...that blue reflective would look nice. I think Ryan has a new product idea...

Quote, originally posted by Kari »Hmm, I rather like the idea of overlays for the chrome in the interior as well...that blue reflective would look nice. I think Ryan has a new product idea... that would be a new great interior mod.......but for myself i would just like to have the look of a new peice that is not all discolored and marred....it just looks awefull....i would like to slap the previous owner for being so stupid and neglectful of this car when she had it....its a shame to let a car go to hell like that.

I'm sure if you got a chrome overlay, you wouldn't be able to tell the difference. An idea for a cool interior mod just happened to grow out of the repair process... People who don't give a flying flip about their cars or anyone else's irritate me too. Especially when they fling their doors open into your car or rub their bags/shopping cart/whatever up against your car. Makes me want to say, "Hey, you may not care about your car, but I do care about mine and I'd appreciate it if you would mess yours up, not mine."

Here's a teaser pic (thanks Sheldon!)- RyanGrafxWerks

Ryan and I are working on a set now. he sent me a prototype. see the attached pic sorry 56k'rsI was hoping to get another set on before the super meet but I don't have the time. sorry I didn't say anything sooner.

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I was hoping to be able to have my new, fitting door lock overlays before MI as well, but it doesn't look like they'll get here before I leave for Indiana on Thursday. Oh well, the too-big ones still look cool!

i wont get my overlays on time either. i wasnt aware paypal took 4 days to verify funds. well i do have other mods to show.

Yeah, it does that with the eCheck thing, if it's coming directly out of your bank account and has no credit card to back it up. That's what happened to me this time because I was paying for the order out of my dad's business account instead of mine.

I'm a liar...Ryan got me the door trim overlays to me today. they will be on for the Michigan Supermeet.Happy Happy Joy Joysneek peek

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did you put those over the chrome piece, or take teh chrome piece off and put that on?

The decals are installed over top of the chrome - the chrome piece is not removable.I've added these decals to the site (for the '03-'04 models only). Thanks for all your help Sheldon!Cheers,- RyanGrafxWerks

so will there be an 05 version?

Quote, originally posted by jeffgtx »so will there be an 05 version?Well, my understanding was that the '05 didnt have the chrome?? Do you have a pic of your door panel?- RyanGrafxWerks

its the dorr panel without the chrom on top.

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another one

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Looks like the size is the same, but I'm not sure how well the decal would stick to the textured material there... is it hard plastic or a soft vinyl?- RyanGrafxWerks

hard plastic.

Then you should have no problems! You can order them and give them a shot, if you have any issues please let me know.- RyanGrafxWerks

ooh, daddy like!(considering blue ones)

wouldn't all those holes show up as indentations? might look kinda cool.

Quote, originally posted by scherry2 »wouldn't all those holes show up as indentations? might look kinda cool.If you used regular vinyl, yes, they would likely show through. Reflective or Chrome/Brushed Aluminum are thicker and probably would not show the dimples.- RyanGrafxWerks

what color is the one in teh teaser pic? is that metallic pewter?does teh brushed aluminum look like the power window cluster color?

Quote, originally posted by jeffgtx »what color is the one in teh teaser pic? is that metallic pewter?does teh brushed aluminum look like the power window cluster color?The "teaser pic" is just regular black. The Pewter Metallic I have is pretty close to the Shadow color Vibe's are offered in. I'm not sure how the interior compares, but the Pewter Metallic vinyl would probably match closer than the Brushed Aluminum would.- RyanGrafxWerks

the teaser pic was just black. i put reflective red on mine now