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Howdy folks! Just purchased a 2009 Pontiac Vibe (charcoal/graphite? standard). I am pretty excited as this is my first new new car ever. I will probably do the usual tint and rims first off. I am not sure I want to lower the car too much because I mountain bike and hike. I sure as hell dont need to be too low out here in Kentucky's crappy back roads.

Welcome to GenVibe! Congratulations on getting one of the last brand new '09s! FYI we like pictures so please post some .Also, I see you're in Paducah. You should come to the huge meet we're having in Indy in July . We could use some more '09s & '10s in attendance.

Welcome to GenVibe!!! How about some pics of your new ride!!!

Quote, originally posted by anthonygobot » I am pretty excited as this is my first new new car ever.How "new" is this Vibe??? NO miles or very low miles? As the others highly suggest ..... POST PICS Oh by the way ....... Welcome

Hi !

Ill be sure to post some pics soon! Whats funny is I used to have a lowered 96 accord and gave up after I spent a lot of money on cosmetic mods. Now I have the 09 Vibe and im back to surfing the net for rims and what not lol. My 09 Vibe has 41k miles on it but thats super new for me. I have bought nothing but Hondas so this was a big decision.

Welcome to GVC!

Congrats and welcome!

Quote, originally posted by anthonygobot »Ill be sure to post some pics soon! Whats funny is I used to have a lowered 96 accord and gave up after I spent a lot of money on cosmetic mods. Now I have the 09 Vibe and im back to surfing the net for rims and what not lol. My 09 Vibe has 41k miles on it but thats super new for me. I have bought nothing but Hondas so this was a big decision. Well done. Hondas are great cars, but a Vibe is a Great Useful car.A Vibe doesn't have to be lowered to look good. It's more of a small "Cross Over Ute"... so a nice set of wheels fitted with oversized tires can add some significant clearance for those off road moments. There's quite a bit of room in that wheel well for a larger diameter tire. Not only do you get the increased clearance that way, the look is not too bad, either. You'll see plenty of pictures of Vibes on this forum, and you'll notice that it doesn't matter whether they are slammed or up high, they all look great. Congrats and welcome to the best Vibe site on the "internets"! You might want to post some pictures of your Vibe soon, too. I've noticed that most of our members are pretty adamant about pictures. So in case no one has asked, you should try to get a picture or two of your Vibe up on the site as a preemptive strike!

Quote, originally posted by anthonygobot »Ill be sure to post some pics soon! Whats funny is I used to have a lowered 96 accord and gave up after I spent a lot of money on cosmetic mods. Now I have the 09 Vibe and im back to surfing the net for rims and what not lol. My 09 Vibe has 41k miles on it but thats super new for me. I have bought nothing but Hondas so this was a big decision.I can't wait to see pictures! I used to have a Sunfire that I spent too much money on . Fortunately, there isn't much available for the 2009 - 2010 Vibes so you shouldn't spend quite as much money on it as your Accord .The Vibe is actually a Toyota so you're not far off from your history of Hondas .

welcome to the family hmmm.... 10 posts... in this thread and still no pics...

Yup! Reaching critical picture mass meltdown thresholds, otherwise known as CPMMT. Condition bright redish. If no picture is posted soon, this whole site could blow! We may have to initiate site evacuation.

I'm sure he'll post pics soon!It's only been a couple of days... the mob doesn't usually get restless until a week has passed, but then again....

Ok Ok fellas pic is up on my original post I definetly will not be slamming this car. I actually was planning to just go with 16" rims and bigger tires. I lied though my first mod will be a hitch and bike rack.

Quote, originally posted by anthonygobot »Ok Ok fellas pic is up on my original post ILooks clean for 40,000 + miles Does Ky require front plates to be mounted? If not, get rid of those oversized plugs and put something smaller to fill the holes. If they do, and you don't want to mount it, then take your chances (that's what I'm doing ) until I can devise my "vanishing plate" contraption

Looks good!!!

Yeah I need to get rid of the knobs on the front bumper and I also need to get fog lights in there! Any tips on where to get some fog lights? Id also like to see some bike rack rigs if any of you have em. Thanks for the comments and welcomes.

Quote, originally posted by anthonygobot »Yeah I need to get rid of the knobs on the front bumper and I also need to get fog lights in there! Any tips on where to get some fog lights?Adding factory fog lights to your 2009 - 2010 base Vibe.

welcome aboard

Thanks for the foglight link ill dab into that soon enough. I just ordered a hitch from a link on genvibe (discounthitch.com) Now to order a bike rack.

Hey, you posted pictures! I can climb out of the bunker again. Nice looking Vibe! Sure doesn't show like it was driven very hard. Hope the interior was as nicely kept up. What type of aftermarket wheels are you looking at?

Welcome to the family!

Well, I never have been a fancy pants about rims lol. I guess Rotas are still the offbrand to go with? Id like something like these Rota Bellas(they look close to my integra rims) but it looks like they only come in 17s. I remember seeing some Racing Harts similar to these...

Quote, originally posted by anthonygobot »Thanks for the foglight link ill dab into that soon enough. I just ordered a hitch from a link on genvibe (discounthitch.com) Now to order a bike rack.You're welcome! Glad to see you're already getting lots of help from GenVibe !Quote, originally posted by anthonygobot »Well, I never have been a fancy pants about rims lol. I guess Rotas are still the offbrand to go with? Id like something like these Rota Bellas(they look close to my integra rims) but it looks like they only come in 17s. I remember seeing some Racing Harts similar to these...Those are pretty nice looking. I'm sure whatever you get will look great on your Vibe .

I saw these on a few special edition grand prix but I have no idea what the lug pattern is. Id rock them on the vibe if they fit lol. Found this pic on google...

I frequent dirt roads like you do. I'm running 215/50/17 on mine with no problems. I wouldn't go any bigger than 17's.

I need to ask around the forum and see who all bought that Uhaul hitch (discounthitch.com) to see if they have had any problems since im ordering my bike rack this week.