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Things done to the car at this point...

Performance:
Injen CAI
TRD supercharger w/ smaller pulley
TRD piggyback ecu
Magnaflow catback exhaust
Magnaflow high glow cat
Dc sports header 4-2-1
Transmission cooler
Tein s-techs
Tokico struts
Kyb rear shocks
DC Sports stut brace
Progress rear sway bar

Exterior:
Plastidip custom pontiac/toyota emblem on hood
Replaced foggy headlight assemblies
Plastidip tailgate pontiac lip, rear bumper, badges, emblems
5% tint on back windows omit rear glass
35% driver/passenger glass
TRD badge on grill
Stubby antennae
Hella supertones
Motegi mr7 17x7

Interior:
Pioneer DVD player
Custom black cargo mat w/emblem
Bulldog security Remote start

Future:
Stage 2 forced induction cams
Forged pistons/control arms
Heavier valve springs
New timing chain
(Basically rebuild motor)

(Still on the fence about)
Racing seats?
5 pc duraflex Body kit?

My car in front of my truck. All above is before mods have taken place.

Now we get to some good stuff

Magnafloooooow! its more of a deep meow than a roar but MEOW!!! good sound

ingen CAI as it was going into the car

injen** excuse my terrible typing skillz




Tein S techs

Ive also done the tint on the rear windows but i found out that the hatch window is another ball game without the use of a heat gun haha. 5% on sides, driver/passenger will be 20% and the hatch will be 2.5%

More to come as it comes. I'm trying to do performance before aesthetics but when the time to do brakes rolls around (no pun intended) i will definitely need a rim to help let them breathe

Looking real good so far. Looking forward to more mods as they materialize

Nice ride...keep up the good work.

Finally have my "u mad bro?" back on the car! went through decalkits.com

Nice Vibe....quick question for yourself of anyone who can answer, was the 03 model the only model that had the gray molding? It seems like every years after is painted to match the vehicle.

cmpltvertigo wrote:Nice Vibe....quick question for yourself of anyone who can answer, was the 03 model the only model that had the gray molding? It seems like every years after is painted to match the vehicle.

03-08 models can all have the two-tone with grey cladding. My 06 is white with the grey cladding.

Welcome! Nice Vibe!

cmpltvertigo wrote:Nice Vibe....quick question for yourself of anyone who can answer, was the 03 model the only model that had the gray molding? It seems like every years after is painted to match the vehicle.

- I have an 03 that never had gray molding/cladding

It depends on region too, I believe. I remember seeing a post on here about grey cladding being standard for '03 and then custom order for '04-08 in Canada which resulted in very few grey-cladded '04-08s up there.

I've got gray cladding on my Canadian 04, but I wouldn't know if it was an option or not, as I'm not the first owner...

Here's the post: viewtopic.php?f=11&t=40671&p=480136#p480136" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;. I was off by a year, 03-04 had grey.

getting the alignment checked after lowering my vibe

new Drags. Couldnt find Motegi :/ but i chose this rim to compliment the angular look of the car. went with 17" wheels

First day with the new shoes :DDD

I Love my vibe!

this got cut off a bit but my vibe next to my truck Get me to a Wendy's because i like Frostys

I have no idea why, but i always find Vibes at this Popeyes and i make it a point to park next to them haha. The red one had an old couple in it and they looked at my car with disgust and mouthed "u mad bro?" haha made my day.

I took off my trailer receiver when i got the new wheels. It was making my springs settle funkily.

Why aren't there more western vibes?

When the supercharger came in!

Supercharger is in the car!

I love seeing people's faces when they look at my car...
"Let's see... A pontiac vi....toyota???"
Haha win

Dyno! I had 198 to the flywheel and 152 whp.
Meh. She still looks cool haha

This was the day when a plastidip virgin became a believer.
This stuff is so cool!

Went on a cruise and a friend got a great shot of my car

This is when I made my custom emblem!

Coat 1/3


Coat 2/3


Coat 3/3


Wipe away the overspray...

I don't know how this ever was a thing but ripped off the white paint after the second day. It got too dirty too quick.

After I replaced the headlight assemblies

I went to toyota to get them adjusted... 130 bucks isn't worth it. I went behind lowes and did it myself haha. Dealerships suck cuz they always want you to trade in your car. Some salesman asked how much I wanted for it so I told him 20k so he'd go away haha

Strut brace!

I did a bad thing and didn't do research before I bought one and the first one I had was a cheap aluminum one that had about an inch of bend in it. So I kicked myself in the a$$ and bought a real one that'll actually secure the top of the struts. This is how some people have to learn haha



Rear sway bar!

They said it was a progressive and it came out of a Progressive box but the thing isn't electric blue... I don't really care though cuz it matches the color of the strut brace and the color scheme of the car.

TRD badge. I tried to match what toyota does on the matrix grill. What do you think?

I like the white on white, and the toyotiac logo is neat as well.

Great looking vibe!

It looks great! I like the Ponyota logo on the hood. You've done some great stuff to it!

Thanks guys . Now if only I can find more vibes to come to AZ car shows

Genvibe represent!

Other side...

New motegi mr7s
These were a pain to find and I couldn't find the white finish. I've plasti dipped them whit. Pics later.

Hella Supertones. Aaaand they're LOUD!

Open: (puts more light on them. It's easier to see)


Closed:

And now an actual grill badge haha...

Good shot in the sunlight