I just replaced the four belt mouldings on my 2009 Vibe GT with the Toyota Matrix mouldings. The front mouldings are an exact fit. The rear mouldings are a bit over an inch too long so need to be trimmed at the back end, which is relatively simple with a box cutter. Replacing all four took me maybe 45 minutes total. A few notes:
Here are the Toyota mouldings that I used:
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I found it helpful to roll the windows down. The front mouldings come off and go on just like the one shown in that 2011 Toyota Corolla belt moulding replacement video on YouTube. There's just one clip, at the back. The rear mouldings have two clips, one at each end.
The rear Toyota belt mouldings are bit over an inch too long.
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I found it easy to use the old moulding as a guide to trim the new one.
- Ends of Belt Mouldings.jpg (413.41 KiB) Viewed 1189 times
Before you trim, remove the clip from the back end of the belt moulding, them trim to match the original. Note that the Toyota clip has a slightly different angle than the original. I decided to use the Toyota clip, so trimmed the angle accordingly. To get the cleanest look on the outside of the moulding, its best to trim it from the inside by first cutting the big notch to match the original, then shortening the moulding by making the angle cut. Note that little notch that holds the clip in. You can easily cut that out with your box cutter.
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Here's how the final trimmed version came out on the right rear window. Note that the angle is slightly off because I used the Toyota clip.
- Rear Belt Moulding on Car.jpg (352.35 KiB) Viewed 1189 times
All the best.