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Sorry about the bad quality,but I made them with my camcorder Just made pictures from the changes.#1 Front

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#2 Painted mirrors

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#3 no roof racks or rails or whatever they call them

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#4 last pic, the rear window sprayer

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Thanks for the pics. I haven't seen one in person yet. I'm still undecided if I like the '05 as well or not.

Oh yes, looks just like the one here in Mad Town. The 05' Vibe "Minivan".

i like the lower front fascia better.... w/o that middle brace. i wonder if that will fit on the 03/04 vibes.. hmmm.

Ok, I've decided if you get rid of that silver trim around the grilles, and get it painted black, it won't be that bad in my opinion. I finally figured out that silver trim is what's driving me nuts...

Quote, originally posted by MrRich »#4 last pic, the rear window sprayerSweet. I'll have to look into getting that part number so I can order one for my '03.

yep! i was thinking that too! and maybe that front lower fascia.... since mine's busted.

Quote, originally posted by trdvibe »yep! i was thinking that too! and maybe that front lower fascia.... since mine's busted. Unfortunately, that won't work because the front fascia is one piece. If you want the lower portion, you gotta take the new grilles. Unless you have a body shop cut the 2 and do some fabrication to "glue" them together.

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oh damn! you're right!!! i thought they had 2 tone vibes.. but doesn't appear they do! and what's up w/ the mono mirrors? I want some mono mirrors too! but they are getting rid of satellite for 05! guess i'll have to get someone to paint mine or something.

we're talking about the 05 front fascia. i like the lower portion better, but it is one piece and not 2 like the 03/04.

Quote, originally posted by trdvibe »but they are getting rid of satellite for 05! ditching satellite? no silver color? are you serious? what car company has ever offered a car NOT in silver?????and OT: that's MY bumper! WOOOOOO!

For those in the Philly area, Loughead Pontiac on Baltimore Pike in Springfield has four 05 Vibes on the lot...and twenty-six 04s!!!Also, Perrine Pontiac, Route 130, Cranbury, NJ has one 03 GT on the lot! WOOOO! I might go check it out for a trade...

arent they replacing it with some other goofy named silverlike color

Quote, originally posted by silverawd26 »Just a new nozzle and pump I assume. Upgrade here I come. There should be no pump change needed. Just the nozzle.

Quote, originally posted by silverawd26 »Are you talking about an 03/04 being one piece or the 05 being one peice?Because from what my body shop repair manuals, it shows the front piece of the 03/04 as 2 pieces.Interesting. I always assumed it was one piece.

the 03 and 04 front fascia are 2 pieces.... that's why i need a lower front fascia because of my ditch dive this winter. the lower piece is listed at $500 alone! what a rip off!

I'm thinking about narrowing the single rear nozzle. If it's metal in plastic, I can just squeeze it somewhat flat in the horizontal plane with a pliers. If it's plastic, I'd use a tiny screw that has a hole drilled into it at 1/2 or 1/3 the size of the original rear opening, to get the 'mist'. Of course, I'd use a 'practice' nozzle to see if it would work before I'd sacrifice the real one.

hey there.Strange thing, i just picked up my Vibe last Thrusday and the back nozzle has 2 ports like the one pictured for the 2005. Is this strange? (my 2nd post...)

since the nozzle just dumps the water onto the back window, i doubt backpressure will be an issue.

Quote, originally posted by Atomb »hey there.Strange thing, i just picked up my Vibe last Thrusday and the back nozzle has 2 ports like the one pictured for the 2005. Is this strange? (my 2nd post...)My 2004 just has one nozzle. I'm envious of your dual nozzle sprayer. Does it just dribble two streams of fluid, or is it a mist?

Quote, originally posted by Atomb »hey there.Strange thing, i just picked up my Vibe last Thrusday and the back nozzle has 2 ports like the one pictured for the 2005. Is this strange? (my 2nd post...)Hmm...perhaps a mid-production change?

it dribbles 2 streams....reminded me of those cold days when i was a kid and my nose would run!

well, if it sprayed out, the car behind you would be getting a clean front windshield and you'd get nothing!

It does a better job at cleaning the window than the stream i used to have on my VW Golf. It shot from the wiper arm pivot point up onto the back window and because it misted slightly it took longer to clean the window....i'm impartial but for now the '2 nostril snot streams' do the trick!

Quote, originally posted by ragingfish »Ok, I've decided if you get rid of that silver trim around the grilles, and get it painted black, it won't be that bad in my opinion. I finally figured out that silver trim is what's driving me nuts...Damn good call fish, that's it. I couldn't put my finger on it either, black that out and the inside of the lights, (that mod for the chrome light housings) and that would look pretty darn nice.

Quote, originally posted by Mr. Poopypants »black that out and the inside of the lights, (that mod for the chrome light housings)Another easier, yet more expensive (eBay maybe) way to do that would be to purchase a set of 03/04 headlamps (inside black from the factory) and save the hassle of opening up the housings.However, I do agree on the chrome trim around the grille's throwing it off, with the addition of the new chromed headlamps. Maybe a little too much chrome.I'd definitely like to see a photoshop or this done in realtime eventually to compare.

read today that toyota changed the front windshield sprayers to the fan type......Mmmmm, sounds like a retro fit to me. the new car features book did not say anything about the rear one though.

I posted this link in the 2005 Reviews thread but the picture is so nice and I think they blacked out the chrome like you're all talking about...The review is for a 2004 Vibe but check out the picture, that's a 2005...GT even?...enlarged, it looks like the far grill has been blacked out but the closer grill is not clear...could be the sun?http://www.intellichoice.com/r...views

Quote, originally posted by ragingfish »Ok, I've decided if you get rid of that silver trim around the grilles, and get it painted black, it won't be that bad in my opinion. I finally figured out that silver trim is what's driving me nuts...I think I kinda like the chrome around the grills. The 2005 is growing on me...

Quote, originally posted by Atomb »I posted this link in the 2005 Reviews thread but the picture is so nice and I think they blacked out the chrome like you're all talking about...The review is for a 2004 Vibe but check out the picture, that's a 2005...GT even?...enlarged, it looks like the far grill has been blacked out but the closer grill is not clear...could be the sun?http://www.intellichoice.com/r...viewsActually that picture is of the Vibe GXP Concept vehicle. It's not in production but the front-end grilles do represent the new 2005 grilles very closely.There are more pics of the GXP here:http://gallery.genvibe.com/gallery/sfautoshow2003Some good shots of the production 2005 Vibe are here:http://gallery.genvibe.com/gallery/chicago2004

Quote, originally posted by NSimkins »Some good shots of the production 2005 Vibe are here:http://gallery.genvibe.com/gallery/chicago2004Ya know I don't like the looks of that 2005 shown in the link above. It looks kinda dull to me. The photo posted in the first message of this thread looks much better IMO.

I like the 2003/2004 grille better. Maybe if the 2005 grille was on a Shadow Vibe like the GXP, then it would look better. But on a red one, I don't like it.

Werd!