Make sure to do a good bleed of the clutch/brake line fluid, who knows when the last time that might have been done. Check the part number on the ebay listing with the part number from the manufactuerer for the vibe. Kevlar clutches sound cool, but they are fragile so your GF or BF (depending) might blow it up on the way to the groccery-store. Some people herer buy 3 puck ceramic ones, but that type was really made simply for the racetrack. From what I have read you would want a semi-organic clutch. Spec, Clutch Masters, TRD, and others, all make clutches for the vibe for about that price. Some people hate on clutch brands, but ebay has a strange way of reducing prices. The suggested retail for the clutch is $540 on f1-racing site. Got on ebay for $80 (clutch) and $300 (flywheel). I am about to install my F1 stage 1 clutch and fidazna flywheel. vibe owner?!! Love the GT, I wish I had the AWD and extra 60 hp.ġ. Please share any comments, tips, or advice. I haven't cleaned the MAF or IAC yet, and its not throwing any codes (or atleast not until I decided to unplug the MAF). It seems to change when I blip the throttle. Half the time its around 1500, the rest of the time it's anywhere between 600-1900. The gas pedal feels like its stuck on something occasionally, which either entertains some tire squealing from a standstill, or I don't get it un-snagged and stall.ģ. What else should I replace while I have the trans dropped?Ģ. Would you guys recommend any of the cheap ebay clutch kits? Also, I'm highly considering getting a lightened flywheel. Clutch has gotten really bad the past few days, and I need to replace it ASAP, but I've read that the stock clutch is not ideal for the GT. If you guys could help me out with the following things, it would be greatly appreciated.ġ. And possibly doing FI next year.īut before any modifications, I need to work out the important things, as this is my daily driver. I want to do some custom body work to make it look similar to the Vibe GXP that was never produced. The car was a joy to drive about 130 miles back to Vegas, cruise control worked great, and plenty of power to pass obviously! However, one of the things I did not catch on the test-drive was that the clutch was on it's way out. So then I test drove the Vibe and I absolutly loved it! They had just gotten it on a trade in that day, and it was covered in dirt and mud inside and out! So I ended up getting a smoking deal for $2800! I would of had to finance that one though, as they were asking 12k. The first car I looked at on the lot was actually a clean Celica GTS with low milage. One of my requirements was a manual transmission, and I knew the GT had a six-speed. I was looking through there list, and the Vibe caught my eye, as I knew it was basically a Matrix. I figured it wouldn't be smart to have a car payment as I start college next year. I ended up looking at trade-ins at a findlay Kia. After going through 3 problematic cars this year, I decided to look at financing a newer car. I never thought I would own a Pontiac in a million years. Paint is decent considering the rock chips and the dent on the rear bumber, and a few scrapes here and there A replacement air bag may have been installed, as one example, if a vehicle had been in a crash necessitating the replacement of the passenger side frontal air bag.Hello all, I recently just bought a 2003 Pontiac Vibe GT in silver. This recall addresses both the passenger side frontal air bags that were originally installed in the vehicles, as well as replacement air bags that may have been installed as replacement service parts. This is to address a safety defect in the passenger side frontal air bag inflator which may produce excessive internal pressure causing the inflator to rupture upon deployment of the air bag. On June 16, 2015, Toyota expanded the recall to include an additional 1,270,468 vehicles, including model year 07 Sequoia, 2005-2006 Tundra, 2003-2007 Corolla, 2003-2007 Corolla Matrix, 2003-2007 Pontiac Vibe and 2002-2007 Lexus SC vehicles. Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) notified the agency on that they are recalling certain model year 2004 Sequoia vehicles manufactured August 18, 2003, to August 19, 2004, and 2003-2004 Tundra vehicles manufactured March 18, 2003, to August 25, 2004.
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