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From: Melissa on 1 Mar 2007 14:09


> > Melissa
> >
> >
>
> Same issue I had with the center console. I replaced the one in my '05
with
> the Toyota Matrix Center console.
> Perfect fit & higher to accomodate your arm.
>
> I bought mine from a Toyotal Dealer on the internet in Mechanicsville, VA.
>
> I'll look for the address - will post if I can find it. You can get the
> console at any Toyota dealer but they're real proud of 'em.....to the tune
> of $250.00.
>
> This place I used in Virginia had them for about $100.00
>
>

I think there was a place mentioned here last year. I'll have to Google the
thread and see if I can find it. Some place had the replacement for like
$90, I just never looked into it. I do miss the pouch on the back of the
drivers seat. I liked to keep some towels in there and a small umbrella.

Melissa


From: John Karpich on 1 Mar 2007 20:46
Bill wrote:
> Subject says it all. The Vibe is great.
>
> But the radio totally sucks. What I hate the most is that the
> equalization control is constantly jacking around... stopping
> and starting the engine changes it; tuning to different stations
> changes it. goddamit, I want it where I put it!
>
> I can't see any way around this. Am I missing something?
>
> Bill Hale Loveland CO
>

I have a '05 vibe, my radio if fine, the EQ stays where I set it. I
remember reading that you can set different EQ's to different stations,
and a different one still to the CD player.

I was under the impression that the Vibes had a different radio that the
Matrix, The Matrix didn't have a clock built into the radio as Toyota
always put the clock somewhere else.
From: Hachiroku ハチロク on 2 Mar 2007 10:13
On Thu, 01 Mar 2007 20:46:57 -0500, John Karpich wrote:

> Bill wrote:
>> Subject says it all. The Vibe is great.
>>
>> But the radio totally sucks. What I hate the most is that the
>> equalization control is constantly jacking around... stopping
>> and starting the engine changes it; tuning to different stations
>> changes it. goddamit, I want it where I put it!
>>
>> I can't see any way around this. Am I missing something?
>>
>> Bill Hale Loveland CO
>>
>
> I have a '05 vibe, my radio if fine, the EQ stays where I set it. I
> remember reading that you can set different EQ's to different stations,
> and a different one still to the CD player.
>
> I was under the impression that the Vibes had a different radio that the
> Matrix, The Matrix didn't have a clock built into the radio as Toyota
> always put the clock somewhere else.

If it isn't the same, then it is similar.

I never saw a Vibe radio, but I drove plenty of Matrixes (uh, Matrices?)
and you can spot the Delco radio a mile away.

If you get the Matrix from Toyota, you can probably upgrade to a better
radio from the dealer. I would go aftermarket; better unit for 1/3 the
price.
From: Eric on 3 Mar 2007 08:35
Disc #5 on my 6 disc changer quit working.
And I get an annoying noise on AM frequencies, not engine noise but more
loike an antenne interference. Anybody else get this?

Had to change your back wiper yet? Brace yourself, aftermarket blades won't
fit the arm. $27 from the dealer. Bastards.



"Bill" <33bonanza(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1172708783.788822.322340(a)h3g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
> Subject says it all. The Vibe is great.
>
> But the radio totally sucks. What I hate the most is that the
> equalization control is constantly jacking around... stopping
> and starting the engine changes it; tuning to different stations
> changes it. goddamit, I want it where I put it!
>
> I can't see any way around this. Am I missing something?
>
> Bill Hale Loveland CO
>


From: Bruce L. Bergman on 3 Mar 2007 12:13
On Sat, 3 Mar 2007 08:35:24 -0500, "Eric"
<esmith007REMOVE(a)rochester.rr.com> wrote:

>Had to change your back wiper yet? Brace yourself, aftermarket blades won't
>fit the arm. $27 from the dealer. Bastards.

It's got a way-short blade, like a 10"? That one's easy - go get
the shortest aftermarket refill that has the right rubber filler
cross-section. Pull out the factory refill from the wiper arm.

Cut off the end of the new refill's metal frame, you don't need it.
Cut the new refill rubber section to the same length.

Swap the rubber parts in the little metal frame - with a little
guessing you can figure out how to pull and replace it without bending
the metal. Then put the 'recharged' factory refill back in.

Make sure that the refill is seated the entire length - if it pops
out of it's slot and you run the wiper, you just ruined the window.

--<< Bruce >>--

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