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Pontiac Vibe: Audio & Entertainment Questions
From ipods and MP3s right down to plain old AM/FM, this is the place to discuss audio and entertainment questions for the Vibe.
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Does anyone have a trick for adding some light to the wiper, and cruise control sticks ? The shape of the dash really blocks the light at night !
Has anyone had experience with the Vibe in the snow ???? Good ? Bad ??? Horrible ????
we wanted the bigger eng. but no auto with the GT
I have ipod & a portable cassette player & would like to plug in to the Aux. jack (if there is one) on the radio it says CD-Aux do you think their may be RCA
jacks in the back of the radio
That would be cool to plug my stuff in
Thanks
Mike
I got brave & took off the beauty ring & removed the stereo & no Aux. jack in the rear of the the unit.The factory left no add on option
I tried using FM broadcasting wireless system
setting fm channel to 88.7 ect and the quality is
marginal and the signal from the unit varies
in & out
Any Ideas ??
Mike
I stopped into my local Circuit City and was told they'd install it for free, but it would take nearly $100 in accessories to even be able to install it, between the mounting kit, the antenna adapter, and the wiring harness. Is this total crap?
Chris
2014 Mini Cooper (stick shift of course), 2016 Camry hybrid, 2009 Outback Sport 5-spd (keeping the stick alive)
If you want to leverage your AUX input on your
Pontiac Vibe Radio in dash
buy the GM9-AUX converter. It connects to where
your CD player normally connects to the 6-Disk changer and outputs a standard RCA jack. So after connecting, you can plug an MP3 player, IPOD, Laptop, DVD player, etc. into the RCA output from the radio.
A company named PIE (www.pie.net) makes them.
You can buy it online from 49-69 bucks:
http://www.installer.com/acc/gm9.html
http://www.logjamelectronics.com/piegm9aux.html
IF you have heart..do it yourself. Or otherwise get a professional to do it!
what is the best system to get as an option? do any of the 2004's have an integrated subwoofer like the 2005 models? if they do, which sound system options include the subwoofer?
In the meantime has anyone done aftermarket and how is the fit? Any ideas?
Yes the radio is a real junk, plays ok but display problems for me twice. Never thoroughly shopped replacement yet but doubt you'll find anything that fits like factory.
As for Pontiac customer service. I cannot express my disappointment. I was at the dealer 6/15 and 6/15 emailed my customer service guy with the details. I e-mail them every week and all I get is that my mail will be forwared to my guy. No wonder GM is going down the tubes.
Unrelated question. A/C seems a little weak, I remember a thread about the warm air door not completely sealing thus warming the A/C. What was the fix and how to go about it.
1. As recommended I managed easily to fix the A/C, very cold now. Thank you
2.Finally offically heard from Pontiac about the junk radios. Apparently GM does not think 3 radios in 3 years is excessive and as such will not replace the junk electronics, note that is about the only part of the car that is GM. Love the Vibe, 90000 miles and only brakes very recently and tires but like I told the Pontiac woman, this will be my last GM car. They will not stand behind their junk.
If you're asking about hot/warm, restarting as for as the engine goes, no I've had no trouble with anything like that at all.
I want to replace the unit with something else than the original
radio. If the 200W amp is separate, I would like to hook a new radio to it. Thanks.
Does everyone else have one? Did the factory just forget to put the outlet in? Is it an option?
Any feedback to this forum or my email is appreciated.
I don't know about "after-market" wiring one in. I suppose it could probably be done, but would probably take quite a bit of work.
Does it read MP3 disks? (I think yes..)
Is there an aux input jack for MP3 or I-Pod?
If not - Has anyone got experience with hard wire adaptors for inputs?
Thanks
Thanks
You can use a wireless Fm Modulator with an I Pod, it's called I trip but it's subject to clarity issues since it runs through the radio.
Would an after market amp be best? Or do I need a whole new system?
I have since replaced the battery. It did need a new one and was hoping it would cure the lack of bass issue because I recall a Grand Am we owned that would experience radio flakiness when the battery was in need of replacement. No such luck. So I'd like a solution as much as you would.
I thought I may have blown a speaker. I replaced the speaker, but did not fix the problem. Any suggestions?
Please let me know if you find a solution. Its frustrating the hell out of me zzzz91@ymail.com
I.E. for MP3 player/smartphone and/or XM Radio
this will really be handy when we go down to Mazatlan
My parents always told me to turn off EVERYthing when I turn off the car, or else when I start up again the next day, (supposedly) the battery will be strained. I am not sure if this is true, but it so happened that the day the radio went out, I had everything turn on when I started up - radio, a/c, fan, etc.
Now I make sure to turn everything off.