name that part.
 

2005 pontiac vibe.

bar runs parralel to center line of car.

has 3 connections
1) bolts to radiator support
2) holds front motormount
3) front subframe

thanks a ton guys

off to order more collision parts.

Torque control?

i suppose it does control engine torque some, oh and i forgot it also housed the front tow hook.

I am Getting to be kind of stuck.

here's a picture of the front half; I had to cut it to get it off of the car.

I would haul that part to a body shop and ask what them what it is. Or better yet if you are getting a new part, go to your local U Pull yard and pull it yourself. Then you wont care what its called. :)

Several front wheel drive cars have those...do not know the name but they help stiffen up the chassis. I drag race front wheel drive cars and have had such an item made for my 13 second Horizon because it kept ripping the radiator core support all up. When I went from a 5 speed with about 200 hp down to an automatic with about 100 hp I removed it. I would leave one in place if it was on the car originally.

Tried finding a name for the part, but couldn't so here are some diagrams that might be of use. The numbers are used to refer to measuring points, not to list to part names on a separate sheet (as I had hoped).

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...nkin/ubdim.jpg
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...n/ubdim4wd.jpg
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...nkin/front.jpg
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...nkin/cross.jpg

Well at least you know its part # 16 on that last drawing, that looks like the tool a body shop would use, therefore that part corresponds to a name somewhere .. I'll try and look it up for you too ...

Part #16 of course! Why didn't I think of that?:rolleyes:

Crossmember

Maybe engine cradle, mount support, engine support.

My nissan FSM calls it a center member.

good luck.

There is a toyota parts viewer at this site. It covers the 2003 year. Vibe and matrix information should interchange.

PhatG20 - Toyota EPC

Honda calls it the "Center Beam"

WOW Awesome

I've bee without internet for a few days; no wild blue for a while (waiting for them to fix it) and then AT&T data isn't working on Blackjack ii Errrr

OK I spoke with my Geico adjuster and got on her computer, according to Geico, the part is called the Engine Support...

Hope it helps

Laterz.

Thank You!!!!

So was it the transmitter (tria) on your wild blue. I have the little black box and the manual somewhere for its use, if you don't want to wait for a technician. I used to install them.

tria is A-ok (For now anyways)

That is Very god to know someone who installed them. The turn over rate for installers is crazy high here.

We actually just went over the FAP, and it is simply to slow for me to use. Then I used the phone as primary internet device, which loads pages nearley as fast as wild blue on 3G lol; then it quit as well ERRRR

At a friends in Covington for the weekend.