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Holden have placed it to make what was once a two minute job, a two hour fix. It's good for the dealership's bottom line. .

Having seen your cars, I take that as a real compliment. .

I ordered the KWC's for my E Series Clubsport and they arrived in February 2008 on the same day I picked up the red Ute from the dealer. So, I used the new Ute to take the rims to the tyre shop and while I was sitting watching the tyres be fitted, I started wondering what they would look like...

I have couple of sets of forged rims, a two piece KWC set and a three piece HRE set. Both have mirror finished polished outers and powered coated centres. The two piece cost me $6,800 and the three piece $11,000 from California to my door. Tyres are extra. There is a huge difference between...

Wow that's cheap .

I'm not a fan of black rims either as I don't believe black suits many colours, but surface rust on doors, I can't get enough of that. .

The casting marks (or I should say, the engraved marks) on the staggered set of HF-20 that came with my 2016 VF2 Redline Ute. I was told they are not forged and only the Series 1 VF Redline came with forged rims. .

I bought up a heap of parts early on and at that time I did my due diligence by checking the prices at my local dealership against those on eBay, and I found in most cases (not all), that the genuine parts were cheaper from the dealer than the eBay resellers. I would go into the dealership with...

No holes in the VF2 Ute tailgate. .

The VF Ute has such a wonderful audio sound I could never bring myself to fiddle with it. .

There is no mention in the ad that these are genuine Holden rims which would be the first thing you would be saying if you were selling them, so first off, they are aftermarket copies. That is equally supported by the posts from Redline457 and Imoengnr pointing out the original rear rims are 20...

Thinking outside the square, ramsets. Actually, I might be thinking outside my head. .

Agreed. I had the front and rear bars resprayed on my Nitrate Silver Clubsport (at HSV's expense) and the painter matched them even though Holden was telling us it wasn't possible for the reason you've outlined. I think that front lip is a crap effort and wouldn't want it fitted to my car...

I'll just start driving my old Kingswood, and they can plug into its OBD as much as they like. .

So true, I'd been riding almost since I could walk and it's the reason I don't ride anymore. I no longer feel I'm immortal. .

Where I come from in far north west NSW, anywhere without clouds of dust and extreme heat is wonderful, in fact, anywhere with a tree is enticing. .

Not this trip, about a year ago I was at Lismore. .

The VF2 Redline is probably the more desirable of the VF Redlines and the dealer then will want to make a substantial profit over your offered price. .

I drive it most days and admittedly not far, and occasionally it'll get a rest for a month or so while I drive the Merc. It's getting used a lot more lately as I'm house hunting and I drove it up to the Gold Coast a couple of weeks ago to see if it was comfortable living up there. It's my...

I'm a homebody, I'm retired, I live 5 minutes from the shops and 25 minutes from everything industrial and the big retail outlets, I usually fly when I holiday and rent a car when I arrive, it gets taken on one or two trips a year that may add a couple of thousand K's and it's not my only car...

2016 VF2 Reline Ute used as my daily with around 25k on the clock. .

I also have a guard dog, but I'm constantly worrying he may turn on one of our visitors. .

The rats are attracted to fertiliser stored in a shed about 50 metres away. They chewed through a blind grommet in the firewall to gain entry. That was about 15 years ago, the car now sits with its doors and boot open, all the seats, carpet, door cards, headlining and rear parcel shelf were...

Yep. I could go on, like opening the door to find the headlining on the seats, that rats have eaten a hole into the seats to built a nest inside and only a can of petrol and a match can get rid of the vomit inducing smell, the wiring has so many gremlins you end up opting for a new harness and...

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Anyone who stores a car outside uncovered in Australia is throwing away the investment value of their vehicle. Not only are the exposed rubber and plastics at risk of damage from UV light, so is the painted bodywork, leave it too long, and that car you were going to enjoy later in life becomes...

Where you store a vehicle can have a major impact on how they hold up over a long period of time. Many of my cars are stored out in the dry heat of western NSW and they reacted very differently to the ones that live with me near the beach. .

If it was my car I'd definitely have a go at trying to restore it myself, but if you don't have the equipment or experience then you'll need to pay a detailer to do the job. If that's the case, then it may be cost effective to get a bodyshop to do a respray. If I couldn't do it myself, I'd...

I had a small run at the bottom of the driver's door of my Ute on delivery. The service manager was not impressed that I'd picked it up. Long story short (that's a first for me), the dealer had bumped another car into in when moving them off the truck, and they sent it out for a quick repair...

I'd rather rub a Porcupine over the bodywork before I'd let a dealer detail any of my cars, and there is no way I'd let them try and fix that. The mouldings may be resurrected by using a product like 'Black Wow' (there are other brands on the market as well) then some protectant. If the roof...

This is a very likely scenario, I have a mate who had the roof of his sedan sprayed black before picking it up and it was arrange by the dealer. I can't remember the cost but I do remember thinking at the time, I would have preferred to arrange that myself as it would most likely have been...

Being a red car, there's no doubt the body will start to fade, crowsfoot & peel soon, as unloved red cars always do. The black trims and moulds should be able to be restored. I'd have a good detailer take a look at the car and give you their opinion and retore and add protection to the bits...

I like the way you think, or get the misses to start it then blame her. I've been starting cars that sit around for long periods of time for most of my life, and as far as I'm concerned, getting the oil to pump up quickly can be the least of your problems, just make sure she warm before you're...

If the fluid has gone gluggy from the car not being driven for a few years, I find some of the vacuum and pressure bleeders don't work so well, and not at all if you buy a cheapie. This is a photo of the milk bottle I've been using for the last 3 or 4 years, I upgrade to a newer bottle every...

I use the old milk bottle method, I keep the milk bottle and tubing in the shed with my other tools. I can do a complete flush on some of my old girls in under an hour. .

I did mean buy a vehicle with a manual gearbox. .

Buy a manual .

I don't want you gone, I feel the warmth you bring to the forum. I think I just dosed off, I hope I didn't miss anything. .

I don't know who's right or wrong in this disagreement as I don't even know what a 'B Code' is, but I have found it interesting and I also know from previous good info who I'd trust to ask if I needed help. It has highlight one thing for me, my lack of skill when it comes to modern day...

For those of us who live in the warmer parts of Australia, seat warmers are not needed, I can live without them. Anyway, after a while, the seat warmers in my cars just make me wanna pee. .