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Hi, As you can probably gather from the title, my auto power down on my BCM (mid 210) has **** itself, so i am either forced to tap the down window switch 50 times to lower the window, or hold the switch until the auto window timer times out and begins working, each time. What i want to do is...

LS1 Exhaust Manifold Bolts... I have a mate that just noticed one of his bolts closest to the battery has had the head snap off, and the remaining piece is stuck inside the manifold. He has asked around and apparently its a very common issue with LS1's get to the 10 year mark due to holden...

I have a mate that just noticed one of his bolts closest to the battery has had the head snap off, and the remaining piece is stuck inside the manifold. He has asked around and apparently its a very common issue with LS1's get to the 10 year mark due to holden using cheap quality bolts. He's...

Hi, I am running the stock auto sedan diff gears 3.07 in my car and looking to upgrade to increase a bit of power from 0-100 kmh. Just wondering which set of diff gears I should go for? the 3.46, 3.73 or 3.92? Also is there anything else I need to get adjusted after I swap gears? Speedo...

I have had a BCM issue with my VY SS for as long as I can remember which affects my passenger doors central locking system. Because of this I never deadlock the car.. Well I accidentally pressed the lock button twice the other day and you guessed it - my passenger doors are all deadlocked...

Hold mode and set together, then turn the key to the aux position and the LCD will display a serial number. Check that the last 6 numbers of the serial number match the last 6 numbers of your vin number. Do they match? Post your results!

Radio Decoding Help Has anyone had any experience using this website in order to unlock their radio. Reason was I busted my radio trying to take it out so I went down to the local wreckers and picked up a new one for $50, but it's locked.

http://s24.postimg.org/ceszm7al1/photo.jpg As you can see, its not the lowest trim on the RHS, but the one that sits just above it and runs about up to steering wheel height. I need to replace this plastic trim tomorrow and wondering what the quickest/safest method of doing this will be...

My regulator in my standard gen 3 ls1 altenator is giving me problems and I need it replaced. I have searched this forum and everyone is saying replace the switch on its own but when ever I call an auto elect they tell me it's cheaper to replace whole unit and nobody is willing to replace just...

I have a stock standard VY SS and am wondering how much money will i have to spend, and what modifications will i need to do in order to get roughly 400 KW out of my motor. Reason i ask is that i recently rode in a mate of a mates R32 skyline from the early 90's. Says he had spent over $20,000...

I'll spend about 2-3 hours washing then waxing my car on the weekend and don't get me wrong, after i finish, it looks magnificent, but the next day in the morning when i go to start her up, i can notice visible layers of dust accumulation. By the third day or so, it looks completely covered with...

An uncommon question here.. if you have leather interior on your VY/VZ, what color is the leather insert stitching on the door trims? Also, whats your badge model and is it series 1 or 2? HSV owners input welcome also!

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I have a fuel stench coming from the inside of the car when I get in which I have noticed come about approx 1 week ago. When I open the boot, the stench is 100x worse. I'm thinking fuel pump related, but no probs with idle and acceleration. I have noticed an increase in fuel consumption over...

Does anybody know where abouts I can go in the western suburbs in melbourne who can fix buckled rims from my VY SS? Drove into a massive pot hole and the rest explains itself.

Just curious how many kilometers to a completely full tank of mixed driving gets you on your LS1? BEFORE The low fuel light comes on. I average 300-330 full tank. Bone stock.

Does your VY have a rubber strip on the fuel flap lid? I have seen some with and without? Just wondering what the norm is on the VY series.

I recently had my left hand side skirt on my VY SS resprayed and am noticing A few sort of particles which are caught in behind the paint. Just wondering the best way to remove if possible?

So I was on a deadline this morning to get somewhere in time and as usual something has to go wrong! Had to fuel up so i quickly popped in to a local servo, pulled the lever and went to the cap and it was still shut, tried pulling it a few more times with no change, all the while i could hear...

Need to replace both front tires on my VY SS. Looking to pick some up quite soon as one has a rip in it (very dangerous i know) and the other is just buggered. I am currently running Toyo 235/40 on all four but i don't want to go the Toyo again because they are way too slippery for me in the wet...

Probably been done to death, but what oil do you use on your LS1?

Does anybody know how to replace the rubber grommet surrounding the aerial on a VY? ( should be same as vt vx vz) I've tried pulling at it from the top but it won't even budge a bit and I don't want to damage guard. I wanna replace it with this as old one has cracks everywhere...

My check engine light came on today upon finishing the system check function it performs at start up and wont go away until car is switched off. All fluid levels are OK and do not notice any idle or performance changes. Took it to a garage and they plugged the electronic diagnosis onto it and...

As the title states, i was flicking through radio stations like mad today and the button simply clicked out of place. For the life of me, i cannot get it to stay in the original position again. It looks like there may have been a spring that held the button in place or something. Is this...

Just a quick one, i was always brought up thinking that once a Tyre pattern has worn down to the BEGINNING of the tread indicator mark, the Tyre is at 50% Is this correct? as i had one of my mates insist that once it reaches that mark, its already at 0% and must be changed. Whats your...

Vehicle Detail - Pickles Auctions Australia Hail damaged, but curious to know how much people will still pay for it in order to get it to a drivable & respectable condition.

I got a few bits and pieces i wouldnt mind replacing with new ones on my VY SS, mainly due to fading from the sun. 1) Black Surrounding on front antenna (built in guard) 2) Black piece that goes at the bottom of the rear window which covers the top roof rubber and meets the bottom windscreen...

Hi all Look not sure of correct place to post this but here goes. I got a Mate who went and bought a vx SS 02 model a few months back. car looks mint exterior and interior but it was in a front end collision. Seller was honest(to a degree) about it and mentioned it right up when he first...

Im tyring to find out whether or not it is possible to change the rubber seal that seperates the back window and the back quater window as the jerk who had the car before me burned the hell out of the rubber with a buffer (along with door/window strips on the whole right side of the car (i have...

I know doing the conversion from the 3 knobs to the climate control in a vy/vz is always being canned because of costs and labour etc, but what if we go about it in a different way? What i'm hoping to achieve is basically install the climate control Electronic face in my car but have it...

I know doing the conversion from the 3 knobs to the climate control in a vy/vz is always being canned because of costs and labour etc, but what if we go about it in a different way? What i'm hoping to achieve is basically install the climate control Electronic face in my car but have it...

I'm just curious as to what the speed ranges are when the car will actually kick back and rev right out with some pulling power on the stock VY SS's? I know for a fact 80k's has a good performance kick if it is flat footed, while on the other hand anywhere between 50-70 it behaves pretty...

I've got a 2003 VY SS and am having some problems with the rear end / diff area for a few months now. Started noticing a single knock at rear when it would do the following things: 1) Travel at very low speeds - 0-20km/h 2) Low speed again - when having the steering wheel turned even a...

Own a 2003 VY SS commodore and just noticed before that my drivers side spotlight does not work when clicked on. Must have stopped working recently because i can remember using both lights on one of these foggy mornings we have had recently. Does anyone know how i can fix it? does it take...

Hi all I have a VY SS Series 1 which came with the full black leather interior except the roof lining & pillars. I recently replaced the roof lining and all pillars to the black ones out of the VZ SS/HSV and it looks 10 times better. Only problem now is my existing roof lining had the VT...