My VS Acclaim (Series II)

[VS 5.0]

In case you haven't got one yet, I saw this on gumtree this arvo - Vn vp vr vs commodore Calais ss Belina rear window | Other Parts & Accessories | Gumtree Australia Armadale Area - Seville Grove

In your suburb too.

 

[frogsta]

Cheers 5.0 no idea where the clips are might be on top somewhere. Got a quote of 240 to provide and replace windscreen. Two places went from 285 and slowly lower so not bad price includes seal if need be.

 

[iChris]

why is your stereo hanging out of the dash?

it pains me to see your car un-used.

 

[frogsta]

Because I'm lazily getting around to wrapping the dash in carbon fibre. I also need to bolt it in but still having a little trouble and the subwoofer wires are stuffed it seems anyway, a little vibration and they stop. Got the roof out today anyway, starting to scrape all the foam off and such, already had some black material I bought ages ago. I took a few pics which I shall upload later, might as well paint the handles and sun visors black as well I thought.

It pains me also, having to drive a riced up Hyundai Sonata (Manual, not complaining but when it comes to peak hour..)

Does anybody know if I need to keep those white pieces of foam?

 

[iChris]

fair enough. behind my deck is a big tangle of RCA's and there isn't much room for them either when the deck is put back in. a carbon fibre wrapped dash is going to look well tough with a black roof liner. are you going to wrap/paint the plastics on the b and c pillars too seeing as you're painting the handles?

I couldn't imagine driving a ricer myself, I need a big car. I'm a big guy (tall and solid) and I would need a can opener to get out of some of them.

I luckily miss peak traffic, I only work 10 minutes down the tonkin and I start early most days. I've got a 5.30 am start tomorrow so no morning traffic for me, just a nice cruse down the road haha.

 

[Wombles]

They shouldnt be white foam but yes. Keep them they are to sound deaden the cab a bit.

 

[frogsta]

are you going to wrap/paint the plastics on the b and c pillars too seeing as you're painting the handles?

The pillars are done already but I might give them all a touch up with black vinyl dye. The dash I was thinking about how to go about it, and I thought about an easier and perhaps better looking way (not doing the entire dash) so we shall see soon. I noticed you in the Stato, yeah no way in the Sonata haha
Cheers Wombles
I'm trying to figure out how the headliner stays in once I get it up there, do all the pillars hold it up or do I need more glue or something? Actually there's some velcro up the top I think

Edit; Oh and the back part which holds it up is stuffed, there's only the 2 or 3 clips on the passenger side which are about to fall off. I can fix them with glue which 5.0 recommended but no idea how to keep the other side up, no other clips to be found

 

[Wombles]

Its held in by quarter window trims.
Its rare to find one that has all the clips.

 

[Commolover 69]

kw

after u get it dynod can u tell me how much kw or bhp its running at ? coz i got a series 1 vs acclaim and got k&n pod and hsv custon memcal and some other mods and curious, and can do a quarter mile in 15.9 seconds
cheers

 

[frogsta]

No problems probably won't be until a dyno day or something
Wombles I could grab one from a wreckers and get the clips off and glue them to whichever is in better condition I guess would be my best bet
Also I remembered that I also need my cigarette lighter thingo souldered (right word?) back on another reason for the dash being apart