VE II SV6 Thunder Ute

[Elias-sv6]

Hey guys, first time posting but I have been one big troll on this forum haha. Finally got my new SV6 Thunder! picked it up last weekend, in love with the Series II already been saving and working my butt off for it cant believe I finally have one!

Bit of information about the ute;

Name: Elias
Model: 2011 VE II SV6 Thunder Ute
Colour: Voodoo
Engine: 3.6L SIDI
Engine Mods: Standard
Exhaust: Standard
Gearbox: 6 Speed Manuel
Brakes: Standard
Suspension: lowered on heavy duty Kings Springs, SSL in the front SSSL in the rear

Mods so far;
Holden Slim line hard lid locks with central locking and came with a light
tinted windows 25%
partial black leather
Lowered

Future mods;
OTR CAI or Growler
Alloy pedals
SS Exhausts for dual tips - Picking these up this coming weekend
Bee sting Ariel
Stereo upgrade JL Audio ZR650-CSi 2-Way 6.5" for the doors and the tweeters will replace the ones in the dash and Dynamatt in the doors


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[Elias-sv6]

[Mike08]

Really nice mate, congrats on your purchase, i remember when i got my SS home for the first time.

Looked at it for ages thinking is this for real.

Pleased for you, rims look better than i thought they would as well, suit that color well.

Cheers.

[Elias-sv6]

Thanks Mike haha not wrong their I stared at it for ages!

Thanks again man, means a lot

Elias

[H4Z4RD]

Congrats mate, really nice ute & very tidy!

[Elias-sv6]

Congrats mate, really nice ute & very tidy!

Thanks mate, haha I do try and keep it looking new as much as I can Hopefully I'll see meet ya on one of the cruises mate

[mischa]

Love those wheels! And the badge.

Just me or is it not lowered in those pictures?

[Elias-sv6]

Love those wheels! And the badge.

Just me or is it not lowered in those pictures?

Thanks man! haha! It's lowered in these pictures the car is actually on a bit of a hill from the driveway. Pictures dont really do it justice I'll have to take some more for you guys this weekend

[mischa]

Thats right your coming to broke right? Well ill be in one of my cars, hopfully the V8! So ill have a look at it then.

[Elias-sv6]

Thats right your coming to broke right? Well ill be in one of my cars, hopfully the V8! So ill have a look at it then.

I'm hoping so mate, If I don't have to work I'll defiantly be there!

[Ed]

awesome mate! hope you don't mind me asking but what did the lowering job cost you? And thank god it's a manual!

[TinSnips]

Congratulations on the purchase, Elias. Really nice looking ute and a great height. Only thing putting me off is that mirror finish tyre shine!!! God I hate that stuff! Goddamn dealerships!!! haha

I hope the ute behaves for you and you have the opportunity to really enjoy it.

Just me or is it not lowered in those pictures?

Definitely lowered Mischa - I could get my head in the gap from rear tyre to guard on mine before it was lowered.

[CV60VE]

yer man congrats on the purchase great choice dude
looks absolutely awesome beautiful height and all
man how I cannot wait to buy one of these lol soon as im off the P plates

lol still got a couple of $$ left after buying her as I can see in the front console thingy lol

should be able to tell if lowered or not god these ve utes sit high in the rear definatly need lowering jobs done to them.

[Elias-sv6]

awesome mate! hope you don't mind me asking but what did the lowering job cost you? And thank god it's a manual!

Thanks mate appreciate all the comments. Nah your right mate, cost for springs and fitting was $500 mate. Yep, 6 or 8 you wont be seeing Me driving an auto..... Hate the things! Haha

[Elias-sv6]

Congratulations on the purchase, Elias. Really nice looking ute and a great height. Only thing putting me off is that mirror finish tyre shine!!! God I hate that stuff! Goddamn dealerships!!! haha

I hope the ute behaves for you and you have the opportunity to really enjoy it.

Thanks tinsnips, means a lot mate. Yeah I love the height of the car man didn't want it to low just wanted it to sit nice haha I'll keep note for the next photos with the tyer shine :P btw guys SS exhausts where fitted tonight looks a lot better then the sv6 ones! Gives the car a nice note to, I'll try and upload some photos tomorrow night. Tinsnips I got your email to mate, just deciding on what to do I'll keep you updated - what wax or polymer did you use on your car mate in the
pictures on Facebook it looks wicked?

[TinSnips]

Thanks tinsnips, means a lot mate. Yeah I love the height of the car man didn't want it to low just wanted it to sit nice haha I'll keep note for the next photos with the tyer shine :P btw guys SS exhausts where fitted tonight looks a lot better then the sv6 ones! Gives the car a nice note to, I'll try and upload some photos tomorrow night. Tinsnips I got your email to mate, just deciding on what to do I'll keep you updated - what wax or polymer did you use on your car mate in the
pictures on Facebook it looks wicked?

hahaha mate, in those photos, it's wearing multiple layers of wax, over a sealant, over a glaze - over the span of about a week - but I'm hoping to have time to try out a couple of new products before the cruise, which I have a feeling will look pretty special - won't be at all durable, but that's not too much of a concern to me. You basically just need to consider where the car will be kept - if it's going to live outside all the time, I'd go straight for the most durable products - but if it's going to be sheltered, then you can afford to sacrifice some durability for looks (or if you have a really pedantic maintenance schedule like mine!) - I can recommend some products and techniques to keep the car looking mint, if you want to go for the looks side of things, so you don't have to continually drop the ute off here every time you come up! In the end though, as with anything, the results come from the prep - not the actual protection that goes on last - that's not the important bit - they can offer various effects to amplify what's underneath in different ways, but if the prep isn't there, the result won't be there. A $300 wax will look exactly the same as a $30 wax on a car that isn't prepped right.

[Elias-sv6]

hahaha mate, in those photos, it's wearing multiple layers of wax, over a sealant, over a glaze - over the span of about a week - but I'm hoping to have time to try out a couple of new products before the cruise, which I have a feeling will look pretty special - won't be at all durable, but that's not too much of a concern to me. You basically just need to consider where the car will be kept - if it's going to live outside all the time, I'd go straight for the most durable products - but if it's going to be sheltered, then you can afford to sacrifice some durability for looks (or if you have a really pedantic maintenance schedule like mine!) - I can recommend some products and techniques to keep the car looking mint, if you want to go for the looks side of things, so you don't have to continually drop the ute off here every time you come up! In the end though, as with anything, the results come from the prep - not the actual protection that goes on last - that's not the important bit - they can offer various effects to amplify what's underneath in different ways, but if the prep isn't there, the result won't be there. A $300 wax will look exactly the same as a $30 wax on a car that isn't prepped right.

jeez! haha no wonder it looks mint in the photos man! I hope I can come to this cruise, I would love to see your car in person. To clarify a couple of things my new girl is always garaged when I'm not driving it, she's actually a weekender due to me having a company car for work so I'm very lucky with that. I live down a dirt road tho, 800m of it till tar, freaking hate it! but I do no more then 8km's when I go down it haha.

I can totally understand that mate, reason why I do not mind spending the money if the job is done right, I'm a very very fussy person when it comes to my toys it's either do it right or don't do it at all in my eyes aye haha. I'm also very fussy to who I give my toys to relating to detailing servicing etc.

Now I noticed you said in the email that the Polymer will bring out the 'pop' in the metallic paint, will this make the paint look lighter/ bring out the metallic only in the sun light? Or or will it do it all the time? As I like how the paint reacts to sunlight at the moment, no sunlight the paint goes quite deep/dark looking, a lot of sunlight then it goes very metallic/light looking.

If the Polymer doesn't effect how the paint reacts to sunlight (I don't see how it would) then I will most likely do this option due to the durability of the product, unless you have any other ideas up your sleeve

Let me know Tinsnips as I'm keen as to do it, But I don't really want to move away to much from how the paint reacts now hence why I'm a bit scared to touch it. If you could let me know mate that would be greatly appreciated

thanks mate

[TinSnips]

Different products don't really change the effect of the piant - just amplifies different aspects of it. I'm thinking something in the middle would be ideal. Ie, a sealant that is designed for looks - so you get reasonable durability, but the paint will still look sexy as hell, particularly since, with such a huge amount of flake in holden paint, a glaze isn't really necessary. Don't stress about altering the appearance - that's not how it works.

[Elias-sv6]

I had a feeling that was the case, but wanted to ask to make sure, As I'm no guru in this area yet haha. Sounds like a plan mate, you name a date & rough price and I'll make sure I'm there, if your not to keen to post up this info on the forum (which is fine by me) just send me the details to my email address mate. I appreciate all the info and time you given me TinSnips

[TinSnips]

email sent.

[Thunder chris]

Nice thunder mate I've got too, they are great fun to drive!

[Elias-sv6]

Nice thunder mate I've got too, they are great fun to drive!

Thanks mate! Yes they are, awesome car to drive love it already

[caz_sidi]

hows the ride man?
do you scrap out on anything?

[Elias-sv6]

hows the ride man?
do you scrap out on anything?

Hey mate,

Ride is actually quite nice I was suprised with it being on 19"s and the springs I put in I thought it would ride abit rough, but the ride is very plush and smooth with these springs. I do not scrap out on anything (as of yet) I have been over speed bumps etc. I can go over them perfectly fine with out scraping, I didn't want the car to scrap hence why the cars height isn't super low, just wanted it to sit nice all round

[caz_sidi]

yeah thats what im after too hey, i was thinking putting those wheels on mine but in black or some gts's
how much did it lower it from standard?