My VL Executive

[owen18]

Name: Sam
Age: 18
Location: Adelaide

Car: Holden
Series: VL Commodore
Model: executive
Year: 1987
Colour: Blue
Engine Type: RB30
Transmission: Auto

Bodykit: stock
Exhaust: 2 1/2 sports exhaust with lukey extractors
Gearbox: stock
Diff: stock
Brakes: stock
Suspension: Lowered
Wheels/Tyres: black
Rims: VK Calais Rims


Sound System:
6x9 Pioneer 300 watts on parcel shelf,
6x6 pioneer 280 watts in front doors,
soundstream picasso amp hooked up to 600 watt clarion sub.
Pioneer bluetooth head unit ( no pics yet)

Other Mods:
Central locking,
Alarm and immobilizer,
Isotta stearing wheel,
Custom Cold Air Intake
Gas
Power Antenna

Car Also Came With:
New Battery & Altenator
Full Tank of Premium Petrol


Let us know what you think

[VL_5SPEED]

Looks clean and original. Whats ya plans for it?

[owen18]

I'll definately get some rims for it but not sure what. Any suggestions?
Boots a lil faded, ive got the paint for it just need to find someone who can spray it.
Just looked at yours and looks sweet! Love the colour!
Would love to go turbo but cant afford it.
Any other suggestions for mods?

[VL_5SPEED]

Id personally do the suspension. Make it handle well and get it lowered.

[Goon]

That prime mate, looks hot!! If u brought that car with rwc & rego thats a bargin at that price!!

[owen18]

Cheers Goon. No rwc but rego for about 2 1/2 months.
Car has been lowered, wheel keeps hitting the body if i go up curbs too fast. Not sure what suspensions on it though.

[Goon]

Cool man, id get rwc done on it asap while shes in good mint.. just be prepared for the mechanic to sting u abit on stuff like bushes etc...

[VL Berlina 5speed]

looks clean, really clean

check for a adjustable panhard rod
doubt you have one so your wheels rubb on the guards when you bottom out


goon, sa doesnt have rwc. no need for yearly inspections on if you get a major defected

[Goon]

looks clean, really clean

check for a adjustable panhard rod
doubt you have one so your wheels rubb on the guards when you bottom out


goon, sa doesnt have rwc. no need for yearly inspections on if you get a major defected

lol that is so cool u lucky ***** i should live down there.

[Goon]

The holder piece thingy where u can put stuff in lol.. in your center console in front of the box, is that standard in vl's or is it from another model?

[owen18]

The holder piece thingy where u can put stuff in lol.. in your center console in front of the box, is that standard in vl's or is it from another model?

Well its my very first car and pretty much the first time ive really gotten into VLs so i just assumed it was standard. It sits in the loosely though so it could be from another model. We are talking about the same thing arent we?? (see image below).
I'll seee if i can find it on any others

[VL_5SPEED]

Thats the sunglasses holder. Standard in Berlina, calais and probably BT1. Was also an option in SL and Execs.


You also have a tacho dash (turbo, berlina, calais) so it has been changed. Unless tacho dashes were an option in SL and execs.

[owen18]

Thats the sunglasses holder. Standard in Berlina, calais and probably BT1. Was also an option in SL and Execs.


You also have a tacho dash (turbo, berlina, calais) so it has been changed. Unless tacho dashes were an option in SL and execs.

yeh previous owner changed the dash

[jatsvl]

nice & clean for a good price. you don't like the vk calais rims? you could do with the chrome door handles and maybe some $venetians$ and tint.
also a partition or a box to enclose the pod, it is sucking hot air like that and maybe take the old airbox base out (use pliers on the rubbers and a little wd40 from underneath if their tight.)

[owen18]

nice & clean for a good price. you don't like the vk calais rims? you could do with the chrome door handles and maybe some $venetians$ and tint.
also a partition or a box to enclose the pod, it is sucking hot air like that and maybe take the old airbox base out (use pliers on the rubbers and a little wd40 from underneath if their tight.)

chrome door handles would look awesome, and venetians but are they hard to find?
Also where would i get the box for the pod filter, i tried autobarn and then got lazy

I wouldnt mind painting the dash some form of blue, but not sure what parts of the dash, whether it would be hard, and whether it would look anygood. I just seen a post on here of a VX or VT cant remember which was sprayed green, it looked good. But not sure in a VL

[owen18]

also, is there a trick to getting the stereos in VLs to sit flat, my slants upwards because it hits the top (just underneath air conditioning vents). You can see from the old stereo in pics how it slants.

Thanks

[FAT.36L]

The One In My VL Stood Out Like That And My Mates Does It Aswell I Think Its just The Way They Are

[seans VL Calais]

my old calais used to stick out heaps but my wagons sits nice and flush it looks like the person before me has had alittle bit of a hack at the surround but you cant see it when the cd player is in. il get some pics. car looks pretty clean by the way

[owen18]

my old calais used to stick out heaps but my wagons sits nice and flush it looks like the person before me has had alittle bit of a hack at the surround but you cant see it when the cd player is in. il get some pics. car looks pretty clean by the way

thanks mate, pics would be good
Im hesitant to hack at it, doesnt look thick enough so bit worried about piercing through to air con vent

[nasty1]

yeah trim up either side so it slides in thurther

[owen18]

yeah trim up either side so it slides in thurther

its not the sides thats stopping it though, its the top, which is angled downwards, meaning the stereo angles upwards causing the bottom of it to stick out

[owen18]

another question guys

my headlights are extremely dim, would this be the globes or something else,
i dont wanna go and replace the globes if thats not the problem
thanks

[nasty1]

i doubt it would be your globes but then again im not to much into electrical side of things

[Goon]

Yeah thats what i was talking about bro the sunglass holder, i likem..

If the lights have a yellow colour to them its probley old school globes, i replaced mine with the phillips blue tips, both lows and highs, improved the vision at night by 100%

U could fiddle with the dimmer switch, but i had mine on max and still changed the globes i dont even know if that switch has anything to do with the headlights, probley just the interior dash lights..

[jahan_86vl]

i dont even know if that switch has anything to do with the headlights, probley just the interior dash lights..

Yeah its just for the interior lights. Most likely the globes, its cheap and easy to do your self and should fix the problem.