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    Rear Left (+) - Brown/Black
    Rear Left (-) - Yellow/Blue
    Rear Right (+) - Blue/Orange
    Rear Right (-) - Blue/Black

    Thats the colors anyways, i jst ran sum new wires, i found my old wireing was bit hacked, old n cruzty

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    Quote Originally Posted by calais_cruzin View Post
    Rear Left (+) - Brown/Black
    Rear Left (-) - Yellow/Blue
    Rear Right (+) - Blue/Orange
    Rear Right (-) - Blue/Black

    Thats the colors anyways, i jst ran sum new wires, i found my old wireing was bit hacked, old n cruzty
    are you still running the standard speakers, or got some new ones? Im thinking of a sub some time down the track, how hard are they to install?

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    check me thread, its got all my stezza in it, not that hard if uno basic 12volt elecs, jst get ya mate to do it, show u as it installed, would be ur best by the sounds.

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    Great car, only one thing that ruins it... That ugly gear shift (AUTO!!!)
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    Quote Originally Posted by swiftymcfeat View Post
    Great car, only one thing that ruins it... That ugly gear shift (AUTO!!!)
    ha all my mates call me a softie for having an AUTO box, however i can drive a manual

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    Quote Originally Posted by jellycalais View Post
    ha all my mates call me a softie for having an AUTO box, however i can drive a manual
    I hear you on that I hadn't even driven an auto till I bought my car but I still get the ol "Did that model come with tampons" and the like....
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    New update
    Just finished installing my new Sony speakers
    There awesome, took me and my mate bout an 1.5hrs to do
    very happy
    heres a pic
    Last edited by jellycalais; 13-12-2009 at 02:27 PM.

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    sweet as dude, i got the same speakers in the rear of my vs, they sound great

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    Quote Originally Posted by Famous182 View Post
    sweet as dude, i got the same speakers in the rear of my vs, they sound great
    yeah, they do! Im glad the guy talked me out of Kenwood ones

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    Sick first car man, being a calais gives it a bit of cut above 'just another commodore' lol.

    Nice price too.
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    Just another update, not much developement has happened since i last posted something
    Thinking of getting a sub (hope santa brings it for me )
    Just a quick Q' however
    What is a good L/100Km mark i should be looking for? atm im doing 14.8L/100Km which seems alittle much what do you guys think?
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    looking good

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    mine does about 14L/100km, used to be better round 12/100 but its about 100,000km ago

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    I am getting 13.3KM/100L outta my 5L with 3:46 diff gears

    but when I had my V6 VP calais it was doing using aboutt he same as I do now so
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    im using about 16l/ 100 so dont complain

    if you ever decide to sell the rims ill take em
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    Im getting between 9-11L/100km. On LPG works out to be about 13 ish. But mines Manual.

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    Just some newer pics after a wash and a wax











    I bought myself some Liqui Moly Fuel Injection Cleaner. Ive had alook around the net and guys have been recommending it so i went and got some. What are peoples opinions or views on this stuff? Any success or failure stories?

    Jellycalais

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    jelous i wish mine was that neat
    an im getting about 8L/100km that with auto and 4.11s

    i think mine must be lying all yours are up around the 13L/100km

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    just went and checked i done 633.33km and used 48.65L so that works out about 13L/100km

    i no its only a average but thats way out anyone else had this happen?

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