96 VS Series 2 Equipe

[dbarnes]

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Name: Darren
Model: 1996 VS V6 Series 2 Equipe.
Colour: Alaskan White
Odometer: 70,XXX when I got it, 82,000k's 26/4/09

This car was as standard as they come when I bought it, every mod has been done by me.

Mechanical
ECOTEC
Pacemaker extractors
2.5" Lukey Catback with no rear resi into twin 3" tip
4 speed auto
L67 Cold Air Intake
Lovells SSL in front, King springs SSL with shortened shocks in rear



Exterior
20" Devino rims
White boot garnish
White mirrors
Calais Chrome Moulds (outer)
Calais tail lights
Calais front grill sprayed white
Clear indicators with one shade of tint spray
Custom look headlight protectors
Chrome twin 2.5" exhaust tip
15% tint
SS front bar


[CENTER]Interior
Statesman leather seats (driver seat with a throw over)
Statesman leather door trims
Calais Chrome Moulds (inner)
White dash
Power windows
Pioneer DEH 2050 MPG headunit
6x9's in rear parcel shelf
US Audio sub and amp (not really into spending a lot on audio)




Videos
-Exhaust - YouTube - VS V6 Lukey 2.5" exhaust
-Exhaust with extractors - Youtube - VS V6 - Pacies and Lukey 2.5" exhaust

[NickVR]

Looks very neat mate. Nice low K's on it too.

[dbarnes]

Picked up my king springs yesterday and had them all in by about 6 last night with the help of a mate...also last weekend took off all the strips and badges apart from the lion holden logos...

[Pimpt6]

Looking good bro . . very impressed with the kays too.

[dbarnes]

Thanks for the comment mate.. yeah it still has a lot of life left lol

[mking]

looking good mate, im geussing they are superlows by the stance should settle a little bit to to make it a touch lower, the boot garnish is fairly easy to paint i done mine and it came up a treat until i snapped it when putting some new tail lights in .

[dbarnes]

thanks 4 the comment. shattered about snapping your garnish!! how did u prepare the garnish for painting?

[mking]

used some etch prep stuff which you just wipe on or you can give it a sand with sum very fine sandpaper then gave it 3 coats of the toushup paint from supercheap cant emember what shade of white i used but it matches it well

[dbarnes]

Havent been able to do much lately, had trials for HSC and working every other day...but the other day I painted the engine cover, fuse and air box....

[fitzy2005]

nice ride there mate, have fun with it good luck with the hsc too

[dbarnes]

cheers mate

[terry1991]

how did you get the stripes off?

[dbarnes]

Updated pics

Definately needs tint and probably lowered again, shouldn't have bought lows
Needs a wash too, but it's getting there

[GAMBLR]

lookin good mate still a sweet ride
good luck with the HSC and congrats on the graduation mate
CC

[JustVS]

Looks good mate. Did you take off the garnish to paint it or leave it on ? I really wanna do it. Oh and do u reckon you could paint the wing mirrors white or do you have to buy new ones ?

[dbarnes]

thanks mate, yeah i took off the garnish to paint it (its easy to do, u gotta go into your boot and unbolt the 5 or so bolts then just take the globes out on the outside and it comes off)... with your mirrors i'd recommend finding ones that are already white like I did, cost me less than $50 so its cheaper than getting a proper painter to do it and easier and less worrying than painting it yourself good luck

[dbarnes]

15% tint

[SPICER_VR_4_LYF]

hi darren hahahah yeh m8 its gettn there need subbage like me

[dbarnes]

yeah yeah lol exhaust first then i will haha

[whitey152]

shes comming along nicely darren lol

love the tint

i got job now so time 2 start doin **** 2 mine haha

ladaz

[dbarnes]

yeah thanks mate

[dbarnes]

Getting the exhaust on...gotta get that rear resonator cut off and getting a twin 3" dump pipe for it.



And had just cleaned it the day before so got some pics while its still clean... the lows seemed to have settled a bit pretty happy with the height of it for now..

[terry1991]

wow lol it is really big can u take the res off?

[dbarnes]

yeah gotta go to an exhaust place n they will cut it out and put 2.5" piping there instead lol... or a hotdog if i decide to get one unsure yet ay

[SPICER_VR_4_LYF]

ay budd im gettn my blue under bodies soon hehe im heeps chap and maby a cai soon 2