Beralds VX Berlina Wags

[King_berald]

Gday fellas....a few might remeber me from up the VN-VP end.....i had a vp wagon about a month ago which got stolen.....So now i got a new car....VX Berlina Wagon..


this was when i bought it..





I can assure you that the steering wheel cover is no longer on lol.

plans are to lower it, get the black headlights and paint the grill black accept for the chrome bit....

maybe an ls2 conversion longterm... anyway let me know what you think...

[Rhooky]

Nice rims man! good looking car, and with an ls2 you got yourself a real sleeper!
(glad to hear the steering wheel cover is gone)

[ruggj]

looking good man! how much did this set you back? I've gotta come see this one this time lol

[King_berald]

haha yeh for sure....just under 12k

[benjamino]

ssht yeah those rims are probably the best hsv rims that were ever released..
they suit practically every car..
love them!
dumped wags on 19"gts' with an ls2?
think i just weed in my pants a little
haha be good to see this afterwards!

[King_berald]

ssht yeah those rims are probably the best hsv rims that were ever released..
they suit practically every car..
love them!
dumped wags on 19"gts' with an ls2?
think i just weed in my pants a little
haha be good to see this afterwards!

haha jizzed in ya pants..
on closer inspection....they might only be 18"....still not 100% though

thanks for your replys guys....
i got around to washing it today....those carwash places are a rip....pumped 15bucks into the machine and the car came out dirtier than it already was....anyway i ended up giving it another wash at home...here are some pics, camera was playing up with focus and stuff so ill try and get some better ones soon....give me some suggestions guys.....needs lowering badly.

[ruggj]

haha jizzed in ya pants..
on closer inspection....they might only be 18"....still not 100% though

thanks for your replys guys....
i got around to washing it today....those carwash places are a rip....pumped 15bucks into the machine and the car came out dirtier than it already was....anyway i ended up giving it another wash at home...here are some pics, camera was playing up with focus and stuff so ill try and get some better ones soon....give me some suggestions guys.....needs lowering badly.

They look like 19s, and i just did a search on wheelking and it says 19x8 Wheels

[ruggj]

actually after looking at other peoples cars with 19s, and then looking at my 18s, i think yours are 18s lol.

[King_berald]

haha yeh...i was thinking the same.....

[King_berald]

hey fellas, i know i havent posted in a while...nothing has happened with the wags until recent....decided it was time for a sound system....got some alpine 6.5" splits for the front...some alpine 6.5" coaxs for the back doors and a alpine 12" sub....i grabbed 2 amps aswell to power it all aswell...

seeings i lost my licence recently aswell, ive been taking my time installing it just to make sure its all done properly....all speakers are mounted and wired up. just waiting until the weekend so i can get down to jaycar and pick up some loose ends that i need to complete it....then i can sit in the driveway and listen to music in my car for 5 months :P ill get some progress pics tomorrow...

should be lowering next me thinks...been looking at wagons trying to find the perfect height....any suggestions?

[NVMYVT]

sl's all round should do the trick mate, you dont want to go to low otherwise you start to have problems

btw, looking good mate, i want a wagon for a project car, except i was thinking more like vh-vk

[ruggj]

you know what me and adam reckon, dump it!! the wagons look really high at the back so i reckon lower it a bit more in the back to even it up a bit

[NVMYVT]

you know what me and adam reckon, dump it!! the wagons look really high at the back so i reckon lower it a bit more in the back to even it up a bit

i've actually been thinking the same with my ss sedan, i was thinking of just doing lowered (1 or 2 inches) in the rears and leaving it at that, and then adding some 19"s

[VS_Wagon_Baby]

Hey mate, check out my thread to get an idea of how low you would want to go. Mines sedan sl (wagon ultras) in the back and sl in the front. Good height i think, not too low and still practical (except my exhaust hangs lower than a 6 so it scrapes) Also check out streetwagons.com, pretty much all of us on there are low as

But yeah, slammm it

Of course, hte perfect height is sedan ssl in the back and sl in the front, looks awesome (extremely low though, prob 70mm of clearance) underneath

[King_berald]

it has been a few months, since i have made a post....so i thought id give yous an update,
lost my licence almost 6 months ago for bein a dick....only about 20 or so days left til i can drive her again so i been doin a bit of work to get her all nice and ready again lol

had 6 months to do my stereo install so i took my time with it, pretty happy how it came out, i designed the setup so it can all be taken out without any holes or damage left behind...also tried to make it as hidden as possible so its not so obvious for the people who like to get nosey, if you know what i mean.... also got bored one day and spend 30min pollishing my plenum....could have come up better if i put some more time into it.....

anyway heres some pics, let me know what you guys reckon.

[King_berald]

somehow blew the headgasket while sitting in the driveway, so ive had to pull it apart and replace all the gaskets....anyway i got bored....

polished plenum 2.0....got all the imperfections out.

[BPX-31H]

Love the polish! what did you use?

[elmaso]

yeah how did you polish the cover? nice ride BTW

[King_berald]

cheers fellas.....sanded it all back with 400, made sure i got all the little grooves and imperfections out....then went over with 1200 to get all the sanding marks out....then with metal polish and steel wool, went over it all again.....then i finished with just the metal polish on a rag....

[ruggj]

Since King_Berald won't update this himself, here's a pic for you all

[King_berald]

oh yeh..sorry guys...been busy as...well heres another one for yous


someone thought my rear bumper was lacking primer, so they took it upon themselves to run up my ass on nicholson street..
all good now tho, will be getting the black plastics on the roof colourcoded to the car while the repair is getting done...anybody know any body shops in the northern/western suburbs that will do a good job?

[King_berald]

good thing the berlina badge wasnt hit, then people would think im an 'executive driving peasant' from the rear.:P

[ucwepn]

looks tough I like how it sits.