Chris' VX Lumina

[VX21]

Hi guys,

last year purchased my first car, a 2000 VX lumina series 1. started to save enough money and hoping to finish the car this year. Let us know what you think or idead or if you've done similar.

CAR: 2000 VX Lumina Series 1
COLOUR: Capricorn Mica Green (Dark Green-C137)
FUEL: Vapour Injection LPG Duel Fuel


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Current Mods:
+ Custom Vapour Injecton LPG system (AG AutoGas)
+ Lukey duel 2.5inch Cat back (rear muffler taken out)**
+ VX Calais Garnish
+ VX Calais Rear Lights
+ K&N PANNEL FILTER **
+ VE SSV 19" mags (245/35/R19)**
+ SS body kit **
+ SS Fog Lights **
+ SUPER LOW KING SPRINGS & MONROE SHOCKS **
+ Diamond Vision 5600k headlights
+ Green Number plate lights
+ Blue LED's in front Footwells
+ Debaged commodore/model/v6 ecotec badges
+ VX SS SPOILER **
+ VX CLUBBY DASH AND PIANO BLACK FACIA **
+ VX CLUBBY 3 LEVEL CLUSTER **
+ VX CLUBBY CENTER CONSOLE **
+ SS HEADLIGHTS DIY **
+ MACE 25mm MANIFOLD INSULATOR **
+ MACE 12mm PLENUM SPACER **


Stereo Mods:
+ Sony Headunit
+ JL Audio 6x9" on the parcel shelf
+ 6" Kicker splits in front doors
+ 4 channel amp (custom mounted in rear)
+ Sony 4 channel wiring Kit


Future Mods:
+ SS Bucket Front Seats/Statesman leather interior
+ ALTEZZA ANGEL EYES SS HEADLIGHTS
+ HID Xenon 8000k headlights
+ Fog lights 10,000k HID xenon
+ High flow Extractors
+ Over the radiator C.A.I













Custom mounted AMP and carpeted insert

[sweefu]

Hey mate,
Isnt it a safety concern that the lpg sticker is there in the first place - in case of crash etc?
Nice car though.

Cheers.

[sweefu]

Double post sorry

[Apex8]

^^ yeah i think your right its there to alert fire fighters and such if your in a big accident

[VX21]

New Update.

* SPAC front bar is installed, side skirts and rear bar will be done next week.
* VE SSV 19" rims (245/35/R19)
* FE2 Springs front and rear

Fog lights on the way and CAI (over the radiator) in a few weeks.


Will update with more pics then.

[Isaac]

Looks neat as mate.

Pretty much exactley how I want my car to look, except I like you're colour better!

[VX21]

thanks mate, hopefully get some more of that stuff done this week.

Yer its i good colour, rare i believe. I originally wanted the tiger mica colour but couldnt find one. Whats yours?

[simon-t]

hey mate, its looking good!!!

ive got a series II VX lumina with the SS front bar like urs... did urs fit perfectly flush all the way around, or did it pop out slightly on a side near where it joins the guards? (lookin ar ur pic, it looks like its not quite flush under the drivers side headlight... like mine lol)

also, lemme know how u go with the OTR job... ive been thinkin about that myself

keep the pics coming!!!

[Isaac]

Yeah mine's Bermuda blue, pretty common colour, haven't seen one with the SS kit though, so it should stand out a little bit.

Do you mind if I ask how much the Rims cost??

[james91]

got and pics of how the rear sits on the fe2? i got a vx s pac with the fe2 but only the 16's they come with and want to get it to sit at a good height so not sure to change springs or leave them

[VX21]

Simon-t

nah mine never cliped in on the side showing in the picture, i think its the bracket where it clips in is missing, ill probs have a look at it when i take off the front bar to do foggies and when i put on the side skirts and rear bar. its a very common problem apparently..

Yer im looking to do it soon cause i blew my CAI up ages ago and my engine gets way too hot :P
I may even do a DIY job there are a few posts on it, will save like 300 bucks.

got my bday coming up and tax back soon so ill be able to get the rest of the ss kit then ill chuck em some pics




Isaac

Yer, thats it, cause they dont make spacs or ss's in my colour so its something different that you dont see just like your colour.

Nah man, they cost me $1,000 off The Trading Post.....was on ebay one night looking for some VY GTS's they started on these and checked out SSV's and there they were

They were on 245/40/R19 with about 85-90% tread. Although i had to buy 2 new tires on the front (245/25/R19) cause they were hitting, so when i burn through the rears ill get the rears on 35's



James91

Yer, the only reason i went with fe2 was because i didnt want to put in superlows as mine is a SERIES 1 and it would have serious camber issues. On FE2the problem isnt any worse than when i had mine 16"s on and normal FE1 springs.

This is the best i have, i will take a few pics next week when i get the ss kit on....but it sits (when in drive) with about 1/3 of the tire not showing, hard to explain and this picture is taken from on the ground so it looks higher.

[bacon]

hey mate, realllly nice car, LOVE the colour its really nice.
quick question, did you get a camber kit after putting superlows arround?
if not do you have and tyre wear issues?

[VX21]

thanks mate i cant wait to finish her off

i don't have super lows on, i was originally going to but when i got the 19's my mate gave me his fe2 springs so i put them on. It doesn't look that low surely.
Mines series 1 as i said so there will always be a tiny camber wear problem and it wont be any worse by using fe2 springs, and the 19's dont make much of a difference but no serious camber problems I'm assuming going any lower would probs be needing a camber kit

[bacon]

haha my bad must have read it wrong.
im just confused weather or not im going to NEED a camber kit when i put my super lows on in a week or two. i need new tyres as it is so i cant afford to be wearing these ones out twice as quick, until i get paid haha

[Ryley]

Nice car mate, looks so clean!

[VX21]

nah thats cool man, yours is series II which means that it already has camber kit (brushes stock) to try and fix the problems that series 1 had with slight camber wear.

I would assume that by putting anything lower than FE2 that it would cause camber problems but im not sure dont know enough and you would only find out when you got a wheel alignment they would tell you.

man finding funds is the hardest i drain my account every pay day

[bacon]

haha aww so true, umlimited money, an unbreakable car = loving life haha.

[VX21]

sounds good mate, i get paid fortnightly it is actually the worst! OH well

Put in the foggies this morning will have to buy the switch and wire the inside up next week, but they will look good for the next week

[bacon]

thats what i want to do! haha put foggies in. but they are exspensive its BS!

[bacon]

looks soo good though haha

[VX21]

i got them off ebay from justcomm auto salvage they are decent and only $120, fits perfectly and plugged in all good
you still have to buy the switch and harness for them which is about another 50-100 or something.

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[bacon]

i will keep that link for the future . cheers.

[simon-t]

hey buddy!!!! car's looking good!!! love the low front on pic, makes em look real schmick.. i might do the same if i can get down that low lol
did u get ur front bar from justcomm too??
r u gonna wire them up urself, or get someone to do it for u? if u do it urself, lemme know how u go!!!

[VX21]

thanks mate, hahaha i have a really steap driveway to a flat garage so i just stood down the driveway lol
nah i brought it off a guy from ebay full SS kit for 300 in good condition and got it painted (whole kit 600- 200 front and rear, 100 side skirts) cause i know that bloke so it was pretty good

yer im gonna buy the switch and braket and drill out the dash myself....probs within the next 2 weeks as well as DIY SS headlights so ill be updating about that

[VX21]

just took a video of my exhaust, doesn't sound as good bit of background noise but thought i'd post it up. Going to hopefully get extractors done in the next month and maybe remove the rear muffler (apparently it makes a bit of a difference) i have no idea about this stuff..

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