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My 2001 Holden WH Statesman Series 2
Name: Ben Galea.
Age: 20.
Model: 2001 WH Statesman Series 2.
Colour: Heron White - Code: J073.
Body kit: Standard.
Engine: 3.8L Ecotec V6 LN3.
Exhaust: 2.5 inch Redback exhaust from cat back, 1x Redback Sports Muffler, 3 inch Dual Chrome Tip.
Intake: Stock Cold Air Intake.
Gearbox: Standard Auto.
Diff: Standard IRS.
Brakes: Standard but I have some DBA 4000 Series 6x6 Wiper Slot Rotors for the front (Haven't had a chance to put them on).
Suspension: Pedders Sports Ryder Springs all round, Pedders Sports Ryder Front Struts, Pedders Comfort Gas Rear Shockers.
Rims: 20" G.max Heritage, 245/30R20 Nangtang Tyres, Standard Alloy Spare.
Interior: Standard. Velour Seats and Door Trims, Leather Steering Wheels, Leather Gear Selector, Leather Handbrake Stick.
Stereo: Alpine IVA-502EV Headunit, Cadence 300W ZRS6KE Front Speakers, Alpine Type S SPS-600 Rear Speakers, Alpine Type R 1500W Subwoofer, Alpine V-Power 4 Channel Amp, Alpine V-Power Mono Amp, even spend the extra $300 to get the steering wheel controls to work with it, inbuilt GPS (works with headunit), inbuilt reverse camera, Bluetooth.
Other Mods: Tinted windows.
Cost: Purchased car stock for $10,500, spent $11,800+
Future Mods: Not too sure at the moment, maybe a Black or Dark Grey Leather interior. Depends on how much money I have in the future haha, HID lights.
Other work done: Genuine New Rear Parking Sensors (supplied and fitted at Holden), Genuine New Front Grill, Genuine New Projector Headlights, Genuine New Fog Lights, Genuine New First Aid Kit, Genuine New Cargo Net, Genuine New Headlight Protectors, New Windscreen, Chrome Caprice exterior door handles, All new chrome stripes, All new door moulds, New front badge, Full Respray.
Purchased Car in August 2009.
Heres some pics....
Last edited by scvs6; 10-04-2012 at 12:08 AM. Reason: Updated
Nice ride mate, i always look back and say i should of got a stato..best interior ever
Like the idea of not getting an exhaust.
Looks pretty much set mate
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looks sweet mate i got myself an international WH haha got to lower mine now
Originally Posted by walesy
how dare you compare a commonwhore to a stato/capricewe have way more class!
nice stato mate i have the same issue on mine with the cliping of the guards
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Thanks, yeah I already have a VS Berlina with the exhaust done on it so its nice to just get into the Statesman on the weekend and relax and its nice and quiet.
No point really doing much else to it, I don't want to over do it. I think its just right how it is now.
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Thanks mate, yeah I seen pics of your international, looks nice but yeah it would look nicer lowered. That was the first thing I done when I got my statesman was the suspension.
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As soon as that happened I took the car straight back and demanded that they put the right size tyres on it. They told me that 245/40R19 was the correct size for a WH but a mate told me that those tyres are for a VE commodore. Luckly they did exchange the tyres but still, I ended up the a damaged guard. But its all good now. I have already bought the door moulds, chrome stripes and caprice exterior door handles and the front badge genuine from holden. Just need to save up a bit more to take it to the pannel beater so he can paint everything, fix the guard (or replace), and fit everything.
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Might put up a new thread of my VS Berlina with the mods and everything.
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I haven't put up any pics for a while or updated this thread, so I thought its about time.
Sorry, the car wasn't very clean when I took this photo.
This is how she sits on the stock 16's
And is is how she sits on the VY Signature 19's
Update: Well theres not too much going on at the moment, haven't been able to put the chrome strips, door moulds or anything like that on yet because I haven't had the money to do it, plus I bought the L67 motor for my VS and that set me back a fair bit.
As you may know, I like to keep my cars looking immaculate and always at there best. Last week was the last week of work for me and now i'm on holidays. Anyway, I decided I would take my Statesman to work on Friday, and when I got to work, I parked it away from all the other cars that were around work. By lunch time, I noticed there was a red van parked in front of me and I didn't think anything of it. When I went to leave work, the van was gone and I got in my car, parked it at the petrol pumps at work to fill it up, went inside to say cya to everyone, came out and noticed that the careless ******** backed into the front of my car, push the number plate in and damaged the front bumper bar. Ok now 1. I just bought brand new slimline number plates for it $80 (I think), 2. I just put brand new fog lights (genuine from holden $150ea), the bumper was broken where the white paint meets the grey paint right next to the L/H/F fog light. I sucks because I don't know whos van it was that parked in front of me. It just really annoys me when no-one cares about something that they don't own so they don't care if they damage it. Anyway, I guess thats more money I have to pay when I take the car to the pannel beater whenever I can afford it.
Anyway, let me know what you think of the photo, I took it about 2 weeks ago and haven't had a chance to upload it until now
Last edited by scvs6; 08-07-2011 at 12:16 AM.
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Love those sigs mate, really thinking of getting some
haha i was up at B-rat this week for uni night down at the bluestone
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living the low life
i went out in Ballarat once, my mate got in a fight with the scraggliest chick ive ever seen, because apperently we pushed in front of her and displayed male dominance or some shit.
seriously took like 2 of us to hold her back, never going out in the Rat again.
Hahaha so good
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I remember the local talent being above average though and slaying a few of the locals
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Hey mate, thanks for the commentLove those sigs mate, really thinking of getting some
haha i was up at B-rat this week for uni night down at the bluestone
Yeah that sounds like someone that would live in Ballarat haha.
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yeah haha she was definately on some sort of drugs
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I remember once when I first got my P-Plates and I was in Ballarat, I wanted to use an ATM, so I drove past the commonwealth bank and was looking for a parking. Anyway I saw a guy sitting next to the ATM so I decided to wait a minute to see if he would go away, next thing I look over and his walking towards me, and he came up to the drivers window at my car, so I opened it a little bit, and he asked me if I had any money because he didn't have a home and no where to stay.... and I didn't have any money on me, hence why I wanted to use the ATM. And as soon as I said "No, sorry I don't" he walked to the front of car and knocked the badge/hood ornament on my Statesman and then he walked away really fast. But I could tell when he looked at me that he was on drugs, I could see it in his eyes.
But while that was happening I thought he was going to try and steal my car. But as he walked over I discreetly locked the doors and I didn't opened the window very much so he couldn't try anything.
Never went back to that ATM again. Now I go to one thats closer to home haha.
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fark that haha, yeah that was the first and only time ive been to ballarat haha, went with a few mates that were from there. not sure if ill go back haha
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Yeah I hardly go there anymore. I've been going to Melbourne alot. Heaps more places to go, better chicks to pick up, better everything really haha.
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living the low life
yeah melbourne is pretty mad, used to go there every weekend with the boys and waste all our money.
clubs are pretty hectic though, getting started on every 5 mins by groups of males of mediterranean descent.
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Sounds like St Albans haha.
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UPDATE: I bought the genuine stainless steel door scuff plates from Holden and put them on, they look heaps better in real life then in the pics.
Front scuff plate.
Rear scuff plate.
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I've been thinking about getting some of those. Whats the $?
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Yeah they are worth it, make it look heaps better. Can't remember the exact cost but I think the front was around $60 each and the rear $40 each or something like that. Holden had to put one of the front ones on back order so it took about a month to get. Only thing with the price is that where I work, I get discounts when buying genuine parts from any car dealer so if you go to Holden, you might get charged a little bit more, but shouldn't be too much more.
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O wow, so getting them
They look great mate
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Yeah mate they are worth it
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