James_yo7's VT S1 S-Pack

[James_yo7]

Owner: James, 20, Melbourne western subs

Model: Holden Commodore Series 1 VT S-Pack

Colour: Bermuda Blue

Diff: Standard (on the way out )

Exhaust: 2 1/2" Redback catback

Brakes: DBA rotors, Standard calipers

Suspension: Pedders sports ryder front, Custom rears from J-Bird

Wheels/Tyres: 18" RJR Tremor wheels with Pirelli's

Stereo: Pioneer DEH-P5850MP Head Unit, Pioneer 6" Speakers in front and back doors, 15" US Audio Godzilla Sub in custom box bridged to a Coustic 1200 watt 2 Channel Amp.

Other Mods: Series 2 Tail lights, K&N Panel Filter, Spoiler removed with holes welded and sprayed, eco-tech and s-pack badges and stickers removed

Purchase Price: Brought for $13,500 nearly 2 years ago, stock as a rock and in MINT condition with 113,000km's.

Future Mods:
- I'd really love to get an ss bar so i can have foggies
- Strut brace (sitting in my garage ready to go in)
- Lower the front a little bit more
- Remove holden bonnet and boot badges
- Upgrade my system with double din dvd and twin 12" subs with boot display


Constructive criticism welcome..

[Miss-E]

Nice car
Ive seen that blue with chrome wheels and chrome door handles and it looked quite nice.
Stereo sounds like it will be great, post some pics when you have them

Check out my car sometime.

[kaishiz]

hey nice ride... yo7.... is your car lowered with the stock rims on it?? if so what springs did you smash in it?? and do you have more pics that you can post aswelll....
cheers...

[James_yo7]

the springs are the stock commodore ones. they have just been compressed.
and ill put up some more photos this weekend when i go out and take some.
thanks for the comments guys

[kaishiz]

oh okay... i want my vx s looking like yours. so that means you have still got the original coils in but they are commpressed.... how do you commpress springs? is it legal??

[James_yo7]

just go to any suspension shop and ask them about it. they will do it for you. yes it is legal (considering its at the right height of course)

[kaishiz]

ohhh i see... is there any change in the ride... and what are the pros and cons for this compressed susspension thing compared to buying springs and putting them in.. will it decompress?

[James_yo7]

i tell you now, you feel every little bump in the road

[Christina]

5850, very good choice, love the S kit, i have one on my executive.

[Statesman87]

just in case you dont see my msg in my thread, you know me? I dont know who you are!

[James_yo7]

i updated the pictures in the first post. car is a little bit dirty im waiting to find a nice place to have a good photo shoot.
but anyway you get the idea. last shot is with my old mans car, those are the rims i plan on putting on mine. I like them alot

[James_yo7]

some more here from tonight

[MikesVT]

hey dude, thats an awesme car.. i love it...


With taking the spoiler off... How much did it cost to respray your boot?

Also... Could you/can you tell a difference in the fresh paint and the original?

I took my spoiler off and really starting to get sick of my grommets haha

Awesome ride though... Love the ride hight, wouldnt mind mine about that as well

[pepsi]

very nice looks very tidy. what size mags you got on there atm?

[James_yo7]

Few more pics from today, tried to get a little more arty this time. It was mostly because i wanted a new desktop wallpaper. haha.

MikesVT - the story on getting my spoiler taken off is actually that somebody ran up my ass so when the smash repairs got me a new bumper i got them to weld up the holes and re-spray it under the accident claim haha so im not sure how much it was exactly.
But regardless the colour match was absolutely perfect. they didn't just use the factory colour the mixed it to match and it came out unnoticeable.
The reason i never used grommets was because i was scared that i might dint my boot putting them in.
if you don't want to pay for the re-spray just drive around braking really hard at the lights and somebody will run into you haha just kiddin.

Pepsi - I just have the standard 16inch alloys that came with my car. I cant decide what to do about rims. Im really fussy when it comes to that sort of thing, because i have seen cars like mine that look terrible with some kinds of rims, so im scared to pay a heap of money and end up hating it when they go on. I need some ideas, maybe even a photoshop king to help me out.

[MikesVT]

Ahh I see... Nicee... I used grommets because my boot was already dinted from when they put the spoiler on
It is a comfort knowing that they can match the paint though...

Might have to try that breaking really hard thing lol jk

I reckon the stocko rims look nice at that height, but bigger would be nicer huh? haha

Have you thought about changing the rear lights to series 2? Personally I reckon on darker colours especially the clear blinkers look a bit nicer.. but all personal preference..

Like the new pics too (The one in your sig is fricken sweeet

[NOT.BT1]

nice ride mate i love vt's looks alot better without the spoiler though ride height is perfect to keep up the good work

[James_yo7]

MikesVT - still can't believe you saw me at VU after chattin to you today on here. that is freaky!! anyway yeah id love some bigger wheels. and about the tail lights. i know, they HAVE TO GO!!
if im goin to spend the cash on new lights i will see what my other options are. i am hoping to change to a vx garnish anyway so no point buying series 2 vt ones. maybe some vx monaro ones? or even just vx ss ones.
It takes me ages to make decisions. plus im low on cash at the moment. still havn't payed off the stupid car!!

[MikesVT]

Hahaha, yeah.. stuff like that always happends to me

I like the vt lights, but if you want a change I reckon the VX Calais tail lights and garnish

N I know what you mean about the whole money thing, my cars been stock as since ive had the car... for over a year now!!! haha

[Troyziee]

james mate, nxt time our cars r clean we should go out for a foto shoot, theres a spot near my joint looks aiight, i duno if i can drive in there but, 1 way to find out :P
n i wana have a gezz at ur camera, im guna start savin up for a D-SLR

[vt_on_20s]

hey mate, really nice car. i love clean 'sleek' vt's.. i've got an exec dabadged and its getting there i just really need the s pak kit... but with fitting and spraying i doubt ill get round to it. Also i have a set of clear indicators if you want them i acidently bought two.. (where abouts are you, you can pick em up free.. im in sydney cherrybrook way) also tell me when you buy your wheels cause i really want a set of vt 16's on the back cause i got twenties on atm...

[James_yo7]

just an update. nothing special. finally got some clear indicators and made a start on my system.
don't you hate it when you just wash your car and come home and a few hours later a stupid bird decides it would be funny to **** on your roof. AARRRGGGHHHHHH

[Cashy]

Nice car mate. Well done with the clear indicators. You just need the VX garnish and your set. Also, I cleaned the bird crap off your car.

[James_yo7]

haha thanks cashy. i went to autobahn today and got a din pocket for my head unit. but it doesn't fit in properly. has anybody had this problem with vt/vx?

[fmlycar]

Nice ride man. I'm a bit of a VT fan. I think they look hot with the calais/berlina rear garnish. I think that would set it off nice. As for your rims, I'm unsure what your taste is but something simple with a s**t load of dish in silver of even gold would be nice in my opinion. I'm not a big fan of chrome anyways. Maybe even white if you can find some you like and don't mind cleaning them more often. Looks real nice anyway. Keep it up to date.