D3CID3R'S VY Commodore EXC-55V

[D3CID3R]

Hi all, thought I would finally get around to posting up some info/pics of the Mrs. & I's Pride n Joy

Model: 2003 VY Lumina
Body Kit: VY SS
Colour: Delft Blue
Engine Type: 3.8L Ecotec
Engine Mods:
CAI (YT Style) 4" Piping
K&N Flat Panel Filter
Exhaust:
2.5" Redback Catback Exhaust
Gearbox:
4 Speed Auto
Differential:
LSD 3.07
Suspension:
KYB Excel-G Shocks
FE2 VY SS Springs
Nolathane Bushes and Sway Bar Kit
Brakes:
RDA Slotted Rotors
QFM HPX Pads
Painted Calipers
Wheels:
19" PDW 'M-15' Rims
Audio:
JVC Head unit
Clarion Front splits
Rear 6x9's
12 inch SubWoofer with custom boot moulded box
Other Modifications-
Berlina Level 3 Cluster
SS Silver Dash Scheme
SS Taillights
ASR LED dash with Complete LED blue/white lighting conversion
SS Headlights & SS Foglights
6000k HID Xenon Kit Headlights



Purchased Mid February 2010

Future Plans:

L67 Supercharged

Day One


Current Status Pics

[D3CID3R]

Pictures Updated

[HoldrodeoLT]

lol looks like the ride height is similar to my rodeo...
i almost bought one of these for my 1st commodore, looking good..

[D3CID3R]

lol looks like the ride height is similar to my rodeo...
i almost bought one of these for my 1st commodore, looking good..

Yeh i would love to lower it sooner, but i have to work out how low i can go, because of my driveway sloping down into garage and flattening out on the entrance of garage ( like in headlamps pic above) i dont want the SS bar bottoming out on garage entry

[PaulSV6]

Me likes, how much u thinking of lowering it?

[D3CID3R]

Me likes, how much u thinking of lowering it?

i was thinking 2' - 2.5'.. My plan is to get the 19's and drop it until the arch and the top of the tyre are level.. but yeh im worried about bottoming out in my garage entrance...your thoughts.?

[NVN07]

i was thinking 2' - 2.5'.. My plan is to get the 19's and drop it until the arch and the top of the tyre are level.. but yeh im worried about bottoming out in my garage entrance...your thoughts.?

lower it to the max and buy a new garage.

haha, na seriously 2" once you got the 19's should be plenty, especially if your concered about bottoming out.
Nice ride btw.

[Timmos]

lower it to the max and buy a new garage.

haha i like this.

But yeah 2" is quite low! but.. my suggestion would be, get your rims n stick your car where you think your going to have problems and measure it.

great ride.. looking forward to seeing that front bar sprayed

[showxpony]

i was thinking 2' - 2.5'.. My plan is to get the 19's and drop it until the arch and the top of the tyre are level.. but yeh im worried about bottoming out in my garage entrance...your thoughts.?

I rekon you could easily go as low as superlow, which is meant to be a 3-4cm drop below FE2... FE2 being lower than what your car is, cos it looks very high! I had my car at superlow height (VZ Calais) and it didnt scrape on anything, it was like normal. Since then i've but Ultra low all around, and now it scrapes on super steep driveways and on those really tall speed humps... Point being, SL should be fine i'd imagine.

[D3CID3R]

looking forward to seeing that front bar sprayed

yeah me too mate..

and yeah ive done the lowest point of car/ dip on driveway measure test and i have like 1.5 inches gap, so yeh i reckon i will put the 19's on and see what the gap is and hopefully the 1.5 inch gap and the same after lowering and mags

[D3CID3R]

I rekon you could easily go as low as superlow, which is meant to be a 3-4cm drop below FE2... FE2 being lower than what your car is, cos it looks very high! I had my car at superlow height (VZ Calais) and it didnt scrape on anything, it was like normal. Since then i've but Ultra low all around, and now it scrapes on super steep driveways and on those really tall speed humps... Point being, SL should be fine i'd imagine.

Cheers for the advice might look into SL's then

[D3CID3R]

New Bar

[Timmos]

Very nice man! freakin looks identical to mine..

[NVN07]

looks sweet man, question tho - where's your front badge??

[showxpony]

Front bar was a nice touch mate. Looks nice.

[D3CID3R]

Front bar was a nice touch mate. Looks nice.

Cheers mate, reall happy with the end result

[D3CID3R]

Looking at 18's.. looking for something with black/chrome...or shadow chrome theme
what I like so far..take your pick...

[HoldenManDan]

hey mate lookin good, i reckon go 19's though as i got 18's then wanted bigger... either number 1 or number 3 of those you put up, number 2 is a little dated now. I think any of those will look good though!

but with the lowering, get rims sorted first then drop it according to how you want it to look sitting over the rims. As a general rule, a car with 15's and ultra lows will sit lower to the ground overall than with 19's and the same springs, something to take into account!

I reckon your front end needs the lion badge to come back... and will you be putting the foggies in the bar? Will finish the front off nicely!

Keep up the good work!

[D3CID3R]

Thx Dan. Yeah the front came without the foggies and badge included so gonna get them over the long weekend. But cheers for comments. I am worried about going 19's in terms of tyre prices and legality. So I think I will stick with 18's til I finish apprenticeship. But yeh I like 1 and 3 aswell. What does everyone else think ???

[kdoohan]

i think 1 and 2 yea, u need the lion and a set of foggys in them, but apart from that you should put a bright orange shirt on and fix your drive way up so you can lower it. but apart from that nice ride mate. are you putting the ss rear bar on aswell? couldnt tell by the photos

[D3CID3R]

Haha your not wrong. Bloody drive ways. Yeh foggies and lion badge happening very soon :-). It's a lumina so it's got the rear bar already :-)

[kdoohan]

yea mate sounds all good, yea my drive way about 3inch clearance. true about the rear, u keeping the spoiler

[D3CID3R]

Undecided about the rear. Cos I wanna maintain the ss look

[rch-13z]

i'd probably go the middle ones.... factory look takes alot longer to go out of fashion eg.... VY SS rims lol

[Timmos]

my vote would be on the first ones.