80shovelhead's VZ Calais

[adamc11]

aye nice car, nice n clean

[80shovelead]

attaboy, thanks man yeah getting bulk looks from everyone including the chicks haha, but am also getting alot of people not liking me either from being a p plater with a vz calais
adamc11, cheers yeah thats wat i was going for just a couple things left now and ill be happy with it

[albert5268]

Just curious... in your avatar what model front bar is that?

[f1tzy]

Looks like a VZ clubby

[albert5268]

Thanks f1tzy

[80shovelead]

well its been a fair while so i thought i better chuck some newer pics up, these are a few weeks old and since then i have added chrome exterior handles and wk side indicators, and also got rid of the mud spats

[80shovelead]

and a couple more that a mate did up

[Summer-Sickness]

nice ride dude, those rims look so awesome! same sorta style i wouldnt mind, im tossing up between the black with the chrome lip like urs or VE GTS style.

ill be lookin out for ya car next time im in mandurah dude.

[DUK13Y]

Looks great! Awesome pics too.

[80shovelead]

summer-sickness, cheers man, with the wheels its hard to say really all depends on wat look your going for, myself i was after a stand out look compared to a nice look that didnt grab attention

DUK13Y, thanks man the first lot are ones i took and the rest are ones a mate took

[Summer-Sickness]

what trade ya doin man? im a first yr sparky, bein an apprentice sucks for cashflow hey haha, makes it hard to mod ur car

[squawk]

that looks mean bro! what % tints do you have on her? wish i could afford to mod my VZ more, i agree apprentice = no cash flow

[80shovelead]

Summer-Sickness, im doing mechanics and im half way through my 3rd year now, ooh yeah it sucks massivly with tryin to do anything unless i save for a while

squawk, cheers man, im running the darkest legal tint 35% all round, wanna go darker but that also means more cop attention which im tryin to avoid

its just a matter of saving really and planning wat mods ur gonna do and going from there

[80shovelead]

Gave the car a good wash on the weekend and went out and took some pics, and got the guards rolled today so no more scrubbing i hope

[80shovelead]

been ages since i updated this thread so heres some pics from with neils car from a few months ago, changed a couple things aswell, lowered it alot more and just serviced it more soo

[tristanjp]

aha shes low

looks fantastic

[DUK13Y]

Woah that's low. Looks killer though.

[HoldenOnn]

Nice looking ride.

[80shovelead]

cheers for the comments guys, there muchly appreciated

[Fishman88]

Thats is sweeet assss wat springs are u runnin? sooo lowwwwww....u got some insane pics!! must of done alot of work to geet that car dat low? haha ur daily? too?

[80shovelead]

cheers fishman88, the springs ive got are ones suited for a bmw, cheers for the pics comment aswell muchly appriciated

not really just put the springs in cut the bump stops down abit, removed the plastic inner gaurds along with gettin them rolled and then modding them abit more so it dont touch anywere

yeah its my daily bunky haha, my vs is in bits so cant drive that and not gonna when its on the road either

your calais is pretty damn mint aswell man, just needs abit of lowering though then itll be sick, im just curious were ya got ur chrome grille from though? as it looks sweet

[Fishman88]

cheers fishman88, the springs ive got are ones suited for a bmw, cheers for the pics comment aswell muchly appriciated

not really just put the springs in cut the bump stops down abit, removed the plastic inner gaurds along with gettin them rolled and then modding them abit more so it dont touch anywere

yeah its my daily bunky haha, my vs is in bits so cant drive that and not gonna when its on the road either

your calais is pretty damn mint aswell man, just needs abit of lowering though then itll be sick, im just curious were ya got ur chrome grille from though? as it looks sweet

Ohh BMW springs.. dats different but it works i guesS! haha. I know my calais needs lowering but i actually sometimes like my ride height compared to many other cars i see its sit lower but i do want it lower!!. Heres the link for the chrome grill bars. U actually dun get a new grill just 2 chrome strips that goes on each side of the holden badge, doesnt cover the whole thing but looks nice!! was $95 delivered to NSW. heres the link but u do have to sign up but its easy soo get it! haha cheers for ya comment !

Holden Commodore VZ Chrome Grille Bars

[thecommykid]

hey mate just wondering with your audio can you still use your steering wheel controls and how much did it all cost cheers mate

[80shovelead]

fishman88, yeah bmw springs are abit different but the same style as commy rear irs springs, havin stock height is good sometimes as mine sits on the rear shocks with anyone in the back of the car haha, and gettin over things is a pain so i do wish it wasnt soo low at times but ah well

thecommykid, nah i havent got the steering wheel controls set up to work, for cost of the steerin wheel controls i wouldnt know

[StealthCalais]

hey mate just wondering with your audio can you still use your steering wheel controls and how much did it all cost cheers mate

They are about $200-$300 bucks i think... massive rip off... but what can you do!

Fantastic Calais you've got there! Looks amazing lowered, have much trouble getting over things sitting that low? Nice wheels by the way im looking to get some black ones for my car at some stage when I find something I like.