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Get that body to the ground!!! Haha! I'm looking at what I can do to get some power up. Want more torque from my LS1. Aesthetics are already done. I love the look of the Calais. It's just engine work and sound that I need to improve in mine.

Very nice! My 05 Calais is only 170rwkw with an exhaust that has had it. Previous owner wasn't too cluey on car modding. Plenty for me to fix up over time and get it some respectable figures.

Stupid "Rear Light Bulb Failure" warnings. Every time I've touched the rear lights I get the warning in my Calais. Replaced number plate lights with LEDs, warning. Pulled driver-side tail light out, warning. Fix, disconnect negative, reconnect negative. Happy times.

Hmm, I could try that. I don't know how effective it would be. I reckon the only way I'm going to get it cleaned is by actually wiping it off the plastic. I was just seeing if there was any way someone had found that was fairly straight forward. The only option I probably have is just to pull...

Took the drivers side tail light out to try clean the inside of it where it looked like sawdust had gotten inside it. When I took the light off, sure enough, there was caked sawdust on the body that I just brushed off. The light seems to have sawdust and moisture inside the bottom section of...

I reckon my E3 GTS 20s look alright with Quick Silver VZ Calais on super lows. This is all merely personal opinion. My opinion is there are a lot of VY/VZ cars with good looking aftermarket rims. I mostly only like them when they are 19/20 and lowered. Each to their own.

Decent amount work on that! Nice posts :)

What colour did you get on the DUS? Gloss black?

I was talking to one of the few places in Ballarat with a dyno about getting an OTR and all they said is not too. Why would they not recommend it. Any car mods for a little bit more power are always going to increase wear on the engine, so who cares about that. You heard anything bad about...

Is that head unit the 5500? And also how much you buy it for? I've been wanting that Pioneer hu for a little bit now, just want to see what my expectations should be when buying it in Aus (the US ones are about 350 for 5500) Photos lookin good. You should totally just take out the suspension...

Looks nice and tidy. I've got the same as yours, plus two extra cylinders ;) I will like to see what audio setup you go with in the car. I was originally looking at two 12" Fosgate subs. I tell you what, that would make the cabin thunder for sure. Severe vibration. Just how it should be. I found...

Yeah, that "Rear Light Bulb Failure" will only come up the first time you turn it on for the day. It is quite strange. It will happen the next day, despite having re-ignitioned throughout the day before. Meh, I fixed it by disconnecting negative and reconnecting. I'm going to get a service...

So far I've only disconnected the negative on my VZ Calais due to having a "Rear Light Bulb Failure" warning coming up the first time I turn the car on for the day. When I reconnected it, no stereo PIN required. I don't know if you actually need to have both + & - disconnected. The reason I had...

I had been wondering if getting a VZ bonnet with a Boss scoop on it would be possibly frowned upon as it is a "Ford" design on the bonnet somewhat. It seems though the general consensus from comments on your car Scott is that it's awesome and looks nice as. I've got a VZ V8 Calais and the bonnet...

Link was an example. Want to find somewhere nearby I can get one. I'll take that into consideration along with the compatibility thing though, thanks!

Hey guys, Just after some knowledge that I'm sure most of you have more of than myself when it comes to decent head units. I've been looking at getting a 2DIN LCD 7" Head unit for my VZ Calais. I had an Alpine 1DIN in my Berlina and the general use of it was so clunky and annoying. I want...

Too Much Bass? Said no one ever!!!! Hahahaaa

Have those headlights and tail lights been smoked with a spray or is it just the camera? Looks quite nice.

Recipe? :D hahaaa, autocorrect ftw?

How can you get defected for that? Surely that is nowhere near too low. I just got a roadworthy for my Calais and it has SL Kings all round. Cop needs someone else to stroke his ego. "Just doin' my job, upholding the law." What a moron.

Oh fun! I think I'll need to get some info off a mechanic when I get the first mods done with the engine (otr, extractors, mafless). What do you mean by the Y type configuration? Thanks for the info gentlemen :)

Does anyone know what the stock exhaust that the 2005 VZ Clubsports came out with? I am told that my VZ Calais has one on it and just wanted to know if people's opinions on them are that they are decent or not. I tried googling the exhaust and came up with very little information. I will...

Does anyone know if there are avenues to complain about such things? Such as due process not even being adhered too? I don't believe they can give you any defects while your car is parked on private property. I remember seeing a motorcyclist on one of those "Highway Patrol" shows on TV...

How is your hearing Nic? :D

They look really tidy don't they! I am considering getting a DUS, extractors and MAFLESS for my first engine upgrades as car is basically stock. Had my 05 VZ Calais for a few weeks now. Lovin' it. Same interior as yours. Beautiful condition except for the odd paint chip and a scratch/rub on the...

Awesome as clubby millsyy!!! Sucks about getting EPA'd. As much as a Varex sounds like a crappy thing to go near due to so many bad opinions about them, it seems like a rewarding option in that you can have a loud car that is under 90dB when it needs to be. Tradeoff is sorta alright. I would...

I do a decent amount of looking around before I do a purchase. I had been looking for a car like my Calais for ages, finally found it. Currently looking for a decent 2DIN 7" LCD head unit. Looking at a Pioneer X5500/8500, depending on how much I want to spend. I have found there is very little...

On my '03 VY Berlina, I got 5% on the back window, two rear doors and 35% on the two front doors. Car is black as well, so it goes very nicely. You cannot see in from the outside AT ALL. Looking out though, it's very relaxing on the eyes even on a sunny day. I'm in Victoria. Haven't been pulled...

Should of asked if you could unload the car and then redo it :D "Passed by a whisker, haha"

The interior is one of the things that sold me on this car. I had one quick inspection of it, only minor imperfections all round, nothing that can't be fixed up easily. Engine in good condition, 134,000 by an older couple who I think mainly got it for the ability to tow better. It has a Hayman...

Nice work. I think I will follow your progress a bit as well. I'm not too adept with modding myself, I would have to pay for someone to do it for me, but I want to see what you get and the results. What did you get a fine for? How low are you? My '05 VZ Calais is on SL Kings (and Monroe Shocks...

Been keeping it as clean as possible. I will have to learn how to fully detail my car. Not too sure on the cut & polish yet, only polished my other car once and found I have no idea! I'll be getting some leather treatment materials to keep it fresh as well. And now the beautiful...

I've got 225 on the rear. The tyres don't slip when it makes the noise. Just whenever it shifts under high acceleration it does it. No modifications to mine yet ;) and I don't know how old the belts are. Just got a rwc and bought it a few weeks ago.

Got an 05' VZ Calais LS1. When I give it some and it changes up gears, there is a loud sound of a belt slipping for a split second. Would this be due to wear & tear and may need replacing? Or is it normal and just one of those things not to worry about at all? Which part would normally be...

Thanks for the info Hrd455. I've always wondered if doing touch ups could be done in a way that could bring it close enough to the rest of the paint around it. My touch up jobs are quite terrible. Dollop of paint :) Didn't have any info on doing it a better way.

I heard of them. They are in Melbourne, which is an hours drive away. Read the title of their business. Didn't occur to my virgin eyes. Now you've opened them and it can't be unread!! Haha!!!

Yeah, one more step :) I still have my 2003 Black VY Berlina. It looks mostly like a VY Calais now. I have the door moulds, just never put them in. It has the chrome inner door handles, number plate surround, side window chrome surround. Just nothing done to front, didn't want to spend so much...

Nice towel in the background, the black & red one :D

I am just after some info on what others here do with those stone chips and small scratch marks that inevitably become a horrid blemish on our beautiful cars. I got a few bits here and there. I am not so adept myself in doing a good touch up job, but for one tiny chip I don't believe respraying...

Those engine covers look nice. What colour are they painted? I need to get a front strut brace for my Calais :D Just sorting out getting one off eBay. I don't know where else I could buy them in my area.