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If you watch professionals do it on YouTube you'll see that they apply a very thin very even coat. Being able to see under good lighting helps. Applying to a silver car under a carport with no lights made it very difficult. The excess just ends up in the cloth when you remove it. As panhead...

Thanks. Will definitely bear this in mind. Yep. Was planning on using the Gyeon Rims as is is rated for very high temps.

New day and fresh arms. I'm careful to mask of any rubber or plastic trim and also the sticker decals on each panel. The rest of the machine polishing is fairly easy but takes some time given lack of experience. I also machine polish the lights and can't believe the difference it makes. I...

OK. So the car is clean. Well mostly. I've not done much at all with the wheels as I plan to take them off, clean, decontaminate, polish and coat them separately. Same with the glass... I'm hopeful I can get away with not claying the car. Much of it feels pretty smooth but the bonnet, roof and...

I do really like the Nitrate. I was always keen on white and I love black cars but I do a fair few KMs and silver is very forgiving with dirt and minor marks. The sticker pack, of which I'm not the biggest fan, was contrasted best by the silver in my opinion. I had the tint done also by the...

I'm not sure how I feel about it. Bear in mind I had not ordered it so it was just stock sitting in a yard - not on display etc. They'd obviously removed the factory wrap and it was just sitting right out the back in a corner under a tree! But, it was my local dealer, I liked silver and the deal...

So, paint protection/ceramic coatings. I've probably had 7-8 new or demo cars that I have had paint protection applied. Results have been mixed. I've mostly had a positive experience. I don't believe much of the mumbo jumbo marketing fluff, after-all this is a microscopically thin layer of...

How long ago did you apply? Happy with the results? Probably overkill to polish if the car came in factory wrap.

Didn't get one. Don't want one. Wouldn't wear it if I had one. More waffle. I have already said the same. I am sure there is much more to this story. If you did indeed get the vehicle for the price you say then I am sure there is a whole lot more to the story. There would be a reason and it...

I've decided, for a few reasons, to DIY ceramic paint protection. I've always been keen on detailing my own vehicles. Over the last few weeks I've read a heap of stuff and watched dozens of YouTube videos (I'll link the ones that are most useful) and I'm taking the plunge this weekend. I'd...

When they announced the car and I asked at my local dealer back early last year I baulked at the prices they mentioned. I had a 16MY Redline so was not super fussed about changing but did not like my big rear wing and was not mad on the colour I had. When I took the Redline in for service in...

Yes, on the road. Most of your post is vague gibberish. If you did get such a deal then I’m sure there is a very good reason....and it’s not because you are some kind of genius. Geniuses don’t wander around factories in their spare time congratulating themselves on scoring some tail lights and...

MSE Auto with prestige paint - $66300.

I'm not suggesting it takes any more time than this. I'm suggesting that an estimate of $18,000 is missing at least a zero and probably more. Equipping a vehicle with a new feature necessitates far more than having an engineer sitting at a desk for a few months. I think we have to be realistic...

I'm thinking about it and after only a few moments can see that your figures are in cloud cuckoo land. Putting aside for one moment everything else it would take to implement anything new to a vehicle, the direct employment costs alone are many times your numbers. Add in the true costs of...

Correct. The subframe bush is basically the connection between the suspension subframe and the chassis. The stiffer bush on the MSE will come in to play during cornering and hard acceleration by giving a firmer connection to the chassis. During normal driving the Director and MSE (if the...

My recent research of dealers around Melbourne indicates there are still quite a few cars around. One would assume that anyone who really wanted this vehicle bought one some time ago. Nonetheless, some dealers still seem to think that the MSE is a cash cow for their business - despite the cars...

I appreciate you trying to help. Not looking for an argument. In fairness, my question was to anyone that had owned/driven both the Redline and MSE and what differences they noticed between the two with regard to handling.

Why would you use a variable system in a race application? If you know the application is the track then you know the best suspension setup for that application. The whole point of a variable magnetic ride is that you can vary it to suit the application/conditions - not something you need in a...

I don't know that a guy with a YouTube channel can automatically be classed as professional or independent. But for the sake of argument assume he is. Who knows what setting. They don't say. They also don't say how much fuel they had on board, temperature, age of the vehicles, tyre age etc...

So you are saying that the FEx is purely a shock absorber type/setting and nothing else? I understand. But if the FEx is only related to shock absorbers then switching them between a Calais and Reline would give the same performance? I understand the larger rims are for aesthetics and...

Well I'm not sure there is such thing as a base. MRC is only the ability to adjust the damping force in the shock absorber, nothing more or less. The question is, when holden talk about FE2. FE3, FE4 etc., exactly what is this? Is it just a softer or firmer shock absorber or is there more to it...

It would appear so!

Good question and not sure I can explain it that well. Let's say I just push a bend a little too hard under acceleration and the rear starts to slide a little, that is just loss of traction under the rubber, this I get as the car just being pushed a bit beyond its limit of traction. The...

Mmm, the Director does not have the higher-rate rear subframe bush of the Motorsport, if anything, even in sports/performance mode it would be softer in the rear than my Redline?

Hello All, I’m thinking of trading my 2016 Redline auto for an MSE Auto and looking for some words of wisdom from anyone that has owned or driven both. I love the Redline and the drive is great although sometimes a little more skittish than I’d like - rear end jumping a little in tighter corners...

My local dealer says he can get one, June or July build.

Hi All, So bought my first ever Holden/V8/Aussie car last year, an SSV Redline and love it to bits. Maybe the best car I have owned and I've had a few costing twice as much. Anyway, a couple of things I'm not crazy about is the colour and the big boot spoiler. Car was a demo and available...

I have a VFII Redline. The traffic alerts work but are so erratic as to be almost worthless. To cover the obvious, you realise that you have to have a route planned and running in the sat nav? It should then give you alerts to any problems on your route. Unfortunately you are generally on top of...

Thanks. Moorabbin is closer but no mans land for me without a car for the day. Port Melbourne could work as I work in the city, I'll call him. Thanks again.

Hello, Noticed you are fairly Close to me as was wondering where you are getting your ceramic coat and paint correction done? I have just purchased a demo Series II Redline and was hoping to get similar done. Cheers, Darryl.

Hi, You have probably seen it and a fair distance from you but there is a blue VF Series II Redline wagon with only 2ks on it for $55k in VIC. I was going to look at it but bought sedan from my local dealer yesterday. If you are prepared to travel it looks like a pretty good price for a series...