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Funny that. I want to sell my car too. Got rear-ended. Front bar has a big mark on it. Both sides of the car have door dings from mums in 4WD's with screaming kids. That my friend, is murphy's law at its finest lol

At the start I was also sticking my head out but over time you get used to it. Getting the car on an angle before you commit to a turn helps. Shifting your head isn't a major erk for me. Try driving an M113 APC... :O three little 5hitty windows! Back on topic - Generally I would think twice...

Get it checked out with the Holden dealership. I had problems with my CD player in my ute as well and I've heard a few stories about the quality of the source unit. I'd make the most of the warranty mate.

Thanks fellas I'm going to do the front and rear bumpers sometime in the future. Although I've taken the rear bumper off already due to a rear ender so I'll have to reverse engineer the whole pictorial diagram of how to do it lol If there's any other How To's you would like to see, I'll...

I was taking the door trim off this arvo to bung some new speakers into the ute so I thought I'd take some shots along the way. There's still a few people out there that are unsure about how to remove the door trim so here's a picture story for you. Enjoy. VE SS V door trim - they're all...

Search tool is your friend... http://forums.justcommodores.com.au/car-audio/131939-how-remove-ve-centre-dash-speaker.html

Due to what the others have said, there's a reason for why they invented the 4-channel amplifier. The frequency response, impedence and power levels of the speakers are all different. If you run the setup you want to run on a 2-channel amplifier, you run the risk of over-driving the amplifier...

Bah! Tree hugging hippees! Get a real man's engine FFS :D

What about nitrous :)

I reckon you'd get some pretty good speakers off ebay these days. I bought a set of Alpine 6.5" X-series splits for $350 incl freight from the states. They usually go for $700 here in Aus. Better than the usual crud like Sony or Kenwood. Just make sure you buy from a reputable seller. If...

A few people on the forums have asked this question and I don't really blame them, I was also a little bit baffled as to how to get to this speaker. Taking the grill off was something I was apprehensive to do as the fit is really tight and pulling on it felt like it was going to snap. If you...

Bumped Sorry again for these bloody late replies. I know how annoying that is but it's not helping when half the boys at work disappear to do other tasks and you're the one left to take command of the ship... so to speak :) Anyways here's the damage on the rear of my ute + damage done by a...

Sounds normal. Although having a service done on a vehicle is a bit of hit and miss act. I'm really tired of going to the dealership to get my ute serviced. I'll be up for my 45,000K service really soon now (300K to go) and I'm giving them one last chance to show me they can provide me a...

Thanks mitty I'll check it out sometime this weekend Pics would still be good if anyone has them?

lol not as bad as mine, I'll upload pics soon. Brace yourselves

Anyone done it? With pictures preferably? I want to take it off for a repair job on left corner and would rather keep the $80 fee for removal and fitting. Also, if anyone knows, how much it is for a new rear bumper panel? plus a tail light?

Yeh that's exactly what mine does as well. I'm going to wait till I get back from Melbourne. Chrissie break first, then CD changer :beer chug:

hmm Yeah that could be plausible. Being in Darwin, it is really hot here and having a black car doesn't help (with leather seats YEOUCH!) The CD's could've warped in the stacker over time but I try to eject the CD's individually and surely they couldn't have all warped at the same time? At...

Hello all, sorry for the long absence. Overseas deployment. Anyways, I got an interesting problem with the 6 stacker on my VE SSV. The damn thing won't spit CD's out anymore and it gives me 'Mechanism Error' after it stops whining about it. It can change CD's and play them normally, it...

This is taken from a thread ages ago but principally your issue could be solved in the same way. I also had a cruise control problem on me VE SSV Ute '07 and I DC'ed the battery for 30 seconds then reconnected the battery. See how that goes mate. Otherwise if your cruise control continues to be...

Does anyone know where a good car detailer is around the Darwin area? I want someone reputable and not someone that does things half assed. I'm willing to pay a reasonable price for a decent job. So yeah anyone have suggestions? Much appreciated

I would say the pressures would be a big factor too. Depends what you'd use the car for. We had them 3PSI higher than recommended since I was expected to carry equipment in the tray. Hence why I found the ride stiff when the tray was loaded and unloaded. Over a period of 3 months the tyres would...

Yes when you push the trip button on the steering wheel you'll get to 'Customise menu'. Push the left scroll wheel (the one you use to change radio stations or tracks on a CD) and it will go into the menu. You need to push it when the screen highlights 'Press 'enter' for menu' or soemthing like...

Yup I do. My 19's are stiff but I found it pretty stiff driving through Melbourne with the extra inch. 20's are for show, that's all they're good for. Stock springs on the car. Turning the car hard (not violently) was interesting, certainly behaves a tad different to the 19's I've got now. We...

I just stated that there are some aerials and antennas that can have reception issues. If you get decent reception off a smaller aerial, awesome. Don't have to worry. It's usually more prevelant in older cars or with cars that have dodgy head units in them. A lot of the band pass filters...

Yeh I'm pretty sure the front and rear are the same size @ 6.5" Check also the depth in the doors, I heard they're fairly shallow for where the speakers are so make sure you check before you buy the speakers. Probably best to check the car audio section as well mate > Car Audio - Just...

VE Calais = VE Berlina w/ V8 Just had a quick gander on carsales.com and there's VE Calais V8's going for $30,000 - $35,000 with anywhere between 25,000km to 90,000km on the clock. Still want the Berlina?

But if the government took all the stupid drivers off the road, that'd be a threat to their revenue off speeding, drink driving, etc and there would be no money for road infrastructure :D Nawww, I'd be all for taking all the tards off the road. I'd like to see revenue going to driver / rider...

lol You're right. Goes back to my comment that if you stare at lights all the time, mabye you shouldn't be on the road at all and really should be focusing on the road ahead. How come no one complains about trucks? They got a bazillion LED's, accent, forward and tail lights they must be...

Good to hear mate. Just remember that you do have rights too. If you buy a vehicle, even if it was a budget model, you are entitled to an extensive warranty cover (to its 50,000km or 3 year service limits or whatever the heck it is now). Since vehicles are considered an expensive depreciation...

Both types :D

You have your headlights off in fog? How interesting...

Still trying to source a camera, mine has failed due to something wrong with the power rail on it. Been poking around the trim to see how it comes off. Anyone else popped it off in their ute?

All the more reason for me to have my lights / foggies on! I never have trouble seeing black cars on the road, day or night. Just that everyone else seems to have trouble. Particularly large mums in 4WDs.

Ditto. I see a lot of BFII / FG ford utes coming with factory hard lids with spoilers on the road, never seen a VE yet. Then you got the hardlid, roll bar 3-piece combo... geezus! :bang:

Beware of buying smaller antennas. You risk losing reception for the benefit of looks. Anyone here that has done a communications course knows that antennas are sensitive equipment to certain frequencies. Part of that requirement is the length of the antenna. Antennas are only receptive to...

'Dazzle' lol What happened to the word Blind? I have been questioned about my foglights before after I was pulled over on Stud Road on my way back from work. I explained that I prefer to have them on sometimes even during a sunny day because other drivers are blind and stupid. Head...

Senator rims would be fine for the Calais. As long as you got the dough for it plus changing out the rubber later on. The 19" SS V rims I have would look the goods too on the Calais. In both respects expect to pay a lot for the rubber. Don't go any higher than 19". Yes there are factory 20"...

Expensive body kits = Higher insurance = Waste of money Omega style is fine, what's wrong with it?

Official figures very rarely are the correct fuel consumption figures. Quite a difference between a dyno and the open road.