Search results

hi, i have a 99 vt ss 5.0 v8, the other day the battery died for no reason, left nothing on, anyways jump started it allgood, untill 5 mins later, smoke, the main wire going into the back of the alternator was fried!, any ways car was still running fine etc and did so for another 5 starts or so...

so i shouldnt rule out the radiator despite the oil being brown? the radiator had a pressure test and came up ok, should that show a trans leak? i tried to do a smell test on it today trying to see what sort of oil it is, but just smelt like coolent, i ite hav to go try another mechanic, im...

unfortunately not, this problem was discovered when i got a proffesional cooling system flush, and they told me there was oil in the coolent, and sure enough, ever since brown oil has been coming up thru fresh coolent

i have thought of that, but wouldnt the oil appear redish in the coolent?, the oil in there is definately brown, not black or grey or anything just plain brown, but theres too much of it to be ignored, i clean it out once a week at the moment, and i keep driving the car as per usual, i really...

hello, i have a 1999 vt ss 5.0 v8 series 1, done 175.000 kms there is oil in the radiator, brown sludgy stuff, i had a head gasket check and a radiator pressure test done all seem ok, car seems to drive fine, blows no smoke, no aparent water in the oil, i really want to get this fixed...

well, spent alot of my weekend pulling apart the door trim, took the loom out and a wire had broken in the flexi part between the pillar and the door, all the other wires seemed fine but this had completely snapped, anyway repaired it and now window works sweet az, now all the windows work! for...

Hi there, i am ripping my hair out on this one, i have just bought a 99 vt ss, pass rear window wont go down or up via the main switch in the console at all, but it wants to go up with the switch on the door when you press up (but is already up fully) as you can hear it, the switch on the door...

hi all, I have just purchases a 94 v8 berlina sedan that has been lowered on super low king springs, i am wanting to put 19s on it and i know the stud pattern is 5X120, but i have no idea what sort of offset is good and whats not, most of the wheels i look at are 19X8 offset of 42-45, will these...

hey i just bought a dinkum classics 1:24 scale green commodore VN SV5000 with original wooden box, i got it off trade me for $80 nz$ someone has since told me thse are very rare and maybe worth a bit, does anyone know anything about it, it would be interesting to find out, cheers

hey, im currently doing an electrical 'overhaul' on my vp berlina, im replacing elec window motors, electrical ariel, etc and one thing i want to fix is the central locking, it only opens/locks the drivers door, and when i try to lock up iw wont lock untill all the other doors are locked? can...

i have a vp berlina with electric antenna, when i turn on the car it always goes up but sooner or later it desides it wants to go down, and i have to hold my finger on the 'up' button on the dash to keep it up, whats going on here?? does anybody know cheers

hey, well recently both my rear electric windows on my vp berlina stopped working passengers side first, then few weeks later drivers side! i pulled the door pannel off one door and put a voltmeter on the input to the motor, pushed the switch down, voltmeter read 7 volts, then i disconnected the...

theres a mint red 1992 red VP clubsport on TradeMe ? New Zealand online auctions and classifieds. Browse, buy and sell online on trademe.co.nz rite no 220 000 kms for $6500 nz$, is this a good price do you think? the only problem with it i can see is that sum1 poot a sht canon muffler on it!!!!

i live in new zealand and have reserched into all the weird and unusual commodore models that have been avaliable over here etc, i didnt make up any of these!! 1. commodore VK GTS fuel injected 3.3 six, usually blue over silver, vk ss interior, gts badges 2. commodore VL GTS 3.0 six red...

you can fit everything except the rear quarter window as this is a different shape from vr up, i put vp calais chrome surrounds on a vn exec once looked mint

hey, ive got a quick question someone could solve for me real quickly, i want to purchase these 19 inch G max princeton wheels which are currently on a 2002 monaro, and i want to fit them to a 1993 vp commodore, (fronts are 8.5 rears are 9.5) please someone tell me will they bolt staight up? cheers

Hi all, I have a 1990 V6 sedan, and when i accelerate i hear a rattling sound coming from the engine, it will stop when the trans changes gear, or if i take my foot off the accelerator, i think it may be the timing chain but not too sure any ideas?? cheers

oh ok, do u have to use a spray system with that? is it avaliable from a local automotive shop, ie supercheap, (as i live in nz)

sounds pretty simple? i seen one other matt black vn, it has a senator body kit and 17"s looked read evil, im gunna put 5% tints on all winows aswell, even tho its illegal!! but i dont wanna do a sht job of it, so all your help is appreciated!!

hello again, i have an everyday vn exec 3.8 sedan, the paint has never been in very good cond, and its not a nice colour anyways and to top it off i have had to get a new boot lid of a different colour after a run in with a pole!! so after all this i thought painting the car matt black would be...

id just have to get an EA FALCON................ yea rite! probably would get a sacked crown victoria V8

my first ever car was a 1984 holden VH slx commodore, 1.9L 4cyl, starfire it was fun to drive,.. when it went ive had 2 commys since

lol, those were funny, good stuff

yea i dont think they look right either, im dobating weather or not to spend $320 on a biante 1:18 scale walkinshaw model, it looks soooo awsome and it limited ed etc etc, but its a hell of a lot of money for a model

too true, (lapse of concentration)

yesterday i thought ill e mail trax and ask them when they are gunna make a vn, so i did, and there reply was very short and sharp, they said " we only make models of cars that are over 20 years old, so when the vn hits 20 then we may make them, which i thought was stupid coz the VL is only 19!!

a simple sump replacement on my vn sedan and DFI replacement cost me $1000 to fix, i think that was a little steep

i bought one of those grills last week in auckland off a guy for $100 there awsome, mine is off a vn with an aniversary kit, its made of a real hard fibreglass im in the process of repainting it now

oh really? where do u get the plastic vp from? its always cool to have a little model of your kind of car i think, i have a few of those hotwheels vn commodores, they only come in police tho!!

just wondering has there ever been a scale model of a vn an or vp commodore produced? because ive scoured the internet etc but ive never seen one??

if those photos of the new VE are correct when its realesed, my own opinion of course, UGLY as im sure we dont want the new commy to look like a vectra on steroids!!

any way......... back to the sterio, i recon you should mount some neons underneath it, maybe some chrome pinstriping or sumthin!!

i want to load the photos of my berlina with the camira engine, when i figure how to get the bloody digital camera workin, it looks funny i tewll ya, and to bne honest isnt really that bad to drive, its been fitted with a 3" exhaust so it sounds grunty, lol

oh thats classic, im still laughing, poor bloody cows what an undignified death being branded with the words camira, lol

also mentioined sumwhere else, limited models of the VP to the VS came fitted with a 2.6L opel V6 ive seen a few of these around lately, i dont think those are in aussie either

yeah i also just purchased a vn berlina, all the VN berlinas over here are fitted with the 2L 4cyl injected camira engine, and the Vn berlina has all the extra lights etc also has a fully padded boot lining, but does not have electric aerial or mirrors, weird huh!!! the berlina did not get...

yeah remote boot release, power antenna with buttons on dash for up and down, also light in boot, glovebox and arm rest, another interesting thing over here is that the VR/S models had a version called the royale which was a commodore body witch was produced with a statesman/caprice front end...

i didnt know that the VN 3.8 GTS was only in NZ!! i dont know if the aussie execs have electric aerials aswell?

ive noticed that there a few minor differenced between australian assembled and nz VN commodores, all nz executives have a tachometer and map lights and rear reading lights, electric mirrors, also badges on nz models read COMMODORE on the left and EXECUTIVE on the right there is no holden badge...

did you spray directly onto the metal, did you sand or use an undercoat?