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  1. ciaranvt

    Questions...

    irs doesnt have an adjustable panhard rod. you'll find rolling your guards and fitting a camber kit will solve the problem. "standing" your tyres up and getting the camber adjusted will help it to clear the guards. But definitely have the guards rolled, as sometimes a camber adjustmet can be...
  2. ciaranvt

    hi all, im new round here

    hey dude, nice ride! As you can see we are on similar wavelengths..... :D just a tip, if you want it to look nice and level, drop it a little lower in the rear. Mine is 2.5 inches allround, but looks a little higher in the rear.
  3. ciaranvt

    22's on WH any probs?

    i reckon onyx tint from solartint. Its legal but really really black. mirror tint looks cheap imo..... black on black will look the sexiest! either go onyx, or limo tint. :D with lowering, just bear in mind you have the self-leveling suspension, it can sometimes be a bitch to work with
  4. ciaranvt

    connect Ipod to VT Calais stereo

    if you are willing to spend some dosh, just buy either a pioneer, jvc or kenwood hu that allows fully integrated ipod control thru the stacker port. I have mine setup so my ipod is stored in my centre console bin and i change my songs on the hu. best sound quality through the usb port of the...
  5. ciaranvt

    Front Wheel Hub Bearings - Cost to replace approx?

    hmm... cool! yeah sno i read about how it is the assembly, i should have said hub assembly! Ah im sure everyone would work it out anyway! i'm assuming your olymic edition would have ABS? that would make it cost more/less? I hope I dont need both done, i cant remember which way I am turning...
  6. ciaranvt

    Front Wheel Hub Bearings - Cost to replace approx?

    Hi all, As the title suggests, I think I need new front wheel hub bearings. (A groan when cornering in some directions, some light vibration through the steering wheel etc etc) It is an exec with no ABS. Any idea of prices for parts/parts and labour? Is it a diy job or better to leave...
  7. ciaranvt

    Thinking of buying an indash dvd...what kind?

    I've got a JVC double din setup with the retractable screen. so one din is the DVD/CD player and the other is the screen. Awesome setup! Very very happy, that cost be about $1200 for the setup. If you are willing to spend a little extra bling you can get either a JVC double din fixed...
  8. ciaranvt

    coolant smell??

    mine was doing the same and it turned out the heater tap was fuct, so it was replaced for about $5. get another opinion on that 1300 quote!
  9. ciaranvt

    weird pulley noise coming from front of engine

    haha i was about to post about the same thing... i'm about to get it serviced, so if they mysteriously try to force a new water pump on me i'll suggest the belt tensioner. although having had a good listen to the engine it does sound like its coming from the alternator, like the shaft or the...
  10. ciaranvt

    rear tyre wear on VT ,pulling a caravan

    that would probably help, i have gotten nearly 30000 out of my fronts..
  11. ciaranvt

    rear tyre wear on VT ,pulling a caravan

    i have my car slammed 2.5 inches all round and regularly carry heavy loads in the rear of my wagon and dont experience massively bad tyre wear. i get about 10,000 ks out of a pair of rear tyres, but being on 18s you expect to go thru tyres wuicker anyway with stiffer sidewalls (less wall flex =...
  12. ciaranvt

    2 din stereo upgrade

    I have a a double din JVC setup, but mine is two seperate units with a retractable 7inch widescreen. pretty damn sweet imo, only bummer is the screen doesnt display track names/folders in ipod mode, which i know the double din single unit did. ah well.... at least I can detach my faceplate...
  13. ciaranvt

    VT V6 fuel Economy

    around town i get between 480-530kms to a tank. on the open road i get probably 800-850 if i ran it right down to the line. if you havent read it already it appears as though the ecotec has a sweet spot at about 2000rpm, which is pretty much what it sits on at 110km/h on the freeways. I...
  14. ciaranvt

    VT berlina wagon Body kits

    stock as in genuine, get a second mortgage. expect to pay about 500-600 for a fibreglass front bar, and about 300-400 each for either a pair of f/g side skirts or a f/g rear skirt extension. dont bother with a clubby replica rear bar for a wagon as they look really REALLY poo. painting just...
  15. ciaranvt

    Specify what I want in my exhaust

    I'm about to get a cat-back... FINALLY! Now i have been told with the v6's getting a cat-back still leaves a small amount of restriction after the cats? What I've been told is the flange for attaching the cat-back is a small distance after the cats. so you need to tell the exhaust shop to...
  16. ciaranvt

    Centre Console squeak/rattle

    yeah I have. im going to pull apart the dash one day and just buy shiteloads of adhesive foam tape and stick it all over the inside of the dash panel, then put it back in. should dampen the squeaks. id pay attention to the clips that hold it in place, as mine sounds a lot like metal on...
  17. ciaranvt

    Wagon pic's...anyone got any?

    mmmm..... ive been having a look around and I'm really liking the phantom with red leather interior. they look the most pimp (compared to the red with black leather and the quicksilver with black leather ones) I'm just imagining it with some phat 19s dumped on its arse....... and its a...
  18. ciaranvt

    Wagon pic's...anyone got any?

    here's my beast! needs a bodykit and a bit more slammed in the rear but meh. I'm happy! Its a toss up between spending more money on the current wagon or saving up and buying a VYSS wagon. hmmmmmm
  19. ciaranvt

    Post Pictures of your VR/VS here.

    what a gay vr ute. you must be from canberra..... :P nah man the 20z look sick! nice as!
  20. ciaranvt

    DTE/Fuel Guage being strange

    i was thinkin that... prob a bit more equipped and knowledgable on the matter
  21. ciaranvt

    DTE/Fuel Guage being strange

    coming up on the 220k service. no idea when they were last changed, if at all. hmm could be time
  22. ciaranvt

    DTE/Fuel Guage being strange

    so trust the DTE, not the fuel guage? also my car is running really sluggish and crappy. mmm.... the tranny service is due next service. maybe that will throw out a ill run the current fuel out and try elsewhere, that may be part of the prob. I didnt trust the quality of the fuel as soon...
  23. ciaranvt

    DTE/Fuel Guage being strange

    Hey guys, Just a quick question. Lately my fuel guage (both needle and digital display) has been moving normally like a good fuel guage should. but often by about the 3/4 tank mark my DTE will be reading 300ks to go. which i know is bullshit as it has taken 150ks to get to the 3/4 mark...
  24. ciaranvt

    Sydney Wreckers

    youre all legends! except ill have the girlfriend with me, i doubt she'll find it fun watching me pull apart cars... but man if they had a freshly wrecked berlina wagon id have the interior out so friggin fast! anyway many thanks, i will give em a call before i go... fingers crossed they have...
  25. ciaranvt

    Sydney Wreckers

    the roof moulds and the tailgate spoiler. Im going to get them colour coded but i dont want to pay for the spray shop to remove and refit my existing ones. So i thought ill just buy another set, have them sprayed and do the fitting/removing myself! also maybe some VYII taillights...
  26. ciaranvt

    Sydney Wreckers

    Hey to all NSW people! I am about to go on a trip up to the central coast and as I need to get some parts for my wagon i figure i may as well buy them up in syd (as canberra wreckers have had one maybe two wagons wrecked since ive owned mine) So can anyone recommend any Sydney wreckers...
  27. ciaranvt

    squeaking noise coming from rear axle

    Hey guys, I have this annoying intermittent squeak coming from my rear... somewhere. It has been there since my Handbrake was adjusted. It is there up until 40km/h. If i pull the handbrake on one notch it goes away, ive had it back in to have it fixed by the mech, he reckons there is...
  28. ciaranvt

    Manual VT wagon or VX wagon + conversion?

    all i can say is YEAHHHHH!!! GO THE WAGONS!!!!!! Pimp it up, and proudly tell everyone that your car is pure stato under the skin! :D
  29. ciaranvt

    VT - Installing a DVD HU + Screen

    can i just tap the acc line that supplies the HU? and what colour is the wire in the fuse pack that I will be tapping for the DVD HU? "As in the size of the wire same as whats on the sreen will work and fuse no more then 15 amps try to stick to the same as what is on the screen." i'm not...
  30. ciaranvt

    VT - Installing a DVD HU + Screen

    Hey all, Just a quick question, I have bought a JVC DVD HU (1 Din) and a JVC 7in Screen (also 1 din) how should I run the power to my screen? I can wire up the DVD HU in my sleep but I have never wired up a screen before. Should i run a seperate +12 power from the battery or can i just tap...
  31. ciaranvt

    'KM's left until empty' accuracy?

    bit of a prob with your theory bro. I fill the living crap out of my tank. really really really fill it! It doesnt drop below full for nearly 100ks of CITY driving. When I use the digital fuel readout it doesnt move from 75litres until the fuel guage begins to move. so the theory of that...
  32. ciaranvt

    Replacing Shocks Help/Advice

    Hey all! I have an offer of getting KYB shocks for my wagon at trade prices - Way too good to pass up! My question is the wagon is lowered 2.5ish all round, the shocks arent shortened. But I have also been told that shortened shocks arent really available from factory and the suspension...
  33. ciaranvt

    'KM's left until empty' accuracy?

    mmm for me and the wags (and it is only MY opinion) I run it to just under a quarter. That way you have gotten rid of most of the fuel, yes fills cost more, BUT! You do it less often and you have pretty much a full tank of fresh fuel. Repeat previous statement until Hydrogen fuel cell...
  34. ciaranvt

    'KM's left until empty' accuracy?

    yeah the reason why it fluctuates so much at a lower level is fuel being free to splash about in a largely empty tank. When you are level and stationary that is the accurate reading. Also never pay attention to the DTE if you have been parked uphill for some time. (always reads much much...
  35. ciaranvt

    Intermittent Backlight for Trip Comp. Controls.

    my headlight one has always worked, but never the mode button... that is until now! :D
  36. ciaranvt

    Brocken Seat Pocket/pouch

    Classic VT forum question! That and Camber kits.. :D
  37. ciaranvt

    Intermittent Backlight for Trip Comp. Controls.

    My Mode and the up/down button backlights never worked, UNTIL LAST NIGHT! I was coming back from Syd and then boom! They light up! Why? They never worked until now...
  38. ciaranvt

    Changin the look of my VT..HELP!

    hey man, its just my opinion, but that would look too mismatched. The WH is all saggy looking where the VY rear is all sharp. Ive seen some VT-VX sedans that have had the VY nose grafted on and its all mis-matched with smooth lines and sharp lines all clashing. Besides after all that...
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