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  1. wetwork65

    Some issues on my 2013 SV6 VF Commodore

    Oops forgot about the surface rust (hopefully that is all you have). Best passivate with rust coverter after cleaning off what rust you can see first e.g. Ranex at Bunnings, but there are plenty of other products on the market. Done the same with mine, since I live near the coast. Then paint...
  2. wetwork65

    Some issues on my 2013 SV6 VF Commodore

    Dont know how much to do the work in Auckland - I can advise on Sydney though, since I have replaced most of the front suspension bit by bit, as I found wear that didn't fit with my OCD. The ball joints in mine were wriggly. I noticed that good quality bushes/balljoints cost much the same as the...
  3. wetwork65

    VF & VE second hand rare & demanding high Prices.

    Yeah - not quite the same as an STI Redline is it? (ask Mr Subaru)
  4. wetwork65

    VF & VE second hand rare & demanding high Prices.

    Starting to look like JustChargers....
  5. wetwork65

    Vf lfx has a shudder or miss at low acceleration

    I have a similar issue on my 2014 SV6, which has just gone over 100k km. Given there are no other responses, I'll add my 0.2 cents worth (inflation adjusted). Doubt that I'm actually helping here, but more in commiseration. It only does it when the car gets warmer, i.e. been driven around Sydney...
  6. wetwork65

    VF & VE second hand rare & demanding high Prices.

    Smaller and tighter tracks in NZ without long straights, so the cars couldn't "stretch" out (like at Mt Panorama with relatively huuge Conrod straight). Probably resulting in a shorter diff ratio, since the speeds didn't need to be as high and the cars were lighter. But I was too young so...
  7. wetwork65

    Things that p*** you off/bug you/annoy you

    (Something something) just helping the sheep over a fence, officer.
  8. wetwork65

    VF & VE second hand rare & demanding high Prices.

    This is the new world order of pricing of any asset, service or consumable. And supply is so limited. I don't know where the world is heading - at least I've had my free vaxs.
  9. wetwork65

    Diff oil - needs change or not ?

    Thread dig but... I thought the Nulon squeeze pack would be a better idea. No pump and it would be just like rolling up toothpaste - all of the contents would be emptied into the diff. Amirite? Bought 3 packs to do 2 diffs and allowed extra for an OCD flush and my usual oil spillage across...
  10. wetwork65

    VF & VE second hand rare & demanding high Prices.

    This made me have a look myself. The prices are still look very high to me by historical standards, for (minimum) 6.5 to up to 10 year old VFs. Some have bigger kms. I reckon they've got a long way $down to go.
  11. wetwork65

    VF Random chat thread

    Geez Louise - stop drinking the wrong Kool Aid. We all know the vax was implanted to boost all reception.
  12. wetwork65

    Help with shudder on VF Calais V S2 2015 V6

    Hi - is there any update to this issue? Or have you learnt to ignore it?
  13. wetwork65

    VF calais seat cover / base fix

    The clips Holden used for the recall were much more brutal than these. They clip the seat cover down HARD to the frame and I was surprised the pleather on my SSV didn't get cut by them. Guess they knew what they were doing.
  14. wetwork65

    Rough idle -Spark Plugs?

    I couldn't see the actual plug hole (what is the technical term?) in #2 due to the exhaust manifold position. I had to start the thread once I'd memorised where it was, by sticking my finger in the hole. The rest of them were easy as. Many years ago, when I was a teenager, I cross threaded a...
  15. wetwork65

    Rough idle -Spark Plugs?

    Just changed the spark plugs on my L77. I don't remember the job being so difficult on my LS1 engines. Or is it just me getting older? Pleased to find there was grease on the plugs, would be exfactory. No difference before/afterthe plugs were change, but were getting very old. Trying to get...
  16. wetwork65

    Rough idle -Spark Plugs?

    I'll join in. Just changed the sparkplugs on my SV6, 100k km. The old plugs were only very slightly discoloured, much less than cars in the past e.g. the LS1s I have owned. Probably a good sign being so clean. Also noted zero oil anywhere around the coil packs. Doing the L77 next week at 70k km...
  17. wetwork65

    Passing suspension defect with blocks/spacers in suspension?

    Could be the progressive state of NZ?
  18. wetwork65

    VF2 Calais alert Remote Left in Car

    Oh and make sure you are using good quality batteries. I used ebay ones (maxxel, panosonic etc) for a while and they didn't last long as well as giving an intermittent warning of no key detected. New Energiser batteries from JB Hifi and the problems have gone away.
  19. wetwork65

    Passing suspension defect with blocks/spacers in suspension?

    The state of NZ is even more relaxed. Just (allegedly) pick the right testing station/workshop and these mods will be OK.
  20. wetwork65

    Passing suspension defect with blocks/spacers in suspension?

    Haven't school holidays ended and kids now have classes to attend and homework to do now?
  21. wetwork65

    Erratic vibration at idle, VE SV6 - engine mounts?

    Damn - hasn't been around for 4 years. Wonder if he/they resolved the mount issue?
  22. wetwork65

    VF SS with 4.11s?

    Maybe that's why this combination was fitted at the Holden plant? Mind you why not stuff a nice car up by playing with a tyre igniting diff ratio and turning the gearbox into a 4 or 5 speed by having 22% more revs at the diff? /s A 3.7 diff, like the manual models, seems slightly smarter to me.
  23. wetwork65

    The Random Thread

    Or seceding (or proceeding, except for Lithium and Nickel).
  24. wetwork65

    The Random Thread

    Then the suction tube was used for refilling the chopper in a water supply dam, I've heard.
  25. wetwork65

    Pic Of The Day Thread - Read The Rules First!

    Does this look right to you guys? Right side looking way deeper than the left side. Not overly impressed to be honest
  26. wetwork65

    Things that p*** you off/bug you/annoy you

    Was thinking the same thing. Then I wondered - is there a by-election that I hadn't paid attention to?
  27. wetwork65

    Things that p*** you off/bug you/annoy you

    Nah - I reckon this stealthiness is on purpose. Surely they can't be that unobservant?
  28. wetwork65

    Things that p*** you off/bug you/annoy you

    Cars in stealth mode. Dark colours with lights off, probably by manually turning off the auto "lights" on function. Particularly the tunnels around Sydney airport, when my eyes are adjusting to the dim light. Is it a social media trend?
  29. wetwork65

    Pushing my car

    ....and the OP hasn't been back since they started this top shelf discussion on torturing mum's car engine.
  30. wetwork65

    Pushing my car

    Reminds me of a wanky workplace in my past. Once you get past the original target you need to set a stretch goal.
  31. wetwork65

    Pushing my car

    I reckon there's only a couple of days left in the school holidays to finish destroying dad's (or mum's) car.
  32. wetwork65

    Pushing my car

    I've read online that it's best done at first start up (dead cold) to dislodge any pesky carbon build up. Mechanics hate this one trick.
  33. wetwork65

    Is the V6 radiator cap same as V8?

    I bought 2 of the same caps, one for my V6 and one for my V8. Although the listing was for V8. No problem with it on my V6. as @Fu Manchu says, use the genuine ones e.g. https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/175128980019?
  34. wetwork65

    2013 VF Calaisv has no centre console light?

    Yep - my SV6 sometimes remembers, sometimes doesn't. The SSV almost always starts at The Cure 39 track, other times in the middle of my Post Punk classics o_O
  35. wetwork65

    2013 VF Calaisv has no centre console light?

    Look at Mr Flash Stereo here!
  36. wetwork65

    2013 VF Calaisv has no centre console light?

    Actually, so do I. In both of my cars. Better than mucking around with bluetooth off my Samsung phone at 110km/h on the M31. Or failing that, CDs (series 1). Apart from working out how to have the USB not start playing everytime at The Cure's track named 39 on the Bloodflowers album.
  37. wetwork65

    VF Random chat thread

    I've edited my previous post so the link is in the format you prefer. ;)
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