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HDT_aero sent me the following PM... Sorry if this has been covered elsewhere, tired and emotional after Easter Bathurst! Mick

Was in a tight spot and couldn't open my drivers door much....work boots caught the plastic surround on the front, right side of the seat and tore it out....the plastic mounting for seat height control lever has broken away from under and within the seat....not happy :hmmm: Be careful and...

Omega V6 QUOTE=Livewire74;2215990] Yes...gotta be the adaptive auto box trying to be clever (assuming yours is auto)....I find it trys to be a little too agressive no matter how gentle I try to teach it to take off smoothly... I have had sticky door solenoids....most annoying for a couple of...

Yep Get your car serviced by any reputable repairer...should be no probs with warranty... I have just bought a 2008 Omega...same rumbling noises as you go along a Hwy...I suspect the Potenzas...but also interested to know if a Camber Kit is available for the rear...UNLOWERED!! LOL :-)

Turd Kind To all who think it is so cool.... Sure Volvo pioneered lights on during the day...in the days well before HIDs that can dazzle the hell out of people day or night! Highbeams on the highway are fine....BUT....people!! if you can see the tailights of the car ahead, GUESS WHAT...

VS Boot leak another trick is to check if the rubber seal is being compressed by the boot....sometimes they just sit too high (probably from slamming) so...if its bad at the hinge end, adjust those but if the rear is slightly high you can adjust the lock (Up) or the hasp down the bottom to...

Glove Yep, The glove box mounts (upper roller) on my VX have broken...don't put too much weight in their guys :-( Local wrecker says there is a $110 kit to fix em....I paid $65 for a new GB lid at the local Holden dealer...just remember to change over the locking mechanism :thumbsup:

Ouch! Thanks...what a trap for those with (ergghh) larger feet....I'd even say its dangerous....I might investigate changing it to an older one-piece version.

The location of the oil filter is a complete PITA...any tips on catching/preventing excess oil dripping down everywhere when spinning the filter off? (apart from putting a drain hole in thedamn thing first!!)

Brakes So when using cruise, the brakelights come on when the engine trys to slow you down...like going down a steep hill?? (I assume there is no connection to the brakes themselves?)

Driving home last night, I got my big clod hopper stuck under the pedal briefly whilst squirming around in the seat. I went to punch the pedal again and....no pedal :D Got home and found the pedal has a spring-loaded hinged portion below its pivot point (this car had been set up for a...

Placky The early ones are plastic and prone to breakage due to crap bearings. An all metal replacement is available. Be very very careful torquinge the thing on...the post/thread is easily busted :whistling

Shes Gorn.... SOLD - gone to Sydney :cry:

SOLD - gone to Sydney

After many years of faithful (well sometimes reluctant) service the VH has to go. She ain't pretty no more but ain't that bad and is still reliable. She has around 270,000 on the clock and it is a blue motored auto. Remanufactured engine fitted in 1995 and is Flemington Tan with the usual gold...

Crusher?? I have one possibility to check out....otherwise looks like she goes to the crusher :rip: Oops....moved to the correct forum...

Thanks Spot on advice Harvs...belt the old rotors we had to do...rusted on!! A combination of a decent BFH with blows all around the hub and the back of the old rotor eventually persuaded them to move. A little emery paper to lightly clean up the surfaces and a thin smear of copper grease...

Just about to change some front rotors on a VR for after market (Taipan) units....have Gregory's in hand....any traps for young players.?? ;)

Sarky!! Great stories, great info..but why so twitter and bisted??? Most of the words typed into these sort of forums are done in haste or without thinking....not the sort of stuff to get upset over. One thing you didn't mention was the early Commodores with a 4 cylinder and five...

hesitation One thing I have noticed is throttle hesitation....when taking off....just like the throttle cable was slack....might have to investigate.

back ta skoool well you are never too young to learn VeeKay :) mile = 1.6 km gallon = 4.54 litres

Deaf?? Might say that again....Early Powerglides were two speed boxes....so 115 with the right diff ain't impossible :whistling (not a wiff of sarcasm, X2s came out with that box....what else can I say :dance: )

Fuse? Have you checked all your fuses??

After many years of faithful (well sometimes reluctant) service the VH has to go. She ain't pretty no more but ain't that bad and is still reliable. She has around 270,000 on the clock and it is a blue motored auto. Remanufactured engine fitted in 1995 and is Flemington Tan with the usual gold...

Telephone My 2002 VX owners manual shows a harness taped back towards the firewall and in front of the shifter which is labelled Telephone....so hands free installations I'm guessing.

Done Done and messaged back at ya....man this VX is something else, for someone who learned to drive in an FJ....Holdens have come a long way:w00t: ....I still haven't even had a look underneath the thing....feels like a non-independant rear end.....goes and hangs on real good.

A/C Switch I have had a recurrent problem with melting the plastic covers on the A/C switch....the voltage going to the bulb must be too high....prolly caused by a burn't out "dropping" resistor some where in the circuit or the use of too high a wattage bulb for the holder!!!

60 60Ks but don't trust it....10 kms later it will give you a different reading....do not run a fuel injected engine low on fuel anyway :thumbsup:

Fuel Warning Why does the low fuel warning say you have 60 kms to run than 10 kms later warns you you have only 30 kms to go :p

Just started driving a 2002 VX Exec V6 Auto....I think I'm in love :o

Scotty Sorry bout that...and unlike Scotty I do know....its been a long day:thumbsup:

Just bought a VX V6 Auto....why no VX in the thread name:cry: oops just saw the VX in the previous fred!!

French The best adjustment I have heard about is to adjust it right off the inlet manifold and replace it with an ex-Ford downdraft weber :thumbsup:

1984 We bought a near new 1984 Vacationer because a HX Van just ain't suitable for raising and transporting chillun.....around 250,000 kms later she is still running strong.

50-80 I would hope the average alternator is capable of cranking out 50-80 amps....you need that sort of capacity to run all the electricals that people tend to wanna run.

My VH has always idled like a tractor....you go and get it tuned and it smooths out for a short time then it reverts to shaking its head...there is just too much pollution gear to contend with and that inlet manifold ain't the greatest design.

Mpg about 17-20 MPG in normal driving and Ive seen up to 27 MPG on a long trip....the problem is that the Blues etc are so choked down with pollution gear they can't breath up top (higher revs).

Give it time?? With a newly assembled engine it sometimes takes time for the rings to form a good seal and generally to build up some carbon sealing etc....are you sure there is a problem???

Two Speeder Early Powerglides were two speed boxes....so 115 with the right diff ain't impossible :whistling

Dipstick Too true....I notice that most autos are filled way beyond the FULL mark on the dipstick by mechanics....probably because of what you are on about !!