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after charging the battery for 24 hrs and trying to start it, was flat again within seconds, i noticed the security light above the mode button wasnt on at all i put a ford battery in it and the car started up straight away go figure, we originally tried jump starting it with no success , even...

ohh its not my car LOL, the car was able to start and run without the ring, it was driven to my house, you can see 2 silver pieces on each side but no ring i dont think the remote is in sync with the cars BCM as the central locking isnt working via the remote not sure how the battery going dead...

known issues, they silver ring around the key lock is gone, the ignition barrel is dodgy that is doesnt spring back when starting the motor the car had a noisy diff and was actually driven to my house and had taken the diff out and left for 8 weeks, a new diff was put in yesterday we found the...

What would cause the power steering to go heavy, is it more likely to be the pump or the rack, is there way to test to confirm which is the problem

crack in piston or bore??? have you had each cylinder pressure tested

is it worth putting a vx berina on gas with 250,000 km on the clock what is a good system( ie cheap ) to install, and where in melbourne se suburbs has a good rep for installs ive been told v6 are pronned to burning valve seats on lpg is this true thanks

thanks for this, so the curved bits actually are located in the spare wheel well ? the main bar was simple to work out, the second part looks like it bolts onto the angled part of the towbar which has 2 bolt holes and goes up into the body of the car, which at that time are lined up with the...

does anyone have some instructions how to install a vx berlina towbar, 2100kg H R towbar i cant find any info on it, its a secondhand one , with parts im not sure where they go, there is 2 parts, the tow bar and another smaller part and 2 curved parts any help would be great thanks

ive been offered a secondhand stereo for a vx, but they dont have the pin number, from wreckers and they dont know what car its out of can holden fix this for me and for how much

just before xmas got secondhand rear bumper sprayed, now its got cracks in it, the painter reckons they are from stone chips would this be correct, ive never had this problem before, i live on a dirt road he told me that stones hitting the back of the bumper caused the paint chips, all up...

yes it was a vx berlina , had standard springs from factory, i put khrs-125 springs in and got a lift, mind you i believe the original springs had sagged somewhat, i dont have fe2 suspension the berlina with stock wheels , was sitting at 640 mm thats ground to bottom of rear guard, it now sits...

http://svc097.wic026v.server-web.com/catalogue/kings_master_catalogue.pdf this is what i found, hope it helps i just fitted standard not fe2 springs to a sedan , i just used standard king springs which were actually lower than the originals i had in the car, but under the cars weight the king...

whats the best cost affective pads for a vx you see a few different brands out there, are there any to avoid, dont like noisy brakes, generally get bendix, i see r&e auto have stryker are they any good?? if i get new rotors do i have to get them machined ? thanks

want to change the vx berlina series 1 2000 model rear springs how do i tell if it is a fe2 or not, it sits too low at the back and always bottoms out, ive just got some standard height springs, but read somewhere that there are fe2 springs too can i put standard height springs on a fe2 thanks

whats the normal ride height for a vx berlina s1, with a bit of a load she bottoms out, not sure if the springs sag after a while or its had after market lowered springs put in it can you replace the rear boot garnish, just the lights section if so how do you take it off without wrecking the...

will a vy or vz fit into a vx, any work needed to make them fit

want to replace head unit with a normal stereo with aux and usb inputs, anyone got any ideas or pictures of what they have done

car is driving all over the road, especially gravel roads, was bad with standard rims, now it has hsv 17's its really bad, checked tie and balls, seems good, shockers are good, so im thinking its the rack, it is leaking a little oil out of one broken boot

just got my vn done, i took it out and got it done professionally , cost me $100

why do you need to use the foam, why cant you glue straight to the lining, from what ive seen the foam then material doesnt turn out any where as good as a trimmers job, i got quoted 280 to do the job and i pulled it out and got another quote and they said 180 LOL is the best result just to...

thanks levymetal

the first 2 speeds of the fan arent working any ideas whats causing this, also about the gas i ve been told that the vn burn valves, is there gas heads for vn's thanks

is it hard to get at the thermostat?? just the one bolt??

undone a hose to the heater core and ran the car with no water and after a while i started to get water coming out, i believe it may have had a air pocket in the heater core if thats possible, also i noticed while driving the temp never gets off the bottom mark, when im at idle the temp gets to...

any special way to bleed it?

i havnt driven it far but only goes half way when driving, my dad never complained about over heating though, was low in water, if the hose that connects to the water bottle and heater tap had pressure wouldnt it come out of the water bottle?

i seen that, it runs from motor to t piece one that goes into car, the other under guard, there is vacuum to that line, where does it go from the guard, how do i trace it back to heater tap thanks guys

heater rod is ok, the vacuum line runs inside the car, not sure where it goes from there, has no vacuum at all yea it has a screw down cap, i actually put a cable tie on it and ran for a while till the temp got to half and the hoses werent hot, could easily hold them, the one that runs to the...

My dads heater isnt working, so t checked the heater tap, and its not working , inside is on hot and there isnt any vacuum to the tap also there doesnt seem to be any hot water getting to the tap , its a 4 hose tap The top hose point goes to a metal pipe on the motor and goes to the front of...

anyone tell me what wheels will fit the vn, and what it would cost to get converted to gas thanks

just wondering if its a good its a good idea to put gas on a motor thats done 280 000, and what rims will fit it, are all vn to vt the same and up to vl are different?? thanks

thanks for the replies, ive heard that the v6 didnt convert well to gas or it wrecks the motors, you dont see many vn on gas at all whats a fuel sender unit worth in the tank, found out this one isnt working

i just got my dads vn 5 speed, couple questions, its reasonable straight with good paint and interior whats it worth if i sell it, its all standard with 280 k third set of brake pads since new and can you put the vn on gas ??? thanks

Hi, i have a vh commodore, that has stuffed shockers, could someone tell me the best way to remove them thanks