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    Sunroof

    Guess it depends on your negotiating skills. My roof cost me $2200 from the dealer when I bought my SSV. If you were to get it done aftermarket via the dealer though I suspect it would be more. IMO the easiest way is to go the local Hollandia sunroof installer, cos odds on that who the...
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    Usb in ssv headunit

    I don't have the Berlina anymore so it's not an issue. but the aux in on it was unusable. There's a difference between "reasonable audio quality" and "making your ears bleed" and it was always option 2 with that thing. The MP3 CDs were fine.
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    Usb in ssv headunit

    Does the SSV not have the upgraded stereo in the series 1? My 2007 Berlina had the level 2 deck (I think) and this could take 6 MP3 cds - giving a FAR better result than the atrocious and frankly unlistenable auxillary jack on the front of the stereo. Surely the SSV has at least the level 2...
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    Replaced Series II SV6 Cluster with Calais Cluster

    My MY12 SS-V has 280 as well I think.
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    Replaced Series II SV6 Cluster with Calais Cluster

    Clearly not all dealers have the same info. I just rang Booran in Dandenong and was told that it's not possible to change the screen colour. Quoted $180 for programming and install of the new dash though.
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    VE SSV - snow chains ARE OK on stock 19" wheels :-)

    OK so the consensus in the past (including from myself) has been that snow chains can't be used on stock 19" rims on an SSV. Thankfully, I've just returned from Mt Hotham and I can report that's completely incorrect. I had no problems and no rim damage from 12mm RUD Classic chains on my SSV...
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    Upgrading VE Stock Speakers - How To

    Thanks for that. I'm planning on dynamatting the doors and the boot as I change the speakers over. I know SFA about car audio though - my experience is limited to swapping out the speakers in my VS and doing the odd head unit install. If I was to do the dynamat, would the replacement woofers...
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    Upgrading VE Stock Speakers - How To

    Any idea if these would be worthwhile replacements for the subs in the parcel shelf? Polk Audio MM840DVC 8 Mobile Monitor Subwoofer - $179.00 or these ones http://www.elite-electronics.com.au/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=79_123_124&products_id=1413
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    Ve ssv snow chain help

    Autosocks are not legal in Australia...not recognised by Vicroads or the NSW RTA as alternatives to chains. If you have to carry chains then they actually have to be chains - autosocks will see you either not admitted to the resort, or fined for not having chains if you do get in. Thule...
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    Phone holders

    +1 for ClicOn. Pricey but great.
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    VE Mufflers

    OK...there's me assuming that the pipe lengths would be the same for aftermarket and factory ones even though the muffler itself could be a different size...I had aftermarket mufflers installed, not factory ones.
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    VE Mufflers

    I'm pretty sure they're different. I had my SS-V mufflers changed as soon as I bought the car, and the exhaust shop had to delay me a few days because wagon mufflers were delivered instead of sedan ones. I didn't see them, but if the exhaust pros are saying that they're different then I'm...
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    Plug and play hid kit for ve

    They're the ones I've got. and they're great. Was driving through country Vic last weekend and the amount of light they pump out is amazing. Disagree with StoneX though, I really like the colour of the lights.
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    Replaced Series II SV6 Cluster with Calais Cluster

    I've got an MY12 SS-V and I'm thinking about putting the Calais cluster in. Was that $400 including installation of the cluster by Holden?
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    VE SS kit on VE Omega Wagon

    I'm curious...would it not have been cheaper and easier to just buy an SV6 sportswagon or something instead? Gives you almost all the external look of an SS without having to replace half the car. Plus better equipment.
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    IQ System New Software fixes 21 IQ Issues.

    I had the update done on Thursday. I had been getting 1, 6, 13, 14 and 17, amongst other issues. Since the update I have experienced 13, 14 and 17. It hasn't fixed anything.
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    series 2 ssv IQ system problems

    I've got the same car - picked mine up just over 2 weeks ago (see my other thread regarding the issues I've had so far). Apparently a new IQ update came out this week, so mine's getting updated tomorrow. Fingers crossed that it solves the problems.
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    Camaro Brembo brake upgrade on VE SS

    As much as I recognise that I'm asking the question in a forum, I don't know that forum posts are an authority on whether it'll work or not. The reason I ask is because Holden and HSV send their cars to Sweden (and pay millions) to get the ESP calibrated correctly based on the brake packages...
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    Camaro Brembo brake upgrade on VE SS

    How do people get ESP reprogrammed to take into account the brake upgrades?
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    Brand new SS-V - IQ system buggered - how patient should I be?

    So I have an SS-V that I've had for under two weeks now. In that time (starting from about an hour after I picked it up): - big problems with pairing the iPhone - iPhone won't charge - iPhone not recognised by IQ system - music streams for about a minute then cuts out - couldn't turn...
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    COMPLETE iPod Intergation into VE Commodores

    Ditto when it works for the Berlina. Should be the same time...
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    berlina head unit upgrade

    I asked this same question when I got my Berlina last year. Answer was that the head unit in the Berlina doesn't have the video capability required for the Calais screen to work, so no, it won't work. Pretty sure the Berlina unit is the Level 2 head unit and the Calais and SS-V have the Level...
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    Extended Warranty

    It depends which warranty you get. The Extra Cover warranty covers only a thousand or 1500, but the premium cover is basically an extension of the new car warranty and covers everything that's covered on a new car. I took it when I bought my 2007 Berlina 3 months ago, and considering that...
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    Replacing the VE "head unit"

    The Berlina has dual zone as well. As far as I'm aware, the only difference in the head units and HVAC between the Calais and Berlina is that the Calais has a colour screen and the Berlina has a green mono screen. The dash is the same with 3 displays and the climate control is dual zone in...
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    Replacing the VE "head unit"

    Just had a thought earlier, and I'm sure it's been covered before...if I was to buy a VE Calais head unit to put into my VE Berlina, and I also bought the HVAC unit from the same car to go with it, there'd be no need to have No Limits reprogram anything would there? It would then be a straight...
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    New Family Member, VE Berlina, Need Your Help?!

    My Berlina has a build date of March 2007, and it's got the silver strip rather than the woodgrain. From memory the original VEs had the woodgrain but those manufactured from 2007 onwards went silver. I'm not 100% but compliance date on my car is (I think) about July 2007...maybe your "Feb...
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    Sunroof for VE Ute

    I couldn't quite tell from the pics...do you lose the sunglasses holder when the sunroof goes in? More asking for a sedan install rather than a ute, if it makes a difference. Anyone know?
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    Ve workshop manual

    I don't know if it's going to be free or not, but I suspect it's going to be a one-time nominal fee for access if it's not free. It'll stay online (ie no CD version) because then everyone has the most up-to-date version. The story I was told had a strong hint that it is going to be free...
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    Can A Ve Radio Play Mp3

    Fair enough. I assume you're going to be mounting the iPhone in landscape orientation? Otherwise, how's the image going to be on the headunit if you have it mounted in portrait?
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    Can A Ve Radio Play Mp3

    Why not just use something like this? No mod required, gives you a neat remote to clip to the wheel and works a treat. Kensington LiquidAUX for iPhone and iPod - Apple Store (Australia)
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    Can A Ve Radio Play Mp3

    Check out HoldMyPhone.com.au for the ClicOn mounts. You can have the phone mount to the dash, the console or at an angle next to the stereo, without drilling any holes or suction cups or anything **** like that. A little bit on the pricey side but a neat solution.
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    Ve workshop manual

    Holden are apparently going to make an online service manual available to the general public, but they're dragging their feet on it at the moment. It exists, it's just not out in the world yet. No ETA unfortunately, although I heard rumours of "by Christmas".
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    VE Screen headunit

    Here's hoping that the proper iPod connection from No Limits or turbocorty (I think they're different???) will be on the market soon.
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    Replacing the VE "head unit"

    Easiest solution - go to a wrecker or eBay and get a Berlina, Calais or SS unit. You then need to have someone like No Limit Electronics (Melbourne based, dunno who does it in Sydney) recode the unit to work with your HVAC unit. At that point as far as I know it's a straight swap of the...
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    VE Berlina - thinking of changing transmission

    OK...so given that that's true, is it as simple as swapping the trannies over? Or is there also some recoding/reprogramming required?
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    VE Berlina - thinking of changing transmission

    Because at this point I don't have the cash for a Calais. I'm not actually looking at changing the transmission any time soon, just wondering whether its possible or not.
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    VE Berlina - thinking of changing transmission

    Not something that I have any immediate plans to do, but does anyone know if it would be possible to put the 5 speed auto from a Calais in as a replacement for the 4 speed in a Berlina? Or is the transmission also coded to the BCM and thus prevented from operating in a different level car?
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    SV6 Upgraded headunit and stero system.

    I've been told that the level of stereo is coded to the level of car, ie so that a Calais head unit won't go into a Berlina. What you guys have done here seems to indicate that's not right. Did you have to get anything recoded or did the headunit just work?
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    VE Calais headunit into VE Berlina

    OK, as no one seems to know...further enquiries reveal that the different level units are coded to each model, and have to relate to the BCM in that particular model. So a VE Calais head unit won't work in a Berlina unfortunately.
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    VE Calais headunit into VE Berlina

    Apologies if this has been asked before...I've just bought a VE Berlina, and I want to upgrade to the colour screen of the Calais or HSV models. Is this possible? Preferably without too much modification - I'm hoping it's a case of removing the old unit and sliding the new unit in. Anyone...
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