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good write up, very helpful. picked up the gear off ebay for $11. Odometer and trip meter both stopped working about 6mnths ago. Didnt worry me but then the fuel guage stopped working also and need at least one of them :/ ....got to the gear and only one cog was bent :S so much work for...

Yeah man, sounds pretty tough :D Thnks man.

Been a while between updates.... Car is, as of yesterday, sittin on dirty dog 20s. Very happy with them. Had HM stainless steel headers fitted late last year going into twin 2.5" high flow cats, y-piece, single 2.5", sports muffler, and twin tip. All mandrel bent, sounds mean :D Chucked SSSL...

Looks like you got it VRWagz :D Just checked it again, got code 12 twice then started showing code 13 - O2 sensor no signal. Without jacking up the car the 02 sensor feels tight. So what does this mean? Can I still drive it? Might have to give the exhaust joint a ring and see if they'll fix it...

Nah cars not on gas. Update as of today, just came back from a drive of about 2hrs. The light kept coming on and off the whole time, completely at random. And no matter what it will go off if I restart the car. I'm only checking the comp with the paperclip method, how ever accurate that is?

In the last week the check engine light has come on twice, both times I've just been driving along and it's come on. Both times I've pulled over, turned the car off, waited a few seconds before turning it on again and the light hasn't come back on. I did the paperclip thing and got Code 12 -...

yeah mate, was pissin down a few days ago.

Hey all, Noticed a new little annoyance today. The front passenger door doesn't lock or unlock with the central locking. All the other doors work fine. Any ideas what the problem might be or where to start looking? Thnks.

Try and get in with a group training scheme for your apprenticeship. They put you on for the 4yrs and hire you out to plumbers (sparkies or woteva). Sure you might chop n change companies a lot, but your always guaranteed a job/pay for the 4yrs. I'm almost into my 4th year of plumbing in the...

pm sent about exhaust

insurance put the other guy at fault. thanks :)

So was that 2.5"?? If so, I'll see how much I have after the bills and get back to ya ;)

Is the V8 redback exhaust for IRS or live axle? What size is it? Also would it fit VR? Just I've heard VR and VS 5.0L zorst could be different fit. Cheers mate.

Thanks for the comments guys. Been a bit slack on this thread. But I have a major update. She IS BACK! And looking better then ever! Picked her up this arvo (great weather for it :( ) Couple things. Will have to replace the drivers side grill insert myself as it was not damaged...

Sux man. Mine's being assessed atm, not as much damage as that but the repair quote is $7.5k Luckily the other guy is insured, just hoping they don't write it off atm. What did ya hit btw?

As said, should say BT1 on the compliance plate, and the speedo should be marked in 2km increments. Also there will be a little slot above the speedo inside the cluster where an extra light is so they can see the speedo at night with no lights on. They will usually have all the SS options, LSD...

Went into the panel shop today to see how things are goin. They've finished their quote and faxed it to the insurance company. $7,500!!! After the insurers get it, they'll send out an assesor then they'll get their independant panel shop to have a look before deciding wether to repair it or...

Pedders sports ryder coils, red. And monroe shortened shocks. I think it sits perfect, not low enough to get dicked, but not a 4wd either :)

Hey matt, bootlid was $50 from Jolly Rogers in dandenong. Last I went there they had heaps. Eh crazywog, the claim was filed today and goes into smash repair's tommorow for quote on fixing etc. Accidents ****ing suck, esspecially when it's not your fault. Oh, and it's John btw :)

Bloke doin a right hand turn pulled out through 2 lanes of slow traffic without looking, I was movin up the inside lane at about 40km/hr. By the time I saw him, it was too late. Smacked str8 into him just after hitting the brakes. My poor baby :( Radiator punctured and leaked coolant...

Well, I got my mechanic to check it out. It was a complete dud! The engine mounts were worn down to nothing, the rear main seal was leaking, the power steering was pissing out fluid. The radiator was leaking, the transmission was on the way out etc. etc. I'd picked up on the oil leak (thought it...

That pic is a bit deceptive, it's actually more a dark purple colour. They call it 'charcoal'.

Could you guys maybe gimme the details for a VS with less kays, good paint, no rust, preferably with dual fuel, clean interior RWC and 12mth reg fro less then $5k in the Victoria eastern and/or metro area. Or at least an idea of where to look? Instead of just telling me I'm getting ripped off...

I know it's been done, but I wanted to have a go aswell :)

Not 100%, but my guess was it is something to do with the factory dual fuel.

lol, I seen a VT clubby mock with every model commodores V8 badge down the side under the indicators, and the 'Clubsport' badge on the bonnet where the lion should be. I used to see it alot but haven't seen it for a few months now.

I know it's a bit high on the k's. I bought my VR at 220 2yrs ago, it's just turned over 260,000 and apart from the tranny being a bit rough it hasn't let me down yet but I use it everyday for work. The lowest k's I found was 150*** and full of rust. The nxt lowest was 180 and they just went up...

Thanks for the input. We looked around for a car with lower k's but as you said, they shoot up in price and the budget is $5,000. The avge seemed to be between 190 and 290,000. He doesn't do a lot of long trips, mainly home to the shops and back. I'll see about getting an independant to check...

VS V6 acclaim. 220,000km's, power windows, power steer, cruise control, abs, dual airbags, factory fit duel fuel. No rust anywhere. It's got all the factory books, including service history upto the warranty 5yr service. Comes with RWC and 12mths rego. The guy is asking $6,000 for it, we got him...

Well we went n had a look at it, dealership seem'd dodgy as ****. The whole roof lining was falling off, had a big dent in the side and the battery terminals were full of corrosion. On the way back though we saw another VS V6, auto, 150,***kms, paint was cracking on the bonnet, engine was...

Yeah, it's just an exec. Found another, but auto with around the same k's etc. Private sale was asking $3k without roady, and another also same kay's condition but auto with rwc asking $5k. So you guys wreckon this is reasonable if we can cut a few hundy off the price? Here's teh ad, so ya can...

that's where I seen this one, but it's still a dealer. Also he'd prefer the manual.

Hey everyone, My dad's car got written off last week (someone t-boned him). They're insurance paid out $4.2k and my bro is gnna lend some money. He's looking at a Holden Wagon. Anyway, we found 1 online. Haven't seen it yet. But it's a 96 VS V6, 5spd manual with 182,*** on the clock. It's...

Cheers man that'd be kool. I think the last one's you mentioned, I've already replaced with nolathane.

The very last 3sec or so, that injector noise, but much much louder. That's what it does on cold starts, then goes away after like 5min.

Here is a vid. This is after running her this morning, then she sat for about 3hrs before I started her again and took this vid.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPRRRAQLkFg

Badge removed, windows tinted.

i thought it would have been tappets, but my mechanic said it's the injectors ticking, as i asked him abvout it whilst we were looking at the motor, he said it's nothing to worry about. But I don't understand why it's louder on every start up, but when it runs a couple mins it goes quiet. You...

This ok? :) with the colour coded walls... although they are hard too see.

It's definitely hanging down on the right side...... but anyway, not here to start **** :p