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Hi mate! No low trac light but it does have a 16" spare on it at the moment on the rear and the other 3 wheels are all 19"! You think once the other 19" goes on it will be all ok?

Hey everyone! My 2001 VX Acclaim has just started hesitating during driving with the traction on. When I turn it off its fine and drives as normal. No light showing on the dash. I can hear the relay buzzing behind the dash as it is hesitating with traction control on as well. Any ideas as to...

Hey everyone! I'm chasing a set of genuine SS floor mats for my VY SS wagon, preferably new if possible. Does anyone know where I could source some? eBay doesn't have any that I can see. Are the sedans and wagon ones the same? Will be looking for the ones with red stitching also! Thanks for the...

Hey Guys. On the VX Clubsport Dash in the 3 Display screens below the speedo my Clubsport has Overspeed-Distance to Empty- Instant Fuel Economy and I am trying to change it to a different configuration. I have tried pressing the mode button and arrows up and down but nothing Is changing it...

Yeah it does! But it's faster and happens basically On any road surface! It's driving me nuts What should I do to stop it? Cheers for the fast help

Hey guys I've just bought myself a VX clubsport And it has developed an annoying rattle! I have replaced the sway bar link pins and Bushes and replaced the rotors too but ever Since driving on a gravel road I've now Noticed this tin can sounding rattle from the Front somewhere! It's...

Is there anyway of checking its working? I thought that someone else may have had the same issue as me. I have rotated the throttle body so I can close my bonnet with the OTR because I went to a larger snout pulley to lower the boost but It was running fine 6 months after I had done that Please...

Hey guys just wondering what kind of wheels People would recommend for my black 2007 VE SSV ute? Must fit the HSV 4 Pot brakes! Cheers guys! :D

Hey guys, I have a 2007 VE SSV ute that For the last couple of weeks has been idling High! Between 1400-1800 rpm once it's warmed Up. It's supercharged with a cam etc. I've had the tune reflashed into it and still No fix. What could be causing this? Any help would be greatly...

Hey guys, just about to change the oil In my diff. Can't seem to find how much they Hold? The gearbox is 3.5litres but does anyone Know how much the diff holds? Cheers in advance :)

Would it be possible for my no name cheap Looking belt I have on it now to have shrunk If its been rubbing on the collar on the Supercharger snout pulley? Because I swear I had room up my sleeve On the auto tensioner and now I've got none And not even enough movement to rotate It to get off the...

Thanks mate ill give them a call tomorrow! Hopefully I can get a longer belt!

The reason for downsizing is because My tuner has told me to drop the boost of the Blower which was 16.5 psi with a 75mm I now have a 85mm pulley on. The belt I have used is a 8pk2465 and its only just Long enough to make it onto the engine It's at the point where my tensioner has no Movement...

Hey guys I've got a 2007 VE ss ute with a Harrop supercharger It's got a 10% overdriven harmonic balancer. All pulleys are 8pk! I am looking at changing the 10% over driven Pulley to a standard size balancer in the 8pk Would the stock balancer be smaller in diameter And if so by how much...

Hey everyone! I have myself a VE SSV Ute fitted with a Harrop Supercharger, just wondering if anyone else does too so I can get a little bit of advice, Its fitted with an 8pk belt system with wider pulleys and I get a fair bit of belt slip on the front under load and higher rpm The...

Hey Guys Im trying to remove my Chev Grill from my ute to replace with a Holden One! Ive popped out the two clips and removed the two 10mm bolts at the top now leaving the clips under the grille Ive tried pulling the grille and playing around with it but I can seem to get it to let go from...

Hey guys I've just bought myself a VE ss ute with a Harrop supercharger fitted, I'm having trouble with my Serpentine belt slipping in the higher rpm, is there An aftermarket manual belt tensioner I can buy or Fit a toothed belt system on the front of the motor to Rectify this problem...

Hey Guys, how does the yellow clip from the air bag come off? do you get a screw driver underneath in and it lifts completely out of the air bag or does it unclip? Dont wanna wreck the yellow clip thats all.... cheers! ;)

ls1 tiga do you have a colour code for the charocal? or did you just mix it up as close as you could? Cheers

Hey Everyone, does anybody know what the colour code for the Thunder Charcoal wheels is? or know where I could source it? In desperate need of it! Any help would be greatly appreciated, Cheers

Hey Everyone, I want to paint my VE SSV Wheels in the Thunder Charcoal. Does anyone know the Colour code of these wheels or how id go about getting the same colour? Any Feedback would be great! Cheers ;)

Hi everyone, Im in the market for a VE SSV Ute, and im just after some expert advice What year model should I go for? there is alot ranging from the 2007 up to the 2010 Basically Im just wating to know the good and bad points with each year and if its better value to buy a certain year...

Hey everyone, just wondering what the best oil is to use for the Ls1 in my VY SS Ute Ive used a high quality fully synthetic Fuchs 10w40 in my ute and the lifters appear to be slightly noisier than normal once warmed up, anyone know what kind of oil I should buy to make them a little...

Hey everyone, just wondering what it would cost for a 2008 Sv6 engine for a 2008 Sv6 ute with a 6 speed manual transmission Will an automatic engine bolt up fine? what would it cost me for an engine and where would be the best place to purchase? Is there anything else I need to know before...

Hi all, Im trying to replace my mast and cord on my vy ute elec aerial, I cant seem to remove the old mast from the aerial base as I believe it says to remove on the walk through It pulls up and then stops and no matter how hard im pulling it wont budge The black bush I have tried my best...

Cheers boys! Brake light switch it was, the pedal was out of adjustment that was it! Cheers

Hey Everyone, the brake lights have recently stopped working in my mums vt wagon, absolute no go what so ever the fuse under the steering wheel is fine but I dont know what else to check, all the globes appear fine but im fairly sure something is up because they have all of a sudden cease to...

Hey mate, what might your best cash dollar be? just to double check the wagon does have 308km? Any spares come with it? Cheers

Hey mate, any chance you could send some pics my way, cheers

Sorry for the stupid question but what is an otrcai? whats the best way about tuning the LS1s? Cheers

Hey everyone, Ive recently purchased a VY SS Ute, Its virtually stock apart from a XForce catback exhaust, SS induction kit, Big mouth air intake, super pro brush kit and lowered king springs, whats a few easy things to do or buy for these things to get them up and running better?, new to v8s...

Hey all, the CD player in my ute will not load CDs it says CD ERROR MECH, in the handbook it says to take it to Holden but im hoping someone has an idea that may help me, it will not accept any CDs and says that its empty, im unsure if it has a CD stuck in it Ive tried pulling out the 2 CD...

Yeah I have reused the old shims on the new Bendix pads but still have the same noise, the only thing I can think of to do is replace the front rotors? but they dont even have a lip, and I suppose I could stand on em a few times to see if that helps?

Hey guys Ive just bought myself a VY SS Ute and its managed to generate this annoying brake squeal, the rear slotted rotors and pads are fine and ive replaced the front pads with Bendix General CT and ive even used the special goo thats meant to prevent vibration/noise, and roughed up the front...

$1500? wow thats dear, is that just for the bearings? how come there so expensive?

Hey all, just looking at buying a VU SS Ute and have stumbled among one with a "noisy 3rd and 4th gear" is there much involved in fixing this? is it expensive? and whats the best option, 190,000kms on the car Cheers =)

Hey everyone, im just about to puchase a VU SS Ute, what are the differences between the I and II? Just wondering if the Series I has problems like some people say and by the Series II they are all ironed out? Or should I stay clear of the Series Is? Any feedback would be appreciated, Thanks

Still for sale? :D

Yeah cheers, im a mechanic by trade so il be sure to check out all the obvious things, hoping to find one for 10gs Whats everyones opinion on the autos and manual, are the auto's that bad? being an 8?

Yeah thanks, as you say they are getting older now, Ive seen a couple on carsales for the 10g mark which is what id be looking at for something 10 years old