Introduction - 1984 VK Calais

[Project_87]

i'd have to check as I'm at work and I don't drive it here haha. Got a brand new grille in the mail today ready for paint

 

[Sandman]

No idea what its called but I've certainly seen this colour on other cars before too, so I'd say its stock.

 

[Hoska91]

It's a factory colour, my calais was the same.

can't remember the colour though i think it was something copper

 

[corhijasna]

this page should help you out with your colours and everything in between I hope-lol

Unique Cars And Parts - Buy And Sell Your Classic Car or Parts For Free

 

[corhijasna]

this one should help too

VB to VK Production Option Codes - Holdenpaedia

 

[Project_87]

Thankyou mate that's a good page to keep handy. I ended up going to autobarn to get the paint mixed as per my paint code. It's called 'Corniche'. So I primed and sprayed the new bar, stuck a holden badge in the bottom right hand corner (like stock) and blasted it with a can of clear. Came up good however as it's fresh paint compared to a 30 y/o bonnet it will naturally have to fade somewhat to match perfectly. I'll have to get some pics tonight.

 

[corhijasna]

no probs-happy to help out,maybe the original paint needs a cut and polish or something

to find the pages all I did was type vk commy colours into a serch engine and a heap of pages came up

 

[Project_87]

Some recent pics: Just washed, thought I'd have a drive before it started to rain again..anyway you can see the grille came up okay.
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In this photo, I've attached the RACV badge ari suggested. I tried it on the front but it didn't look right. Some people might like it, I think it looks okay. It comes off easy with no marks so yeah
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Both of the cars just cleaned and detailed. I removed the black coloured plates from the Telstar after this...going to get green ones like the VK.
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Thanks for looking
Dean

 

[Reaper]

Fix the grille & get rid of the RACV badge - looks out of place. Beyond that - looks great!

 

[Project_87]

Yeah it comes off easily. Do you mean the colour or how it sits?