James' VR Statesman

[James909]

Name: James

Model: VR Statesman 1994

Colour: White over grey

Bodykit: Standard

Engine Type: Buick 3.8L V6

Engine Mods: Cold air intake.

Gearbox: Auto, Stock

Brakes: Stock.

Power: Untested.

Suspension: Stock, Need to change soon.

Wheel/Tyres: VS Caprice rims.

Interior: VR Caprice interior

Stereo: Stock.

Other Mods:
-Garnish Statesman Series 2/3 with tail light.
-Change to VS Statesman/Caprice badge.
-Clear side indicators
- VR Caprice Leather seats
- Caprice grille.
- Clear front indicators.
- VR Caprice leather console
- Electric seat
- Caprice roof


Future mods:

Interior:
- VR Caprice console and woodgrain on the dash - DONE.
- Add fog switch in dash - DONE
- Lower

Exterior:
- Re-paint whole body.
- Caprice rims - Done!
- Sunroof - Maybe....not sure.

Engine:
Stock for now.

BEFORE
Photo:
How first I got it,

NOW

 

[iChris]

looking good. I've always been a fan of the VR-VS statesman hence why I got one too.

looks just like my VR when I got it so a good start.

I did what you are talking about, I changed the look of mine to make it look "newer". the easiest way to do this is to get yourself a series 3 boot garnish and matching lights, but the garnishs tend to be hard to find in good nick and not cheap either. I paid $700 for a new second hand garnish (the bit between the lights on the bootlid) and another $250 for a new set of lights. the newer style looks the same, but with chrome trimming arownd the outside and "statesman" written along the middle.

clear side and front indicators also set it off well and make it look tidier. I also decided to remove the pinstripes from mine too and add some chrome exhaust tips. My statesman also came with extra dark tint on the sides and opera windows and it looks gangsta as, the contrast from the white to the dark windows is rather pleasing.

less is always more with statesmans, they are solid looking long cars with straight lines and are supposed to be appreciated as such.

check out my thread, it's full of pictures of my VR. it's even the same colour as yours!

 

[VS_Pete]

Nice pickup mate very clean and tidy.

 

[Jarrid]

same with ichris i love my statesman i have a vs series 3 which came with the newer garnish but there much tider

 

[James909]

looking good. I've always been a fan of the VR-VS statesman hence why I got one too.

looks just like my VR when I got it so a good start.

I did what you are talking about, I changed the look of mine to make it look "newer". the easiest way to do this is to get yourself a series 3 boot garnish and matching lights, but the garnishs tend to be hard to find in good nick and not cheap either. I paid $700 for a new second hand garnish (the bit between the lights on the bootlid) and another $250 for a new set of lights. the newer style looks the same, but with chrome trimming arownd the outside and "statesman" written along the middle.

clear side and front indicators also set it off well and make it look tidier. I also decided to remove the pinstripes from mine too and add some chrome exhaust tips. My statesman also came with extra dark tint on the sides and opera windows and it looks gangsta as, the contrast from the white to the dark windows is rather pleasing.

less is always more with statesmans, they are solid looking long cars with straight lines and are supposed to be appreciated as such.

check out my thread, it's full of pictures of my VR. it's even the same colour as yours!

Hi iChris, Yeah that what I would like to do, I gotta try look for wreck car shop see if it really nice and no damged and might get it and yeah the light and um, you know front bonnent I want a new logo holden instead of old holden but I not mind to removed old holden logo for now, how do you removed it and also "STATESMAN by Holden" on back boot?

And indictors I want white colour instead of orange...But i need change light or?

I already check out your thread, your car is same as my car very nice and I like your new wheel it look awsome and look like 1997 =]

cheers

 

[James909]

Nice pickup mate very clean and tidy.

thanks mate, I got this car last month already love it

 

[James909]

same with ichris i love my statesman i have a vs series 3 which came with the newer garnish but there much tider

Nice, Do you like driving it?

 

[iChris]

to de-badge it, just search the forum, there are heaps of threads about how to do it.

I removed the "STATESMAN by holden" badge from the bottom right of my bootlid too. as for the new garnish and lights, ebay is your friend. for a part like that the wreckers will charge your first born. the one you want is the series 3, and the matching series 3 lights. you need to make sure you have a working remote boot release as the newer garnish doesn't have a keyhole. you simply just remove the key barrel from the inside of the lid and the little arm that connects to the adulator, it's a 2 second job and just all pops out.

because they are coloured indicators the bulbs will be clear, so for clear indicators you'll need amber bulbs. I paid $120 from memory for the front lamps and I just nicked the side indicators off my VS commodore.

have you got any pics of the interior?

 

[Jarrid]

Yeah love to jump in my statesman when I can I'm a painter so drive my work rig everywhere but when I get in my statesman it's just so smooth

 

[James909]

Thank you, I will look up ebay,

Yep but I will gotta take time slow to improve but I want clean and take stuff out and clean and look tidy too.

anyway here picture inside car