Losh's VR Ute build thread

[MrVR263]

Keep chipping away at it losh don't let it get to you. Yes best laid plans always turn to s*** but your still ticking off all the things you want to just not as fast as you wanted I'm tipping. Keep up the good work

 

[losh1971]

Thanks mate, I just need to learn to be patient and not try to rush it through because yeah it takes 5 hrs instead of 20 mins. Rushing costs money because it rarely works out well. Lol

 

[Lex]

For me, however long it takes, is when its finished.

5 minute job, will take me 20 - 100 hours, maybe if l'm lucky. If not, 500 hours. Well, like l said, when its finished. 1000 hours?

I've been making a centre piece for the console dash, 4 months, so far. I keep on breaking it. hahahaha

 

[losh1971]

Been quoted $260 to paint these two. Anyone have any ideas if I can feather this out and have resprayed. So far I have been told both need stripping and repaint. I can get a pair of unpainted ones painted for $180. I have tried to find newly painted ones but they don't exist on Google. I paid $60 for the pair and it will be a shame if I have to throw them in the spares tub. I'm just not sure if there is any cheaper alternative. Bit annoyed I bought them now, since it might be cheaper to just go paint the ones I have from the wagon, providing they work.

I don't think my painting skills are good enough to spray these in 2k and have them looking good.

 

[losh1971]

I have done some testing and hoping someone can help? I am trying to avoid yet another thread created by Losh......

So here it is, the actuator plug has five wires, black/red, black/yellow, brown, brown and black/ground.

Now, I have power with the fob pressed on black/red.

The black/yellow and first brown I have nothing.

But if I ground the brown next to the black I hear a click in the BCM.

So basically I have two cables that are either operated buy another switch or possibly are connected the the slave and are only needed for the other side. I really don't know. This is as far as I can get with what I have to test with.

I'd love some insight if anyone knows and whether I have enough cables functioning to make it worthwhile spending a small fortune on a pair of actuators. I'm not keen to buy actuators if the other cables are not doing there job and will end up in the spare parts tubs never to be fitted.

So in regards to these it looks like the factory actuator are really rare, well on eBay they are anyway. Anyone know what models have the same as 94 VR? I'm going to need to try a wrecker I just won't get a warranty is the only thing.

 

[MrVR263]

I think vs might be the same actuator but if the wiring plug is the same I don't know. Might even be vn to vs are the same. It might be long hours researching.

 

[losh1971]

I think vs might be the same actuator but if the wiring plug is the same I don't know. Might even be vn to vs are the same. It might be long hours researching.

I think most are the same but there was apparently a change in the plug in Series 3 VS. EBay seller's seem to claim VT are the same too.

 

[UTE042_NZ]

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Been quoted $260 to paint these two. Anyone have any ideas if I can feather this out and have resprayed.

I don't think my painting skills are good enough to spray these in 2k and have them looking good.

Personally, if it was me, I'd try to think laterally and consider it an opportunity to learn something new.
Next time I was in town I would go to a car wrap/sign business, show them the mirrors, and ask if they could colour match with some 3M vinyl (& buy 2x to 4x as much as they say is needed) and sell me one of those flexible small plastic scraper things they use. They might give you an old used one for nothing if you approach them at the right time on a Friday arvo. ;-) Off home with a spray bottle for water, a shrink gun (or hair drier) and watch some youtube vids. It's a wrap! Total failure won't do any damage to them and you can have a few goes to get it right. If you're anything like me, you can out-stubborn a challenge even if it takes a few days to do so.

 

[whiskeytango]

If I look on this site once a week It's guaranteed there's 5 new pages on your thread I cannot keep up with it haha.

Painting mirrors is easy as. Think about it, $20 for a rattle can, $20 for clear, $10 for some sand paper and crap. Mask it off, give it a go, if it looks ****, sand it back and respray.

Took me 2 attempts for my first time. Looks really good from a distance. Not perfect but still really good. I'll probably re do them one day but for now I'm content.

Plus no one will notice if you stuff it anyway. Most mirrors are a mess so anything shiny and glossy looks better than most.

 

[Skydrol]

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Is it sold in Down Under?

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