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Skappa's new(er) VX Wagon!
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skappascrap
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I've thought about doing the complete blackout for the interior.
As much as I DO like it, I still like how the beige breaks the colour up a bit
While I'm waiting to get the other bits and pieces before I put the VZ dash in, since the center console plastic trims are a bit scratched up I'm going to try my hand at painting them all piano gloss black
As much as I DO like it, I still like how the beige breaks the colour up a bit
While I'm waiting to get the other bits and pieces before I put the VZ dash in, since the center console plastic trims are a bit scratched up I'm going to try my hand at painting them all piano gloss black
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skappascrap
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Long time no update!!
Finally finished the pillars with Callum, decided to go matte black as I'll be doing the rest of the trims black eventually.
Ooooh, factory finish!
Washed, clayed, polished and waxed my car with what I had in the shed for the first time in the year I've owned the car. (I have only went to car washes up until this point, stupid me).
Roof and front end have seen better days, might fix it one day. Yes, that is after polishing and waxing.
Went back to see Jamie at Loudz Creations to do some more work to my headlights.
The LED's that were in the projector shroud had all died due to heat, so we replaced them with proper Morimoto LED angel eyes that will withstand the heat and will look great for many years.
Masked and prepared for paint.
Quick test out of the box to make sure they work.
Installed.
Angel eyes installed, headlights sealed and installed again, husky approved.
And one more shot, just because.
Oh and now my gas converter is leaking from the breather and inlet line, will have to get that replaced real soon.
Thanks for looking
Finally finished the pillars with Callum, decided to go matte black as I'll be doing the rest of the trims black eventually.
Ooooh, factory finish!
Washed, clayed, polished and waxed my car with what I had in the shed for the first time in the year I've owned the car. (I have only went to car washes up until this point, stupid me).
Roof and front end have seen better days, might fix it one day. Yes, that is after polishing and waxing.
Went back to see Jamie at Loudz Creations to do some more work to my headlights.
The LED's that were in the projector shroud had all died due to heat, so we replaced them with proper Morimoto LED angel eyes that will withstand the heat and will look great for many years.
Masked and prepared for paint.
Quick test out of the box to make sure they work.
Installed.
Angel eyes installed, headlights sealed and installed again, husky approved.
And one more shot, just because.
Oh and now my gas converter is leaking from the breather and inlet line, will have to get that replaced real soon.
Thanks for looking
skappascrap
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We used the Septone texture coat for it, then matte a couple coats of matte black, if the paint goes on too thick you take out the texture coat and it will be the standard paint finish.
skappascrap
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Hey Sleepa, the angel eyes themselves are not HID's, they are made up of a heap of small SMD LED's.
However, in the projectors are 5000k HID's that are pointed in the correct position to not blind people
skappascrap
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Night driving? You mean day time at 9PM
I'll get some pics of the light output soon.
I'll get some pics of the light output soon.
skappascrap
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Lol, never got pictures of night time driving.
Anyway, here's some updates!
Picked up some second hand high end drivers for a price I couldn't refuse. Morel Elate 6's
Went to Callum at AV-DC and he fabricated some pods so they fit behind the stock door trim.
The MDF pods were sealed with a rubberized spray on coating so the MDF does not soak moisture in the future.
With them installed, I still didn't have a sub stage in the car- still! A friend had found a fairly cheap monoblock amplifier which I picked up, old Digital Designs goodness. It's a bit scratched up from previous owners/ idiots who thought it would be a good idea to dig and scratch at what was probably a Cash Converters sticker on there. Doesn't matter though, it will rarely get seen.
Also got a free set of VZ alloy satin silver interior door handles, pays to know the right people
While I was at it, I picked up a WH Statesman cluster a price too good to be true, but it worked so I had it programmed with the car. The gear selector doesn't light up but we have put that down to not having a HIGH BCM in the car.
Finally got a subwoofer and box and installed that. The trophies are from a SQ and SPL competition that was over in Echuca a couple weekends ago and the shiny gold one is from another SQ competition this weekend just gone.
In the midst of all of this, the gas system backfired (full throttle and low on gas, surged and pop goes the weasel).
I checked if I had blown anything up, nope.
About a week after that I could hear some rattling and the throttle wasn't as it used to be, opened up the air box and voila!
Anyway, here's some updates!
Picked up some second hand high end drivers for a price I couldn't refuse. Morel Elate 6's
Went to Callum at AV-DC and he fabricated some pods so they fit behind the stock door trim.
The MDF pods were sealed with a rubberized spray on coating so the MDF does not soak moisture in the future.
With them installed, I still didn't have a sub stage in the car- still! A friend had found a fairly cheap monoblock amplifier which I picked up, old Digital Designs goodness. It's a bit scratched up from previous owners/ idiots who thought it would be a good idea to dig and scratch at what was probably a Cash Converters sticker on there. Doesn't matter though, it will rarely get seen.
Also got a free set of VZ alloy satin silver interior door handles, pays to know the right people
While I was at it, I picked up a WH Statesman cluster a price too good to be true, but it worked so I had it programmed with the car. The gear selector doesn't light up but we have put that down to not having a HIGH BCM in the car.
Finally got a subwoofer and box and installed that. The trophies are from a SQ and SPL competition that was over in Echuca a couple weekends ago and the shiny gold one is from another SQ competition this weekend just gone.
In the midst of all of this, the gas system backfired (full throttle and low on gas, surged and pop goes the weasel).
I checked if I had blown anything up, nope.
About a week after that I could hear some rattling and the throttle wasn't as it used to be, opened up the air box and voila!