Updating the VF to 2020

[Poor old Dad]

She may be.

... a he?

 

[426Cuda]

Remote window operation. The hardware, at least for the front windows, is already there.
Electrochromatic mirrors.
HID headlights and static cornering lamps.
External boot release.
Cooled seats.
Factory DRLs that dim at night.

Remote windows are only a(edit) ~$30 dongle away. I have it. Works great.

 

[Anthony121]

Yes, Holden have done some incredibly stupid things when it comes to cost cutting and decontenting.
Redlines should have been on par with Calais V for features/electrics no ifs or buts. The cost saving of deleting these features would have been negligible at best, yet all they have achieved is pissing off some of their most loyal customers.

One of the stupidest things they ever did was deleting the glovebox light in the VE. I bought a new VE Calais (non V) in 2010 and it didn't even come with a glovebox light.... yet even a cheap and nasty shitheap like a Hyundai Getz still managed to have one. Go figure.
Now it may seem extremely minor, but I did have a few instances where I had to look for something in the glovebox in the dark and had to resort to using the light on my phone. Very frustrating for a car I paid almost 40k for.
They were hell bent on keeping the bean counters happy, but they failed to realise the damage they were doing to the brand by souring people's perception of the product.

I actually placed a glove box light back in my MY09 VE Calais. The console light disappeared too but there was a new mold made and it did not have the cutouts for the lamp and switch.

As for the electric seat on the passenegr side, you would only need to add a power cable to the seat. I'm not sure if he plug has the same wiring positions in the plugs but you would think they would.

 

[AAAC]

Remote cwindows are only a ~$10 dongle away. I have it. Works great.

Cuda, I tried a couple of cheap dongles. The irritating problem was that they made the indicators flash ten times whenever a door was opened. Do you have one that avoids this?

 

[mpower]

there are a lot of features people are asking for that exist in trim levels other than the one they bought.

buy the trim level you want don't expect it at every level.

 

[426Cuda]

Cuda, I tried a couple of cheap dongles. The irritating problem was that they made the indicators flash ten times whenever a door was opened. Do you have one that avoids this?

Yeah, no such issues with mine. I'll post a pic later.

 

[3rspecB]

Cuda, I tried a couple of cheap dongles. The irritating problem was that they made the indicators flash ten times whenever a door was opened. Do you have one that avoids this?

The one from ALC does the same

 

[426Cuda]

Yeah, no such issues with mine. I'll post a pic later.

I hope this helps. I'll see if I can find the seller on eBay.

Either they've gone up, or my memory is getting worse! Still, not expensive and my two of these work flawlessly.
Edit
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Auto-Ca...023086&hash=item19dfd09ddb:g:tCsAAOSwY~VZcIg-

 

[AAAC]

I hope this helps. I'll see if I can find the seller on eBay.
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Either they've gone up, or my memory is getting worse! Still, not expensive and my two of these work flawlessly.
Edit
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Auto-Ca...023086&hash=item19dfd09ddb:g:tCsAAOSwY~VZcIg-

Excellent. One is on its way, although probably will be delayed by Corvid-19. Thanks Cuda!

 

[mpower]

I hope this helps. I'll see if I can find the seller on eBay.
View attachment 209664
Either they've gone up, or my memory is getting worse! Still, not expensive and my two of these work flawlessly.
Edit
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Auto-Ca...023086&hash=item19dfd09ddb:g:tCsAAOSwY~VZcIg-

how do these interact with the remote start feature?