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I'm now currently the laughing stock of my friends & family ATM anyways this is what happened . . . I was cleaning the windows on my car and decided to lock the doors (as i sometimes do) to make it easier to clean them anyways went over to my VL to get some CD's and the wind blew the door shut...

Hi guys Does anyone know how to readjust a door hinge on a VL ? The front driverside door on my crap box has dropped and it's getting harder to open :( , so in order to fix it i need to readjust the hinge but i dunno how , can anyone help ?

Hi every one How hard is it to replace the bottom front oil seal on a VL ? I've removed the harmonic ballancer,timming belt . . . ect . . . ect but i'm kinda clueless on the procedure of removing the bottom timming gear and oil seal , can anyone help me please ? Cheers

Ok heres my new project car . It had spent the last 3 years sitting in my dads shed collecting dust and he wanted it gone so i gave him $200 for it , put a battery in, slapped some wheels on and drove it home (after i got a permit to do so) . It looks pretty rough at the moment and has some...

Ok i'm about to get new tyres for my VL (235/40/17) and i want to know what tyres would you guys/girls reconmend and what sort of milage have u gotten from them if you could recomend reasonable tire for under $180 would be good . Has anyone tried NITROGEN INFLATION and is it worth the extra cost...

Hi guys. . . Does any one know where is the best place to buy some new A/C seals and hoses to replace the old and crusty ones on my VL . cheers

Hi guy's Ok can anyone here tell me what phisical differences are between say a VS and a VY engine , like engine mounts , plenums and are the engine mount's , gearboxs interchangable between the two engines . . . ect. . . ect i'm thinking about putting a V6 ecotech motor out of a VY in...

Hi everyone I have a friend who's looking at buying a reconditioned stage 3 yella terra head off a red 202 engine to put on his blue 202 (3.3 ltr) VK engine (i think ?) and he seems pretty sure it'l be a strait swap but some how i'm not sure they are a strait swap , so can anyone confirm...

Ok yesterday afternoon i took my VZ for a drive (it only gets driven like one or twice a week) and on the way home we stopped by the pub to get a carton , got back in the car to go home and it wouldn't start :cry: . I've changed the battery & checked the fuses but it still won't start , can...

I've been looking at some speakers for my VL and come across a set of Rockford Fosgate component speakers and wanted to know what you guy's think of them . . . ? I'd like to go all ALPINE as i already have a ALPINE head unit but the alpine speakers that i want are a little out of my price...

Hi every one Ok today i put it apon myself to comvert my VL from manual to power steering :dance: . I got the new rack , pump & the new hose's instaled so anyways i started the car to bleed the lines but the stearing is as hard as fcuk , it did suck down some fluid & push some air out but...

Hi everyone Ok then here is the problem . Yesterday I bought new oil,filters,plugs and plug leads for my VL and gave it general service and now it's running like a peice of crap and blowin BLACK smoke lol wich the car has neva done since i've had it and i'm thinking that it might be either...

hi everyone Ok i have a problem With the rack and pinion in my VL . The rack ends seem fine but i've noticed the top part has excesive movement in it and it just seems to wonder all over the road at 120 km/h. Is there any way of being able to tighten it or fix it ? The rack was...

Hi everyone Ok in the past two weeks or so both of my cars have been useing heaps more fuel then they usualy do and don't run as smooth as they should :bang:so i've come to the conclusion that the guy's at my local service station are doing the old water in the fuel trick :whistling The...

hi guys i curently have a VZ SV6 auto and i'm thinking of trading it in on a VZ manual ute so my Question is what are the manuals like compaired to the auto's the ute is a V6 with the storm stickers or whatever and looks like it has a SS body kit ,and rear wing thingo on the back . I have no...

he guys I'm having some trouble with my head unit .when ever i have the music going the volume drops out every 5 seconds or so and returns to normal . I had a look at it lastnight an i managed to trace the problem to the signal wire on the CD player that turns the amplifier on and off . is...

hi everyone , ok then one of my friends has lashed out n bought a rebuilt blue 202 from repco (so much for the RB30 conversion :bang:) she's all plumed in and wired up waiting to be kicked into life for the first time but i'm seeking some advice about the start up procedure ? 1. How to prime...

Ok i have a SV6 that i bought a little over a month ago and i now have a few questions about how to service it as i'm banned from my local holden dealership :whistling . I just wanna know how hard it is to change the spark plugs ? seeing as this is the 100 tho service,how do i get rid of the...

how hard is it to rebuild a 5 speed box 4 a VL becouse i'm thinking about rebuilding it myself ? 5 weeks ago i wasted 500 on a 5 speed box . I then put in and found that i was worse than the original box i had taken out :realangry . I realy want to keep my car as a manual but i'm not willing to...

Ok today i decided to clean the inside of my throtle body and noticed oil residue on the inside of my throtle body and plenum . I think its the vapors from the rocker cover becouse The car runs realy good , she's only done 230 thou k's and i service it every 5000 k's . So does any body...

Hey there guys I'm thinking about putting seats out of a VX or VY into my VL both front and rear and i'd like to know how and what sort of modfications roughly will be required to makem fit ? I think they look neat and feel way comfortable compared to the old flat VL ones .

hi everyone ok i'm thinking about painting my VL and would like to have a go at doing by myself coz i don't have a spare six grand to get it done properly. so i'm wondering if any one has done this and if they have how did it turn out ? and could they help me with a few pointers pls ...