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Hey everyone, my VF SS has been giving an error “service parking assist, park assistance unavailable everytime I put the car into reverse, or manually activate the sensors. Been going it for months, finally took it to a mechanic, he checked with his scanner and said the front driver side sensor...

Hey everyone, my VF SS has developed an annoying habit in the last 2 weeks. When taking off from a red light or a stop, when it’s about to shift into 2nd from 1st, it lags and sort of jerks. Today in the rain it would slip and I almost lost control around the roundabout What should I be...

Hey everyone, everytime I shift into reverse or manually switch on the parking sensors, I keep getting the error message “parking assistance unavailable, service parking assist etc”. I’ve tried cleaning all my sensors with soapy water and even rubbing alcohol but it just won’t work Can anyone...

Hey everyone, there’s a tear in my drivers side leather seat that keeps getting worse and worse. Has anyone ever used those leather repair kits super cheap auto? I’ve had one shop quote me $295 to replace that patch of the seat, just want to see what’s the best course of action

Hey everyone, I’m looking at putting in an optima yellow top into my SS. According to optima, only the DH6 will fit. Has anyone tried fitting one of the others in? DH6 is out of stock everywhere

Hey everyone, I have an SS LS3 engine, lately the engine struggles to turnover, more specifically the starter motor feels sluggish and sometimes just gives up. But if I jump start from a donor, it eventually starts up. Today upon doing it I checked with my voltmeter and even while driving with a...

Hey everyone! So NRMA has come out and determined that I have a seized engine. Out of the blue as it was perfectly working fine before. Have just had it towed to the mechanic, has anyone had any experience with replacing a seized engine? Price? Been looking at GM recalls and it appears there was...

Hey everyone, my starter motor has **** itself. Has anyone ever changed the starter motor on a SS themselves? Any advice, steps? I’m stuck in a basement carpark and kind of impossible to get towed out

Hey everyone, so on Monday my car started struggling to start, once started it would sound so rough like almost there’s no oil, but oil is fresh and full. P0106 error came up, so I’ve changed the map sensor and cleaned the maf sensor, tried starting, same issue, except now it’s completely died...

Hey everyone, my VF SS was driving perfectly today. A few hours later when I went to start it up, it was struggling, when it finally fired up it was vibrating so loud that I thought it was going to explode, very roughly! I used my scan tool and came up with p0106 which says manifold absolute...

Hey everyone. I recently bought a VF SS. The sound system isn’t too bad compared to older models, but I do love my music. The main question I had is, how do you all integrate with your stock my link system? I’ve been quoted to get a helix DSP installed, but is that the best way to do it? And...

hey guys, I’ve got a ve series 2 sv6, I’ve akways had issues with th aircon, on a hot day, at idle or low speed it’s completely useless. Most the time I drive with windows down as the aircon doesn’t do anything unless im on the highway I’ve taken it Holden, to a mechanic, to an car aircon guy...

hey guys, I’ve had my ve series 2 sv6 for ahouy 2 years now, lately on a warm day when driving at low speed or stopped or at idle, the aircon just blows warm air even when on recirculate. I’ve been to Holden and 3 seperate car aircon specialists, it’s been regassed and everything checked and...

hey everyone, im considering upgrading my holden iq to the sat nav version. my question is, do i need to also purchase a new fascia screen? or is it only the main box that needs to be changed

hey all, ive purchased a rockford fosgate signal processor and it prefers to have high level input from the speakers. ive researched how to actually pull apart the dash and iq unit from the ve sv6. but does anyone know exactly where the speaker wires are? and what colours are what? any help will...

hi all, ive finished installing my sound system, i got phreddy to make rca outputs on my holden iq, they go to a rockford fosgate T1500.1 and a T600.4 amplifier, running with 0 gauge wiring all the way. 2 rockford fosgate T1 subwoofers and 4 Punch Speakers. But now i want more sound, has anyone...

hey all, my sv6 has 100,000 on the clock and recently got it serviced at holden. i mentioned to them whenever my car is on but idle, or reversing at slow speed or just sitting at the traffic lights, there is a vibration which feels like its coming from the gearbox. they said they checked and...

Hey all, I've tried everything I can with my sound system to get rid of the bloody alternator whine and I've given up, after aoending $5000 on Rockford fosgate equipment I'm stuck with having to put ground loop isolators, do they actually reduce sound quality?

hey everyone, i just had phreddy do rca outputs on my holden IQ in my ve commodore, i have run rockford fosgate P400 4 channel amp and a T1500 monoblock amp. if i turn the gain up to about 20% its fine, any higher and i get a ridiculously loud whine. some people have told me its just because the...

Hey all, I purchased a rear view camera today which I want to connect to my IQ system, I'm getting conflicting info though, some people are saying you can directly connect a composite cable to the IQ, some are saying no you can't Has anyone actually done it? Any advice would help me

hi all, ive decided to install a new sound system into my ve series 2 sv6. I need help in how to do it as some are saying i should get LOC, some are saying i should just use the speaker wires. Also how would i go about installing a subwoofer if there is no pre out for it? any help would be...

Hi everyone, ive got an sv6 VE now series 2 with the iq unit. unfortunately no GPS or reverse camera. Due to the shape of the stereo i was wondering if anyone has somehow changed their unit in a custom way? or is this out of the question?

Hey everyone, I just purchased a series 2 ve sv6 with the iq system. But it doesn't have GPS or reverse camera. Has anyone here installed a reverse camera? I can't find anyone to do it. Any help will be appreciated. I'll even pay someone that can do it

hi everyone, i just picked up a SAAS water temperature gauge to install. the question I had is what size is the radiator hose in a VZ as I have to get the right size to install. I cant find any info anywhere

hey guys, whenever it rains, the left and right side of my trunk fills up with water. can anyone tell me why?? this problem has only started about 6 months ago. I had the entire boot rubber seal replaced however it hasn't solved the problem.. any help appreciated, or if anyone knows who I take...

hey everyone, my car has had this problem for at least a year now and it keeps getting worse and no mechanic has been able to figure it out. whenever I turn my AC on, 5 minutes later my engine starts to shake/jolt/jerk approximately every 2 secs while it is idle, it is so bad the entire car...

Hey guys I'm installing a reverse camera in my car. I have installed it and wired the video cable to my head deck, now I need to find the reverse light wire so I can hook it up to the camera on Does anyone know which colour wire the positive is? Can't find this info anywhere

Hey guys I'm having a hard time sourcing vz rubber boot seals for the boot! Does anyone know if the VN-VS ones will fit? Or a source where I can buy them from

hey everyone. i have a vz alloytec 3.6, has 196,000km on the clock, with a k&n filter and catback exhaust. lately i have noticed, when im revving especially when going uphill, the engine is almost struggling and keeps jerking until i put my foot all the way down and push. i had a few people...

hey everyone, originally my car had a stock commy executive boot lid but i upgraded it to the hsv clubsport one which is ssame dimensions but with a spoiler, the boot wouldnt stay open when openeed so i upgraded it to the boot with spoiler gas struts. now whenever it rains, water gets into my...

hey guys, ive noticed since about 6 months ago and it has gotten worse. when im driving and i turn the steering wheel and go over a speed hump or kerb or etc, the entire front drivers side wheel squeaks almost as if it wants to fall off the car.. and yesterday i noticed with my car parked, in P...

hey guys, im in the process of ordering a new pcm for my vz commodore as my last one is dead.. can someone tell me what the reasons are for PCM failure in this model as i dont want it to happen again? I have a executive alloytec 3.6L, only mod done to the engine is a pod filter and the genuine...

guys, i desperately need a solution to this! my cars ecu is playing up and sometimes it wont let me turn the car on cause it brings up "fuel gauge error, service vehicle soon and all those bulls*&^ messages!. is there a way i can get the starter motor cranking somehow? i have tried the 30 &...

hey guys, i spent 4 hours on my car yesterday changing all fluids, oil etc then i did a coolant flush, by warming car n then removing the bottom radiator hose and flushed with the hose for about 5 minutes. after adding red nulon coolant to the 5L level as indicated in the manual, i put it all...

hey everyone, have had my 05 VZ executive for 7 years now and have never had any main problems, just a water pump change.. i had the alternator changed about 5 months ago to the police pack model so i have more power for my sound system, now whenever i pump my sound system for about 10 minutes...

hey everyone, couldnt really find any info on this based on a VZ so i thought id shoot it up here.. how do i go about changing the idle speed on my VZ executive? cant do the old trick with the screw as its an electronic throttle. so is it a job i can do or do i have to take it somewhere?

hey guys, ive noticed lately that the second fan in my engine bay never turns on? even if the airconditioner is on. can someone please explain too me what triggers the second fan to turn on? also how do i check if the fans ok, electrical wise?

hey guys, ive looked everywhere on the forums, google etc, but i cant find a normal post to say what size the vz alloytec v6 radiator hose is. i need to get it changed as its starting to wear out and its an excuse to install my new water sender unit for my electronic gauge. can anyone say what...

Hey guys, this isn't commodore related but I need desperate help.. This is the 3rd time that my cars aircon has stuffed up n I've taken to Holden to be fixed, now it's happened again n this morning they gave me a quotation for $4000!!! WTF! I just walked out! They didn't even explain what needs...

hey guys, i have realised that every time it rains or i go through a car wash or whatever, water leaks into my boot. i havent changed or adjusted anything and it has only started doing this for about 2 months. is it possible for the rubbers to get worn even though they look fine? what should i...