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Are these Rapier copy wheels silver or is my eyesight shot and they're actually black and I fell off my chair in shock for nothing?

Master cylinder size has been discussed several times with Holden fitting 27mm master cylinders with Brembo brakes. My Aug '17 SSVR Ute has a 25mm master cylinder I believe is absolutely a factory fitment perhaps incorrect fitment or maybe not. The question whether or not a 4-piston brake...

I found some pictures of an Ecotec engine I did in 2018 for twin turbo's, "O" ringed block, copper head gaskets, LS tie bar lifters, a bit different than the usual mods, worked well and still going strong!

Needing a hit to satisfy my 40+ year serious addiction to tampering with cars meaning any car of mine can't remain stock, I'm in the process of giving my recently acquired MY16 SV6 wagon a subtle tweak. Being raised with the idea that you're a bit of wan%$r trying to make an SV6 look like an SSV...

For many years I stupidly condemned the V6 Commodore with idea that if it's not a V8, it's junk! But after driving a VF2 SV6 regularly since, I fast discovered that my assumptions were wrong and they're in fact an excellent general drive car with nothing to dislike about them. Consequently...

Does anyone have a wagon with King KHRL 152HD rear springs can tell me the ride height? I've got to "moderately" lower a VF2 SV6 wagon and choose the right front spring and typically King's listed combinations are too high in the front with V8 sedans and Utes. or the rear ride heights are often...

I have had a couple of sets of wheels and tyres on my VF2 SSVR Ute a bit on the conservative side but this time after some careful measurements, the idea was to go as wide as I could scrape free particularly on the rear with 6mm trimmed off the guard lip and retaining stock camber settings. The...

For those probably too old like me to appreciate the modern trend of dark coloured and black wheels and prefer some "old school" bling, a colour known as Hyper Silver is the brightest and most reflective silver seen on some Mercedes AMG, Porsche, BMW, BBS and some aftermarket wheels that'll...

A mate of mine has my old 2012 VE2 SSVR sedan, Sting Red, 6 speed manual, sunroof and the 19" polished forged wheels I sold to him early 2017. It's seriously like brand new, 6200km and never been in the rain or driven on a wet road, I think it would be worth around 55k in today's market, what do...

Can some one tell me how much rim protection or sidewall protruding out at the bead does a Michelin PS4S have? I tried a new Bridgestone Potenza Sport 295/30x20 on a 20x11 and the large section of rim protection protruding from the sidewall looked like a 305 on a 10" wheel let alone wasting...

Can anyone tell me if the VF Maloo shows the hard lid open icon in the centre dash cluster, like an open boot lid does on a sedan? Here's the Maloo bonnet open warning for example

Anyone noticed there's plenty of VF V8 Calais V's on the market substantially cheaper than SSV Redlines, nothing a set of springs, shocks and Brembo's cant remedy and you've got the same car dynamically with a better interior. Are they a bit "grand dad" like for enthusiast popularity to...

I'm not really into sound systems but discovered recently that my radio has a front/rear fader and no rear speakers. I've got 2016 VF2 SV6 ute and doesn't have them either, Yet I've seen them in a 2015 Gen F 1 Maloo. The rear speaker wiring is in front kick panel at the harness plug, so I ran a...

A mate of mine bought this Sep '17 SSV Redline Wagon today with 6000km's like brand new for 80k. He only got it being the first of 5 interested to lay down a 5k cash deposit. The seller said that he probably should've advertised it for a higher price and didn't anticipate anyone willing to pay...

What's our thoughts on oil change intervals on cars in storage or driven rarely? I've always changed the oil around 6 to 9 months as I start and warm my cars up at least one a month or go for a spin sometimes. You don't want sludge building up or contaminants, but I'm yet to properly establish a...

Has anyone tried to remove sags and wrinkles from Gen F HSV seats with steam or heat gun? I've got 3000km old Maloo seats in my SSVR ute and although they're great to sit in and look good fundamentally, they tend to sag and wrinkle particularly the drivers seat and look old quickly despite...

What I hate with a burning passion is the VF "povo pack" cream roof lining I think totally ruins a great the interior. Here's the fix in a GTS and my ute, I've done about 14 black roof lining conversions to date using some VE and custom parts , my favorite interior mod!

Will I get a 295/30 20 Bridgestone S007A on a 10.5" ET 50 wheel under the rear of a VF SSVR ute? I think Panhead showed us a picture of a 295/30 on a 10" wheel at ET 50, but a 10.5 pulls the tyre out a bit and the Bridgestone runs about as wide as a Michelin PS4S. Obviously I'll need a guard...

Does anyone know what circuit the GEN F mode dial wires into on an HSV dash harness?

I recently bought a genuine Holden ute pre-painted hard lid in Red Hot (Sting Red) and the paint didn't match the body colour, the hard lid had a brownish tint. To my surprise under Holden parts warranty, they agreed the colour was mismatched and they (Holden) sent me to a supposedly excellent...