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Recently I wired in a set of factory parcel shelf speakers I brought from a wrecker. Using the factory mounting brackets and all , I had to piggyback them off the door speakers. One for each side. I didn't give them much thought but not I've realised that the parcel shelf speakers have a 2 ohm...

Hello everybody I recently took my cluster out to add the pin for the fog light on the dash into the dash cluster plug, however in my infinite wisdom (not) I forgot to take the negative terminal off the battery and when I re installed the cluster only the window that displays overspeed lights up...

Hello everyone I have been searching the forum but can't find direct clear information I have had plans to do a set of 6×9 speakers similar to that of a calais and have a few questions 1- the metal panels that have to be removed is it even legal, will my car fail a blue slip in NSW 2 where is...

Hi all I've got a VT v6 with an automatic 4 speed I was doing a long drive today and under heavy acceleration the auto gearbox is clunking and jerking . -it almost sounds like the gears are disengaging or the convertor is slipping Especially up hills and on flat surfaces. It was doing...

Hey everybody I scored a set of cheap versus enduros that I'm getting fixed which are 20" rims (245/45?/r20).on the front I'm just wondering if it will clear the factory shock or will I have to replace with a thinner one. I also will replace the shocks with adjustable ones at some point. And do...

Hello everyone I've run into a problem with an eco top end swap I have a VT V6 that I've just put an entire intake on (lower , upper and fuel rails ) that came off a VS V6 (the guy I brought it Off had swapped it on his previously. I unplugged all the fuel rails and then plugged the new ones in...

Hey guys I've done a recent rebuild that got completed today when the first start was done I had some significant top end noise despite everything being torqued down to spec properly. I replaced the lifters with repco nason hydraulic roller lifters. After going for a drive and letting the car...

Hey all I have 6 put of 12 lifters that have the little plunger currently against the retainer spring after being soaked in oil for 20 minutes and I have 6 that are just flopping around freely within So I was wondering what 6 are working and should I just outright replace the whole lot For...

Hi everyone I have recently dismantled the top end on my 2000 holden berlina series 2 and I had a lifter tick that I've discovered was a lifter thar had the diaphragm where the pushrod sits seize to the top of the lifter against the retainer spring , the rest all move freely as I believe they...

Hi everyone this question probably gets asked alot nowadays but I have my car due back in for an AC regas I had it done 2 weeks ago and it was given the all clear for leaks after the shop replaced the two Schraeder valves on the high and low serve ports Now onto the problem the air con started...

Hi guys I'm looking at adding a ute to my collection of bommodores in march next year (VU) and I was just wondering about a few things more cosmetic wise Is it possible to get a calais body loom to suit the VU or is it a completely different system entirely? I'm unsure Wether it's a complete...

Hello everyone I visited a locksmith today to have a new remote coded for my car , I initially wanted to have two done but the locksmith eventually concluded that my BCM on my 2000 acclaims remote limit has been reached ? Whats the go as it's only had 2-4 keys beforehand and this was probably...

Hi guys me yet again. I was messing around with my silver acclaim when I noticed that it had the active ports in the exterior fuse box for fog lights and my berlina doesn't apon further inspection. Why would this be ? Does the acclaim have any other things that a berlina wouldn't and if I was to...

Hi guys just a short one before I invest in anything but is it possible to just unplug a manual antenna and swap it to a power one or is there limiting factors It's a series 2 acclaim

Hi I've been getting a bit bored with the sound my V6 commodore makes. I was thinking of just replacing the rear muffler with a hotdog but I've heard that's illegal due to emissions yada yada... does anyone have any(preferably cheap) exhaust mods I could do to give it a nice exhaust note , I...

Hello it's me again , I now have an issue with my red commodore where on the water pump below the thermostat there's a pool of oil sitting there I also had an issue Thursday night where driving along the highway my car went from normal temp to Max and started beeping to say it was overheating...

I own TWO VT commodores ones a series 2 berlina and I was wondering if the switch next to where the bonnet latch goes does anything as there isn't one on my series 2 acclaim And I recently had to change the coolant in my acclaim as the coolant(either really old or 90%water) was murky brown with...

Hi guys just above my brake fluid reservoir there's a white female 4 pin plug that's been unplugged and I'm not sure what it actually goes to , Wether it's just an extra plug used on the V8s or its just an unused plug or potentially something dangerous has been unplugged. Any help would be...

Hi guys and gal's, I've noticed that when I place my auto transmission into gear(4 speed auto 4l60e , 2000 berlina sedan) it sort of clunks and hops down at the same time and when I put it back into park it bounces up slightly. I also have issues when driving. I'll speed up reasonably fast and...

Hi again , I have a vt 2000 holden berlina series 2 and I was thinking of turfing the broken down seats for a relatively okay looking set of clubsport coulsens that are for sale , the only issue is being a berlina I'm unsure of Wether they will be okay to put in my car with the SRS system , my...

Hey all , my 2000 holden berlina series 2 VT with the 3.8l has been making a ticking noise for a long time now and only started to get worse due to the fact I let the engine rev alot ive pinpointed the tick to one cylinder on the passenger cylinder bank. Usually it goes quiet after getting up to...

Hi , im new to the wiring in terms of vt commodores and recently fitted a vx calais wood grain dash to my series 2 vt berlina. The wood grain dash has a fog light switch that does nothing in my car now due to my car having no fog light loom. I was thinking of wiring some LED lights to my...

Hi guys , put of curiosity , I have a series 2 berlina and I was thinking about adding a set of the factory rear speakers behind the backseat. I'm wondering do I have to cut anything and is the wiring already there ? I have a peice of trim to replace the one there but I won't do it if I have to...

I recently purchased a new head unit and wiring kit for my 2000 berlina series 2. The harness came with SWC cords but my car doesn't have SWC. Does the berlina have the wiring somewhere and if so is there an easy way to check? I was considering getting a set of swc buttons from a wrecker and...

Hi everyone I own a 2000 series 2 berlina and I read somewhere you can fit a centre console light (either from a glovebox or off ebay etc.) I was just wondering would my car have the plug as I stripped it back to find it but couldn't see anything or was it never given one , and if anyone knows...