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So I've cleaned the roof board and I have my foam backed material. Now I need advice on glue. I got 1 litre of Selley Kiwk Grip waterbased contact adhesive (not spray). Did you guy who have done it, apply some on both surfaces, let tack, and push together? Or did you only apply glue to the...

So to start with, a week ago, my top coolant hose come off the radiator and dropped all the coolant, I only filled it back up with tap water, but its booked in to get it properly flushed. But I would say the coolant is mostly water right now. I had a long drive today, and one part included a...

So as the title says, does anyone know how, or if its possible to, replace the regulator on the Mitsubishi 120amp V6 Alternator? Way driving home tonight, battery warning light flickered on and off a few times, so I pulled over. Battery fluid around battery and voltage at 15v when running...

So today I was replacing the power steering pump, due to a slight noise, and the 3 rubber hoses, due to small leaks. All went well, so I thought. Even new o-ring on the high pressure hose. And lifted the front of the car off the ground and turned the steering wheel lock to lock about 20 times...

So I'm going with a few friends on a holiday in April and I'm looking for some advice. Basically we are flying with Cathay Pacific to London, staying three days, then starting a TopDeck tour that goes from London to, Paris, Swiss Alps, Florence, Rome, Venice, Austrian Alps, then Prague. After...

Hi guys and gals, I can't make up my mind, so I'm looking for some opinion. Currently I'm running a i5-2500k overclocked to 4.5Ghz, on a Asrock Z68-Pro3, 4GB 1600 RAM, just got a R9 280X, Silverstone 600w PSU, etc. Now I am wondering if it is time to upgrade to a new Skylake CPU. There is...

So just go myself a dashcam, trying to work out the best way to wire it in, in a VY Series II. I've thought about using power from the overhead light, but it only has constant 12v, not accessory driven. The cigarette lighter to mini-usb power cable provided won't be long enough to get to...

So working on my brakes today and the first thing I see is this, Holy ****. Anyway I am obviously going to need some new tyres. Looking for 235/40/18 at around the $200 mark. I have run MA-Z1 for over 8 years now, but now they are discontinued, which is crap because for a under $200 tyres...

So I'm being a little different, my drivers door trolley strip kept catching a tiny bit on the door frame, but now it has finally torn back a bit. I had to peel it off to stop if flapping in the wind. I want to put it back on. Now there is a heap of the glue and tape on the door and the...

So I'm looking at replacing all the brake components soon, I was looking at painting the calipers. What is your personal opinion on what colour to go for? Car is the metallic blue colour. I was thinking blue and black, blue being the big hat area. Other idea is red and black, but it might...

So I'm about to replace all my discs and pads, due to end of life. I was also looking at new seals and bolts for the calipers. There is nothing wrong with my brake lines, they all look ok to me, but car is now 11 years old and has 300k on the clock, so is it worth replacing them anyway...

Real quick question, building a speaker box from a computer PSU and some old car audio gear I've had laying around for ages. I have a sealed sub section and I will be have a sealed section for the 2 6" speakers. Just wondering if I should have the 2 speakers isolated from each other...

So I am replacing my noisy lifters and I have run into a problem. I ordered what I thought was the right OEM lifters, but I ordered LS7 ACDelco lifters. No real problem I thought, they still work fine. Now the problem is that the LS7 lifters need 1/3 to 2/3 turns of preload, whereas the...

I have 2 chairs that I need gone. ITEM: First is a VX Berlina front seat in great condition that I managed to make a custom bracket and attached to a office chair base. It is a little high so depending how tall you are your toes may or may not be on the ground LOCATION: Deception Bay, QLD...

So I am trying to get the ol VY half decently handling. She has original factory bushes which are FUBAR as you can imagine. She clunks and creaks with steering movement and dips and bumps, and I can hear washers (probably link pins) rattling around as I drive. So I was looking at the KYB/King...

So a bit over a year ago I cooked the engine on my VX Berlina V6, which is crap because I spent good money rebuilding it to last forever. But anyway. So I am looking at keeping the near new air-con compressor, the 120amp alternator, the exhaust and the 3.45 diff. Also maybe looking at...

So I was thinking of seeing a chiro but I don't have any existing medical issues. On Wednesday night my back went crazy pain but it has died down to a small ache with some movements over the following 3 days. One of the guys at work recommended seeing a Chiro and since I have private health...

Basically my back seat bottom cushion has had a few smelly objects and liquids get into it and it kind of smells. I was thinking of whipping the Gurney out and giving it a bit of shampoo and soaking, would this hurt the foam at all? Any other suggestions?

So basically my work is way behind in super, payments only up to March last year. Now apparently another staff has complained and all super owing will be paid in the next couple of weeks. I worked out that my super has made ~20% in the last year, now that only equals about $800 interest...

So I have a VX Berlina with a engine with piston slap. I don't want to spend money on it but I am after some parts on it. I want to keep the engine with accessories, as well as the diff. Now the car is on grass, so I don't really know how I will go about removing either. I intend to pull off...

I have started chaging everything in my cooling system bar the radiator and I just want to ask a couple of things. 1. This is probably a stupid one, but when putting the garden hose in the top radiator hose and letting water come out the thermostat, is the engine on or off? 2. And will it...

So I am doing a 1700km drive up to North QLD, somehow got asked to drive my brothers family, driving a Prado and now somehow taking a trailer. Now the trailers tyres are all FUBAR, and (again) somehow I will have to pay to replace them. So to sum up, not my car, not my trailer. Will budget...

So just bought myself a VY V6 Executive, just doing a full service on it. I know it has a bit of a problem with the cooling system and a slight oil leak, but anyway... There is this black crap all over the front of the engine, not fluffly but it light and messy as hell, I'm hoping the water...

So basically my folks may be buying a new car at the end of the year and I'm looking for any suggestions. So they are looking at getting rid of the VY before shits starts breaking (its doing surprisingly well) and into something a little more fuel efficient. Criteria are, medium size...

So my mechanic thinks I have a big end bearings problem, well #### my life. Engine was only rebuilt 2.5 years ago. Anyway the engine has some pretty nice parts in there so lets see what I can salvage. If it is a big-end, whats the least I can do to get it working reliably? Can I just...

Run it with one cylinders of rockers, pushrods, and spark plugs off? Also with that cylinders injector unplugged. I'm trying to find a loud noise in my engine and I trying to isolate parts. I'm just worried about the lifters getting knocked around with nothing to force them back on the...

So I have this very loud tapping sound which has cropped up in the last few weeks. But it only does it under certain conditions. 1. Not in the first ~30 seconds of turning the car on. 2. Not when the engine is under load. Only when decelerating, or in Neutral or Park. 3. Not under about...

So my ol' man is buying a milling machine in 2 weeks and if I can find a way to do it, it will improve my chances that I can convince him to buy the bigger and better model :) Anyway, the Mill I've got him looking at is 1.3 tonne and we need to get it from the shop to the shed. Now our house...

So I have a pretty bad coolant leak, too it too the mechanics and they say its under the timing cover, pic below (pic is unrelated engine) Anyone heard of this happening? Also he said that its possible that the ALLOY timing cover has have worn and that it wouldn't seal right if it has...

So I didn't think this belonged in the "How-To" section, since its not about fixing a Commodore so I'll chuck it here. Mods if it belongs somewhere else, please move it, cheers. Anyway I used my old VX seat for this, but the principle will apply to any seat. Also I've seen threads where people...

So this is a really simple job, but I am constantly seeing people (especially VT-VY) driving around with open or no fuel door. So here I am giving you a 5 minute fix. Requirements/Tools: Philips Screwdriver Two-part epoxy glue Step 1: Remove fuel door, its held in by 2 screws and just...

So Changing my rear springs today and when the control arm dropped it must have pulled the axel out. See pic. So how do I get it back in?? Do I have to raise the tyre up slowly while spinning the tyre???

Going through my junk folder tonight and according to a few emails I am worth a total of; $5,000,000 British pounds, another $5,000,000 british pounds, $9,000,000,000 USD, $500,000 USD (cheap-skates) $5,800,000 whatever currency the U.N. uses. and another $2,500,000 U.N currency. So...

So driving home from work tonight, all going well, when BAM!! extremely loud noise from under car, I see sparks and some debris coming from under my car in my side mirror, car jerks pretty hard. I quickly got over to the side of the road to see if my car just exploded. I have a split rubber...

Well this happened today, I've heard a light rumble for a while, but today it got quite loud and its freaking me out. Basically you can hear it from about 30km/h upwards. 30-noticeabe, 40-quiet, 60-really noticeable, 70-80 - loud, 80-100 a bit less loud. But it gets weirder, at 70km/h if...

So I'm trying to remove my oil pressure sensor, and my set only goes up to 1", and its bigger than that, and I've lost my digital caliper. Does anyone know the right size, so I can buy it without having to buy a whole set? Also my adjustable spanner just tries to round it, so no love with...

Basically I'm going to go visit my brother in the middle of no-where in a few weeks and I was planning on getting some practice in on his 250cc motorbike. Not really road riding, just puttering around a empty field with a bit of road. I've never ridden a bike before and I wouldn't mind learning...

So I just got some VY SS seats for my VX Berlina, look great, but I was talking to a mate of mine tonight who is a cop and he says I will need a mod plate. On further research I find this is true, no idea why though. My previous seats had the pretensioners and side impact airbags, and so do...

So anyone got someone they have used, or heard off? I have a tear in my drivers seat, big tear next to drivers foot mat, and the circus-tent roof.

That is a pretty awesome wish.