Quote: Originally Posted by Slushbox Good luck with your goals bro, build your VL as you see fit. This site would be dull and pointless if everyone did the what is "ruled" acceptable. This site works a treat because everyone can speak their opinions without being belittled. You can express yourself through your car and ideas, and other ideas can be nutured and grow while learning what works, and doesn't work. 90% of the fun is building your ideas, and watching them come to life. My own thoughts and opinions have changed in certain cases, due to the input of people on this site. It's all fair and good putting up a post saying you don't like something. Personally I would be interested in seeing a VL with a modern dash, as my interior isn't stock anyway. Good luck with your project Marmo. That Pic looks kinda like a VT or VX - not too sure though. My appologies for my rambling. lol thanks for the support... you should see the post when i was making my angel eyes for my vl... not very helpfull and very belittleing (besides 2 or 3) Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Quote: Originally Posted by VLrally that is a fcuking eyesore of an interior dude... anyway thats a vt onwards dash im pretty sure. have another look thats really bad, with the vl climate control sticking out of the vx whatever surround. yeah i think its a bit bright, i was going todo it in black and silver

[QUOTE=MARMO.]lol thanks for the support... you should see the post when i was making my angel eyes for my vl... not very helpfull and very belittleing (besides 2 or 3) [QOUTE] Saw your Pics on something you posted in the past couple of days - and on your site. I saw in a post you would make Angel eyes for $50 bucks, I assume we supply the head lights and you tinker. I suppose I should do a search for your Post on how to make it - using LEDs and Fibre Optic theroy would be my guess. I'd like to see what the Angel Eyes look like peering out underneath Calais Eye Lids (in down position). As for the Dash, you can see that dude in the green VL didn't wire up the VX (?) dash - Speado, fuel, temp, volt, rev. Everything is after market. I personally don't like that, I'd like to think i could find a way to make the exisitng dials work. Also, does that Aftermarket speedo have a Odometer in it - looks like there's a slot in the dial for odo and trip.

Quote: Originally Posted by Slushbox I saw in a post you would make Angel eyes for $50 bucks, I assume we supply the head lights and you tinker. I suppose I should do a search for your Post on how to make it - using LEDs and Fibre Optic theroy would be my guess. I'd like to see what the Angel Eyes look like peering out underneath Calais Eye Lids (in down position). yeah i can give you the page where i got my pans from and you could make em the cheapst you can make them for is $30, for $50 i can post ehm down to you all you gotta do is take your head lights out and put them in and hook the two wires up to either your parkers or a switch.... Quote: Originally Posted by Slushbox As for the Dash, you can see that dude in the green VL didn't wire up the VX (?) dash - Speado, fuel, temp, volt, rev. Everything is after market. I personally don't like that, I'd like to think i could find a way to make the exisitng dials work. Also, does that Aftermarket speedo have a Odometer in it - looks like there's a slot in the dial for odo and trip. i cant really tell, thats the only pic i could really find of the dash. But i quite like the look of the after market dials

vs remouled?? its clearly vy-vz.. the center console would look good with electronic climate control and 15" screen instead of some dodgy controls and a shotty placed head unit.

Quote: Originally Posted by bextor84 vs remouled?? its clearly vy-vz.. the center console would look good with electronic climate control and 15" screen instead of some dodgy controls and a shotty placed head unit. did you mean 15 ince or 15cm? cause im putting a 15 or 17 ince lcd screen into my int somehow as im putting my comp in for a dvd player, 120gb of songs etc,, i got an ipod that i could but in for the songs but i like the idea of the dvd player as well

Quote: Originally Posted by MARMO. did you mean 15 ince or 15cm? cause im putting a 15 or 17 ince lcd screen into my int somehow as im putting my comp in for a dvd player, 120gb of songs etc,, i got an ipod that i could but in for the songs but i like the idea of the dvd player as well if you have a ipod i say scrap the computer idea. if your gonna re-do the whole dash just make a nice place to put the ipod in (like a little dock thingie or something)

Quote: Originally Posted by nicko01 if you have a ipod i say scrap the computer idea. if your gonna re-do the whole dash just make a nice place to put the ipod in (like a little dock thingie or something) yeah i know but i really dont like i-pods that much and the one i got is the 20gb one and i wont have dvd player then, its only going to cost me about 50-150 to put my computer into the car as i can get the power invert/s cheap. and it would be diffrent its not every dayu you see a car with a computer in iit... mybe a laptop but not a full pc.

and i gotta couple of extra computers atm, got 2 or 3 extra the one i was thinking of putting in is a amd athlon xp2400+ 120gb hdd fx5200 128mb/ddr 256ddr tv capture card 5.1ch sound card its the one i use for gaming... the otheres are like p3's 800mhz's i dont really game at all anymore so its just sitting here and its goign to be out dated in 6mths-1yr where if i had it in my car it wouldnt matter

the p3 800mhz will be fine if your only doing mp3s/dvds/dixv. where the hell are you gonna put the case? and controls? your not gonna have a keyboard and mouse sitting in the front seat are you?

Quote: Originally Posted by MARMO. and i gotta couple of extra computers atm, got 2 or 3 extra the one i was thinking of putting in is a amd athlon xp2400+ 120gb hdd fx5200 128mb/ddr 256ddr tv capture card 5.1ch sound card its the one i use for gaming... the otheres are like p3's 800mhz's i dont really game at all anymore so its just sitting here and its goign to be out dated in 6mths-1yr where if i had it in my car it wouldnt matter This is what I'm doing to a mates WRX - and maybe my VL if I want to go for total ICE. XBOX Mod Chip 120gb Laptop HDD (2.25") LCD Screen Mine has 40 games, 50 movies, and thousands of MP3's. And Xbox's are cheap, and no matter what game you ever get for it, you'll never have to upgrade it. To change the stored data (DIVX, MP3, games etc etc) you can either put a CD / DVD into it's drive, or plug a 10 metre RJ-45 Ethernet cable into it and work from your PC. The xbox runs Linux with a FTP server! Xbox take up less room too, just needs adequate ventilation - like a PC.

Quote: Originally Posted by nicko01 the p3 800mhz will be fine if your only doing mp3s/dvds/dixv. where the hell are you gonna put the case? and controls? your not gonna have a keyboard and mouse sitting in the front seat are you? going to have a laptop size and style keyboard in the glove box or under the front driver seat and going to have a cordless ball mouse(its like this big ball yo spin with you thumb) and putting the case in the boot and running a long ide cable to under one of the back seats to put the dvd rom there just my thourt for now, if iw as doing that dash im sure i could like buildinto it with a lip under the creen the keyboard to slip out.... all i know is i realy want my comp in my car...

its gonna be hard finding a ide cable that long..?

Quote: Originally Posted by nicko01 its gonna be hard finding a ide cable that long..? nah shouldnt be, i used to be into case modding and stuff seen them around, round ones, as the case is going to be back to back with the metal of the back seat so probly need one .5m long

Quote: Originally Posted by MARMO. nah shouldnt be, i used to be into case modding and stuff seen them around, round ones, as the case is going to be back to back with the metal of the back seat so probly need one .5m long IT Computer Products have them for $4 each, so do Computer Dynamics - but they only sell to resellers - either way, won't be a biggie. The Rounded cabled look much better than normal IDE cables. Colour coded too Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Quote: Originally Posted by Slushbox This is what I'm doing to a mates WRX - and maybe my VL if I want to go for total ICE. XBOX Mod Chip 120gb Laptop HDD (2.25") LCD Screen Mine has 40 games, 50 movies, and thousands of MP3's. And Xbox's are cheap, and no matter what game you ever get for it, you'll never have to upgrade it. To change the stored data (DIVX, MP3, games etc etc) you can either put a CD / DVD into it's drive, or plug a 10 metre RJ-45 Ethernet cable into it and work from your PC. The xbox runs Linux with a FTP server! Xbox take up less room too, just needs adequate ventilation - like a PC. sounds pretty nice... i never even used an xbox before lol mybe i might put my ps2 in as well as i never use it.... dont know how i would go about hooking it up but might run it thorugh the tv capture card...

Don't get me started on PS2's!!! I have an Xbox here at home, it's controller ports are USB, so you can plug in mouse and keyboard, normal controller, or use a Remote. So yeah, got a mate who's got his own Alarm/setero business and is building his work/show car. I've built him a Modded Xbox, and he's mounting it somewhere swish into the WRX. Don't think I'll go that extreme with my VL - heck, I don't even have one piece of Interier at the moment! But that's where my interest in a new dash comes from, I'm hoping to source some VX Clubsport seats (or equalivant), I'm reshaping the rear seats, new carpet, Door moulds etc etc. I won't be keeping the Tan interior that's for sure. Also I'm currently sanding down the bodywork in prep for a bare metal respray, so things are taking it's time. Looking at going for a black / dark grey dash, with factory spedo etc, I'll be leaving the after market gauges for my touring track car when it finally gets built.

lol ok i wont start you on ps2's??? does any one know how much vy dash and center console will cost from a wreckers? ill call sum sometime next week but just an idea?

Quote: Originally Posted by MARMO. lol ok i wont start you on ps2's??? does any one know how much vy dash and center console will cost from a wreckers? ill call sum sometime next week but just an idea? I tried getting VY Seats for me, and some body trim for a mate from wreckers here in NZ, but we just don't have enough holdens Crashing! The parts come in, and go straight out to their dealer network. Probably won't be the case in Aussie though, you know - Wog drivers (LOL, I don't even know what an offical "Wog" is, just heard it on a movie!) :P

he meant 15 inch !!!!! and thank god you don't own a calais. fair enough it's your car. but if you wanted rice, go by an excel.