Quote: Originally Posted by VL.Calais [View Post] hey evilpet have you ever thought about getting a bluetooth set up in there not a clip onto your visor one one that is intergrated into the ecu with a mic in the piller ect??? id love to try but i dont no where to start!!! The Kenwood KVT-526DVD does this for you and you can pair to your iphone. I had a long discussion with my car stereo guy about the plus and minus about enabling the phone speaker via the car's speakers and decided against it. The way it works is that the music you're playing will volume down over the phone ringing. Uncool if hot chicks roll up in the car next to you at the lights and mum calls on 2000w of speakers.....:-) One thing I was thinking about is a hidden slide tray for the iphone but need to look where it would fit best and look like it "belongs". But for me, as a rule I never answer the phone when I drive so this mod is right at the bottom of the list. Have given it some thought though.

I was thinking more of a retro fit from a newer model commie that came with ' Bluetooth handsfree' I know that you can buy BMW kits from newer models to fit into older ones and its only a module with a speaker attached which you can place wherever you want. I agree with not answering the phone whilst driving but on my phone I can block certain callers when its paired to a Bluetooth kit and it sends them straight to my voicemail. Just wanted to know your thoughts on this aswell. Cheers Tom.

Quote: Originally Posted by VL.Calais [View Post] I was thinking more of a retro fit from a newer model commie that came with ' Bluetooth handsfree' I know that you can buy BMW kits from newer models to fit into older ones and its only a module with a speaker attached which you can place wherever you want. I agree with not answering the phone whilst driving but on my phone I can block certain callers when its paired to a Bluetooth kit and it sends them straight to my voicemail. Just wanted to know your thoughts on this aswell. Cheers Tom. Not having access to a new model commie (am in the UK right now), I would see whether the bluetooth is a separate unit from the car stereo - I was having a look at some cars over here and some GM models in the US and the Bluetooth is part on the onboard car entertainment system. If it a separate module (like an after market) I would imagine there would only be a power and earth wire to connect.

Quote: Originally Posted by EvilPet [View Post] A mock up on CD I can do and will forward to you. the dimensions, well, may take a bit of time as I'm in the UK and the dash is in Perth. Have to get some help in doing that. Might just send you the piece so you have it exact to template. I've tried to find that Holden Lion logo with Aussie flag online but can't find it - how would you get hold of it? A guy on Ebay sells them

Quote: Originally Posted by bj42turbo [View Post] A guy on Ebay sells them I've seen it I think the rear window decal? "Australia's Driving Future" It's on a curve unfortunately to be used as a template.

This build is amazing mate real inspritation to work on my vl!! Keep up the wicked build

Hey mate this is an awesome build so far I have a question for you and I think you might be the guy to answer it, If I was to put on an after market cruise control could I wire it up to the original faceplate? thanks keep the pics coming...

Quote: Originally Posted by Chiefz [View Post] Hey mate this is an awesome build so far I have a question for you and I think you might be the guy to answer it, If I was to put on an after market cruise control could I wire it up to the original faceplate? thanks keep the pics coming... If its the same functions yes. By that I mean. Mode Up Down Pull the switch apart and solder the wires in place and make a pluggable / unpluggable harness. However, if it's a bit fancier than that, you may struggle. I've taken a VL cruise control switch, modified it and made it into a SPEED ALERT switch. I wasn't happy with the way this one I made up (pictured) looked in the end and decided to scrap it and use a VL Cruise Control switch but modified the way the switch works to match the function of the speed control switch.

Love it, keep the updates coming Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Clutch Master Cylinder Does anyone know where I can get one online? Are these things still being made for the VL or is it a repro part - I'm thinking yes? Are they all the same for VLs?

Quote: Originally Posted by EvilPet [View Post] Clutch Master Cylinder Does anyone know where I can get one online? Are these things still being made for the VL or is it a repro part - I'm thinking yes? Are they all the same for VLs? PBR still make them got a new slave and master cylinder for my vlt a few months back

Yeah, PBR part still available through Repco, Bursons, etc.

UPDATE: PANELBEATING AND BLOODY TOWIES Panelbeater says the car will be finished by next Friday. The tow truck driver damaged the rear AERO bumper with his cable (broke the middle bit in two) so the whole bumper had to be sent to a fiber-glasser to be fixed...thats another couple of hundred added on to the bill. Grrrrr!!!!! Pics on progress hopefully tomorrow.

I hope he's paying for it!

Quote: Originally Posted by EvilPet [View Post] UPDATE: PANELBEATING AND BLOODY TOWIES Panelbeater says the car will be finished by next Friday. The tow truck driver damaged the rear AERO bumper with his cable (broke the middle bit in two) so the whole bumper had to be sent to a fiber-glasser to be fixed...thats another couple of hundred added on to the bill. Grrrrr!!!!! Pics on progress hopefully tomorrow. **** happens man... he should do the right thing by you and pay for it tho. so no harm no foul.. would be good to see some pics of it up after paint!

Sup Evilpet, ive actually gone and made my own account finally, been pretty lazy about it lol. Not sure if you ever got my return email about the tomtom cover? Gonna be on hiatus for a couple weeks so cant do it until about mid july now.

Quote: Originally Posted by 5spdvl [View Post] I hope he's paying for it! Unfortunately he's not. Because I'm not in the country and am relying on other people to tell me whats going on it was 2 weeks before word got back to me. Too late to do anything. A $400 additional inconvenience as a result. Well the car is being completely inspected at the panelbeaters before it goes back to Briffa so if there's damage again he's definitely paying for it. ---------- Post added 17-06-11 at 08:59 ---------- Quote: Originally Posted by xAsh- [View Post] Sup Evilpet, ive actually gone and made my own account finally, been pretty lazy about it lol. Not sure if you ever got my return email about the tomtom cover? Gonna be on hiatus for a couple weeks so cant do it until about mid july now. No real hurry matey - we'll get to it in the near future. August probably. I'm looking at producing some decals as an alternative and am speaking to a couple of ex-Holden people about where to go with this. At the end of the day the whole set up needs to look "factory". I did like your idea on the design though - small and discreet consistent with the VL badging. I took my queue from the GM and Holden current setup. Really need to think 1981-3 when the VL was being designed. Mocking some stuff up over the next few weeks. ---------- Post added 17-06-11 at 09:25 ---------- LEDS FOR DIGITAL SPEEDO I have to admit its been a struggle to get these made up in China. A couple of false starts since I ordered them to specifications in February and they're finally here. Green, Ultra Green and Ultra Yellow. I'll play around with the green filter to see which one best suits and matches the lumens and colour of the digital clock. These fit perfectly into the centre cavity of the VL dash case. I know quite a few of you guys want a digital speedo but I'm NOT selling these until I've run it in my car for a few months to gauge the general response on demand for such an item. The soldering for this is a bitch and I stuffed up two boards before I got one right and working perfectly. I don't have the time to do this anyway. I spent two days of my holidays in Perth getting this to work. I'm trying to locate a company in China that can put these together based on my design. That takes me out of the loop completely when it comes to manufacturing (and possible defects) and each item is quality assured (hence looking for a company that is ISO certified). But if I don't end up doing this, I have a display being made with a second unit WITH a VL dash on a stand to demonstrate how this works so that entire setup being a Calais dash, switches etc. will go for sale in the future. You just need to do the dash switcheroo, plug in the switches and it's working. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Hey mate, your work is amazing. And your car is awesome. Just a question, have you thought about putting in like a digital fuel consumption thing, like what they have in newer cars that tells you how much fuel you remaining you have in kms, and how much fuel you average on etc?

Quote: Originally Posted by bck2basic [View Post] Hey mate, your work is amazing. And your car is awesome. Just a question, have you thought about putting in like a digital fuel consumption thing, like what they have in newer cars that tells you how much fuel you remaining you have in kms, and how much fuel you average on etc? I sure did - I even thought of cannibalising a VK "Star Wars" digital dash but at the end of the day I couldn't find a place of the dash to mount it where it doesn't look like a tack on. At least the digital speedo looks like it could have come from the factory like that. The digital fuel gauge would have looked out of place IMO. There are aftermarket "trip computers" BUT I could not find one that looked right for the VL. This is the closest I got: http://www.thinkgeek.com/interests/dads/8426/ The colours can be adjusted BUT at the end of the day it didn't look right.

If i get bored in the next few weeks i'll make up something to show you how my design could look, if you choose to go down that path. I dont think decals would look that great unless they were full color and clearcoated so you cant tell its a decal -ash