My second VL LOL Picked her up for about $1500 Came with REGO until January 2010! No roady (was fine, needed nothing) 217XXX KMs AUTO Stock as a rock and all genuine! Plans: 2.5" Exhaust - not sure whats best New 15" or 16" chasers all around, with chrome dress rings Professionally lowered - with sway bars and springs Sound system - all original! has no holes in parcel shelf! Manual conversion? Turbo charge her! The day (morning) after I bought her How she was sitting a week after getting her (removal of nudge bar, headlight covers, drivers side window protector) How shes sitting now (removal of pinstripe) Thanks, updates will come! Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Looks like a neat car. It looks like the outline of the pinstripe is still there, are you gonna try polish it out or something?

Nice excec, I wonder if it is factory black around the windows of it was done later?

Quote: Originally Posted by Boyracer [View Post] Nice excec, I wonder if it is factory black around the windows of it was done later? correct me if im wrong but im pretty sure all of the later vl's (i hesitate to call them series 2) have factory black surrounds. my vl was built in august 88 and it has black window surrounds. cheers

Quote: Originally Posted by 88holden [View Post] correct me if im wrong but im pretty sure all of the later vl's (i hesitate to call them series 2) have factory black surrounds. my vl was built in august 88 and it has black window surrounds. cheers Mine wasn't, who knows if the difference between an Exec or SL would cause it though, give the black a scratch in a corner or something and see how strong it is.

Quote: Originally Posted by Woggster [View Post] Looks like a neat car. It looks like the outline of the pinstripe is still there, are you gonna try polish it out or something? Yeah thanks mate, I bought it off a grandpa, he had it for 15 years! Yeah I will be polishing it up, just took a quick photo before work. What would be best to use? it still has the glue on the body :P ---------- Post added 11-08-10 at 22:20 ---------- Quote: Originally Posted by Boyracer [View Post] Nice excec, I wonder if it is factory black around the windows of it was done later? Thanks mate, Yeah I don't know, it was a grandpas car, so i doubt he would've done it.... BUT the silver is starting to come through? so dunno? ---------- Post added 11-08-10 at 22:22 ---------- Quote: Originally Posted by Borci88 [View Post] Mine wasn't, who knows if the difference between an Exec or SL would cause it though, give the black a scratch in a corner or something and see how strong it is. Well that's what you can see, around the back, its starting to come through... stating to show silver but yeah I dunno

Quote: Originally Posted by DVLS-30 [View Post] Well that's what you can see, around the back, its starting to come through... stating to show silver but yeah I dunno Yeah it's been redone then. Your headlights are really clean surprisingly, protectors must have been there for 22 years! 15's should be on the way, steering wheel fixed up, remove mudflaps. Other than a sound system it doesn't really need anything hey.

I reckon you should have left headlight covers on or maybe replaced with new ones. Reckon you should have left the stripes on too. Clean car.

Quote: Originally Posted by 88holden [View Post] correct me if im wrong but im pretty sure all of the later vl's (i hesitate to call them series 2) have factory black surrounds. my vl was built in august 88 and it has black window surrounds. cheers Only Berlina's and Calais' were blacked out around the windows from factory, regardless of year model.

Quote: Originally Posted by Borci88 [View Post] Yeah it's been redone then. Your headlights are really clean surprisingly, protectors must have been there for 22 years! 15's should be on the way, steering wheel fixed up, remove mudflaps. Other than a sound system it doesn't really need anything hey. That's funny, I want to know who would've done it then? *cough cough* 16's steering wheel will come off, mudflaps will come off, sound system is done, I forgot to add that LOL. Gonna get the boot fixed and all the rust fixed, then I will start feeding her money! ---------- Post added 15-08-10 at 00:24 ---------- Quote: Originally Posted by fleas [View Post] I reckon you should have left headlight covers on or maybe replaced with new ones. Reckon you should have left the stripes on too. Clean car. Yeah? Leave the covers on? maybe, I'll see how it looks, just need the time to spend playing with her. Can I ask, why do you reckon I should have left the stripes? I like it better without Thanks man ---------- Post added 15-08-10 at 00:38 ---------- Update: STEREO, CENTRAL LOCKING AND NEW ALARM! - INSTALLED Got the car back 2 weeks ago, A mate had it, he was installing central locking (being an EXEC, it didn't have central locking as you probably know LOL). He did all 4 doors, installed a new alarm, wired it together with the central locking and got it working nice an neat Took out the old standard Holden head unit and replaced it with my new unit. New speakers in the rear parcel shelf, replace the front standard speakers and new wiring all around. Installed amp, got it working, hocked the sub up with the amp. So car is back with us, new alarm, central locking and sound system for under $1000. Then last weekend the starter motor decided to die! I had bought the car with the starter motor on its way out (probably only bad part) so it was a matter of time. So $350 later, we were dosing away again Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Quote: Originally Posted by DVLS-30 [View Post] Can I ask, why do you reckon I should have left the stripes? I like it better without Thanks man Personally I prefer stock/factory Pinstripes on a VL. IMO they look good also because of that original factor Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Quote: Originally Posted by fleas [View Post] Personally I prefer stock/factory Pinstripes on a VL. IMO they look good also because of that original factor Yeah fair enough. I wouldnt mind puting the headlight covers back on, it looks more orginal like you said and in a way cooler , but then again my brother would kill me LOL. As for the pinstripe, IMO I didn't like it, and it was faiding and ****, like the rear stripe was coming white, when you rubbed it, it came red for a second LOL and it think it looks much cleaner without, but thats me. And its already off, so too late to change minds LOL Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

you've done the right thing in removing the pinstriping and head light covers..first use wax and grease remover to remove the glue then give it a good polish with a paint rejuvenating polish...and as has been said, someone would have painted the black window surrounds over the existing silver as its not berlina or calais.

Quote: Originally Posted by wlk21 [View Post] you've done the right thing in removing the pinstriping and head light covers..first use wax and grease remover to remove the glue then give it a good polish with a paint rejuvenating polish...and as has been said, someone would have painted the black window surrounds over the existing silver as its not berlina or calais. Thanks man, I like it better without the pinstripe and head light covers Thanks for the advice on the pinstripe, is there any specific band I should get? Anything I should or shouldn't do? Thanks Some original photos have not been recovered yet.