VX and VXII SS - coloured instruments

[Marco]

Am I right in thinking that it was when the VXII came out that Holden started matching the colour of the instrument panel to the colour of the car in the SS?

Just looking at some in the Trading Post, some of the pics show cars with grey instruments, and others are colour keyed (eg. red in red or black cars).

[Redhot_57]

VX SS ser 1 also had colour-coded instruments Marco. Red in red hot or phantom cars, grey in silver or white ones. With series 2 came colour coded leather trim, and of course hyper mica.

One exception to this are ex police cars. All ex police VX SS were fitted with grey instruments (regardless of colour) due to specific 2km/h speedos.

Hope this helps.

Cheers

[Smitty]

VX SS ser 1 also had colour-coded instruments Marco. Red in red hot or phantom cars, grey in silver or white ones. With series 2 came colour coded leather trim, and of course hyper mica....snip...


huh???
my WHITE VX SS has a SILVER coloured instrument background
(with cloth trim, not leather)
The background looks like a SILVER external paint job on an SS
...looks nothing like grey
do i have a strange one??? :confused:


cheers

[Chris5.7ltr]

Just for the record my VXI SS has the matching tiger coloured dials also.:)

[team illucid]

my series 1 VT SS has a red dash

[MTC]

My Old car a 01 VX SS series1 Phantom Black had a red dash cluster

[Marco]

Maybe the one I saw in pics was an ex-police car, although I didn't think the police bought manuals.

[DaveHAT]

Maybe the one I saw in pics was an ex-police car, although I didn't think the police bought manuals.

Some QLD & Vic police were manuals. NSW police I think were all autos with the grey dials and extra increment measures marked between numbers.

[plonkerchops]

my Hyper Chunder ute has the lovely:spew: yellow fascia

[Marco]

That makes sense - this car was at a dealer in Melbourne, so could well be ex-Vic police. Also had a dash mat, which might mean someone's trying to cover the mounting holes in the dash for the police gear.

[Redhot_57]

Apologies Smitty, I meant silver, not grey! Well I was close anyway. I forgot about the tiger too..

[Smitty]

Apologies Smitty, I meant silver, not grey! Well I was close anyway. I forgot about the tiger too..

no sweat..... :)

[Chris5.7ltr]

Since we are on the subject, can anyone tell me if the tiger mica coloured VX HSV's have tiger dials??

[Smitty]

Since we are on the subject, can anyone tell me if the tiger mica coloured VX HSV's have tiger dials??
from memory...no (someone correct my memory if wrong)
they are black which I thought was strange at the time

[JoshoMarc]

cmon plonkerchops

the yellow is actually not toooo bad....
in the dark haha. Ive grown to love it, and the rareity

[karter42]

Mine is a Red VX 1 Ex Vic police, manual with a red dash. go figure.....

[Devil CV8]

cmon plonkerchops

the yellow is actually not toooo bad....
in the dark haha. Ive grown to love it, and the rareityjust change it for the yellow 3 window dash from the devil yellow monaro....the yellow was a better looker than the dash in the hyper....

how do I know....had both :p

[VXII_S_smokin]

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Cheers

[Smitty]

I Want To Install An Amp And Sub Into My Vxii S But Want To Keep The Steering Wheel Controls, Do U Know If It Is At All Possible To Fit Rca Plugs To A Stocko Head Unit
Cheers

huh...?
you in the right topic.. ? :confused:

[Demon 8]

I love the fact that my Hyper yellow color is rare & stands out on the road. Love getting looks from other drivers....especially after I blow'em off at the lights

[plonkerchops]

I love the fact that my Hyper yellow color is rare & stands out on the road. Love getting looks from other drivers....especially after I blow'em off at the lights
is it a rare colour? even for utes ??? :confused:

[Demon 8]

Yep, only available for VX series 2 cars, just like the tiger mica for VX series 1. These limited edition colors are good to keep as it will be interesting what (if any) premiums will be on them later down the track.

[JEFF]

Resurecting an old thread...
My Devil Yellow VX has the bog-standard grey instruments.

[Y2kGoofball]

as did my VX exec until I put matching white dials in for $100

Autographed too by Cam McConville and Greg Murphy so it looks good :teach:

Although a super old topic I never knew this topic existed but it answered a question Ive wondered about for ages

[bundyvx]

I haven't seen a red cluster before, is it clearer to read than the grey/silver in a white VX ? not enough colour contrast in my dash especially in the late arvo. If anyone has pics of a red cluster i'd love to see them.


Cheers