Interior Upgrade for my car s83 - what do you think??

[s 8 3]

Just finished all the interior, put in the wh stato dash facia, painted all the pieces piano black, painted the speedo surround silver with specks of glitter effect. changed all the lights to blue leds and did the roof to the new vy calais black with the sunglasses holder. All the buttons are blue including the hazards, driving lights, headlights, mode switch, power windows, power button, trac control button, gear numbers even the back door buttons for the windows have been changed to blue and the screen on the cluster. Sorry about the grainy shots, some were taken on the camera phone. Have a safe long weekend all. :nyuk:

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[vyssbeast]

how come you didnt change the speedo to blue aswell???
looks abit out of place
otherwise awesome work and awesome car
any pix of the back??

[Whizza]

looks sweet as m8 top job . just a quick question how did you get all you guages etc blue . well i know how but where did you get the lights ?

[drewbytes]

Nice looking car mate :)

[VXSS346]

how come you didnt change the speedo to blue aswell??

I don't think you can unless you change the facia with the numbering cause the've got green behind.

Rest of it looks good though.

[mad_monaro]

Nice work. I am keen as mustard to do a blue conversion to my dash area lighting. There has been some that have said that it cant be done, and some that said it can. You have done it, so i would love to know how, how difficult it was, what modifications were needed, how long it took and what globes you used.

Cheers :bounce:

[Trip]

love it :thumbsup:

[Hitman]

Very nice looking car mate.

[Y2kGoofball]

looks excellent mate, well done!

I tried the speedo conversion on an aftermarket speedo but behind the cluster is whats best described as layered paint, the lights acctually sit towards the top of the cluster where the paint is dense, and project the light down the cluster where it gets lighter. Hard concept to explain but basically as I found out once you strip the green paint from the back you end up with extremely bright top end of the cluster and absolutely almost dead bottom end.

I'm interested in converting everything else though, Ive sorta read conflicting bits and pieces about it so I would be most appreciative if you could do us a "definate how too guide" for all the lights.

If I hadnt forked out for a silver SS dash facia I wouldve gone for the stato bits, I realise its more costly but I didnt realise it looked so much better.

Also can I ask hows your Ipod mounted? Currently Ive got the standard holden mobile phone platform with a cheap phone holder mounted too it, just curious what youve done to yours though because its obviously not in the same position as mine!!!

Otherwise congrats to a job well done :cool:

[Milzy]

can i request a few picture of the back end? just like you have of the front!

[seedyrom]

Dash can be done, although its a little fiddly

http://www.seedyrom.net/dash.jpg
(also see http://www.ls1.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=39953)
Can I ask what you did with the Radio ?

I too have done the statesman conversion ... but now my TV/DVD radio thing doesnt fit due to the rounded coreners on the woodgrain facia.. Did you just dremel/cut 90 degree corners into the plastic to fit your head unit ?

Cheers,
Seedy

[VXSS346]

Ok I have to ask, how did you do that?

Did you change the whole face?

[s 8 3]

Nice looking car mate :)

thats why i want your engine thats for sale :diddy:

[s 8 3]

dont really have anymore photos yet sorry guys

looks excellent mate, well done!

I tried the speedo conversion on an aftermarket speedo but behind the cluster is whats best described as layered paint, the lights acctually sit towards the top of the cluster where the paint is dense, and project the light down the cluster where it gets lighter. Hard concept to explain but basically as I found out once you strip the green paint from the back you end up with extremely bright top end of the cluster and absolutely almost dead bottom end.

I'm interested in converting everything else though, Ive sorta read conflicting bits and pieces about it so I would be most appreciative if you could do us a "definate how too guide" for all the lights.

If I hadnt forked out for a silver SS dash facia I wouldve gone for the stato bits, I realise its more costly but I didnt realise it looked so much better.

Also can I ask hows your Ipod mounted? Currently Ive got the standard holden mobile phone platform with a cheap phone holder mounted too it, just curious what youve done to yours though because its obviously not in the same position as mine!!!

Otherwise congrats to a job well done :cool:

the stato bits are only about $120 if you get the crappy colour one - 17i pewter is the colour code. then only a little more to paint it prefessionally...

the ipod is mounted on a DIN POCKET. i drilled a L bracket into it from dicksmith eleces. then on the L bracket i put the holden phone holder on it by glueing it to the bracket with shelleys araldite

[s 8 3]

heres a photo from the side, you can see the roof spoiler if you look hard.... i havent got any photos from the back as yet .... will post some asap

heres 2 more links

sorry 1 of the photos is a bit blurry

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j225/drabyna/DSC02794.jpg
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[Guzzles]

heres a photo from the side, you can see the roof spoiler if you look hard.... i havent got any photos from the back as yet .... will post some asap

heres 2 more links

sorry 1 of the photos is a bit blurry

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j225/drabyna/DSC02794.jpg
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put those neons off!!!!

BTW:what kind of Holden is it? a VT/VT II Berlina? would be my guess as it has a holden steering wheel without radio controls and single zone climate

have I told you to put the neons off?

If you don't mind me asking, is it actually a LS1?

now put the neons off:yup:

[Guzzles]

:spew: :spew: :spew: :spew: :spew:

put those neons off!!!!

BTW:what kind of Holden is it? a VT/VT II Berlina? would be my guess as it has a holden steering wheel without radio controls and single zone climate

have I told you to put the neons off?

If you don't mind me asking, is it actually a LS1?

now put the neons off:yup:
I have to add: its only some advice based on MY opinion :)

[HARMSY]

Are you able to post how it was all done, by the sounds of it there are a few of us who are interested in it....

[mcdeath]

very nice car mate well done

[Black_vtss]

Very impressive mate, a how to guide would be good...

[pumba]

what cradle did you use to hold your ipod..cheers mark

[s 8 3]

what cradle did you use to hold your ipod..cheers mark

i used the phone holder from holden, costs about $15

[ScottYPerD]

mate do u mind letting us know how u done the light swap and the type u used etc, like someone said before a how to guide will be good there is about 5 - 6 people interested in it

[s 8 3]

PM me if you want a kit sent out. costs are $350 includes a guide etc

[Bodgy]

Did you change the colour of the climate control buttons at all?

I am attempting to change them to blue at the moment and am having very little luck because of the green tinge in the plastic they are made from.

[sv8ls1]

hey is that towers car park???