General D.I.Y Projects

In this section, I’ll provide some basic instructions, along with some photo’s of the small jobs that I do to my VN SS to keep her in tip top condition. Not only can you save a little money by doing some work to your own car, you do also get the satisfaction of the end [...]

Rear Boot Seal

As with any part of your car that gathers dirt and water, rust can form. I don’t know about you, but me, I’d rather prevent any chance of rust from forming on my cars. Cleaning the boot seal is not hard at all. Simply open your boot and lift the rubber boot seal off. Its [...]

Rear Garnish

I’m completely obsessed with ensuring that my VN SS is rust-free. The rear gearnish on the VN Commodore is widely known for it’s rust problem. It’s not necessarily the garnish that’s the problem ( it’s plastic ), the perpetrator of this whole problem is usually the nuts and bolts holding it onto the boot itself. When [...]

Wheel Arches – Body Deadener

After 18 years, the body deadener in the wheel arches looks a little worse for wear and probably isn’t doing a good job anyway. Some people will advise you to remove the existing deadener if you’re going to replace it, but personally, I don’t think there is any need to. With your car on a [...]

Rear Seat Cushioning

When I bought this VN SS, I thought I would have to get the seats re-trimmed because the material looked like it had stretched. As it turns out, the material is fine. The problem is the foam cushion used in the seat. The best way to describe what happens to the foam cushion is ‘shrinkage’. [...]