2009 VE SV6 Sportwagon

AshDVS · 2014-11-24T10:52:56+00:00

OMG the rear seats....!!!! How many KM and how much? Also... OMG the black looks bad with the dirt on it.... Though to note the Blue one i've got as a rent...

Forg

Our intention (whether it happens or not is a different matter) is to keep ours 'til it's as old as the VS it replaced. :)

AshDVS

While I'd love to replace mine with an SS/SSV before I can no longer buy such a car new,
If my requirement for towing is gone, I've thought about getting rid of it (as well as any other Volvos in the house) and getting a new Focus ST.

90% of the time, we could get away with one car so I'd be able to have extended periods (albeit shorter than I can currently get away with) of vehicle-downtime while that vehicle is in bits, being measured up for something or having a trial product fitted.

The current gen (LW-LZ) Focus is something I need to focus (he he) on at some point in the near future too.

Anyway, I got onto some quad-tip mufflers about an hour ago for the VE. :)

Vee_Que

No c30?

AshDVS

I still need to cater better for that platform so need to do something - I just need to work out what that is or the smartest way to do it.

AshDVS

A quick vacuum and a wash over the weekend and it looks great -

The only thing is that it shows up the parts that havent been touched, particularly the bonnet and LH skirt.
The bonnet has lots of gravel rash and the LH skirt has marks from people carelessly getting in and out of it (when I got the car, the RH skirt was really bad and has a couple of little gouges in it so I got another one and had it painted).

On the whole, it's pretty good and I'm happy with it.

Ex850R

May I predict that you will be doing those bits soon enough. It's not like you at all ...

AshDVS

Quite possibly. I'll look at it a bit more first and decide what to do.

The late style rear bumper insert arrived for it yesterday. Mufflers should be here in the next couple of days - I may just leave it aside for now and ponder VFII tail lights for a little bit. If I decide to do those too, I'll simply spend half a day on it and get the lot done.

Ex850R

Before and possible after pix?

AshDVS

It's proving tough to find decent pics.
Mine is currently like this -

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The honeycomb pattern is tough to clean and mine has greyed and contrasts poorly with shiny new metallic black paint.
So, I'm changing to this -

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Much easier to clean and nice new black plastic.

And, these arrived today as well -

Ex850R

Taking up surfing?
I laugh at the latest cars and all the black plastic mesh look front n back.
Who washes them?
Never mind not so long ago having all the black meant you had the base poverty pack version of the said car.
Ugly too...esp the latest Camry front.

Vee_Que

The apprentice at work has qaud tips on his s2 sv6, 2.25" from the cat back!

AshDVS

Mines a series 1 car and has a throaty note already which isnt horrible, but I certainly dont want it loud or louder than stock. I'm not looking for a performance gain, I just want to tidy up the back of it a bit and the quad tip mufflers fill out the exhaust openings in the rear bar a little nicer.

This is an 'appliance' car afterall, other than looking neat and tidy, I dont want to think about it too much.

AshDVS

Not much of an update since last time around, I havent got around to doing the mufflers or the bumper insert yet but I did throw a pair of tyres at it.
It's now sporting Bridgestone RE050As on the front rather than the Kumho garbage that were on the wheels when I got them. It feels nicer to drive and less lazy on turn-in

Here's a current pic -

I'm keen to get onto the mufflers and the bumper insert soon(ish) so that I can get rid of the boxes they're in!

AshDVS

It's about time for a commodore update.
Nothing really exciting happening with it, just racking up the kms.

Had it's first big size lump of work done since I've had it.

We did -
Replaced both front wheel bearings as the LH was getting a little noisy.
Replaced front and rear rotors with PBR slotted
Replaced front and rear pads with Project Mu NS400
Oil change and filter
Air filter

When I get a bit more time again I'll pop a set of plugs in it and replace the serpentine belt.

It's trucking along pretty well - I'd thought about replacing it in the not too distant future, but when I wash it, I remember that I actually quite like it.

AshDVS

Nothing too exciting happening with the VE but since I'll keep it into the new year now, it was about time for some maintenance.

Since last time we did a set of plugs and a serpentine belt.

Last week we did a little bit of work on it again -
Replaced rear shocks with Monroe (!!!) GT short stroke shocks
Popped a pair of rear tyres on it
Fitted the VE SS rear mufflers
Auto trans service

The drone at very specific speeds is noticeable and a little annoying so probably wouldnt recommend anyone with an SV6 fitting the rear mufflers from an SS - I may swap them back yet, or perhaps I'll get over it and maybe turn the stereo up.

I went with Monroes because I couldnt get a Sachs or Bilstein in time - originals are Monroes too (with HSV branding!) the replacements seem to be the same stroke version but with Monroe stickers on them, externally anyway.

I'll keep it now until after we move again - probably around this time next year and get something smaller after that.

Vee_Que

They don't sound impressive with bigger mufflers, very similar to the ecotech despite it being a very different v6.

AshDVS

Most of the time it's unoticable, but light throttle in 5th at about 90kmh it drones and at about 65kmh when accelerating fairly hard after dropping back a gear.
It's actually better outside the car than inside it.

Ex850R

Washing

AshDVS;125069 wroteMost of the time it's unoticable, but light throttle in 5th at about 90kmh it drones and at about 65kmh when accelerating fairly hard after dropping back a gear.
It's actually better outside the car than inside it.

Death Metal on the music box fixes everything

AshDVS

The trusty VE let me down for the first time ever last night.
Moved it, then went to start it and move it again - cranks but wont start.
Initial diagnosis is fuel pump. Will verify that and sort it out.

I may have to daily the Focus for a few days.

Philia_Bear

Time for a walbro pump of doom and a surge tank with pretty AN fittings

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