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I would try swapping the battery for another one temporarily to see if the fault remains, as you may have a dead cell. Failing that, make sure your belt is tight and recheck your alternator. It’s a pretty simple charging circuit, so there are very few components that can go wrong

Hey thanks mate! That’s a coin storage/rubber liner for the centre console. It’s a GM part, you can either order it from GM/Holden or get it from a wreckers.

Power it down, then power it all back up, don’t chuck it into reverse or press the “continue” button when starting up, wait til your phone connects, then long press the speech button. Once you’re in CarPlay, try maps first to see if you get the voice directions, then try internet radio or Spotify

The module is made by/called “Carabc”, super easy to find on Aliexpress. Just google Carabc CarPlay hilux and you should get a hit. It’s a pretty straightforward upgrade that makes the factory system a lot more useful, Cheers mate!

Yeah, it looks more impressive than it really is, unfortunately…. Good to use the space for a decent CarPlay system without having to replace it eh

Thanks mate! I figured that if I could install it, anyone could! appreciated

@@nonrasputin9260 Yeah Thanks for this👍I put a audio unit in a nivara and swore I would never do a stereo upgrade again. literally had to remove the whole dash😤The sister has a hilux so I now know what she has to get first😬Cheers

@ all good mate, if you have any issues getting it in or any questions, just reach out 👍

Hey mate, chuck us an email: sweetrasputin22@gmail.com with a pic of where the sensor is located

If your key won't turn, it sounds more mechanical. Id say your ignition switch could be gummed up. Try spraying a little bit of wd40 down the key hole, put the key in and out 5-10 times, wiggling the steering wheel from left to right, hopefully this frees it up. Good luck

Thanks mate, much appreciated!

Thanks mate, much appreciated!

sounds like you have an intermittent connection issue if you move the battery and you start losing circuits. I would try and slowly go through the connections and wiring closest to the battery, moving/wiggling the wiring until you find the exact point which makes it do it. These kinds of failures can be frustrating to find, but, if you work through systematically, you should be able to trace it down. If you are able to download a schematic of the electrical system, there is likely a complete circuit which is affected where the lights, dash etc are powered from, I would start there. Good luck mate!

I changed the ignition switch in the colon. And it's doing the same thing. When I hit the clutch. It ingages the starter. But, still no dash lights, headlight and no start. I checked the writing and nothing seems damage or broken wires. I never had a stick shift car do this. I rechecked battery and it good and fully charged. It has a new battery and alternator.

@ hey mate, I’ve looked through the schematics and there are a few common relays/connections which would be worth checking and tracing back with a voltmeter. If you can check the relay H-LP/AMT (headlight relay), that’s a good start, then work your way back. It really does sound like a connection issue, but, a faulty relay could be your culprit eh, good luck mate

@@VroomMM61 hey thanks mate, I appreciate the feedback! Glad you like the name, team Rasputin! 🤜 🤛

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Cheers mate!

The wiring is different between the evoke and sv6, so, the dash needed to be removed so I could change that out, in preparation for the engine swap, which takes it from the evoke 3L, upto the sv6 3.6L. Essentially, the repo evoke was the chassis donor for an entire sv6 setup. Cheers for the feedback mate!

@@TheTorkerman thanks mate! I’ll definitely try and do a cost breakdown on the next one for sure!

Thanks for the compliment 😎

@@nonrasputin9260 "Are you interested in reviewing car products?"

Nice comment indeed. Feel free to send me an Atoto unit as well! Will review and see how they compare to the pricey alternatives that occupy a large market share. 👍👍 yep yep cheers both of you 😎👍

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Thanks for the video. I have an Evoke. Trying to change it up a bit. Ex police detective car. 76k on the clock. Chucking some Calais 19s on it but I like the stock mags on your video. Mine is silver too. Makes them pop. Appreciate your videos and knowledge around bringing these Holdens back to life.

Cutting out coupons from the New World catalog? 😃

I guess I've been put in the Sin Bin for a while.

Hey thanks for the feedback mate, it’s super fun rescuing these cars and hopefully with time I’ll be able to do more! Thanks again for the support 🤜 🤛

Hey, thanks mate! I’ll pass on your compliments to the camera person, they will be stoked! Those vise grips are amazing, I wouldent go anywhere without them! Thanks again

@@nonrasputin9260 We appreciate all the efforts⭐This vid was especially good, informative and humorous👍but always interesting.

I ended up keeping the broken bumper to repair as a spare as a cheap one came up off of an ex-cop Ute, so I ended up getting that and a guard from a mate painted up to complete this one. Cheers mate

@@nonrasputin9260 I wondered the same, maybe mention it or voice over while fitting? Nice job though, looks great

@ yeah, I kinda skipped over that and the footage ended up getting edited out (dident want a 2hr epic! 😂). I’ll remember to call this sort of stuff out on future videos. Thanks for the feedback mate! Super helpful

Hahaha a toolbox without zip ties isn’t a toolbox! Thanks mate!

Thanks for that mate, so stoked to have been able to stop this one from the scrappers! Cheers

Hahaha thanks mate, I can’t have imagined it being a great home for a bug, it would be like Vegas in there every time the brakes went on!

Ah, its all good, im just the safety features worked the way they should and he walked away from the crash. Cheers mate!

On the top of the dash, the screw holes are covered up by putting the speaker cover back in place, on the stereo surround/fascia, I have in the past plastic welded the rear of the hole, use a small bit of 2-part epoxy bog on the front and razor blade off the excess once its cured, then use a silver paint pen. Cheers mate

The fgx’s I had did have the purple black colour in the engine bay now that you mention it. It might be hard to make out in the video, but it was a dullish grey colour, not exactly the colour of the car. Nice spotting

All good mate! More material on its way… cheers!

They are a good car eh, and a lot of the bad rap I don’t think is that deserved, to be fair. Loads of technology and bang for buck 👍

Heya mate, evoke and sv6 inner guards are different, just down the bottom where the bumper flares out a little, about an inch or two of space. You will need sv6 inners for your conversion, either series 1 or series 2 will do the trick, they are interchangeable. Good luck mate

@ sweet as, thank you very much!

@ hey bro sorry to be a pain with all these questions 🤣🤣🤣 I’m doing the conversion on a sports wagon, so if I replace the rear bumper bar, will I need sv6 rear inner guards too? As well, I have a toe bar hitch, is it possible to remove this? Or will I need to buy a rear bumper bar that has the cutout for it?? Sorry again!!! And cheers hahaha

@@harryhayward2301 hey mate, all good! The guard inners are different for the rear sv6 bumper vs the standard, so, you’ll need to change them out. You can take the towbar off, but, if it were me, I’d leave it, super useful and added strength at the back of you get rear ended… you don’t need a specific bumper, the black fascia at the bottom can be trimmed or cut for a small window for it to poke through, depending on the style of hitch you have

Try cleaning the maf sensor and throttle body, then run a bottle of injector cleaner additive through the tank, sounds like a fueling issue I’d say

@@nonrasputin9260 cheers mate, will do. Was probably a couple of years ago since I have done that.

Thanks for the great feedback mate, it was real nice working on this car and I’m happy with the outcome! Cheers 👍

Cheers mate!

They are a brilliant car eh, loads of features for the money and go really well, regardless of how hard the cops thrashed them!

I’ve never tried the v6 zb commodore, to be fair, the 2L turbo is pretty decent in its own right eh 👍

Wow, yours is pretty much identical, nice! I was stoked to get this one back on the road for sure, thanks mate!

@@nonrasputin9260 haha yeh they are literally twins! Can’t wait to see the next car. Hopefully you find an ss

@@callumdixon06 mate, that would be awesome! If the right damaged one comes along, absolutely! Thanks for the feedback

@@JamesBarry-um8su cheers mate! I agree, awesome looking cars with a wicked stance

It’s one of those things, it’s either clean or not clean, there’s no “half-clean”, so I can relate! I’ve heard that as long as the engine doesn’t sludge and services are observed, you can get some kms out of them. It may well be that the chains were changed on this one at some stage, as there was zero rattle on it and ran super smooth

@@nonrasputin9260 Very lucky on the chains then. Not many people these days are prepared to service cars properly and keep to times. I have a Mk7 GTI that I bought from flipping cars ( so essentially cost me $1000 lol ) but I tore the engine apart knowing chains were due soon ( on those engines anything close to negative 5 degrees off time is borrowed time. It was at -4.6) replaced timing chains, Upgraded turbo, did injectors, got schrick cams and Topmar pistons. I also replaced All fluids, coils spark plugs etc. Same with Suspension ( bilstein B6 shocks and all the bushings ) Service every 5000km or 6 months and It runs brilliantly! Its also had a exhaust and intake put on making Reliably 385hp at the wheels so a insane pocket rocket! If you ever come down to CHCH would be happy to give you a ride in it!

@@Vikturus22 that’s awesome mate, sounds like a real rocket with hardly any weight, should fly eh! Always keen for a shot of adrenaline!

Thanks for the feedback, much appreciated! That’s all good, the front left guard + bonnet + left rear quarter + roof were resprayed by a good mate of mine, we had some difficulty blending it in as the paint had some minor sun exposure damage. So, the left doors are more like how most/some of the car was coloured. In most lights it was hard to pick up, good spotting! Cheers

Hahaha does yours have like 20 scoops of chips under the back seat also? 😂

@@nonrasputin9260 Nope, mine's got 21. 😉

Great feedback mate, thank you! More on the way for sure!

@@bobbrown3471 hey mate, you asked for it… I’m happy to deliver! Hope all is well at your end, cheers!

@@nonrasputin9260 Well thankyou Ras! ☺ Yeah it's going okay on my end thanks. 👍 A couple of things going on lately but trying hard to get through everything.

@@bobbrown3471 thats the way mate, as long as you wake up in the morning, you're still in the game!

@@nonrasputin9260 Yes exactly! ☺And your videos bring some enjoyment and distraction too.

More coming soon mate, I’m on a mission to save as many from the scrappers as possible! 👍

@@nonrasputin9260 It's great to see. I just finished watching the video, and i rarely can watch a whole video without getting bored, but i never get bored watching yours. It's cool seeing the commodores more in depth. As i have a Ve commodore myself, and as much as people hate them, they're amazing cars.

@@hoon760 that’s an awesome compliment, thank you! I don’t know why people would hate the VE, I think it’s a great car with great road presence. My first Holden was a VE Commodore ex-police car, maybe 9 years ago, I’ve liked them ever since

@nonrasputin9260 My thoughts, too. My uncle has a Vf sv6 wagon, and likes the Ve's for the steering. As he dislikes the Vf electric steering. He had a series 2 VF redline before that, and it was a real beast. But the Ve's i like. As there's a lot more options out there for them in terms of different models with different stereos, etc, that you can swap over as well as body panels from hsv's, etc. The Ve i have is my first car. It's only a 2010 International with the 3 litre 190kw motor. It isn't real gutsy, but it was owned by my family from new, and it has been extremely reliable. Still on the original chains with 227,xxxks. And it's all down to maintenance. A thicker oil is the trick to it all. But i look forward to seeing more of these videos. It's really cool watching these little rebuild videos on something close to home and not something in America. And i can appreciate someone putting in the work to preserve them as they don't make them anymore. Yes, there was a ton of them made, and still heaps to buy, but in 20-30 years, it won't be that easy.

@@hoon760 All very good points! Hey, the 2010 international is a great first car, and especially since you know the service and repair history, well worth holden onto! Cheers for the feedback, every car saved from the crusher is a small win, and in a way, these cars are part of a shared Nz/Aus history, as theres a huge fanbase over here. Thanks for the support, more rebuilds on the way...

I like the gold ones eh, looks great with those big tail lights! You never know mate, there could be one floating around still, waiting to be restored