Calais Turbo

AVSTER · 18-08-04, 09:23

This one's from my old SL Turbo I had back in Sep 1995 to Mar 1998. (RIP)
Thats the one in the pic for my avatar (below my name).

Division: Holden
Luxury Level: Commodore SL
Body Shape:: Sedan
Engine: 3.0ET (Turbo)
Year: 1987
Plant: Adelaide
Serial Number: 22325

8 : K : 19 : 8 : G : L : 2 : 22325 :

Nizmodore · 18-08-04, 22:04

Division: Holden
Luxury Level: Calais
Body Shape:: Sedan
Engine: 3.0E (Non Turbo) <-- Whats the code for a 24v Supercharged 3L ?!?!

lol
Year: 1988
Plant: Adelaide
Serial Number: 56399

Uter · 20-08-04, 21:39

mine worked but.. i got told my car was an 86 from the guy who sold it to me, and on the plates underneath it says oct86 and 10 -86 :S

anyway this is wat i got.

Division: Holden
Luxury Level: Commodore SL
Body Shape:: Sedan
Engine: 3.0E (Non Turbo)
Year: 1987
Plant: Melbourne
Serial Number: 13086

8 : K : 19 : 6 : G : J : 1 : 13086 :

my car has aircon and power steering too :S and a berlina dash :S

Waughy · 01-09-04, 20:00

Mine had a few errors: 8K196GL251310 I was sold the car as being a berlina, this says otherwise, also the diff was said to be LSD, tag suggests otherwise going by the diff tag thread.

Just tried again:
Division: Holden
Luxury Level: Commodore SL (Sold to me as a Berlina, GRRRRR) Oh well.
Body Shape:: Sedan
Engine: 3.0E (Non Turbo)
Year: 1987
Plant: Adelaide
Serial Number: 51310

[VLTXTC] · 03-10-04, 15:34

im so pissed of just three days ago i got my car paid 8,000 for it and its not origianly turbo ****!

Division: Holden
Luxury Level: Calais
Body Shape:: Sedan
Engine: 3.0E (Non Turbo)
Year: 1988
Plant: Adelaide
Serial Number: *****

is there any chance this could be wrong??
or any way to tell if its a turbo motor by engine number?

HDTCAL · 03-10-04, 19:03

You serious mate? All turbo blocks start with number 8 Sorry to hear dude

But i thought old guy owned it since new?

[VLTXTC] · 04-10-04, 00:33

but there was one more guy who was involved which i found out today.
apperently it has BT1 turbo gear in it now. im still angry!! but better than a dodgey conversion...

HDTCAL · 04-10-04, 00:41

Damm sorry to hear

Hate hearing these stories how buyers getting done,when its still not factory turbo!

aus880 · 04-10-04, 06:20

I suspected that something MAY have been wrong with yours.

It just didn't look untouched and remember my post about that badge on the RHS of the bootlid? Badge just not where it should have been, merely put there by someone after converting to turbo

VLKOOL · 04-10-04, 18:37

Division: Holden
Luxury Level: Calais
Body Shape:: Sedan
Engine: 3.0ET (Turbo)
Year: 1988
Plant: Adelaide
Serial Number: 56637

8 : X : 19 : 8 : H : L : 2 : 56637 :

ryan · 05-10-04, 13:48

hey guys im interested in buying a VL SL....
its advertised on carpoint.com.au
the VIN is on the page, and is AVL019908A
i ran through the calculator and got nothing but errors? mis-typed VIN by the seller? or something dodgy???

cheers

PReSTNBoY · 05-10-04, 16:21

AV019908A is not the vin number its the chassie number ;/ try looking above the 2 tags for the vin.

Kris

ryan · 06-10-04, 08:44

I see, thanks.
I havent actually been to see the car, its advertised on carsales.com.au and thats the only thing he has in the registration field.
Thanks for that mate.

Ryan

Uter · 18-10-04, 01:53

my car was made in 86, but in the vin it says its 87 model, so if i do sell it, do i say its 87 or 86 model?

aus880 · 18-10-04, 15:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by Uter

my car was made in 86, but in the vin it says its 87 model, so if i do sell it, do i say its 87 or 86 model?

Build date is 86 so its an 86 model

GMH considered late year models to be next years models for selling purposes

Lucerin · 18-10-04, 15:53

mine is
Division: Holden
Luxury Level: Calais
Body Shape:: Sedan
Engine: ERROR - should be 8, 7, 6 or J
Year: 1988
Plant: ERROR - should be J or L and between 1 and 9
Serial Number: 88565

8 : X : 19 : 9 : H : l : 2 : 88565 :

anyone able to tell me what engine and plant i have?
thanks.

7FOUR7 · 21-10-04, 15:08

i get the error of my year, its an 87 tho, anyone elses plant adelaide?

AVSTER · 21-10-04, 15:23

My latest VL, well have had it since sep this year.
Division: Holden
Luxury Level: Calais
Body Shape:: Sedan
Engine: 3.0ET (Turbo)
Year: 1986
Plant: Adelaide
Serial Number: 16999

8 : X : 19 : 8 : F : L : 2 : 16999 :

PReSTNBoY · 21-10-04, 21:53

Nugget , whats the build date ? what month ? if the cars like in DEC86 for example like my bt1 then on this vin caluclater it will come up 1987 too GMH records or vice versa if its early in the year like JAN or FEB if the cars 1987 it will show 1986 on this,

Hope this helps.

Kris

siknos · 24-10-04, 16:00

mines 8K198FJ998371L

ANDOS06 · 24-10-04, 19:16

How Can You Tell If You've Got A Bt1,on The Other Plate Below To The Left Hand Side My Car Has Vl8vk19-bt1,does This Mean It Was A Bt1 Cause It Has 4 Wheel Disc Brake And Calais Dash Cluster And Calais Light.

VL_Nick · 26-10-04, 20:17

my VIN is : 8K356FLZ11176

try putting caps lock on. i got less errors with it on

with caps on:

Division: Holden
Luxury Level: Commodore SL
Body Shape: ERROR - should be 19 or 35
Engine: 3.0E (Non Turbo)
Year: 1986
Plant: ERROR - should be J or L and between 1 and 9
Serial Number: 11176

8 : K : 35 : 6 : F : L : Z : 11176 :

with caps off:

Division: Holden
Luxury Level: ERROR - should be VK, VL or VX
Body Shape: ERROR - should be 19 or 35
Engine: 3.0E (Non Turbo)
Year: ERROR - should be F, G or H
Plant: ERROR - should be J or L and between 1 and 9
Serial Number: 11176

8 : k : 35 : 6 : f : l : z : 11176 :

AVSTER · 26-10-04, 20:45

Thats strange nick. you have 35 in the body shape. That should work. Where you have a Z, traditionaly that should be a number to go with the letter in front of it as part of which factory your car was built in.
i just had a go with 35 for body in the calculator and I get an error too. Must be something wrong with the calculator.

VL_Nick · 26-10-04, 21:42

ok my bad, my handwriting is terrible. it is a 2 not a Z.

platinum · 26-10-04, 21:46

updated it a bit tonight, might work a bit better now.

18-08-04, 09:23	#26
AVSTER Gold Members Join Date: 18-06-03 Location: NSW, N/A Car: Trader Rating: (4)	This one's from my old SL Turbo I had back in Sep 1995 to Mar 1998. (RIP) Thats the one in the pic for my avatar (below my name). Division: Holden Luxury Level: Commodore SL Body Shape:: Sedan Engine: 3.0ET (Turbo) Year: 1987 Plant: Adelaide Serial Number: 22325 8 : K : 19 : 8 : G : L : 2 : 22325 : Last edited by AVSTER; 18-08-04 at 09:25.

01-09-04, 20:00	#29
Waughy Gold Members Join Date: 24-05-04 Location: NSW, Newcastle Car: VZ Exec V6 A4 Wagon. Trader Rating: (11)	Mine had a few errors: 8K196GL251310 I was sold the car as being a berlina, this says otherwise, also the diff was said to be LSD, tag suggests otherwise going by the diff tag thread. Just tried again: Division: Holden Luxury Level: Commodore SL (Sold to me as a Berlina, GRRRRR) Oh well. Body Shape:: Sedan Engine: 3.0E (Non Turbo) Year: 1987 Plant: Adelaide Serial Number: 51310 .

03-10-04, 15:34	#30
[VLTXTC] aKa GMHTURBO Join Date: 10-03-04 Location: Melbourne, Melbourne(northen suburbs) Car: Calais Aero Turbo Trader Rating: (6)	im so pissed of just three days ago i got my car paid 8,000 for it and its not origianly turbo **! Division: Holden Luxury Level: Calais Body Shape:: Sedan Engine: 3.0E (Non Turbo) Year: 1988 Plant: Adelaide Serial Number: * is there any chance this could be wrong?? or any way to tell if its a turbo motor by engine number? __________________ THE VL AERO CALAIS TURBO**

04-10-04, 00:33	#32
[VLTXTC] aKa GMHTURBO Join Date: 10-03-04 Location: Melbourne, Melbourne(northen suburbs) Car: Calais Aero Turbo Trader Rating: (6)	but there was one more guy who was involved which i found out today. apperently it has BT1 turbo gear in it now. im still angry!! but better than a dodgey conversion... __________________ THE VL AERO CALAIS TURBO

04-10-04, 06:20	#34
aus880 Gold Members Join Date: 19-06-02 Location: International, Worldwide Car: Trader Rating: (27)	I suspected that something MAY have been wrong with yours. It just didn't look untouched and remember my post about that badge on the RHS of the bootlid? Badge just not where it should have been, merely put there by someone after converting to turbo __________________ Classic Pursuit Vehicles www.Facebook.com/cpv.com.au "Real cars, real history"

18-08-04, 22:04	#27
Nizmodore Player Join Date: 23-07-04 Location: Adelaide, Northern Suburbs Car: Imperial Blue over Silver boosted twincam S2 Calais Trader Rating: (0)	Division: Holden Luxury Level: Calais Body Shape:: Sedan Engine: 3.0E (Non Turbo) <-- Whats the code for a 24v Supercharged 3L ?!?! lol Year: 1988 Plant: Adelaide Serial Number: 56399

20-08-04, 21:39	#28
Uter Player Join Date: 18-08-04 Location: Brisbane, logan holme Car: 86 VL SL RB30E Trader Rating: (0)	mine worked but.. i got told my car was an 86 from the guy who sold it to me, and on the plates underneath it says oct86 and 10 -86 :S anyway this is wat i got. Division: Holden Luxury Level: Commodore SL Body Shape:: Sedan Engine: 3.0E (Non Turbo) Year: 1987 Plant: Melbourne Serial Number: 13086 8 : K : 19 : 6 : G : J : 1 : 13086 : my car has aircon and power steering too :S and a berlina dash :S

03-10-04, 19:03	#31
HDTCAL BANNED Join Date: 20-01-03 Location: QLD, Gold Coast,Place To Live & Be:) Car: CalaisTurbo HDT Sport Auto with Sunroof & Scheel Seats Build Number 4069 & More Brock VLT's Brock Shop Brisbane (07)3341 9911 Trader Rating: (8)	You serious mate? All turbo blocks start with number 8 Sorry to hear dude But i thought old guy owned it since new?

04-10-04, 00:41	#33
HDTCAL BANNED Join Date: 20-01-03 Location: QLD, Gold Coast,Place To Live & Be:) Car: CalaisTurbo HDT Sport Auto with Sunroof & Scheel Seats Build Number 4069 & More Brock VLT's Brock Shop Brisbane (07)3341 9911 Trader Rating: (8)	Damm sorry to hear Hate hearing these stories how buyers getting done,when its still not factory turbo!

04-10-04, 18:37	#35
VLKOOL .. Join Date: 04-11-02 Location: Sydney, .. Car: .. Trader Rating: (2)	Division: Holden Luxury Level: Calais Body Shape:: Sedan Engine: 3.0ET (Turbo) Year: 1988 Plant: Adelaide Serial Number: 56637 8 : X : 19 : 8 : H : L : 2 : 56637 : __________________ ..

05-10-04, 13:48	#36
ryan Player Join Date: 01-10-04 Location: Melbourne, Taylors Lakes Car: Trader Rating: (0)	hey guys im interested in buying a VL SL.... its advertised on carpoint.com.au the VIN is on the page, and is AVL019908A i ran through the calculator and got nothing but errors? mis-typed VIN by the seller? or something dodgy??? cheers

05-10-04, 16:21	#37
PReSTNBoY Player Join Date: 29-02-04 Location: Melbourne, Preston Car: mr bean car Trader Rating: (0)	AV019908A is not the vin number its the chassie number ;/ try looking above the 2 tags for the vin. Kris

06-10-04, 08:44	#38
ryan Player Join Date: 01-10-04 Location: Melbourne, Taylors Lakes Car: Trader Rating: (0)	I see, thanks. I havent actually been to see the car, its advertised on carsales.com.au and thats the only thing he has in the registration field. Thanks for that mate. Ryan

18-10-04, 01:53	#39
Uter Player Join Date: 18-08-04 Location: Brisbane, logan holme Car: 86 VL SL RB30E Trader Rating: (0)	my car was made in 86, but in the vin it says its 87 model, so if i do sell it, do i say its 87 or 86 model? __________________ Check Out My First Beast :D http://photobucket.com/albums/v426/uter/

18-10-04, 15:53	#41
Lucerin Player Join Date: 17-10-04 Location: WA, Southern suburbs Car: Trader Rating: (0)	mine is Division: Holden Luxury Level: Calais Body Shape:: Sedan Engine: ERROR - should be 8, 7, 6 or J Year: 1988 Plant: ERROR - should be J or L and between 1 and 9 Serial Number: 88565 8 : X : 19 : 9 : H : l : 2 : 88565 : anyone able to tell me what engine and plant i have? thanks.

21-10-04, 15:08	#42
7FOUR7 Be like me Join Date: 20-10-02 Location: NSW, Newcastle Car: VZ SS Thunder 6.0- Another vl soon Trader Rating: (26)	i get the error of my year, its an 87 tho, anyone elses plant adelaide? __________________ black on black on black.

21-10-04, 15:23	#43
AVSTER Gold Members Join Date: 18-06-03 Location: NSW, N/A Car: Trader Rating: (4)	My latest VL, well have had it since sep this year. Division: Holden Luxury Level: Calais Body Shape:: Sedan Engine: 3.0ET (Turbo) Year: 1986 Plant: Adelaide Serial Number: 16999 8 : X : 19 : 8 : F : L : 2 : 16999 :

21-10-04, 21:53	#44
PReSTNBoY Player Join Date: 29-02-04 Location: Melbourne, Preston Car: mr bean car Trader Rating: (0)	Nugget , whats the build date ? what month ? if the cars like in DEC86 for example like my bt1 then on this vin caluclater it will come up 1987 too GMH records or vice versa if its early in the year like JAN or FEB if the cars 1987 it will show 1986 on this, Hope this helps. Kris

24-10-04, 16:00	#45
siknos Player Join Date: 04-06-04 Location: Melbourne, blackburn Car: 300rwkw-r33-5speed-vl-turbo-green and needs a paint! jetbye comming soon Trader Rating: (1)	mines 8K198FJ998371L

24-10-04, 19:16	#46
ANDOS06 Player Join Date: 30-05-04 Location: Sydney, northern beaches Car: Trader Rating: (0)	How Can You Tell If You've Got A Bt1,on The Other Plate Below To The Left Hand Side My Car Has Vl8vk19-bt1,does This Mean It Was A Bt1 Cause It Has 4 Wheel Disc Brake And Calais Dash Cluster And Calais Light.

26-10-04, 20:17	#47
VL_Nick Player Join Date: 17-02-03 Location: Canberra, ACT Car: VL Wagon Trader Rating: (0)	my VIN is : 8K356FLZ11176 try putting caps lock on. i got less errors with it on with caps on: Division: Holden Luxury Level: Commodore SL Body Shape: ERROR - should be 19 or 35 Engine: 3.0E (Non Turbo) Year: 1986 Plant: ERROR - should be J or L and between 1 and 9 Serial Number: 11176 8 : K : 35 : 6 : F : L : Z : 11176 : with caps off: Division: Holden Luxury Level: ERROR - should be VK, VL or VX Body Shape: ERROR - should be 19 or 35 Engine: 3.0E (Non Turbo) Year: ERROR - should be F, G or H Plant: ERROR - should be J or L and between 1 and 9 Serial Number: 11176 8 : k : 35 : 6 : f : l : z : 11176 :

26-10-04, 20:45	#48
AVSTER Gold Members Join Date: 18-06-03 Location: NSW, N/A Car: Trader Rating: (4)	Thats strange nick. you have 35 in the body shape. That should work. Where you have a Z, traditionaly that should be a number to go with the letter in front of it as part of which factory your car was built in. i just had a go with 35 for body in the calculator and I get an error too. Must be something wrong with the calculator.

26-10-04, 21:42	#49
VL_Nick Player Join Date: 17-02-03 Location: Canberra, ACT Car: VL Wagon Trader Rating: (0)	ok my bad, my handwriting is terrible. it is a 2 not a Z.

26-10-04, 21:46	#50
platinum Administrator Join Date: 17-05-02 Location: SA, Adelaide Car: E-Series HSV Senator Trader Rating: (14)	updated it a bit tonight, might work a bit better now.