HX Sandman Details

[Blocker]

Here are some details that makes a HX Sandman.

External

• Headlight surrounds are black, not silver.
• Single headlight, not twin.
• Front grille has Holden Lion badge not GTS badge.
• Front panels do not have fluted guards.
• Side mirrors are Black, pointed mount type.
• Windscreen surrounds are black body colour.
• Tail light surrounds are chrome.
• Door window frames are black outs.
• Lower sills, guards, nose panel, rear quarters and beaver panel blacked out.
• Sunroofs are not standard.

Internal

• Vinyl bucket seats Kingswood type, not cloth.
• Silver GTS dash, not black.
• HX Sandman has a seven digit speedo.
• Door handles painted black.
• Door sill scuff plates Chromed.
• Recess section around tailgate window blacked out.
• Front grill painted black.
• Change windscreen surrounds to "windscreen stainless trim mouldings."
• Mirrors are listed as "aerodynamic type" in parts catalogue.
• HJ style console with lift up front lid was optional in auto Sandmans.
• Kingswood style door trims with padded arm rest.

HX Trim Codes

• 18V Slate Black vinyl
• 60A Chamois and black vinyl
• 65A Sienna vinyl
• 67V Tan vinyl

[mandarinhx]

[*]Side mirrors are Black, pointed mount type.

Standard were black with colour coded mirrors optional.

[Absinth]

Standard were black with colour coded mirrors optional.

Not according to the HX Sandman ordering proceedure, it lists black aerodynamic mirrors only. Don't rely on test vehicles in magazines as a guide to what was and was not available on Sandman's...... these are pre-production cars used by Holden for brochure pics and giving out to the various magazines for road testing.

A lot of parts found on pre-production vehicles never made it on to regular production vehicles. Colour coded mirrors were GTS only on the HX range and are listed in the parts catalogue that way also.

[wbute]

The ute in that article must have been a bitser rushed out the door for the magazine. They didnt even put the grip on the handbrake lever amongst other things.

[mandarinhx]

I guess I assumed between GTS's and this magazine article the colour coded mirrors were available on the Sandman too ... Oh well you learn something everyday hey ...