[SVTOA]

That functionality is already built into the hack. For the group that you wish to have "view only" simply go to your usergroup manager and select said group. Scroll down to "can use vb garage yes/no" and select no. Now they will still be able to see the garages but will have no means to edit or create one.

Here's the area of my add-on that you could play with:

<if condition="!$user['userid']">
<else />
<if condition="$user[field55] !='00.00'">
<font color="black"><b>My Best ET: <font color="red">$user[field55]</font>
<else />
This member has not added ET data to their vB Garage.
</if>
</if>
</span>