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I think its the XH ute. But its a XF body ute on ef front end. Well the bonnet bas a similar buldge to the BA. I am thinking of a BA bonnet bulge but i need a new bonnet anyway and i like the look of them
So question is.....Can the XH? Bonnet fit the old EF? And on the other side i have never seen a EF with a XH bonnet.
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10 bucks says it wont be a direct swap.
when grafting on the ef front to the xf ute body, they must have made some changes to it, otherwise, why wouldnt ford have just used the ef bonnet and saved some money on tooling?
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Mash85 wrote: 10 bucks says it wont be a direct swap.
when grafting on the ef front to the xf ute body, they must have made some changes to it, otherwise, why wouldnt ford have just used the ef bonnet and saved some money on tooling? Because of the kind of person i am im going to disagree because they didnt just bolt a grille on the fairmont. They reshaped the whole front end. BUT i think they couldnt be f**k chaning or making a total new front end for the XH so they put a different bonnet on. BUT i think that it may have been because the motor was a little tooooo high for the bonnet....
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so the bets on?
be good if you could get your hands on an xh bonnet to give it a go before handing over the $$$. i still think it will be different, just like the front guards arent interchangeable
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Mash85 wrote: so the bets on?
be good if you could get your hands on an xh bonnet to give it a go before handing over the $$$. i still think it will be different, just like the front guards arent interchangeable Front guards are not???? Hmmm ill ring up my old boss and see if he as a XH or a XH bonnet. If so he will let me swap them over to see what they are like.
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You will find the XH bonnet won't match up to the windscreen, as the XH still used the old XD-XF wiper cowl. It's therefore got a straighter edge while the EF one curves around the windcreen. It might be possible to modify it to get it to fit, but it would require a lot of work
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^^^^^^^WHS, there's a few differences between the bonnets.
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stomper wrote: Front guards are not????
nope, they're shaped to line up to the old xd-xf doors, as the whole cabin was still the old shape. just from the screen forward
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Age: 40 Posts: 157 Joined: 21st Jul 2005 Ride: EAII Ghia & AUII Fairmont Location: South Oakleigh |
snap0964 wrote: ^^^^^^^WHS, there's a few differences between the bonnets. I'm well aware there are a few differences between the bonnets. That was just an example of one of the differences
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ea_silver_ghia wrote: I'm well aware there are a few differences between the bonnets. That was just an example of one of the differences WHS means 'what he said' - so I'm agreeing with you.
'there's a few differences between the bonnets' is pointed toward the thread originator. I could list every single difference, but there's no point, and the area you've mentioned is the most significant in terms of non compatibility.
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any bets on this? I'd put $10 on that it fits as im pretty sure a mate i used to work in Darwin with replaced the bonnet on his ute with a ef bonnet.
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an unmodified bonnet schoods??? I'll take that bet!!
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I dont know if it was modded. Then again i dont know if it was from a sedan just what he told me.
I'll take the bet as long as u come over west to pick it up 
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oh i see your over here.
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i own a 96 xh and am a panel beater and i can tell you that nothing from the cab up will match any other ford the only things the same are the head lights and front bar are el-ef and the rear tail lights are the same as every ute b4 it they even have diffrent doors and side mirrors
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