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| Jeremy BA |
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Age: 51 Posts: 85 Joined: 10th Nov 2010 Ride: Ford BA FUTURA 2002Ded Gas Wagon Location: FRANKSTON |
Ok so I used the search
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They certainly should have breathers on them. From memory they're fitted with two at least.
Are they genuine headlights? I recently had a set of after market BA headlights and the guy complained of condensation. Well when I got them I found that the sealant had come away in a section about 10 inches long along the top of the headlight where the lens joins. |
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| Jeremy BA |
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Age: 51 Posts: 85 Joined: 10th Nov 2010 Ride: Ford BA FUTURA 2002Ded Gas Wagon Location: FRANKSTON |
Hhmmm, they are after market ones from SSV, and I must admit I didnt have a very close look at them all at them. I guess off comes the front so i can get it out.
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| Benny D |
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do you have to take the front bumper off to get headlights out?
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Age: 51 Posts: 85 Joined: 10th Nov 2010 Ride: Ford BA FUTURA 2002Ded Gas Wagon Location: FRANKSTON |
I dont think it has to come all the way off, just enough to get at the bolts holding the lights in place. I figure its safer taking the front off all the way rather than leave it hanging and risk braking somthing like a mount
. The whole headlight area is a bad design, you can barely get your MAN sized hands in to change any of the headlight globes, without taking the battery and airbox out  . The front indicators can only be accessed by pulling the inner guard away. (and thats the cheating way! In the book they want you to remove the front wheel and inner gaurd to chang an indicator globe. ) In anycase the front on mine has to come off as the Friggin washer bottle motor has s**t it's self and thats tucked away in the front aswell .
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{USERNAME} wrote: I dont think it has to come all the way off, just enough to get at the bolts holding the lights in place. I figure its safer taking the front off all the way rather than leave it hanging and risk braking somthing like a mount . The whole headlight area is a bad design, you can barely get your MAN sized hands in to change any of the headlight globes, without taking the battery and airbox out . The front indicators can only be accessed by pulling the inner guard away. (and thats the cheating way! In the book they want you to remove the front wheel and inner gaurd to chang an indicator globe. ) In anycase the front on mine has to come off as the Friggin washer bottle motor has s**t it's self and thats tucked away in the front aswell .fuk me wat a dumb design. wish i still had my XE.
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| xr_dan |
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hey dude i had the same issue with my BA XR6 i tryed removing the rubber caps off the back of the head lamps and it seamed to of fixxed the issue as these head lamps hold massive heat in them but also saying that it also stop my globes blowing every 5 minutes as well as the heat would not escape but give it a go as see what happenes as it works for some and not for others
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| Jeremy BA |
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Age: 51 Posts: 85 Joined: 10th Nov 2010 Ride: Ford BA FUTURA 2002Ded Gas Wagon Location: FRANKSTON |
I already did that yesterday
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