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dont mean to steal your thread at all, but huggie, i have DBA slotted rotors in mine and they started to get the shudder within about 6 months as well. turned out it was the Bendix Advance pads that i had in there. i can email you my correspondence with DBA about it if you like
i had the discs ground back and replaced the pads with something different (cant remember which ones off the top of my head) and havent had a problem in 12 months *touches wood* |
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OK, new update.
It was Christmas day, and the Wife is away, so what does any funloving Ford Modder do? Go outside and Play. Yep, the weather was overcast Christmas Morning here in Sydney, but cleared up nicely by midday ish. The Tailgate Garnish had been bugging as it was cracked badly, as can be seen in the below pic. And it looked pretty awful too. 
So while at the wreckers I purchased a replacement Garnish in good condition. 
While this one was not cracked, it still didn't look that great. So a few hours later, after some sanding, plastic primer, followed by multiple coats of Satin Black, the Wagon looked like this. Before 
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Much better!! A hint for you wagon owners, the EA-ED Rear Garnish has Smoke coloured lenses, and the EF-EL Garnish has White Clear lenses. Now, there was one other part that I had removed shortly after taking ownership of the Wagon, and that was the EB1 Wiper Cowl. I had tried to fit the EB11 style Cowl, but there is now way that was going to happen. They are very different. So while I had the paint etc out, I also hit the Cowl with the Satin Black. Before 
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As you can see the colour had faded quite badly, and now after the paint the Cowl blends in well. Oh, I also have started stripping the EL Interior out of the Red Car, so watch this space for more updates. Cheers BenJ
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Looking good ben! Does that plastic undercoat work well? does it start to peel off after a while?
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That plastic undercoat works just fine. You can get various "plastic adhesive primers" that work on a chemical level similar to an etch primer. Personally Ben, I would have used the PLASTI-KOTE satin black bumper paint, but your several coats of satin black should do the trick just fine. The BUMPER paints are purely for plastic and rubber and retain flexibility when fully dry. Never fear - I like what you've done there and the tail gate of the EF wagon is heading the same way (one day... You know... Money pending...)
As you may have noticed I have extra tailiights in mine, so should really get rid of those stupid big ugly reversing lights you speak of... Then I could put the chrom strip from the back of the Fairmont Sedan on the boot (the curves are similar enough at one point.......) |
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i do like the look of the black parts ben. i never knew about the colour difference in the lenses...
i do prefere the smoked look tho. mine has a tiny piece missing the the reverse lense which pisses me off bit time. but i have bigger things to worry about at the moment. like trying to fit 6.5 inch speakers into 6 inch holes... pfft and they guys at strathfield rekon they are all the same size... MY a** THEY ARE!!! ok rant off now. |
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Yeah - I've heard "they're all the same size" about more than just those damn speaker holes... Never mind, I managed to get 9 x 6" speakers in my front doors, so if I can do that, you can sure as hell put a couple of holes with a drill and get 6.5" mountings in...
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na im going to make spacers. im only throwing in cheap a** boss audio speakers as the stock ones are s**t themselves. the rears are easy, ill just remove the metal mount and throw a spacer in there instead.
any plans for audio in the wagon ben? id love to see what people have done with subs in wagons while still having the boot available. i did think about 6x 15's for the back untill the misses slapped me across the head |
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Sub fits easy into the spare wheel bay... You can even put a laptop in there AND still have room for a small powered chilly bin down the left side! (Thanks to RICKS FAMOUS EF WAGON for pointing that space out to me in April or something... For it is a huge usable space that you can put ANYTHING into)
I actually left my spare wheel floating around in the boot for a while and used its MASSIVE space for more sensitive items... Simple really. |
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Fiend
One word. LPG BenJ
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That's three words, or an acronym, but yes, see your point. Oops.
In that case, dear sir, may I suggest NOT fitting your roof lining until you have put an amp and a 15" plasma screen hanging from it.....? |
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{USERNAME} wrote: That's three words, or an acronym I knew you would say that LOL {USERNAME} wrote: In that case, dear sir, may I suggest NOT fitting your roof lining
Too Late!! But thank you for the suggestion. In reality I do not listen to much music, so a 'Fully Sik' or 'Doof Doof' system is not required. BenJ
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oh now your showing your age ben... lol
i might try and track down a LPG spare wheel holder. spewing i threw mine out a few weeks back from my old EL wagon... if i can do that ill install a pair of slim (or full) 10" subs in the well, use fiberglass for the bottom hehe. bring it on!!! |
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{USERNAME} wrote: {USERNAME} wrote: That's three words, or an acronym I knew you would say that LOL {USERNAME} wrote: {USERNAME} wrote: .....Don't fit your roof lining...... Too Late!!I knew you were going to say that, and thank you for your consideration of my own DejaVu style thought processes. LOVVIEBEAR --- Just remove the cargo areas interior lining up to the window and put bunjee cords around the metal bits that appear purpose built for it. That lining only ever looks s**t, takes up cubic foot of otherwise useful space and does nothing else worthwhile.... |
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haha someones in a good mood with all those interesting names... benjeb1 haha benjeb
na i like my interior plastics. ill just throw a sub in the wheel well. im also going to find a cargo barrier to stop all the luggage from falling on the kids lol |
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I have an upgraded audio system with the factory Fairmont tweeters and Sony 6.5" in the doors with Kenwood 6" in the tailgate. Head unit is a Sony 208W but I just leave it off and wind the window down and listen to the sweet V8 sound.
BTW, making good progress there Ben. Will you get the interior done before your tribe come back from the states? |
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