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FordFairmont wrote: You dont want the AU traction control its a very primitive & s**t system....... mine cuts in harshly and all power is killed for a second, a little dangerous if your trying to quickly duck into traffic I can't even turn it off on the missus AU fairmont and you are completely correct
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Froudey wrote: FordFairmont wrote: You dont want the AU traction control its a very primitive & s**t system....... mine cuts in harshly and all power is killed for a second, a little dangerous if your trying to quickly duck into traffic I can't even turn it off on the missus AU fairmont and you are completely correct yep same here, the light goes off in the dash, but it still feels like its on 100% of the time any wheelspin becomes a violent jolt then loss of power....... f**k s**t |
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the traction control in my bf is the same.... dangerous. u need to turn it off to gap traffic n drive in the rain. i've had it kick in a few times droppin back gears to overtake at 80-100 km/h, not as violent but still a pain.
also when you know you've given it that bit too much it's deadly aswell because its slow enough to let the back kick out then when it's out there you got nothing to do anything about it. traction control should be always off, on when you need it i think, anyone know how to do that ? i'm a bit oldskool though i like a bit of inside brake lock, wheel spin n no 'esp/esc/learn how to drive a car control' traction control,abs & stability control are all a bit like the morning after pill, a convenient repreve from not doing things properly in the first place.
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| 99MONTY |
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the interior is looking so nice now! fairmont dash really just adds to it..
also just curious how much you picked the leather/woodgrain steering wheel up for? |
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madeaspack wrote: the one that was on ebay for heaps? heaps?... $150, iv seen them go for over $350... so it depends on what you call heaps i guess 99MONTY wrote: the interior is looking so nice now! fairmont dash really just adds to it.. also just curious how much you picked the leather/woodgrain steering wheel up for? its hard to say, i paid $200 + swapped a BA airbag and steering wheel (which i originally paid $80 for)
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ahk, looking to pick one up for my mont possibly, pain in the a*** to find though.. are they originally off lanes/ltd's?
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99MONTY wrote: ahk, looking to pick one up for my mont possibly, pain in the a*** to find though.. are they originally off lanes/ltd's? nope, only NL FBTs, AU1 and 2 TE/TS50s... all limited number cars... you can just get a BA/BF Fairlane Ghia one. they have a G instead of a T, are bit bigger and alot cheaper (under $15)
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| fourL6 |
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got some front upper control arm bushes today...
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did you pay extra for the child?
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madeaspack wrote: did you pay extra for the child? He probably got them because the kid came for free as a special...
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madeaspack wrote: did you pay extra for the child? she seemed to enjoy it... I might eventually fit them...
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fitted the bushes Thursday night and haven't heard the knocking noise since, so its looking good...
Just brought a cruise control conversion (without the cable and box) for $46, and hopefully getting the cable/box from bartsau on AFF for $20 so its looking pretty cheap Its getting a full detail at Finishing Touch Car Care Moe before the Geelong AFD, will hopefully come up pretty nice
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the knockings back
 upper ball joints is next...fitted the cruise control today and just tested it out, all seems to be working happily, brakes are just a bit softer, ill have to try bleed it again... booked in for the detail this Saturday 
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Picked up a few interior bits yesterday, spent most of today fitting it.
Its all looks pretty much new and only pay $415 for it all - AU2 Black Leather/cloth seats (drivers seats a 6way electric seat) - 4 leather/woodgrain door trims (front trims have built in courtesy lights) - Complete centre console with leather console lid and rear footwell light - 4 Chrome door handles - AU2 Fairmont Ghia Black Carpet The carpets a lot darker and thicker than the original stuff, i'm going to resell the chrome door handles as iv already got a set, ill also sell my old leather seats (the new stuffs a lot better condition) and centre console,so i should hopefully make all my money back. I re ran my amp wiring while i had the carpet out, i'm also going to fit my alpine R-Type splits in the back door trims (iv now got a spare set and the new ones i got had holes cut in them for window winders) I'v only got photos of the carpet for now, ran out of daylight. ill try get some more interior ones tomorrow More photos from the ebay add here... http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220784763935   
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 Wow what a find well done. I love the car mate, all the best! MITCHY
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