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Good news. Just took the car to another workshop near me- an auto elecs- had to hold the key on the whole time. I already had the shroud taken off around the ignition, he just took a hammer and a metal rod thing and hit the pins on the switch back into place on the left side of the column, good as new. Took him less than one minute. He said that it is common and that it should be good as gold now, the pins were coming loose and soon the switch was just going to pop out and I would have been in trouble. Just cost me a 6 pack of beer! And now it is back to the way It was when I first bought it. What a f*cking relief, thanks guys.

Hey guys, as per a previous thread I had running my Ignition barrel is busted. The key goes in and doesn't stop at the stages (accessories, etc), it just turns and lets me start the car, and then when I let go of the key it kicks itself back to the "off" position. I can't drive the car unless I physically hold the key in the on position. We established, by another forum member, that the problem is the electrical switch at the rear of the barrel, which is moulded into the ignition lock assembly. I confirmed this with a local auto electrician who will do the job if I get the part from Ford. The ignition lock assembly is changed and you install your original barrel and use your original key- good news. Now the bad news. Called the local Ford dealer, they say that the ignition lock assembly is fixed to the steering column, and you have to replace the whole column, quoted $1200. Now I don't mind maintaining my Ford but surely this is ridiculous. Can anyone please help me out by confirming what actually needs to be done, and if you could provide part numbers or names or anything would be much appreciated. Thankfully I am on holidays at the moment so I don't need the car all that much, but it is a pain having it grounded. Hopefully one of you who actually work for Ford can confirm it for me. Thanks

I got V springs, cooler, injectors, cat and tune making 301rwkw. Box still strong after 10,000 k's. Just get it service, cleaned and checked. I chose to get a trans temp gauge so I know when it is getting a bit warm :D

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Yeah it's a miss aly pod. I ended up getting them to my door for about 130 bucks AU for the pair, but as I said it was when the dollar was strong! I had them in my room for ages trying to organise a place to install them and no one wanted to touch them, so I ended up doing it myself.

That looks the goods mate, love it. I want a bobtail! Though don't know whether to get your one or a force 6 one..

Hi guys, finally fitted my new gauges, ended up doing it all myself and it wasn't that much as a pain as I thought it would be. Finally have some pics, though they are a bit rough. BTW the gauges are 'glowshift' gauges that I got sent over from the states. There is a button on the face and you can change the colour of the gauge, 7 colours. I think this blue colour matches the dash perfectly.. I got trans temp and boost, personal choices. I love the gauges but wouldn't really recommend buying from these guys, customer service is SH*THOUSE. And I got them when the AUS was like 90 something US cents :D Hope ya like, give me some opinions!

Hi guys, I'm about to get my XT spoiler painted to fit onto the T, and I'm looking for a force 6 style spoiler. Found these on ebay http://cgi.ebay.com.au/FALCON-BF-FPV-BOOT-...1QQcmdZViewItem Are these the same ones? Any opinions?

I love that colour. Nice car mate.

Lol the Michael Jackson is awesome

Does check registered owners of vehicles, licenses and 'whereabouts' if required. Usually has a Police line a few k's down the road, road corps officer radios descriptions and vehicles that are coming down that have been flagged and what for, Police pull in only the cars that get a return. Of course as mentioned above, alot of false calls as other people may be driving, not just the registered driver.

Non genuine, got them from the tyre factory, good tyres and got them for an awesome price too! Genuine are way too much cashola.

Cheers mate, I'm pretty happy with them, coming from the 17'' standard XR rims! Next in line is painted the hubs though, rusty looking things they are.

Picked up my new wheels today, pretty happy with them! Only sh*tty camera phone pics, will take better ones next week when my gauges are fitted and I give her a wash. Opinions please!

I have decided to wire two gauges up myself, having already searched on here and read the tutorial for the triple gauge installation, I need advice on the wiring. The gauges I have chosen require 1 x constant power wire and 1 x constant "switch" wire. I believe that I can tap into the cigarette lighter wire for the switch, what should I use for constant? Thanks guys

Oops sorry, I think the BA GTP wheels, the 5 spoke that are thin and then go thick towards the outer of the rim. I think they were black with a sliver lip like the typhoon rims..

Hey, I saw a phoon with black 19'' GTP wheels, were these standard on any cars or would he have painted them? Looked nice.. Any pics of this setup?

Nah I was pretty set on a trans temp, I worry about frying my tranny more than anything else.

Hi there, I'm fitting a trasmission temp gauge and wondering about the fitment. I was considering putting the temp probe into the sump of the trans, but seems like a big job and might cost a bit. Another option I read about was simply binding the trans temp probe to the return pipe from the trans cooler with copper wire, no need to drill any holes or such. Does the standard xr6 t have a trans cooler? Any suggestions on fitment of a trans temp gauge? Thanks

Hi guys, just picked up my boost/vac and trans temp gauges, and have a miss aly twin pod. Can anyone recommend anywhere in Melb pref West subs to get these fitted? I tried around town and no one wants to do the job as they don't want to go near the trans temp, sounds like a hard job. ...And I have searched the topic already, Aussie Car Enhancements in Melton is no longer operating, but would have been close for me! Cheers

A mate of mine went on this cruise and he said he saw at least 3 nose to tails!

Hey guys. Before I start calling around panel beaters, how much should the job of rubbing back and spraying a boot lid silhouette be? I bought a new boot lid that's blue and need it to be black Anyone want to do the job for me in Melb??

I would come out but I'm on the other side of town, closer to Melbourne Airport. :(

A few funnies..

Thanks Senna!