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for anyone else looking he's available on facebook at https://www.facebook.com/WhitefordTech great guy and got my sorted with a new dash in about 10 minutes. definately +1 for Whiteford

I reckon I've found him on facebook! Cheers for your help

had a poke around and can't seem to find him. the links for him I can find on the forum seem tro be dead 😞

Hey all, I have an issue with my FG showing a System Comms Fault on the dash and refusing to start. From what I can find it's pretty common for the gauge cluster to be the cause of it so I'm looking for someone who can diagnose and repair/replace the cluster. Can anyone call out some good shops in West Melbourne (around Werribee) area? Thanks

as I said, I havent tried it lol. just a method I found somewhere. yours does sound easier though so I would suggest trying that first

get in a car, close the door, set the e-brake and put the key in the ignition. now, turn the key to on, but DO NOT start the engine. wait until seat belt warning light turns OFF (it takes about a minute). now, within 60 seconds you have to complete following procedure: buckle-unbuckle your seat belt 3 times, ending in unbuckled position. turn your headlights ON and OFF buckle-unbuckle your seat belt 3 times, ending in unbuckled position again. seat belt warning will be illuminated for 3 seconds. after warning light turns OFF, within 7 seconds buckle-unbuckle seat belt ONCE. warning light will now flash 4 TIMES for confirmation if procedure has been successful. and that's it! no more annoying chime. for enabling chime, just repeat the procedure. that will apparently disable the seatbelt chime in the FG. been meaning to try it but havent got around to it yet. as for why you would want it disabled, it is extremely annoying when driving between the shed in the gate (not even a long driveway) and around the parking area at work where I have to lean out to swipe ID tags or press buttons to open gates.

no... I assumed they would charge a fortune for them so I havent bothered with them yet

how about floor mats? I havent been able to find FG specific ones anywhere

I havent heard my fans at all while driving. only time I noticed them is when I turned my car off and they came on. have only had the car a week and been driving it really easy for the run in though

^ that's on a BF2. I have a BA2 and another mate has a BA1 all with police mode on. only thing you lose is the data displayed in the little LCD in the gauge cluster as that now displays your speed (even speed in reverse!)

I have one from pdftown that is 148mb and it has a fair bit of electronics stuff in it. has pinouts for a few different things but I didnt see anything specific to the ecu. I might have missed it though the ford forums link looks good though. ill have to save that

Download PDF Ford Falcon BA 2003 Service Manual | PDFTown.com that's for a BA Falcon, not sure how much is different for a BF wiring wise. just had a quick look through it and didnt see anything specific to the ecu but it might have something useful for you in it

I assume its using the same motor that the key uses to unlock the doors. my bet would be one of the plugs is lose on the BEM. if you reach into the tissue box under the ICC you should be able to feel 4 plugs in there. make sure they are all in tight

USB Car Diagnostic Code Reader OBDII CAN OBD II OBD2 - eBay Other Tools, Tools, Car Parts, Accessories, Cars, Bikes, Boats. (end time 24-Dec-09 11:07:26 AEDST) that looks like what I have. can confirm it works fine with the centrafuse 3.0 trial. IMO its probably worth the extra for the real one from obdpros with the 90 degree cable though

sounds a lot like neos engine. we were convinced it was coming from the front of the head but it turned out to be 3 bent rods :(