newguy11

front or rear of car?

Hi, Sorry if this has been already discussed or asked, im sure over the years it has. Note this is for a BA XR6T Had a new altenator installed (by a "reputable person") on Friday - Had a new battery which I installed. All tested out Okay (14.2 volts at the battery). Turn the key to Accessarys - battery light DOES NOT come on, all the other lights do. (Battery is meant to light up) Turn the car on, cranks and starts perfectly - Suddenly Battery light COMES on - not as bright as say for example the Fuel light or door light. This is driving me mad - it tests out fine - car drives perfect, the light when its supposed to come on stays off, when I start the car when its supposed to go off it stays on. Before I had the alternator changed I got the intermittent Battery light while driving (alternator was clearly fialing - was smoking hot and burnt wire smell - pretty obvious) Can someone possibly enlighten me on why the battery light is doing the opposite to what its supposed to do, while reading the correct voltage in the tests. Is their anything this installer may or could of done to casue the lights to do the oppisite. in all honesty I dont think their is a problem with either the battery or alt. Much Appreciated all. Cheers.

um nah was more curiosity, hence I said "im just curious"

no doubt this isnt even car related. but im just curious how do you delete your account on here? just really damn curious. thanks

within 3 months of purchasing it not mater the problems, regardless of what it is, its dealer that's responsible (unless it has been modded since or obviosuly treated sh*thouse-which I highly doubt it has) . did u get an extended warrenty with a company like awn?or similar. im from perth,bought a 2nd hand ba xr6t, turbo sh*t itself, diff sh*t itself.I treated it like a new baby. the trubo got dealer replaced (was within 3 months of buying car), diff got replaced on extended warrenty even before the 1st 10k service was due (was about 5 months after buying car).the warranty company was based in QLD. got serviced by a "qualified and registered" mechanic and all was sweet.

http://www.fordforums.com.au/showthread.php?t=11336595 read that one , doesnt have instructions but basically is explained on it what the situation is

every single person I've spoken to says new column in regards to ignition problems, as its all built as one piece so nothing can be replaced indivudually., they changed their ways on the bf though. ford charge over 2k installed, goto a wrecker and get one for 150-200.

yer end up getting 2nd hand column sent from QLD for 150 bucks + 150 for 2 hrs labor. kept my original barrel and key- Ford wanted 2k to do a new colomn. Yer bit odd it fell to bits just all of a sudden. Funny though the day it happened I had to park 500meters away from my work as opposed to the carpark I usually parked in.suss

nah not that mate, key just spins in the barrel, no clicking etc, its the infamous ignition failure on the BA .sterring coloumn was opened up and ignition switch was in pieces..anti theft feature they say.

Hey Guys, I apologize in advance if this has been discussed and or is in the wrong area. However, I Hope someone can help me out. Basically my ignition has gone arse up in my BA Turbo. A mechanic has looked at it and then contacted ford and then told me its a 2k job for a new steering column installed. Anyway, ive been told by my mechanic that its ONLY the ignition switch that has gone bad BUT it CANNOT be bought individually and only be bought as a whole part in the coloumn (that's when buying it from Ford-which apparently is the only people that can have this part when brand new). Im just curious if - A- I can get a ignition switch just on its own off a wrecked BA and it can be attached to my current coloumn (or does it mean once its disconnected from the column its damaged and cant be reused?) B- I can buy a whole 2nd hand column off a wrecked BA and just basically replace my screwed one with the 2nd hand one - If this option is the case can I keep my current Barrel and Key and not have to get it recoded or anything? - I have been looking at a column that's going rather cheap on the net - but it has no key nor barrel. Thanks a milion guys

I wouldnt mind hearing of someone with a phantom or "thruple" lol, WITH the orange stripes in perth, I guess being "unique" is good thing yeah? hha