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EvilDaifu

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  1. I still have not sorted this out. It's starting to annoy me a bit that there is a bit of movement.  Let the wife drive my car for her golf trips and she says "now I know why you like driving your car!" but she also noted that there is a bit of movement in the driver seat.  It's a FG 2010.  I am wondering if it is a part fault from that time of manufacture?

  2. Well, I think you deserve :beerchug: k31th!  Thank you.

     

    Just needed 8mm spanner and this $7 pack of 12V 21/5W bayonet stop / tail lights from Repco (actually less with RACV membership)

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    Replaced both blown globes and the DSC error and TC lights went away.  Didn't have to touch the Brake Switch Indicator thank goodness (that would have cost a bit more and for me await for Ford to open).  Goes to show how sensitive our Ford's are to these sort of things, that 2 stop/tail globes blown would cause DSC and TC errors to pop up :roflmbo:

     

    But I also know why the bloke in this vid below had his gf do the job, her hands were smaller :happyfriends:

     

     

    I didn't escape without any cuts, the metal inside the boot under the boot mat material is still bloody sharp in some places ... :verysad:

     

    Hope this helps others though, as our cars age these sort of things are going to keep cropping up :thumbsup:

  3. Not sure if someone in the know can help on this.  My right rear brake light failed.  Been meaning to replace the globe.  FG F6 2010.  But driving at night (so lights on last night) I got DSC error on dash and traction control TC light came up on dash. Checked when I got home and now both sides rear brakes lights don't come on.  But the rear window light still works when I push the brake pedal.  Do you think it's still the Brake Switch Indicator that needs replacing or the fact I may have 2 rear brake globes blown that's the problem?  I don't think they are LEDs as I've not changed them since owning.  Not sure if previous owner changed them to LEDs but I suspect not.  So could 2 blown rear brake globes cause the DSC error and TC light to come on or you think it's still the Brake Indicator Switch still.  Looks like it has enough wires to it that maybe the 2 wires connected to the rear tail brakes is broken and the rear window light may still work ... 🧐

  4. I think I'm going to have this sorted out because it's starting to worry me that the seat will start sliding on a cruise (with the higher G forces in side to side driving).  So you reckon it's got something to do with the teeth in the seat rails bent or broken k31th? (I'm a fat bugger so no surprises it's coming loose :roflmbo:).  I'll take a look under the seat at the rails.  I initially thought it would be just a bolt loose and all that I'd have to do is tighten them but I felt by hand done of the bolts awhile ago and they all seemed tight to me under the seat.

  5. LOL I was thinking about that yesterday.  Would there be some interest to do another Snowy Cruise in November later this year?

    Here's the vid from last year's.  Sorry I took so long to do this one.  Just so busy earlier this year with work and other things, and I also took a month's holiday as well overseas.

     

    I tried to represent 4 days of a fantastic fun and enjoyable trip with good and trusted mates in less than 7 mins :roflmbo:  But there is honestly no way I can do it justice - you have to be on the cruise to fully appreciate it :beerchug:

     

    My special thanks to Rab, k31th, YLD127 and El Andrew :happyfriends:

     

    Anyway, hope you like it (see link below) :thumbsup:

     

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  6. My FG drivers side front seat is starting to squeak now.  Not sure if it's because the repair place removed it to replace my rear drivers door or not.  Just that I only remember that I noticed the squeak after the replacement of the rear driver side door.  I have had a quick look at the bolts underneath it and it all looks like the ones I could reach are tight.  The squeak happens as I decelerate.  Feels like something is giving more than it should and not holding in place firmly.  Any suggestions guys?

  7. Oh yeah, those farrkn pot holes on country roads.  I hope NSW Roads have had time to patch a lot of them up by now. Don't want to another diff problem again.

     

    Happy to stay Merimbula first night and Eden second?  Just that I know a good place to buy smoked salmon and crays in Eden (being a fishing town) and would like to bring some back with me on last day.

     

    Merimbula has some good beaches so if it's still warm maybe go for a swim (hold on I'm a Victorian so everywhere north of St Kilda beach is swimmable so long as it's sunny :roflmbo: )

     

    I'll start a new thread if it looks worthwhile :thumbsup:

  8. I was just looking at maps.  I didn't see any interesting routes from Cooma back to east coast and I do recall that road being nice and open ... :drivingalong:  

     

    We could stay at Pambula or Merimbula instead.  I was only thinking from point of view of having to carry our stuff and setting up the 10 hundred plug packs and stuff again :roflmbo:  It's not a big deal about staying at different spots and I am open to that as well.

     

    I am also open to taking a day off on Tuesday and giving us an extra day.

     

    For VICs anyway, if we arent to bothered about driving 2 sections of dirt road (10km and 6km) we could come home via Delegate.  I have driven that in the all wheel drive Telstra car a long time ago and thats a good farrkn road.  The route is Eden - Bombala - Delegate - Orbost

  9. I was looking at March and when I priced up the Tassie Cruise just to get there (not having done any driving yet) was going to be over a grand just to take the car over on the boat and back (plus have to drive to Geelong now for departure).  So may be not as I am saving up for another overseas holiday later in the year.

     

    However, I'd be keen to do a small long weekend cruise around Eden, Bombala, Candelo if anyone is interested around VIC Labour Day long weekend?  I have a possible route in mind.  I wanted to avoid the Jindabyne area though to try to keep the cruises separate from the Snowy Cruise (and that way keep myself fresh for the Snowy Cruise experience again later in November).  

     

    VIC Labour Day is Monday 13 March.

    So proposed schedule could look like:

    Sat 11 Mar - Home to Eden and base ourselves from Eden (stay at Half Way Motel Eden for 2 nights total $218 for room 2 nights)

    Sun 12 Mar - Circuit Eden - Bombala - Cooma - Candelo - Eden

    Mon 13 Mar - drive home.

     

    What do you guys think?  Any interest?  

  10. Serious Andrew!  I knew I took at least 4 direct hits, just some bad choices in last minute direction changes. Wondering if mine are buckled as well - I have my suspicions.  Don't feel any difference in driving though.  I was hoping we were going fast enough to skim across the top of most of the ones I couldn't avoid but some were like 80cm wide craters ...

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