Buf-Phoon loitering with intent Legacy Donating Member 13,318 Member For: 23y 1m Gender: Male Location: Zombie Birdhouse Posted 13/02/05 07:55 AM Posted 13/02/05 07:55 AM Hi Guys , I have covered just over 43000ks in my T and my auto gear knob is looking decidedly second hand with most of the Silver metal look alike starting to come off. Looks like . I drive mostly in manual mode and am wondering whether this is the cause and is this problem widespread
ExAreSix TRAITOR Legacy Donating Member 1,063 Member For: 23y 10m 30d Gender: Male Location: Townsville, NQ Posted 13/02/05 08:19 AM Posted 13/02/05 08:19 AM What about Momo shifter that's done 45,000kms and 'leather' is worn through.Same with the Sports Steering wheel.Bringing it up at my 45k service. They better replace them, they look like crap.
xrdreaming Legacy Donating Member 1,693 Member For: 23y 7m 20d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 13/02/05 08:22 AM Posted 13/02/05 08:22 AM Scotty, polish Julian's knob please.On a serious note, mine is worn too, can you get aftermarket auto knobs?
GlennAUII Former XT pilot Legacy Donating Member 4,791 Member For: 23y 1m 26d Gender: Male Location: The Womb Posted 13/02/05 08:24 AM Posted 13/02/05 08:24 AM all of ford interior paint is cheap and sh*t in my opinion. their method of applying it is stupid and dodgy.The silver strip above our glove box is scratched, our shifter is scratched, the cup holder.. yep you guessed it.. scratches all over it, and fianlly the gear shifter surround, scratched up also. dodgy dodgy dodgy... how much would it cost them to clear coat it.. honestly
GalaxyGirl Member 21 Member For: 22y 3m 28d Location: Sydney Posted 13/02/05 08:25 AM Posted 13/02/05 08:25 AM I know that the manual knobs were causing dramas for the same reason and Ford was replacing them under warranty, might be worth a trip to your dealer to find out about yours...
GalaxyGirl Member 21 Member For: 22y 3m 28d Location: Sydney Posted 13/02/05 08:27 AM Posted 13/02/05 08:27 AM Same goes for cup holder, shift surround and glove box trim....
Blown BA In Your Face Member 6,195 Member For: 23y 6m 10d Gender: Male Location: Peninsula Posted 13/02/05 08:40 AM Posted 13/02/05 08:40 AM Scotty, polish Julian's knob please.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>You forgot the spit
wicksy still kicking around Member 1,789 Member For: 23y 5m 28d Gender: Male Location: Mackay Posted 13/02/05 08:46 AM Posted 13/02/05 08:46 AM same on mums XR it isn't shiney and we got chips on the silver mouldings
XRSEX EVO 9 SUPPORTER Member 556 Member For: 23y 5m 21d Location: NO CAPA EDIT REQUIRED HERE! Posted 13/02/05 10:53 AM Posted 13/02/05 10:53 AM I think Ms. Vicky has some polishing to do! Maybe it should be fixed under warranty if its an issue. Just ring Ford and tell them your KNOB needs attending to.
GlennAUII Former XT pilot Legacy Donating Member 4,791 Member For: 23y 1m 26d Gender: Male Location: The Womb Posted 13/02/05 11:40 AM Posted 13/02/05 11:40 AM I think Ms. Vicky has some polishing to do! Maybe it should be fixed under warranty if its an issue. Just ring Ford and tell them your KNOB needs attending to. <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Maybe I'll leave that one up to you since the majority of ford employees are men :lol:
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