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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: ...in the shed
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Just been reading up on the AUs a bit and read that the AU update done in March 99 gave all models adjustable seat belt and a different plastic shroud around the ignition barrel "easily identifiable as it protrudes past the lock helping protect the ignition barrel - rather than allowing it to stick out as in the earlier cars." Now mines a May 99 build and it doesnt have any of these, unless im missing something? Anyone else suffer the same fate? Seems as though all AU1s are bitsa's some have different parts to others.
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The Monty
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Geelong
Posts: 1,226
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mines a series 1 2000 build, not sure what month i think its a like a october/november.
mine has the adjustable seatbelt hight and not sure about the others. its a fairmont model so not sure if that changes anything but i know a few other monty owners that are series 1 that dont have the hight adjustable. cheers brad` |
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Flairs - Truckers Delight
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Brisbane Northside Likes: Opposite Lock
Posts: 5,731
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series 1's finished in march 2000. There were two updates on the AU1, the first i think in feb or mar 99 was to include front power windows on the forte (lololol window winders in the front of an AU lolololol) and then there was another update i think in nov 99 which included smartshield and other stuff. I'm surprised that your may99 doesn't have adjustable seatbelts in the front.
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Jim
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Craigmore SA
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Futura got the power windows up front as well as the ABS/Cruise before March update as the Wifes is a 12/98 but no adjustable seatbelts
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Teh Baest
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Hills Area, NSW
Posts: 649
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Mine is Nov 1999
Pretty sure it has both updates omfg, did the forte have windy front windows before? LMFAO poor sods
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Feb 2007
Posts: 606
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My xr6 has winders on all 4 doors. But that's ok because ford power windows are and break, mine will be easyer and cheaper to fix.
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Flairs - Truckers Delight
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Brisbane Northside Likes: Opposite Lock
Posts: 5,731
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Feb 2007
Posts: 606
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You must be one of the lucky ones to get that much use. When I worked at a ford dealer we must have had at least one a month, and almost every one traded in had a shagged window. Allcomes down to how you look after them at the end of the day.
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9/98 AU1 XR6hp-about to retire from the road and be reborn on the race track. 86 ZL mint grandpa spec with premo sound and 150000km 07 TTG XForce, PLAZMAMAN, IDYNO TUNED, 349KW@all 4! 97 el futura MOCKed up with a 2500 stall, heaps of fun! |
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Flairs - Truckers Delight
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Brisbane Northside Likes: Opposite Lock
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Shagged? In what way?
I looked after a fleet of 17 cabs, and i think only once did we ever do anything more than clean or replace the switches.
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Feb 2007
Posts: 606
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I'm pretty sure the problem started with dirt and crap in the tracks which wore the rubber which made it hard for the motor to push and pull the glass and burnt the motor.
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9/98 AU1 XR6hp-about to retire from the road and be reborn on the race track. 86 ZL mint grandpa spec with premo sound and 150000km 07 TTG XForce, PLAZMAMAN, IDYNO TUNED, 349KW@all 4! 97 el futura MOCKed up with a 2500 stall, heaps of fun! |
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Adam.
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Garfield, Victoria
Posts: 2,652
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I used to have a Series 1 XR6 with window winders too, at least it had a full black interior
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