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    Rodders reacted to deankxf in Door hinge bolt dropped down A Pillar   
    yes there's a hole you can fit your hand in(check for redbacks)
    the 3 bolts are on a plate that rests on a hook. if you can stick the phone camera over the hole you'll see what it looks like.
    i hadn't lost one in there, but i removed one to replace one with a broken stud once. 
    should be fairly easy once the kick panel trim is off and the sound deadening matt removed
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    Rodders reacted to 2redrovers in Door hinge bolt dropped down A Pillar   
    If something fell inside a pillar and it went straight down, should be able to access from behind the trim. Not hard to check, think there's only two screws/clips
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    Rodders reacted to 2redrovers in Tailgate adjustment?   
    If I remember right, you can pull the tail lights and soak the back of the strikers in WD40 etc
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    Rodders reacted to 2redrovers in Tailgate adjustment?   
    That adjustment is in the strikers at the top where the latches click in. Should have adjustment to loosen and move outwards. Take a photo with it open and I'll point to what I mean if you didn't follow that.
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    Rodders reacted to 2redrovers in Tailgate adjustment?   
    Yep they're a pain to move sometimes but should all have adjustment like door hinges
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    Rodders got a reaction from 2redrovers in Tailgate adjustment?   
    You mean these?


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    Rodders got a reaction from deankxf in Quickest way to remove xf doors   
    Took the cover from the wheel arch off, and undid 6 nuts. Took no time at all. Couldn’t believe how easy the job was.
    No redback spiders. But plenty of mud I had to kneel in.


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    Rodders got a reaction from deankxf in Quickest way to remove xf doors   
    Took the cover from the wheel arch off, and undid 6 nuts. Took no time at all. Couldn’t believe how easy the job was.
    No redback spiders. But plenty of mud I had to kneel in.


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    Rodders got a reaction from deankxf in Quickest way to remove xf doors   
    Took the cover from the wheel arch off, and undid 6 nuts. Took no time at all. Couldn’t believe how easy the job was.
    No redback spiders. But plenty of mud I had to kneel in.


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    Rodders got a reaction from 2redrovers in Quickest way to remove xf doors   
    Doors came off super easy. So pleased I asked the question of help. I usually find the longest way to do something the first time.

    Thanks.


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    Rodders reacted to bear351c in Quickest way to remove xf doors   
    2 sticks of dynamite, and close all the windows. Should get all 4 doors off at once. 
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    Rodders got a reaction from deankxf in Quickest way to remove xf doors   
    Will do.


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    Rodders got a reaction from deankxf in Help - seat removal and seat belt   
    Thanks guys. Seat is out.
    I ran a tap up the bolt from under the Ute. Sure was a terrible state.

    Thanks for the help.




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    Rodders reacted to bear351c in Help - seat removal and seat belt   
    Yep, as Dean said.....
     
    Do it back up, clean and spray with WD / RP7 / Inox   undo a turn, spray, do it back up, undo 1.5 turns, do it back up, undo 2 turns, and repeat, etc, etc. It will  probably be something like a rock or speedbump has peened over the end of the threads. 
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    Rodders reacted to deankxf in Help - seat removal and seat belt   
    cant say i have ever seen any of the electrical gear in pic(has it got electric brake controller?)
     
    as for the seat removal, why are you removing it? to replace? if so, i'd cut the loop thing on the seat if it's going in the bin..
     
    otherwise, get under the car, wire brush the crud off the seat belt bolt, spray with CRC etc.
     
    I'd get a knife and cut the carpet around the seat belt bolt and spray the shit out of that also. then i'd rock the bolt back and forth, if it tightens back up one turn, it should be wire brushed from under again, and spray it again.
     
    that's all i've got.. unless you have a blow torch and can heat up the captive nut a bit under the car, (remembering carpet will burn in the cab if you arent careful)
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    Rodders reacted to deankxf in XD-XE-XF ID codes   
    i think My google kung fu is strong. ..
    terms i probably used were "Ford paint code CZ" 
     
    there's a reason i used ford and not falcon. back 25yrs ago i wanted a burnt orange ford colour of the XE ESP..(now i know it's called Chestnut) i knew i'd heard of the colour burnt orange, and the paint shop had it as a FORD LASER colour. after looking at the paint swatch, i chose French Blue.. 
    (reason i wanted the Chestnut colour is because the car was a gold colour and i thought i could just blow over the door jams etc without going to much effort.. but the blue i ended up doing semi properly.. taught Me a good lesson..  don't change the colour of the car lol 
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    Rodders reacted to CHESTNUTXE in XD-XE-XF ID codes   
    chunderbird
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    Rodders reacted to deankxf in XD-XE-XF ID codes   
    WHY YOU NO GOOGLE!
    first google i tried(not sure if it's it?)

    https://www.paintscratch.com/touch_up_paint/Ford/2003-Ford-Thunderbird-Robins-Egg-Blue-Metallic-Clearcoat-CZ-M7098.html
     

     
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