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Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2004 10:16 am 
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Hi,

I got a the Chrome strip fitted by a panel better when my EL got hit in the back . The guy who fitted it installed it way to high, so i told him to adjust it to where its meant to be, but he just drilled to more holes higher and raised the number plate higher :shock: :shock: I told him you should have moved the chrome strip down, not just f**k move the plate up. He told me that the chrome strip doesn't fit properly on GLi's in the right place?? Anyone got any ideas how can i fix this mess up?
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Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2004 10:33 am 
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Do you have any pics so that we can have a look?

 

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Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2004 10:56 am 
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the boot on all ef/el falcons minus the fairlane is EXACTLY the same.

it fits fine as i have done it to my gli/futura thing and im sure pltny of other guys/girls have done it to theres as well

i suggest if you paid for it, talk to his boss and whinge whinge whinge whinge and tell them off because thats definately not right. if you drill them fine it will line up a couple mm above your plate and fit the same as the ghia/fairmonts.
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Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2004 10:59 am 
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fuzion, I had a feeling thought he was talk a load of BS about the boot. If you click on the image, you can see the gap of the plate and the chrome plate,and the actual plate screw area at the bottom of the plate.
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Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2004 11:49 am 
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as i said
if you paid for a job and your not happy, complain to them and get a refund or something rather
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Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2004 12:05 pm 
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Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2004 12:09 pm 
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yeh i would be mojorly p****d off, but then again i prob would of done it myself, if u paid for it make sure its right!!!
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Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2004 12:40 pm 
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Yeah, i'll go see the guy soon
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Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2004 1:30 pm 
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well, although this doesnt help, if u need another place in melb, i just got some work done at surrey panelcare in surrey hills. very happy. i did work experience there a few years ago aswell, and they were all pretty good back then.

 

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Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2004 6:30 pm 
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Mate take it back and rip s**t out of em the panel beater must be a fn d#ckhead if he thought he could fix it by bringing the number plate up higher. Now they have to weld up holes and start again.
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Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2004 11:33 pm 
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Thanks all you guys for your help, i'm going to see the guy on Friday.
Sort a few things out :D
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Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2004 11:53 pm 
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6CYL,

From the pic, it doesn't look *that bad*...but at the same time, the only way to tell is in the flesh. I see you're in Melbourne...if you're really a bit paranoid about it, I have an EL Ghia so if you wanted to meet up or something - lemme know...I'm in Eastern suburbs but also South Melbourne during business hours.

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PS, CAA cruise tomorrow night - come along !

 

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Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2004 12:01 am 
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wot a dikhead i cant believe he fukt it up..... i put mine on the other day its not hard to line up.... mine looks mint and sits exaclty where the fairmont does.... mine is GLi by the way.. so exactly same fukin thing

 

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Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2004 4:09 pm 
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dcstraight, i'm 17 and can't drive by myself so i can't really go on the cruise :cry:. Also, could someone please post a Large high res pic of the chrome bar fitted to the back of their EF/EL Falcon. For image hosting place, use this one i know of http://www.glowfoto.com. THe Chrome bar also isn't sitting flush on the boot as the bottom half sticking of the bloody thing :shock:
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Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2004 5:09 pm 
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http://www.glowfoto.com/viewimage.php?i ... &rand=5669

 

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