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Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 1:43 pm 
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Hay all, ok so i just turned 21 today and everyone all pitched in and got me all the struff i need to set up my ute.
All i need to know if how do you install the RM.Williams flaps across the back coz there really frikkin big!
XH_Ute im looking toward u!
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Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 2:30 pm 
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hey mate from what i know u need a bit of angle or something and maybe weld it on the bolt through... or go ahve a lookat another ute for ideas...

if it was me id just look and suss the best way to fit em

 

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Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 4:52 pm 
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A piece of light gauge angle is required. The easiest way is to cut (yes I know the flaps are not cheap but hear me out! :lol: ) about 3 inches off the overall height. This is because it is actually illegal for them to touch the road in normal driving conditions. Also cut a notch where the exhaust comes through. But cut this smaller than what you actually need. If it touches the exhaust it will melt the hole to the perfect shape. Sounds rough but it looks perfect. Use tech screws to mount onto the angle. Then mount the angle onto the bottom of the towbar. I used two tech screws to mount onto the bottom of the towbar. Then another longer tech on the outer side of the exhaust. The reason I used only three techs in total to hold them on is cause I quite often take them off if I have to do a few ks. They act a bit like parachutes and almost double fuel consumption :lol:

Hope this helps mate. If need be I can post some pics later.

 

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Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 5:10 pm 
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cheers mate, that sounds fair and reasonable, ill give it a crack.
Im not so worrie about cuttin em coz they where givin to me :lol:
Let u know how i go n post some pics when done :D

 

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Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 6:32 pm 
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Got some pics for ya. Kinda hard to take em but you get the idea 8-)

As you can see I kinda stuffed up the cutout for the exhaust :oops: . I also couldn't mount them with a gap as they were too wide.

BTW Happy birthday!

 

 

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Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 6:49 pm 
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what are they for?

Normal mudflaps will do just as good a job....... unless your putting them on a truck
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Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 6:59 pm 
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Never gone tearing down a really wet gravel road southy???? Stops s**t of muddy crap going up the tailgate. Also stops heaps of dust getting up on the taennue cover.


Ohhhhhh and they look good IMO........and I don't care about your opinion :lol:

 

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Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 7:01 pm 
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Never gone tearing down a really wet gravel road southy???? Stops s**t of muddy crap going up the tailgate. Also stops heaps of dust getting up on the taennue cover.


Ohhhhhh and they look good IMO........and I don't care about your opinion :lol:

Your such a country bumpkin lol

 

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Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 7:03 pm 
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yeah i know why you have them.... i just wanted you to say it :P
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Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 7:16 pm 
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i just fixed my brother mudflaps to the bottom off the well body...

although theu were CAT mudflaps... as for the exhaust i just cut it off before it got to the mudflap, cut the resinator off, and bent it out to comne out behind the back wheel, then put a tinker on it.. look awsome...

anyway... that was a nissan ute so ford are more than likely ALOT different... goodluck all the same.
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Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 12:05 am 
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Speaking of Nissan utes, i just found out the other day that Nissan actually had their version of the Ford XF Ute! Just rebadged. Think Ford Maverick/Nissan Patrol, Toyota Camry/Holden Apollo, Holden Commodore/Toyota Lexcen.

Bit of useless crap for ya! Now back on topic :D .
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Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 9:38 am 
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fordman351 wrote:
Speaking of Nissan utes, i just found out the other day that Nissan actually had their version of the Ford XF Ute! Just rebadged. Think Ford Maverick/Nissan Patrol, Toyota Camry/Holden Apollo, Holden Commodore/Toyota Lexcen.

Bit of useless crap for ya! Now back on topic :D .


you only just found that out? that happened 15 years ago

 

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Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 8:40 pm 
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Thanx for the pics xh_ute, ill get on to it over the weekend, in the mean time gotta keep workin :cry:
Oh and thanx for the happy b'day!
The cars coming along really well, bull bar, radio, aerials, mudflaps, and 2 spotties (just to get started :lol: )
Now all i need is the side steps and a few lights eh?
Oh and a new concol i was givin that is a fridge! very handy for the long trips.
Alrite people, i gotta get back to work :(

 

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Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 8:42 pm 
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yee haa?

 

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Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 8:43 pm 
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Molloy wrote:
yee haa?


Nope: Yeeeeeeeeeeee Haaaaaaaaaaaa :lol:

 

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