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| Sharpyelghia |
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I want to fit the EL GT grille to my EL fairmont Ghia. I know it should be a straight swap but is there anything I should be aware of?
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| josho89 |
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ill buy your old one when u get a new gt one! |
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| Sharpyelghia |
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It won't fit an EF because the headlights and bonnet are different on the EL. The headlights taper off to a thinner point (very slight change), allowing the more prominant grille. NL fairlaines also share the light/bonnet combo as well.
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| OZBMX |
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Above poster has an ef fairmont.
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| Sharpyelghia |
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It's very easy to miss because the change is so subtle but EL Ghia/NL Fairlaine and EL GT have a unique headlight and bonnet. I just had the headlight replaced and the panelbeater didn't even pick up the error and ordered a EF/L Fairmont light. The differences are more apparrent when you try to fit one.
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| alfy |
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if you look closely on the EF grille though, you will see that the actual whole unit is the same size as the EL grille, the EF one has a smaller opening though. (what i mean is, lookk where the top of the EF grille joins to the bonnet, look how high it is)
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| Sharpyelghia |
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The problem is that angle that the pieces are designed to slot together are different.
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| alfy |
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hmm, i could have sworn people have bolted EF Fairmont grilles onto EL Fairmonts..
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| fordman351 |
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alfy wrote: hmm, i could have sworn people have bolted EF Fairmont grilles onto EL Fairmonts..
That's what i thought! 
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| data_mine |
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Yeah. FordFreak EF had a EL monty Ghia grill on his EF Mont.
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booyah, for once im right about something!
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| krisisdog |
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Theyre interchangeable champ, just like 99% of EF/EL parts. |
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| data_mine |
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krisisdog wrote: Theyre interchangeable champ, just like 99% of EF/EL parts.
IIRC they had three 'front ends' low - GLi/Futura XR - XR's duh high - Fairmont/Fairlane/LTD/GT The low front end changed from EF to EL (and parts not swappable), XR and high front ends fully swappable. EF low had pointy headlights (like high, but different), EL had rounded headlights (unlike anything else). Front end consists off, front bar, headlights, grille, bonnet. Front quarter panels all the same.
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| V8 Ghia Mike |
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alfy wrote: hmm, i could have sworn people have bolted EF Fairmont grilles onto EL Fairmonts..
Correct. I did, perfect straight swap and fit. Headlights are identical. 
Mike
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| SWC |
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EF & EL Bonnets, Headlights, Front Bar, Guards and indicators anre the same as are the taillights. No differences at all with the bonnet and the headlights, all are interchangable and as has been said the grills are interchangable as well.
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| fordfreak ef |
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data_mine wrote: Yeah. FordFreak EF had a EL monty Ghia grill on his EF Mont. CONFIRMED.... and also had a fairlane grill on a tone stage too!...
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| krisisdog |
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data_mine wrote: krisisdog wrote: Theyre interchangeable champ, just like 99% of EF/EL parts. IIRC they had three 'front ends' low - GLi/Futura XR - XR's duh high - Fairmont/Fairlane/LTD/GT The low front end changed from EF to EL (and parts not swappable), XR and high front ends fully swappable. EF low had pointy headlights (like high, but different), EL had rounded headlights (unlike anything else). Front end consists off, front bar, headlights, grille, bonnet. Front quarter panels all the same. True - but you can swap a whole front end from ef to el or vice versa therefore theyre interchangeable 
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| Burns |
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I also had EL grille on my old EF
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| FordFairmont |
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Where can you buy this GT grille on its own? |
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| data_mine |
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That's what I'm wanting to know too.
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