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blackpool
 Post subject: Fairway Chrome Bumpers
PostPosted: Sun Sep 15, 2013 2:17 pm 
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I know of a set for sale complete with brackets,recently rechromed never been on yet.Think they are going on ebay sometime soon.Tempted myself but misses wont stand for it and knowing my luck first shift and someone will run up my ar5e :roll:
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Baconsdozen
PostPosted: Sun Sep 15, 2013 6:59 pm 
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I don't know if they are the same as the set I put on my Fairway,but mine lasted about a week before the rust came through them.I ended up painting them with black paint.

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blackpool
PostPosted: Sun Sep 15, 2013 7:45 pm 
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Baconsdozen wrote:
I don't know if they are the same as the set I put on my Fairway,but mine lasted about a week before the rust came through them.I ended up painting them with black paint.

No sorry these are original with overiders took of a Fx4 and restored and rechromed,never been back on a taxi yet !
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Baconsdozen
PostPosted: Mon Sep 16, 2013 11:30 am 
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I seem to recall the originals are the same as the Ford Consul.
Far better than the junk I bought which are advertised as being chromed on galvanised.
Galvanised cheddar,it would seem.

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blackpool
PostPosted: Mon Sep 16, 2013 1:18 pm 
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Near enough i think,consul,zephyr,zodiac ? Way before my time !! still they are smart,very tempted :D
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Baconsdozen
PostPosted: Mon Sep 16, 2013 2:35 pm 
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You know you want them.

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blackpool
PostPosted: Mon Sep 16, 2013 4:16 pm 
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Baconsdozen wrote:
You know you want them.

I do but i also dont like sleeping in the garage :D
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jampot1979
PostPosted: Mon Sep 16, 2013 4:49 pm 
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Heres mine with a Ford Zephyr Front bumper and Rover Overriders fitted.
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Baconsdozen
PostPosted: Mon Sep 16, 2013 8:57 pm 
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That looks good.
I'm glad I saw your picture,my wipers are useless and I've not been able to work out why.
Now I can.
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The passengers side wiper box is six inches further towards the nearside.

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blackpool
PostPosted: Mon Sep 16, 2013 9:02 pm 
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Baconsdozen wrote:
That looks good.
I'm glad I saw your picture,my wipers are useless and I've not been able to work out why.
Now I can.
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See what I mean?

Looks ok to me :D
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Baconsdozen
PostPosted: Thu Sep 19, 2013 5:33 pm 
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The wipers don't work too well,the passenger side one keeps hitting the screen rubber. It seems the wheel boxes are in a different position on the last fairways and they don't have the same problem.

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blackpool
PostPosted: Thu Sep 19, 2013 9:18 pm 
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Slightly different set up from m reg onwards,but same old sh1te.The wheel boxes get worn,also are your actual wiper arms strong enough ? If they dont grip the screen tight enough they will do that.
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sdr
PostPosted: Thu Sep 26, 2013 7:47 am 
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Got mine to line up by using Photoshop :D
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Baconsdozen
PostPosted: Thu Sep 26, 2013 10:04 am 
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Perhaps I could photo shop my Rover p5b bumpers. I bought a scrap set,welded the holes and knocked out the dents and they still want £800 to chrome them.

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fremsley
PostPosted: Tue Jan 14, 2014 9:15 pm 
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Oh dear i am tempted. whats the damage? Also where do you get wiper blades from? There was a tumbleweed silence when i asked for some at Halfords.
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