Lightning Member 335 Member For: 22y 4m 8d Location: Perth, Western Australia Posted 20/02/07 09:57 AM Share Posted 20/02/07 09:57 AM (edited) Hi guys, Just thought I'd express my joy at getting my BA XR6 T back after being without it for 9 days while it got 2 dents in the bonnet repaired (courtesy of a broom flying out of a trailer in front of me at 110km/h) under insurance.I also got them to replace the LH side 'skirt', badly scraped on a curb like protusion a few months ago at work (grrr), sand back and repaint of the front spoiler where the normal scrapes from too high angled driveways and the obligatory stone chips, reaffix the rear bumper assembly and touch up some marks from a low speed rear ender.I've had a loan of a friends 2003 MX5 for the week and, by golly, the difference was amazing for the first 30 seconds. It felt like I was driving a tank! But, after quickly getting used to the heavy clutch and the harder steering, I'm back in love again!Great to have my premium sound back, the quiet interior and the smooth ride. All is forgiven (clunky manual transmission, squealing brakes, rubbing hand brake) for a while, anyway Simon.... Edited 20/02/07 10:09 AM by Lightning Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/32650-yay-i-have-my-t-back/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
alliken Member 36 Member For: 19y 6m 11d Gender: Male Location: N.S.W Posted 21/02/07 10:22 AM Share Posted 21/02/07 10:22 AM I know how u feel mine was of the road for 8 days had to drive my old ladies Hyundi Getz around if it was auto would had been ok but been a manual and me being a big fella just didn't work but got the T back can stretch out a bit. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/32650-yay-i-have-my-t-back/#findComment-499487 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbjunior99 Member 4,359 Member For: 22y 5m 1d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 21/02/07 11:44 AM Share Posted 21/02/07 11:44 AM I have been driving around in a laser for the last year so I know exactly how you feel getting back into a T again Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/32650-yay-i-have-my-t-back/#findComment-499541 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightning Member 335 Member For: 22y 4m 8d Location: Perth, Western Australia Posted 21/02/07 01:51 PM Author Share Posted 21/02/07 01:51 PM Thanks guys, went up to Mindarie to a friends for dinner tonight (a 45 minute run on the freeway in peak hour and a nice 30 min run back at 2200.Very, very happy to be back in the beast again. I must say, about the only things I miss in the MX-5 is the turning circle and the ease of parking.Isn't it funny how you love the small things like the fact that the windows go up and down in the XR with the ignition off? And the 'auto-down' on the drivers window? Cheers,Simon.... Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/32650-yay-i-have-my-t-back/#findComment-499570 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbjunior99 Member 4,359 Member For: 22y 5m 1d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 21/02/07 09:54 PM Share Posted 21/02/07 09:54 PM ... and the radio works without the key in the ignition Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/32650-yay-i-have-my-t-back/#findComment-499586 Share on other sites More sharing options...
XR06T Silver Donating Members 4,146 Member For: 19y 11m 1d Gender: Male Posted 22/02/07 03:22 AM Share Posted 22/02/07 03:22 AM I found a temp fix of the handbrake sch sch noise.. get up to about 30kph and give it a quick yank! makes a rude clunk but it gets rid of the noise.. seems to work as good as it did before (not very well) but the noise is gone!!glad all the dings are fixed mate Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/32650-yay-i-have-my-t-back/#findComment-499681 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbjunior99 Member 4,359 Member For: 22y 5m 1d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 22/02/07 03:25 AM Share Posted 22/02/07 03:25 AM XR06T said: I found a temp fix of the handbrake sch sch noise.. get up to about 30kph and give it a quick yank! makes a rude clunk but it gets rid of the noise.. seems to work as good as it did before (not very well) but the noise is gone!!glad all the dings are fixed mate ←You don't work in my local service department do you? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/32650-yay-i-have-my-t-back/#findComment-499683 Share on other sites More sharing options...
XR06T Silver Donating Members 4,146 Member For: 19y 11m 1d Gender: Male Posted 22/02/07 03:26 AM Share Posted 22/02/07 03:26 AM haha my 'adjusting' did alot more for the problem than they could Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/32650-yay-i-have-my-t-back/#findComment-499684 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tab Sucker Moderating Team 32,303 Member For: 21y 29d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 22/02/07 03:46 AM Share Posted 22/02/07 03:46 AM Hate to admit, but that was the best method in the BA. There's no concern about ruining the effectiveness of it though as it never works anyway! Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/32650-yay-i-have-my-t-back/#findComment-499694 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightning Member 335 Member For: 22y 4m 8d Location: Perth, Western Australia Posted 22/02/07 12:39 PM Author Share Posted 22/02/07 12:39 PM I used to do it at about 5km/h in the carpark, used to fix it for a while too after the almighty clunk. I really, really cannot understand how such a basic problem can't be fixed :( Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/32650-yay-i-have-my-t-back/#findComment-499922 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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