New AU Fairlane bumper front for sale

Dauphin · 20-08-2006, 12:55 PM

Thought I'd put everyone onto another "rare" eBay item:
click here

Brand new unpainted AU Fairlane whole front bumper.

I've always wanted to try and put a T-series Falcon air dam into one of these but I don't think it'd look good with my two-tone and unsure how hard it'd get it to fit with the different shape/filling. Anyone else game to spend the money, time and effort trying this?? Blackers, Kryzak, AU-MUSTD, etc??

Andrew.

blackers10 · 20-08-2006, 02:52 PM

id like to see a BA XR or GT front on an AU lane.. gives you the foglights that we all love..

kryzak260 · 21-08-2006, 01:19 AM

Im tempted. Mainly because i dont want to destroy my bumper when i put that TL50 mouth in it, but also because i have wondered for months how i could put some sort of driving lights into the front of the car.

But its alot of money to waste if it doesnt work...........

blackers10 · 21-08-2006, 01:20 AM

a plastic welder could always graft the items like on a TS50 bar in there..
or any other car with driving lights.

AU-MUSTD · 21-08-2006, 06:36 AM

Dont tell everyone :evilking: I have been thinking about fog lights mounted in the bar and also parking sensors so was glad to see the bar. If it goes cheap then you'll see "beef_curtens" with the winning bid

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HLC · 21-08-2006, 08:07 AM

i believe the TL50 mouth is just sikaflexed onto the front bar much like side skirts. anyway...

Dauphin · 21-08-2006, 08:18 AM

Chatting to a TL owner, he says that take a chunk out of the front bumper to put it in. You'd want to anyway, to allow more air in? If you put a Falcon T-series front on, it should also have the sides for the driving lights, so that's why I'd also wanna do that.

auvct · 21-08-2006, 10:15 AM

I have been looking into changing the front bar to a bf gt too for the lights.
As there are diferences between au and ba ,is there diferencews as well to the fairlanes?
I found this picture on drive .com of a ba fairlane a while back with a gt front.
There looks like there is a bit of work to keep the lines the sameof the bar to an nu fairlane, but not too sure if you would kill the look of the nu as you might have to change headlight assemblies as well.
That piccy of the fairlane dauphin do you know if they are side skirts rear bottom lip from a ts50 or awc?
Here are some vents from a landy which i was looking at putting one in each corner of my bar for looks .
Have to look at them as on the land they look big on the side.

Dauphin · 21-08-2006, 10:26 AM

I've seen BA fronts that have been put onto AUs before. So it shouldn't be impossible to do the same with a BA/NU. From memory, there were some problems with the rear of that BA Fairlane in your pic - some things not working right, and the stripes were plain out of alignment all around. Still a top effort though!

The picture I put up is a photoshop I did a while ago. I can't remember which series T it was from but the skirts and rear bar are fake. Only the front is copied and pasted from another photo.

Those Landy objects look like a good idea. I wonder how hard it would be to get some fibre glass panels and just "extend" the front bumper of the NU a little so you can get some driving lights in there. I really have no idea how it can be done.

See this pic I did for Blackers:

Simple but effective?

kryzak260 · 21-08-2006, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Dauphin

See this pic I did for Blackers:
http://www.uplink.com.au/media/blackers2.jpg

Simple but effective?

Nah, i think that looks horrible tbh

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I was thinking something along the lines of the driving light pods they have on the XR50 bars that AWC do. I just dont know how to integrate them without them looking dog****...

When fitting the TL50 mouth, they have to remove the bottom lip on the bar as that fouls on the new mouth. They then just mount it using the bolts at the top edges of the mount and then screw it in at the bottom. I will probably talk to a plastic welder and get it done properly though, because the 2 AU1 TL50s are just bolted in and when you look closely, it looks crap. I want it properly integrated, but thats because im really fussy :P

Does anyone know how much it is to get a AU fairlane bumper incase we miss this one?

blackers10 · 22-08-2006, 01:18 AM

email FTG for a price on the bumper
they are good with most prices!

amiers · 22-08-2006, 09:18 AM

hi guys, i have just fitted a TL50 mouth to my lane. its easy to do. you open up the exsiting mouth at the sides and then cut the lower lip where it curves under, so you look at it and it has a straight edge. do not cut the whole bottom out!!!! the left over fits into the mouth to give it strenght. i used a Dremel rotory with a cutting disc and it cut through the bar with ease.

i had to run two self tappers through the flat section either side of the number plate as the mouth was a bit warped but you cant see them. i also meshed the opening.

blackers10 · 22-08-2006, 12:22 PM

you will have to get pics
it sounds easy enough!

blackers10 · 23-08-2006, 01:54 AM

just enquired through ford for the stock front bumper ..
unpainted they want $309
$290 for the rear bumper
$700ish for the rear left door

Dauphin · 23-08-2006, 08:39 AM

If I had the time, fund and know how I'd try for:
- TE50 lower air dam adapted to front
- AWC AU wagon rear skirt adapted to rear
- BA Fairlane side skirts
- TL grill

amiers · 23-08-2006, 09:47 AM

Blackers10- bit hard got it all in. however i will try to get a pic off a front bar and post it with marks for the cut outs. it is easy, as long as you do the cuts right first. as i had never done one i had to make little ajustments. but now i'v done one i could do it with my eyes closed.!!!!

blackers10 · 23-08-2006, 12:14 PM

cool
what colour is the lane your putting it on?

all the TLs ive seen with that front are DARK so you cant really see what the front mouth looks like lol

Dauphin · 23-08-2006, 12:21 PM

Here's a silver number with some light on the front:

amiers · 23-08-2006, 05:37 PM

mine is winter white. i painted the mouth black but it doesnt suit. so i'm going to paint it body colour. i was thinking of painting the sills and bar lips black but thought it better to keep it all white. i'v done the headlight bezels black and it really stands out with the white.

LUXO_8 · 24-08-2006, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by amiers

mine is winter white. i painted the mouth black but it doesnt suit. so i'm going to paint it body colour. i was thinking of painting the sills and bar lips black but thought it better to keep it all white. i'v done the headlight bezels black and it really stands out with the white.

i just saw this bit...
what ive noticed with painting the lower section of a car black is it makes it look high / jacked up.....if you know what i mean

LUXO_8 · 23-08-2006, 05:46 PM

guys bugger off, i m buying it

nah, ive wanted to get hold of one of these for a long time....going to make a custom front bar for the NC.... which i think will look awesome

if it doesnt measure up even close, i wont touch it and it'll be for sale again....

blackers10 · 24-08-2006, 01:05 AM

are you merlin or wat ever on ebay madnc??

if im on ebay i use blackfo33 for future reference;)

i think a light silver like the top 1/2 of dauphins car would go well against the white bumper

FTG has TL50 rear bumper skirts for sale too.. and im going to buy one!
then all i need is BA side skirts?? is that what mafia or t2tl50 used?? that one in your pics dauphin!

MAFIA · 24-08-2006, 03:24 AM

That would be T2TL50 not mine Blacker. To be honest Wagon side skirt like what on T2TL50 car is to big and doesn't look right. I would stick with the BA fairlane side skirt, as it suit it well.

:Reverend:

amiers · 24-08-2006, 08:52 AM

Blackers- AU111 wagon side skirts are the right ones, and they are still available from Ford. about $170 a side and you still get to keep the rubber sill seals. are you sure the rear skirt is avaliable? i would love to get one. im going to post a couple of pic's of my toy today. i'm still not sure what to do with painting the lower half. might leave it to you guys to make the decision!!!!!

P.S in case you didnt know all the TL50 badge work is still avaliable from Ford

auvct · 24-08-2006, 09:11 AM

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Originally Posted by amiers

Blackers- AU111 wagon side skirts are the right ones, and they are still available from Ford. about $170 a side and you still get to keep the rubber sill seals. are you sure the rear skirt is avaliable? i would love to get one. im going to post a couple of pic's of my toy today. i'm still not sure what to do with painting the lower half. might leave it to you guys to make the decision!!!!!

P.S in case you didnt know all the TL50 badge work is still avaliable from Ford

Hey blackers
Just called up ford for series three sr wagon side skirts and they said 407.00 each.
As i know its perth it is usually expensive but where did you get your price from?

amiers · 24-08-2006, 09:22 AM

HI AUVCT- im a motor dealer and i buy from Ford. will check the price today again to be sure.

MAFIA · 26-08-2006, 01:32 AM

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Originally Posted by auvct

Hey blackers
As i know its perth it is usually expensive but where did you get your price from?

Hi AUVCT, im from perth aswell. :eclipsee_

That depend on which Ford dealer you quote from cause they all charge differently.

MAFIA · 26-08-2006, 01:32 AM

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Originally Posted by auvct

Hey blackers
As i know its perth it is usually expensive but where did you get your price from?

Hi AUVCT, im from perth aswell. :eclipsee_

That depend on which Ford dealer you quote from cause they all charge differently.

Op my bad T2TL50.

T2TL50 · 25-08-2006, 09:49 PM

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Originally Posted by MAFIA

That would be T2TL50 not mine Blacker. To be honest Wagon side skirt like what on T2TL50 car is to big and doesn't look right. I would stick with the BA fairlane side skirt, as it suit it well.

:Reverend:

*scratches head* Umm i do believe i have BA FAIRLANE side skirts on my tl50??? Well the last time i looked (30 mins ago when igot out of it)....

If you can get a hold of some AU Fairmont seires 2 waggon sideskirts they fit better i am doing that next..

blackers10 · 24-08-2006, 12:41 PM

its $250+postage from FTG

its listed in the FOR SALE section not the FTG section..

ive got my name on one

for pics have a look at i think its page 11->13 of the LTD and Fairlane photo shoot thing in show and shine

id be keen on that price too amiers for hte wagon skirts.. have you got any pics of those particular skirts??

thanks guys