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Old 24-04-2007, 08:32 PM   #1
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Default Mysterious pink bits......

Has anybody else with an XR8 got a dob of pink paint on the platform that holds your coil packs?! Ive seen a few with it, mine has it, and I've got no idea what it is.

Any ideas?

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Old 24-04-2007, 08:38 PM   #2
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Has anybody else with an XR8 got a dob of pink paint on the platform that holds your coil packs?! Ive seen a few with it, mine has it, and I've got no idea what it is.

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Mine did have it but I don't like pink so it went away. Stuffed if I know why it was there though.
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Old 24-04-2007, 09:20 PM   #3
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its usually to signify if a recall etc has been performed, once done they mark it with something, in this case a pink dot....
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Old 24-04-2007, 09:21 PM   #4
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its usually to signify if a recall etc has been performed, once done they mark it with something, in this case a pink dot....
so if they all have it, i wonder what that recall was (assuming that was it).
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Old 24-04-2007, 09:25 PM   #5
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I remember mine had it from brand new...
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Old 24-04-2007, 09:26 PM   #6
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I remember mine had it from brand new...
it must be something they have done during assembly then?!
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Old 24-04-2007, 09:33 PM   #7
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it must be something they have done during assembly then?!
Thats my guess too mate, just a mark thats all, they all have it.
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Old 24-04-2007, 10:26 PM   #8
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Usually marked by an inspector during installation at factory to show that something has been checked or added correctly to the car.
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Old 25-04-2007, 09:07 AM   #9
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What Peterban said!
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Old 25-04-2007, 09:30 AM   #10
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What every you do Austin, don't touch the pink bits. :
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during assembly a lot of removeable bolt and nuts get marked in position. cheap quick trick to get bolts back to previous torque specs or rotating parts to get them back to the balanced position

thats how we do it at work
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