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Old 11-08-2005, 08:44 PM   #1
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Default Here is a pic of the Zetec Promo Car

Hi folks
just thought I'd give you a look at the car that almost got my Fiesta traded in. This is the Ford promo Zetec that is at Southside Ford at the moment.


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Old 11-08-2005, 09:41 PM   #2
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Nice but Im more interested to see the F Series next to it!
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Old 11-08-2005, 11:10 PM   #3
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Awwesome. Forget the yank tank next to it. Oh and take note: German look plates : heheheheh
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Old 12-08-2005, 06:30 AM   #4
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Shame about the front bar not matching the car :
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Old 12-08-2005, 09:33 AM   #5
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Shame about the front bar not matching the car :
Think thats just the light and angle of the shot....
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Old 12-08-2005, 10:43 AM   #6
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Think thats just the light and angle of the shot....
I dont think so, all the ones I've seen in person look like that to.
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Old 12-08-2005, 10:58 AM   #7
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First of all its the way the front bar is put onto the car theres nothing wrong with it, secondly they are not 'german plates' but euro luxuary plates as the RTA likes to call them. all start with N.
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Old 12-08-2005, 11:08 AM   #8
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First of all its the way the front bar is put onto the car theres nothing wrong with it.

Wrong... its got nothing to do with the way the front bar is put onto the car, and yes there is something wrong with it... its a very poor colour match.
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Old 12-08-2005, 11:15 AM   #9
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Have a look at this, then tell me there's nothing wrong with it.

http://www.ffoc.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=75933
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Old 12-08-2005, 11:15 AM   #10
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All silver cars are like that...

Its hard to match plastic to metal neways.
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Old 12-08-2005, 11:20 AM   #11
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First of all its the way the front bar is put onto the car theres nothing wrong with it, secondly they are not 'german plates' but euro luxuary plates as the RTA likes to call them. all start with N.
Oh, ok. Sorry Mr Ambrose..... :yeees:
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Old 12-08-2005, 11:32 AM   #12
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Have a look at this, then tell me there's nothing wrong with it.

http://www.ffoc.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=75933
yep that miscoding stands out like "dogs balls"...but still its a sweet looking MK2....
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Old 12-08-2005, 12:03 PM   #13
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The worse for mismatched panels paint wise is apparently the Ferrari Enzo in red!

I used to have the European plates on my Focus way back before I put the custom plates on and started heavily modifying the look of the car. They were so wide though, they made the car look tall and skinny because they were so wide. That's the reason I got rid of them anyway, of course other people have other opinions.



The worst part was that Ford just self tapped the plates straight into my front bar when they installed the wide plates, so the holes had to be filled and painted as they were in plain view with custom plates on it. Fortunately I was up to the installation of the front bar, requiring a front end respray that took out all my stone chips too, so that wasn't the end of the world.

Interesting to see they are up to XJ plates now, I had XC plates (edit - obviously, with the photo right there).

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Old 12-08-2005, 05:11 PM   #14
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Interesting to see they are up to XJ plates now, I had XC plates (edit - obviously, with the photo right there).

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My new Euro Plates arrived at the Warrandyte Post office this morning. As theyre Brand new in Victoria, my Set is "(V) AA". Obviously I got in pretty quick!
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Old 14-08-2005, 08:25 PM   #15
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You'll have to get a photo up - I'd be interested to see what pictures they have instead of the NSW stuff (which from memory was the St George Cross and the Waratah).

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Old 14-08-2005, 08:33 PM   #16
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There, I guess its the Victorian Coat of Arms, and it says "Peace and Prosperity" On the banner
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Old 14-08-2005, 09:00 PM   #17
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There, I guess its the Victorian Coat of Arms, and it says "Peace and Prosperity" On the banner
Shouldnt that read "Police=Prosperity" ?
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Old 14-08-2005, 09:55 PM   #18
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Sorry i thought you were talking about something else when you pointed out the bar not matching the car fireman-sam...

Ive noticed that with silver or silver shaded cars alot, not just focii, thats why i dont like silver cars, because its easy to noticed dents or marks or mis-matched panels...The new focus does look good in any colour although.
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Old 15-08-2005, 09:06 AM   #19
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The worst part was that Ford just self tapped the plates straight into my front bar when they installed the wide plates, so the holes had to be filled and painted as they were in plain view with custom plates on it. Fortunately I was up to the installation of the front bar, requiring a front end respray that took out all my stone chips too, so that wasn't the end of the world.
when I was in Italy/France in April/May I noticed that everyones number plates were attached by rivets, not screws....not sure why this was, maybe so no-one could flog your plates easily?......now I bet those rivets make a nice mess of the front bar when you want to change your plates (or maybe you cant change your plates in Europe?)
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Old 15-08-2005, 11:24 AM   #20
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In Italy I'd imagine it would be to kerb numberplate theft, and the subsequent use of stolen plates on getaway cars to commit crimes (becoming all too frequent in Italy these days!)
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Old 15-08-2005, 01:40 PM   #21
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Shame about the front bar not matching the car :
I have a new black focus Zetec with out any paint miss match problems that are shown on the silver one, But the painting of the vehicle is poor (dust spots in the clear coat & paint missed on the door sills on the body kit) Will be taking it back for the dealer to look at.
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