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Old 27-08-2007, 05:30 PM   #1
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as i was busy at work today i got a mate of mine to call up in regards to purchasing an XR6T snorkle (because i wanted one without the wings) and he was told by two or three places that it was not gonna fit as the bonnet squashes down the intake and it effectively does squat. now i'm under the impression that it fits and works a dream. have i gotten lost amongst all the information or do they not know as much as they make out they do? i have a series 2 ute (which means it has the series 1 bonnet if that helps) appreciate any help. cheers guys.

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Old 27-08-2007, 06:02 PM   #2
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It's the same shape as the AU3 XR8 intake, which was fitted to the AU3 XR8 (obviously) which had the low series bonnet. So in short, yes it will fit, and it works.
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Old 27-08-2007, 07:35 PM   #3
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i don't get it then, why have a couple people said "no it wont fit"? must be just lack of knowledge. anyone else heard the same thing? well maybe i should just ask them for the series 3 XR8 snorkle so they give me the same snorkle. it's just i don't want the tickford wings thats all...
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Old 27-08-2007, 07:39 PM   #4
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i don't get it then, why have a couple people said "no it wont fit"? must be just lack of knowledge. anyone else heard the same thing? well maybe i should just ask them for the series 3 XR8 snorkle so they give me the same snorkle. it's just i don't want the tickford wings thats all...
because they are idiots lol.

hundreds of people on here CAN tell you that it works, AND prove it. so yeah :




i've found that if im buying ford parts from ford, dont tell them what you are going to do with it, because they have no idea.
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Old 27-08-2007, 07:42 PM   #5
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i've found that if im buying ford parts from ford, dont tell them what you are going to do with it, because they have no idea.
EXACTLY!
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Old 27-08-2007, 07:43 PM   #6
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well i got a mate who works at ford and he seemed to think it would work, it was a couple wreckers that said it wouldn't i might just get em to buy it and when i put it in and it works fine ill go and slap them in the face with my new intake snorkle:P
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Old 27-08-2007, 10:46 PM   #7
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i don't get it then, why have a couple people said "no it wont fit"? must be just lack of knowledge. anyone else heard the same thing? well maybe i should just ask them for the series 3 XR8 snorkle so they give me the same snorkle. it's just i don't want the tickford wings thats all...
I was told the exact same too - whenever I purchase something from Ford now, I don't tell them what it's going on - works out to be much quicker and easier!
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Old 27-08-2007, 10:58 PM   #8
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Another Intake thread....

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i don't get it then, why have a couple people said "no it wont fit"? must be just lack of knowledge. anyone else heard the same thing? well maybe i should just ask them for the series 3 XR8 snorkle so they give me the same snorkle. it's just i don't want the tickford wings thats all...
they're all on drugs it will fit and if you ask for an AUXR8 one they will give you the same one as the tickford one is obsolete and guess what replaced it . yes you guessed right the XR6T snorkle
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Old 28-08-2007, 04:37 PM   #10
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It will fit. BUT if it doesn't someone on here will buy it.
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oh yeah, for the record, i have an xr6t snorkel in my car. IT FITS.
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oh yeah, for the record, i have an xr6t snorkel in my car. IT FITS.
Yeah so do I. And there are NO problems. It fits perfectly. Can't see the low series bonnet making much difference.
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Old 28-08-2007, 06:01 PM   #13
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Yeah so do I. And there are NO problems. It fits perfectly. Can't see the low series bonnet making much difference.
yeah thats exactly what i thought, well i've managed to put it down to they don't have any in stock and are just trying to get out of say "we don't have any", i dropped in myself this afternoon after work asking if they had any and neither place did. now i guess i'll try FTG auto salvage and see if they have any available, if not might have to go through ford unless someone has one they don't want?...
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Old 28-08-2007, 06:08 PM   #14
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I was told that my BA scuff plates WONT fit by Ford. They look great by the way.
And oh yeah, the intake, it fits.
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Ebay always has em. thats where I got mine from and I had no probs.
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yeah thats exactly what i thought, well i've managed to put it down to they don't have any in stock and are just trying to get out of say "we don't have any", i dropped in myself this afternoon after work asking if they had any and neither place did. now i guess i'll try FTG auto salvage and see if they have any available, if not might have to go through ford unless someone has one they don't want?...
they should order one in for you? thats what my dealership did for me. cost like $34 bucks.
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