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Old 09-08-2007, 08:47 PM   #1
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Any ideas on were or what i could use to patch the hole were the towbar once was? couldn't find them on ebay. my cars a silvery gray colour. any ideas?

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Old 09-08-2007, 09:07 PM   #2
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Been looking into this for a while. Asked a ford dealer and they wanted 30 or so for the cap/cover. I personally think that money could be better spent elsewhere in the car.

If anyone else has any good, low cost solutions, let's hear 'em.
 
Old 09-08-2007, 09:09 PM   #3
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i lost the cover off mine when i backed up into a trolley bay in a shopping centre carpark ages ago! lol! i just went to ford and bought the plastic cover, u can only get em in grey so i spraypainted mine black :P
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buy the cover and glue it on... theres no other way

or buy a towbar
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Old 09-08-2007, 09:12 PM   #5
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If you really don't like the look i guess you could always convince yourself that a new bodykit is the only solution.
 
Old 09-08-2007, 09:19 PM   #6
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What model car do you have? If its got a rebel kit, or a T series kit it would have been cut. If its just a standard bumper, go buy the cover from ford or a wrecker.
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Old 09-08-2007, 09:20 PM   #7
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A little off topic, but does anyone know of any wreckers in the south east that have au's?
 
Old 10-08-2007, 08:02 PM   #8
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Keep a lookout around steep gutters etc and you might find someone else's

I have a few times!!

I put a few zip ties from the cover to the bumper, up underneath the bumper so you cant see them, even a large puddle can pop them out if they are not held in
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Old 10-08-2007, 08:11 PM   #9
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try ford dealer ask the mechanics that work there..i used to work at for a fords dealer and we has had heaps of lying around from when we fitted tow-bars...we had a big box full of em...
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Waggaclint's clue is the best of the bunch. Ford no longer offer them and wreckers don't have them. Mine was light fingered on an overnight stop at Gundagai last november (if you're reading this - you're forgiven as your need was obviously greater than mine) and I don't want to perpetuate the crime by stealing someone elses so I shall heed Clint's advice. Thanks.
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Here's a tip gang, check the date on some of the threads your posting in Wagga Cs post was good back in 2007 but you be lucky in 2011
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