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22-05-2010, 08:31 AM
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Came across these pictures of satnav fitted to an FG. I'll let the pictures speak for them selves.
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22-05-2010, 08:34 AM
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Oh dear....
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22-05-2010, 08:46 AM
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taxi, right? hence the other switch just before the cluster for the rooflights?
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22-05-2010, 08:54 AM
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22-05-2010, 09:17 AM
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That bracket would of taken hours to fabricate. Smart..... Not
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22-05-2010, 09:20 AM
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$10 or so at JB-HiFi or Harvey Norman, hell even a Telstra shop would have saved all that trouble,
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22-05-2010, 09:21 AM
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I'm just wondering what happens in a crash when the driver moves towards the direction of that bracket and the bracket gets pushed towards the driver... instant shank to the head/body?
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22-05-2010, 09:25 AM
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22-05-2010, 10:04 AM
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That’s quality workmanship, almost looks factory.
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22-05-2010, 10:13 AM
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I need the number of the mob who did that. I need some quotes for satnav on the XR and over a grand is simply too much :P
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22-05-2010, 10:14 AM
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Ford need to take some notes from this design and incorporate it into new models. FAIL.
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22-05-2010, 11:15 AM
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That needs to go it the epic fail thread
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22-05-2010, 11:27 AM
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That's quality. Give me one of those.
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22-05-2010, 11:33 AM
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Brilliant. He has just subtracted 4 stars from a 5-star safety car.
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22-05-2010, 12:17 PM
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What a moron?
Fixing a sharp edge to a surface of the dash that is padded for safety reasons, what a rocket scientist. I would not be surprised if that vehicle would fail a safety inspection.
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22-05-2010, 12:19 PM
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musta got sick of it falling off the windscreen??
some people have no idea!! |
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22-05-2010, 03:22 PM
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oh dam thats dodgy as hell, i wouldnt have done that it my 92 model tx3 i used to have let alone a brand new falcon....but also i wouldnt have done it at all lol...someone needs a good slapping lol
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22-05-2010, 03:52 PM
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[QUOTE=Bushbasher]That needs to go it the epic fail thread
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22-05-2010, 05:40 PM
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Designed by state NSW gov engineer ...
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22-05-2010, 08:00 PM
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I wonder what the bloke was thinking.....if he was thinking.
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22-05-2010, 08:45 PM
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That looks a bit dangerous to me. He should have used a much bigger bolt to hold the Satnav onto that bracket. It could fall of while he is driving.
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22-05-2010, 09:53 PM
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" New FG Falcon" - $30,000
"TomTom" - $200 "Stanley Knife" - $5.00 "Bracket" - $3.00 "Nut & Bolt" -$2.50 NO Friggin Idea - PRICLESS
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23-05-2010, 12:37 PM
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Superb, with a few more bits of scrap metal you can customize your very own cup holder next to your sat nav, or maybe even a coin holder. Kill 3 birds with one stone with your very own skull stabbing metal rod sticking out your dash!
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23-05-2010, 12:43 PM
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that upper panel fit is almost factory....
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24-05-2010, 09:23 AM
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yeah, I wonder if this candidate for the 2010 dawin awards realised that the suction cap he bolted through was designed for afixing said satnav to the windshield...?
like stated before, its no great loss to humanity's genepool when this guy shanks himeself throught the brain....
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24-05-2010, 10:47 AM
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This has got to be the best $2.50 conversion that I've seen.
Totally agree that this attempt should go straight to the epic fail thread, do not pass go and definately do not collect $200. 
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24-05-2010, 02:16 PM
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That said, the ford dash doesn't have a lot of areas where you can install aftermarket stuff. what little space there is, happens to be unsuitable because it's curved or inaccessable.
i've got a nokia car kit, gps and an ipod. the gps is on the windscreen with cable running to the ciggy, the ipod is on the vent, with the audio cable going between dash and console to the audio link cable and power to the ciggy. phone cradle is screwed to the 'wing' on the RHS of the console (BF). all this sh make the car look messy.
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24-05-2010, 02:26 PM
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there, i fixed it!
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24-05-2010, 05:01 PM
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Never ceases to amaze me at the low IQ used (or not used?) by some people.
Why didnt he just drill a hole in the windscreen and stick a bolt through it? lol If its too far away to reach on the windscreen, just stick it on your side window. (though dont forget to remove it when you try and wind the window down)
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24-05-2010, 05:20 PM
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At least theres no cable ties holding it in place lol!
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How to install satnav - or maybe not
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