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Old 31-01-2006, 09:24 PM   #1
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Default Origami lessons and the spare wheel

OK I give up.

How the hell do you replace the spare wheel securely in the rear well?

I have got the jack, brace, towning hook and various screw down devices all ИИИИ about, and cannot get it back together in such a way that I can get space to screw down the thing that holds the space saver wheel down.

Can somebody take a photo of how it all fits together again for me?? Please??

As my wife often says, for a highly intelligent man, I am very stupid sometimes.

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Old 31-01-2006, 09:27 PM   #2
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I have no idea, I went and looked at my spare wheel ones and stuffed up my amp :( haven't been in there since lol
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Old 31-01-2006, 10:21 PM   #3
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yea that would have to be a NNNN of a job i tell ya, took me close to an hour once just fiddling round with it to get it right..
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Old 31-01-2006, 10:23 PM   #4
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Lol you had trouble too?!?!! I stuffed up mine too, but managed to fiddle around and get it back in the right spot... it's a tricky bastard of a thing. Funny, never really had trouble before, but lately I just can't get it right. Will work on the photo maybe tomorrow night for you, I have a mod project that nobody is either expecting or has done yet, I'm stoked and will be revealed on Sunday. Internal mod...
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Old 31-01-2006, 10:28 PM   #5
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haha yea mines all good now, planning on staying away from it as much as possible.. looking forward to see this mod of yours, sounds interesting since you say its a first..
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Old 31-01-2006, 10:41 PM   #6
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I have a mod project that nobody is either expecting or has done yet, I'm stoked and will be revealed on Sunday. Internal mod...
mmm Going to be very interesting on Sunday. Sounds like a few tricks from everyone.

Please tell me it's not a massive sub woofer Matt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.

I reckon the competition will be between Matt, FocusOnThis, and me.

Machine Silver Foci Rule!!

Anyone gonna take us on?
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Machine Silver Foci Rule!!
pfft. Such delusions of grandeur.........

Ink Blue will always have it. And you know it. 4:
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Old 31-01-2006, 10:57 PM   #8
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Nah not a subwoofer, it's more subtle. But I'm certain nobody has done it yet. It's a factory mod.

Bring it on!!!
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I might know what it is, but keep my mouth shut for u Matt
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Old 31-01-2006, 11:33 PM   #10
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Thanks mate.
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Factory mod eh???? Rear interior light?
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Old 01-02-2006, 12:06 AM   #12
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Go to bed Stephen.
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you're right. I am just getting stupid now. goodnight


mmm Factory mod. Cargo net??
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They have a spare wheel....LOL
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you're right. I am just getting stupid now. goodnight


mmm Factory mod. Cargo net??
lol...yeh a cargo net to hold down the spare wheel and parts that wont go back in its hole.
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Old 01-02-2006, 12:31 PM   #16
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Old 01-02-2006, 07:18 PM   #17
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LOL no not a cargo net. Wait until Sunday children...
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"ohhh please tell us Uncle Matt"
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maybe..............the genuine Ford black rubber mat for the hatch?


I'm just getting silly now.

Look forward to seeing you on Sunday
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Old 06-02-2006, 05:58 PM   #20
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I forgot what the internal mod was on Matts car... What was it again???
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Old 06-02-2006, 09:30 PM   #21
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6 stacker CD unit, from one of the Ford Escape models. Same wiring, same size, plug and play. A very smooth mod if you ask me. And got it on the net at a very cool price. Nice work Matt.

Oh, and I still haven't worked out the brace and jack!
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Stephen I took a photo of it for you. Will post before I go to bed. Prisonbreak is back on, have to run!
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Matt your my Prision ИИИИИИ
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Shut up Tea Bag. Don't you already have a girlfriend?
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You love it so shhhh
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Oh, and I still haven't worked out the brace and jack!
maybe you need to have a word with those tools like Adam Sandler in Happy Gilmore when the little white ball wont go into the hole......

"get in the hole, its your home, thats where you belong"
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Adam Sandler in Happy Gilmore
"get in the hole, its your home, thats where you belong"
Yes, perhaps I need to go to my 'happy place' to find the answer
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