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27-11-2008, 12:42 AM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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Is it just me or are these impossible to find?! I'm badly wanting to get one to match the chrome door handles and handbrake button i got but as yet..no such luck? Anyone have any ideas?
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27-11-2008, 01:05 AM
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Yep, nearly impossible to find. Reasonable option might be to try a place that does plastic chroming.
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27-11-2008, 01:12 AM
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Try ebay they usually have heaps for EF/L which as far as I know is the same shifter as AU.
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27-11-2008, 08:00 AM
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haha yep same problem here... They go on ebay for $70+ with a chrome button, or the rest of them dont even come with a button!!!
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27-11-2008, 10:10 AM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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Yeah i tried to get one a while ago on ebay but lost the bid :(
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27-11-2008, 10:13 AM
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 I got one a while ago, had to paint the knob as I wanted black, but yay I got one anyway  : *sorry *
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27-11-2008, 10:19 AM
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D: ...why would you do that? *cries*
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27-11-2008, 10:23 AM
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27-11-2008, 10:42 AM
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i was pretty lucky, got a chrome button and stalk with the leather knob i bought from off ebay just keep looking they'll eventually come up with a t-bar
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27-11-2008, 11:11 AM
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AUII XR8, BA XR8 290 UTE
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Its also almost impossible to get the chrome door handles aswell... Tell me if im being cheap but i really dont wanna pay over $100 for em!!
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27-11-2008, 11:14 AM
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27-11-2008, 11:25 AM
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27-11-2008, 11:34 AM
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Surely it would be around the same price to just chrome dip the ones i got ay??
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27-11-2008, 11:35 AM
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27-11-2008, 11:38 AM
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27-11-2008, 11:42 AM
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i got the whole ghia leather interior with all the chrome goodies set me back $600 but it aint to bad got every little bit. wanted to get the woodgrain strips on the door trims chromed was goin to be $180+gst,postage EACH! didnt bother with it
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27-11-2008, 12:39 PM
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27-11-2008, 01:16 PM
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lol at the above, i have one in my car, they look fantastic,haha
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27-11-2008, 01:42 PM
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 I couldn't get a black knob so painted it as I didn't want to wait for one to come up  By the way Kerri with an i not a y  :  :
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27-11-2008, 03:00 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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My mistake.
I get the same thing.. its Lyndsay With a Y not an I, Z, E or anything else you care to use.
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27-11-2008, 09:44 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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fiery i can't believe you painted the chrome one black lol if i had of known you wanted a black one i would of swapped ya! lol
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27-11-2008, 09:51 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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I might now where there is another chrome one, will let you know first if the guy does want to sell it
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27-11-2008, 10:55 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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awesome cheers for that
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28-11-2008, 08:04 AM
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Wanting a sprint!
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LOL Brent you and this button.
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28-11-2008, 11:28 AM
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Probably shouldnt tell you I have 3 spare?
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Back to Le Frenchy
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28-11-2008, 04:55 PM
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(Good to see you've finally got a decent avatar!! )
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28-11-2008, 06:44 PM
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Wanting a sprint!
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28-11-2008, 07:22 PM
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Giddy up.
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So are the EF/EL button's the same as the AU one's, I know the shifter is different but what about the chrome button ????.
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28-11-2008, 08:00 PM
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not here much anymore
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I think the EF/L buttons work in a different way to the AU setup dont they?
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Chrome button for auto shifter
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