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Starter Motor
Join Date: Jan 2006
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Hi everyone,
i thought this may be the best place to ask. Is it at all possible to put a NL fairlane front on to an EF (futura)? I understand that if it is possible i would need new grille, bumper, bonnet, lights, etc. If it's doable, how complicated is it? thanks heaps! ![]() Last edited by mstref; 21-01-2006 at 05:45 PM. Reason: title didnt explain much |
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windsor user
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Geelong
Posts: 13,123
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yeh its do-able, as under the skin its all the same....(NL Fairlane front IS a fairmont front - just different grille)
you'll have to visit an auto elec to sort out the headlights though, wiring is slightly different |
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Starter Motor
Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 3
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ok, so to fit on to a Futura, what exactly needs to changed?
I have so far: - Headlights (& wiring) - bumper - bonnet - grille cheers ![]() |
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windsor user
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Geelong
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yep, thats it.
im not sure if the mods to the wiring are hard, but it isnt much. jsut a resistor or something added... as the falcon headlights have a single filament globe for low beam(H1) and the fairmont/fairlane headlights have a dual filament globe(H4) |
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Former E-Series Member
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 1,733
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Might want an in-dash switch so you can make use of the foglights too.
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Blue Blood
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: SA
Posts: 1,507
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NFs and NLs don't have foglights. They are "corner lamps". They come on only when you use your indicators at the same time as your headlights are on to illuminate the approaching curb.
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Former E-Series Member
Join Date: Dec 2004
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I stand corrected, I always thought they doubled up as fog lamps. You could certainly wire it that way. PS welcome.
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Blue Blood
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: SA
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Thanks for the welcome Trouty, and I hope I didn't sound like a know-it-all. It's just that I used to have an NF Fairlane. When I bought it I assumed they were foglights as well.
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likes falcon's
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Melbourne
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are ltd's bonnets different? or does the grill just overlap?
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windsor user
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Geelong
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LTD and Fairlane bonnet is the same as fairmont, only difference is the hole for the ornament on the LWB car bonnets
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likes falcon's
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Melbourne
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ahuh, so its the actual grill that is just bigger
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Starter Motor
Join Date: Jan 2006
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Next question....
Anyone know where to heck i could find the parts i mentioned near the top... Hard to come by, i know. ![]() |
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Canberra Region
Posts: 8,949
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I want to put a DC rear on my XR6, reckon its possible ;)
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windsor user
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Geelong
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lol......get a fairlane, and bolt the xr6 front on it:P
believe it or not. it will all bolt up |
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Dec 2004
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MADNC8, anyone actually done that?
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windsor user
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Geelong
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not that i know of, but fairlane fronts bolt onto falcons (hearses) , and looking at the "frame" without panels on its exactly the same....
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Regular Member
Join Date: Jun 2005
Posts: 45
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Hey guys, not to highjack the thread - sorta on same wavelength - is it possible to put the EF/EL Fairlane front onto the EF/EL Fairmont? They both look to have the same shaped grill, i just like the Fairlane grill better than the Fairmont.
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Dec 2004
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Yeah the grill is interchangable.
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Geelong
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There is a EB wagon in Geelong, with a NA front bolted up to it.
Im not a fan.
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windsor user
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Geelong
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yes, thats what was meant by saying they are interchangable.
fairmont, fairlane and ltd have the same front, with ONLY a different grille to diferentiate the models |
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Join Date: Aug 2005
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out some pics of it up if u have any |
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Location: Geelong
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Well, I found this wagon again, so I took a picture before it disapeared. A flat tyre has caused it to sit on the street for a couple of days now!
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windsor user
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Geelong
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waste of an LTD Grille!
bah! but seriously, could look pretty cool with a bit of work, some nice rims, dumped.... |
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Last warning
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Mornington Peninsula, Victoria HeadCount: 3
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it doesn't look that out of place on a wagon.
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