How can a mate get an FG Falcon in a non-standard colour

[Fordman1]

Originally Posted by HenryV8

^^^^^

I know certain dealerships sell taxi packs, but I don't know if they are sourced from Ford Australia or are dealer fitted. I guess RATT would know?

Remember, most Sydney taxis are plain old winter white with fleet fitted vinyl packs, so there is no need to respray them. Melbourne and Brisbane are a different story.

IF any dealerships do Taxis, they are NOT Factory cars.

Period !!!!

FoA Do NOT do Taxis anymore. Haven't for years.

[Steffo]

Originally Posted by Barraxr8

Not Factory mate !!

IF you can get a Taxi pac it's a dealer bastard.

Whatever they are... they're white Falcon XT E-Gas cars with 16" steelies, rubber & vynil interiors, and all the taxi sign crap mountings and stuff... with a warranty.

[wicksy]

u all may as well pull ya out and measure it

[v8falconsrule]

only on the forums could a simple question about a paint job erupt into an argument about taxis!!

[Fordman1]

Originally Posted by Steffo

Whatever they are... they're white Falcon XT E-Gas cars with 16" steelies, rubber & vynil interiors, and all the taxi sign crap mountings and stuff... with a warranty.

If they exist they are dealer specials.

[Aaron_EF8]

It wouldn't be a bad idea to get the car re-sprayed anyway. Ford paint is pretty bad these days, especially black. Orange peel galore, and the paint is very thin.

[EvilChief]

what about getting car in primer from factory? would be a little bit easier to get it sprayed then?

[SSVPom]

Originally Posted by Laminge

Bugger me your all wrong....

Well, come on, what's the answer then !?!

Can you order a factory taxi pack FG Falcon in flat gloss black paint ?

(that was the opening question to this thread wasn't it ?)

[FGII-XR6]

Originally Posted by v8falconsrule

only on the forums could a simple question about a paint job erupt into an argument about taxis!!

some members won't let the subject at hand or facts for that matter get in the way of a good arguement. is it any wonder the mods get annoyed at times

back on topic please a question was asked lets try and help him not get the thread closed before an answer is found if you want to argue about taxi pacs start a new thread

[KBBossedXR]

[QUOTE=Rev28K]A friend is looking at getting an FG XR6T Auto Falcon. He likes the car but he doesn’t like the standard colours that are available.

He is after a gloss black finish – with no metal flake, no pearl effects. Just plain old boring gloss black. The closest of the Ford standard colours is Silhouette (prestige colour an extra $400) it looks like a dark grey.



My BA XR8 Ute is Silhoutte and i dont know where your getting the dark grey from, are you sure you have the right colour as the only colours i see in it is black and also blue speckles in certain light.

[Donny]

I think he may be confusing silouette with ego maybe, ego is grey.

Silouette has green pearl fleck in it, well my BF2 GT-P does anyway.
Its funny how they charge for the prestige colours on the XR's, a lot of these colours started out as XR only colours when the B series was new. Most will get an XR in a colour that is a prestige one, so they get pinged the xtra coin for it.

[Falc'man]

I saw a black gloss g6et with all the taxi fittings going down the assembly line at broadmeadows. It had the 18" steelies with mudspats and raised suspension. I couldn't tell if the seats were leather or vinyl, but they were dark gray in colour. The rear lip spoiler was removed, I think to make way for the ad board. :P

[Bossxr8]

Originally Posted by Falc'man

I saw a black gloss g6et with all the taxi fittings going down the assembly line at broadmeadows. It had the 18" steelies with mudspats and raised suspension. I couldn't tell if the seats were leather or vinyl, but they were dark gray in colour. The rear lip spoiler was removed, I think to make way for the ad board. :P

There's a few BFII Fairmont Ghia taxis down here in Geelong though, right down to the leather seats and 17 inch alloys.

[fordOwner]

^^HA HA HA.

I think the second reply by Barraxr8 answers the question the best.

[b2tf]

Originally Posted by Rev28K

He is after a gloss black finish – with no metal flake, no pearl effects. Just plain old boring gloss black. The closest of the Ford standard colours is Silhouette (prestige colour an extra $400) it looks like a dark grey.

Have you actually seen Silhouette? Its definitely not just dark grey.

[Nikked]

Originally Posted by b2tf

Have you actually seen Silhouette? Its definitely not just dark grey.

No, it actually green! :


But it appears black...

[GlennBA]

Originally Posted by Nikked

No, it actually green! :


But it appears black...

ITS BLACK!!
It has a very very slight metallic blue fleck through it. You only really notice it in FULL SUN and whe you get very close to it.

[Mechan1k]

Seeing as this has gone well off topic ... I'll add ... you may find rust with your black paint as well.

:P

[FGII-XR6]

back on topic please a question was asked lets try and help him not get the thread closed before an answer is found. If you want to argue about taxi pacs or what colour Silhouette is then start a new thread

[swapper]

well, back to the original question, as many have said, no hope at all........there is no way ford will run different paint on their line for 1 job

[fordOwner]

Originally posted by ME
I think the second reply by Barraxr8 answers the question the best.

Have you done any other research since posting on AFF Rev? ie asked a Ford rep?

It would be interesting to see how this panns out.

[Rev28K]

No my mate hasn't but he will be asking a dealer this weekend. Lots of interesting responses guys, thanks a lot.

I reckon he'd be asking funeral homes if their black ones are resprays (get it straight from the horses mouth). My mate doesn't mind waiting for the colour so if somehow it could tag on the back of any factory sprayed funeral cars that would be cool.

Judging from the replies here the chances look Ethiopian slim.

Note 1 - There was an Aussie guy on one of the Honda forums who says that he got his Integra from the factory without the pearl that is normally on the Nighthawk Black colour.

Note 2 - A guy I knew had his car sprayed in a custom colour and it really stood out as something different until the manufacturer released almost exactly the same shade as a factory colour a year later. After that his car just seemed to fade in to the background.

Note 3 - I saw a nice WK HSV Grange the other day. I don't know if it was Phantom or Onyx Black but it looked like a nice solid black to me. Surely if we can send men to the moon in 1969 then we can, etc, etc.......

Thanks for all the replies guys, I'll try and get my mate to get off his bum and let you know how it works out.

[Bobman]

Originally Posted by Barraxr8

Sorry you are wrong !

Ford do NOT do Taxis in Australia - next time you catch one ask the cabby where the Cab came from. Resprayed fleet cars.

Ford of Australia DON'T do Taxi packs anymore. Not since uncle Geoff canned them in 2002 !!

Dude. Why are you so arrogant?

I have a news article from 2003 about Ford no longer painting the BA taxi packs yellow (for Melbourne cabs), but will continue providing a taxi-pack, painted in white I believe. I do know that there were BA taxi-packs, but am also unsure if it continued until BF. Either way, it was NOT 2002 when this ceased (if it actually has). Only one of the members on here who actually works at Broadmeadows/Geelong can give a definite answer.

So, get your facts straight.

As for an answer to the intended question that the OP was asking. I really doubt that Ford would 'specially' paint one FG on the production line.

Better off respraying, but Silhouette looks nice anyway.

[Fordman1]

Originally Posted by Bobman

I have a news article from 2003 about Ford no longer painting the BA taxi packs yellow (for Melbourne cabs), but will continue providing a taxi-pack, painted in white I believe. I do know that there were BA taxi-packs, but am also unsure if it continued until BF. Either way, it was NOT 2002 when this ceased (if it actually has).

So, get your facts straight.

I was at an industry address in Late 2002 or early 2003 when Geoff Polites indicated FoA were OUT of the Taxi business. And were pursuing the user chooser (XR's) and other fleet sales. He indicated that Taxi's were a poor image for the Falcon.

As for a special it is very unlikely to be done by Ford here in Oz. The amount of preproduction testing that occurs in the paint shop BEFORE the launch of each new color means it would be too costly, and a huge distraction for that organisation.

[Smoke Pursuit]

Originally Posted by Barraxr8

I was at an industry address in Late 2002 or early 2003 when Geoff Polites indicated FoA were OUT of the Taxi business. And were pursuing the user chooser (XR's) and other fleet sales. He indicated that Taxi's were a poor image for the Falcon.

As for a special it is very unlikely to be done by Ford here in Oz. The amount of preproduction testing that occurs in the paint shop BEFORE the launch of each new color means it would be too costly, and a huge distraction for that organisation.

Your still wrong... :

[Fordman1]

Originally Posted by LSTerritoryGhia

Your still wrong... :

:thebirds:

[Bossxr8]

As has been said one hundred times, Ford don't do one off colors. If you can't even option an LSD in any non XR Falcon what chance do you have of getting a one off color. :

[ieatsports_cars]

i think he would be happy with silhouette. even thouh he ain't keen on it, it the same with any car manufacture you can only pic the colours they have, for eg my mum wanted a metalic white ford focus and she had her hearts set on it. mum went in and tryed to order it ford said no mum can't that colour she had to settle for a plain white which they happend to be in stock so they sold it to mum for demo price because they did have the colour that she wanted plus they through in some lovely little extras, maybe that is the way to go, do a nice deal just to keep you friend happy that he couldnt get the perfact colour that he wanted, after mum got the focus home he was wrapped in waht a bargain she had got. So i think that maybe the way to go

[RATT]

Wow can't believe the thread has gone this far off topic!

If you don't like the colours available then it will simply be a respray at your own expense done through the dealer or after you pick it up.
I also don't understand how Fords black isn't black enough? There is so little metallic through it that you would only see it on sunny days when looking for them.
Not worth the expense.

[ieatsports_cars]

i agree !!!