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Old 18-01-2011, 05:19 PM   #1
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ok guys, my cousins looking on buying a AU XR8 REBEL, how do we know if its the genuine rebel or just a mock up rebel??

i cant tell the difference because i wouldnt know what to look at exactly, but its got the rebel kit, momo steering wheel, the white tickford speedo, cant see no rebel badges anywhere??

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Old 18-01-2011, 05:28 PM   #2
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You get the VIN - ring Ford - they tell you. There's no other way to be sure. If someone is going to do a mock up and try to pass it off as the real deal you can be sure they've dummied everything so no amount of inspection will tell you.
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Old 18-01-2011, 05:32 PM   #3
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Read a thread on that the other day, here...

http://www.fordforums.com.au/showthread.php?t=11201337
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Old 18-01-2011, 05:49 PM   #4
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T3man & pulpist - thanks guys
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Old 18-01-2011, 07:26 PM   #5
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If someone is going to do a mock up and try to pass it off as the real deal you can be sure they've dummied everything so no amount of inspection will tell you.
Not always "everything"...

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Ford-Falcon-A...item20b68e33b4

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Old 18-01-2011, 10:41 PM   #6
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ok guys, my cousins looking on buying a AU XR8 REBEL, how do we know if its the genuine rebel or just a mock up rebel??

i cant tell the difference because i wouldnt know what to look at exactly, but its got the rebel kit, momo steering wheel, the white tickford speedo, cant see no rebel badges anywhere??
What's it's build date? Rebels were only late AUII IIRC?

The white speedo is not an XR thing so that has been added by somebody at some stage. They come on T series models but it's not uncommon to see the fascias on Ebay and theyre an easy mod to do - Ive got one in my ute.
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Old 18-01-2011, 11:35 PM   #7
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LOL.... AU1 Futura.... One look at the cluster and egg fascia tells alot
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Old 20-01-2011, 12:24 AM   #8
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Old 22-01-2011, 08:31 AM   #9
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I love how many different angled photos we have for the seat covers. LOL
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Old 22-01-2011, 02:40 PM   #10
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Shesh, dont you know that the seat covers make a car!

his mum probably went to alot of effort to make those...
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Old 24-01-2011, 01:16 AM   #11
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OMG that is not fooling anybody
what an idiot

and what is going on with the dash
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Old 24-01-2011, 01:17 AM   #12
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hahaha those seat covers are classic
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Old 28-01-2011, 07:12 PM   #13
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lol@ebay advert... XR with 2tone dash? dark over light grey? thought they were only forte' spec...
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and dont forget the black switches and air vents that have been put in too ;) it REALLY sets off the dash even more than just the plain 2 tone grey dash hahaha
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and dont forget the black switches and air vents that have been put in too ;) it REALLY sets off the dash even more than just the plain 2 tone grey dash hahaha
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