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Old 28-02-2010, 09:06 PM   #1
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Does anyone know what the outside door handles are made of in late model Falcons?
I thought they were made of ABS plastic but maybe they're not - Lego is ABS but the handles seem different.
Does anyone know?
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Old 01-03-2010, 03:27 PM   #2
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Falcon Hell, what a question. my guess would be polyurathane or something that's uv resistant like that.
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Old 02-03-2010, 12:39 AM   #3
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XD-XF were made with prawn crackers I believe
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Old 02-03-2010, 02:59 AM   #4
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XD-XF were made with prawn crackers I believe
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Old 02-03-2010, 05:37 AM   #5
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haha Spoken like someone thats had alot of experience in the area
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Old 02-03-2010, 08:05 AM   #6
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for anyone intersted, they are actually made of PA66-GF30.
Basically, they are 66% polyamide and 30% glass fibre handle.
thanks anyway.
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Old 02-03-2010, 08:43 AM   #7
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Hehehehe, either crackers or muckmetal lol.
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Old 02-03-2010, 03:50 PM   #8
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You would have been close, ABS is mostly Polyamide.
I've got the record here for Type66 PA with 30% long fibres if you needed to know anything.
It has about 50 different names. Surprised to see its flammable. Used for anything from gears to fuel tanks to cutlery.
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haha Spoken like someone thats had alot of experience in the area
It's funny because its the one thing I have not had a problem with on my XF, I have had it for 7 years and never had a single problem with the door handles, yet it's the number one complaint I hear from XD/XE/XF owners!
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It's funny because its the one thing I have not had a problem with on my XF, I have had it for 7 years and never had a single problem with the door handles, yet it's the number one complaint I hear from XD/XE/XF owners!
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When they are maintained those handles don't cause many problems...
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Old 03-03-2010, 09:24 PM   #12
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By maintained do you mean don't use them!!!!
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Old 03-03-2010, 11:12 PM   #13
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you have to know how to open them. i brought my 1990 xf ute with 41000 k,s on it now has 364000 k,s and have not replaced the drivers side handle. have replaced pass side twice and it hardly gets used and both inside handles as well. the day will come when i have to replace it as it feels a bit looser nowdays.
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Old 04-03-2010, 05:09 PM   #14
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you have to know how to open them..........
Best way is to lean i through the open window and use the inside handle..........
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Old 04-03-2010, 06:35 PM   #15
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anyway.....................
Everyone knows about XF handles - this thread isnt about them however.
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