My EF XR6 - Exterior For Now…

by **Mate** » May 28th, 2012, 3:27 pm

I think I like the silver better, just looking at Courts old thread here, he tried both but the silver looked better I reckon. viewtopic.php?f=7&t=6117

LIES!!!

by **Mate** » May 30th, 2012, 12:35 pm

Ok then, here’s a comparison between silver and black centres, I’m thinking silver still, but don’t mind the black, might look slightly better if I actually gave it a good black coat, it’s just the original paint on there at the moment.
If I was to go black, do you think gloss or matt black finish?

by **SnipeZ** » May 30th, 2012, 12:45 pm

Gloss for sure mate.
Black would look good on your car.
Silvers not so bad but the chrome stands out heaps more

by **mad_keen** » May 30th, 2012, 12:57 pm : **BillyD Likes this post**

I don't like the black. Try a darker silver. Like brake dust covered ftr's .

by **Mate** » May 30th, 2012, 2:58 pm

I like the colour [D1SCNT] posted here! viewtopic.php?f=2&t=65&p=7674&hilit=cops+love+stockies#p7674

What colour is that? It’s like dark metallic bronze or something.

by **[D1SCNT]** » May 30th, 2012, 3:55 pm

pearl black factory ford colour used on EB's ED's also did a set in gunmetal grey for my ute if you cbf looking for the showroom thread.

by **Mate** » July 25th, 2012, 3:53 pm

Got a few tyres put on, will get a can of black paint and do the black one and then see which one I like best.

by **tj123** » July 26th, 2012, 10:01 pm

Clean Ef man

by **Mate** » July 27th, 2012, 4:34 pm

Thanks mate!

by **Mate** » October 15th, 2012, 4:28 pm

With my 17’s on

Which are the best? Yeah I know the 17’s, but I've had them on for years!

Muzza?

Silver stockies with chrome trim on the front

Wheels off my old car that I took to the wreckers, nice when clean!

Put them up front

Don't mind my new combo for now, something different!

wow, over a page just on what colour stockies to run? :scratch:

by **Mate** » October 16th, 2012, 8:25 am

LOW_XR wrote:wow, over a page just on what colour stockies to run?

Haha, yeah I’m bored with no real money to throw at my car!

by **Mate** » October 29th, 2012, 1:16 pm

And for something different, restoring this old go kart

by **adz193** » October 29th, 2012, 1:42 pm

the BA XR's by far..... Don't know why people use stockies for anything other then skids. They look cheap imo. Leave them for the VN's

by **Mate** » January 11th, 2013, 8:32 pm

Guys, looking for a set of 4 Ef/El XR FTR wheels in good condition. Would be good if at least 2 of the wheels have road worthy tyres.
Somewhere within 100km or so of Geelong would be good too!

Cheers

by **Mate** » January 15th, 2013, 3:18 pm

Love pictures taken on grass, something about the colour and probably makes your car look lower than it really is too!

by **SnipeZ** » January 15th, 2013, 3:25 pm

Would help if pic wasn't a thumbnail

Cheers

by **Mate** » January 16th, 2013, 1:32 pm

SnipeZ wrote:Would help if pic wasn't a thumbnail

Cheers

Fixed now. Photobucket has changed since I last used it! haha

by **Mate** » January 25th, 2013, 1:45 pm

I bet a few of you guys are responsible for these burnouts!

by **Mate** » January 31st, 2013, 3:42 pm

Got some FTR’s with good tyres for cheap, at only 16 inch, they’re a little small, but they’re a bloody good looking wheel, probably the best style ford has come out with I reckon!
Thought I’d de-spoiler it too, never done any panel work, so the idea was to pick up a crappy old boot from the wreckers, get rid of the rust and fill in all the dents and then paint. Ended up finding this boot in pretty perfect condition, after a quick clean it looked brand new. Anyway it fitted up fine, looks a little ricer with a white boot, but will sand it back, shave the lock and paint when I get a chance. Almost a shame to sand a panel in such good condition though!

by **Mate** » January 31st, 2013, 3:47 pm

Thinking about a body kit too, so if anyone has a cheap one, in heritage green, that’d be good! :grin:

by **wolfblass** » January 31st, 2013, 4:02 pm

Definitely throw a el tickford kit on it and go a tad lower if you can.

if you want to keep the attention away from the popo, paint some paint on that bootlid and keep a full set of the same wheels on. Stockies on rear just gives the impression your out to make smoke therefore id either leave the 17 inch ba xr or the ftrs

Other then that its a clean base to work on.

by **wombi90** » January 31st, 2013, 4:07 pm

I have one not in green though if your interested pm me

by **Mate** » February 8th, 2013, 10:48 am

Which wheels do you guys think look better? I actually really like the style of the FTR's but the BA XR's are 17's.
Just deciding which I'll put on for All Ford Day.

by **DJV8T5** » February 8th, 2013, 12:24 pm

FTR's, clean stock looking is nice on EF/L XR's especially when they are hiding boost.

My opinion, but the FTR's suit it better, maybe if the BA XR's were 18" it might be different.

by **staunchxr** » February 8th, 2013, 2:11 pm

Very nice ef mate I really like the ftrs looks awesome. :thumbsup:

If your after ftrs in 17" there's is some anz 17's on eBay ATM I think there in vic aswell.

Cheers staunchxr

by **Mate** » June 3rd, 2013, 5:18 pm

Got Eastern Wheel Works to widen the rears to 8 inches. They just put a coat of primer on after, so that's why they aren't shiney.

Got them to put the original 205/65/15 tyres back on for now, but have got some Hankook 265/50/15’s ready to put on now!

I painted this one white just for fun, but I reckon silver is still the way to go.

by **staunchxr** » June 3rd, 2013, 9:09 pm

What did it cost to get the stockos widened?

cheers staunchxr

by **Mate** » June 4th, 2013, 9:47 am

$154 per wheel. $77 for a new 15x8 band and $77 for the labour of cutting out the centre of your old wheels and welding into the new band and primed. They'll paint them for you for a bit extra too, but I'm just gonna paint them myself. Might sound like a bit to spend, but I’ve seen a set of 2 sold for over $300 on gumtree and ebay recently, so I’m sure I’ll get my money back if I decide to sell them sometime.

by **Mate** » June 5th, 2013, 11:34 am

The second hand 265/50/15 tyres I picked up, touched up the white lettering on the left one, deciding if I want the white lettering showing or just the black side facing out.

by **Mate** » June 13th, 2013, 9:34 am

Took the old tyres off and got the wheels sandbasted, ready for paint before fitting the big Hankook 265’s!

by **MNTXR6** » August 2nd, 2013, 7:26 pm

Any new pics mate? Interested to see the set of wide stock wheels back on as im thinking of doing the same to my green el xr6:)

by **LUVSIT** » August 15th, 2013, 4:47 pm

ditch the bloody stockies and leave the ftr wheels on it!

by **LUVSIT** » August 15th, 2013, 4:48 pm

ditch the bloody stockies and leave the ftr wheels on it!

by **Mate** » September 24th, 2013, 10:40 am

All painted up with 265/50R15's fitted!

by **Mate** » January 2nd, 2014, 11:08 am

Just gets up my new driveway without scraping!

by **Mate** » January 28th, 2014, 1:31 pm

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by **Jayedxr6** » April 8th, 2015, 1:33 pm

Ftr ftw.
Nice clean car

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