On Mar 2, 2:26 pm, "Noddy" <m...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> "Andy" <n...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
>
> news:no-A6E771.12430802032008@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> > **** me, I read through the entire thread.
>
> > They pulled the tailgate seals back on brand spankers Terris at the
> > Melbourne motor show and took pictures.
>
> > Rust already present.
>
> No surprises there.
>
> This isn't really a new issue for Ford either. I bought a brand new XHII
> Falcon ute in 1996 and it came from the factory with an unpainted engine
> block, tailshaft, diff housing and just about every metal bracket or
fitting
> in the suspension or other mechanical components was raw unpainted
steel,
> and they'd all turned a lovely shade of crap brown within a week. The
only
> parts of the body that were actually painted were the bits you see, the
> engine bay and underside of the bonnet was finished in flat black primer
and
> the underside of the floor was finished in a *very* thin grey "wash"
> treatment that the bodytub gets prior to painting.
Rusty coating forming on the leaf springs is not something I bother
with,
thats just going to happen, and just not going to bother them. Rust on
other
parts not acceptable.
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