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Lounge / 2002 focus zx5
Well its been too much time im trying to locate a daily driver thats worth it and i think i finally found a good deal  its a focus zx5 2002 with 79 000 miles on it looks clean its located at a hyundai dealer and im going to check it out tomorrow

From the reviews ive read its a pretty good and reliable car but i was wondering if any of you guys had anything to say about those cars and what to check when buying one except all the general things to look when buying any used car

thanx guys

 heres the link for you to see http://www.hyundailongueuil.com/frontend/auto-occasion.php?id=4464368
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General Fox T-Bird/Cougar Discussion / 1996 thunderbird
hey guys i might pick up a 96 lx bird as my daily driver  it has 90 000 miles on it  has the 4,6 engine and basically i have to call and go see the car  but it look fairly clean judging only by appearance  theres  more to judge on when ill go see it

anyways is there something i should be aware about this car and model/year

i saw this on edmunds a guys who was complaining and wanted to verify the accuracy of the source

Heres what he said :Some genius designed the intake manifold out of plastic, including the coolant crossover. It will crack! You will then have a coolant leak requiring replacement of the manifold. Today that cost is around $800 to $1000 depending on where you go.
anyone heard of that

is it a good car overall  i hear you can get in the 27mpg on hwy  not so bad  i wonder about the gas mileage in the city

heres the pics of the car  fo those who feel like looking

http://club-auto-zone.autoexpert.ca/fr-ca/club_auto_zone/Inventaire-d-occasions/Ford-Thunderbird-LX-V8-4-6-FINANCEMNT-DISPONIBLE-.aspx?vid=797029

thanx everyone
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Suspension/Steering / Kyb shocks
Hi everyone
im about to do a little  suspension work and i was wondering if any of you guys have had experience with the KYB shocks fo our cars
what kind of feeling do they give do they wear prematurely are they worth it
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General Fox T-Bird/Cougar Discussion / jacking
hi alll  i was wondering if its all that bad if the car is unequally jacked


the floor of the garage is all bumpy  so it results that the passenger side of the car doesnt even touch the axle jack its supposed to be sitting on  only on the 3 others  so  will it twist the frame cuz too much weight is on the drivers side up front?  is it tolerable and will result no damage or twisting or itcould lead to those?


thanx for advice guys  happy holidays
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Suspension/Steering / rear swaybar
Hi i wanted to know if i can put a rear swaybar on my 86 bird with stock control arms,
if so  wich bar is better to go with  will mustang bars work
how do we install them and the whole 9 yards

thanx everyone
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LEADS on T-Bird/Cougar Stuff For Sale / Green Sales Company Thousands of for parts
Does anyone know about this company
they seem to have alot of stuff  i tried to put in a few codes and didnt find alort of parts for us
i guess we would have to try every part number
but i aint gonna do it alone lol so if any of you are curious    go ahead
rememberwhen you put in the part number dont use separators!

have fun
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Suspension/Steering / H&R lowering springs
has anyone had experience with H&R lowering springs for 84-88 Turbo Coupe Thunderbirds part # is 30256

theres a set on ebay and they seem to be discontinued as i did some research   
anyhow what kind of a stance would these give to an 86 élan with a v6  the a/c was yanked out
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Body/Appearance/Interior / ThunderBird Console Insert
here is my question is the metal plate insert (the one where are the power seat and mirror buttons)  the same in turbo coupe console  the plate seems to have a little curve  and the consolette plate where it seems to be flat    the reason why i ask is that i have a new one and when i was about to put it  on the console, i knew i would have to push it in a bit to make it curve    and yesterday i saw a plate on ebay http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270469159784&viewitem=&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT
 and it seems to have already a curve in it

thanxs guys
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Electrical Tech / intermittent wiper information please
my wipers work in all speeds except intermittent.
i have stumbled across a new wiper motor but dont know if it will work
 where is the intermittent option in the car different from non intermittent wipers  is it all in the motor  or the motor is the same but the circuitry changes i have looked into coolcats but didnt find my answer  thanxs for helping!