Warning !!!! Billet A/C Knobs on 07+ Mustangs
6/26/06, 09:12 PM
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Warning !!!! Billet A/C ***** on 07+ Mustangs
Well as some of you may know i'm currently an engineer at AAI. Well it just so happened I was chatting with the climate control engineer and stumbled across this terrible information..........
On 2007 + Mustangs, the climate control ***** are no longer removable. I don't think there will be any way to replace them with the nice aftermarket ones. I've already contacted MGW about it.
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On 2007 + Mustangs, the climate control ***** are no longer removable. I don't think there will be any way to replace them with the nice aftermarket ones. I've already contacted MGW about it.
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6/27/06, 05:18 PM
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WTF!!!
I'll be breaking me off some A/C *****... I paid good money for these A/C *****, and as God as my witness, they *WILL* be put on my car!
Unless, of course, I can get a refund... but I'd rather have the *****. Guess its time to get in contact with MGW and Ford.
6/27/06, 05:57 PM
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I haven't yet seen pictures of the interior for '07 yet. Could the A/C ***** be factory billet? 
I wonder why Ford would make the ***** no longer removable.
Is it possible they are still replaceable? The radio **** for the base stereo is not removable, but you can still install an aftermarket **** (though you have to break off the radio ****).
I wonder why Ford would make the ***** no longer removable.
Is it possible they are still replaceable? The radio **** for the base stereo is not removable, but you can still install an aftermarket **** (though you have to break off the radio ****).
6/27/06, 06:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Spirit
I haven't yet seen pictures of the interior for '07 yet. Could the A/C ***** be factory billet?
I wonder why Ford would make the ***** no longer removable.
Is it possible they are still replaceable? The radio **** for the base stereo is not removable, but you can still install an aftermarket **** (though you have to break off the radio ****).
I wonder why Ford would make the ***** no longer removable.
Is it possible they are still replaceable? The radio **** for the base stereo is not removable, but you can still install an aftermarket **** (though you have to break off the radio ****).
How well I know about the base radio ****. I had to break it on the 05 I used to have, but I did get it installed..
6/27/06, 08:24 PM
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Well they're definitly not factory billet. I don't understand the logic in making this change either.
I'll see if there is a way to pull the unit apart and get them out. My sources tell me it's not possible...but I'll challenge it.
I'll see if there is a way to pull the unit apart and get them out. My sources tell me it's not possible...but I'll challenge it.
6/28/06, 10:13 AM
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Today I reviewed one of the new units. There's no longer a stem sticking out of the control unit to attach the *****.
Bad news for all 07 + owners that want more bling......
Bad news for all 07 + owners that want more bling......
6/28/06, 03:16 PM
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UGH.
So what does this mean? I'm hearing about the radio **** being broken off to accomodate the MGW billet ****. Can the 07 A/C ***** be installed in a similar fasion? Or should we just all sit tight and hope MGW can come up with a fix?
EDIT: How are the 07 ***** held on then? Glue? Tracks? Majik?
So what does this mean? I'm hearing about the radio **** being broken off to accomodate the MGW billet ****. Can the 07 A/C ***** be installed in a similar fasion? Or should we just all sit tight and hope MGW can come up with a fix?
EDIT: How are the 07 ***** held on then? Glue? Tracks? Majik?
6/28/06, 05:58 PM
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Ford Majik! Watch this interior mod disappear! Poof! Maybe Ford will offer some kind of factory option in the future and are trying to ice out the competition?
6/28/06, 06:12 PM
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They appear to be attached to a circular track. (Just smaller than the diameter of the **** itself)
I've contacted MGW...and I hope they come up with a solution...but it won't be easy. The only fix may be a stick on cover......yuck.
I've contacted MGW...and I hope they come up with a solution...but it won't be easy. The only fix may be a stick on cover......yuck.
6/28/06, 07:41 PM
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Hmm....brainstorming
The track is slightly smaller than the **** itself. It may be possible to pry it out somehow (screwdriver? ACK!). Then MGW could simply make a **** that slides into the track. That is assuming that no wires or other such detection devices are attached to the rear of the **** to sense its position.
This seriously pisses me off... pardon my French... there has GOT to be a way the ***** to come off. What happens if one of the factory ***** gets damaged and needs replaced? Surely you wouldn't have to replace the whole ****ed A/C unit!
EDIT: Any chance of getting some up close pics?
The track is slightly smaller than the **** itself. It may be possible to pry it out somehow (screwdriver? ACK!). Then MGW could simply make a **** that slides into the track. That is assuming that no wires or other such detection devices are attached to the rear of the **** to sense its position.
This seriously pisses me off... pardon my French... there has GOT to be a way the ***** to come off. What happens if one of the factory ***** gets damaged and needs replaced? Surely you wouldn't have to replace the whole ****ed A/C unit!
EDIT: Any chance of getting some up close pics?
6/29/06, 04:22 AM
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More thinking out loud...
Can the face plate of the A/C unit be removed? Perhaps the dials can be interchanged that way. Again, I have no idea if any wires or anything is back there. Perhaps the ***** are still on a stem, but just "stuck on" due to that lip...
Can the face plate of the A/C unit be removed? Perhaps the dials can be interchanged that way. Again, I have no idea if any wires or anything is back there. Perhaps the ***** are still on a stem, but just "stuck on" due to that lip...
6/29/06, 10:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Red Ryder
Today I reviewed one of the new units. There's no longer a stem sticking out of the control unit to attach the *****.
Bad news for all 07 + owners that want more bling......
Bad news for all 07 + owners that want more bling......
6/29/06, 02:54 PM
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Originally Posted by av99gt
But can the ***** be removed? I remember the Foucs had HVAC ***** that you could not just pull off, but I thought I saw billet replacements arounds this was a few years ago
Or did they....