Recent content by wonkawonka

Thanks all of you, will do! (and the blue pill hijacking of the thread to discuss other ways to harden the strut was very enlightening as well)

Hello, I searched the forums but couldn't find anyone with this problem (which surprises me - I must be bad at searching!). My '05 engine hood is barely staying open, and generally drops back down after a few seconds. The lift strut isn't holding it up properly any more. What would be the...

Hello, I am reading through the 2005 Ford GT workshop manual to figure out the part # for the 2 long air vent strips above the engine but I can’t find them. What are they called? One of them just broke and I need to replace them. Thank you!

Hear hear! I just solved my ignition problem that was plaguing me for years tonight, by removing the battery ground bolt, cleaning the connectors with alcohool and sanding them a bit and simply reconnecting it. The car is fixed!!!

Thanks nota4re. After trying again and failing (the panel near that damn speedo is totally stuck), I stopped and decided I'd wait to get a new speedo anyway. What would be the best way to get a speedo and ship it overseas? I could ask the local ford dealer I guess, but I worry about its complete...

Thanks for the pointers and all the info, but I still can't get it to come out. It looks like the speedometer is stuck. The whole left side will happily come out, but the speedo part is a no-go. I've removed the higher Y-plug on the driver side and unplugged the cable tie (didn't cut anything)...

Oookay. You just reminded me I need to do that oil change. Time to call up that special mechanic who's really looking forward to working on the GT for the first time. I'll be sure to bring the manual and a printout of this very detailed howto...

Thanks for the quick response! I'm doing this to take out the faulty speedometer (yep, I'm one of those). I did grab the gauge bezels and rocked and pulled and all, and I got them moved by probably an inch, just enough to maybe, just maybe, slide some wire cutter behind the panel. But where...

Hello, I have an issue that the manual doesn't explain very well. I suppose it's the '05 manual with a bunch of mistakes: How do I remove the instrument panel with the gauges? It says to remove the 6 screws (there are actually 7) and then unplug each gauge's electrical connector before pulling...

I noticed this morning after some weeks of not driving the car that most of the gauges were stuck. After driving the car for 20 minutes I restarted it and the gauges came back, except for the speedometer. The speedometer gauge used to stick while driving, around 70mph. Then at some point it...

Okay the colors are bad. But what's absolutely HORRIBLE is the center console with the audio system! Who the F*** designed this horror...

Hey guys, I've also been AWOL for a while... too long! I think it's been a couple of years. But no, NO NO, I have NOT sold my GT. Who are we kidding? No way. I just seemed to have forgotten about this forum, with my move overseas and a lot of work. Anyway, just a quick hello and I should get...

Where'd you get that done? And is it a reversible mod? I'd love to do the wings myself (if anyone in SoCal does it), but I'd want it to be reversible.

You guys are making me really consider buying a second one to convert to GTX. Bastards. :biggrin

Which vindicates the theory that the harder you drive the car, the better it performs. Don't treat it like an uptight frigid victorian lady, but instead give this bitch all she wants, and she'll love it. Karl from edmunds.com told me that the Ford engineers found out that the test GT with the...