Shooting From Hilux

If you have a "Shagger" Hilux and shoot from it, it pays to cover the top windscreen vents or the empty cases will jam up the heater controls and then the heater box needs to be removed.
A shirt over the vent works or you can remove the top half of dash (easy job) and cover the vents with pantyhose material.


This particular truck needed the heater box to be removed just to get the cases (2x 22lr and 1x 223) out. 12hrs labour, A/C degas then regas later and a big bill to match later.....
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Whitebait netting is also good and stronger than the pantyhose.

Cheers mate Will Def do that one

Hate to think what that could cost at Holden

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Originally Posted by 199p

Cheers mate Will Def do that one

Hate to think what that could cost at Holden

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It's a Holden why would you fix it?

i like my heater

How does this sort of thing work with lease vehicles ?

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Originally Posted by veitnamcam

How does this sort of thing work with lease vehicles ?

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Depends how many people have had it ;)

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Originally Posted by cambo

Whitebait netting is also good and stronger than the pantyhose.

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You have problems with Pantyhose @cambo

Never had probs with pantyhose on the dash, spose my undies took the thrashing?:D

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Originally Posted by cambo

If you have a "Shagger" Hilux and shoot from it, it pays to cover the top windscreen vents or the empty cases will jam up the heater controls and then the heater box needs to be removed.
A shirt over the vent works or you can remove the top half of dash (easy job) and cover the vents with pantyhose material.


This particular truck needed the heater box to be removed just to get the cases (2x 22lr and 1x 223) out. 12hrs labour, A/C degas then regas later and a big bill to match later.....
http://i964.photobucket.com/albums/a...820_092709.jpg

http://i964.photobucket.com/albums/a...820_092709.jpg

http://i964.photobucket.com/albums/a...820_092654.jpg

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How long did it take to do that? I bet it was less then the 5 weeks and counting I have been waiting for my fucken truck to be fixed.
I've been trying to be fair and reasonable but to be honest how fucking long does it take to refit a head and replace the EGR COOLER ( and the head was neither cracked not gasket blown . Actually Now i am ropable and I cant believe i am saying this but i should have taken it to the dealer to fix or brought a bloody Hilux

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Originally Posted by mikee

How long did it take to do that? I bet it was less then the 5 weeks and counting I have been waiting for my fucken truck to be fixed.
I've been trying to be fair and reasonable but to be honest how fucking long does it take to refit a head and replace the EGR COOLER ( and the head was neither cracked not gasket blown . Actually Now i am ropable and I cant believe i am saying this but i should have taken it to the dealer to fix or brought a bloody Hilux

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Name and shame Mikee.

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Originally Posted by veitnamcam

Name and shame Mikee.

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Not yet but the problem is they fucked up apparently and pulled the head off before Protecta Insurance said they could. They called me 4 days after they pulled the head and said it was ok along with head gasket and had no idea where the coolent was going. i did a bit of a ggogle and found most common fault for this year of BT50 (and Ranger) is you guessed it the EGR cooler and thats what it was. Insurance said they won't pay for head removal and re-installation only the EGR cooler + labour. So the Garage is arguing. In despiration 2 weeks ago I said just to fix it and I would stand the cost of all the work (head removal etc, which was not necessary) to get it back cause i can see it staying in the shop while they argue with Protecta forever.

I have learned my lesson that even though they did a good job servicing all our vehicles in the past they are out of their depth with this job and I should have taken it too MAZDA
I think I am too nice

Mate thats fucked
They should be putting you right and its there fault they pulled the head. Thats between them and protecta shouldn't make any difference to you getting your truck back.
Are they mta assured?
I would be ringing them

That's bloody rough Mikee, they should put it back together and give it to you with out you paying.
You don't have a dog in this fight surely.

And to top it off I have to take time off work to go chase them up tomorrow cause i have heard nothing since last friday when they were waiting for Precision Regrinds to reassemble the head and a head gasket to arrive from Austrlia !!!!!



AND @cambo, sorry to drift your thread so far off track with my vent

Too late for mine. Had one or 2 rattle away for a while and seems to have fixed itself:thumbsup: All the controls work still. Selling it soon anyway.

yep dashes can be cunts of things to take out the worst ones ive done so far are the europenis shitboxes that's a shit situation mikee looks like your the meat in the sandwich hope you don't get ongoing problems after you get it back

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Originally Posted by northdude

yep dashes can be cunts of things to take out the worst ones ive done so far are the europenis shitboxes that's a shit situation mikee looks like your the meat in the sandwich hope you don't get ongoing problems after you get it back

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That's my biggest worry too............................................... .............

Back in '07 is witnessed some guys shooting across the bonnet of a (then) late model rental Hilux. One guy didn't have sufficient muzzle clearance and put a couple of rounds through the lump in the centre of the bonnet. From memory it smashed up the plastic fantastic engine cover and a few other parts. Good times.

Been away on 17th wedding anniversary trip with Mrs but without the kids (YUSSS!!)

Job took me about 12hrs in total with all the mucking around.
We are getting more and more of these issues arise now. Most end up with broken cables or controls as well as people force them when they jam up.
Majority of the jams are spend cases, but we do get pens, pencils and other stuff from when builders/sparky's etc chuck stuff up on the dash.

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Originally Posted by 6mm ackley

You have problems with Pantyhose @cambo

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Only with getting them off buddy ;)
Do you have any tips to stop getting rips?

Bloody jinxed.
Something is in the fan in my landcruiser dash now.[emoji107]

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Originally Posted by stretch

Back in '07 is witnessed some guys shooting across the bonnet of a (then) late model rental Hilux. One guy didn't have sufficient muzzle clearance and put a couple of rounds through the lump in the centre of the bonnet. From memory it smashed up the plastic fantastic engine cover and a few other parts. Good times.

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My boss did that with my work truck a few years ago, Mazda Bounty. Had 2 nice holes right at the front of the bonnet, went through and through and didn't hit anything else, holes were still there when we traded it in.

Mikee's problems sound similar to a mate at the moment, brand new Ford Ranger hydraulic'd driving through a puddle, water splashed up inside of dealer fitted front bullbars and into airbox, Insurance blames him, he blames the dealer, crate motor is on it's way and one of them is paying 20k for it

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Originally Posted by veitnamcam

Bloody jinxed.
Something is in the fan in my landcruiser dash now.[emoji107]

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Bugger!

Iv lost a few nuggets in my,n sadly they wernt big enough to jam the heater & looking at the mish involved in taking it off don't think il bother !!