Is this Series 1 or 2 Fairmont wagon?

parker · 22-10-2009, 05:25 PM

And is it right that the main difference is the brakes?

Thanks!

POELWYK · 22-10-2009, 05:26 PM

mate it looks like a S2 whats the Year on the Rego Sticker

parker · 22-10-2009, 05:31 PM

Haven't seen it. Owner claims its 01

smally289 · 22-10-2009, 05:33 PM

Series 2 going by the instrument cluster. If its an '01 then its def a series 2. The series 2 had bigger brakes on the front than series 1, rears are the same.

parker · 22-10-2009, 05:44 PM

What is it about the cluster that tells you that please smally?

BIGJB · 22-10-2009, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by parker

What is it about the cluster that tells you that please smally?

The increments on the speedo are different on the S1 than the S2

smally289 · 22-10-2009, 05:47 PM

The needles mainly, will find some pics to show u

series one >>>> http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Ford-AU-1-pol...item2c515820e2

series 2 >>>> http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Ford-AU-Falco...item4149b3b90f

look at the centre pivot area of the needles

parker · 22-10-2009, 05:51 PM

This is a close up

The Monty · 22-10-2009, 06:43 PM

The silver (grey) gear surround is also a series 2 on item.

POELWYK · 22-10-2009, 07:47 PM

yeah its defs Series 2

GK · 22-10-2009, 08:08 PM

I think the amber indicators indicate (pardon the pun) that it's a Series 2. They went clear again for Series 3.

Also the alloy looking finish around the gear shifter is Series 2 gear.

GK

SSVPom · 22-10-2009, 10:04 PM

Series 2 = bigger brakes, changes to rear bumper bars (sedan model) grilles, paint colours, rear badging, interior trims, dashboard and climate control, Smartlock introduced... quite a big makeover really !!

Did Ford bring that many changes with BA to BF cycle ???

GK · 22-10-2009, 11:44 PM

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Originally Posted by FairmontPom

Series 2 = bigger brakes, changes to rear bumper bars (sedan model) grilles, paint colours, rear badging, interior trims, dashboard and climate control, Smartlock introduced... quite a big makeover really !!

Did Ford bring that many changes with BA to BF cycle ???

S2 onwards also got the laminated firewall to quiet things down a little more.

Climate control was always stock in Fairmont upwards no matter what series.

A few new paint colours were introduced, such as Congo Green and Meteorite, others such as Sparkling Burgandy carried through.

Smartshield was introduced before S2, about halfway through the S1 model run. Early May 99 IIRC.

A few things they took away - headrests in wagons from S2 on - Oil pressure gauge in XR's etc was supposedly just an on/off affair, not the actual live time unit as per S1.

Many S2 vehicles lost the low coolant sensor in the header tank, but the upper spec models kept them IIRC.

I'm sure there's a stack of other things we've missed.

One thing's for sure though, the AU is an awesome car, no matter which series.

GK

Mr Hardware · 22-10-2009, 11:53 PM

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Did Ford bring that many changes with BA to BF cycle ???

Hard to say - certainly they made more motor and trans changes but not so many detail and interior ones.
But that's most, most definitely a series 2 you've got there, and it doesn't matter so long as it's a series 2 or series 3.

parker · 23-10-2009, 01:35 PM

Thanks for all the details guys!

JMO · 23-10-2009, 05:55 PM

The CD player looks like a S1

**Mont5.0** · 23-10-2009, 10:06 PM

climate control LCD has Orange numbers in series1. series 2 has black.

xrford · 06-11-2009, 01:03 AM

series 2

Riksta · 06-11-2009, 01:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Mont5.0

climate control LCD has Orange numbers in series1. series 2 has black.

As did the Odometer display. Close up of the cluster gives it away that its a S2. Or at least an S2 cluster.

Also the front grille, the S1 Monty's had the horizontal chrome line through the centre on each side of the badge didn't they? Which was deleted in S2.