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First of all, I am going to make a recommendation for all of you looking for a good place to get Ford parts. For all my Ford parts, I go to Atascadero Ford Outlet out of California for all of my stuff. The prices are reasonable (if not lower than most Ford parts departments) and the service is excellent... the people I deal with on the phone (Gary and Paul mostly) always have a can do attitude, are never rude, are willing to serve the customer, and when a part is backordered they are pretty much right on the money give or take a couple days as to when the parts will arrive. If they do not know, they won't pretend like they do in order to sell you something... they will tell you that they are unsure about the delivery date, but in those cases they do take your phone number and are very good about keeping you updated. When my Bullitt fuel door shipped, they told me it was going to be about 3 or 4 days. On the 4th day, they called to see if I had gotten it, and I hadn't so they provided me with a tracking number- it ended up getting there about 10 minutes later, but it was still nice to see a sense of concern for the customers and making sure that after they have your money that you have gotten what you paid for... the way it should be. Their number is 1-800-549-2005 if you would like to get ahold of them.
Secondly, the fuel door is on my car now.... yay! Chris, thanks once again for the how to.... I kind of cringed when I bent the tabs as you suggested, but when I saw there was no other way, I decided to bite the bullitt (ha ha) and go ahead with it. I did have some spacing issues... the rear of the trim ring was sucked in about 1/16 of an inch deeper than the top part of it, but after some re-engineering, I got the ring to sit flush and it looks awesome.
Last, I promised that I would post a way to secure the door for would be theives and such. I am of the opinion that nothing is 100% secure, but something to discourage theft always helps. I was able to use nuts to secure all of the aesthetic fasteners but the one that sits in the hole with the collar on the back of it and while the door was still off, I put a dab of JB Weld Kwik over the nut/bolt and on the one without a nut, I put the epoxy into the hole and around the thread and stuck the fastener inside and then dabbed some on the back of the door where the screw came through. When I got the fuel door installed and was happy with the way it sat in relation to the car's sheet metal, I tightened up the two screws securing the door and then wrapped the nut and exposed threads with the epoxy. While it may still be possible to get the door off, it will be much harder now than simply unscrewing it and removing from the car. Just a tip for those who want to secure their door a little more after the install, because hey.... who wouldn't want it? ;-)
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Originally posted by Rara:
I will personally kick someone's a$$ who puts a Bullitt badge on thier Contour.
No offense, but I'm serious. Just don't do it. It's hard enough seeing it on non-Bullitt Mustangs. Rara, Can I put this on my SVTour? Or will I get muh a$$ whupped with a night stick?  
P.M. Summer -- simul justus et peccator
2000 SVTour Silver Frost 374/2150 -- #9669 of 11445 total run
Blaupunkt Heidelberg with A08 Changer and RC-09 remote, Boston Acoustics, K&N, Mobil 1 and Cobra R Mobil 1 "Factory Fill" plate, 35% metallicized tint, high beams in the lows, Bill Jenkins' "off color" floor mats, and custom "koozie" cupholder (pics soon!)
96 Sable ZZZ (wife's)
Historic Ownership:
42 Dodge Powerwagon Munitions Carrier, 59 Morris Minor, 64 TBird, 69 BMW 2002 Blue Dot, 72 German Ford Mk I Capri V6, 76 Honda Accord, 82 VW Scirocco, 88 VW Jetta, 91 Ford Escort GT, 98 Countour SE Sport V6 ATX
Cars I want:
Lotus Elan S2, Austin Healy Sprite Mk I, my old BMW 2002 back.
If you think this sig is long, you oughta see my undergraduate transcripts!
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Originally posted by PM Summer:
change the words to be "POLICE INSTIGATOR" and you may have a LOT to sell 
Todd Christ SVT Contour Registry
MODS: KKM Intake, SHO Shop Y-Pipe, Bullit Fuel Door, Edelbrock RPM Resonator
'98 E0 SVT Contour #1037 of 6535
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got my door in from the dealership! It was cool, when i ordered it, it was 34.00, and I paid ahead of time. So when I went to pick it up, I showed them the reciept and walked out in a flash! But of course, the parts manager, called and left me a message stating that there was still a balance due (like around $100). Well, I called her anyway and she said she appreciated my honesty for returning the call, so she only charged me $55 more dollars for a total of 90 instead of 130, wow!!!
CURRENT RIDE: 95 GL FORMER RIDE: 99 SVT ( www.mysvt.com) "You only live once, but if you lived my life, once would be enough." -Frank Sinatra
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Originally posted by JontourSVT:
got my door in from the dealership! It was cool, when i ordered it, it was 34.00, and I paid ahead of time. So when I went to pick it up, I showed them the reciept and walked out in a flash! But of course, the parts manager, called and left me a message stating that there was still a balance due (like around $100). Well, I called her anyway and she said she appreciated my honesty for returning the call, so she only charged me $55 more dollars for a total of 90 instead of 130, wow!!! So they raised the price after you ordered it??? Forget that. Tell em tough luck, they should have quoted you the correct price. Take your business elsewhere!
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Picked up my door today and installed it, looks GREAT! It looks really clean and at $29 one of the best aesthetic mods for the money. My thanks goes out to Chris for writing such a great How-to, saved me a lot of time!
Ryan
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I got my fuel door today. I think I'll put in on Wed.
My wife got the call from the dealer, and didn't tell me about it for 2 hours after I got home!!! I can for giver her though, she bought me the Sho shop y-pipe for our anniversary!
I ordered it on the 27th, and got it today, not bad, he even said he's got a few in stock!!!!!
Thanks Chris!!
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OK. Call me "sheltered" if you want, but can someone please explain to me what "rice-boy" means? Is this some sort of derogatory term for Asian folks or something? I've never heard of it. Originally posted by Steve Bassen: Um, yeah, while we're putting Bullitt badges on our Contours, I'm gonna run out and get some Cobra emblums, as my car is currently lacking BS badges. Perhaps I can get some M3/M5 badges as well?
"Keep them guessing" is a rice-boy excuse, BTW. Like "I'm gonna put type-r badges on my Prelude, it'll keep them guessing".
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Stefan - Livonia, MI ceg@rairigh.cc '00 SE Sport Deep Navy Blue Fog light mod A4 Sidemarkers Window tint Bullitt Fuel Door Perma-Cap Fuel Filler Cap 98 clock
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Ok..now I'm talking to myself, but I got my reply. Found a pretty interesting description of "rice": "Rice" defined Originally posted by Stefan Rairigh: OK. Call me "sheltered" if you want, but can someone please explain to me what "rice-boy" means? Is this some sort of derogatory term for Asian folks or something? I've never heard of it.
Originally posted by Steve Bassen: [qb]Um, yeah, while we're putting Bullitt badges on our Contours, I'm gonna run out and get some Cobra emblums, as my car is currently lacking BS badges. Perhaps I can get some M3/M5 badges as well? "Keep them guessing" is a rice-boy excuse, BTW. Like "I'm gonna put type-r badges on my Prelude, it'll keep them guessing". -edit- http://www.beaterz.com/one_liners/0700/images/taurus_m.jpg
Stefan - Livonia, MI ceg@rairigh.cc '00 SE Sport Deep Navy Blue Fog light mod A4 Sidemarkers Window tint Bullitt Fuel Door Perma-Cap Fuel Filler Cap 98 clock
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Originally posted by Stefan Rairigh: Ok..now I'm talking to myself, but I got my reply. Found a pretty interesting description of "rice":
"Rice" defined
Originally posted by Stefan Rairigh: [qb]OK. Call me "sheltered" if you want, but can someone please explain to me what "rice-boy" means? Is this some sort of derogatory term for Asian folks or something? I've never heard of it. Originally posted by Steve Bassen: [qb]Um, yeah, while we're putting Bullitt badges on our Contours, I'm gonna run out and get some Cobra emblums, as my car is currently lacking BS badges. Perhaps I can get some M3/M5 badges as well? "Keep them guessing" is a rice-boy excuse, BTW. Like "I'm gonna put type-r badges on my Prelude, it'll keep them guessing". -edit- http://www.beaterz.com/one_liners/0700/images/taurus_m.jpg [/QB] That explains it pretty well! 
Howard
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June mods:
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