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DFB said:
What a d.ck!
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Yes, and they're everywhere, I really feel sorry for the innocent drivers going the other way that got taken out.

Something Roger may not be aware of, that's a VE Ute, they come with traction control on every model, so he would have to turn it off to do what he was trying to do, and if his insurance company, if he was insured, figures out he turned it off, they will have some serious questions, more so if they saw the video.

I actually had a similar road rage incident many years ago, a guy tried to cut in, I gave him the middle finger salute and told him where to go, he chased me for 5 KMs, jumping out of his car at every set of lights we stopped at, shouting at me and ripping his shirt off, he did follow to where I was going, but hadn't expected the size difference when I got out, I was about 4 inches taller and 40-50 pounds heavier, and I think it put him off that I was really calm, I just asked him so what are we going to do here. I think at that point he realised he had been rushing somewhere, and he had just wasted so much time looking stupid. He ended up getting into his car and driving away.

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Big Dave said:
Yes, and they're everywhere, I really feel sorry for the innocent drivers going the other way that got taken out.

Something Roger may not be aware of, that's a VE Ute, they come with traction control on every model, so he would have to turn it off to do what he was trying to do, and if his insurance company, if he was insured, figures out he turned it off, they will have some serious questions, more so if they saw the video.

I actually had a similar road rage incident many years ago, a guy tried to cut in, I gave him the middle finger salute and told him where to go, he chased me for 5 KMs, jumping out of his car at every set of lights we stopped at, shouting at me and ripping his shirt off, he did follow to where I was going, but hadn't expected the size difference when I got out, I was about 4 inches taller and 40-50 pounds heavier, and I think it put him off that I was really calm, I just asked him so what are we going to do here. I think at that point he realised he had been rushing somewhere, and he had just wasted so much time looking stupid. He ended up getting into his car and driving away.

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I didn't think of that watching the video, it would be easily proved he didn't have DSC on.

I often read about guys proudly proclaiming they drive everywhere with the electronic "nannies" turned off, presumably to tell the world they are a better driver or something? There is absolutely no reason to switch off traction and stability systems under normal driving situations...........especially when commuting or in built up areas like our hero in the video. None! Unless you are a trained driver, leave it on for your own sake and the others around you.

Sure, if you are beating up a nice driving road, out on the track or off roading, in the right conditions I could see some justification for switching it off. But even then, a most modern DSC systems have some leeway before chiming in, in effect giving a good driver scope to probe the limits without the system shutting things down the moment slip is detected. They also give you an element of a safety net should your talent run out or road conditions suddenly change.

On my XR8, the thing is so overpowered and under-tired that switching DSC off in press-on driving would be foolish, it actually chimes in and out quite unobtrusively. In fact, on the automatic versions, it also acts as a primate launch control. On my XR6, I had the DSC save me from understeering into an irrigation channel on one occasion where the red mist descended, and I misjudged how much rear end grip I had. Australian engineered vehicles always had great DSC tuning, be that the Aussie assembled Holden's and Ford's, or the Aussie designed and engineered Ranger platform.

On my Mustang, it's probably the worst DSC calibration I have ever encountered. It allows far far too much rear end slide to be safe, and when it does chime in, it's extremely abrupt. You need to preemptively counter steer, but when the system chimes in, you end up winding on too much opposite lock, which then creates a tank slapper if you aren't totally on board with what's happening. The DSC system calibration and the lack of natural counter-steer from the EPAS steering is the reason why you see so many Mustang's crashing.

As for your road-rager, you should have just led him to the police station, he would have disappeared pretty quick.
 
DFB said:
As for your road-rager, you should have just led him to the police station, he would have disappeared pretty quick.
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Good advice, that, and what I would definitely be doing now, also call 000 as I'm driving, giving updates as I drive. Back then I was young and dumb, and I'd also trained with my brother for a few years, he had his own martial arts school, I got trained for free as I was his transport, and demonstration dummy.

I used to like the traction control on my old Cross 8, it didn't cut power, just clamp the brake on whatever wheel was losing traction, meaning you could keep your boot in it. I drifted it into a side street once, accidentally of course, it was a damp road and I got a green arrow, planted it, it was AWD, but the back end came around and I went into this street at 45 degrees, all the cars waiting to come out are freaking out, but it was so long it was easy to control.

Both the VE and FJ since then cut power, which is very annoying, but the FJ is better calibrated, it allows a little wheel spin before jumping in, and if you break traction with some speed up, it's even less likely to jump in. I do know that if I turn it off and try to light them up, it will cut back in after 5 or 10 seconds, but if you hold the traction off button for 10 seconds, it stays off, I learnt this playing in the mud.

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Big Dave said:
Yes, and they're everywhere, I really feel sorry for the innocent drivers going the other way that got taken out.

Something Roger may not be aware of, that's a VE Ute, they come with traction control on every model, so he would have to turn it off to do what he was trying to do, and if his insurance company, if he was insured, figures out he turned it off, they will have some serious questions, more so if they saw the video.

I actually had a similar road rage incident many years ago, a guy tried to cut in, I gave him the middle finger salute and told him where to go, he chased me for 5 KMs, jumping out of his car at every set of lights we stopped at, shouting at me and ripping his shirt off, he did follow to where I was going, but hadn't expected the size difference when I got out, I was about 4 inches taller and 40-50 pounds heavier, and I think it put him off that I was really calm, I just asked him so what are we going to do here. I think at that point he realised he had been rushing somewhere, and he had just wasted so much time looking stupid. He ended up getting into his car and driving away.

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https://youtu.be/R93Jw4bCDj4?si=br1G3BdKeklHRI46

Was it THIS guy

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Got a surprise text message yesterday morning from the guy I sold my TS50, almost 10 years ago now. It seems he and the car won 1st place at the All-Ford-Day yesterday as well.

I sold the car with just on 48,000 km's (30,000 miles) on the clock, in that time he's put just over 10,000 kms (6200 miles) on it. The original exhaust was only recently replaced, but bless him, he kept the sound tame and retained those special square exhaust tips. It's now on its 3rd set of tyres, the original owner replaced the factory fit Dunlop SP 9000 with the same in about 2004, so the second set would have been close to 20 years old!













I really miss that blue interior, from a time when Ford had no trouble providing customers with choices. This particular car was also optioned with Premium Sound, ESS Auto and Brembo brakes. Probably exactly how I would have spec'd it from new, perhaps swapping Blueprint for Narooma or Venom Red..................sound familiar?

No Falcon I have driven before or since has handled and rode like the TS50. A lot of that came down to the double wishbone IRS and the long travel springs being matched to the double wishbone front end. The Control Blade IRS that followed simply didn't have the suspension travel to do ride AND handling, it was one or the other. Hence the brittle R-Spec tune on my XR8, or the saggy softness of the non-performance Falcon's. I also think the 250 kW / 500 Nm outputs were well matched to the suspension and 245/40/R18 tyres, so you weren't always fighting the rear end for grip and traction. FPV would later term this fine balance "Total Performance", and that mantra is most evident in the T3 T-Series.

The engine used in these cars were a caged beast! They didn't like idling, rocking in protest against the engine mounts. And despite the bigger lungs afforded by the unique inlet manifold and plenum, they were pretty breathless up top, I guess the 2-valve layout and OE cast heads were at their limits. But it didn't half sound good! Be that thump-thump-thumping away at idle, or wailing back through the firewall and exhaust like a cut cat! And all that from a factory stock engine and exhaust system. Just don't ask about its hellacious thirst for 98-ron.


I'm so pleased the guy still owns this car, he got a screaming deal on it when I sold it to him, and I'm so happy he is looking after this special car. I wish I still owned it, but I'm content with having sampled my hero, my boyhood poster car.
 
That is a gorgeous shade of blue, I can see why you miss it. I even like the blue interior. When I traded my Impulse Blue SV6 in, when I was getting the Cross 8, they had VZ SS in Impulse Blue with the blue leather interior, I was tempted, but the insurance would have been too much.

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This is what happens when you say “I want one of everything”!



With the exception of the coatings (no current need), iron remover (they’re basically all the same) and the tyre cleaner (it was sold out), this is one of everything Armour Detail Supply makes.

I’ve been eagerly awaiting the roll out of this brand for quite some time! As always, it takes a long time for products to arrive in Australia, in fact I actually spotted an Instagram post of Australian-bound ADS products being prepared for shipment to Australia several months ago…………..it takes that long.

I have no idea who is making these products for ADS, clearly that doesn't matter if the product is right. From what I have seen and heard, products like Amplify, Pilot and Hero have been garnering plenty of fans, but what about the rest of the line? Well, that's what I'm about to find out.
 
DFB said:
This is what happens when you say “I want one of everything”!



With the exception of the coatings (no current need), iron remover (they’re basically all the same) and the tyre cleaner (it was sold out), this is one of everything Armour Detail Supply makes.

I’ve been eagerly awaiting the roll out of this brand for quite some time! As always, it takes a long time for products to arrive in Australia, in fact I actually spotted an Instagram post of Australian-bound ADS products being prepared for shipment to Australia several months ago…………..it takes that long.

I have no idea who is making these products for ADS, clearly that doesn't matter if the product is right. From what I have seen and heard, products like Amplify, Pilot and Hero have been garnering plenty of fans, but what about the rest of the line? Well, that's what I'm about to find out.
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Damn Deyon, your "all in" w/ ASD

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Big Dave said:
That is a gorgeous shade of blue, I can see why you miss it. I even like the blue interior. When I traded my Impulse Blue SV6 in, when I was getting the Cross 8, they had VZ SS in Impulse Blue with the blue leather interior, I was tempted, but the insurance would have been too much.

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Blueprint was actually a colour brought forward from the 2002 BA Falcon. It was used to make an impact with the launch of the T3 T-Series and run-out of the AU III XR Falcon's at the end of 2001, it became a very popular hero colour. The colour had a huge take rate, nearly every second BA XR6 or XR8 was painted in Blueprint.

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I think I right in saying that the "ST" branding was first used on a limited-edition Falcon XR6 ST, of which only 125 were made.



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In the end, the colour got a bit overused, to the point where it became dated looking. However, I think time has been kind on the colour, especially now that you see fewer and fewer Falcon's on the road, the ones that are still on the road are either white or silver.
 
Mad Max 1500HP Ford Falcon Rolling Burnout - YouTube
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The arrival of the Armour Detail Supply range to Australia and DFB's garage.

I first discovered the Armour Detail Supply (ADS) brand while watching an episode of Obsessed Garage. Matt had just taken delivery of his stunning Brewster Green GT3 Touring and was using it as a test subject for a new wheel coating. Previous to this, he had been using a variety of paint and wheel-specific coatings, but nothing really hit the nail on the head. The attraction to this ADS coating was the one-layer application and a slick, hydrophobic surface............. often missing from wheel coatings.


My own first taste of the Armour Detail Supply brand was with that same wheel coating, which I applied to the XR6. At the time, I had imported it direct from ADS at a very reasonable shipping rate, I'm guessing they were eating the cost of international shipping to gain traction and spread the word. I immediately fell in love with this coating, it delivers the slickness and extreme hydrophobic qualities I found deficient in other similar products. I went on to use that coating on the Ranger’s new wheels, and even a brand new lawn mower.









Earlier this year, Detailing Shed began importing the ADS coating range, which includes two paint coatings, a glass coating and the aforementioned wheel coating. The wider chemical range was due to arrive later in the year, which has just last week reached our shores.



To say I was highly anticipating the arrival of the ADS range would be an understatement. The brand has exploded into prominence in the last 12 months, getting rave reviews on a variety of the ADS lineup, in particular Hero rinse-less wash and Amplify quick detailer. I also love how the brand is the work of an enthusiastic young bloke who clearly has high standards and ambition to succeed. I suspect we can all think back to a time in our younger years when we felt on top of the world and that anything was achievable. Some of us capitalize on this energy and go on to create big things……………this is what I see in Armour Detail Supply.



With many calling Armour Detail Supply “the next Carpro or Koch Chemie”, I decided my usual cherry picking of key products wouldn’t do this brand justice, so I basically ordered one of everything. Missing from my order was the tyre cleaner (it was already out of stock), the iron remover (they are basically all the same) and the coating range (no current need).

First of all, lets talk scent! This aspect of detailing is completely unnecessary and often has no effect on how a product functions. But I can tell you 100% that it can make or break a product, there are plenty of decent performing products that I have sidelined because of how they smell. With the Armour Detail Supply range, its extremely clear that scent played a huge part of the product development. For me, ADS have knocked it out of the park, the range all featuring a selection of pleasant, but most importantly, MODERN scent profiles. There seems to be an unwritten rule among detail supply companies that car shampoos should all smell like bubble gum and interior cleaners have a lemon scent urinal cake aroma. The ADS scents are not completely unique, the watermelon aroma of Hero is similar to P&S Dream Maker, but they are not overpowering and for the most part refreshing. I especially love the earthly scent of Pilot, more like a men’s cologne than an interior detailer. Ten out of Ten ADS!!

So, enough of the backstory and scent indulgence, what are these products like to use? Today’s test subject was to be the Ranger, it not being overly dirty but the only car the needed a wash this week. I ended up using all but two of the products I ordered, the Wheel Cleaner and Decon soap, those will have to wait until next week. Even so, I think I got a very clean and clear picture of this brand!

Starting off with the wheels, I used Shampoo+. This is a high foaming pH neutral pure wash soap that is easy to pour and features a subdued fruity aroma. Full notes on this soap will have to wait as I only used it on the wheels, but it felt slick and rinsed easily.

Verdict - Winner



With the wheels cleaned, instead of using soap for the rest of the vehicle, I wanted to sample Hero rinse-less wash. Hero has already sold out, which considering the hype surrounding this product, is not surprising.





From what I can gather, Hero is a hybrid surfactant-polymer product. The polymer aspect helps with lubrication, the surfactant chemistry helps dissolve grim without leaving behind residue like a soap would. It also contains Si02, which boosts slickness WITHOUT leaving behind additional protection, in turn preserving the characteristics of your coating/wax/sealant.

Mixed the usual 256:1, I soaked down the car with pre-soak, then went ahead with the wash using TRC Eagle Edgeless 500’s. I loved the smooth feeling across the paint, it not having the slight stickiness that other surfactant-based rinse-less products seem to exhibit. The scent is of sweet watermelon, one that lingers in the garage for a few hours. I can see where all the love is coming from regarding Hero.

Verdict – Winner!



For the drying aid, I selected Amplify, which is an Si02 quick detailer. This is another product that has been getting rave reviews, so expectations were high. I’ve tried so many detailing products now that I can literally tell within 30 seconds if a product is good or not, Amplify is one of those products that instantly impressed me. It’s not the glossiest or slickest out there, but it would have to be one of the easiest Si02 detailers I have ever used. Spray, wipe, done! The scent is hard to describe but is sweetly pleasant without the overpowering aroma some products in this category posses. Amplify is said to last up to 2 months and can be used as a topper to any LSP.

Verdict – Winner!



Next up, Adapt…………………….



Adapt is an Si02 waterless wash solution that can used across every single surface of the car, including glass and interiors. Speaking with Nick at Detailing Shed, he has been using Adapt after each wash as a drying aid, and in that regard, I can see why. In my case, I used it as a waterless wipe down of the tray, door jambs, wheels and engine bay. Like Amplify, Adapt is supremely easy to wipe on, wipe off. It has a similar mango-melon scent to 3D Bead It Up, and offers about 2 weeks of protection, perfect for drying aid duties.

Verdict – Winner!



By this stage I was four products in and was wondering when the winning streak would end.

Panel Prep is an isopropyl alcohol cleanser that also contains a lubrication package to reduce towel marring prior to coating. I’m not sure if ADS intended for this to do double duty as a glass cleaner, I see they recommend using Adapt for glass, but seeing as Carpro Eraser and Gyeon Prep also serve glass cleaning roles, I expected the same from Panel Prep. And so it proved, the product flashing away quickly and leaving a slick, streak free finish. The scent is like minty mouth wash, again, something totally unique. I’d need to also try it on paint, but at this stage, I really like it.

Verdict – Winner!



Next up, Pilot interior cleaner/detailer. Wow, what a delightful product! The first thing I noticed was the scent, a rich and luscious cologne-like aroma with masculine earthiness, totally unexpected and a refreshing change from all the citrus scented interior products on the market. Sadly, the scent doesn’t linger, so its only for the users pleasure. In use, I love how Pilot wipes on and flashes away with no residue or greasiness, leaving a completely matte finish.

Verdict – Winner!



The final product I tested today was Tire+, this was the only product I didn’t immediately fall in love with. While the product is sprayable, its slightly thicker in consistency, much like Obsessed Garage Tire Dressing, my current favourite. Unlike OG Tire Dressing, Tire+ needs a little extra effort to distribute, but the extra work to deliver a uniform coating is totally worth it! The thicker consistency also means a mess free to application with no dripping like, say, Carpro Perl.



Directly after application, the initial impression was that Tire+ a touch too glossy. However, after letting it sit for 10 minutes and giving it a knock-back wipe, I love it! The images shown some glossiness, but in person its more of a satin sheen. I also love the Banana scent, the yellow colouring a nice linking touch.

Verdict – Winner!



To say that I’m mighty impressed with the products I tried today would be a massive understatement. I don’t think I have tried a more cohesive range of products from the one single brand. Carpro comes close, which sort of makes sense as Armour Detail Supply used Carpro as their benchmark. Typically, a brand will have two or three standout products that will carry the rest of the lineup. For that reason, I have never welded myself to any one brand. But, if I had to chose one single brand right this moment, where previously it would have been Carpro or Gyeon, its now Armour Detail Supply. If you asked me which three products from ADS that I consider a must, it would be Hero, Adapt and Pilot.

I’ll leave you with the following image, the end result after using brilliant products that were a total pleasure to use.

 
Deyon, quite a review of ADS!

I didn't pick up Amplify when I bought Hero because I've got SO MANY toppers, same with tire dressings

I'll probably buy Amplify but when I bought Hero there was only 4 bottles on his shelf

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