I work at a seat factory for BMW. So this episode made me really happy. The seats could use some steaming but apart from that it is a great video and interesting content. Keep the good work up Benny.
I've got a original April 2008 FG XR6 with the black cloth seats ..Apart from one of the drivers side bolsters being a little low now they are the most comfortable seats I've ever had ..I had a BA Fairmont Ghia prior to that with full leather and wasn't all that thrilled even though the leather was in incredible condition and quite supple ..I do now need to replace the ZF 6 speed shifter boot and this was really helpful ,,,Thanks...
I’ve just bought a BA tonner, I was thinking of maybe doing an FG front upgrade on it, but I’m not sure how much of it will be bolt on. I love the old pig of a thing, it’s got 500k on the clock but has a BF engine box and diff with 165k on it, and the bloody coldest AC I’ve ever had in a car. I love it. One day I might look for a tub and change it over to a ute, but for now the trayback is much more beneficial as we renovate and landscape.
I've pulled the seats out of my car when I first bought it, and it's nice to find money, great video, I always learn something new every time, cheers, 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Nice work Benny. Really like your channel and your style. Nice and laid back and methodical. Only recently watched your drag week adventure. Hope you can do it again sometime. Keep it up, loving your work. Dan, UK
Classic Soft Trim in the us makes custom to order seat kits for any car. They've been doing seat kits for dealership cars for a while now. Should give them a looking at
Part way through Bennie was changing the seats and I looked at the dash and thought "wouldn't it be great if that was in carbon". Boom, next scene carbon inserts. They look magnificent as opposed to that manky grey plastic. Hope you can get a carbon piece for the central dash around all the button !! It would look complete.
Benny, consider installing the optional electric adjustable pedals that were optional on the fg g6e. They were standard on my 08 bf fairmont ghia, but they make life so much more more comfortable. The seats where you want it, the wheel also is where you want it, and you move the pedals to suit. It removes any compromises, spirited squirts its mad, long trips, it comfortable as having everything where you want it to be.
@@benburke4077 if the car has memory fuctions its also convenient when you have 2 sets of keys and a short wife. None of the moving the mirrors and seat crap. Unlock and everything moves into place. Yeah i dont have a wife anymore, but my brother drives the thing, but my remote makes everything suit me.
@@Greg.... memory seats etc are fantastic. I've installed memory mirrors, memory pedals, memory backrest and memory lumbar into my TTG. Love how you can open the door with different keys or press a button and everything goes to your personal settings
@@benburke4077 its pure fat guy cars. Lazy as. But mad for the non lazy non fat guys. Its pure convenience. I daily a ranger and its a manual so i have to shift my own gears, im third about that.
Great video detail information was gold. Can u do a video on removing and fitting the bilker leaver and wiper leaver at controls that sit behide the streeing wheel. Cheers
Hi mate, thank you for the video this was very helpful. Purchased some leather XR seats second hand and found the electrical plugs were different than my stock wiring harness. You showed how easy it was to change the fabrics on the seats and they came up a treat! Cheers, subscribed!
nice one Benny, Just came across your channel (after the recent mcm vid mention ) after many years checking you in the SF and MCM vids, keep it going mate Lekker Benny
Fixed my seat thanks to this vid my first time doing it have to admit there was sum swearing 🤬 but got there in the end and it’s surprisingly mint thanks Benny
My XR50 T ute steering wheel is rough & peeling, gear stick & hand brake boots are flaking off, drivers top & bottom foam sides are flattened and passenger seat just got real bad water damage on the base. But it's a my work rig so would probably meet the same fate in another 6yrs or so, no matter how much I love it 😢
Kayhan downgrade, don't you mean. Check out Ford Forums for all the dudes having problems with Kayhan units. www.fordforums.com.au/showthread.php?t=11474439
This series kinda reminds me of my dream build. An XA Coupe with a Landau front and interior.. Could you have pulled them covers any tighter or is there a fixed attaching system from Ford that left them a little saggy? If so, hopefully they will bed in a bit more. Cheers Benny.
Went to play their latest video about the Cresta being damaged during shipping, and it's gone and this one started playing instead. Am I failing at the internet, or has it been taken down?
Hey Benny, i've done the seatcovers of the driverside recaro in my clio rs aswell. I noticed you have quit some ripples in the new seat covers for the falcon. I'm sure you know you can remove those with some steam. I had the same issue with my new covers. You probably know this, but incase you didn't...
Hey Benny great video i,m sure i will use it i have a 2012 fg ute it has column auto will be hard to swap out centre seat for normal consul.Do u have a video on this.
sam johnson Yeah sure, they weren't tickfords, and the turbo versions weren't as sturdy as thier later counterparts, but they were by no means crap motors. They combined the reliability and strength of the Intechs while gaining the efficiency of DOHC and VCT (yes I know the Au's had VCT too). I just want to hear what makes you think that the BA motors were crap compared to your wet dream of an Intech.
@@alt7488 ahh, think you've got me missunderstood mate, not trying to put down the old 6's, I couldn't agree more that they're brilliant motors, just trying to stick up for the younger brother that's getting picked on!
I did my apprenticeship at a Ford dealership, this has cemented a deep hatred of falcons in me. Unfortunately my daily is an xr6 ute, it's torture lol.
What was the cost for the factory replacement covers please - and did they need to be steamed to tighten up a bit or will they wear in? Thanks for making it look so easy :)
Nice vid, helpful to me. The way you pulled those covers off, is it the same with fabric seats and do you know if you can replace sections of the foam.
@@BennysCustomWorks All good mate, glad to see it hasn't kept you out the workshop, bit of vicks on your chest and it should clear right up. Was this falcon originally an XR6T? Or did you just swap the turbo barra in?
The black metal spring clips in the FG seat swab base are prone to snapping. Ive had to change a few. Interesting to see the FGX uses the 'carbon fibre' inserts like the FG limited Edition. Nice job.
If a guy hits the seat foam with a steamer it will expand back to its original dimensions. Make for a tighter fitting seat cover, and return it close to factory condition... at least for a while longer. Of course it makes the cover installation a bit more challenging, but worth the effort.
Benny is the kinda guy to take $2.50 from a car and give it $5 change
Good Guy Benny
Yeah; managed to imprint the shift pattern of my old Ford Sierra onto my forehead when i pulled of the shift knob...
This is exactly the video i never knew i wanted, heaps helpful! ..more ford stuff please
Only started about a month ago and got 49 k already
Great job keep it up mate
This is pretty helpful if I wanted to do this myself at some point in time
I work at a seat factory for BMW. So this episode made me really happy. The seats could use some steaming but apart from that it is a great video and interesting content. Keep the good work up Benny.
Looking good man. Never been into the modern stuff myself but the urge to Barra turbo something is beginning to get the better of me
Doing the seat skins is definitely a good idea
it's so cool that you've putting so much attention into this car, even though it's still just an auto
Thanks for posting extremely helpful hints Now I can do what I always wanted change the interior of my BA falcon Thank you Benny
I love Australian cars and videos from Australia! I think I will move from Norway to Australia.
Bit of a steam will tighten up all the leather and make it look nice. That may not be an issue after a bit of sunshine though.
I've got a original April 2008 FG XR6 with the black cloth seats ..Apart from one of the drivers side bolsters being a little low now they are the most comfortable seats I've ever had ..I had a BA Fairmont Ghia prior to that with full leather and wasn't all that thrilled even though the leather was in incredible condition and quite supple ..I do now need to replace the ZF 6 speed shifter boot and this was really helpful ,,,Thanks...
I’ve just bought a BA tonner, I was thinking of maybe doing an FG front upgrade on it, but I’m not sure how much of it will be bolt on. I love the old pig of a thing, it’s got 500k on the clock but has a BF engine box and diff with 165k on it, and the bloody coldest AC I’ve ever had in a car. I love it. One day I might look for a tub and change it over to a ute, but for now the trayback is much more beneficial as we renovate and landscape.
Thanks for that my drivers seat is the same had the foam for like 3 months I’ll b using this vid to help me sus it over the long weekend thanks Benny
Bro, use a steamer on them seats or bolster them out to get them looking tight..
Darian Murcott-Istead THANKYOU! Someone else also said it.. being a trimmer for Malibu boats, this pains to watch.
@@VixzenMusic I know how you feel lol.
while you are correct, ass sweat has the same effect
@@VixzenMusic the climate he lives in will tighten that shit over time anyway
Thomas Thor exactly💪👌💨
Benny u need to put the fg-x black pillars and headliner in as well to finish it off!
Craig D'Arcy i’ve been on the hunt for ages .
Benny, ya gotta tell the boys to let us know about this channel! I only found it by accident.
You make it look so easy, if i tried to do this my car would catch fire..even if the seats were out.
Ha ha. Same here
Love you're work mechanical stig.
Loved all the little tips and things to remember scattered throughout! Really helpful if you want to modify your car in a safe and efficient way.
The trimming stig! Nice mate.
Is there anything you CANT do benny? So much amazing hahahaha From trim to turbos, bennys got you!!
Excellent content. I could watch these all day.
The "hair net" Benny removed is actually there to help slide the headrest cover on.
I've pulled the seats out of my car when I first bought it, and it's nice to find money, great video, I always learn something new every time, cheers, 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Very interesting insight into how car seats are trimmed. Never knew they use Velcro to help keep fabric in place. Awesome work Benny !!
Excellent video! It has given me the confidence to do the drivers seat foam in my BA. Lots of good tips too.
Nice work Benny. Really like your channel and your style. Nice and laid back and methodical. Only recently watched your drag week adventure. Hope you can do it again sometime. Keep it up, loving your work.
Dan, UK
Oh shit it’s the Australian version of Los Santos Benny’s Custom
Classic Soft Trim in the us makes custom to order seat kits for any car. They've been doing seat kits for dealership cars for a while now. Should give them a looking at
I’m loving the Barra build been asking mcm to do it for years thanks for pulling through
was the Cresta build not enough
Al T loved it, but an actuall falcon build would be sick
Part way through Bennie was changing the seats and I looked at the dash and thought "wouldn't it be great if that was in carbon". Boom, next scene carbon inserts. They look magnificent as opposed to that manky grey plastic. Hope you can get a carbon piece for the central dash around all the button !! It would look complete.
Thanks for the tips Bro 🚘🔩🔧💯
Benny, consider installing the optional electric adjustable pedals that were optional on the fg g6e. They were standard on my 08 bf fairmont ghia, but they make life so much more more comfortable. The seats where you want it, the wheel also is where you want it, and you move the pedals to suit. It removes any compromises, spirited squirts its mad, long trips, it comfortable as having everything where you want it to be.
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Yep adjustable pedals are great. I installed them in my G6ET and have them in my Turbo Terry. One of the better things Ford did
@@benburke4077 if the car has memory fuctions its also convenient when you have 2 sets of keys and a short wife. None of the moving the mirrors and seat crap. Unlock and everything moves into place. Yeah i dont have a wife anymore, but my brother drives the thing, but my remote makes everything suit me.
@@Greg.... memory seats etc are fantastic. I've installed memory mirrors, memory pedals, memory backrest and memory lumbar into my TTG. Love how you can open the door with different keys or press a button and everything goes to your personal settings
@@benburke4077 its pure fat guy cars. Lazy as. But mad for the non lazy non fat guys. Its pure convenience. I daily a ranger and its a manual so i have to shift my own gears, im third about that.
Great video detail information was gold. Can u do a video on removing and fitting the bilker leaver and wiper leaver at controls that sit behide the streeing wheel. Cheers
Awsome videos on the FG Benny.
Already got the FPV cluster too. noice
Well done mate always enjoy the journey !
Hi mate, thank you for the video this was very helpful. Purchased some leather XR seats second hand and found the electrical plugs were different than my stock wiring harness. You showed how easy it was to change the fabrics on the seats and they came up a treat! Cheers, subscribed!
nice one Benny,
Just came across your channel (after the recent mcm vid mention ) after many years checking you in the SF and MCM vids,
keep it going mate
Lekker Benny
The Falcon's looking flash now with the new front and now the interior
You're going to have to wake up earlier than that Benny to fool me with your omg look money gag. The fit out were great to watch otoh nice work!!!
Fixed my seat thanks to this vid my first time doing it have to admit there was sum swearing 🤬 but got there in the end and it’s surprisingly mint thanks Benny
My XR50 T ute steering wheel is rough & peeling, gear stick & hand brake boots are flaking off, drivers top & bottom foam sides are flattened and passenger seat just got real bad water damage on the base. But it's a my work rig so would probably meet the same fate in another 6yrs or so, no matter how much I love it 😢
For the icc you can do a kyhan upgrade to series 2 facia (same as fgx) plus tons of goodies like gps Android and blue tooth control
Kayhan downgrade, don't you mean. Check out Ford Forums for all the dudes having problems with Kayhan units. www.fordforums.com.au/showthread.php?t=11474439
Ben's upholstery works
You should do a black headliner and get the other parts black aswell
Don't forget to cut the bottom of the cup holders. Can fit a large maccas cup then without spilling and getting in the way of the shifter.
My G6ET front seats are really bad. Auto trimmer quoted me $750 a seat, which I think is fair. I'll call ford and see how that goes. Great video mate!
"Pretty manky"..... Someone's been watching Peter Anderson!
manky is a british word. everyone uses it
Thanks
fg g6et piano black icc surround must be on the cards benny!
Probably shouldn't show people where you hide your emergency cash. ;)
Nice job, Benny. You make it look easy!
Good work
Australia's wealthiest car seat!
Love the fg stuff mate
love the stranger things vibe to the music :P
The silicone spray is a nice trick
This series kinda reminds me of my dream build. An XA Coupe with a Landau front and interior.. Could you have pulled them covers any tighter or is there a fixed attaching system from Ford that left them a little saggy? If so, hopefully they will bed in a bit more. Cheers Benny.
Man I wish they sold Falcons in the us. Those are soo damn cool
Glad I found this site. I have a FG G6E and have thought it would look good with a bit of wood trim inside. Can this be done ?
Nice work dude!
Wish they sold these utes in the states. I'll import one eventually
Can’t wait to see a stereo upgrade on your FG. Also I like to see a BF XT upgrade to a BF Fairmont Ghia interior
Go straight for fg g6 leather seats instead
Went to play their latest video about the Cresta being damaged during shipping, and it's gone and this one started playing instead. Am I failing at the internet, or has it been taken down?
Hunt Moorhouse true that. Thought I had too many mushrooms, glad it wasn’t them. Time for some more!!
Daym! I can probably gain back at least 10 bucks out of my seats! I better take them apart and go shopping for lunch!
Music choice solid mate
Hey Benny, awesome video mate thanks for the content! did you just source the parts straight through a ford dealer? you make it look all too easy!
SARMONAZ 12 from eBay mate
Through that holmart seller hey?
I prefer the front on the FG the FGX looks a bit Mondeo-ish.
Good stuff benny, keep up the awesome work
After scouring around trying to find the bit size for the steering wheel torx bolt I thought I'd just put the bit size here... It's T50 :)
Hey Benny, i've done the seatcovers of the driverside recaro in my clio rs aswell. I noticed you have quit some ripples in the new seat covers for the falcon. I'm sure you know you can remove those with some steam. I had the same issue with my new covers. You probably know this, but incase you didn't...
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Hey Benny great video i,m sure i will use it i have a 2012 fg ute it has column auto will be hard to swap out centre seat for normal consul.Do u have a video on this.
Automotive archeology
Its still no au falcon series 2 forte wagon
AU's are missing something mate the barra
Ryan Mackie
Yeh. They only need one cam to make the same power with a turbo. Even n/a e series and au are awsome. Ba engines are junk
sam johnson Yeah sure, they weren't tickfords, and the turbo versions weren't as sturdy as thier later counterparts, but they were by no means crap motors. They combined the reliability and strength of the Intechs while gaining the efficiency of DOHC and VCT (yes I know the Au's had VCT too). I just want to hear what makes you think that the BA motors were crap compared to your wet dream of an Intech.
@@mich3801 you're wrong..the pre x flow 6 was the bees knees especially if you upgraded to a redline manifold and 350 holley carby
@@alt7488 ahh, think you've got me missunderstood mate, not trying to put down the old 6's, I couldn't agree more that they're brilliant motors, just trying to stick up for the younger brother that's getting picked on!
I did my apprenticeship at a Ford dealership, this has cemented a deep hatred of falcons in me. Unfortunately my daily is an xr6 ute, it's torture lol.
Very helpful ,do you know how to dismantle the gear nob, I have a chrome insert to fit that came with no instructions
What was the cost for the factory replacement covers please - and did they need to be steamed to tighten up a bit or will they wear in? Thanks for making it look so easy :)
Just curious Benny,
Do you do private work ??
Do you supply piano black complete set for a Fg turbo falcon,
Cheers
Loving the videos Benny!
Nice tips for replacing the seat covers Benny. Are those rims from a BA FPV GT-P MK1? If so they look good painted
Nice work, looks good
What's the reason for using silicon spray before re-constructing the seats?
it stops the cover from gripping on the foam my guy
Nice vid, helpful to me. The way you pulled those covers off, is it the same with fabric seats and do you know if you can replace sections of the foam.
Great vid Benny. My FG shifter and handbrake boot is Manky AF. How much where the FGX boots from ford?
Love the vidz man would like to see way more videos tho!! Keep up the good work
Wish I knew about the silicone spray trick when I was replacing seat trims under warranty.
Who said that 'object' was Macca's?
Can’t wait for the icc upgrade; my god is it difficult to replace.
Do you have a part number for the drivers seat base foam? I wouldn't mind putting a new one in my FG
SouthlandFlyer i don’t sorry. I got mine from eBay
Benny's Custom Works , just out of curiosity do you do this work on the side for customers? ?
The bolts behind the dash spear at 8mm
Hey mate just wondering where you buy the the plastics above the glove box and doors?
Love it Benny!
Gee mate that looks awesome, made it look too easy!
Geez Benny is a loud breather
Austin Bantock been sick a bit lately with blocked noses so breathing out of my mouth ( working on it soz ;) )
@@BennysCustomWorks All good mate, glad to see it hasn't kept you out the workshop, bit of vicks on your chest and it should clear right up. Was this falcon originally an XR6T? Or did you just swap the turbo barra in?
The black metal spring clips in the FG seat swab base are prone to snapping. Ive had to change a few. Interesting to see the FGX uses the 'carbon fibre' inserts like the FG limited Edition. Nice job.
MrButtonpresser they are actually fg limited spears .
@@BennysCustomWorks Ahah! I like the way your channel is going, great to have more Aussie specific content.
0:50 planning on selling the ICC wiring harness?
If a guy hits the seat foam with a steamer it will expand back to its original dimensions. Make for a tighter fitting seat cover, and return it close to factory condition... at least for a while longer. Of course it makes the cover installation a bit more challenging, but worth the effort.