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Car Forum / Ford / Ford Falcon / October 2003where is handbrake on a manual & auto ef/el?
hi, is the handbrake one of those pull out from the dash into your knees? or is it one of the little ones on the centre console near the seat and gearbox? thanks Ef on was the first falcon to have a proper handbrake in the centre between the seats, unless it was fitted with a bench seat, then it had the crappy old pull out style one. > hi, is the handbrake one of those pull out from the dash into your knees? > > or is it one of the little ones on the centre console near the seat and > gearbox? > > thanks I hate that 'proper' hand brake tag. What is your definition of proper? FF > Ef on was the first falcon to have a proper handbrake in the centre between > the seats, unless it was fitted with a bench seat, then it had the crappy [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > > > thanks Yeh I agree with u falconfreak. A proper handbrake to me is a foot pedal operation...ala benz and some hyundai excuse me, but how the hell is it a hand brake if its foot operated? It really should be called a parking brake either way anyway. Its all upto personal preference, to me "proper" is the hand actuated style between the front seats. > Yeh I agree with u falconfreak. > A proper handbrake to me is a foot pedal operation...ala benz and some > hyundai There was nothing wrong with the original Falcon umbrella style handbrake. It was a unique Falcon characteristic. Evrytime I purchased another newer model Falcon even though many things had changed and improved I knew I was at 'home' when I grabbed the handbrake. FF > excuse me, but how the hell is it a hand brake if its foot operated? > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > A proper handbrake to me is a foot pedal operation...ala benz and some > > hyundai What a load of sh.t. > There was nothing wrong with the original Falcon umbrella style handbrake. > It was a unique Falcon characteristic. Evrytime I purchased another newer [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > > A proper handbrake to me is a foot pedal operation...ala benz and some > > > hyundai No, it's actually true like it or not! FF > What a load of sh.t. > [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > some > > > > hyundai What the umbrella handbrake that is broken on nearly every early falcon (<65) in existence??? Nathan Xp > There was nothing wrong with the original Falcon umbrella style handbrake. > It was a unique Falcon characteristic. Evrytime I purchased another newer [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > > A proper handbrake to me is a foot pedal operation...ala benz and some > > > hyundai "Bob the builder" <Bob@GF.com> wrote in message news:3f790a8f$0$23608 > Its all upto personal preference, to me "proper" is the hand actuated style > between the front seats. Agreed. The foot operated parking brakes are a w.nk idea, made for lazy Americans :) Regards, Noddy. Yeh Bob the builder Those Goddam Benz muscle machines the yanks build !!!! a proper handbrake to you is one you use with your foot... what the.......... hmm.... :) brett... > Yeh I agree with u falconfreak. > A proper handbrake to me is a foot pedal operation...ala benz and some > hyundai > I hate that 'proper' hand brake tag. What is your definition of proper? A lift up lever between the seats :) The older under dash type are pretty average for a couple of reasons. Firstly, they don't allow the average punter to put anywhere near the amount of leverage on the brake cable as the more "conventional" level does, and they can also be somewhat dangerous. I had a customer who once broke his own nose when applying the handbrake on his XD Falcon. Apparently he yanked on it hard as he always did, when the cable snapped in "mid-yank", and he smacked himself in the conk :) I must admit I laughed after he told me about it :) Regards, Noddy. |
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