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Old 20-03-2014, 10:08 AM   #1
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Default AU-BF Ute hard lids Update to FG Lid

Hi, Does anybody know if an FG ute lid will fit on an AU-BF tub. I found a nice twin hump FG lid with sports bars and thought it would look awesome on my AU ute but not sure if it will fit. The top lip on the FG looks to be the same shape as the AU but don't know if it is actually the same dimensions?

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Old 20-03-2014, 01:24 PM   #2
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Default Re: AU-BF Ute hard lids Update to FG Lid

FG lid is a different size to the AU tub.
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Old 20-03-2014, 10:45 PM   #3
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Default Re: AU-BF Ute hard lids Update to FG Lid

Will a fg hub fit on a AU ute ??
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Old 21-03-2014, 11:57 AM   #4
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Default Re: AU-BF Ute hard lids Update to FG Lid

See if you can have a test fit first? ie. place it on there.
I have seen a canopy off of a BA fitted onto an FG no worries.
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Old 21-04-2014, 04:29 PM   #5
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Default Re: AU-BF Ute hard lids Update to FG Lid

I've seen an FG tub on an AU ute. But I dont know what is required for it to fit. It may be an almost straight swap, or it may require a lot of reworking. But its possible.
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Old 21-04-2014, 04:45 PM   #6
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Default Re: AU-BF Ute hard lids Update to FG Lid

FG lid on an AU so yes they do fit
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Old 21-04-2014, 04:51 PM   #7
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Default Re: AU-BF Ute hard lids Update to FG Lid

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FG lid on an AU so yes they do fit image
Is this your ute ?? If so, looks good.

Currently I've got the black vinyl hard lid and I'm not sure where to try peal the vinyl off and respray or just buy new hard lid. Obviously is cheaper to work with what I've got though it's not as streamline fit as the one in above pic.

Hmmm - decisions ?? What do you guys think ??
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Old 21-04-2014, 04:58 PM   #8
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Default Re: AU-BF Ute hard lids Update to FG Lid

This is mine ... Soon I will be re spraying the whole car
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Old 21-04-2014, 05:36 PM   #9
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Default Re: AU-BF Ute hard lids Update to FG Lid

I don't know what your budget is but by the time you stripped vinyl off and prepped surface for paint and then painted it might actually be cheaper to get a new one
The one in the pic is from site sponsor Flat Top give them a call for a price
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Old 21-04-2014, 06:42 PM   #10
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Default Re: AU-BF Ute hard lids Update to FG Lid

Thanks / my hard lid is also a flat top.., so I will give em a call and see if the design is different !
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Old 20-06-2014, 09:18 PM   #11
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Default Re: AU-BF Ute hard lids Update to FG Lid

Scored a hard lid with hump for my BA for next to nothing.... It is in great condition but it did not have the struts with it. I know I just buy some off ebay to suit....but would rather use something from the selection of spares out in the shed.

Can someone measure their struts on factory hard lid and let me know what the extended strut measures...and what the black housing measures (should give me an idea of the closed length). Thanks
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Old 20-06-2014, 09:37 PM   #12
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Default Re: AU-BF Ute hard lids Update to FG Lid

Bonnet struts and hardlid struts are the same
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Old 20-06-2014, 10:54 PM   #13
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Default Re: AU-BF Ute hard lids Update to FG Lid

Thanks ....just what i wanted to know and hear.
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Old 07-02-2019, 11:53 AM   #14
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Default Re: AU-BF Ute hard lids Update to FG Lid

Hi the main question in this thread was Does an FG hardlid fit on a Ford AU ute tub? Are dimensions the same?
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Old 07-02-2019, 05:54 PM   #15
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Default Re: AU-BF Ute hard lids Update to FG Lid

Hi. As far as I know the size is the same. the difference is across the front edge of the tub on the fg is lower (or the sides and tailgate are higher) because of the way the soft tarp attaches to the tub. Cheers MD
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Default Re: AU-BF Ute hard lids Update to FG Lid

the only ones that will are made by a company called flat top, recently a forum member was going to get a bf one to fit his fgx and it didn't fit, it was close but not right, i believe that one was a factory egr one
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Old 10-05-2024, 08:37 AM   #17
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Default Re: AU-BF Ute hard lids Update to FG Lid

Yeah I’m looking for a lid for my BF, hoping I can pick up a lid with the large center bulge in Nitro
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