Clean Your Car Interior and PROFIT! Ford BA Falcon XR6 Turbo Budget Cleaning! Cheap as Chips!

[@MotoringBoxTV]

What carchaeological finds have you unearthed in your car?

[@Moon-Pie420]

Found $15 in my VY commodore in 2018 when i bought it

[@bigsohc]

Found a pair of used "sexy" women's panties in a rather dirty car I bought for parts from the auctions

[@alpharaptor7510]

$9 in gold coins, a book about the Fordomatic Transmission, Talcum powder and Full can of deodorant

[@peterriggall8409]

Found a very mouldy green sandwich under the drivers seat after I removed it from a used BMW I bought. I removed the seat and turned around and the dog was eating the sandwich....YUK!

[@jean-marcandjoshua-petsjournal]

Mentos, lots of Mentos...........

[@barra245t2]

When I was a kid in the late 80's me and a friend used to go to the local towies yard which was just a paddock at the end of a short road close to our house.we would search through the cars for money.usually did ok best thing was the bakery was at the start of the road had to go past it on the way out.there cream donuts were the best

[@d_zamb573]

I just spent the weekend doing this - pulled all my seats out and even took the carpet out. Steam cleaned it all and left it to dry in 30 degree heat. Put it all back in and looks and smells new. Very rewarding. As always fantastic video - I relate a lot to your content, always gotta penny pinch!

[@d_zamb573]

Oh and I left the rear seats in too for the same reason

[@LukeLappage95]

Did find about $12 under the center console of my Au Fairlane awhile back. Being a old taxi thats done 352000kms was the cause of it, also under the console was about 6 cigarette lighters and a old hotel key.

[@cpqnx7010]

"The BA came out 19 years ago" Damn mate, making me feel old!

[@MotoringBoxTV]

I can't believe it either.

[@xr8rick]

I remember when the XD came out and the huge fanfare involved. People actually were genuinely excited to see the new models. Not like nowadays. It’s really sad we don’t have our own cars any more.

[@glennmk5167]

@@xr8rick how about the Escorts and Cortinas lol

[@BrentReyno]

Was just about to comment this haha, hit me right in the feels 😢

[@xr8rick]

@Glenn MK my Dad had Cortinas for company cars. The last one was platinum silver with a black vinyl roof and a 2.0L. Loved that car. I still remember the first time I saw a Mk2 RS2000. I was in awe!

[@GeneralHadouken]

I once lost my Nokia 2600 with polyphonic ringtones in the back of my mums VR station wagon when I was like 12, We found it a few years later when we were cleaning it up to sell it. It was wedged all the way under the back seats . Charged it up and checked my old text messages haha. Great video man, thorough as always.

[@TheKnobCalledTone.]

2:56 This is probably BS, but years ago I remember someone telling me that 85% of all cars on Australian roads have at least one chip (or french fry) underneath one of the seats.

[@MotoringBoxTV]

I'd believe that!

[@TheRealMrCods]

Yep its probably true

[@atotallyrandomgamer9332]

thats so true!

[@harryradley]

I put seat covers on when I bought the car and never noticed there was some Maccas remnants in the crack between the seat and backrest.. Over a year later I changed the covers and found a Maccas chip, not only did that look completely fresh but so did a piece of lettuce! Quite a while before I ate the stuff again lol.

[@FuManchu5ltr]

@HarryRadley that would have tasted so good. Give it a sniff and then eat it. That’s a win. Even better than $1.15 in change.

[@overnightpartsfromjapan01]

I followed your method on my car last week - bought the same toolpro wet vac and used regular car wash on the carpet and seats. Came up great and smells good. Summer is a great time to do it.

[@MrButtonpresser]

Nice. Reminded me of all the times Dad would take the rear seat out of his Falcon(s) whenever we had a picnic. No fancy folding chairs back then.

[@martyburgess341]

I always used to sprinkle a bit of household carpet deodoriser on the area just under the front seats just to give it a fresh smell every time the doors were opened.

[@alpharaptor7510]

Awesome video I took the seats out of the 2001 Au my family got and It was gross but it’s clean now and in my 96 XH Ute I use ARMORALL Tyre Foam to clean and shine my Interior it looks new

[@MotoringBoxTV]

Foam on the interior huh? It'd definitely be the go if the car was filthy I reckon. It'd really cut through the grime.

[@alpharaptor7510]

@@MotoringBoxTV oh it did alright I Wish I could show you how clean it was

[@SHOCKcustoms]

Having done this several times on various falcons, i highly recommend lubing your seat tracks pre reinstalling, crc or wd your connectors especially after having moisture in the vacinity. Also spray your carpet and seats with a clothes stain remover like preen or wonder white etc. Suds it up, wash with clothing detergent water mix and suck the guts out of it with the wet dry. Doing it about 3 times will have the car clean as new! Air dry with all doors open. Minty fresh when its all dry and done. Love the channel bro! Cheers

[@walterroszko6841]

That's one hell of name to have!

[@MrFordpower]

@@walterroszko6841 hahaha tooshay

[@bossyboots4821]

I remember as a kid one morning i was heading to school it my mums 2004 Toyota Camry, for some reason i had $2 and dropped it down the hole of doom in the back Seat. I also did the same with a Strepsil, today there is yet for some money and melted Strepsil crap to be discovered.

[@toddross7507]

I'm with you with the Armor All, been using it for yonks and no issues ever! And I also had purchased those front floor mats for my BA RTV, they've been beautiful, I'd highly recommend. As the RTV has plastic flooring in it I was iffy that they'd slip about, as the backing would normally grip to carpet. But that hasn't been the case, because they're moulded there is very minimal slipping. A good product.

[@MotoringBoxTV]

Yeah, even if the backing was smooth rubber I doubt it'd go anywhere. You really have to wedge them in there!

[@MysteryMargo]

That anger in your voice when you find a maccas chip and not a Kentucky one. I love it. Also, was wondering, would you use the same method cleaning the velour in the NC?

[@MotoringBoxTV]

Yes I did the same to the NC around 3 years ago and it worked very well. Didn't do the velour door trims though, that could be dangerous.

[@MysteryMargo]

@@MotoringBoxTV Thanks for the tip mate!

[@the_real_superstickman]

One of my mates got given a Camry from his sister in law a few years back. I won't talk about the alive things we found under the back seat (they had kids that clearly got to eat in the car more than they ate any other place), but we found (I think, can't quite remember) $22.70 in that thing. It was almost worth dealing with the grot, it did buy us lunch so all in all, not a bad day

[@AdelAbuAlaa]

It was a good one. That's what you actually do when you are in love with your car.

[@Triple-N]

I like your "slightly dodgy" cleaning method. It is the best and cheapest method around. This year however, I have switched products from Meguiars to Bowden's Own. You should look at their Fully Slick bottle, they are truly slicker than your average... and best of all it's at Aussie (Queensland) made and owned.

[@josemanuel5749]

It's 1:21am in America, but I'll watch the video.

[@chrissmith9854]

By far one of the cleanest b series in the land, I will give this a crack. Cheers mate

[@glennmk5167]

I do the same, at least once a year then do a deep clean, then through out the yr it's just as easy to vacuum and wipe, keeps the car looking great and smells great.....as NO SMOKING in my car lol, great video like usual 👍👍

[@colinarnett9546]

Appreciate the time stamps. Great for referencing. Thanks and your content is excellent. Cheers.

[@johnmystrio5993]

I was looking for this exact video a week ago and saw you hadn't made one yet. Its perfect timing i need to clean out my falcons

[@10Tenths]

Could also hire a carpet shampooer from Bunnings for about $50 a day which works pretty well!

[@MotoringBoxTV]

I suppose, they're quite heavy though and loud enough to wake the dead.

[@Yeahnah89001]

Bunnings sell a 12 litre wet and dry vacuum for $50.

[@Za3DoRzX]

I bought the flootmats recommended a few years ago now and still absolutely love them. Great recommendation for the rubber floormats.

[@Chich001]

These are my favourite kind of videos, keep up the great work 👍

[@ThePowerbloke]

Minimal effort and clean car! Sounds good to me! Excellent stuff mate!

[@davidbusch8912]

The moulded rubber front mats are brilliant; a lot better than constantly vacuuming crappy carpet mats

[@WillPage32]

Haven't commented before but really love your videos mate. Such high quality delivery and professionalism. Kudos!

[@MotoringBoxTV]

Thanks so much for taking the time to comment, really glad you like them mate 👍

[@HazeyAuto]

Crevice tool on the vacuum will increase the suction, and doing two passes alternating with a drill mounted nylon brush will get carpets pretty damn close to perfect without resorting to cleaning with liquids. Ford made genuine rubber mats with a small lip for front and rear seats. I had a set in a BA FMG fifteen years ago and were awesome to just hit with the pressure washer as part of my cleaning regimen.

[@munnsie100]

My EB II came with a free load of ants, never found out where they came from or where they went (and the car wasn't terribly dirty). I'm yet to pull the back seat out. In the Camry my grandfather owned from new (and I inherited), I found an air freshener and a perfectly preserved McDonalds chip, under the back seat which would've been from 5 year old me close to 15 years ago (I was the only one who ate back there). Other than that, the Hilux my parents have owned for longer than I have been alive, had quite a few coins under the rear bench seat. It's interesting to see your BA has that orange powder on the seat rails/bracket covers. My EB seats do the same thing.

[@MotoringBoxTV]

The Macca's chip is an interesting thing. It still looked perfectly normal, as if it fell down there only yesterday.

[@munnsie100]

@@MotoringBoxTV they must have some good preservatives! I found something interesting tucked into the roof though. A piece of paper from the Broadmeadows plant, with paint/panel corrections to be made to my car while it was on the production line. It even had red overspray on it from the in-house repair. Apparently they were never meant to be left in the car, so they’re pretty hard to come across.

[@briancurran1086]

I had the same powder in my ba Fairmont. I think you will find its the seat foam. It kinda goes like powder for some reason. Seems to be a falcon thing. Must be the sort of foam the use for the seat bases

[@munnsie100]

@@briancurran1086 that’s what I was thinking, the foam gets turned into a powder where it interferes with the hinges and such. At least it’s not as bad as that horrible yellow headlining adhesive, that turns into a tacky sand-like material! Hated cleaning that up when I had my headlining redone.

[@MrFordpower]

Another fine tube video mate. And hey im with you been using armour all. Since ive been maintianing cars. Awsome product. Now i see the front seats are so easy to remove. I will do the same to my ba xr6 turbo. 👌 cheers

[@jaydenhoner3757]

I found $100 in the car I bought once and it was right by the jacket in the boot of a BA Falcon

[@lisalouisekeen4191]

Really need to do this to my car. Been telling the other half I need to do it. But it's middle winter her in the UK, cold and wet, not the best time of year or do it and no garage. Great work.

[@petermurgatroyd2002]

Great look at you cleaning the interior.

[@FuManchu5ltr]

Can’t help but notice how the underside of the seat base is near on identical to the same year Commodore. Right down to the plastic wiring panel. Rear mount on rail is ever so slightly different.

[@shreda125hilux7]

My dad once bought an old 1988 camry , after we got it home and he went inside I popped my hand under the driver seat and found a thick Porn Magazine , had a nice flick , discovered the meaning of life , then put it back under the seat (was 15 at the time) , a few days later.. i caught my dad flicking through the fucker in the front seat , then he saw me and panicked and tried to hide it , he later proceeded to go to the bin to supposedly "throw it away" , few weeks later.. found it on top of the wardrobes in our house ahhahahahha , think it ended up with my uncle a few months later lol, i don't blame him haha, that was a good bloody magazine (;

[@andrewc14]

How good are those floor mats for real though. I have them in my ute and they're brilliant. but a thorough clean is something I definitely need to do... Great video as always.

[@henryhiggins2021]

the molded rubber mats are the best . had in my work ute for 4 years , still as good as new

[@peterriggall8409]

Top job as usual Sean. Had a few old Volvo’s fitted with what they called snow mats which were moulded like yours.

[@cootason]

Excellent work mate, I love cleaning my AU Fairmont, S3 as often as I can like yours I got her with about 138,000 km. Going to have to give that leather cleaner a shot on mine, as she looks really good inside and I agree with you about that Armorall Protectant stuff been using that on mine as well :). got into a bit of detailing a year ago always enjoy it when its my car haha. Mate do you know if they have anything like those front matts for the AU Falcon or Fairmont as I would really really love to get a set of those for my AU 3 :).

[@nickbishop6784]

Looking great Always satisfying to finish a deep clean and smell that new car smell you get with Armourall products

[@RichieRouge206]

Your methods are great. Yes if they were heavily soiled I'd definately use a proper wash/dry vac and scrub it but as they were not bad what you did was ideal. I too love a good detail but as you said if you regularly keep on top of keeping it clean you won't need a deep range very often. I too have been using Armourall for a long time, my grandad too. Love the stuff

[@mattb46]

Bit of a tip for using armour all, use a chux cloth not a micro fibre it stays on the surface and doesn’t get wiped off

[@juststuffwithwolfe4482]

So my first car had dust under the sit covers and miss it was surprising when the car been sitting in the same spot for a year before I got it When my dad got a 05 bf wagon ex taxi we found little 30 something dollars and that was just the notes

[@boycrawford9601]

Simply beautiful thank you for posting.

[@pauljohns8215]

Great video

[@cameronholmes7483]

I had a BA Fairmont. Have you thought about upgrading to a leather console lid and leather park brake cover? Nice little video. You don’t realise how much dirt and grot are under your seats.

[@Juzzyyyyo]

Think you could send the link?

[@JKCougar]

I pulled the back seat out of my Lincoln MKZ and found a compact umbrella in there. It wasn't mine I bought the car certified pre owned with 9k miles. Guess they didn't need that umbrella haha

[@shaneevans7244]

My favourite channel as I can relate a lot with my g6eturbo

[@robbieklein5265]

My donor car for my fairlane ute had shotgun shells and 22 shells in it seat rails were full of gold coins and suspicious baggies stuck to the back side of the glove box

[@paullewis6410]

Nice one Sean. I would have thought taking out the front the seats would have been harder to do.

[@joyfuldivision64]

In the spare wheel well of my vz commodore. i found spare clothes from the first owner.

[@MotoringBoxTV]

Might come in handy.

[@johnblood3367]

Great video. Was wondering if you could do a video on the BA/BF handbrake sensor how to fix, when the light on Dash and the Bing noise intermittently keeps coming on occasionally due to undulations in the road. That would be a good video.

[@MotoringBoxTV]

I don't have that problem so I can't really help there, sorry mate!

[@stephendunn935]

Love a clean car well done I do similar

[@smithy2]

Pulling the seats is a pain, but its the best clean my cars had, you can just get everywhere so easy.. I did find a few bucks in a car id just bought once 😁👍🏼

[@gamingdad87]

Good job, i use that armourall too, been using it for about 20 years myself, find its a great product and dont understand why it gets so much hate.. A great product at a very affordable price.

[@ilikechickensausages2075]

Pick yourself up a Bowden's Own Flathead wheel brush so you can clean the brake dust from your barrels On the wheels. It will last you a long time plus it's a investment into keeping you car's looking cleaner. 👍

[@todd_harrison4500]

Much tidier 👍 that trim is one thing I really do miss from my BA!👌 The vinyl floor mats are a little "taxi spec" for me😏 But I'm sure they're very effective at preserving the carpet 👍

[@alpharaptor7510]

Also I have a rubber floor so I just took it out and hose it down

[@Noelly1980]

As per usual bud, great video. I'll be doing this to my FG very soon. She needs a bit of a freshen up. I get a little concerned about the airbag connectors under the seat. You didn't have any dramas with faults afterwards? My sister-in-law did her car like this and got a fault when she put it all back together. Maybe it was a coincidence that she had a real problem with her airbag in the seat. Cost her a bit to get it fixed through Ford...

[@tothanator5871]

I found a couple of breathalyzer tubes once, stashed in the boot hehe

[@snoochpounder]

I like the chip CSI work. You should consider becoming a PI

[@scottlampe70]

I found a penny in my old daihatsu. We were definitely into decimal currency when it was made but the penny now lives in the coin holder.

[@retrogamer8643]

There's a Maccas chip found down the side of every Aussie car seat.

[@maxrockatanksyOG]

I can remember when i was detailing cars at a car yard, i saw a purple BA XR6T for sale; had no car at the time myself, but told the other detailer i would buy a B Series one day- owned an Ex Landsborough cop car, brought a brand new BF MK2 XR8 (later did a GT500 engine swap in it 😍), owned an F6 Tornado, and now have an FG MK2 XR6 N/A (build, fit & finish is really crap compared to the BF- even the BA series

[@JohnSmith-ij6ms]

what about the interior glass?

[@benfraser4862]

Just subscribed to your channel.. I like your realistic approach.. 👍

[@danielveldman4690]

should make the inside of the wheel barrels spotless mate will make the car pop THAT much more! :D

[@knight2425]

Good job, I used to clean my cars very similar to you including the same products, I prefer now to remove console and carpet from vehicle also, hose the carpet out to remove any detergent as detergent residue in carpet isn’t a good thing and no matter how many times you vacuum it there will always be some there, also with console and carpet removed you can give the console a real good clean all round and wash the actual floor of the car. Leave everything outside on a warm day to dry thoroughly before putting back in but don’t leave anything in direct sun, a lot more work but well worth it. Personally if using armour all then go over with a clean cloth after application to remove any residue but I don’t like armour all anymore, I use Auto Glynn products on my car for everything, bit more expensive but some of the best products around and the interior cleaner is better than armour all. Great work on videos, look forward to more

[@MotoringBoxTV]

That's the ultimate, but obviously takes a lot more time!

[@knight2425]

@@MotoringBoxTV it does but do it over a weekend, I do it for peace of mind as I’ve seen some pretty scary stuff come out of car interiors and you only need to go to that extreme the first time

[@garywillcox2286]

Leather cleaner or saddle soap to clean and keep the leather supple

[@GeeeAus]

Absolutely fantastic results and I love the fact that it’s no fuss. But please treat yourself to encapsulating carpet and upholstery detergent. Its ok to leave the product behind. Car soap is not ideal. Encaps are perfect. Purpose made.

[@danielbass09]

Is your steering wheel worn by any chance? What would the best way be to replace the material and stitching.

[@danielbass09]

Idea for a future video?

[@Stevei-075]

Oh , thats why you remove the negative terminal... explains the airbag light on ..

[@ashcosmo3854]

My BA's floor mats say XR6 Turbo. I wonder if they're aftermarket or OEM. Would like another set.

[@MotoringBoxTV]

I think there were OEM XR6 mats. Do they have a soft foam-like material on the underside?

[@63Arnast]

A lot of wet n Dry vacuums have a filter cover that needs to go on when your vacuuming liquid.

[@MotoringBoxTV]

I just send it. Worked well.

[@BackstreetsBeyond]

The back seat base removal is also the same for EF and EL Falcons, I'm not sure about EA EB and ED but I would think they're the same too A good trick to clean these back seat bases is to blast them with a pressure cleaner and let them dry in the sun, you will be surprised what comes out of them and how effective this method is

[@MotoringBoxTV]

I couldn't recall, I thought they may have been a hooked version where you need to push down and back to unhook it, but I might be getting confused with another car I've done before.

[@BackstreetsBeyond]

Oh yes you are correct, still a very similar removal process. They can be very annoying to put back in due to that design

[@kallekas8551]

Love your work...👍

[@what_up777]

Auto detailing channels get amazing views. Stauffer Garage and Auto shine cars amaze me with the views.

[@lukemitchell4373]

Found a $50 note under the backseat of my el Fairmont

[@blissgaming7634]

Did you wipe the dash with the leather conditioner?

[@noahv1916]

That hand wrench thing is my night mare that shit Fkn done my head in 😂😂 would recommend undoing those with socket attachment

[@redsgarage2795]

Awesome video good work

[@MotoringBoxTV]

Thanks!

[@martindaw2744]

Just a small tip, instead of using vice-grips on you M50 Torx tool/bit, try using a ring spanner over the shaft of Torx too/bit l for extra leverage - less likely to slip, easier to control and hence less likely cause damage to yourself or the work area :)

[@MotoringBoxTV]

Good idea!

[@ryanlowe3588]

Is a T50 the same I’m have trouble finding an m50 torx

[@neilbeni7744]

Awesome videos bro 👊💥😁

[@MotoringBoxTV]

Thanks 👍

[@SHOCKcustoms]

Trufit car mat!! Awesomeness. Gottem in all my falcons. Best mats on the market. Australian made. Awesome

[@daza2020]

Good one have u used the BowdensOwn products ????

[@MotoringBoxTV]

Not yet

[@daza2020]

I think u will be surprise great product

[@Fredd0rules]

Hey Sean those floor mats should also fit bf as well?. most ba bf things fit hence why most people say b series

[@MotoringBoxTV]

Yup!

[@bossdog1480]

I managed to knock over a 4l tin of oil based undercoat in the back of my wagon. Oh well, at least it's a work car and the inside matches the outside for having paint everywhere now.

[@daledenton9246]

Try and give people a thumbs up in the comment section it’s not that hard as long as it got a good comment 👌🏼

[@peterriggall8409]

I think thumbs up 👍 means you like the video and thumbs down 👎 means you REALLY like the video.

[@daledenton9246]

@@peterriggall8409 fuck knows bro I’m too drunk at the moment even reading your comment confused me 😂👌🏼

[@MotoringBoxTV]

You got it.

[@daledenton9246]

@@MotoringBoxTV always for you mate. 👊🏻

[@bossdog1480]

Do you do voice overs for Solar Panels? There's a guy that sounds a lot like you doing ads for solar panels in QLD on some of these YT channels..

[@MotoringBoxTV]

Nope sorry. Would be interested to hear it though.

[@jean-marcandjoshua-petsjournal]

The sinister paper clip....... unknown purpose and unknown destinations..... eerie!

[@MotoringBoxTV]

Definitely been used to pick away at something... very suspicious.

[@jean-marcandjoshua-petsjournal]

@@MotoringBoxTV always suspicious

[@damiandunstan349]

Found $150 in my xr6t when I done this to mine just after I bought it ages ago

[@TheRealMrCods]

I love finding money in all the cars I have bought, Ive found a bag of weed behind the centre console in a Magna. I decided to call the cops just in case I was ever pulled over and had the dog squad on me so I could save my ass lol

[@MotoringBoxTV]

I've always dreamed of finding something illegal like that! hahah

[@TheRealMrCods]

@@MotoringBoxTV You would be surprised how NOT funny it is 🤣

[@SHOCKcustoms]

I have plenty of weeds in the garden. Free to good home

[@peterriggall8409]

Officer says, ‘Yeah sure mate, they all say that.’ 😁

[@urabusliberty9258]

Not really related but went to a dealer I looked a an fgmk2 g6e it was really good then I hoped in the backseats they were so nice would of bought it if I had 19k

[@MotoringBoxTV]

Not a bad buy for the money.

[@urabusliberty9258]

@@MotoringBoxTV yeah shame it had the space saver and I don’t have 19k

[@Richard-Bright]

I literally did a clean on my newly acquired ba +t purchace and found $1.10 under the seats too. had a laugh at that one.

[@MotoringBoxTV]

Winning!

[@FuManchu5ltr]

I can’t get past you violating the interior with Armorall. Try Aerospace 303, you’ll never use much else again. Also good engine dressing; well better than the foaming tyre cleaner.

[@MotoringBoxTV]

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[@Cyclingchoice]

According to Chris Fix the clothes need to be thrown in the garbage bin since they fell on the ground.