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"taking Oval To Blue Horizon" Lenny's Build Thread 2010-2015


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So glad you finally have seen the light lenny, you contemplated selling your motor before so I hope you are going to remain sane.

nah that ideas gone forever mate, its not twins so i wont be upgrading to a pimped out people carrier just yet,

Really?

Since when was Lenny sane?

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+1 sean in recent times due to difficulty accepting degenerateive disc disease condition and its impacts aswell as displacement in work, added with the inability to drive due to the mind bending medication they call tramadol but dont inform you they contain codene cause blurred vision, dark thoughs and severe withdrawal symptoms,

Yes lenny is slowly losing a grip living a nightmare that aint goin away,

But lennys gonna be ok,

Take some time out and regain composure,

Starting with a change in medication to an alternative pain surpressor get my head straight and accept the condition.

One thing it affecting your work, but when it also affects your hobby guys thats mentally destroying, one thing with no escape constantly got a hold on you.

After you have experienced the euphoric highs and ultimate pitfall lows in life have left you exhausted and exhaled that's when you truly realise just how amazingly powerful and mind blowing life really is.

Anything can happen extremely positive or appaulingly negative at any time, youve just gotta hold tight and admire the power of it.

+1

As much as I dislike the amount of time yogi bear spends on the car as it interferes with cuddly wuddly time pmsl, I've put it in his will that he's getting buried in that car!

Woo hoo will it be in the back seat where you got buried too?
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Eh you wish old man! That's the pain killers getting ye confused again!

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Spotted an unusual colour of focus yesterday while parking in maternity unit at local hospital yesterday :rolleyes: haven't saw one on the forum this colour before,

I was going to start a new topic for it but might not be of much interest just an observation.

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Update:

Purchased some gold plated insulated female spade connectors for the speaker connections,

From Caraudiodirect.co.uk via eBay:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/350981355173?_trksid=p2059210.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Come in packs of ten,

Enough to do one car with sub,

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Now some of you may be questioning "lenny didn't you say you purchase a 10" sub custom enclosure last week"

The answer is yes.. Yes i did,

"Where is it lenny? "

I dont know y'all; since ive no images of it to produce so eh:

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I sold the ford Sony stereo and immediately bought the focus custom 10" sub enclosure on 15th October from RadioWorld on eBay.co.uk

See listing: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/360623710681?_trksid=p2059210.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

They marked my purchase as despatched on Thursday 16th October sent via Royal Mail 24hr Delivery,

Its now Friday 24th and still no sub enclosure,

As result I've raised a claim on eBay last Wednesday evening, after reading there recent feedback any purchase from them costing over 15 pounds never reaches the customer,

See feedback: http://feedback.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback2&userid=radioworld-online-uk&iid=360623710681&de=off&items=25&which=negative&interval=30&_trkparms=negative_30

So at this stage didn't look like its going to arrive at all,

I've gotta wait until next Friday now for eBay to escalate the claim and provide a refund,

Luckily I'm not at a critical stage awaiting delivery of this item,

First time in over 500 transactions that I've ever been stung by a seller on eBay or had any sort of difficulty,

Hassen had also purchased his custom enclosure from RadioWorld and his purchase arrived no problem weird,

They also have a physical shop premises in Leeds,

Wow further news on this subject just came in via email while i was writing this update:

Having raised a dispute on eBay at 20:00 on 22nd October,

RadioWorld have contacted me just now to say the parcel was sent via 24hr delivery on

Thursday 16th

and

it was signed for TODAY 24th!! :lol:

at the designated delivery address,

However the designated delivery address has yet to confirm receipt,

So I'm sitting tight awaiting confirmation from the middle body,

OK let me get this rite,

There adamant they sent it on 16th October via 24hr delivery,

I raise a claim on eBay 36 hours ago to say I've not received the item,

They then send it via 24hr mail AFTER

i raised the claim on eBay because they hadn't sent it at all on the 16th,

Then try to say it was sent out 16th via 24hr courier lol

arriving 181 hours later not 24 :rolleyes: Damn Worm holes in space appearing in logistics;

My 24hr delivery got vacuumed in to one turned it in to a 181hr delivery beware people :lol:

Overall i don't care there story doesn't add up as long as the item arrives,

i just want my item i paid for once i get it I'm happy out if they could just have sent it, simple logistics process,

In other news:

The ZetecS front grills are being swapped out over the weekend being replaced with standard,

This is part of the plan changing front end to ST

Front grills are being sold locally in exchange for stock grills as part of sale,

Next to go is the DRL fog surrounds, (swapping battery box as part of sale modules attached) TripleRcomposites front splitter attached to ZetecS front lip and ultimately the front bumper when i purchase a pre-owned ST front bumper and have it colour coded,

Since the Zs kit is pretty rare over here i aim to sell these within the country,

That's all updates for the remainder of the week,

Bank holiday weekend over here so no more deliveries now until Tuesday 28th unfortunately.

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Bit of a Shocker!

The third party collection company contacted me to confirm receipt of the delivery :)

However they charged me 52 to deliver it ouch!!

Still cheaper than the sellers price of 132 shipping to Ireland,

At least its turned up and on the way,

Seems you can save money on shipping most items, but when it comes to a 9.5kg MDF box seems you've just gotta take a hit on the shipping.

Unless your a UK resident of course,

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Had a lot of reading to catch up on and kudos on getting this whole debacle sorted! Can't wait to see it posted here. I remember how heavy my one was and like you said, taking the hit for postage is something we are well used to here in Ireland :P

I had to have a read through the Radio World shop feedback on eBay and they are not great. They must either be in trouble financially or have very inept workers there. I hope they get themselves sorted as I had no issues dealing with them a few months back and charged me a reasonable fee for shipping it to Ireland.

Spade connectors will come in handy and will make a tidy job of the Speakers.

Btw, that colour for that Focus looks Olive Green to me. Unusual and I never seen one that colour. Definitely an option. Also, saw a Lime Green Focus RS today around Tullamore and it was a beaut!

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Had a lot of reading to catch up on and kudos on getting this whole debacle sorted! Can't wait to see it posted here. I remember how heavy my one was and like you said, taking the hit for postage is something we are well used to here in Ireland :P

I had to have a read through the Radio World shop feedback on Ebay and they are not great. They must either be in trouble financially or have very inept workers there. I hope they get themselves sorted as I had no issues dealing with them a few months back and charged me a reasonable fee for shipping it to Ireland.

Spade connectors will come in handy and will make a tidy job of the speakers.

Thanks mate,

The gold plated spade connectors seemed a good idea for connection, had spsre paypal funds so thought id try em out,

To my surprise parcel motel deliver to the collection points on Saturdays so ill have some updates tomorrow including the custom sub enclosure :)

Btw, that colour for that Focus looks Olive Green to me. Unusual and I never seen one that colour. Definitely an option. Also, saw a Lime Green Focus RS today around Tullamore and it was a beaut!

yes the RS green is lovely,

Although the ride height of the RS is quite high,

Theres two around here one green and one polar White,

Apparently there's a total of 19 RS focus mk2 registered in the republic and only three of those are green,

Six white, nine blue and one matt black 500 model,

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Update:

The shocker continues,

Ok the Custom 10" sub enclosure was free shipping within the UK,

Had it sent to Parcel Motel in Antrim,

It arrived with them yesterday,

They then contacted to say delivery would cost 52 euro for this oversized item,

So i paid that yesterday and assumed it would arrive at the door on Tuesday morning instead of the local collection lockers,

No! :(

Got another message from Parcel Motel at 21:30 last night saying "your oversized delivery is now awaiting your collection at our depot in Finglas co. Dublin,

Alternatively you can arrage delivery to your personal address at an additional fee of 21.75 euro

:lol: no chance,

Had i known the payment of 52 was only going to bring it to there dublin depot id have driven up to Antrim depot myself,

Cost be 14 euro diesel to drive up to Finglas and back home again, they wanted 22 euro just to send the item one way.

Don't get me wrong; parcel Motel are a fantastic service and extremely cheap for small items,

But beware they will whip out a 14" strap on and ride you to death with it,

If you purchase somthing that doesn't fit in there lockers,

I left the house at 7am to collect the delivery,

While on route to Finglas depot i got a text from parcel motel informing me there was a delivery awaiting collection at the local drop off point so i collected that on the route home,

Amplifier for the FM aerial arrived from Liquid Ice,

Costing three times less than Halfords Ireland,

Link to item:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/400396411034?_trksid=p2059210.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Compared to halfords:

http://www.halfords.ie/sat-nav-audio/car-audio/stereo-fitting-accessories/autoleads-car-audio-antenna-adaptor-pc5-136

Overall with parcel Motel shipping i got it for 6.72 euro :)

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Most car manufacturers now fit aerial amplifier's inside the headunit to boost AM/FM reception,

This boost is lost when changing to aftermarket,

Some people blame the aerial and go to lengths of installing a new one,

But there's nothing wrong with the aerial, it just needs an aftermarket inline signal booster,

Anyways i arrived at the depot 08:22am this morning.

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Had the two kids with me, they thought the place was going to be full of minions :lol:

Sadly wasn't,

Just an interlock door system and a glass window. Felt like a gun shop lol,

I began to explain the reason for my existence to the guy behind the glass but mid flight conversation he shot me down yo :lol:

Pointing to the self service computer says "use dah"

So i entered my mobile number followed by collection pin number,

Screen then informed me to sit tight as a member of staff will present it to me in a moment.

Hearing a few bangs and Wallop's in the neighbouring Corroder i knew the parcel was coming close :)

Now when i saw it i was like WTF!!

Its oversized for sure,

RadioWorld have packaged it extremely well, and providing free shipping shir who cares how big it is,

This oversized packaging led to me being charged over 50 quid on delivery half way to home,

Check it out y'all size of the box :o

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Way over packaged,

At this poin id also like to show you the fantastic job our next door neighbours have done in there front garden for Halloween looks brilliant :)

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Anyways opened up the delivery when i finally got it home,

Its one box slid inside the other:

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Gold plated binding plug connections on the rear

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All looking fantastic until i saw this:

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:o does that say Focus Mk1....

Quickly got vicki to give me a lift with it out to trial fit in the car,

Last thing i need now is to contemplate return shipping I'm already out around 70 euro on retrieval.

Got it in to the car and thank GOD the label is wrong,

This is the custom enclosure for the Mk2

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This sub enclosure is more/less the final piece of the essential foundations giving full visual on the plan,

Every other item on the list now is just straight swap really,

The delivery today is key to completing the amplifier mounting board and final decision on routing of the cables,

I can trial fit it now and complete the creation of the MDF cavity sheet,

The existing plan of a 9mm cavity isn't enough depth to fit in the vibe FastPlug,

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Thankfully i can now see exactly what space is available for a cavity so ill make the panel surrounded slips out of thicker MDF to fill this gap,

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Ill also need to custom manufacture two z brackets,

To support the sub enclosure tight to the boot panels,

Creating two z shaped brackets from steel and painted black,

Hook them in under the boot plastic panel,

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Then hook the other end to the face of the sub enclosure preventing it from sliding,

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Fun and games matey at least your there now!

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What yer up to now Lenny, Any crack since ive been off ?

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He has hijacked the kids pumpkins so he can carve them himself!

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He has hijacked the kids pumpkins so he can carve them himself!

Thats the norm where i come from, cant have the kids walking about with Naff pumkins lol.

ps Vic how fat are yer now :P

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Yeah Lenny the professional pumpkin carver!!!! Still not as big as you George but more or less a belly with legs lol

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A bit like Mr blobby but not pink with spots, Lennys artistic side will come out on the pumpkins and they will turn out great, have a little faith Victoria.

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What yer up to now Lenny, Any crack since ive been off ?

Hi George :)

Good to hear from ya,

Attended RS Owners Club meet saw here: http://www.fordownersclub.com/forums/topic/60548-pictures-rs-owners-club-ireland-meet-bolands-ford-new-ross-co-wexford/

Attended the first ever Foc Ireland meet as saw here:

http://www.fordownersclub.com/forums/topic/41443-taking-oval-to-blue-horizon-lennys-build-thread-2010-2015/page-32

Got married mid August

Currently piecing together a sound system, and a few little extras since September,

Plan is to strip out the complete interior in march/April 2015 when the climate begins to promote life again outside,

Sound proof the body, lay all the cables and label em up,

Replace Speakers and run new cables,

After that I'm looking to change the factory centre console switches to a custom fit aftermarket kit car style,

Fill and sand over exiting switches,

Drill and fit new ones followed by hydro dip carbon print for a seamless finish.

Also as Vicki says baby due 14th November,

Done a cast of the bump there two weeks ago lol

The babies not even born and its kickin me lol

Vicki was spooning last week in the bed and i awoke to being kicked or punched at 2am :lol:

How are you?

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Woohoo I think I married someone else cus I got married August 22nd not 28th as Lenny mentioned above...must be a boy kicking ye into line!

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Tramadol does mess with you a bit, and I tend to stay off it as much as possible for the same reason, Congrats on the wedding and lasting all this time with a hormonal Victoria lol.

have you just got the focus now, i still have mine well our lass still has my old one lol. good luck with the install, and taking that much interior out wont be good for the back man.

I am fine mate, Jeep has me skint. clutch went last saturday as thrust bearing seized and cut through pressure plate lol. going out playing in it tomorrow so ill try not to break it lol.

Heres a vid of 3 month ago you should go on my channel and have a look, i cant remember last one i sent you.

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Woohoo I think I married someone else cus I got married August 22nd not 28th as Lenny mentioned above...must be a boy kicking ye into line!

See thats the tablets i was on for slipped disc lol cant even remember day i got married F.S :rolleyes:

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Woohoo I think I married someone else cus I got married August 22nd not 28th as Lenny mentioned above...must be a boy kicking ye into line!

PMSL, at least the Baby will beat the divorce party :lol:

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Congrats on the wedding and lasting all this time with a hormonal Victoria lol.

have you just got the focus now, i still have mine well our lass still has my old one lol. good luck with the install, and taking that much interior out wont be good for the back man.

I am fine mate, Jeep has me skint. clutch went last saturday as thrust bearing seized and cut through pressure plate lol. going out playing in it tomorrow so ill try not to break it lol.

Heres a vid of 3 month ago you should go on my channel and have a look, i cant remember last one i sent you.

Cheers mate,

Still just got the focus now,

Figured id upgrade sound system to drown out her voice instead of a separate vehicle,

The install is last time ill be removing interior panels so im giving myself a week to do it,

In full health could do it in 3 days but im getting old now lol

Ouch!

Sounds like a lota lota thrust was behind those bearings mate,

5 star health and safety regulations there with the guy hanging off the passenger side,

Would ya not unlock the door and give the poor lad a lift?

haven't saw one since may/june i think it was

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It was probably Vicki kicking and punching you then blaming the poor innocent baby. :d

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It was probably Vicki kicking and punching you then blaming the poor innocent baby. :d

Oh Clivey ...

Firstly you don't even live with him & I know ud secretly love to punch him

Secondly hormones make you do things you otherwise might hold back

Thirdly I'm pretty sure that occasion was around the same time he dragged a 8month preggers lady around ikea just so he could get the meatballs there & when I tried to look at the furniture he says "ahh not sure if ikea stuff would be up to fire safety standards" & it's nearly a 2hour drive to it

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He sounds like a right nightmare ;)

Give him a dig from me :p

(Sorry Lenny :d )

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Oh Clivey ...

Firstly you don't even live with him & I know ud secretly love to punch him

Secondly hormones make you do things you otherwise might hold back

Thirdly I'm pretty sure that occasion was around the same time he dragged a 8month preggers lady around ikea just so he could get the meatballs there & when I tried to look at the furniture he says "ahh not sure if ikea stuff would be up to fire safety standards" & it's nearly a 2hour drive to it

Remind me...which one of you is pregnant? ROFL

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