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2012+ Ford Focus Issue

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Hey Guys, I am trying to find out if the EU Focus with the Handling Package or not, has a front end Clunking noise when going slow and over small bumps, see this thread

http://www.focusfanatics.com/forum/showthread.php?t=267513

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    Hi, welcome to the forum, as your car was either manufactured in the states, or in Mexico, and has a handling pack that we don't have as a option on our German built Foci here in the UK, I'm not sure what we can say that would any different to the usual 'have the suspension checked'. As I also subscribe to the Ford Fanatics forum I remember that there has been several posts in there that refer to a clunk from the front as you describe, thus I'm sure someone in their will be able to help you.Chris

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    Mine was built in Detroit, Is there a way you can take a picture of the top of your strut tower where your strut brace bolts down. I am curious to see what brace and bolts you have in Europe.

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    Hi, I will tomorrow or Monday but do you mean under the bonnet or inside the wheel arch?

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    under the bonnet, at the top of the front strut where the three bolts hold to the car, we have a strut brace from the factory. I am curious to see if the EU models have the reinforced version

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