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Hello 

has any one fitted door edge protectors to their own focus 

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Yep, but not the posh folding types from Ford, I spent £1.80 on amazon for the "old fashioned" plastic types.  They fit the 3.5 door profile fine at the height they need to be for other car doors. 

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8 minutes ago, Guzzilazz said:

Yep, but not the posh folding types from Ford, I spent £1.80 on Amazon for the "old fashioned" plastic types.  They fit the 3.5 door profile fine at the height they need to be for other car doors. 

:laugh:

 

I have those, best thing ever! :w00t:

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They can't be retro- fitted after they leave the factory. 

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27 minutes ago, drsdriver said:

They can't be retro- fitted after they leave the factory. 

i thought they could, i looked into it and the cost stopped me fitting them even at dealer cost prices. 

then i saw quite a few broken so that put me off also.

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I was told they couldn't be retro fitted as well. Luckily I managed to get them factory fitted cause of the lengthy delay getting my car


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this evening ive spoken to a lad i used to work with and he recons its easy to fit. the holes are there both ends , and 2 screws each end holding the plunger and the protector assy , then a cable links the 2 together which just clips in various points in the door.
but he confirmed its a costly retrofit.


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I have to admit I can't understand why Ford refuse to retro fit them because I thought that they looked pretty straight forward


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I had them on my previous Focus, had quite a few issues with them snapping off, getting trapped against the passenger door. 

First one was covered under warranty, second time I had to pay. They are a good idea, but just be sceptical that they do snap off. 

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that one of the reasons i didnt bother. not strong enough to do the job

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Thanks guys 

but after speaking to a lad at work who has had them he also said don't bother as he and others in his family have also had them fail and snap off so don't think it's worth it

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Back to 5 quid rubber strips from Halfords then lol

At least theres nothing to go wrong unlke fords flimsy design....

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On ‎07‎/‎09‎/‎2017 at 10:06 AM, biff55 said:

Back to 5 quid rubber strips from halfords then lol

At least theres nothing to go wrong unlke fords flimsy design....

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...or £1.80 from amazon...

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The ford fiesta door edge protectors seem to fail when it’s cold must be a design fault, my driver side doo protector snapped off yesterday morning when it was cold.

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Anyone find out if they can be retro fitted ? My local scrappy has a full set 

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On 9/3/2017 at 9:29 PM, TangoDaz said:

Hello 

has any one fitted door edge protectors to their own focus 

Yep, they're great! Colour co-ordinated too! 🤣

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@Tommo17

 

I have retrofitted those protectors to my Focus. Easy job, it is pretty intuitive where you should put the part on. 

I have 2 small kids and pretty narrow parking spots so it was a must for me to retrofit those 😄 lol

But it is very hard to find a used set for sale. 

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6 hours ago, Bannko said:

@Tommo17

 

I have retrofitted those protectors to my Focus. Easy job, it is pretty intuitive where you should put the part on. 

I have 2 small kids and pretty narrow parking spots so it was a must for me to retrofit those 😄 lol

But it is very hard to find a used set for sale. 

Glad to hear it. This is the reason why i want them. 
 

whats involved in fitting them. I believe they are cable operated?  

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Yes, it is just a mechanical thing so no wires this time 😉 just a few screws 

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@Bannko so just the door card to remove.  How have they been for you. Heard they can be a bit flimsy 

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