garywc Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 Hi guys. I've just picked myself a 56 plate focus 1.6 diesel lx and got a few little things ide like to check and get help with I've currently just changed all front bulbs to led and reverse bulb to led Shame there isn't a second reverse light so I wanted to change fog surround to a lhd reverse and wire up a second reverse bulb is this actually worth doing? Also is the reverse cluster the same on mk1 and mk2? Secondly the boot seems very heavy when opening and requires a lot of force to lift. Is this normal or is it a sign that the gas struck aren't working correctly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TangoDaz Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 I think it a problem on most tail gates try this web site out https://www.sgs-engineering.com/gas-struts?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIyvO1mefz2AIVZDPTCh3-mwH2EAAYASAAEgJWfvD_BwE Hope it helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isetta Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 am I misunderstanding? are you saying you will replace fog lamp with reversing lamp? rear fog lamp is a MOT requirement. One lamp which must be central or towards drivers side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenny Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 4 hours ago, isetta said: am I misunderstanding? are you saying you will replace fog lamp with reversing lamp? rear fog lamp is a MOT requirement. One lamp which must be central or towards drivers side. You can fit a left hand drive reverse light unit which is essentially a clear fog light unit. You then fit a red bulb instead, there is also room in the light housing to fit an additional bulb, Some people including myself; fit a second reverse light aswell as the red fog light. I've fitted an "auto off" DRL relay to my rear fog light aswell, this means that if the rear fog light is switched on.... And I put the car in to reverse; the relay automatically turns off the red bulb while the car is in reverse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TangoDaz Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 I think it's a preface lift so it has the same fog and reversing light as a mk1 but if you can get a get a European left hand drive reversing light then there is no reason why you can't do what Lenny has done. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garywc Posted January 26, 2018 Author Share Posted January 26, 2018 15 hours ago, isetta said: am I misunderstanding? are you saying you will replace fog lamp with reversing lamp? rear fog lamp is a MOT requirement. One lamp which must be central or towards drivers side. Lenny has answered the question about the rear reverse light. I would replace the red fog housing with clear and put a red bulb in and then retrofit a second which would be the secondary reverse light Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garywc Posted January 26, 2018 Author Share Posted January 26, 2018 12 hours ago, Lenny said: You can fit a left hand drive reverse light unit which is essentially a clear fog light unit. You then fit a red bulb instead, there is also room in the light housing to fit an additional bulb, Some people including myself; fit a second reverse light aswell as the red fog light. I've fitted an "auto off" DRL relay to my rear fog light aswell, this means that if the rear fog light is switched on.... And I put the car in to reverse; the relay automatically turns off the red bulb while the car is in reverse. That's exactly what I mean. Is it worth it? Your car looks very smart! Im just wondering if you know if the rear bumper from a mk2.5 same as yours would fit a pre face-lift. So the mk2 model. The reverse lights slightly different shape but I think it looks better. Thinking would it be worth putting zetec s bumper on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenny Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 5 hours ago, garywc said: That's exactly what I mean. Is it worth it? Your car looks very smart! Im just wondering if you know if the rear bumper from a mk2.5 same as yours would fit a pre face-lift. So the mk2 model. The reverse lights slightly different shape but I think it looks better. Thinking would it be worth putting zetec s bumper on Thanks, I think it' worth doing it; especially if your fitting a reverse camera which I've also done 👍 The facelift bumper on the rear is a straight swap but for the front to change you need the sub frame panel, side wings, headlights and bonnet to complete the transformation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yunii Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 I did this mod on my sadly missed mk1.5 2.0 Esp & my current mk2.5 focus Titanium -S.YuniiSent from my SM-G925F using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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