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2 Tonne is ample, the whole car weighs a lot less than that. (Assuming the 2 tonne rating is a Safe Working Load for the stands, not an actual breaking strain!) Ian (F0CUE) beat me to it with the standard pic., but have never liked the green dots at the front, they look like the front stay just as it goes into the rubber bush, and that puts a lot of strain on the bush. The front is heavy on these, esp. with Diesels. I have moved to using the subframe, next to the round hole where that curved tubular support comes down from above. It looks really strong there. My stands will just fit in there quite firmly. Photo below. It is the big hole, with the raised flange round it. For the back, I use the two strong vertical brackets that stick down, I don't think my stands fit well on the central part of the rear subframe as shown above.

I know it's a bit late to reply on this subject but here's a picture of mine had them smoked and fitted led brake and indicators bulbs as well

Nearly right! You can state your intention to cancel 14 days after receiving your goods, and then have a further 2 weeks to return them :)

I do like Marlboro's "Pro-Seal"... Accidentally left a pack in the 405's glove compartment for 10 days and they still taste as fresh as the day they were first opened.

Simple answer is in your last post, They've adjusted the tracking, badly! You should have mentioned they were checking the wheel alignment, in your first post.

I have put the switch in the middle of the bedroom and on the wall low down,run 2 cables to the TiVo and i.p camera and 1 to my laptop. realy having onto TiVo don't solve a lot as you only get the remote option as you can't watch recorded item on other devices u.k law,you can only watch on the device you recorded on so Myshows on the recorded stuff won't work on iPad. Also ultra HD 4k on my t.v through netflix and it all works so fast as it shares the connection speed so no buffer at all,just trying to dee Amazon has a good deal at the moment on them. https://www.amazon.co.uk/NETGEAR-GS305-100UKS-Gigabit-Ethernet-Wallmount/dp/B00TV4A96Q/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1486803627&sr=8-1&keywords=netgear+gs305 Im so MoneySupermarket 🍺 👍

All in and sorted and working perfect,now i can use i.p camera/laptop and smart t.v.

I had exactly that advisory in 2011, when I bought the car. The shock has not failed, has not been replaced & the advisory did not happen again, in the last 6 years. So have a look, do the usual push the car up & down test, then ignore it if no obvious problem is seen. I have also had parking brake below eff. advisory, cured by giving the cables a really good greasing. Take the cables off the rear calipers, so they can be pulled in & out by hand, and it is amazing how much grease you get slowly feed down there. Servicing disks & pads is a doddle on the Focus. I am usually pretty slow at mechanical jobs, but can do an axle in a couple of hours now, easy.

The one tool you will need is a 7mm A/F Hex bit. An Allen key might do it, but a Hex bit that fits into an standard ratchet driver will be much better. That is to remove the caliper guide pins. I posted a few tips here: (You won't need a wind-back tool to inspect the pads, but it is needed to fit new ones) The wheel not turning freely may indicate a bit of grit or rust between pad and disk. Or it could be the caliper piston is sticking, or the guide pins are sticking. The rapid and uneven pad wear suggests sticking pins. Clean & re-fit with suitable silicon or brake rubber grease. If you have to remove the disk, perhaps to inspect or de-rust the inside, the caliper bracket bolts will be tight and stiff (sometimes thread lock is applied). You will need a good, well fitting socket, and maybe an extension tube on the ratchet handle. Inspect the caliper piston dust seal carefully. If intact, then sticking pistons can often be freed by winding in and pumping out a few times. If damaged, then the caliper must be serviced (new seals) or replaced.

Ironically I'm that way with my alcohol - once a bottle is opened it is FINISHED. With cigarettes I can take or leave.

You can't get the 140 as a titanium, unless it's changed very recently.

Yep mines are 2 tonne ones from halfords and are good enough here is a small guide..

Indeed. I totally agree. The Focus it's not a lot bigger than a Fiesta leg room wise. What Ford does is making a bigger car to get extra space, while Vw with the mqb platform makes it smaller on the outside but it's bigger inside. I am.curios to see the new Focus. I hope I get to see the new Fiesta at the Geneva motorshow this year.

Ah OK cool I'll have to give them a ring with the part number then unless they email back. That does sound like a beast lol and a lot of fun on round abouts [emoji23] Sent from my SM-G925F using Tapatalk

Front splitter cam from triple r composites

Where did you get the front splitter from?

If you read different forums and information then you will get slightly different answers. The only real way would be to measure, but a couple of manufacturers dictate that before a date in 2006 is 18mm and after that date in 2006 is 21mm. I have ordered 21mm to do my own suspension with, and will be sending them back and swapping them if they're the wrong size.

Have you changed the fuel filter recently? They can be very temperamental with inadequate, restricted flow and entrapped air in the fuel system feeding the HP injection pump. Maybe worthwhile replacing it if it hasn't already been done. They can be tricky to get going afterwards! There are plenty of tips on this forum how to bleed them properly.

updated sd cards usually start appearing on new cars around march.

The part number for the set of focus RS tail lights complete with looms and bulbs fitted is: FINIS 1673850 You can go to any ford dealer and request that part number without any chassis details, I suggest logging on to fordpartsuk.com and contacting through the site email to request a price for FINIS 1673850 I've bought alot of little parts from them such as the rubber coin mat fits in the OBD port pocket.

Like flogger said, Do a search on alloy wheel repairers, there will be someone around your area who will be able to repair it. I had a lexus IS200 when they 1st came out and ended up curbing a wheel a lot worse than yours, it was an dark grey metallic and lexus wanted £400 for a new one, the bodyshop across the road repaired & painted it for £50.

Aye June/july, can't remember but I'll let you know the craic. I'll.prob start a thread for recruits for it lol Sent from my HTC 10 using Tapatalk

Aye do. Ive only ever entered once in my fiesta but I go every year. After last year realising there wasn't one MK3 focus that wasn't an ST I thought, sack it, I should get mine in next time so I'm doing it this year. If you fancy it let me know cause I can apply and get whoever wants to go, all situated in a row. Represent the FOC. That's what we did last time. Sent from my HTC 10 using Tapatalk

My friend with the cossie wud attend them .. il maybe see if he's interested aslo Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Aye no worries, I will do. It was cold ayye, had the woolly hat on for sure lol I'm impatient too like I was spose to wash the car too but it was starting to rain and had to finish getting the spacers on. On top of that, my wrench disintegrated too so had to go up to halfords and get another mid install. Nightmare lol I told myself id get the spacers on, wheels swapped, car washed, headlight fixed and sidelight replaced this weekend so I'm not doing too badly [emoji23] Sent from my HTC 10 using Tapatalk

Do a little update m8 when ya get the chance to drive it .. let us know how it feels and if Ers any difference ... Btw fair play til ya ... it's freezing out der and ya did that this morning lol I'd wuda done the same. I'm an impatient flocker [emoji23] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I found it was a question of elimination although I have a MK1.The first thing I did was take out the air vents,silicon and pop back in.Then siliconed the mating surfaces on the rear light cluster(a pain if replacing a bulb)and screw plug and screw.If that doesn't work you will have to look deeper. Sent from my iPad using Ford OC

Right, so. The spacers are fitted. Before: Not sure what use those pics with the measuring tape are but it looks professional lol During: And after: All in all, a good mornings work done. I swapped the wheels from the front To the back as well as there's better thread on the rears. I'd say I would have gotten away with 25mm on the rear, for a bit more 'stance'. I'm happy enough for now, haven't driven yet but we'll see what happens. Now to sort out that arch gap.... (PS apologies, car is absolutely filthy. wash day tomorrow)

Hi there, just joined your club. Now retired, so gives me the right as an Old Git to moan at boy racers, wear a bunnet, pull out in front of everyone and stick to a 20 mph after doing so! Now driving a diesel Fusion Titanium. Victor Meldrew is now among you! Anyway nice to be here, still on the green side of a divot, and look forward to posting some drivel occaisionally.Easy going and enjoy a laugh.

How we getting on mate with the spacers?? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Agree 100% with above post. It's a job that can be easily done by a competent home mechanic but you need a decent set of spring compressors. Fronts took longer only cause you need to remove the entire shock assembly. Took me bout 3hr start to finish but i took my time and cleaned everything up while it as apart etc..

Up here at least the two places never to go for an MOT are main dealers and Kwik-Fit. Both will almost guarantee a fail and charge you the earth for parts and labour to fix the issue(s). An honest independent garage is best, as they have a reputation to keep and won't fail unless there is actually something wrong. That's my experience though, so it could be different where you are.

The most important tool when changing springs is to use spring compression clamps otherwise the existing spring will expand at a lightening speed when you unbolt it potentially causing serious injury to you or the fenders of the vehicle there's a video here shows it well

I did that to the wife's car, didn't tell her until the day before we had to sign and I only told her then cos it was her car lol. She had a two yr old 1.0l eco 125 in white, think it was a tit with low mileage. Dealer rang me and said he could do a good deal on another new fiesta but this time in red and a tit X, same engine. Worked out to be £11 less a month for a newer better spec car! So I jumped at the chance, the wife was proper ***** off though, saying I didn't need to swap it as nothing wrong with her current car. 1 week into the swap and she prefers the new one Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

I was going to get the split 5 spokes before ones i actually bought. In the end they reminded me too much of the split 5 spoke 17" wheels it came with

Hmm.. I was rather hoping you might say there's not much in it! I suppose we could always swap/sell them though as they must surely be an appealing upgrade for some and would presumably fetch at least the same as the 16's would cost, if not more. As you say, they do look good though and I notice that nearly all of the shots in the brochure seem to be of models with the 17's fitted so they must think they go well with the car well themselves!

in my experience if you do this some places will give full refund on the unused parts but some will charge a fee or handling charge (I have seen it called a restocking fee but that terms does not really make sense)

Depends on state of the shocks.. mileage etc.. I dropped my mk2.5 using the ebach shocks that r ford approves but I'd recently replaced the rear shocks n the fronts were in gd condition still. But the lowering springs will work with stock shocks though if they r past it u would be better replacing them as well

Hi guys the info on the head unit was great, I've been to Halford today and picked up a jvc for £89! Bargain, got all the wires and a remote adapter for I can use my steering controls. I plan on fitting this tomorrow. The suspension, I'm still a little unsure what to do. Can I lower it using springs from ford parts UK, but keep my original shock? Or do I need different shocks?

As you can still drive it just concentrate on getting yourself better first worry about the car once you get back on your feet, in the mean time buy a Haynes Manual for your car it will show how to take things apart when the day comes to fixing it yourself, best thing to do repair wise would wait until you have £500 or go a breakers and get a quote. Get well soon.

Wheels finally on after being aeay for 3 months and i was happy how it sat. Standard ride height and no scrubbing at lock. I had spent many a day on ebay looking for a cheap set of side skirts to get painted and fire on. To my surprise for the total of £165 you can have a brand new set of st skirts pre painted delivered within 3 days. Thats how it sits today im waiting on tge paintshop finishing my zetec s lower front valence. As for rear bumper i have decided to paint the standard lower part and then finiah the lower lip with the 2 rear sensors gloss black.

buy both sizes and if the one thats wrong just return them for a refund once you have had the correct ones fitted

I see you have already found me on Pinterest 😅 but See my guide here should help: Guide to Fitting Genuine focus RS LED tail lights Mk2.5 Click Here Guide To Fitting Second Reverse Light Ford Focus Mk2.5 Click Here Guide to Fitting Footwell Lighting In Your Ford Click Here Guide to fitting Ford puddle lights Focus 05-12 Click Here full list of guide here:

i can confirm 175/65/14 is the correct size for space saver for the fiesta, we have got 5 crates of them( around 200 of them) at work ready to go in fiestas.

Piper cams fitted, induction kit fitted and the results are in... She's now doing 136bhp! The guys at the Performance Center in Sunderland where I take the car said it wasn't worth doing a remap of the ECU as there wasn't going to be a lot of gain for the money I would spend. This is one of the reasons I like these guys, honesty. 136bhp isn't a bad figure considering it's a daily driver, it loves to rev and goes mental when you hit the right rev range. It's made it a much more enjoyable car to drive!

My mum's dog always barked at cats and the postman (well anyone at the front door), when he wanted to come in from outside, and would bark on command when you said "who's that?". In his later years now, he barks when he wants to go out and back in, and when he hears strange noises. He is now totally blinded by cataracts brought on by diabetes so is getting quite slow and doddery :(

Police trained dogs by any chance? My auntie had dogs that only barked on command.

This weekend I don't like stiles. The two extended weekend walks with Pipper have been hampered by the inclusion of stiles on the footpaths. Recognised trails have kissing gates with a low bar (around 1 metre high), adjacent to them for cyclists to push their bike under, wheelchair users and dogs too large to go through the gate. Whilst my knee support has given me back most of my leg use: until the tendon tear heals I haven't got enough power to lift my lower leg high enough whilst bending it, to get over stiles. The physio told me to refrain from any kind of jumping for a few months, so that ruled out leapfrog frogging, or vaulting the stile.. If there isn't barbed wire running along the horizontals, and the gap is wide enough, it was possible to go through the mid gap foot first; in the style of going down a slide, or crawling through the lower gap, but that means crawling through inevitable freshly deposited cow pats. If there is barbed wire on the horizontals, you have the added fun of avoiding that too The application and removal of socks is proving quite challenging too. Brandy loathed small scruffy men dressed in black that resembled Russell Brand until her dying day