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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.

I've got the 140 St-Line now but had the 125 as a hire car for a few days. The 140 feels a lot quicker compared to the 125 than the 0-60 times would suggest, 30-70 time is a lot quicker due to the shorter gearing . I've read somewhere that in 1st and 2nd gear the engine is limited on power/torque to protect the gearbox , not sure how true this is but I suspect the 0-60 time could be a lot quicker than the 8.7 secs quoted

Cheers mate

Front splitter cam from triple r composites

They probably only list warehouse stock on there website and other items would be direct order, the mk2.5 focus parts should be fully available for atleast ten years after manufacture, I had a 2000 registered Toyota Levin BZR from Japan and my local dealer could still supply me with brand new parts even though the vehicle was never sold in the country. God I miss that car so much was a black horse had superstrut suspension which meant the axle leans on corners but the chassis doesn't lean atall which resulted in you never knowing when to stop pushing it on the band's before you would loose the rear and 😁

😯 10 days back when I smoked, nothing lasted past 24hrs 😅 used to be 20 per day mon-Fri then 40 Sat & sun

Bluetooth/Voicecontrol or SYNC (depending on production date) was an optional extra which had to be ordered seperately. This option was also included in some option packs. If your car does not have Bluetooth/Voicecontrol or SYNC it simply means that the 1st owner has not selected this option or an option pack that contains this option when the car was ordered.

I seem to recall the rule is there should be half a bounce, Ie go up past normal height, then settle. The trouble is, these cars seem to have quite stiff suspension, so unless you weigh 25 stone, it is hard to get much movement. My modest 10.5 stone hardly budges it! I would probably need some assistance. If you are used to driving the car, I think you will soon notice if there is a significant shock (aka damper, more correctly) problem. Bumpy roads soon become a nightmare of uncontrolled bouncing and rolling.

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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.

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

Not sur mate never been to 1 [emoji23] It's sumthing I've always been interested in tho ... went to a few jap fest 1s had a civic b4 the focus .. mite tak a spin down this year wif the miss and wee 1 ... make a day outa it Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Doing ritely [emoji23] I managed to wash mine and that was a nightmare in the cold Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Nice one thanks for that I'm sure they will be slightly cheaper now but if not that link you gave me will probably be the one I'd much prefer to get them new with all the wires and bulbs makes life much easier [emoji4] Sent from my SM-G925F using Tapatalk

LOL serious RWD stance with those [emoji23] Sent from my HTC 10 using Tapatalk

20front 30rears [emoji23] must look into it more m8! Few google searches [emoji13] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Here's a pic of mine mk2 tho Just seeing u do this has me wanting it aswell lol can't see ***** [emoji23] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Looks good mate how thick r they ? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I bought them from sandicliffe shop think they were 280 pounds at the time and they come with the looms and bulbs, Bering in mind this was all before ford gave birth to the Mk3 focus, so there sure to be cheaper now, I had sold my stock 16" snowflake alloys on ebay at the time so rather thsn witdraw the PayPal funds i bought the tail lights. Sandicliffe are a genuine ford dealership but they had a more genuine price than my local ford dealership 😉 I had to wait three weeks for them at the time as they were made to order in Germany. an alternative supplier is European-parts.net there a German based ford enthusiasts parts provider see here: http://www.european-parts.net/product_info.php?info=p835_led-taillights-focus-mk2-fl08.html

The slightly shorter gearing makes the biggest difference imo

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.

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Cheers mate I did exactly that last night lol gonna ring them again today Sent from my SM-G925F using Tapatalk

Yeah I found your guide on pintrest thanks lol glad I found it as definitely gonna get them now [emoji106] don't suppose you remember how much you paid from Ford for the whole set with wires and plugs do you? Sent from my SM-G925F using Tapatalk

ok....quoted from Haynes manual for Ford Focus Diesel 2005 t0 2009 (54 to 59 registration) "Note that 2 different balljoints may be available. The balljoints are identical apart from the diameter of the balljoint shank. The shank with the larger diameter taper is identified by a blue band on the gaiter, and the smaller diameter taper by a yellow band". Mine got an advisory last year so expecting to change them after this Monday 13th,when car goes for mot. my local shop (pitstop in Mildenhall) stocks a couple of each size for each side so should be good.

I don't even get fibre at my flat, this is my connection:

Blimey Stoney you don't half come up with the right pointers don't you? ***** well found there.

Your SoMonetSuperMarket Jace, Do you feel EPIC!! 😉

I take mine to an independent mot centre, if it fails I get 2 weeks to take it to any garage.

And the record for the largest bump of the year goes to-- Sent from my SM-G930F

Bark, howl, squeal, squeak, moan, our dogs make all those sounds and more. Sometimes the smallest thing might set one of them off and all of a sudden you've got a scene like out of a wolf documentary . Our Doberman dislikes the horse in the neighbouring field, where as he doesn't give two hoots about her (just stands right up against the fence munching on the grass). Quietest dog we've had was our male Rottweiler who once knocked me flat on my backside as I walked through the pitch black through our front gate up to the door. The outside motion lighting had yet to detect me, and hadn't picked up Benson moving silently towards me, until he jumped up to greet me .

Brandy used to bark not just at our postman, but any postmen we encountered on her walks. and when I dropped off the daily post at the sorting office, if any postmen happened to taking their break outside: Brandy would bark at them too Come to think of it, It might have been the orange hi-vis clothes that annoyed her : Brandy used to bark at railway maintenance workers as well.

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!

I'll take a look at them tomorrow. I've not owned the car long so I'm not sure if they've been replaced at any point. It's done 119000 but from what I've looked at, it all looks in pretty good condition. Do you know how easy it is to change the springs? Is it a job I can do on the driveway with hand tools?

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

there must be an easier way to identify what size ball joints are fitted (apart from physically measuring them) is there any relation to engine code/build date or disc size? (drums on rear etc) .. did ford just randomly picked parts they had in stock when producing the focus or was there a change over year when they uprated to 21mm?

All 3 of the dogs I've had don't bark unless there is a reason. All were rescue dogs, so not sure what training they had before. Our old springer spaniel would only bark if there was "someone strange" in the garden, of if there was a cat. He would also bark once at the back door if he had escaped and was wanting back in. My mums old jack Russel and now her dog de bordeaux only bark at the door if someone chaps the letter box. Even then, it is normally just one or two barks until we tell them to shh and then they stop. Some dogs simply are not very vocal :-)

our dog didnt used to in the garden, but then our neighbor got a missus who had two rat dogs who never shut the hell up haha, dont get me wrong lovely couple but i want to see how high i can get them two things, its now a competition when mine and theirs are outside

My mum's dog only ever barks when someone comes to the door, otherwise it's only in her sleep, lol. My thought is it has been trained out of Pipper. My mum's dog is petrified of tea towels and rolled up news paper when you go fly/bug swatting. Disgusting, wish I could go hit her previous owners over the head, to see how they like it...

My 3 dogs bark only on command [emoji41] Sent from my SM-G930F

Only just came across it, but loving the Carwow Fiesta ST photoshop: