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Love this!😅🤣😂 Q: How many group members does it take to change a light bulb ? 1 to change the light bulb and to post that the light bulb has been changed. 14 to share similar experiences of changing light bulbs and how the light bulb could have been changed differently. 7 to caution about the dangers of changing light bulbs. 17 purists who use candles and are offended by light bulb discussions. 6 to argue over whether it's 'lightbulb' or 'light bulb'. Another 6 to condemn those 6 as stupid. 22 to tell THOSE 6 to stop being jerks. 2 industry professionals to inform the group that the proper term is 'lamp'. 15 know-it-alls who claim they were in the industry, and that 'light bulb' is perfectly correct. 49 to post memes and gifs (several are of Michael Jackson eating popcorn with the words added, “I’m just here for the comments.”) 19 to post that this page is not about light bulbs and to please take this discussion to a light bulb page. 11 to defend the posting to this page saying that we all use light bulbs and therefore the posts are relevant here. 24 to discuss the merits of LED/swirly fluorescent light bulbs 44 to claim LED and fluorescent bulbs will kill you. 12 to post F. 8 to ask what F means. 7 to post 'Following' but there's 3 dots at the top right that means you don't have to. 3 to say "can't share" 2 to reply "can't share from a closed group" 36 People to post pics of their own light bulbs. 15 People to post "I can't see S$%^!" and use their own light bulbs. 6 to report the post or PM an admin because someone said "f÷×$" 4 to say "Didn't we go through this already a short time ago?". 13 to say "Do a search on light bulbs before posting questions about light bulbs". 1 to bring politics into the discussion by adding that (insert politician of choice) isn't the brightest bulb. This usually takes place within the first three comments. 50 more to get into personal attacks over their political views. 5 admins to ban the light bulb posters who took it all too seriously. 1 late arrival to comment on the original post 6 months later and start it all over again.

Hello Mondeo owners, I'm Grant from Auckland, New Zealand and 6 months ago I brought a new 2019 Mondeo Titanium 2.0L 177KW (240PS) Petrol Hatch in Magnetic. I have done some mods and had a retune and now I have 210KWs (280PS). My most recent mod is the TURBOSMART Dual Port Blow Off Valve TS-0203-1061. Its the best of both worlds - plumb back and vent to atmosphere 50% - 50%. I had a 2009 MK4 2.3L Petrol Hatch before I got the Titanium, lucky to have it as now the Hybird is the top model here. I'm DJ NEZZ from New Zealand.

I’m still bitter about the multi link. And the one reverse light...also the paintwork and the sat nav graphics and the mpg and the yellow halogen headlights apart from that it’s alright.

It does time out eventually when you drive off.

Mondeo 2.5T had the same engine as the Focus ST, detuned to get into the lower tax bracket. Lovely engine, makes a cool sound, and it can be tuned with all the same parts as the Focus, to get serious gains with relatively small outlay. Oh, and it is torquey, maybe not as much as a diesel but plenty enough

Its a bit of a myth now that no credit is bad credit. Open banking and changes in credit scoring methods mean that everyone can have a rating. Its not just about whether you've had credit, but the payment history on various things - direct debits coming from your bank etc You will have had credit without realising it. Rent on your house is a credit agreement - borrowing someone's house for a fixed monthly rental. Even paying your council tax makes a difference to your credit file. One of the most important factors though is trace-ability. Being on the voters roll at your current address has a dramatic impact on your score.

Congratulations Tom - your medal is on its way. They probably make enough off the people who accidentally sign up for a paid subscription and forget to cancel it to pay out £4.

This is just one of the many available VCM 2 clones. The biggest problem with these that it is very difficult to determine the quality of the clone. Some are excellent quality and are in fact 100% copies of the original while others have different components (sometimes even completely different PCB design) and can be really bad. Some bad clones do not even support module programming or result in a bricked module. Sellers of the better quality clones do usually show pictures of the circuit boards (the original design has a dual circuit board). This makes it a bit easier to determine the quality of the clone.

The PRNDS by the gear lever does light up in blue on the TC 6 speed.

@Botus i used ford etis. Checked my build then let it connect to my car to check its current configuration. Now when i log on it has my modules i installed listed as fitted. Will let me update modules officially through etis for £17.99 a module i think it was showing.

The wet DCT is not jerky at all, only the dry boxes. I've had the centre console sat on my drive before now, there are no LEDs there for the selector. I would have liked it if there was though.

To update software using the Forscan Beta testing software I recommend to use either an original Ford (Rotunda) VCM 2 diagnostic interface (or a high quality 100% clone) or any diagnostic interface that has J2534 Pass Through capabilities.

not 100% certain but I reckon it's on front of gearbox. if you stick you head under front bumper and look at front of gearbox it should be there. when I had same problem on my focus mk1 it just needed the plug on the switch prodding a bit and reverse light came back to life. Once I found that was where the problem lay I unplugged it and put some wd40 and pushed the connector on and off a few times. it was fine after that. Of course it's nice to have the light working but on a car of that age it's not part of the mot test (it is on newer cars)

The lights show on the graphic when the headlights are switched on. If it was raining heavily it is likely that the headlights switched on automatically because the wipers were on.

After heated windscreens this is one of the best features to have on a car

I'm never complaining about servicing costs at Ford again. My ST is on the £19/month plan for 3 years covering all MOTs, two minor services and one major service. We've just been looking at getting our Mercedes GLC serviced, and the Mercedes plan would cost double that not including MOTs! Me thinks we'll be using an independent then...

MK 3.5 67 plate registered as 2018 mate works fine now mine

MK4 escort

I can't see the catch here...what do they get out of giving us £4 for a free account? I've just done it anyway...968 out of 999 which is Excellent apparently!!

Neither does mine!! Will have to use main beams instead in that case!

Hi @Bannko, Could you please send me the instructions to activate sat nav on the sync 2 please Many thanks for your help!

Picked my focus up yesterday and stop start wasnt working . So read advice on here.... turn ignition on wait 10 seconds then 5 presses of rear fog light button then 3 of the hazard warning light . The battery light will blink then hey presto mine works fine now

Cheer mate 🍻

If the compartments behind the bumper vents are filled with water (this can be approximately 15 Litres) because of the leaking vents there will be 2 problems: 1: The water will be pushed upwards and leak into the boot through several small holes at the side of the boot behind the carpet. This water will collect in the spare wheel well and in the end also in the sound insulation under the carpets. In extreme cases the complete sound insulation (even at the front of the car) can be soaked with water. 2: The compartments have an open connection (at the top) to the interior. The water in the compartments condensates and make the air inside the cabin very humid. The humid air inside the cabin causes the windscreen (and also the other windows) to condensate extremely. Just solve the cause of the leak and dry all of the wet sound insulation and carpet. This should solve the condensation on the windscreen/windows.

Crickey!!

Yes most do now that we have led type tellys, before with the old telly scannng 625 line dogs didn't reall get a picture, mine love Rugby, got to be the best game for dogs all huddling up and sniffing butts ( dogs view point not mine )

It's not privileged access but not strictly allowed lol. If you go on to fordetis.com and register as an IO (independent Operator) then select 'single garage' and agree o the T&Cs. Then enter your details of your garage (don't need a VAT number) I called my garage Ford and entered an old home address and phone number, clicked to make the invoice address the same and that's it, create a username and password. Once you login select 'vehicle' and enter the reg and search. 2 boxes wil pop up with + signs, expand the first box and it will tell you the transmission type. Then use https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Ford_transmissions to identify the gearbox. You may need to re register each time as once the account is checked and found to be a bit liberal with the truth it will be deleted. There is no risk to you for doing it though, and no charge either. Sent from my SM-G965F using Tapatalk

@ShamusUK I had no problems with the wet clutch powershift, I really liked it. In fact I rate that one over the 7spd auto in the Merc A Class The gear indicator does indeed show which gear you are in on the instrument panel on the wet and dry clutch PS Sent from my SM-G965F using Tapatalk

Use voice commands. Press voice button then say- "Navigation" When the system says navigation back to you then say- "Cancel Route" Sent from my SM-G965F using Tapatalk

Zetec wouldn't have auto dimming mirror as standard, it comes as a package with auto lights & wipers. It's standard on Titanium. Parking sensors are an optional extra as above.

What a coincidence, after a whole lifetime of never experiencing a 'heated wheel'. my neighbour got their new Jaguar XE at the weekend. mmm... toastie, and very quick to heat up LOL However, it didn't come with powerfold door mirrors! I know if I was in charge of the options list which I would have gone for...😀

Yes they'll fit fine. MPG might be slightly worse and steering might be a little heavier but tbh you probably won't notice. You can change tyre size in the central config using FoCCCus to keep the speedo accurate.

If you have Reynaud's, then it is not a luxury, it is essential in Winter, Spring and Autumn! I have one now in my Mk2 Focus, could not drive the car without it. If you have low blood pressure or poor circulation then it is a huge benefit. Otherwise, I suspect it is almost completely useless, at least in the UK.

Changed that value to 3 and the heated seat buttons appeard under 'connect a phone' on the main screen. Changed back to 0 and they're gone again. Unfortunately still have the climate button on the bottom of the screen.

Exactly, I've only had it 6 months and that was a lot of money for what I earn, but a few things came together at once and I had the chance to get one, I'd been window shopping on Auto Trader for 8 months and I thought f*** it when one came up close to me, I'm usually far too sensible but starting to realise life is short. I too am tempted for a roof wrap, my car is Panther Black but I fancy Matt Black roof & mirrors. Having an ST-2 I'm lacking Red Calipers, that's something I'm looking at along with getting my alloys resprayed to Rock Metallic.

Really nice if you've spent a freezing, wet day at work. Nothing worse than cold, stiff fingers. Combined with heated seats to loosen off my nackered back I find it theraputic, after the drive home I'm less likely to be all siezed up like an old codger. Sent from my SM-G965F using Tapatalk

Once you've had it, you will miss it. I had it on my Mk3.5 Focus, my Fiesta Mk8 was mis-built and came without it and I missed, my Mk4 has it and I use it more than the heated seats. If you've never had it, I wouldn't worry too much, but for me personally, now I've had it I really missed it when I didn't have it.

That's a good idea actually as I will potentially get a slight performance upgrade rather than just a mod for attention seeking noises....

I used Bluefin on both my mk3.5 ST's, the power gain was decent and no modifications were needed. Must admit that torque steer and wheel spin was a bit of a pain but controllable. My mk4 ST has electronic LSD so takes off straight as an arrow and far more refined. I'll soon be getting Bluefin on it too and looking around 320bhp which should be interesting. Sent from my SM-G965F using Tapatalk

They do a carbon effect version [emoji4] Sent from my SM-G965F using Tapatalk

That's not a bad shout actually - it does struggle to find grip and that diff isn't much more expensive than a Cobb AP....food for thought.

once again thanks for the advice Volvo cover fitted , fits perfectly, had to borrow torks screw head from neighbour, ordered pack of 11screwdrivers from amazon the power of forums and information knowledge sharing

Ahem [emoji41] https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/324042299463 Sent from my SM-G965F using Tapatalk

A possible reason for a year shorter warrantee could be that over what would be a 3 year warrantee period the amount of siestas taken equates to one year.

Snap a pic of what you mean it will help get an answer.

Don't worry about it, if it needs moving, some kind mod will put it in right place for you. Welcome, anyway. 😉

stressing over this is a total waste of time... the pressures will go up and down 3 PSI dependant upon weather conditions they then change up to 5 PSI based on tyre temperatures thus if its sitting parked up on a cold day, say 10C and one tyre on the right front gets sun for 2 hour its at 32psi whilst the other side is at 29 PSI, you drive to the shops with a journey that's predominantly left hand corners going gently, at 4 miles in they are the same pressure they were when you set out. Next day atmospheric pressure has changed and the both jump up 2 PSI, but everything else is exactly the same. But you're late so you do the same trip in a hurry. When you get to Sainsburys, left front is at 34 and so is the right front. But you parked in a puddle and waited 20 mins in a queue now both tyres are now cold and are at 30PSI except they weren't.... the left one got a nail yesterday and dropped to 25 and stopped... the garage you use has always had a tyre pump's gauge that misreads by 5 PSI… and no one ever explained you must use the trigger to release the air to get an accurate reading... So if you pumped one to 32PSI and stopped bang on, but on another you went over and dropped back to 32, one is really at 32 the other is at 30... and last time you fixed a puncture the garage didn't tighten the valve correctly and one rear one's been on 20 PSI for the last 4 months Bung in about what it needs, check its about right regularly and the 1 to 2 PSI is irrelevant unless you get and manage around all the fun listed above. The biggest change I get is summer to winter I see 3 PSI change, and if its your bike they leak out 3 PSI a month and modern geometry and silly tyres designed to understeer run a critical window where its al over the place unless you get the front inside a 5 PSI window. Whereas most cars could be 8 PSI either side and 85 out of 100 drivers won't be able to feel the difference If you get the readout from real TPMS, the reading appears more stable in Bar, 01 Bar = 1.5 PSI there is no way the sensors built for 30 quid can measure properly outside 0.1 Bar accuracy. And don't for get all real TPMS sensors continually lie to make you feel better... as they broadcast over BT both temp and pressure and the car builds in compensation to the readings for temp impact as the tyres warm or very cold temps

I've noticed the Ford pass app tends to tell you the readings from the end of your last journey, so they are warm temperatures. My app always shows pressures a good 2-3 PSI over what they are when cold. I use this one and find it accurate. It won a group test from one of the car magazines some years back: https://www.halfords.com/tools/garage-equipment/tyre-inflators-and-pressure-gauges/halfords-digital-tyre-pressure%2Ftread-gauge-239116.html

If you've got rear privacy glass it should include the rear windscreen. Either it's a misbuild, or at some point since it was new the screen has had to be replaced and it's with the wrong one. How long have you had it? Did you buy it from a dealer/business?