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[fezza89]

not a fan of a neon

they a sign of your (and many others) younger need for speed days. aye?

to be honest, ive never even used them

[jonyb4]

update with new goodies





boot popper






stuck the back lights on


trial fit the bonnet


fitted the boot popper today aswell, was easier than i thought

if you dont mind mate, how much did you pay for them rear lights? i do like them, last i seen they were about £60?

i love the rear end, everything goes, even the tail pipe!

good few mods to get on with, pity its FREEZING!


i used to have one of them wwf quilt covers!

[fezza89]

cheers jony,

not sure how much the lights were because i just paid a total of £100 for everything, i think the lights go well with the colour of the car.

i was going to go and sort the spoiler out today but dont really fancy it in the snow,

good old wwf had to get it washed ready for bed that night lol

[jonyb4]

good old wwf had to get it washed ready for bed that night lol

LOL!

[fezza89]

will this arm fit a mk3.5?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... K:MEWAX:IT

cheers

[jonyb4]

i beleive so

i thinkt he three studed ball joints firt the 3.5 and 2 studed ones fit the mk3

need confirming though

[fezza89]

i beleive so

i thinkt he three studed ball joints firt the 3.5 and 2 studed ones fit the mk3

need confirming though

i could do with eufez seeing this as i believe he changed he's

[- Danny Boy -]

Smokes rear lights FTW

Take the neon off though?

[fezza89]

picked this up tonight, brand new genuine ford lower arm for the grand total of £1.70




still not 100% sure it will fit

[jonyb4]

bargain!

cant go wrong at that price really!

[jayrs]

picked this up tonight, brand new genuine ford lower arm for the grand total of £1.70




still not 100% sure it will fit

thats a mk3.5 with power steering arm (not a FRST one if anyone is wondering)

[fezza89]

so this will not fit a non power steering

[jayrs]

yeah it will fit any fiesta, its just a mk3.5 power steering one.

there basicly the ones i use on my RS to pull the camber back after lowering it.

just make sure it matches the one on the other side, if you look at the one in the picture, your see the ball joint is angled back 10mm (the 2 top rivets are angled) and the ball joint is standard length (not longer like a frst one) so make sure it is 100% the same as the other side, if its not, dont use it, you have to have ones that match other wise it will cause problems with steering and tracking

[fezza89]

yeah it will fit any fiesta, its just a mk3.5 power steering one.

there basicly the ones i use on my RS to pull the camber back after lowering it.

just make sure it matches the one on the other side, if you look at the one in the picture, your see the ball joint is angled back 10mm (the 2 top rivets are angled) and the ball joint is standard length (not longer like a frst one) so make sure it is 100% the same as the other side, if its not, dont use it, you have to have ones that match other wise it will cause problems with steering and tracking

ok thanks, any idea what the standard length is for the ball joint?

ive never changed the other arm so it should be the same as the one i take off

[knuckles]

ok thanks, any idea what the standard length is for the ball joint?

ive never changed the other arm so it should be the same as the one i take off

you just need to buy one for the other side. If you only fit one then you have uneven wear on the arms which sometimes affects tracking etc. I always do shocks , arms and bushes in pairs. Cant go wrong that way.

[jayrs]

you got a standard lengh ball joint there mate.

clark is right, for best results they should be replaced in pairs, but if the others isnt that old and dont have much wear, theres no need really

[fezza89]

ok ill get this one on to get it through its mot then ill sort the other side out.

where can i get the new nuts and bolts for them?

[Michael!]

green side strips on ebay mate, if your still interested

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... :MESELX:IT

[jayrs]

ok ill get this one on to get it through its mot then ill sort the other side out.

where can i get the new nuts and bolts for them?

if theres nothing wrong with the old ones, dont changed them.
toher wise, your have to go to ford mate

[jonyb4]

id also add brake pads shoes and pipes to that replace in a pair list

[fezza89]

all will be replaced in time, im just really eager to get it back on the road, i aint driven it in 2 and a half months. had to put up with my sister ferrying me around in her ka

[jonyb4]

because of a lower arm?

[knuckles]

because of a lower arm?

no - the neon bulbs blew so it had to come off road
try to keep up

[jonyb4]

because of a lower arm?

no - the neon bulbs blew so it had to come off road
try to keep up

you in a funny mood tonight, keep them coming llama

[fezza89]

no... lower arm bush gone, leaking shocks and no tax

neons work just fine

[fezza89]

can i change the lower arm without taking the mounting bracket off or does it all have to come off?

[jonyb4]

what bracket?

[fezza89]

the lower arm mounting bracket, im just going by the haynes manual?

ring any bells?

[jayrs]

the lower arm carrier, yeah you can.
i never remove the carrier, but it can be a bit of a bugger to get the arm in and lined up with the carrier on, but ive only ever had to take the carrier off one to change lower arms
and that was because the bolts were so tight the bolt head started to round off, apart from that, i leave them in place

[- Danny Boy -]

With regards to new bolts - sorry to go off topic slightly, you could just use some M10 or M12 ones with washers and nylock nuts - cant remember what size it is or the length for that matter, but I done this when the heads of mine got ruined

[fezza89]

ok and do you do the nuts to the correct torque setting or as tight as it will go?

[jayrs]

torque them up mate.
i never bother with a touque wrench on things like this though

[fezza89]

ok thanks for the help.

ill be borrowing axel stands and a torque wrench off a mate for this job

[jonyb4]

the brackets being the lower arm mounts that bolt to the chassis?

if so nah i wouldnt bother removing them, its not too difficualt to get the arms off as it is, but liek said if you need to its a possibility yes

haynes manual tends to use a bit foreign words here and there


i find the hardest part of lower arm removal and refitting is getting the ball joint of the new arm to fit intot he hub properly, new theyre rather stiff and they need to be more or less straight to slot in flush, then hammering them up into the hub all they way and using the pinch bolt to lock them in

yet again others would say a different stage is harder im sure, but none the less it all gets easier the more you do it

[Ratspeed]

what you on about jony?its probably one of the easiest jobs on a fiesta! stop scaring the guy