right been meaning to buy a new daily driver for a while now armed with 2k the hunt was on for a 3 door focus wanted a face lift so was prepaired to take one with a few issues

after seein many over prices cars with 2 many problems

this came up

1.6 focus "silver" 72k on the clock





full heated leather




got a few issues to sort tho



also need a new motor for drivers side window and new locking mechanisum

other than thats its nice car that needs a few personal touchs

 

looks nice mate

 

Not bad car for the money.I love the focus,es top cars.

 

yer mate i was up for 2450 but i bidd him down

 

bigger rims

 

ha ha give me a chance i only picked it up yesterday afternoon, got wheels but need a refurb watch this space

 

Nice was looking at focus's for the wife when we move as we need some extra cash so gonna sell our golf do you know if they do a auto diesel.

Matthew

 

yer im sure you'll find one mate not the most common of cars tho

im enjoyin it so far bit slow bein 1600 tho

 

Looks alright that! The bit around the boot lock is only a rubber grommet, they come out and go back in easy enough!

 

sweet where will i get ine from ford???

 

Looks tidy


Brian

 

Just rob one, look at them and they fall out

 

think i may have one in my garage mate , ill have a look 2mora for ya

 

nice one mate

 

right parts have started arriving today, am off to collect the parts for door repair on saturday, wasnt gonna do anything mechanical with it but i think it may need lowering looked at coilovers on ebay easy get some for 160 to 200 but dunno what they'll be like

 

few bits that arrived today
crystal sides

falt wipe fronts

flat wipe rear



been fitting my phone kit and amp wiring

 

Have you got any alloys for it.

 

yer i got a few sets lol

escort cosworth wheels - need a tyre
RS7 softspokes need a refurb
tsw evo r need painting and spcial nuts

prob just gonna leave these alloys for winter nice to beable to bump up and down kerbs never had that luxuary before

 

MMMMMMM escos wheels i would lve another set for my cossie.

 

im gonnna try them on but there for my xr3i rely and the rs7's are for my rst ha ha

 

I think escos wheels look mint on mk4 escorts.

 

yesterday i collected the parts i need from "nomaderst" thanks mate



right been busy gettin bits done today, replace the drivers side window motor and locking mechenisum

fitted my phone kit


sub and amp wiring




fitted side repeaters


and wipers



aldo picked up some painted bumper inserts will get them resprayed at in at some point, after xmas i'll be collecting more st170 stuff and fittin that

 

in the middle of an rs conversion on my st170 so iv got a full st170 engine/box conversion il sell you.. everything needed inc loom, ecu, fuel tank, exhaust, rad....e.t.c haha

 

not after anything mechanical mate thanks anyway keepion in standard its very good on juice lol

 

 

Good start mate! Whatever you do, don't put 18" wheels on it, it was the worst thing I ever did to my old st170, the ride was terrible after that.

Maybe a set of st170 wheels and some eibach lowering springs? Eibach do not compromise the ride quality at all, and they are ford approved too, you can even buy them from your ford parts departmant!

 

nice i might go from them then only wanna go 30mm i think yer im after some multi spoke 17's dont fancy the 450+ price tag most ppl put on 170 wheels

its either some multi spokes, mono blocks or motorsport 5 or 6 spokes

 

id put the cossie alloys on if i was you mate

 

A nice little touch i did to mine and is cheap/easy is to fit rear door handle caps to the fronts for instant de-locked look.

 

Only thing with the focus is that the wheel offset is between ET42 and ET45, which means that escos wheels, and even normal escort/mondeo etc alloys won't fit without scrubbing the arches as they will only be ET38 at the most. I tried a set of alloys on my old focus that were ET38, and they scrubbed the rear arch.

ST170 wheels are expensive, I sold mine for Ł450, but keep looking out and you will pck up a bargain with a scruffy set that need a bit of paint

 

im prob goin to look for aftermarket wheels to be honest i might try the cossie rims but dont think there big enough, where the tyres are stretched it may look under wheeled

think 17's are def the way, cossie wheels are et 25

 

where do you get the aero-type wipers from mate?

 

Nice daily project car

 

anywhere mate, motor factors, halfords, ebay

19,22 and a 15

 

nice one cheers for the info

 

sweet get some pics of your car on the rs7s, and escos wheels!

 

im goin to give my rs7's a quick blow over in black for now and get them refurbed in the new year, while ive got the jack out i may bolt some ecos rims on lol

 

few bits done the weekend, after much fucking about during the week tryin to fir tyres on my rs7's i gave up (didnt no you had to turn them upside down!!!!!!!!!!!)

removed wing badges

i gave the standard wheels a blow over so there odvious 3 spokeyness didnt stand out



also tinted my rear lights a lil bit



all in all i think it makes the car look alot cleaner

still waiting on my full led bulb kit and euro plates

 

right few more bits came and done today

plates


st int light




its so much brighter lol

 

got me plates on on sunday




nothing now untill the new year maybe i'll work on my xr lol