JimmytheTurbo

Doh I just bought some Osram ones from ebay which I bought for the fiesta. Now you show me the Philips ones with a better rating! Still Im sure the Osram ones will be better than China's cheapest Ive been using. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/153349007505

Cheers Bibs!

I always have a few sets of bulbs in stock at home ready to change a bulb when needed. My wife was complaining about the quality of her headlight on her 64plate Fiesta. I said there wasn't much to do as they are what they are. I checked online and fiesta headlights are known for being shite. A solution was to use Osram night breaker bulbs £18 per pair over the £4.99 per pair Ive always bought but to get her off my back I tried them and TBH I couldnt believe how much difference they made. So last night test driving my esprit around at time I could hardly see the roads...time to try the Osram bulbs! Honestly I just assumed bulbs were bulbs! Anyone else run with these which are standard fit?

Took her out last night and all was very good.

Id check the relay

Hi where is the wedding? Where are you staying. England's not that big but you do seem to be wanting to be all over the place 🙂

I cut the tape back to give me access to the wires individually. I disconnected the connector and cleaned the female holes and squeezed them in a bit with a small screwdriver. Reconnected the connector and now when I give any of them a wiggle car doesn't cut out! Seems to be better just need to take it out for a test drive. Thanks for you inputs chaps

In Norwich on a section where they had been doing road works they have steel plates in the road. My wife drove over one last night and the children said what was that? She drove over another then had a flat which I had to come to the rescue of. The roads are in an appalling condition but if its not pot holes its road closures. They seem to close the roads most people would take to get through. Seems like they are doing it on purpose t make the roads seem busier?

Cheers Filip I will give it a go.

Its the group of 5 wires that loop round from the right into the connector. I will investigate further. I think Ill need to remove the tape and see if I can track down to a single wire.

To check the isolator I was going to bypass with a jump lead but I can now see that its not that. Its deffo those bunch of wires as it cuts out when I touch or move them. In the photo it almost looks like the silver "bare" wire is split as is comes out of the tape. Ahh that makes sense then. Ill have to check. I suppose the bend is the most likely place to be the issue. I had to move them over when I fitted my new battery cover trim.

Recently I had a bit of an engine stagger /splutter. First time I noticed I thought my wheels were spinning as I drove at speed over a train crossing as my rev counter jumped around. Few days later it felt a bit rough but though it was due to accidently filling with non premium fuel. I sucked out and replaced fuel. I also checked the cam belt and confirmed all was correct TDC. I took it for a MOT and it passed fine. Tester said he thought it might not be charging correct as the volt meter was only ready 11.5V. Driving home it sputtered a few times in between driving fine. So thinking about it all was fine until I fitted the isolator switch so I decided to start there. I found one of the terminals was a bit loose which could give a poor connection to the main earth. I tightened this. Car started all ok and now was reading 13V on the meter but when I put my hand round the back to check the isolator terminals the car died un expectedly. I have tracked the issue down to the wires in the picture. They look fine but if I give them a wiggle the car stops. I must have disturbed or broken one when fitting either the boot boards or the isolator switch. There looks to be a few wires going into a connector and one "bare" wire. Anyone know which one would cause the car to stop or where to start to find the culprit?

£45 for a S3. Pretty strong money for a N/A Not saying its not worth it but seem more than they usually go for.

I dont think you need crinkle paint like you say the cast finish is plenty rough already. I think I used black smooth hamerite etc.

Does anyone know if the early capping rail and later type are interchangeable? I have a later car 1985 with body colour bumper which Id like to get painted black. The black bumper cars had the earlier type capping rail with the black infill. Can I swap my later ones for the older set up?