logic1980

thought as much - cheers guys

My 2009 Zetec S makes one strange noise when I shut the engine down. it always has since owning it but recently got me thinking if its a problem I'v been blind to. its hard to describe but sounds like it could be the power steering pump winding down? any other mk2.5 owners have such a noise or is it just mine???

JW Racing sell aftermarket ones - try emailing them and see if they know

It dont feel like that But at higher speeds you dont need steering assist anyway? dont really think any1 knows what it does so thats enough to tell me it dont really do anything - lol

each to their own I say. more stiffer to you = pain in butt to me

iv got it on my Zetec S 1.8. I find its mainly when parking i notice a difference as sport is a pain - iv got mine set on standard but when normally driving there aint a great difference

Hey Leemaxd - still loving the twin exit exhaust, wish that was a standard thing of the Z-S

reading this post again got me out measuring my Zetec S - mines on standard springs and height is 39cm but looking at it i think i need a 50 - 60 cm drop to be fully happy. I thought the eibach pro kit did this and the sportline was 20-30cm but clearly this aint the case, looks like coil overes after all for mine then. move this project into next year as i can add a zero on the end of the cost now :cry:

only if you tell them. I think insurances take the total * * * * on raising insurance with handling mods. if anything it makes the car safer IMO. like they dont take enough out of our pockets as it is.

Dont get me started on that in this post - lol

thats what i was thinking - lol anyway ian aint you got a zetec s - quit complaining and get ya pic up here

did you read the first line of the first post ??

nice one liam - im turning more towards the pro-kit now me thinks as it does look so much better.

I think getting a garage to do it is best bet - im pretty sure the ford upgrade was the sportline not the Pro? have you had any bump issues with the Pro kit?

Liam - you never said if yours where the pro's or sports? strange the box shows both options too. opens you up to all kinds of mix-ups. but car looks sweet dropped. im not into dropping it to the floor but i think mine looks stupid sitting as high as it does on 18's. not sure what ford were thinking. we actually i do, they thinking come and buy our aftermarket eibach lowering kit. think il get mine from Fords - hoping that this protects me a little if the struts go pop

Nice one - did you measure the amount they dropped the car by? and were the springs the pro kit or the sportline do you know? looks good though, its always amazed me at how high the focus' sit compared to other similar cars.

unless you are a flash cop my guess is no - the other question really has to be why?

Hi all, looking in to lowering my Zetec S in a couple of months time and doing some research. so far im looking at either the eibach pro-kit or sport line. im not sure the pro-kit will drop her enough as it looks like i can got to almost 50mm so thinking more like 40 - 45mm. iv heard that the ride still feels nice and soft ( for when me nan is onboard) but stiffens up progressively as the spring shortens. And of course you get the desired look. wouldnt normally just go with springs but these seem really good. has any1 got experience of these? which did you go for and how much did it drop

update of mine with the new badge overlay.

Gel overlays on and im really pleased with the results - the DMB product is a really good one - simple to apply too. this is my new badge pre-overlay i simply warmed the back of the overlay with a hair dryer, then also warmed the badge up. then slapped it on then i put it on the car - and repeated on the front although on the front i didnt replace the badge. finished results.

the update of my removal is job done. i used electrical wire and a hair dryer. worked a treat. so this is why I took it off in the first place.- then i heated up with hair dryer and sliced it off with the wire. then i cleaned the left over with isopropanol - easy then heated the new badge a little to warm the glue and stuck her on. job done - oh worth mentioning that i put a gel overlay on the new badge off the car for ease.

thanks drum - ye iv got the new badge already, im putting a gel overlay on too but my badge looks cracked under the lacquer all around the edges where the overlay dont cover - im thinking of using abit of hair dryer heat just on the badge and finishing line after your recommendation. il let you know how it all goes

Im replacing my rear ford badge on mk2.5 and just wondering if any1 has done this and if so whats the best way to approach it. thanks

did that once on a GTI and although things felt ok the geometry changed so much that the tyres worn so uneven that they needed replacing every 7,000 miles. not cheap. i put coilover kits and uprated bushes and it was fine. the bumper looks awesome but would have to get the RS spoiler on to - :lol: and you need the fog lamps at £40 a side. ye working out expensive. maybe i could sell a kidney - lol

ooo RS bumper sounding very good - i wondered if anywhere did one to fit standard models. as for lowering im thinking about it too as mine has the 18" st styled rims and it looks like she is on stilts, but im worried about making the ride harsh and the steering different as how it handles now its great, best part of the car i think, as for a big car it sure sticks to the road. not sure if the sports pack iv got had uprated suspension mind?