Ford Transit Forum

by **belly** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 9:36 am

Hi all i got a spotlight of e bay for my van

been looking for the opposite side !!! have been told escort mk6/7 are the same ,does anyone know if this is right as transit ones are £50

and escort are £25!!!! ive looked at a escort and it seems to be the same shape size etc etc!!! also been told that the wiring is already there just plug em in oh and fit the relevant dash switch which i have cheers

by **Gman** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 6:15 pm

Escort Mk6 fogs are the same but a lot cheaper! I bought a pair brand new (not genuine Ford) for mine for £24 each. Don't know about the wiring as I haven't got round to connecting them up yet.

by **blue-van-man-alz** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 7:20 pm

so you say the mk6/7 fog lights fit the transit, do you know if the vans have the wires behind the dash? as if you was to buy them at a later date and just plug them in!!!
buying the escort ones are a lot cheaper to buy, would just have to source a switch. think thats the option i will be going for. saving £££s :lol:

by **belly** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 8:18 pm

yeh so ive been told by a couple of ppl now cheers

well ive ordered the opposite one to wot i need and ive ordered the escort one for £25 opposed to transit at £50 :shock:

ive been underneath me van to have a look to ,i believe that there are some spare connecters just clipped to the chassis rails so im hoping thats the wiring seems to lead to the headlights so could be in luck

the bumper has the mountings on the back aswell just gotta get the dremel out and cut the bumper

ive also had to buy the relevant dash switch which also has the spotlight option got this from hendy truck part no:4042357 £58.07plus the dreaded

does anyone know if i need to fit a relay or should it all be in place once the other parts are fitted ?cheers

by **100ps_drw_hicube** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 8:23 pm

lucky you our fog light switch for the camper cost £70 ish when the mk6 first came out that was the cheapest we could find (stormonts)

by **Luke** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 8:30 pm

100ps_drw_hicube wrote: cheapest we could find (stormonts)

arnt all ford dealers the same price then :shock:

by **100ps_drw_hicube** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 8:39 pm

Luke wrote:
100ps_drw_hicube wrote: cheapest we could find (stormonts)
arnt all ford dealers the same price then

no

rear spring hanger at (cuffs)( our local) £98.57 + vat

rear spring hanger at (stormonts) (iveco dealer) :shock:

£81.66 inc the vat

by **Luke** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 8:55 pm

100ps_drw_hicube wrote:
Luke wrote:
100ps_drw_hicube wrote: cheapest we could find (stormonts)
arnt all ford dealers the same price then

no rear spring hanger at (cuffs)( our local) £98.57 + vat

rear spring hanger at (stormonts) (iveco dealer) £81.66 inc the vat

handy to know

- you learn something new every day :wink:

although i try to avoid buying owt from fords at all costs!! :lol:

.................. infact i try to avoid buying ANYTHING at all costs!!! :lol:

by **100ps_drw_hicube** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 9:00 pm

i know what you mean im always at the breakers sod dealer prices

but somethings just have to be bought there

i cant believe a iveco dealer would be cheaper than fords and they source the stuff from the same place in southampton

by **belly** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 9:09 pm

our local veco dealers are about as much use as a chocalate tea pot :roll:

but ford (hendy truck) are brill

so much so my brother in law has got the biggest 3.5t iveco you can get !!!! it is a huge van tho :lol:

and he takes it to hendys cos ther cheaper and better so i suppose it can work either way eh :shock:

by **100ps_drw_hicube** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 9:14 pm

whereabouts are you??? hendy's sound familiar

very nice is it the 2.1m tall van

my dad wants 1 as we could stand doors upright in there so more room for more windows

by **MrMPuk** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 9:16 pm

I take it that's hendys in Eastleight, because the ones in Fareham and Portsmouth are pants!

by **100ps_drw_hicube** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 9:17 pm

thought i had seen one of there vans about

by **belly** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 10:07 pm

yeh hendy ford chandlers ford /eastleigh

much better than the others dedicated truck and commercial centre big proper trucks there

the car dealers are seperate up the the road there the typical salesman type if you know wot i mean

as far as i know his iveco is the tall one aswell they had the option off single or twin axle on the same body and weights :shock:

he went for single

had fair few probs tho!!! doors dont shut proper cos of the height and top of sld doesnt pull in very well if back doors shut!!! ivecos technical reply was its because of the vaccum so open a back door slightly when sutting s/l/d