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Re: What did you do to your connect today?

Postby electric » Sat Feb 11, 2012 8:42 pm

Mylee wrote:
dmrrider123 wrote:that is something i want to do but i couldnt get them apart to paint them i also fitted a 35w 6000k HID kit for dipped and high beam



Aftermarket HIDs are now MOT failures :(


Good news for HID fans, at a recent MOT seninar we were told head lights fitted with after market HID kits dont require self levers or washers, the beam patern still needs to be checked.
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Re: What did you do to your connect today?

Postby van mann » Sat Feb 11, 2012 9:44 pm

simonwwfc wrote:Fitted my new head light bulbs cool blue & focus mk1 air box and cold feed plus roof spoiler painted and gave the van a quick wash . tomorrow lowering the back a little more

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The height looks perfect,don,t touch it.Iv,e painted my mirrors,they are a bugger to strip down but do look good.
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Re: What did you do to your connect today?

Postby simonwwfc » Sun Feb 12, 2012 8:57 am

cheers van mann how easy was it getting glass out ?????????
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Re: What did you do to your connect today?

Postby van mann » Sun Feb 12, 2012 10:39 am

The big glass pops out but be carefull levering ,its held on by 4 clips-3,6,9,and 12 oclock.The bottom small glass is just stick on.Heated mine up and it come off easy.The small plastic strip that seperates the two glasses just un clips also.
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Re: What did you do to your connect today?

Postby SWtechnologies » Mon Feb 13, 2012 7:02 pm

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lowerd my van on Friday first chance i have had to put pic of it up!! i used a valetech kit %100 top notch!
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Re: What did you do to your connect today?

Postby simonwwfc » Mon Feb 13, 2012 7:11 pm

Looks pukka bet u well pleased with looks wot setting you got it on at rear ?

i picked up my fully sprayed new front bumper. droppin arches of tomorrow :D
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Re: What did you do to your connect today?

Postby SWtechnologies » Mon Feb 13, 2012 10:04 pm

In the pic it on the one up from bottom. I've gone to the bottom one now as when I was cornering hard it rubbed a little/ bottomed out.
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Re: What did you do to your connect today?

Postby simonwwfc » Mon Feb 13, 2012 10:14 pm

strange im on middle setting , was gonna drop it into next one up to drop it a little more
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Re: What did you do to your connect today?

Postby simonwwfc » Tue Feb 14, 2012 7:39 pm

Stripped rear arches off this afternoon and dropped them in at body shop hopefully be done by tomorrow so i can refit my new sprayed front bumper as well , gonna mesh the grill as well
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Re: What did you do to your connect today?

Postby simonwwfc » Wed Feb 15, 2012 4:12 pm

front bumper fitted today
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Re: What did you do to your connect today?

Postby riverwood » Wed Feb 15, 2012 6:42 pm

Fitting new steering wheel to ford connect is it much of a job.....?
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Re: What did you do to your connect today?

Postby Honey monster » Wed Feb 15, 2012 7:19 pm

O Cum on Simonwwfc, You should have done the head lights black whilst the bumper was off, Ill give it 2 weeks before you take it off again to do them. :)
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Re: What did you do to your connect today?

Postby simonwwfc » Wed Feb 15, 2012 7:42 pm

Not to sure about doing the light need some info step by step guide please .
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Re: What did you do to your connect today?

Postby Mylee » Wed Feb 15, 2012 7:57 pm

simonwwfc wrote:Not to sure about doing the light need some info step by step guide please .



Remove, spilt, spray, seal, refit.
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Re: What did you do to your connect today?

Postby simonwwfc » Wed Feb 15, 2012 8:09 pm

easy said than done lol just not confident with spray can myself
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