RichR
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Registered: 17th Oct 01
Location: Waterhouses, Staffordshire
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Originally posted by Jenko_Sport
Im trying to convince my gf to put tb's on hers.
Im a bad influence she had a 1ltr micra before she met me and now has a kawasaki green mk5 zs, with mondi si wheels, 4 branch, de-cat, cat back, lowered ect
I'm trying to convinve mine that now she has her Range Rover that we should track prepare hers 
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deano87
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Registered: 21st Oct 06
Location: Bedfordshire Drives: Ford Fiesta
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My my missus' MK4 1.4 Ghia X is anything to go by, the Zetec S should handle like a dream.
Pretty much everything has been said r.e. faults etc. I did read somewhere that the newest Zetec S' had a slightly different engine, to the X and Y plates, so 02 should be lovely.
Warn steering wheel is common, and doesn't reflect the mileage.
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antnee
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Registered: 30th Dec 07
Location: Cov Drives: Clio 197
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I have thought about them before, but they lack power compared to my current Ibiza (want a bigger step).
I went out in a mates which was supposedly running around 170bhp but it didn't feel that quick 
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Graham88
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Registered: 16th Apr 07
Location: South East Kent Drives: E46 M3
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170bhp? I find that hard to believe, unless he had a different engine in there.
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
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i've been looking at these for a while now. quite fancy one in blue.
my cousin has a black one which has been abused daily and has had no problems.
just make sure you understand about phase 1 and phase 2 differences as they changed some bits.
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gavin18787
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Registered: 22nd Feb 05
Location: Basildon, Essex
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what phase would an 02 be?
Cheers for the info guys
Drives supercharged Tec with torque  
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deano87
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Registered: 21st Oct 06
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quote:
Originally posted by gavin18787
what phase would an 02 be?
Cheers for the info guys
Phase 2 I would imagine, because 02 is the last year they did them in that reg, may be a few 52 plates about, but that'll be it.
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
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yeah iirc 51-02 plates are phase 2. i'll get the info from zsoc.com now and copy and paste it.
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Ludacris Turbo
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Also check for rust at the bottom of the B pillar. Pull the door seal up to have look! I had to get the rust sorted on mine under warranty.
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
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Phase 1
Centre Caps on Wheels
Lighter interior
Metal Rocker Cover
Metal Grill
Phase 2
Plastic rocker Cover
No Centre Caps
Boot Release Rutton
Darker Interior (Black)
Engine has 3-Piece Crank Shaft end float bearing
Plastic Grill
Additional Lambda sensor in the exhaust
plastic removable cover covering the pollen filter housing.
Has more pics on the heater settings
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
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Rust Problems
1. Upto 80% of MK5 (also MK4) Fiesta's could be suffering from Corrosion(rust) under the door seals. If you are not sure where you need to check, its the rubber that runs round the inside of the door frame. It is split and meets in the middle on the bottom.
2. Rust on Rear Window Screw Caps. This can be simily fixed with a fresh coat of paint. Sand them down and applied 2 coats of humbrol satin black enamel paint. Takes 1/2 an hour max, costs £1.05, there are no brushmarks
3. Rust along the bottom of the boot lid and on the passenger side rear wheel arch.
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gavin18787
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Registered: 22nd Feb 05
Location: Basildon, Essex
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nice one ben
In the pics its got a black engine cover so must be a 2
Drives supercharged Tec with torque
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3i_gaz
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Registered: 29th Nov 07
Location: Liverpool
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lower arms
rust
early phase ones have bottom end failure quite often
rear top mounts
drop links
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Jenko_Sport
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Registered: 25th May 06
Location: Stoke-on-Trent
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quote:
Originally posted by LiVe LeE
quote:
Originally posted by Jenko_Sport
Im trying to convince my gf to put tb's on hers.
Im a bad influence she had a 1ltr micra before she met me and now has a kawasaki green mk5 zs, with mondi si wheels, 4 branch, de-cat, cat back, lowered ect
I'm trying to convinve mine that now she has her Range Rover that we should track prepare hers
MY mums got one as her winter car and im trying convince her to let me track it
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RichR
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Registered: 17th Oct 01
Location: Waterhouses, Staffordshire
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quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
Rust Problems
3. Rust along the bottom of the boot lid and on the passenger side rear wheel arch.
We've got bonnet and driver's side rear wheel arch; boot and passenger side are fine
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john_c20xe
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Registered: 10th Feb 08
Location: Eastbourne, EastSussex
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there are 2 zetecs's in our lock up! ill get some pcs of them, one is silver on standard wheels sprayed black, currently being stripped out and a 1.7 puma lump being fitted,
the other is a imperial blue on axel stands with a 2.0 duratech engine, stripped out, perspex windows ect
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
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quote:
Originally posted by LiVe LeE
quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
Rust Problems
3. Rust along the bottom of the boot lid and on the passenger side rear wheel arch.
We've got bonnet and driver's side rear wheel arch; boot and passenger side are fine
some cars will be worse than others depending on how they've been maintained e.g winter road shite left on the car to eat away at the paint.
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