How easy is this stuff to fix?

the first 2 items might get through with a different tester, but most will fail the bad headlights, however it might just be that the bulbs are badly fitted!

personally I hate mondeos, so bin it.

mrcheerful

I have just picked it up, and have more details -

Front registration plate letter/figure likelty to be misread [6.3.2b]

nearside front rear suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulring in excessive movement [2.4.g.3]

offside front rear suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulring in excessive movement [2.4.g.3]

nearside front blured headlamp not in good workign order adversely affecting baem image [1.2.4a]

offside front blured beam headlamp not in good workign order adversely affecting baem image [1.2.4a]

Cheers for any help,

It should've probably passed on them. Unless the actual wishbone is about to fall off it's pass and advise. If you can't find a garage to agree with that though it's about 50quid a pair, fitting about 20quid a side.

That'll probably fail, it's only a tenner though.

Probably the plastic diffuser thingys behind the glass have yellowed due to the wrong (too long) bulbs being used. About a tenner each and you can change them without removing the whole light, just remove the top clips.

John

and the bumper as well as there are clips at the bottom of the headlamp which aren't accessible with the bumper on, the you can remove the glass. those plastic lenses you'd think they would be the same price but they aren't, very odd !

we should all be " singing out of the same hymn sheet " so there shouldn't be any less fussy garages..............now that's in theory.

I know. I thought I made it clear that you don't have to remove the bottom ones. With the top ones off there's enough movement in the glass to get the plastic bit in and out.

But you're right there, it is odd about the price difference.

John

hmmm I'll give that a try next time, didn't think there was enough room, the last ones I changed, the customer was watching and I didn't want to bend his lamp glass back to much, knowing my luck I would have bust it, so I stripped the bumper off.

It helps not having fat, pudgy fingers of course ;-)

John

have them for 10.50 + vat each. I'm sure you could get a headlamp off ebay for not very much.

It seems that most mondeo's of that age have yellowed headlamps, and most Galaxy's too, I expect it was also a design fault or bad choice of plastic.

Gareth

bad choice of plastic, it suffers from UV & heat damage from the bulbs, hence the need to use genuine Ford ones.

Take it to a garage that only does MOT's