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Here we go again.

No-one's getting hurt, except perhaps the states who tax based on the power output It makes more sense to tax emissions and it's only legally relevant if you cross the bracket with your remap.

It's a different thing we're talking about here. There's a de-tuned Focus motor in the TC and they write the Focus injection map in the TC ECU, bringing the power figures to the Focus levels. So it's not illegal like VW's trickery. All the emission rates stay the same or very close to the original limits, well in the legal scale.

No, I have contemplated it but it's too expensive over here and I haven't gotten to send it over to England, might do it once I get the new van. The wagon is already 90 hp and it's good enough and the van is too old already. It's well worth the money, IMHO. Which remapper have you looked at? I mainly see Vantuner and Jennifer Rigby doing it the correct way.

The Fiesta van (and Opel Corsa van) are essentially just a stripped and blanked out passenger cars, good for couriers delivering envelopes. Disposable tools. The next size is much more fun - including Škoda Praktik/Roomster and Ford Transit Courier.

Europeans only got the auto with the new generation. I guess the Focus tranny can't take the diesel torque and/or the gearing is off for the rpm band, and again, gasoline van market is pretty much non-existent. The TC gasoline motor was also 1.8 liters, not 2.0. I can't recall the Focus years but it's the first generation platform, the one that replaced the Escort. Go have fun in ebay: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BRAND-NEW-FORD-TRANSIT-CONNECT-FRONT-GRILL-STAINLESS-STEEL-CHROME-2009-TO-2013-/281625115925?fits=Model%3ATransit+Connect&hash=item41922a3d15:g:op8AAOSwxN5WWGVP http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CHROME-SIDE-DOOR-WING-MIRROR-TRIM-SET-COVERS-FOR-09-13-LHD-FORD-TRANSIT-CONNECT-/200975060464?fits=Model%3ATransit+Connect&hash=item2ecb0c0df0:g:WLgAAMXQRkdR5q6T AFAIK the new model only comes in two lenghts and single height. The older model was either LWB/High or SWB/low in Europe, the former in the US. I guess they didn't see a market for a subcompact van right away because the compact van market virtually didn't exist in North America. Now it seems completely different, every single US movie or TV show has at least one TC in the view at all times for outdoor shots :D

I saw someting in ebay: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CENTRE-CONSOLE-ARMREST-BOX-DASHBOARD-DASH-TRIM-BK-09-13-FORD-TRANSIT-CONNECT-/190931286157

There was a recent thread on the topic. I believe it was behind the glove box.

Morning, I'm pretty sure the wiring is identical. There's no economical reason to have separate wiring looms for different regions. Open your Owner's Manual and see the fuse box layout, the DRL relay should be listed, see if yours is there. Does yours have a rain sensor? Over here they have the DRL and rain sensor in the same package for a reason unknown to me, especially considering that the DRL are mandatory and all cars have to have those standard. Edit: wait, perhaps the rain sensor goes together the auto headlight on function, not the DRL function. DRL only run at 60% voltage and are no good for night driving.

Well why the hell not!

The title is always the hardest part. Is Hobby welding good enough?

Good info, thanks. I think we need to split this thread. The OP must be confused as hell 8)

It has a polarity switch but it's too weak for doing any serious welding, I think. 140A, IIRC.

Gas, MIG stands for Metal Inert Gas. I have 80/20 mix of carbon/argon.

Yes, a MIG welder. Just some cheap one I bought for working on my cars.

But they do Already repaired the sills (welded one side, will be doing the other this summer). I acknowledge I have to replace the panel van (the older one in my signature) soon, been looking for low mileage Gen1 in Germany for a while (no salt there), have a search alert in mobile.de.

I personally prefer the 1st generation model (I'll list the reasons below) but if I were to live in the US I would go for the new one for its much newer technology. They dropped the ancient Focus engine/tranny combo in the US 1st gen TC because it was readily available and didn't cost anything extra to manufacture, both are based on the same platform and apart from 10 mm drive shaft length there are no differences under the hood. We didn't get that combo because no-one's interested in a gasoline van here (diesel all the way), we only got the 1.8 Zetec gasoline unit for a few years and it was dropped with the facelift IIRC. The same way as no-one's buying diesel in the US (apart from some "freaks"). This has changed with the new gasoline engines now, the small EcoBoosts are available, not sure how popular tho. So you can see the reliability rating of the Focus for that. The old TC is extremely popular in Europe (Brits and Turks are completely nuts when it comes to modding) so you'll never run out of accessories or parts. There are people I see transplanting Focus RS engines + 4WD in the TC (Focus ST170 seems to be pretty common conversion). I haven't driven the new one but went to see it for several times, the seating is too cramped for me. I'm 6'3" on a bad day and everything (including the pedals/controls and dials, no actual armrest) is a bit off while the Gen1 is 100% perfect. Good visibility, max cargo space in a minimal package. I also like the looks of it and the large flat advertising space for a sign job. Rides stable like on tracks, smooth clutch action and the precise shifter click is enjoyable (only applies to the manual model). Again, in the US I would go for the new one especially if you don't have very specific reasons against it like I do, it's supposedly much better, more aggressive looking and attracts many accessory makers. The new LWB model has much more cargo space in length.

You can see the heating wires in the windshield if you look closely. Or check if you have the left button in the top right corner: http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTIwMFgxNjAw/z/0jYAAOSwoydWsKMo/$/$_57.JPG It switches on the heater. Very unlikely tho, we have just had a topic here where it became apparent that you only got the windshield heater with Gen2.

The Ford 6000 CD head unit has phone buttons even if it wasn't equipped with the bluetooth module. You can check your VIN here: https://www.etis.ford.com/vehicleRegSelector.do (Vehicle > Vehicle lookup) It should give a list of the full configuration, for example "BT/VC Phone Interface Only" if equipped with the module.

There's another thread from a couple of days ago with links to different campers.

Much of it possibly related to latitude. I wonder if there are seat heaters standard in Florida. (Over here A/C has been extra in lower trim levels pretty much to the mid 2000s, my TC has none. Haven't seen a car without one past that point tho)

There's also the novelty factor. Quick clear has been standard equipment for Fords here for the past two plus decades, so everyone expects the replacements to be in reasonable price range.

FYI: there are filters for sale which dimensions vary by almost 10 mm which is A LOT for a thing that's supposed to be snug fit. Not sure if it's because of different mounts on the car or something else. My van has an insert grill on top of the mount and the grill goes IN the mount and needs a smaller filter for that to work. The last filter I bought was an exact fit for the lower mount and there was no place to fit the grille anymore so I left it out.

These look like 2009+ Gen1 seats.

You access the pollen filter from the outside: http://workshop-manuals.com/ford/transit.tourneo_connect_2002.5_06.2002/mechanical_repairs/4_electrical/412_climate_control_system/412-01_air_distribution_and_filtering/description_and_operation/diagnosis_and_testing/removal_and_installation/pollen_filter/