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Hello Woody. Since the convex glass is fixed in place, the entire mirror assembly angle needs to be changed to make a difference in the view you get looking at the bottom convex mirror. I have a question before I add how it is done. When you read the work required, you will know why I am asking "what is wrong with the view?". Do you see the side of the van? Or do you just want to have a further view out into the lane? Here is what I did........ It starts with the fact that all out side mirrors will bend toward the door if hit with some force. They are designed to protect pedestrians. The top larger flat mirror is adjustable, the bottom smaller convex mirror is not.Since half of the convex mirror view was of the van door, I needed to move the mirror angle away from the door, I first gave it a shove and adjusted it so the view of the bottom convex mirror was where I wanted. There are then two ways to proceed. You can fix the mirror in the new position and loose the safety movement ability (the easy way), or, you can modify the swivel joint between the mirror assembly and the mount on the door (much harder). I first tried the easy way. Look under the joint. You will see a circular cover plate. it has two slots 180 degrees apart. Insert a small flat blade screwdriver to release the plate and pull it down and off. Use the slot that is closest to the door. The joint is held together with three screws. After moving the mirror to its new position, drill two starter holes between two of the screws and screw in sheet metal screws to lock the joint in place. Snap the cover plate back in place and you are done. Should take 15 minutes. I left the mirror like that for a few weeks, but to lose the safety factor bothered me so I finally went with the hard way. Take the cover plate off and remove the three screws holding the two assemblies together. You will then see that when the mirror assembly swivels it acctually moves up on two small ramps built into the joint on the lower section. Using a Dremel cuting wheel, I cut a small portion of the ramps away, only about an eighth of an inch, this allows the mirror to be re-assembled in the new position perserving the safety ability. Instead of just drilling new holes and using machine screws to put it back together, I noticed the mirror assembly portion of the joint has more than three tapped holes for assembly. I then drilled three new holes in the bottom joint, to match up with the new position of the top(mirror) joint. The existing machine screws could now be reused peserving the safety of the mirror moving when hit. I hope the info helps.

Here are some ideas from the UK Ford Transit Forum web site...... Re: Manually changing the direction of the heat blower??by markspark71 » Sun Jan 20, 2013 5:19 pm if you take off the heater direction blower knob you can put it direct on the side of the heater box and turn the direction from there, set it to what you want then replace the knob back in the dash, this will only work if its the cables that are at fault mine has a problem with the heater box the flaps dont move even whe all is disconnected Re: Manually changing the direction of the heat blower??by markspark71 » Mon Jan 21, 2013 6:47 pm on the side of the heater box (drivers foot well ) you will see 2 blocks a white one and a black one each has 2 cables on it the white one is the one that moves the air direction the black one does the hot - cold setting. The air direction knob can be removed from the dash and placed direct on the heater box, is this dont work remove the white plastic block with the 2 cables going to it its held on with 3 clips now place the know on the side of the heater box and try to move again if that dont work you will have to unscrew the plate on the side of the heater box and find out which of the 2 levers is stuck hope this helps

Ok, first item is to check the fuse, which you have done. Just to make sure, it is in position 180, bottom row, third from the left, a 20 amp fuse. After checking the fuse, there is not to much else that can be done. The service manual has the normal items of checking the wiring from the wiper/washer switch to the washer pump. The washer pump is attached to the bottom of the fluid reservoir under the left (drivers side)front fender. You have to remove the fender splash shield to get access. Just out of curiosity, does the washer pump work for the rear windows? The same pump works for both front and back, it just reverses direction when pumping to the rear windows. One last item, do you have any fault codes DTC's? Front washer fault code for wiring is B2114 and for rear wring is B2115. You can check for codes by using the self test read out on the dash. Press and hold the trip odometer reset button (the one on the left of the LCD readout) and turn the ignition switch to the start position. Release the reset button when the LCD readout says tESt (takes about 5 seconds). The first display is gAgE (it tests all the gauges). Then press the reset button 8 more times to see if there are any DTC's. If there are none, it will read NONE. Turn the ignition key off to end the test. Good Luck.

Nice piece of work! Thanks for posting.

Starting with gAgE (tests sweep of all gauges) as number 1, there are 28 positions with the test mode starting over in position 28. here are definitions of some of the positions...... 4, 5 and 6 display ROM formats. 7 and 8 are hexadecimal coding of the manufacturing start date. 9 stores DTC's in hexadecimal format. If there are no DTC's, nonE is displayed. 10 through 13 are speedometer read outs 14 is the tach in hexadecimal format. 15 is the odometer in decimal format. 16 through 19 are fuel level outputs 20 is the engine temperature 22 is the battery voltage 23 is the DTE(distance to empty) 24 is the average fuel economy 28 Repeats gAge

Jeff, that is a tough question. As per the 2010 Workshop Manual, the resistance in the passenger side, side mount airbag circuit is between 1.7 ohms and 2.78 ohms. Any resistance higher or lower throws a fault code. What I do not know, and what is not shown, is between what terminals in the connector is the resistance reading taken. I do have an idea. Since you seem to have removed the passenger seat and disconnected the air bag (without it going off in your face!!), the air bag warning indicator should be illuminated. Do you have any tool to pull the fault code? If so, the diagnostic chart for the fault code (there are over 100 different codes for air bag issues) might tell us what you need to know.

No problem. This was copied from my order..... 2010 Transit Connect Rear High Level Brake Lamp Assy > Part Number: 4991573 (QTY1) > Retail Price: £14.79 > You Pay: £11.91 > 2010 Transit Connect Rear High Level Brake Lamp Fasteners > Part Number: 4554495 (QTY2) > Retail Price: £1.75each > You Pay: £1.58each The first part number is for the complete assembly including the lamp holder and lamp. The second part number is for the large black thumb wheel style fasteners to hold the assembly in place. What I did not order were the two long screws required which I supplied. Multiply the English pound amounts by 1.60 to get the approximate dollar amount. I have been using FORDPARTSUK, Trevor Porter, for my Euro parts.

Your welcome. I do not remember if Trevor works Saturdays, if not, he will reply on Monday. Keep us updated as I am sure you will. Other forum members might want to know the cost of UK style electric/heated mirrors.

mrtn, try this. Sit in the passenger seat and look at the convex mirror on the drivers side. What do you see? The entire side of your Transit Connect not the road! That is what happens when you install UK mirrors on a US Transit Connect. Yes, the convex mirror is mounted in the mirror assembly the same way on both sides , but it is angled according to what side of the van you drive from. That is why a UK Ford dealer needs to sell mirrors from Germany for US customers rather then sell UK mirrors from their UK inventory. Take a look at my gallery posting of the drivers side picture of the UK mirror I installed on my US Transit Connect. That was taken before I changed the mounting angle of the mirror. You can notice how half of the bottom convex mirror is taken up by the image of the side of the van! Vehicles to the left do not show up unless we are exchanging paint!

Bad wording in my post Jim. Trevor would order the "tall" mirrors from Germany to match right side of the road driving as in the US.

Phil81, Welcome. Here in the US, we do not get the diesel Transit Connect, In fact, we get very few diesels of any kind! So you can wait for one of the few UK members we have to give advice,or go to the people who are 100% diesel, the fordtransit.org web site in the UK. Good Luck.

I do not have a problem giving you the names of the UK used parts eBay sellers I bought my mirrors from. Please keep in mind they each did not have more than the one I purchased. You might ask them to keep a look out for anymore. firstbusinessparts and hayepresto are the UK eBay business names. Both very nice vendors. I do not have a further update from the forum member that mentioned France. You might try the French eBay site using Google to translate the French. Remember, it took me a dozen tries with UK sellers before I could find two that had what I wanted and would export to the US. Also, if in your budget, there is always Trevor from Fordpartsuk. They are a Ford dealer in the UK that has supplied a few of us on this forum with European parts. Trevor would get the mirrors new from Germany. They would be the twin to what we use here in the US. Good Luck.

Look at my Photo Gallery. My ScanGauge is mounted on my dash.

Tbarry, take a look at NWCamperman's gallery. He has a very nice roof fan and vent mounted in his Transit Connect.

Engine is built in Valencia, Spain as per a Ford website.

From the UK Transit Connect forum (thanks Lefty64). Here is the URL to the FORD presentation in Amsterdam on September 9th, http://www.gofurtherlive.com/ . The Transit Connect shows up about 45 minutes into the video.

Add my Transit Connect to the list of forum members who have had loose weather stripping. Right and left font doors and left side door. I used 3M Super Weather Stripping Adhesive. It seemed to make a strong bond. Let's see how long it lasts.

From the UK Transit Connect forum (thanks Lefty64), the 2014 Transit Connect will have a 6 speed auto transmission and choice of two engines, 2.5L iVCT and a 1.6L EcoBoost. Also, the long wheel base we will get has 138inches from the rear to the front dash. Our current Transit connect has about 84inches. No word if a 4x8 will fit between the wheel well's with the rear door closed. The engines in US specification produce 170hp for the 2.5L and 178hp for the 1.6L.

Willie, I bet if you took a vote on this forum, most Transit Connect owners would not take a liftgate over our twin doors. I know I would not take the liftgate. What I found interesting about the Ford press release is the mention of more than one gasoline engine option. Although, as azdamay has said in the past, we have made "peace" with the horsepower we have (or lack of it), more horsepower and a few more gears in the auto trans would be welcome. Another item of interest is what was NOT mentioned, no diesel option. I wrote in another post on this forum why we would not get a diesel until model year 2015. I want a diesel and am sorry it looks like we will still wait. As for the style, let's call it what it has become, a MINI-VAN! A good looking mini-van, but still a soccer mom mini-van. It has lost its commercial look which I prefered.

Ford Reveals All-New Global Transit and Transit Connect Commercial Vehicles at 'Go Further' Event • Ford unveils its new generation of Transit commercial vehicles, developed on all-new global platforms for sale in Europe, North America and other worldwide markets • Tough, functional and professional, the all-new Ford Transit brings a new level of capability and versatility to the medium commercial van market; it replaces the heavier two-tonne Transit in Europe and worldwide markets, and replaces the E-Series in North America • Stylish all-new Ford Transit Connect delivers outstanding performance across load carrying ability, dependability and fuel economy, for a best-in-class cost of ownership package Ford Transit Connect Forum – Ford today revealed a new generation of world-class Transit commercial vehicles at its "Go Further" event. 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