Ford Fiesta Hacker's Guide - things not in the manual

[vivafoxpro]

*admin - If this thread qualifies to be sticky, I humbly request it to be so.

As reaction to the issue of having some sort of auto lock, speed sensing or not and my own desire to have it, I formed a plan to do a mod so that when first stepping on the brakes, FoFi will lock itself. Stepping again will have no effect unless it is unlocked first.

Here are the initial steps towards that goal. You might have your own plans for this vicinity of the FoFi in terms of audio and such so I thought it might be useful for other things as well

[vivafoxpro]

Head unit stripping continued...

[tidus1203]

Nako as much as I want some form of auto lock, I just don't have the guts and more importantly the expertise to do what you are doing so I will just stick to the good old habit of locking!

[vivafoxpro]

Thanks to Sir Tidus, I first saw this:

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDnHL47kXg4"]YouTube - Ford fiesta mk7 **Secret menu**[/ame]

Researching further, I found this:

http://www.fordownersclub.com/forums...howtopic=13609

" To get to it, do the following:

1) Put key in ignition (do not turn)

2) Hold the button on the rev side and after around 3 seconds turn the key two clicks (don't start engine)

3)On the screen it will say "Test" and you can cycle through various things by pressing the button.

Some things include: gauge test, LED test, digital speedo etc. "

[vivafoxpro]

Opening driver side door panel. I assume other doors will be easier.

[vivafoxpro]

How to remove your fuel port cover so that you can glue it back avoiding it accidentally falling off:





Thanks to Izeman_X again for revealing his discovery so that we may be warned.

[nansky20]

Hi sirs, may prob ata yung wipers ko.. Minsan sumasablay sya in wiping my windshield. It's making this "trrrgggg" sound/motion esp pag mabilis (di ko mashado maexplain pero i hope magets nyo). Has anyone experienced this on your fofi? Ano po kaya pede gawin? Thanks

[hausteam]

Hi sirs, may prob ata yung wipers ko.. Minsan sumasablay sya in wiping my windshield. It's making this "trrrgggg" sound/motion esp pag mabilis (di ko mashado maexplain pero i hope magets nyo). Has anyone experienced this on your fofi? Ano po kaya pede gawin? Thanks

Na experience ko na rin yan one time. Try cleaning your wind shield and wiper. Malamang may malagkit na dumi.

[nansky20]

Na experience ko na rin yan one time. Try cleaning your wind shield and wiper. Malamang may malagkit na dumi.

yun din actually naisip ko nung first time. pero yung mga sumunod na instances, im sure malinis naman yung windshield and wiper. actually sa simula ok naman. pero pag tumagal, lalo na pagmalakas na yung ulan, bigla na lang nagkaganon. My friend who owns a ford focus told me na sakit daw ng ford yun kasi ganun din daw yung kanya.

[vivafoxpro]

I have been noticing that the plastic trims on the door frames are magnets to scuffing. The scuff plates we buy as accessories are nice looking but do not protect these vulnerable spots. I am using faux carbon fiber vinyl stickers to add some looks at the same time protect the trims.

You can see the scuffs in mine


These trims along with the door pillar trims come off easily. (Use some firm force with only your hands)



Before & after view


The front door trims


Closer look


View with them installed