Shep Shepherd Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 They use the dash covers/mats a fair bit in the US.You never see them here in the UK, as the sun is not common and they are therefore pointless! I've had a Dash Designs dash mat in The Volvo for the last ten years, in order to stop the cracks in the dashboard top getting worse. If I recall correctly, I had to pay $25.00 extra in order to have a RHD one made. Well worth it, though, as it's done the job admirably Shep's Link-O-Matic: http://www.dashdesigns.com danthecapriman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisItalSLX Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 I had no idea that the Mondeo was sold in Australia! One lives and learns It was sold here between 1995 - 2000 and from 2007 - now. Because the Aussie Ford factory has closed the Mondeo has replaced the Falcon. R.I.P. Ford Falcon, 1960 - 2016 Shep Shepherd 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted August 11, 2017 Author Share Posted August 11, 2017 Headlight protectors added to the base Shep Shepherd, Hendry, danthecapriman and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted August 13, 2017 Author Share Posted August 13, 2017 I got this French/Belgian comic strip Mondeo launch brochure from eBay in Belgium. It's brilliant! Braddon81, mercrocker, Conrad D. Conelrad and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shep Shepherd Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 Even better if, like me, you can read French Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordperv Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 Thats great, but i didn't know the Scouser from Harry Enfield was a furriner Hendry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Sterling Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 Hey genial! Les Belges do like thier 'BD' or Bandes Dessinées (Franco-Belgian comics), even now ils sont très populaire. I reckon je dois trouver myself one of those Bandes Desinées for the Mondeo, unless you know le vendeur has another one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnthonyG Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 Ha ha that's brilliant! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3VOM Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 Thats great, but i didn't know the Scouser from Harry Enfield was a furrinerNot sure if I'm right but:Calme toi, calme toi! Lord Sterling and Lacquer Peel 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoss Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 This was in Asda Totton yesterday. I was going to add it to the lazy spotter thread but just decided to drop it in here instead as it looks like the one in the brochure!My wife is getting used to me taking pictures of old chod but at this point she's going "what are you taking a picture of?" looking around genuinely not seeing the Mondeo. This must say something about the design. I guess it still doesn't look like an old car even after 20 years. egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted August 14, 2017 Author Share Posted August 14, 2017 Hey genial! Les Belges do like thier 'BD' or Bandes Dessinées (Franco-Belgian comics), even now ils sont très populaire.I reckon je dois trouver myself one of those Bandes Desinées for the Mondeo, unless you know le vendeur has another one?Here's one http://www.befr.ebay.be/itm/Jeff-Broeckx-Mondeo-Publicitaire-Ford-/152639106076?hash=item2389ffec1c:g:5I4AAOSwq7JT~iLs Re the design Yoss, while the car itself still blandly fits in, it's not really a popular type of car anymore, medium sized family hatches have been killed by cross overs and SUVs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordperv Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 I can play the mk1 Mondeo spotted too Think a few of you will recognise this one(Well its part sierra) Another fast one A normal one egg, KWhite, danthecapriman and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted August 14, 2017 Author Share Posted August 14, 2017 That last one has been for sale for ever! Not sure if seller keeps changing his mind or just bad luck... Edit, it sold today!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted August 14, 2017 Author Share Posted August 14, 2017 I've been Ghia specing my ride bro...(cos I can't drive it) danthecapriman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 Just done 650 miles over 3 days in mine. Old Mondeos just keep going! egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendry Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 I can play the mk1 Mondeo spotted too Think a few of you will recognise this one(Well its part sierra)20170806_140513.jpg Another fast one 20170806_134231.jpg A normal one 20170806_125051.jpg Theyre all lovely, the first one especially!! The last one I feel is let down by the mk1 Focus wheels which look too modern for it. I've been Ghia specing my ride bro...(cos I can't drive it)IMG_20170814_192737.jpgIMG_20170814_192759.jpg Think I prefer the standard grille, but good work all the same mate! egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Sterling Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 The last one I feel is let down by the mk1 Focus wheels which look too modern for itThat's got me thinking. I've always wanted to see a Mondeo on late Ford Sierra Ghia wheels like these: I reckon they'd suit it well. jumpingjehovahs, stuboy, egg and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendry Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 That's got me thinking. I've always wanted to see a Mondeo on late Ford Sierra Ghia wheels like these: I reckon they'd suit it well. That Sierra is lovely, and I agree, I also think they would suit it well. They sort of remind me of a Mk2 Mondeo SI wheel. Could only find a pic of a mk1, but these are the wheels I mean: egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Laurence Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 That's got me thinking. I've always wanted to see a Mondeo on late Ford Sierra Ghia wheels like these:I reckon they'd suit it well.A Red Estate has come up for sale wearing a a set of these, and I'd say you're right - they look quite smart, even on this really tatty one Link if anyone's interested (looks like it'll need lots of welding though) - https://www.gumtree.com/p/ford/mk1-mondeo-estate-1.8td-rare-/1261899197 egg and Lord Sterling 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 Diesel as well. Not many diesel ones left, most got cabbed or simply run into the ground. Wouldn't give him £350 on it though, more like £100. Paid £350 for one with 60k on the clock and with a test not long back! egg and Mr Laurence 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted August 18, 2017 Author Share Posted August 18, 2017 ^^My new one was was £300 with test to December. Agree about this one's value. Then again, who is saving the dizzler mk1's? Not sure anyone is. Mr Laurence 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendry Posted August 19, 2017 Share Posted August 19, 2017 Just puts me in mind of that red taxi Aspen one that the old boy has done 1 million miles in. Dont ever remember mk1 diesels being common though, or even mk2s really. Even when Mondeos mk1s were recent and common taxis most were petrols, only ever remember one diesel one driven by the father of a couple of kids I went to school with. That one was a lovely colour though, Cayman blue I think its called. And one of my pals at high schools dad had a 3 year old 98 S mk2 1.8 TD LX estate in Radiant Red, nice car at the time, not very quick though, even with a Turbo it was only about 85bhp dragging a big Mondeo along. Just to keep my aspergers knowledge going, the mk1 was M885EHS and the mk2 was S765KGB. Lacquer Peel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted August 27, 2017 Author Share Posted August 27, 2017 Degreasing the cylinder head on the GLX rapidly escalated into an entire cooling system re-fresh! The chances of me getting this all back together with the constant tension clips and 24 year old pipes staying dry are slim, but I'll have a go... First a lot of the air intake stuff has to come out, filter, air box, MAF air inlet... While doing this, I noticed the MAF connector is useless. On early cars this is common, later ones had gold connectors. Guess what, the blue base is the same, TADTS. A gold one will need to be 'spliced' in, he says, which I will hand to an auto leccy guy. Got one from a breaker at more cost than it should have been. The plastic stat housing was all gummed up, so in discussion with Sierraman and others decided it needed to come off completely. 3 bolts to the head only, but removing the pipe connectors was a PITA! This is a bit of a mess... Finally in bits, I might get a replacement housing from Stuboy's mate, but I might do with this one... The sensor that tells the engine what to do, is original, but guess what the cheapest OEM one was sourced from junk.se in Sweden and arrived in a couple of days along with a new expansion tank cap... More bits are coming from Sweden to refresh other aspects of the engine. So, that's where I'm up to. I'm also trying to remove the infamous rubber t-piece which can cause a poor idle from the PCV set up. It's clearly never been changed, and this 15 stone weakling can't 'pop' it off. I've removed the coil, but looks like I might have to actually remove the coil mount to get to it, or indeed, cut the t-piece off. Lots of red rust in the system, so will need a flush if I can get it back together. Anyway, in summary this is all a good learning curve for me and its quite useful to have another complete car to see how it will need to go back together! Cleon-Fonte, Shep Shepherd and danthecapriman 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobblers Posted August 27, 2017 Share Posted August 27, 2017 Ayeup egg, I reckon the pins in those MAF connectors are just "junior power timer" pins. You can pop them out of the housing with a couple of jewelers screwdrivers (or even the proper tool this is only a few quid) and then replace them, they're pence to buy and there's no splice in your wiring to fail down the line. mat_the_cat and egg 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted August 27, 2017 Author Share Posted August 27, 2017 Thanks, good tip. I'll look into that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted August 27, 2017 Author Share Posted August 27, 2017 This isn't going to clean up, so got another used one coming... cobblers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted August 27, 2017 Share Posted August 27, 2017 Soak it in peroxide solution and water in the sun for a day! Search YouTube for 8bitguy and watch his most recent video on retrobriting. I want to try it next year when we get sun back on some of my vacuums! egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted August 27, 2017 Author Share Posted August 27, 2017 Nice tip, that should work for my old Mondy headlight reflectors? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted August 27, 2017 Share Posted August 27, 2017 No idea what it will and won't work with tbh, faded white plastic certainly! Worth a try if you have spares I suppose though! The first time I try it will be on something worthless and that I don't want just in case! egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pillock Posted August 27, 2017 Share Posted August 27, 2017 Retr0Brite is OKfor UV damaged plastic, but it does change the plastic surface somewhat and you'll find that what's left behind turns to yellow a lot quicker than it did before. It may have taken 30 years for a home computer to go yellow, once it's retr0brited you start to see it yellow within a couple of years. With home computers, the way around that is to leave it in a cupboard, out of sunlight (which is acceptable, since these things have gone from being on a desk in a kids bedroom to being a collectors item). With headlamp lenses, not sure you can get away with that. Also, I think that expansion tank is just stained - not UV damage (unless it's spent a lot of time with the bonnet up!) like when you microwave baked beans in a plastic jug and the jug goes bean-coloured. Summat to do with heat. Not sure how well Retr0brite will work. By the way, that stuff is literally just peroxide solution - there's plenty of folk have just gone to the hairdressing suppliers and bought a big tub of peroxide. The key is to not let it dry out - plenty on, and then cover it in cling film. Also if you can, test an area first. There's some plastics that come up really white, but it makes them astonishingly brittle. One guy I saw retr0brited his computer, went to put one screw back in to reassemble and it just started shattering and falling apart. Some old MSX system I think. (This is partly advice for the Mondeo bits, and partly for beko's vacuums) egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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