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[Max M4X WW]

I love that rear boot light, something a lot of modern estates have and will fill the gap perfectly

[Excursion]

Seat Mount Cowls and Heated Seat Rheostats
The Ford heated seats are either 'on' or 'off' so I've purchased an after-market kit to upgrade to variable temperature control. I had already modified the main Fiesta wiring loom to include heated seats as per OEM spec., and mounted the on/off Ford switches in the Focus centre console. The two centre console based Ford switches provide a switched 12v and Earth which terminate at each front seat inside a two pin connector.

I have shortened the originally very long after-market variable temperature heated seat kit wiring to suit the Fiesta, and soldered on a matching Ford connector so that the after market loom and heating elements joins to the main car loom in the same way a genuine Ford heated seat would.

I mounted the after market rheostats in the Alcantara trimmed seat mount covers.



High-Level Brake Light
I wanted to add a high level third brake light so chose a unit from a later Fiesta which has a similar shaped tailgate to the Mk3. The only real problem I faced was that the Mk3 tailgate glass doesn't have any ceramic coating that would be necessary to provide a good cosmetic finish by hiding parts of the light that don't need to be seen, so to counter this I used a similar technique to that I used for the light & rain sensor on the windscreen; I made a template and stuck gloss vinyl to the inside face of the rear screen to replicate ceramic coating.


The fit isn't absolutely perfect, but it's close enough to look like it was supposed to be there. I suppose one could argue that its in keeping with the rest of the car



Tailgate Build-Up
The tailgate is now completely built up, with a release motor, new wiper motor and all wiring. I applied copious amounts of Dinitrol to all the seams. The following photo shows the Audi door light in place and a new tailgate catch and alarm sensor.


Finally the inner trim could go on. It looks OK once fitted but it's a really flimsy part made of a fragile plastic that often breaks and is guaranteed to vibrate against the metal tailgate. In an effort to combat noises I have covered the contact patches and all mountings with felt tape and doubled up with Sound Absorber 15, just to be sure.


Fitted. I cannot provoke any rattles or noises whatsoever.


Earth Distribution
I fabricated this earth distribution point to cater for the fuel pumps and sound system amplifiers. It will fit inside the boot battery box.

[dontpannic]

Excellent work Mark.

With this one:


I'd be inclined to do something that I did on my MK5 with the same tail light, which was to use tint spray to tint the glass covered by the brake light. From the outside, it appears like a ceramic coating, but still allows the brake light to shine through as normal. Unfortunately I can't find a photo at the moment, will take a look when I get home.

[Excursion]

Excellent work Mark.

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I'd be inclined to do something that I did on my MK5 with the same tail light, which was to use tint spray to tint the glass covered by the brake light. From the outside, it appears like a ceramic coating, but still allows the brake light to shine through as normal. Unfortunately I can't find a photo at the moment, will take a look when I get home.

Thanks Nick! So you actually hide the red lens altogether?

[dontpannic]

Yeah, you couldn't see the red lens at all, but it still lit up absolutely fine. I have a photo of it lit up (ignore the Fiesta cover!)



Here's what it looked like when it wasn't illuminated - you'll have to get close to the screen I'm afraid!

[Excursion]

Ahh, got you. Thanks!

[jonyb4]

awesome mark

[jayrs]

good stuff mark, nice touch with the heated seats, and rear light looks good in there

[- Danny Boy -]

Very nice, Mark!

[Excursion]

Thanks boys

Beginning to get cold in the garage now, need all the enthusiasm I can get over the next few months

[AW0L]

great work there Mark, when do you find out about the front end gear?

[Excursion]

great work there Mark, when do you find out about the front end gear?

Cheers I collect the rear end parts a week next Tuesday, and I'll need a month to get all that fitted, but once done the car can go to Mark for the front end to be finished.

[AW0L]

cool, looking forward to seeing all that work you did on the rear go on and see it back on all 4 wheels

by the by, do you still have the part nos for the blanking plates for the rear contact plates, i have moved all wiring from that and have no need for them to be there

[Excursion]

cool, looking forward to seeing all that work you did on the rear go on and see it back on all 4 wheels

by the by, do you still have the part nos for the blanking plates for the rear contact plates, i have moved all wiring from that and have no need for them to be there

Sure, 1020265 and 1020267 for the blanking plates.

[AW0L]

Sure, 1020265 and 1020267 for the blanking plates.

thanks Mark

[Excursion]

Minor update.

Rear Chassis Earth Distribution
As per the previous update, I had fabricated this distribution block. I wanted distribution blocks for both positive and negative to prevent a nest of cables terminating at the battery terminals.


Next I made up the main chassis earth strap. I'm using lorry starter cable here because rather than fine strand car audio based cable it is comprised of a fewer number of thick strands , which means its much safer in an overload situation. The downside is that it is incredibly inflexible, but does hold the required shape once formed.


And the battery earth lead. The usual method of constructing these cables is to use an indent crimping tool, but to ensure a better connection I use a blow torch and plumbing solder.


Here's the distribution block in place. From left to right: Battery strap, fuel pumps, amplifier 1, amplifier 2 & 3, chassis strap.

[jayrs]

get some heaters in there and a small beer frige and ya set mate
oh, and a microwave and some sausage rolls

[Excursion]

get some heaters in there and a small beer frige and ya set mate
oh, and a microwave and some sausage rolls

Hell yeah, I need to do something like that, though would probably get moaned at for spending even more time in the garage

Got to admit, a bottle of coke and some (indoor) microwave heated sausage rolls often get me through a cold day

[RS EDDIE]

Once again Mark....Hats off to ya mate, looking awesome.

If you wanted to make the exterior beyond belief (not saying for instant that your not happy already) i did a short intro into car detailing the other week at a place in kent. They do enzos, bentlys etc etc......I never thought paint would look sooo good (KTSKELTEC.CO.UK).

Have look mate, see what you think. Just one thing, whats the name of the sponge stuff you used on the rear plastic panel etc????

[RS EDDIE]

Sound absorber 15!!!! DER!!!

[Rhinopower]

Don't suppose you've got a picture of soldering the ends? It's how I'm going to do mine, I've already got the ends from vwp and plenty of cable!

[jayrs]

get on and do it mate, have 2 seats int he garage so the other half can at least come and share her time with you while working in there, although i expect, 1 she wont, and 2, you wouldnt want that

[Rhinopower]

Found it on YouTube and done it I've used 2 gauge amp wiring cable, which is a fine strand cable as I was let to believe this to be better as it had a larger surface area. I'm sure however that you way, as ever, is better! Lol

[hamps]

Tiiiiiiiiiiiiitttssss I love this build

[Excursion]

Thanks guys

Modified Column Switches
Today I modified the column switches/stalks to suit xenon's and auto lights. The logic has been modified and two new control functions were added to the switches.

I had already determined what modifications to make to the switch logic board:



I started with a brand new column switch for an Escort equipped with seven speed variable intermittent wipe. I've already modified the car loom to suit the variable intermittent wipe, which was never fitted to a Fiesta, but in my case I've wired the intermittent control the auto lights & wiper module in order to control the auto wiper sensitivity.


Switch unit disassembled.


The first control function is headlamp flash for a dedicated pair halogen bulbs in the headlights used to prevent cycling the HID bulbs. The top arrow shows where I've joined two tracks to ensure the low beam bulb remains illuminated when switching between low and high beam. The bottom arrow shows where a track is broken and a new wire added for the flash control. The tracks are covered with a brown dielectric grease hence the marks along them.


The second control function is to enable or disable the auto lights. I've taken a terminal 15 feed from the existing sidelight switch. The soldering looks like a dry joint but it isn't; its some new solder I bought from Homebase and its not great. I'll order something else for next time.


Here's the switch unit reassembled and the new wires exiting through the case. I tied loose knots in the wire behind the switch case to prevent degradation of the soldered joints due to movement of the wires.


Finished with heat shrink.


I now need to source another two pin connector to join the additional wires to the car loom.

[- Danny Boy -]

What's involved in modifying the loom to make intermittent wipe work? It's something I would be interested in doing - and I need new stalks anyway because the indicator one is tempremental at the moment.

[RS EDDIE]

You do make me laugh Mark. Your knowledge and ideas are incredible mate!!!

Hats off to ya!!!!

[hamps]

wow excellent mate

[dontpannic]

Excellent work as usual Mark, your skills still astound me!

[Excursion]

Thanks guys

[Excursion]

An update from Mark at MK.

The rear hubs are fully machined and ready for anodising.


Rough cut on the rear TCAs.

[AW0L]

looking good Mark

[ben17southport]

nice Mark, looks very precise stuff.

[GRP16V]

Brilliant as ever,

1 Q,

how do u mount the fiesta 4/5 3rd. brakelight ?

I had a problem with the backpart of the cover, it hits the headliner and sealing-lip
So the tailgate dosn't close nice.

Did u trim the cover or use spacer ?

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[Excursion]

Thanks guys