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Stuck between a rock and a hard place, and in need of some expert advice on wheels/alloys. Walked out this morning to find my rear tyre sitting flat as a pancake on the kerb and a nail sticking out of the middle of the tread. Bought the car with 60k miles in January so this is it's first tyre...

Hello all, I've installed in my car (2007 Ford Mondeo MK4) an aftermarket navigation unit running Android 8.1. I've installed it correctly, connecting also the CANBUS decoder thing which came in the navigation package. The problem is that the steering wheel controls don't work. The navigation...

Searched various forums for some answers on this but not been lucky enough to find an answer. About 3 months ago a quiet knocking started to occur when driving, not massively noticeable and would be easily drowned out by low volume radio. It was coming from drivers side and sounded as though it...

I have unfortunately discovered that both my rear wheels are crooked? they lean inward ?? has recently changed springs, carrier arm, and bracket bracket in the right rear ?? have attached pictures and sorry my English please help me

Hi, I'm new to the forum and would be grateful for any advice someone can offer me on the following. On my way to work this morning my O/S/R tyre had a blow out (as seen in the pictures). I have since discovered that someone added extra weights to the wheel as a practical joke, these were...

Hello all, Issue with my Mondeo Mk3 (2000-2007) ST2.2 Diesel... Had a worn rear tyre replaced at Kwikfit. Two days later the new one was flat. Pumped it back up myself and then drove it back to Kwikfit. I noticed that it was still fully inflated when I arrived. Kwikfit said the tyre is...

Hi All, Was wondering if someone can give me advice. So i've got a spare tyre. It's only a spare in terms of I use it as one. Bought on Ebay. It's a Pirelli 6000 tyre. Checked it out and it seems decent. Checked all the markings and it's got good temperature and traction ratings (A) etc...

OK I MENTIONED THIS IN ANOTHER POST BUT I THOUGHT I BETTER SHORTEN IT AND WARN PEOPLE!! ok well my mk4 mondeo hatch has a 16 inch steel thin space saver spare wheel,well the nuts that hold on the alloy wheels on the car are not correct or safe for the spare wheel!!! they can and probably will...

The story If anybody is having traction control/abs issues with the front left wheel speed sensor and abs wiring, where the lights are coming on intermittently I have just found out the hard way that the engine wiring loom can suffer breaks behind the passenger side headlight(back of wheel...

hi just a quick question here ok so i went to this garage the guy is very cheap. i got a used strut fitted on the back left side. took the car for a mot the next day and it passed with no advisorys apart from the flexi pipe on exhaust over a few days i sometimes felt like the back end was...

hi i have a 2002 mondeo tddi hatchback i have standard 16 inch steel wheels on the car. i dont get any steering vibration i also get no pull to any side today when under the car i noticed the drivers front tyre was worn to the wire on the inside,just a very very thin strip thinner than a...

Good afternoon Guys, After recently smashing a wheel up on my ST TDCi by hitting something that came off the back of a lory i have been forced to hunt out some new wheels and to cut a long story short i have been having a few issues which has lead me onto wanting to/needing to widen teh rear...

Hello People Need to change one of my rear wheel bearings and quite like the fact that it just bolts on! Anyone any experience with these...

Good morning Guys, Last week i ran over a wheel chock from a lorry and destroyed one of teh rims on my '06 St TDCi, i ordered some wheels being very careful to calculate the offset of the wheel to make sure i had clearance to the shocks and outer wheel arch so i ordered a 7.5J ET45 so moving...

Warning: Potential long post. I've been having problems with wheel wobble and vibration which, apart from being a nuisance, is causing my elbows to hurt and my hands to go stiff. A bit like 'white finger', I suppose. I tend to buy my tyres from a large independent tyre supplier, as I have had...

im looking to give my mondeo the euro look and widening the stance abit, can anyone direct me where to get some good cheapish spacers? and is there any reason why it is a bad idea? and does anyone have any pics of mondeos like this i cant find anyone thats done it before cheers

I hope any experts here can pinpoint the likely cause (and solution) of a mechanical issue I have been noticing near the front wheels while in motion. Whenever my Mondeo MK3 (2003, 1.8L, saloon) rolls on the slightest bumps I tend to hear a "knocking" sound. I am using "knocking" as a...

Hi all, I have a 2.5l V6 1998 mondy, a month or so ago, we hit a high curb quite hard blowing out 2 tyres on the nearside of the car (used the spare and had to resort to a part worn trye to get us home), all was ok until we had one of the tyres replaced (and the exhaust replaced, middle box...

I've had a last run MK 2 - 2011 registered 1.6 petrol Sport SE since Jan 12, second hand, Ford direct covered (thank god). Within 1 month, the ABS was activating when it really shouldn't have, then ABS and TC lights were staying on the car, amber. Took my dealer 3 days, and said a wheel bearing...