My Kingdom For A Zetec - Part 3 - Some Questions

ATSEIF DROF · 13-01-2007, 10:43 AM

Picked up the car last Saturday its great :1syellow1
Can't imagine it without a spoiler now, it looks ace
Scuffies also look good against the black paint
Some questions for anyone out there...

Q1. Is everyones bonnet release on the passenger side of driver?
Q2. The underbonnet of my fez is only grey undercoated not fully painted?
Q3. There is a "reset" button on the end of left hand stalk which apparently serves no function?
Q4. In the owners manual there appears to be a way to make window go down automatically (ie one touch) but I'm stuffed if I can do it, or is that for a different model?

kiwijohn42 · 13-01-2007, 12:37 PM

1 yes
2 cost cutting, they're all like that.
3 ?
4 Not on ours, only on euro spec.

Fair302 · 13-01-2007, 12:59 PM

Missus WP has painted engine bay

robjh80 · 13-01-2007, 01:45 PM

Q1. Yes
Q2. Mine's Painted
Q3. Don't have that
Q4. Yea, my owners manual mentions it also on page 22 but as you say it doesn't seem to work.

xurbanx · 13-01-2007, 01:58 PM

1. Yes
2. Mines black (perhaps primer??) probably didn't paint it when they replaced it.
3. I've no idea
4. I've no idea

Enjoy the Fiesta! And the spoiler does look good, just adds that extra flair.

Fled74 · 13-01-2007, 03:00 PM

1. Yes
2. Mine's painted, as is the engine bay (WP)
3. Don't have it
4. No idea

Congratulations on your Fez; it does look better with the spoiler on.

photn · 13-01-2007, 08:00 PM

1.Yes
2.Mines painted Black. lol
3. is this the Audio stalk or the indicator....if its the audio stalk im pretty sure it changes the radio from different modes. like from FM1 to FM2 to AM to CD or sumthing like that!
4.pretty sure not available in the AUS model.

Piotr · 14-01-2007, 01:14 AM

My underbonnet is painted WP

Steffo · 14-01-2007, 03:36 AM

My underbonnet is painted too. WP Zetec.

goop · 14-01-2007, 11:59 PM

mine's painted too, wq zetec.

Piotr · 15-01-2007, 01:24 AM

3: You may have a focus stalk as they have a reset button on the end. Would be cost-cutting

kiwijohn42 · 15-01-2007, 07:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by goop

mine's painted too, wq zetec.

Have you got metallic paint or standard. Mine's metallic & unpainted under the bonnet.

MISTA FIESTA · 15-01-2007, 10:38 AM

WP Zetec - Aquarious - Build Oct 2004 - Underbonnet un painted (its grey)

robjh80 · 15-01-2007, 01:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kiwijohn42

Have you got metallic paint or standard. Mine's metallic & unpainted under the bonnet.

John, my WQ Zetec is White as you know and mines painted under the bonnet, I wonder if it's only the "Premium Colours" not being painted under-bonnet such as Tonic and well, pretty much everything else apart from Black and White ones?

Piotr · 15-01-2007, 03:01 PM

I thought black was a "premium" color as well as its metalic. Red and White are the only basic colors IIRC

ATSEIF DROF · 15-01-2007, 09:42 PM

Response to responses...thanx guys

1. Ok, fair enough

2. Ok, seems to be some consensus that some are painted & some are not, panther black is a premium colour its metallic, so not surprised a colour eg white is also painted underneath......maybe they don't paint the WQ's so they can afford to put in all the extra gear over the WP model, haha :-P

3. Its on the indicator 'stalk' but dont think its from a focus as they are built in south africa!?!? Mystery

4. Ok, doesnt sound like thats gonna work then

robjh80 · 15-01-2007, 09:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Piotr

I thought black was a "premium" color as well as its metalic. Red and White are the only basic colors IIRC

"True" (sorry my mistake).........it's only White that's a standard colour........"seeing as Red is not available on the WQ Zetec!!"

Piotr · 15-01-2007, 10:05 PM

The focus is built in germany too

goop · 16-01-2007, 03:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kiwijohn42

Have you got metallic paint or standard. Mine's metallic & unpainted under the bonnet.

yeah, woops.... I was going from memory, turns out it's just primer. Engine bay the same... d'oh

Colour is tonic, btw.

ATSEIF DROF · 16-01-2007, 06:50 PM

Well ok, the xr5 is built in germany, all other focus' for the aussie market are built in south africa. Can't see how putting a focus stalk on a fiesta is cost-cutting. Is there nobody out there who has a re-set button on the end of the left hand indicator stalk in their fiesta zetec? Hard to believe its a one-off!?!!?!?!?!?

Piotr · 16-01-2007, 07:01 PM

Putting a focus stalk on a fiesta is cost cutting because they only have to produce 1 kind of stalk not 2. The factory could also have run out of Fiesta stock wen your was built so used Focus ones instead.

kiwijohn42 · 16-01-2007, 10:39 PM

couldn't find a reset button on the indicator stalk. pictures would help if you're able.
While we're there, the mode button on the stereo remote. while in AUX holding it in will change to radio & then to cd but then it stops doing anything. Nothing in the manual about it at all. any ideas?

ATSEIF DROF · 17-01-2007, 10:05 PM

Seriously doubt its a focus stalk Piotr (would it even fit???) but will check it out anyway :-) Not sure about the radio Kiwi haven't played around with it that much yet. How do I post pics in here?

kiwijohn42 · 17-01-2007, 10:32 PM

http://www.tinypic.com/
Upload them to here & then copy/paste the img tags into your message here. Easy peasy.

ATSEIF DROF · 20-01-2007, 08:51 AM

Thanx Kiwi, I will try that once I pull my finger out & get around to it :-)

Checked a WQ zetec in the street the other day & it doesn't have a reset button either so looks like the factory have maybe stuck in a euro spec one by mistake, dont think its from a focus. Im gonna take it up with the service dept when I take it in for the 3000k, it doesnt effect anything its just weird...

ATSEIF DROF · 26-01-2007, 02:47 PM

NEWSFLASH***Have confirmed my indicator stalk is the genuine article & should be on all WQ's, if you look at the owners manual you can see the reset button clearly pictured in all diagrams :-)

Lplus · 29-01-2007, 09:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ATSEIF DROF

NEWSFLASH***Have confirmed my indicator stalk is the genuine article & should be on all WQ's, if you look at the owners manual you can see the reset button clearly pictured in all diagrams :-)

In the UK, facelift cars (06 model year onward) with trip computers have a reset button on the lefthand stalk.