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Which year and model is the galaxy as i believe the Mk2 and Mk1 were different depending on stereos fitted etc. I added one to my 98 Mk1 Galaxy Ghia as the the earlier Ghia versions didn't have the CD changer only the Ghia X did but all the wiring was there to the 2006 stereo.

Hi all, Have done a search but couldn't find anything about this, apologies if its there and I've missed it. Did an oil and filter change at the weekend and noticed that the lower engine mounting was very badly corroded at the engine side pivot, the part furthest away from the front of the car. Any body else have this problem and Should I get a replacement or will it just be outer oxidisation of the alloy component (I think thats what it is) All other mountings are fine, can't understand why this one would be bad as its covered by the huge oil drip tray thats commonly known as the engine shield :D Cheers for any comments Scott

Many many moons ago i converted an old MKII escort estate (in roman bronze metallic....not $hit brown like many people said it was!!) from automatic to manual and that was a ball ache of a job in the end. Had to change flywheel, gearbox, engine to gearbox flange/gasket, pedal box including all pedals, driveshaft, make new gearbox mountings because the gearbox tunnel was wider on the auto than the manual and the auto mounting plate allowed the manual box to drop too low (had to guestimate the drop needed then added several washers to make up the remaining mm requirements) , make a hole for clutch cable (you will possibly need the clutch/brake master cylinder for the galaxy unless yours has the same model but the clutch parts are blanked off), fit new carpet and gearbox trim panel inside then i had to get a big hammer and make a very large dent in the gearbox tunnel so my foot could actually operate the clutch pedal.....there was a big difference in widths Dunno whether the same problems would occur on the galaxy, I only changed mine because I had a doner car given me and being a 1.3 the auto box would suck all the power there was......if there was any power in an old ohv 1300cc Mk II escort estate that is :D Hope this helps Scott

Just a quick update............ Seems you also need the bezels to fit the fog lights as the standard blanking fittings on non fog light galaxies dont have the interface fixing points...... something i found out after i took the bumper off :( Down side.......they are another

Cheers for that, Was hoping to do it without removing the bumper....oh well Price wise, I was quoted

Hi, I had a similar problem on my galaxy. Found it to be the stereo amp in the end. One of the amps had overheated and shorted allowing current to drain to earth at a trickle. It had killed one of the rear channels but i wasn't that worried about it. Never noticed it till i left the car a week, came to use it and it was dead. Don't know which type of stereo you have, mine has the 2007R with the remote amp, ended up disconnecting the rear amp's and connecting all outputs off the front to common with the rears till i could get another amp off ebay.

Hi, I was just wondering, does anyone have the instructions for fitting the ford fog lights to the galaxy? If so is there any way of scanning them in for me? I've searched the forum and got some details but unfortunately after I had ordered the fog light kit from ford they cancelled the order and bought the parts individually.....apparently there might have been a delay or something with the kit, they couldn't be sure. I was not impressed as it cost me an extra

Cheers, Will do a couple more checks tonight when i get in. Fronts definately have more brake dust than the backs (the wheel can turn black in a couple of weeks if i dont clean them) but both the fronts appear to be of the same heat range, as do the rears it was just the front were a lot hotter than the rear and last time this happenend was on my old sierra with a seized caliper so i was expecting the worst. Yeah i checked about the spongy brake threads, seems some say its normal, others say its not but i reckon a change of pads and disks all round might help. I've also got the dreaded squealy brakes as well as the pedal hiss. I also find that the vacuum in the servo dissapeared immediately after switching the engine off but this appears to be the vacuum pipe which has split in about 4 places, bit of tape on it for the moment to see if this helps with the brake problem. Ah well, back to the checks i suppose.......

Hi all, Just wondered if any other fellow galaxy drivers end up with hot alloy wheels after driving. I'm not an agressive braker (and who could be with my spongy brakes) and i dont think the front brakes are binding even though they do squeal badly, because when you are on a slight incline and remove your foot from the brake pedal the car will roll forwards or backwards. The rear alloys are warm but the fronts are definately hot to the touch. Also after a couple of hours of driving i'm sure there is less braking force so I wondered if this could be brake fade....or it could just be a tired foot i suppose. Any help much appreciated, though i think im going to have to fit new pads and disks all round :rolleyes: Cheers

Hello All, I mentioned this in the welcome post but thought i'd put it in the technical section where it belonged. I have done a search but couldn't find anything about this...if i've searched wrong then apologies. I have an oily substance that leaks from what i believe is the dryer (under the drivers front wing), looks like a black bottle. Just wondered if anyone knew what this was, over the weeks i hadn't noticed as i park the car in the same spot but when i moved it off the drive the other day, hey presto....big stain. Worryingly i beleive its something to do with the AC coolant as this has the oil mixed in with it doesn't it so i'm going to have to get it fixed and re-charged :huh: Cheers