Recent content by joenineo

:D Brilliant! Nice one Mjd1. I'm very happy to see that my post has helped someone else out - especially the "no cost" aspect. Congrats. Kudus to fordfocus2003 though for his initial post, which gave me the incentive to post my own 'solution'. Joe

Ah!, but here's the best bit. Once I had done all of this I figured that there must be an even easier way in. I mean, why surround the latch mechanism with a steel plate. It's not supporting anything at all. In fact, it looks more of a hinderance than anything else .... UNLESS ... its...

As luck would have it, I was able to find a 2nd hand lock and latch mechanism from a Ford Focus Mark 1 at a local scrap yard. £15 later and I was inspecting the latch mechanism. My plan was to "destroy" this one in order to discover where the weak points were. However, first off I...

Fast forward with a lot of internet searching, talking to various mechanics and the local ford dealership (customer service and parts). Everyone told me the same thing: smash the front of the car to pieces!. I'm sure this sounds all to familiar to fordfocus2003. I thought about this. A...

Right, lets get this out of the way first: Anyone that tells you that you have to smash the front grill et-al in order to get to the latch is talking RUBBISH. I have just replaced the latch without any damage to the car whatsoever, other than to the defective latch of course. However, had I...

This is the ONLY post that I could find wrapped around the bonnet latch problem on a Ford Focus Mark 1. However, it doesn't quite take things to the conclusion that I needed. I have recently experienced the same "heartache" with this and was determined to find a way to rectify this...

Is there a reason why there is a 1"..1.5" gap between the screeded floor and the start of the plaster on the wall? Is this just a throwback to older building techniques or is there a logical explanation for it. Two that I've heard of today when I asked a couple of guys at work are: 1...

To be honest I'm not sure. I drew a pencil line on the "wider" side (if you look closer) to equal everything up.. Thought about cutting that out with a disc grinder so that the opening is equidistant. This would give a nice wide opening off 32" wide (by 14" deep). Had originally thought a...

Thought I'd add a pic of the fireplace: Not sure how to make this visible, so here's the link: http://www.diynot.com/network/joenineo/albums/diy/

All, I have a small-ish fireplace in a large chimney breast in my front lounge. I have already removed the surround and hearth. and am now faced with the firebrick (? - is this the correct word ?) If I remove the firebrick in order to temporarily close up the entrance to the fireplace with...

... and there I was thinking 1 would do it all :shock: :roll: Joe

So what you're saying is that I have the wrong tool and blades then. Hmmmm. :shock: Joe

yes, there's a marking along the side that says 0-3 or 1-4 (can't be sure) Knew there'd be some 'minor' that I was missing. Guess I should've tried all 4 settings on a test piece first - just to get a feel for it. :x ... Guess what I'll be doing with some of my time at the weekend! Ah...

errr...... dunno big-all ??? Its an Makita Orbital Action Jigsaw 4350FCT. Had it on setting 1 and the highest speed. Is this wrong? I'm sure that's what the 'manual' suggested. Joe

Hi woody Yip, done it. Doesn't look too bad either :) Not totally perfect perhaps but I'm happy enough with it as it is. :D Joe