Ford Focus Indicator Sound
29 December 2004, 11:16 PM
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Ford Focus Indicator Sound
How irritating is this? How can they have sold so many of these undoubtedly excellent cars with *that* sound? It would drive me absolutely berserk!!
30 December 2004, 12:28 AM
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Mind, nothing compares to a Celica....
Ever tried reversing a Toyota Celica?
That has to be the most irritaing thing EVER...a reverse bleeper to tell you are in reverse gear.
Why TF they cant use a lock out notch on the gear shifter like every other car on the road is beyond me
Which reminds me, anyone know a good cleica forum that can tell me how to turn the bloody thing off?? - it's more distracting than having my 2 6year old cousins on a sugar trip fighting in the back seat.
Ever tried reversing a Toyota Celica?
That has to be the most irritaing thing EVER...a reverse bleeper to tell you are in reverse gear.
Why TF they cant use a lock out notch on the gear shifter like every other car on the road is beyond me
Which reminds me, anyone know a good cleica forum that can tell me how to turn the bloody thing off?? - it's more distracting than having my 2 6year old cousins on a sugar trip fighting in the back seat.
30 December 2004, 10:35 AM
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LOL, I really like the Focus noise, it's cool! 
Mind you, I've just moved up from a Fiesta that was so noisy you could here the electricity on it's way down the wire never mind the relay
Mind you, I've just moved up from a Fiesta that was so noisy you could here the electricity on it's way down the wire never mind the relay
30 December 2004, 01:36 PM
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Originally Posted by ALi-B
Which reminds me, anyone know a good cleica forum that can tell me how to turn the bloody thing off?? - it's more distracting than having my 2 6year old cousins on a sugar trip fighting in the back seat.
30 December 2004, 04:36 PM
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Totally agree about the focus indicator noise, drives you insane. I can only imagine Ford managed to save a few pennies on using a proper relay and just shared the function with some other buzzer.
Current shape Mondeo does it too, my dad had one until recently and it was so annoying I'd find myself switching the indicator off while waiting at traffic lights and only switching it back on once the lights change. It's irritating enough to put me off buying one completely.
Does make you realise how obsessed the "stack em high sell em cheap" brigade i.e. Ford, Renault, GM etc are with saving money at all costs. When I get back into my 10 year old Audi runaround it just feels better quality, much nicer switchgear and a far more subtle indicator click!
Current shape Mondeo does it too, my dad had one until recently and it was so annoying I'd find myself switching the indicator off while waiting at traffic lights and only switching it back on once the lights change. It's irritating enough to put me off buying one completely.
Does make you realise how obsessed the "stack em high sell em cheap" brigade i.e. Ford, Renault, GM etc are with saving money at all costs. When I get back into my 10 year old Audi runaround it just feels better quality, much nicer switchgear and a far more subtle indicator click!
30 December 2004, 04:43 PM
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Is it the same in all Foci? I hired a C-Max, and there was a kiddy-friendly "pick pock pick pock pick pock" which was funny for the first five seconds and then just ingratiating. If I'd bought the car I would have had it disconnected by someone.
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30 December 2004, 05:10 PM
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LOL @ "Foci".... I wouldn't know whether they share the same noise. It would definitely put me off buying one, though, if I had to change the scoob at some point. They've sold untold thousands of these cars and it can't be the first time this has been raised. The first time I ever got in one and heard the noise I almost retched. It's just 'orrible!
31 December 2004, 03:58 PM
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Originally Posted by phelpsa
The Jag X-type indicator sound drove me mad when we had one on trial. Cli-Clonk Cli-Clonk Cli-Clonk Cli-Clonk.
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LOL.... yes I'd guess it's exactly the same, I've never been in an X-type but I strongly suspect they use the cheapo Ford indicator "relay" as you can tell when you see one on the road with the indicators on, it doesn't even flash properly - more like a short blink followed by a longer delay rather than the even on-off-on-off that normal indicators do.
That's the Ford-era Jaguars added to the list of "do not even consider" cars then
31 December 2004, 04:46 PM
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The indicator noise is played through the sounder in the dash (same one as for the "lights still on noise" etc) this is because the actual relay is on the back of the emergency warning light button, which is in the middle of the dash, and it would sound odd if the indicator "clicked" from the middle of the dash.
Can't say i've ever noticed it being loud myself, maybe it's the road noise that drowns it out
Can't say i've ever noticed it being loud myself, maybe it's the road noise that drowns it out
31 December 2004, 06:55 PM
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I think it's the very slight musical note that gets on my ****. A straightforward click would be preferable. I like the Focus, other than that! Never driven one though.
01 January 2005, 08:00 PM
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Really good to drive
I've only had mine a couple of weeks but love it already I got chance to 'test' it last night on the roundabouts of a quiet A1
I've only had mine a couple of weeks but love it already
I got chance to 'test' it last night on the roundabouts of a quiet A1
01 January 2005, 10:14 PM
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Originally Posted by SupaMiniCupa
There is a thread somewhere on http://www.mr2roc.org.uk/ as the new MR2's come with a 6sp. Theres a search facility on there, I only posted this while I had a sec.
Looks like a case of killing it the old fashioned way with the wire cutters
- much more satisfying (although it would be nice if there was a switch or a option to disable it via the ECU data port)The bleep is gonna die <evil laugh>
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