[Sarah326]

Have any of you managed to buy new HT leads from Halfords? Or any other High street ratailer for that matter. (lets keep it fair!)

After phoning, giving all my information and getting a set of leads put aside, I picked up and took a look at the leads that suposedly matched up with what was required...not so.

The leads that all the Halfords catalogues and booklets (the in store flicky-page thingy) say are correct for my car look like this on the end:(push fits both ends) end that is supposed to attach to coil pack DOES NOT FIT.



Im after these ones (see how clips are holding the Leads to the coil pack.) The other style do not connect to the points at all.




Where can I get these apart from Ford themselves (£47!!)

Has anyone else found this to be a problem..... How come halfords can stock an incorrect part for so long? (Or do I have the wrong coil pack!)

[PumaVoodoo]

Halfords do have the correct type of lead, their flipbook is wrong. Last I knew, the booklets listed two types of Puma lead, which is correct, but the crossover year in wrong. IIRC newer style coil packs came into existence in Pumas around 99-00, not 98< that Halfords claim. I did point this out to them, but they don't give a monkey's. If you buy the earlier part then all should be well. HTH

[dai]

as far as i know there are two types of coil pack used. the best way i describe it is one coil pack short connectors (like the one shown in your bottom pic) and the the other type has long connectors. I've looked at the HT leads in my local Halfords and they have been ones for the short type coil pack. it could be that your car was on a change over year when they where phasing in one coil pack. which is why you got supplied/picked the wrong HT leads.

[YOG]

Hi

Go to:

http://www.magnecor.co.uk/pdfs/pictorialpages07.pdf

Page 2/4 (which is actually page 3!! for PICTORIAL REFERENCE.

[Sarah326]

Ahhhh, Thanks all. Thats all helpful stuff. Shall phone Halfords again and see If I can get the earlier pack. Many thanks.

[Sarah326]

Yup - Right you are.

earlier leads do the trick! The only diference is the lead length but I shall not worry about this. They tidy away without being an issue.

Many thanks for your help.

[Ratty]

I've got a set off a 1.6 Zetec Fezza if anybody wants them...

Not new, but genuine Ford ones...

Just pay postage and they're yours...

[fordboi]

Just go down to your local Ford dealer. Don't mess around with Halfrauds. IIRC they are not much more expensive than Halfords ones. Will probably be better quality as well.