Focus MK1 - Has your Reverse/Fog Light stopped working? 

Just popped in to say massive thanks 🤗 My Ford Focus is a car near and dear to my heart and I make sure to take care of it. Your video helped me to replace reverse light today. I had to get rid of some of the corrosion before it started working. As a woman I have to say being interested in the car you drive got me to a point in which I don't pay for certain tiny and some not so tiny repairs, light replacements etc. And it's very rewarding being able to fix things on your own.

My mk2 suffers with this issue too, actually caused an mot fail for a previous owner. Good info here.

I believe aesthetics and functionality were chosen over visibility and reliability with the reversing light :p If you need to reverse down a dark driveway into a narrow garage (like I have to, every day) or park close to a curb at night, it actually illuminates the area you see through the side mirror pretty well. (Mine is on the RH side 'cause it's LHD)

We have a 2002 Focus 1.8 Tdci (115) in silver with just 53000 (we have owned it from new) 10 years ago we took it over to Spain and re registered it there for a new life. Really the only thing that failed in that time was the reversing light, but as Spain don’t suffer from rain 😂 it was the switch not the bulb holder. This beautiful old girl is still a joy to drive. Ps In Spain the reversing light IS part of the Mot (ITV)

If you have a multimeter, out it on continuity mode ( with the buzzer), an d test the bulb holder. If the bulb and the holder are fine, its probably the reverse light switch which is also a common fault at this age. Cheap and easy fix at £15 and a 22mm spanner .

I drilled a hole in the bottom of the reverse light as it was full of water. Fog light has always been of,not sure why.

Make sure you have a belly cover fitted we had a mk2 2009 focus a stone hit the revesing switch on the bottom of the gearbox and well it dropped the fluid unbelieveable

A faulty reverse light is not an MOT fail on MK1 Focuses. Only vehicles first used from 1 September 2009 are tested and this rule didn't come into force until the MOT changes in 2018. A faulty fog light is an MOT fail. Not only must the light itself work but also the "tell-tale" indicator near the light switch.

Hey, here I am again. I fixed the lights inside the dashboard, thanx for the help again. Next problem, reverse light won't work. I checked the connection and it works, bypassed the switch on the gearbox via the accu and an cable. Also checked the switch through bypassing and no light so it's not the switch in the gearbox. Only thing I can think of is that + cable broke. I checked at the end with an multimeter and the voltage is jumping from 4.5V to + 25V and everywhere in between. Is it an broken cable or do you think it's something else? Thanks again!

You didnt put a link in for the parts, as you mentioned at 4:40min. 😢 My whole connector is rusty deffo need new one. Thanks though vid got me far.

my mk1 2.0 zetech. estate..rev light is in the clusters which are on the sides above the bumper...bulbs only gone twice in 7 years

All my dashlights and instrument lights stopped working. Any idea? My taillight and everything are working.

Yes same set up on my mk2 they still put the lights in the back bumber

Stops working quite often, actually. :-) The reverse light, that is, NEVER the fog light, curiously enough...

in the start you tested the reverse but in the end you showed the Fog light but not the reverse

Why did you bin the rear arch liners ?

Not yet :)