Who owns a Mondeo ST220 / ST TDCI?

Howard · 10 Feb 2013 at 10:37

Yes. Yes they do.

Dean3d · 10 Feb 2013 at 11:49

bunnox said:
sounds like its blowing ?

Its decatted.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KA0UdCKut50&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Imy · 11 Feb 2013 at 23:52

Can someone who's got Xenons on their MK3 Mondeo confirm the HID bulb type for me please.

Howard · 12 Feb 2013 at 08:14

Philips D2S 81522. Roughly.

Imy · 12 Feb 2013 at 09:32

Thanks Howard. I've gone for these:

OSRAM Xenarc Cool Blue Intense (HID) D2S 66240CBI-HCB 35W.

Howard · 12 Feb 2013 at 09:51

Wow they're expensive :eek:

I did some research when I replaced my bulbs and it seemed that the Philips ones were universally recommended on various forums as a pretty damn good OEM replacement. Mine are slightly brighter now that I've replaced them

Imy · 12 Feb 2013 at 10:01

Yeah the Philips looked good too. The OSRAM are supposed to give a slightly whiter light (5000K vs 4300K I think) but while having the lumens of a 4300K bulb. They are also said to have a wider field.

Got the OSRAMs for £118/pair. Philips do a +50% bulb but cheapest I found that was £198/pair.

Imy · 18 Feb 2013 at 09:41

All fitted yesterday.

Before (Halogens):

and after (Xenons):

If the beam looks high it's because my drive is on a slope and slight tilt as well.

Howard · 18 Feb 2013 at 09:43

New projector headlamp units and associated wiring I take it? It's a great upgrade that's for sure

Imy · 18 Feb 2013 at 09:46

Full OEM headlamps swap with re-wiring to work with a factory Halogen car and direct feeds from the battery with in-line fuses for the extra power requirements.

Howard · 18 Feb 2013 at 09:52

Exactly what I did then. Did you wire up the adjustment motors to work?

Imy · 18 Feb 2013 at 09:57

Well someone did

Yes I can use my manual levelling adjuster the same as before.

On another topic, does anyone else have trouble with in-car phone chargers causing interference with the Sony 6CD unit?

Princey · 18 Feb 2013 at 10:23

What kind of fuel economy do you guys get on a steady run if trying?

Howard · 18 Feb 2013 at 10:26

34-36mpg at 70 depending on traffic

Princey · 18 Feb 2013 at 10:32

Oh right, way more than I was expecting to be honest.

Howard · 18 Feb 2013 at 10:37

It depends how you define 'trying'. I've seen 37 but that was in the middle of the night on a really steady run. In reality you'll see between 32 and 35 depending on conditions etc. It's not something to get hung up on really

Princey · 18 Feb 2013 at 10:43

It could be when I plan on doing over 20,000 miles. I was expecting high 20s' really.

Thing is though I was looking to spend £15,000 or so on a replacement for the Monaro and Focus and looking around you can pick up a nice spec ST220 for under £4000 now. It's really something to consider.

Adam · 18 Feb 2013 at 10:52

MOT time this week, last year there was an advisory for the exhaust beginning to perish.

What are my options for replacing the exhaust? I don't want anything too loud and I don't want to spend much if I can help it. I'm certainly not looking for any performance gains or anything like that.

Imy · 18 Feb 2013 at 10:53

I did 320 miles yesterday on the A14zzzz at a steady 70mph and was getting between 34 and 35mpg indicated. There was no traffic though and I was able to use cruise control pretty much the entire time. A couple stops along the way and a bit of town driving each end brought that figure down to just over 30mpg overall (measured at the pump).

Typically though I get 20-21mpg on my commute due to traffic and I've had a few 18mpg tanks lately.

Adam · 18 Feb 2013 at 11:00

It's painful isn't it