FAQ [TW]fox

Locky · 12 Apr 2006 at 01:08

where did you get your mondeo RSAP from and how much was it!

also what did you do with your old bumpers!

[TW]Fox · 12 Apr 2006 at 01:18

TiZoR said:
where did you get your mondeo RSAP from and how much was it!

They are genuine Ford bumpers. I bought them from a guy on a forum who had..... taste issues and decided his mint silver ST24 would look far nicer with a huge wing and a streetfighter bodykit. I bought both front and rear bumpers, and sideskirts, for £190.

also what did you do with your old bumpers!

Sold them on Ebay. Including the front fogs, I got a total of £150 for them.

Nice little 40 quid upgrade I think:

Locky · 12 Apr 2006 at 01:20

hmmm so you got lucky basicly

did you have to paint them or was they already silver

[TW]Fox · 12 Apr 2006 at 01:21

They were already silver but the front bumper had stonechips, so I had the front bumper, bonnet and wings resprayed.

Under normal circumstances, expect to pay between £100 and £150 each for genuine front and rear bumpers, and £100 for the skirts.

Locky · 12 Apr 2006 at 01:27

i just got a mondeo

2.0 T red ghia not X :/

but it was quite cheap at 800 pounds so with a few upgrades i think it will look nice they look bland with out the RASP imo

[TW]Fox · 12 Apr 2006 at 01:28

They do look awfully bland without RSAP - as the photograph of my car the day I collected it shows. Not ugly, but they don't stand out. It's simply another car.

However, IMHO, add RSAP and they really look good.

Locky · 12 Apr 2006 at 01:30

do you know which fogs/spot lights id have to get for the RSAP

[TW]Fox · 12 Apr 2006 at 01:33

TiZoR said:
do you know which fogs/spot lights id have to get for the RSAP

Yes - the RSAP takes its own type of fogs. You cannot use the fogs off the standard Mk2 Mondeo bumper. They are also quite expensive - mind you so are the normal ones, mine went for £46 on Ebay.

FWIW its the same foglight as the Vectra GSi. Oh the shame

Bear · 12 Apr 2006 at 07:04

The standard Mondeo looks horrible but the kit make so much difference it looks great

Pajeh · 12 Apr 2006 at 11:13

How much was the respray?

pinkaardvark · 12 Apr 2006 at 11:21

Pajeh said:
How much was the respray?

Got mine done by a local place, front bumper, wings, bonnet, grill,wing mirrors and rear bumper for £350 cash in Ford Dark Aubergine Pearlescent. Basically a stonechip removal affair so car now looks pretty mint.

Firestar_3x · 12 Apr 2006 at 11:24

pinkaardvark said:
Got mine done by a local place, front bumper, wings, bonnet, grill,wing mirrors and rear bumper for £350 cash in Ford Dark Aubergine Pearlescent. Basically a stonechip removal affair so car now looks pretty mint.

That is very very cheap, wish i could find a spary shop that do work for those prices!

Whats the quality of the job like, just like the factory paint / finish?

pinkaardvark · 12 Apr 2006 at 11:33

Firestar_3x said:
That is very very cheap, wish i could find a spary shop that do work for those prices!

Whats the quality of the job like, just like the factory paint / finish?

Yes I admit it's cheap and I know prices vary massively place to place. This shop is local to me and I found them by phoning ford when my missus's front bumper got reversed into so as she wasn't paying I wanted ford to spray it. Turns out my local Ford don't have a booth so use this other guy who comes very highly reccomended and after the job on mine I can see why. The paint on my bumper and grill was like the surface of the moon due to 80k of stone chips and cheap ford paint so I know he must not only have sprayed it but spent a fair bit of time doing prep work, he also sorted out some rusting on my wings where mudflaps(prior to the rsap) had cut into the paintwork and sorted out a bit of paint damage on the rear bumper where it had been nudged. Because this guy does all the ford jobs he gets all the proper paint and is familiar with the cars as well as having to do work to a high standard

and at those prices I needn't worry about the odd scratch every now and again as I'll just take it in and get sorted now

agw_01 · 12 Apr 2006 at 11:51

[TW]Fox said:
They do look awfully bland without RSAP - as the photograph of my car the day I collected it shows. Not ugly, but they don't stand out. It's simply another car.

However, IMHO, add RSAP and they really look good.

I'll agree to this.

I see a Mondeo and think... bleugh... boring rep car. I see a RSAP'd Mondeo and it ALWAYS gets a second look. I think they look awesome!

I've said it once and I'll say it again, Fox, you've got a lovely car!

Pug · 12 Apr 2006 at 12:10

agw_01 said:
I see a Mondeo and think... bleugh... boring rep car. I see a RSAP'd Mondeo and it ALWAYS gets a second look. I think they look awesome!

I've said it once and I'll say it again, Fox, you've got a lovely car!

beauty is in the eye of the beholder i guess, and... well, they just dont do it for me. At all. But to each his own, and the variety makes our roads interesting when we're in traffic

Malachy · 12 Apr 2006 at 13:10

Pug said:
beauty is in the eye of the beholder i guess, and... well, they just dont do it for me. At all. But to each his own, and the variety makes our roads interesting when we're in traffic

and 4 spokes give us something to smile about?

Pug · 12 Apr 2006 at 14:44

Malachy said:
and 4 spokes give us something to smile about?

wha?

Mad old tory · 12 Apr 2006 at 15:26

Pug said:
wha?

Cos you're happy you haven't got them

Sorry Fox, think the car looks great but 4 spokes just aren't good!

Malachy · 12 Apr 2006 at 15:34

Mad old tory said:
Cos you're happy you haven't got them

Sorry Fox, think the car looks great but 4 spokes just aren't good!

completly agree but if he get the 540i then tbh ill have to take it all back ill run with 4 spokes if i get a 540i at the end of it

Mad old tory · 12 Apr 2006 at 15:37

lol good point, are you gonna be selling the mondeo when you get the beemer fox?