Ford Focus styling help
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Ive finally found a genuine collection exhaust trim on ebay, checked it every day for ages and finally there was one listed as buy it now for £15. Much better then the £40 Ford wanted 
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Then its some new alloys, looking at getting some OZ Superturismos in 16" as 17" is a big jump in price. I think 16" should look good tho and far better than the 15" ford alloys on at the moment.
This is what it looks like at the moment
.Then its some new alloys, looking at getting some OZ Superturismos in 16" as 17" is a big jump in price. I think 16" should look good tho and far better than the 15" ford alloys on at the moment.
This is what it looks like at the moment
I already have black ones
Want either presprayed in my colour, or primed ready to be sprayed. I have no painting/sanding skills whatsoever.
Yeah i think so with it being silver metallic. You can get the spray paints from Ford, it comes with the colour and the lacquer in 300ml tins. I think this will be enough for 2 wing mirror covers.
Might be worth finding out how much a spray shop would cost first as they might do it cheap with them being small items.
If you do decide to give it a go get some 2500-3000 grit wet and dry and some tack cloths. Spray fine coats making sure to keep your arm moving and not staying in the same spot. After every coat allow to dry for 15-20 mins and then de-nib with the wet and dry taking off any high spots, then use the tack cloths to remove any dust before spraying another coat. On the last colour coat don't sand this back as the sanding marks can be seen through the lacquer. Then leave it 2 weeks to harden before de-nibbing and polishing the lacquer and it should look great.
Might be worth finding out how much a spray shop would cost first as they might do it cheap with them being small items.
If you do decide to give it a go get some 2500-3000 grit wet and dry and some tack cloths. Spray fine coats making sure to keep your arm moving and not staying in the same spot. After every coat allow to dry for 15-20 mins and then de-nib with the wet and dry taking off any high spots, then use the tack cloths to remove any dust before spraying another coat. On the last colour coat don't sand this back as the sanding marks can be seen through the lacquer. Then leave it 2 weeks to harden before de-nibbing and polishing the lacquer and it should look great.
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Hi,
What do you Focus peeps think of these wheels?. I'm wondering weather to get a set of these in 16" instead of getting a set of ST alloys. Main reason is its a big jump in price from 16" to 17" in both the wheels and the tyres.
Has anyone got a picture of a Focus with 16" Turismos on it?.
Oh and my exhaust trim turned up from ebay, not bad for £15, just needs a polish.
What do you Focus peeps think of these wheels?. I'm wondering weather to get a set of these in 16" instead of getting a set of ST alloys. Main reason is its a big jump in price from 16" to 17" in both the wheels and the tyres.
Has anyone got a picture of a Focus with 16" Turismos on it?.
Oh and my exhaust trim turned up from ebay, not bad for £15, just needs a polish.
, why do 17s have to be such a bump up in price from the 16s. I'll have to keep my eye out for some 17s. Yours looks great with 17s, i could do with finding a pic of one with 16s to see how different it looks. If you want to get it looking brand new again get some Autosol metal polish, really impressed with this stuff.
Good luck
If the bolts arent seized its a very easy job, should only take about an hour or so. Unfortunately the bolts on my front struts were seized so took almost an entire day to do!
My rears were seized, had the back end up in the air for a few days , unfortunately they are rather prone to seizing due to water and all! Make sure you get Eibach though as brands like GMAX tend to go sloppy. The ride will be a lot firmer but the handling will improve! Especially if your coming from a non zetec suspension! There a lot stiffer.
Ben.
, unfortunately they are rather prone to seizing due to water and all! Make sure you get Eibach though as brands like GMAX tend to go sloppy. The ride will be a lot firmer but the handling will improve! Especially if your coming from a non zetec suspension! There a lot stiffer.Ben.