Who here owns a Fiesta ST?

Do you think a fiesta st with a tow bar on would be a daft idea?? I;ve had my car about 2 months now and loving it, but i really want to buy an off-road motorbike and will need to tow it on a trailer.
or would i just be better getting a removable tow bar/
 
BD10NNF said:
Yes you can fit one. I had one on the back of my ST when I bought it. Trust me. I have proof if needed.
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I think the issue is more that it's not legal to tow with the Fiesta ST. Taken from some random online site:

"If the manufacturer has not authorised the towing of a trailer by declaration during the type approval process, no train weight will be shown and it is not permitted to fit a coupling device or tow a trailer. "

The Fiesta ST has no towing weight declared.
 
Yeah, and even though it fits, I would hazard a guess that Ford don't specify it as being for the ST as well. Each engine and variant of the Fiesta Mk6 is given it's own towing weight, the ST hasn't been given one (presumably because Ford didn't think anybody would ever tow with it ;))

This website lists the towing weights for all the Mk6 cars (note no ST in there):

http://www.xr2.org/fiesta/fiestamk6 Model availability.php

EDIT: Although saying all this, i'd be very surprised if you did ever get called up on it.
 
kinobestew123 said:
Yeah, and even though it fits, I would hazard a guess that Ford don't specify it as being for the ST as well. Each engine and variant of the Fiesta Mk6 is given it's own towing weight, the ST hasn't been given one (presumably because Ford didn't think anybody would ever tow with it ;))

This website lists the towing weights for all the Mk6 cars (note no ST in there):

http://www.xr2.org/fiesta/fiestamk6 Model availability.php

EDIT: Although saying all this, i'd be very surprised if you did ever get called up on it.
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Yeah, i was looking around the internet and found that as it doesn't have a towing weight, it's apparently illegal to tow with it.
so although you can get tow-bars that will fit it, it's not a good idea to do so.
 
fLux_ said:
To all the people who've modded their ST, are you not worried about it ruining the re-sale value?
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not really. aesthetic mods are one thing as it is subject to personal taste.
things like the mountune upgrades are widely recognised as adding value.
you only have to look at the premium for them on pistonheads etc.

Rybo89 said:
Just put everything back to stock? Seems to be what most people do.
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i plan on putting most of my stuff back to stock when i sell the car.

Logsi said:
Facelift light replacement? Yay or Nay?
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I always think it would look better on mine but think it may also look a little silly as I would still have the pre facelift interior. you would have to do the headlights and taillights too or it may look a little odd.

where were you looking to source the lights from?
 
fLux_ said:
To all the people who've modded their ST, are you not worried about it ruining the re-sale value?
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i wont be selling mine, but mountune ups the valve (slightly) and other than a leather gear gaiter and a few stickers, nothing really has changed.
 
rjkoneill said:
I always think it would look better on mine but think it may also look a little silly as I would still have the pre facelift interior. you would have to do the headlights and taillights too or it may look a little odd.

where were you looking to source the lights from?
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Luckily, i prefer the pre facelift interior! :p

I would probably buy off the bay. I think when i was looking before they were around £150 for both pairs.
 
I may be wrong. But i'm sure they were like £75 for a pair for OEM. Probably my mind playing tricks on me! :p
 
Those are not OEM, I asked the seller.

I have a set of OEM facelifts fronts and rears sitting in a box.
 
Yeah, it is cheeky, you gotta be so careful on eBay.

I'd be very surprised if they came with the adjustment motors, too.
 
Got a few cans of Plastidip through today. Was going to do wheels but think i may just test on the ABS plastics first and see what the results are like.

Just wish the weather was a bit better. :(
 
Rybo89 - that sticker turned up this morning, thankyou very much mate :)

Sukh said:
Those are not OEM, I asked the seller.

I have a set of OEM facelifts fronts and rears sitting in a box.
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Sukh, where did you get those from or are they just spare?

The ebay link is the ones I saw. I asked the seller too. :rolleyes:
anyone got any idea of where to source ford oem lights? they are like hens teeth on the bay and a lot of the replicas probably dont pass an MOT at a guess.

benftl said:
Yeah, it is cheeky, you gotta be so careful on eBay.

I'd be very surprised if they came with the adjustment motors, too.
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they dont come with motors. i asked that too :p

Logsi said:
Got a few cans of Plastidip through today. Was going to do wheels but think i may just test on the ABS plastics first and see what the results are like.
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looking forward to your results. plastidip for my platics is next on my to do list after seeing Gibbo's results on his Porsche at work.
ideally want more indication of how it will look/work on an ST.

Logsi, your white ST should look amazing with black plastics. cant wait to see your results mate :)

should give me a better indication of how my silver st will look with black plastics and black ST500 alloys :cool:
just need a dry day to have a go at getting my stripes off.
 
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