Who here owns a Fiesta ST?

shauncr91 · 31 Oct 2012 at 00:27

A bit late but I know I said I'd get a pic for whoever it was of my spaces, so here you go. Not the best pic but gives a good idea

Cheers for the help Will, you can get a set of 6.5 lights for £50 used so I'll just wait for some to turn up locally and get those

JamesM · 31 Oct 2012 at 15:54

Anyone got pictures of cars on 16s with just springs (not coilovers)

shauncr91 · 31 Oct 2012 at 18:38

Sounds pretty sweet now. Milltek 4-1, decat and non-res catback + k&n57i. Was a bit concerned the decat would be a bit 'too much' but thankfully it isn't, isn't really that much louder than a normal catback system until you push it past the kinda 3k region where all hell breaks loose

maj · 31 Oct 2012 at 19:23

Sounds good that Shaun. I was offered a decat when I bought my Milltek cat-back and manifold but turned it down for MOT reasons. Saving up for a sports cat instead as well as a diffuser, inlet, cams.....

shauncr91 · 31 Oct 2012 at 21:05

Hope it isn't too bad mate.

shauncr91 · 31 Oct 2012 at 21:15

Absolute scum, any chance of it being caught on CCTV?

C.K · 1 Nov 2012 at 14:55

shauncr91 said:
Thinking about buying a set of mk6.5 headlights second hand to split and spray for my car. I could just do the ones that are already on there but scared I'm going to do something wrong and end up without headlights

Has anyone done it here have some tips? Friend of mine has a heat gun I can borrow to split them, is it a case of warming up the existing seal then pulling it apart, then reassemble with Tiger Seal or similar?

Was thinking black lights and doing the chrome bits Moondust Silver....

Hi mate, I split my headlights a few weeks ago.

I removed all the bulbs and rubber caps/bungs and popped them in the oven (fan assisted) for 5 minutes at approx 50 degrees on a towel at the bottom of the oven with all the shelves/racks removed making sure they are not touching the sides of the oven at all.

I then used 2 small flat screwdrivers to undo the clips around the light whilst pulling the lense away from the housing, cutting the glue with a blade.

Many people often re-use the old sealant, but I didn't fancy risking condensation so I spent hours removing the old sealant and starting fresh with tiger seal.

I went for matt black with the main ring gloss black. Be careful if you're keeping the chrome though, as it comes off pretty easy!

You can see the lights in these pictures:

Swagger187 · 1 Nov 2012 at 15:44

When spraying plastics how many coats of Primer (if used, as some people don't), paint and lacquer (again if used).

Looking at doing mine this weekend. Also looking at using Plasti-kote gloss black. Is this a good paint to use?

Sonea Fifer · 1 Nov 2012 at 16:58

Swagger187 said:
When spraying plastics how many coats of Primer (if used, as some people don't), paint and lacquer (again if used).

Looking at doing mine this weekend. Also looking at using Plasti-kote gloss black. Is this a good paint to use?

I done the plastics on my ZS myself - with any job such as this the initial preparation and then talking your time is the key to getting it right.

I borrowed my dads garage for a week:

Stripped the plastic bits off the car I planned on painting.
Thoroughly cleaned them and dried them.
Three coats of plastic primer allowing at least 30 minutes between coats.
Three coats of Ford Panther Black - again at least 30 minutes between coats.
Three coats of clear lacquer - again at least 30 minutes between coats.

All in all it took me about four/five days between starting and finishing the job. Here's a couple of pics of how mine turned out:

Swagger187 · 1 Nov 2012 at 17:04

Looks very tidy mate nice job.

Thanks for the step by step appreciate it. How many cans did you use all in all then? I am picking some up tonight and wonder if 3 x Plasti-kote gloss black, 3 x Primer and couple of lacquer. Hoping that will be sufficient.

Sonea Fifer · 1 Nov 2012 at 17:13

Swagger187 said:
Looks very tidy mate nice job.

Thank you.

Swagger187 said:
Thanks for the step by step appreciate it. How many cans did you use all in all then? I am picking some up tonight and wonder if 3 x Plasti-kote gloss black, 3 x Primer and couple of lacquer. Hoping that will be sufficient.

If I recall correctly I went through four cans of plastic primer, four cans of Ford Panther Black, four cans of lacquer and one can of Ford Colorado Red.

I initially only purchased three of each but ran short = a trip to Halfrauds to get anally abused over the price of their spray cans. :eek:

shauncr91 · 1 Nov 2012 at 17:42

Grrr well ****ed off with my car atm. Changed discs on front passenger side no problem (Took like 20mins), went to do the driver side and the bottom caliper bolt is totally rounded off, spent the next 2.5hrs attacking it with files, wd40 and hammers but it wouldn't budge.

Now have 1 odd disc on my car which is the new one so have to take it to a specialist tomorrow to get it removed. Stupid **** **** *** car.

dbmzk1 · 1 Nov 2012 at 18:02

Anyone got a picture of where your K&N 57i cold air pipes attach to the grill? Plus one looking down under the bonnet to show the path the pipes take.

Mine seem to be working fine, but can't help but feel they could be in a slightly better place, though I know there's not much room!

maj · 1 Nov 2012 at 18:17

dbmzk1 said:
Anyone got a picture of where your K&N 57i cold air pipes attach to the grill? Plus one looking down under the bonnet to show the path the pipes take.

Mine seem to be working fine, but can't help but feel they could be in a slightly better place, though I know there's not much room!

I'll take some photos of my K&N setup for you tomorrow. My cold air intake pipes are cabled tied to the bottom grill.

Had two Uniroyal Rainsport 2's fitted today. Not had a chance to test them in the wet but have been impressed none the less.

edit:

Best photo I have for now. Hard to see the intake pipes but they are both pointing at the K&N cone.

Swagger187 · 1 Nov 2012 at 19:47

Sonea Fifer said:
Thank you.

If I recall correctly I went through four cans of plastic primer, four cans of Ford Panther Black, four cans of lacquer and one can of Ford Colorado Red.

I initially only purchased three of each but ran short = a trip to Halfrauds to get anally abused over the price of their spray cans.

Oh ******** I have just brought 2 primer and 3 gloss. Hmmm might need to purchase some more then. I haven't got the lacquer yet so might have to buy a fair amount of that also.

shauncr91 · 1 Nov 2012 at 19:50

Feel free to help out

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Sonea Fifer · 1 Nov 2012 at 21:23

Swagger187 said:
Oh ******** I have just brought 2 primer and 3 gloss. Hmmm might need to purchase some more then. I haven't got the lacquer yet so might have to buy a fair amount of that also.

I know you previously mentioned you have the weekend to do this but as I've said before don't rush this.

If you do then it's going to look ****. Take your time and get it right. Also you'll find the lacquer seals the primer/paint work and (hopefully) prevents stone chips = don't skimp on this!