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MC Bodge said:
If you have a Mk5 Mondeo (I don't know about the Fiesta), you need to remove the bumper to change teh headlight bulbs. I removed the rear bumper to fut a tow-bar too. Both went back on with no issues.
The Fiesta, above, ideally you need to lift the headlights out to change the bulbs. They go back in at a fiddly angle due to the shape at the front of the wing around the headlight, but at least you don't need to remove body panels / bumpers / wheel arch liners, etc.J4CKO said:
The chap doing the spannering said he only really gets problems putting the front back on if they have had a knock.
The exhaust, Autosol is what you want, metal polish and a bit of elbow grease.
The IC came out exactly how I wanted it, my only concern is the cacophony of Pstts and tsschh type noises it now makes, as unlike when you are 20, you feel a bit of a tit at 50 when your car does that. Dont want to have to revert to a standard airbox but will see how I go, open to any suggestions, with added system pressure and an aftermarket filter it is inevitable but could do with toning it down a bit.
Might go for an intercooler in that case then.The exhaust, Autosol is what you want, metal polish and a bit of elbow grease.
The IC came out exactly how I wanted it, my only concern is the cacophony of Pstts and tsschh type noises it now makes, as unlike when you are 20, you feel a bit of a tit at 50 when your car does that. Dont want to have to revert to a standard airbox but will see how I go, open to any suggestions, with added system pressure and an aftermarket filter it is inevitable but could do with toning it down a bit.
I've heard the ITG does that. Apparently the Mountune (or ST200) airbox is good for up to 300bhp & quietens it down. I only get very subtle noises from mine.
Court_S said:
J4CKO said:
It certainly is and it also hoots quite a bit itself 
Like a mental Owl/Goose hybrid is under the bonnet.
Like a mental Owl/Goose hybrid is under the bonnet.
that made me chuckle. You’ll get away with in the ST, at least it’s small and fun.I always wondered how much more fun my Cooper S would've been with more boost/bhp and exhaust/intake mods etc.
What exhaust did you go for? I've had the Milltek on my Mk8 for a couple of weeks now and it's fantastic, stupid to say but it's a sound that feels like it should be coming from a bigger engine. You get a mechanical bark that sounds a bit like an M3 when you lift off the throttle sometimes
HazzaT said:
What exhaust did you go for? I've had the Milltek on my Mk8 for a couple of weeks now and it's fantastic, stupid to say but it's a sound that feels like it should be coming from a bigger engine. You get a mechanical bark that sounds a bit like an M3 when you lift off the throttle sometimes
Mountune, my son got it SH a while back, does the job, needs new rubbers though.cerb4.5lee said:
J4CKO said:
The exhaust, Autosol is what you want, metal polish and a bit of elbow grease.
It is great to see someone else who uses Autosol! 
Chrome exhaust tips always polish up lovely with it I reckon.
J4CKO said:
cerb4.5lee said:
J4CKO said:
The exhaust, Autosol is what you want, metal polish and a bit of elbow grease.
It is great to see someone else who uses Autosol! Chrome exhaust tips always polish up lovely with it I reckon.
Have got used to the whooshy noises and have decided I can live with them.
Its actually quite quick now, not mega quick in the scheme of things but it piles speed on pretty effectively, amazingly smooth as well for a pretty boosty 4 pot of 1600 cc, and the ride is really half decent when at speed, just a bit stiff around town.
Its actually quite quick now, not mega quick in the scheme of things but it piles speed on pretty effectively, amazingly smooth as well for a pretty boosty 4 pot of 1600 cc, and the ride is really half decent when at speed, just a bit stiff around town.
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