Ben... Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Thought I would make a project thread on here There seem to be a lot of Mk7 owners, so thought it might be of interest So this is my old car [First Car] Ford Fiesta 2003 Zetec 1.4 Petrol I bought my new car in Dec 2009 with 9000 miles on the clock Ford Fiesta 2009 Zetec S 1.6 TDCi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben... Posted February 22, 2011 Author Share Posted February 22, 2011 First thing I did was change over to my personalised plate I saved up for this before I could even drive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben... Posted February 22, 2011 Author Share Posted February 22, 2011 My first proper mod was fitting the Armster armrest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben... Posted February 22, 2011 Author Share Posted February 22, 2011 Next up I fit the Ford 'Power' Push Start Button I have done a wiring diagram and made a guide on this website already explaining it in detail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben... Posted February 22, 2011 Author Share Posted February 22, 2011 Car got keyed :( I would guess it was through jealousy as I don't think I have !Removed! anyone off that much £250 respray for the whole side Which I thought was quite reasonable So I decided to make the most of the respray with a bit of cheeky colour coding Panther black interior trim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ben... Posted February 22, 2011 Author Share Posted February 22, 2011 I was intrigued as to what was behind the compartment under the stereo, so I couldn't help but to prise it open to have a look After finding a one way catch on the "secret" compartment, I replaced it with a push-release catch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben... Posted February 22, 2011 Author Share Posted February 22, 2011 Fitted the aluminium gear knob as the old one looked out of place after I'd got everything painted black Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben... Posted February 22, 2011 Author Share Posted February 22, 2011 Made a custom aluminium iPhone holder and bought a Brodit ProClip dash mount Moved aux lead so it came out above the phone holder Hard wired iPhone charger to free up 12v plug and made it accessible from the "secret" compartment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben... Posted February 22, 2011 Author Share Posted February 22, 2011 Fitted the Fiesta tailored matts, aluminium pedal covers, Lockwood 'S' door sills Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben... Posted February 22, 2011 Author Share Posted February 22, 2011 Got my alloys powder coated in an anthracite colour Also got a cracked alloy welded up and done too so that I had a full size spare Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben... Posted February 22, 2011 Author Share Posted February 22, 2011 The original spare wheel clamp no longer fitted, so i made a new clamp to lock the 16" alloy in place Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben... Posted February 22, 2011 Author Share Posted February 22, 2011 Purchased some Black/Red DMB gel overlays Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben... Posted February 22, 2011 Author Share Posted February 22, 2011 Fitted a Mondeo sunglasses holder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben... Posted February 22, 2011 Author Share Posted February 22, 2011 Next I fitted some upgraded bulbs These bulbs were much brighter and whiter than my originals I also de-tangoed the indicator bulbs Sidelights - Philips BlueVision - W5W Dipped Beam - Philips X-treme Power - H7 Full Beam - Philips X-treme Power - H1 Indicators - Philips SilverVision - PY21W Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben... Posted February 22, 2011 Author Share Posted February 22, 2011 I then sprayed the exterior plastics to match the alloys, the colour is a much closer match in real life, and they too look a lot better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben... Posted February 22, 2011 Author Share Posted February 22, 2011 I bought some new domed plates & also a holder for the back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben... Posted February 22, 2011 Author Share Posted February 22, 2011 I designed a new tax disc holder for my car And then asked DMB to make it and here's how it turned out £20 ;) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben... Posted February 22, 2011 Author Share Posted February 22, 2011 I decided I didn't like the light grey interior So made a few changes Bought some Faux Black Leather off the Bay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben... Posted February 22, 2011 Author Share Posted February 22, 2011 Now the headlining looked out of place So had to do something about that Bought some Faux Black Suede from Dunelm Mill & got to work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben... Posted February 22, 2011 Author Share Posted February 22, 2011 While I was working with the suede Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben... Posted February 22, 2011 Author Share Posted February 22, 2011 Got to work the other day at 6.15 today and didn't leave till 19.45 Longgggg But.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben... Posted February 22, 2011 Author Share Posted February 22, 2011 Results Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben... Posted February 22, 2011 Author Share Posted February 22, 2011 The suede and panther black interior looks a lot smarter in real life It's hard to take good pictures because of the flash etc Comments & Questions Welcome! Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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