ChillyWilly Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 Hi, I'm trading in my 2012 Zetec S for a 12 month old ST-2 with Style Pack. I realise some of these questions have been answered before from briefly browsing the forum over the months, but as they weren't relevant at the time the answers didn't stick. Doing some searches has got me some way, but I'm just wanting definitive answers. I bought a 175/65/R14 spare wheel for the Zetec S. I can remember some debate about whether it would fit an ST, some saying yes, some saying no, some saying it would fit the rears but not the fronts. What's the conclusion? Not sure if having the Style Pack with the grey alloys makes a difference. What's the correct wheel/tyre combo if not? My car will have keyless start, but not keyless entry. Is this susceptible to the OBD break-in, and is removing fuse 19 the answer, with no side effects? Can anyone recommend a steering wheel lock, which will fit, as an extra deterrent? Don't want to spend too much or have anything too awkward. How about the Stoplok 4x4 (at Argos for £26.99)? Didn't have GAP insurance with the Zetec S. I said no to the dealer on the ST, but I'm tempted to get it aftermarket. Any recommendations and idea of cost for back to invoice? (car is costing just under £14k). Anyone take out alloy or scratch insurance. Any ideas on cost and of actual experiences claiming/repairing? I know we're just moving into summer :-) but is an ST with ESC completely off going to be similar in the snow to a Zetec S with ESP off? ie. not great :-) Sorry for all the questions! Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zico Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 Lots of duplicated threads!! This should be the one to stick with :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarksST Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 14" will fit on the back, don't think it will on the front. Correct space saver has a 125/80R15 tyre, some say you shouldn't put a spacesaver on the front though. Yes, keyless start can be stolen via OBD, worth taking the fuse out, moving the port up behind the dash ( fit a dummy socket though) Disklok (size small) is probably the best visual deterent/wheel lock available, shouldn't cheap out on something that important, try eBay for a used one if necessary. Get gap insurance try ALA, £130-170 for 3 years depending on cover. The standard bridgestones don't work very well below 7 degrees they are definitely a summer tyre, so it's going to be similar to the ZS. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChillyWilly Posted May 3, 2015 Author Share Posted May 3, 2015 Oops! Sorry about what a presume were a stack of duplicate threads. Kept getting an error. Didn't think to check if they'd actually posted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeZS19 Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 14" will fit on the back, don't think it will on the front. Correct space saver has a 125/80R15 tyre, some say you shouldn't put a spacesaver on the front though. Yes, keyless start can be stolen via OBD, worth taking the fuse out, moving the port up behind the dash ( fit a dummy socket though) Disklok (size small) is probably the best visual deterent/wheel lock available, shouldn't cheap out on something that important, try eBay for a used one if necessary. Get gap insurance try ALA, £130-170 for 3 years depending on cover. The standard bridgestones don't work very well below 7 degrees they are definitely a summer tyre, so it's going to be similar to the ZS. Drove my zs in the snow and didn't have any issues. May lol into other tyres when I get my St though. How come you recommend fitting a dummy port? Is it just so the thieving scum takes longer to figure things out? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary.J Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 If you have the style pack on the ST, the front calipers are larger, so 14 inch wheels will not fit the front. But, you could still use a 14 inch as long as you're prepared to swap if necessary a rear wheel onto the front, if you have a front tyre flat, then use the 14 inch on the rear. A lot of messing around really. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarksST Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 If you have the style pack on the ST, the front calipers are larger, so 14 inch wheels will not fit the front. But, you could still use a 14 inch as long as you're prepared to swap if necessary a rear wheel onto the front, if you have a front tyre flat, then use the 14 inch on the rear. A lot of messing around really. The only differnce between the style pack and non style pack callipers is the colour, Ford haven't put the paint on so thick it makes them bigger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarksST Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 Drove my zs in the snow and didn't have any issues. May lol into other tyres when I get my St though. How come you recommend fitting a dummy port? Is it just so the thieving scum takes longer to figure things out? If you just unclip the port and hide it, they will see that it's missing and it won't be that far away from its normal position. Fitting a dummy port will make them think the port is somehow disabled and hopefully move on to another car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeZS19 Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 If you just unclip the port and hide it, they will see that it's missing and it won't be that far away from its normal position. Fitting a dummy port will make them think the port is somehow disabled and hopefully move on to another car. Yeah that is a good point. Will have to try and source a dummy port. Any ideas? Other than the unusual breakers yard, eBay , etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChillyWilly Posted May 4, 2015 Author Share Posted May 4, 2015 Will try the spare I have when I get the car. If it fits the rear only, think I can cope with doing 2 swaps in the relatively unlikely occurrence of a (front) puncture. The more I read about ST thefts, the more paranoid I'm becoming. Will get a Disklok. Was put off a bit by now fiddly they seem to put on, but seems like any alternative offers little protection. Apart from used on eBay, is there anywhere to get one cheaper than £100? Will take the OBD fuse out. Some owners talk of pushing the port out of the way. Is this easy to do without risking 'losing' it? Thinking that wrapping it in extra sticky electrical tape first would be another hurdle. Going to take out GAP cover also. Just another quick thought about keyless start... If I press the fob as l approach the car, could someone just jump in and drive off, even though the keys are in my pocket or does the key need to be in the car? Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackgl Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 No the key has to be inside the car for them to start it, I'm using the mountune mtune so that's permanently plugged into my obd that has been extended and moved to the middle of the car Sent from my iPhone using Ford OC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary.J Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 The key needs to be inside the car to start. Unfortunately, if you then get out of the car with the key in your pocket, the engine still carries on running, so don't do what some people do and nip out to post a letter, or buy a paper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarksST Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 Key needs to be in the car to start it. 10% off on disklok's website if you use fstoc-10, free postage too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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