ryanc_98 Posted June 1, 2017 Share Posted June 1, 2017 Hi all, on the 22nd October, 4 months after passing my driving test I purchased my first car. A 2005 mk2 Ford Focus Zetec Climate 1.6 petrol for 1175 GBP. I live in the north east of Scotland and got it from Edinburgh so 4 months of no driving having to do 170 miles was enough to get me used to the car. Being my first car my knowledge was limited and as time has passed the car had a few problems. Overall by now I have spent around 3000 GBP on the car not including the price of the car to begin with and although it has had problems the car I feel has been brought back to life. As I have owned this car I have learned more and more about cars in general. Always had a high interest in cars but obviously it grows when you get your first car. Anyway enough rambling. This is the car as I bought it > Then to current day > Things that have been done/repaired: (DIY mods)Exterior -tinted tail lights, head lights, indicators, fog lights, reversing lights/rear fogs -xenon white headlights, sidelights, full beam lights, registration lights, reversing light -sunstrip -wind deflectors -refurbed and painted alloys -carbon fiber wrapped plastic trim above fog lights -painted front grill -debadged the 'focus' and 'zetec' from the back -brake drums painted black -rear ford badge 'tinted' black -mudflaps rear and front Interior -new gear gaitor -carbon fiber wrapped central climate control panel, lower geat gaitor panel, steering wheel inserts -blue pvc trim round central climate control panel and air vents -leds in footwell -blue st style mats -aftermarket double din stereo (bluetooth aux etc.) -xenon white interior light, boot light -seatbelt harness covers -circular climate control knobs (Non-DIY mods)Exterior -custom made catback exhaust systemInterior - N/A (DIY Repairs) Front brake discs and pads Full service (Garage Repairs) 2x Front wheel bearings 1x rear coil spring 2x rear shock absorbers New timing belt New spark plugs and leads 2x rear shock top mountings front suspension arm bush New clutch New handbrake New water pump New stock exhaust (before the custom catback) Plans for the future: Tint the back windows Paint the lower bumper black (the grey plastic) Paint the spoiler black (instead of grey plastic) Paint the brake calipers (blue or black undecided) Possibly get side skirts/bumpers (unlikely) Fix up the rust spots on the wings and sills Change colour of lights in instrument cluster and central panel Will get better photos/exhaust videos once the weather improves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan_Tango Posted June 1, 2017 Share Posted June 1, 2017 First car all them mods bet your car insurance is insane! Nice work though like the interior detail. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b4zz Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 liking what you have done so far and have you any pics from the rear 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanc_98 Posted June 2, 2017 Author Share Posted June 2, 2017 Quick video of my exhaust https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aC0Cq1o2Fow Interior at night Boot light Once theres nice weather I will get some decent photos haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b4zz Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 looks good from the back and loving the bright interior 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanc_98 Posted June 4, 2017 Author Share Posted June 4, 2017 On 6/3/2017 at 4:10 AM, b4zz said: looks good from the back and loving the bright interior Yeah it really makes it a nicer place to be, felt the standard interior was a bit boring so just done as much as I could haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commencal24 Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 Looking good there 👍🏼 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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