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13-03-2005, 03:46 AM
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Hey Guys/Girls
Heres some pics of my zetec picked it up back in june 04. http://www.gtir.ath.cx/zetec/ Current Mods: Window Tint - 35% front side windows 5% rear windows & 5% glare strip. VW Golf side repeaters. Debadged. Delocked drivers door for $5.90. Eibach Pro-kit springs 35mm drop. In the process making an indash lcd and pc for stereo. Also making a new parcel shelf to go with it. |
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13-03-2005, 04:10 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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How much did the spring set you back?
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COLORADO RED FIESTA ZETEC MODS - Window Tint, Bmc Panel Filter, Euro Plates, Ghia grill, Momo F16 leather gearknob, Momo Leather gearboot, WQ Zetec Front sway bar, WQ Zetec Sway bar links, WQ Zetec bushes. ICE - Alpine CDA9827, MbQuart Reference 6.5inch splits, MbQuart Reference rears, Rockford Fosgate Punch Stage 3 12inch Sub, Rockford Fosgate P4004 + P3001. |
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13-03-2005, 04:25 PM
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Candy White GTI
Join Date: Jan 2005
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hey!! welcome to the forums.
nice looking car you have there. im with pieoter on this one :P how much did your springs cost you. and also if possible could you have a look and tell me what the lowest part of your car is now its dropped. im considering lowering very soon and i need to have no part of the car lower than 10cm. |
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13-03-2005, 07:43 PM
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The springs I got part of the UKFiestanetwork group buy. cost was £100 which worked out to be about 250$ aus. I measured from where the jack mounts just behind the front wheel arch and it was about 15cm.
also if anyone is in sydney I contacted whiteline couple of days ago to see if they had any parts sway bars etc. They currently dont have anything but are willing to look at a car to make parts. |
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13-03-2005, 07:53 PM
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BTW do you any of you guys have problems with stone chips. Even before I got the car lowered it seemed to have a heap just in front of rear arch.
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13-03-2005, 08:12 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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The lowest part is the front teflon strip. And stock it is 150mm off the ground meaning that without a body kit you can do to a 50mm drop.
I would be very interested in a Whiteline setup and wouldn't mind been a trial vehicle  Tell me who to contact I have issure with chips. Other than the ones other peoples car's make when they ram you :(
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COLORADO RED FIESTA ZETEC MODS - Window Tint, Bmc Panel Filter, Euro Plates, Ghia grill, Momo F16 leather gearknob, Momo Leather gearboot, WQ Zetec Front sway bar, WQ Zetec Sway bar links, WQ Zetec bushes. ICE - Alpine CDA9827, MbQuart Reference 6.5inch splits, MbQuart Reference rears, Rockford Fosgate Punch Stage 3 12inch Sub, Rockford Fosgate P4004 + P3001. Last edited by Pieoter; 13-03-2005 at 08:14 PM. |
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13-03-2005, 08:57 PM
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Candy White GTI
Join Date: Jan 2005
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i have problems with chips right behing front wheel arches. back arches, none as of yet.
considering buying the front mudsplats.. would these help reduce stop chips on the front? |
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13-03-2005, 09:35 PM
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Whiteline details below. I would of been a test mule but its abit of long drive for me. Live in country victoria. Maybe thats why i get heaps of stone chips with crap all over the road. :(
ADDRESS: Whiteline Automotive 4 Lincoln St Minto NSW 2566 Australia PHONE: (02) 9603 0111 1800 040 003 (toll free) int+ 61 2 9603 0111 (international) FAX: (02) 9820-2500 HOURS: Normal opening hours (Australian Eastern Standard time): Monday to Friday - 8.00am to 5.00pm |
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13-03-2005, 09:58 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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Email sent. Everyone else back off, it's mine
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COLORADO RED FIESTA ZETEC MODS - Window Tint, Bmc Panel Filter, Euro Plates, Ghia grill, Momo F16 leather gearknob, Momo Leather gearboot, WQ Zetec Front sway bar, WQ Zetec Sway bar links, WQ Zetec bushes. ICE - Alpine CDA9827, MbQuart Reference 6.5inch splits, MbQuart Reference rears, Rockford Fosgate Punch Stage 3 12inch Sub, Rockford Fosgate P4004 + P3001. |
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13-03-2005, 11:44 PM
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Clio 182 CUP!
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Well... i have mudspats at the front... hence i dont have chips after my front mudspats....no chips on the door, or the front section of the rear guard (where it starts to pop out i guess)
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14-03-2005, 11:59 AM
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Supes
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stone chips suck....we did a cruise last year and all these laser guys took off up a dirt road, the euroford guys all pulled up, said "**** that" and waited for the laser boys to come back down the track.......stone chips are inevitable, best way is to just avoid any loose surface roads...
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14-03-2005, 04:38 PM
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Measured the front bar and its siting at about 12cm.
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15-03-2005, 06:16 PM
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Good to see you on the forums mate - I'm "Zantetsuken" (my old forum name) on FordLaser.com. Car is looking good, well done. Enjoy the forums, welcome! Tim |
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19-03-2005, 06:43 PM
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Couple of new pics. Got next week off work so I'm finishing off my parcel shelf. After looking at its current state I wasnot happy with metal brackets on the bottom. So I took em off and decided to bend some plywood to match the curve. I think it will give it a better finish.
Heres what it looked like with the brackets. http://www.gtir.ath.cx/zetec/parcel-shelf/DS2_0071.jpg Its current state bending the wet plywood into shape. http://www.gtir.ath.cx/zetec/parcel-shelf/DS2_0073.jpg http://www.gtir.ath.cx/zetec/parcel-shelf/DS2_0074.jpg |
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19-03-2005, 06:48 PM
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What are you making the holes in the parcel shelf for? I thought you put the 6x9's in the stock speaker place.
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COLORADO RED FIESTA ZETEC MODS - Window Tint, Bmc Panel Filter, Euro Plates, Ghia grill, Momo F16 leather gearknob, Momo Leather gearboot, WQ Zetec Front sway bar, WQ Zetec Sway bar links, WQ Zetec bushes. ICE - Alpine CDA9827, MbQuart Reference 6.5inch splits, MbQuart Reference rears, Rockford Fosgate Punch Stage 3 12inch Sub, Rockford Fosgate P4004 + P3001. |
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19-03-2005, 11:30 PM
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At the moment I still only have stock stereo system. I wont be running any 6x9's but 6.5 coaxials in the rears, 6.5 splits in the front and sub in the boot. Yes a 6 speaker setup 2 in the rear stock pos and 2 in the parcel shelf.
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20-03-2005, 10:07 AM
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Candy White GTI
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rank amount of stereo
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20-03-2005, 11:24 AM
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Nice setup. Will be very close to what I will be running once I get around to finishing mine. Cept I will be running 6x9 in the back. Tring to source the subs and amp now.
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COLORADO RED FIESTA ZETEC MODS - Window Tint, Bmc Panel Filter, Euro Plates, Ghia grill, Momo F16 leather gearknob, Momo Leather gearboot, WQ Zetec Front sway bar, WQ Zetec Sway bar links, WQ Zetec bushes. ICE - Alpine CDA9827, MbQuart Reference 6.5inch splits, MbQuart Reference rears, Rockford Fosgate Punch Stage 3 12inch Sub, Rockford Fosgate P4004 + P3001. |
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21-03-2005, 02:22 PM
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Slowly getting there.
Just need to wait for the speakers to turn up then I can cut the holes, sand, paint and carpet it. http://www.gtir.ath.cx/zetec/parcel-shelf/DS2_0075.jpg http://www.gtir.ath.cx/zetec/parcel-shelf/DS2_0076.jpg Pic of the little helper that hangs around the shed when I'm there. http://www.gtir.ath.cx/zetec/parcel-shelf/DS2_0077.jpg |
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21-03-2005, 02:59 PM
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Those pics don't seem to come up on my screen
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21-03-2005, 04:15 PM
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opps sorry guys when I updated the server I forgot to open port 80. Should be working now.
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21-03-2005, 06:49 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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should be very nice.
I finally managed to set a date with whiteline. Im going in on the 29th to get the car looked at, this does not mean anything yet as they can't promise what they can or can't do anything.
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COLORADO RED FIESTA ZETEC MODS - Window Tint, Bmc Panel Filter, Euro Plates, Ghia grill, Momo F16 leather gearknob, Momo Leather gearboot, WQ Zetec Front sway bar, WQ Zetec Sway bar links, WQ Zetec bushes. ICE - Alpine CDA9827, MbQuart Reference 6.5inch splits, MbQuart Reference rears, Rockford Fosgate Punch Stage 3 12inch Sub, Rockford Fosgate P4004 + P3001. Last edited by Pieoter; 21-03-2005 at 06:55 PM. |
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21-03-2005, 07:26 PM
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Sweet should be good if they can make some gear. Car handles great in stock form but as with anything there can always be improvments.
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25-03-2005, 03:25 PM
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ive taken my lx badge off and was thinking about doing it with the fiesta badge but the lx left a little bit of a mark that you can see in certain light and when its been freshly cleaned. now mines black every little scratch stands out but wondering did you do anythign to yours to get the marks off ?
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25-03-2005, 03:43 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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Ask timmeh. He took of the badges on his CL and had this problem, can't recall what he used but you can't see any marks.
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COLORADO RED FIESTA ZETEC MODS - Window Tint, Bmc Panel Filter, Euro Plates, Ghia grill, Momo F16 leather gearknob, Momo Leather gearboot, WQ Zetec Front sway bar, WQ Zetec Sway bar links, WQ Zetec bushes. ICE - Alpine CDA9827, MbQuart Reference 6.5inch splits, MbQuart Reference rears, Rockford Fosgate Punch Stage 3 12inch Sub, Rockford Fosgate P4004 + P3001. |
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25-03-2005, 06:49 PM
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GROOV3 all I did to remove the badges was poored hot water over them and slid an old credit card behind them and they come right off no worries. Then I just used abit of polish to clean up the area.
Little update on rear speakers. Picked them up yesterday. http://www.gtir.ath.cx/zetec/stereo-inst/rear-speak.jpg Cut out the holes http://www.gtir.ath.cx/zetec/stereo-...rcel-shelf.jpg http://www.gtir.ath.cx/zetec/stereo-...cel-shelf1.jpg Counter sunk the bolts and test mounted them. You can see in the pics the part of the old shelf from my corolla that I pulled apart so I could used the nuts and bolts. Speakers are mounted underneath for a stealth install. The shelf I made for my old corolla ways the same and I never had any trouble with doing it this way. http://www.gtir.ath.cx/zetec/stereo-...helf-speak.jpg http://www.gtir.ath.cx/zetec/stereo-...elf-speak1.jpg Getting paint tomorrow and already have the carpet so it should be finished tomorrow hopefully. Next stage is custom headunit dont want to say much but its going to be a mini-itx pc.
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25-03-2005, 07:06 PM
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Rocket Fuel Anyone?
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Coming along very nicely mate, that looks really nice. I like the stealth touch.
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28-03-2005, 09:20 PM
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Finished finally. Not bad for someone that failed wood work in high school :P
http://www.gtir.ath.cx/zetec/stereo-...f-finished.jpg http://www.gtir.ath.cx/zetec/stereo-...-finished1.jpg |
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28-03-2005, 09:38 PM
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Looks good mate, reminds me of something I made for a hatch years ago!
Well done. Tim |
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28-03-2005, 09:53 PM
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Looks very nice.
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COLORADO RED FIESTA ZETEC MODS - Window Tint, Bmc Panel Filter, Euro Plates, Ghia grill, Momo F16 leather gearknob, Momo Leather gearboot, WQ Zetec Front sway bar, WQ Zetec Sway bar links, WQ Zetec bushes. ICE - Alpine CDA9827, MbQuart Reference 6.5inch splits, MbQuart Reference rears, Rockford Fosgate Punch Stage 3 12inch Sub, Rockford Fosgate P4004 + P3001. |
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My 04 Zetec
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