What have you done to your Focus today?

[FoxtrotGolfXray 5.0]

Out with the old....



And in with the new....



And a close up of one of the new rims



Craig H

[STFocus]

Hi Craig,

The Plastidip wheels look the goods! Will definitely do mine now, just curious how many cans of color did you end up using?

David

[FoxtrotGolfXray 5.0]

Originally Posted by STFocus

Hi Craig,

The Plastidip wheels look the goods! Will definitely do mine now, just curious how many cans of color did you end up using?

David

Hey David,

Good to see you joined up, mate.

Yeah, I think they look pretty damn good, and the photos don't do it much justice.

I'm on availability for the next two weeks so won't have the car at work, but once I do, let me know when you're off and we can catch up for a squizz if you'd like. I'll PM you my work mobile, too.

As for the plasti-dip, I did three coats of black for the front face, and then two coats for the inside of the rim. Then there were two coats of metalizer for the front, followed by an extra coat of glossifier for the front as well. Although the extra coat of glossifier didn't make much difference, so you could probably skip that.

All up that used around 3 to 4 cans of black (hard to tell as I had some small amounts left over that I used on the inside face) and less than a can of metalizer.

What will the misses think of the change?

Craig H

[STFocus]

Thanx for the update Craig.
As for the wife.......mmmm, she doesn't read these forums soooo what she don't know wont hurt....until it's too late and the wheels are done.

The beauty of Plastidip is it can be peeled off. OR I'll tell her that its Plastidip and get them powdercoated.

Cheers David

[DJM83]

Speaking of plastic dip. Mate did mine a few weeks back

[FoxtrotGolfXray 5.0]

Originally Posted by DJM83

Speaking of plastic dip. Mate did mine a few weeks back

Looks good Dallas. Is that the flat black with what looks like about 1 coat of glossifier?

[DJM83]

Cheers Craig, its black with a couple of coats of metaliser and a 2 coats of glossifier. They kinda have a more flat looking colour to them but in the light there is a little bit of shine. Its kinda a weird looking colour. Its hard to tell in the pic.

[Fordman1]

Originally Posted by pajoda

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Those rims look great mate.

What are they ?

[aratic]

How long does plastidip last on wheels?

[FoxtrotGolfXray 5.0]

Originally Posted by STFocus

Thanx for the update Craig.
As for the wife.......mmmm, she doesn't read these forums soooo what she don't know wont hurt....until it's too late and the wheels are done.

The beauty of Plastidip is it can be peeled off. OR I'll tell her that its Plastidip and get them powdercoated.

Cheers David

How much is it worth to you for me to keep quiet...??? Yeah, I really like the idea that I can just rip this stuff off to be able to return the rims to the OEM condition. Plus, the plasti-dip will protect the rims in the emantime. Win/win!

Originally Posted by DJM83

Cheers Craig, its black with a couple of coats of metaliser and a 2 coats of glossifier. They kinda have a more flat looking colour to them but in the light there is a little bit of shine. Its kinda a weird looking colour. Its hard to tell in the pic.

Wow, I knew the photos don't do my rims any justice, but I still would not have picked that these had metaliser on them. Still, they look good and I'm sure they look even better in real life.

Originally Posted by aratic

How long does plastidip last on wheels?

I did the rims on my Tez back in September last year and apart from the obvious points where the plasti-dip has been damaged they are wearing very, very well. And the best thing about it is I really do not have to spend much time cleaning them as I simply use the spray on tyre cleaner on the rims, and they come up an absolute treat.

Even if there is a little bit of wear, all you need to do is add an extra coat to make it all look brand new again.

Craig H

[pajoda]

Originally Posted by Barraxr8

Those rims look great mate.

What are they ?

Speedy Carbine in satin black, damn 5 x 108 PCD means not many options out there but I was pretty happy when I saw them mounted.

[pajoda]

Originally Posted by Barraxr8

Those rims look great mate.

What are they ?

oops, evidence of double post now removed

[DJM83]

Originally Posted by aratic

How long does plastidip last on wheels?

Pretty hard wearing from what ive seen, but id say as new rubber is fitted it would need to be applied again. Im hoping once new rubber goes on mine, new wheels will at the same time

[STFocus]

Hi all, I ordered 2 ST badges from Ebay and stuck them on the rear most section of the rocker panel.....a bit like an XR. Also, AutoBarn have recently stocked door edge and door handle recess protectors. There a clear adhesive film that goes on easy, made by Cleargard.....well worth it as they are virtually invisible.
Also, took advantage of Cobb US having a 10% off Accessports.....so I bought one for the ST. Big day......

Cheers
David

[pajoda]

Cool, did see the 1 day e-mail myself, got me thinking of badges now........where could i put mine I say to myself

[pajoda]

Brake weekend for me, originals were tired, fronts were well worn, showing signs of distress, plenty of pad transfer, what surprised me was the state of the rear pads

[pajoda]

sorry for the massive photo stuff up boys

[aratic]

Soooo, how are they?

[pajoda]

Early days Blair. Due to having the wrong HPS shipped I ran with the HP+ for a couple of days, at the end of the bed in they bit like you know what, subsequent travelling around town they just didn't get hot enough to work, felt like there was air in the lines, suspected there might be issues.
HPS have arrived and now in. They are not as bitey as the stocks from the outset, I really think Ford got it right for general driving, but as they get hotter the HPS seem better, and will no doubt handle some aggression better. I really need to get out and have a good run to be a better judge.

[aratic]

Thanks Paul, let's talk after your sprint session

[pajoda]

Happy to do that Blair

[Franco Cozzo]

Who was racing the red ST Focus at the AFF drags today? Was running in the 14 second bracket all day, good job man.

From what I could see it had Roush intake and expensive looking front tyres.

[Mudzy]

Put the rear FOCUS badge on both rear doors

[In Focus]

Wheels look good, but I bet all those spokes take some cleaning.

[pajoda]

was thinking the same

[oddnutz]

wasn't today but yesterday i done a 13.79 sec pass at 105mph with my focus

[aratic]

Originally Posted by oddnutz

wasn't today but yesterday i done a 13.79 sec pass at 105mph with my focus

Nice work ! Mods?

[Mudzy]

Originally Posted by In Focus

Wheels look good, but I bet all those spokes take some cleaning.

takes about 10 min a wheel not to bad

[oddnutz]

Originally Posted by aratic

Nice work ! Mods?

Levels fmic, boomba rmm, Roush Cai and tunes from Torrie. For the strip I was using a e30 tune. Was also using some mickey thompson et streets -255 r16's and still couldn't hook up in 1st :(

Not sure on power figures but the base V5B tune from Torrie made 174fwkw. The adjusted V5B tune feels stronger and from the data logs the e30 tune is always over 20 kw more than my v5b tune.

[pajoda]

Nice time, best I have managed is a 14.05. Street rubber and I know what you mean about traction, there isn't any, no matter what tyres you run. I am sure there is a 13 in the car but thinking it is me that is the problem.

Do know of another with a Torrie E30 and he had a hub dyno reading of 198kW. Pre version 5, not sure what he was running back then. Running 98 myself.

What track are you running on oddnutz?