Punto daily driver, and focus update

[simon_16vpunto1]

Gave my Punto a good wash and polish........

My focus hasnt moved hardly for 5 months, just gonna copy and paste off ther ffoc.....

this afternoon i had the car up on the ramps and gave the underneath a good scrub.

To be fair it wasnt that bad, i try to clean it every so often, but i painted the exhaust silver and the rear beam black, as they were starting to discolour.

My neck is aching now tho lol.

Pics from car in my garage using iphone so they are crap...

Today, i went to pick up my 2.0 auto air deflector.

Went in my dads car as the front grille and bumper strips were off mine getting painted last night.

was greeted with this........

Anyway, after i put some petrol in, i went to ford and picked up my part, took it home and modified it to fit the TDci.

Looks like it should have been there all along

 

[simon_16vpunto1]

Went to the scrappys today.

I goy a set of mondeo mk3 vanity lights to fit under the sun visors, and a set of the silver trim of a zetec door card.

the edge door cards are so dull, so been meaning to do this for a while......

before.....

during......

after.......

some pics of the interior at night.......

I have recently fitted submarine lighting or whatever you call it. Have wired it in so it works with the dash dimmer

 

[simon_16vpunto1]

Bought some Auto specialists stainless parts to dress up my engine a bit.

Only a few wee things, but i also had the intercooler pipes off and polished them up properly as the stainless stuff made it look dull.

Also got a washer bottle lid off a TDDi, as preferred the black to the yellow one that was on it.

The car has only done 200 miles since last update

went away to u pull it in inverkeithing yesterday to give the car a run.

Felt really good driving something quick again on the motorway instead of the punto.

Anyway, got a few wee bits.....

Mk3 mondeo auto dip rear mirror, which i wired in this morning

A mk3 Mondeo silver collar/ Lift up reverse thing for the gearstick

And I also got a variable wiper stalk from a mondeo saloon, so it doesnt have thr rear wash wipe function. Perfect for me as i took my back wiper off, however the variable bit doesnt work on the edge.

Also bought myself some stainless steel jubilee clips for the boost pipes to go with the rest of the shiny engine stuff......

Also got loads of relays and fuses, and some stuff fot the Punto which will be of no interest to you guys lol

 

[simon_16vpunto1]

small update.......

I got some metal and made simple covers for the battery box, airbox and resonator......

Also bought some ST170 fogs but I donno whether im putting them on.

well i bought a focus RS gearknob for my car and fitted it. Its lovely!
Amazing what a difference a new gearknob makes to the feel of the car.

I havent actually driven it yet with this on.

I also put in a trip computer- it doesnt work cos my car doesnt have the wiring, but i will get round to it one day.

I also gave ther car a damn good wash and i polished it as well.
Considering i only did it with a chaepy halfords buffer, ive got about 95% of scratches and swirls out using poorboys SSR.

Also had all the alloys off, cleaned the arches and calipers, and sealed the wheels with Auto Glym wheel sealant spray stuff, which smells damn good!

And its back in its bed waiting for its next mod.

Oh and 20 miles done since last update, yes, 20!

 

[simon_16vpunto1]

postie came this morning withg my bargian of the year.

My xenons are in
Im over the moon with them

My ST170 fogs (2nd set) also came so ive sold them to my mate and made a bit of dough on them.

Standard de- tangoed lamps with HIDs now for sale

Once the weather clears up, ill take her out and get some proper piccies

 

[M21MFS]

Nice progress, be nice to see the cars again on Friday

 

[Stuart]

welcome back stranger, car is looking good

 

[ycming]

Why not under seal the caR?

 

[simon_16vpunto1]

cos its still under perforation warranty.

Its got a full ford service history with all the stamps up to date for the bodywork.
Plus its only 5 year old, shouldnt be any rust- although it is a ford lol

 

[ycming]

best to do it when the warranty is over then.

 

[simon_16vpunto1]

Well it's still under warranty for the next 7 years, so hopefully it will hold out till then

 

[muppet42]

Looks great and the mods are still very well chosen - form and function :smile: