What did you do to your Fiesta ST today ?

[Roboticrocket]

Which RMM are you using?

AWR 70 durometer. Been good to me so far.

 

[KXNGABE85]

Went ahead and tossed in the suave and summit strut brace and my goodness. Feels so much tighter and planted, I no longer get this strange rocking when hitting imperfections in the road. Glad I got it, I did snap strut mount stud, my fault i didn't convert Newton meters to lbs ft (22 NM=16lbs ft roughly), rookie mistake i know, I'll get fixed next week and I might grab a set of those steering rack bushings up on whoosh while I'm at it.

 

[M-Sport fan]

That is an impressive looking piece.

I have the trunk/hatch equivalent installed in mine, and I like it so far.

But that front strut version would severely curtail (like make impossible without removing it from the strut tower mounted steel end mounts) my ability to get to the Damond OCC in order to drain it, now that I am not allowed to use jacks/jackstands to get to it from underneath the car,

 

[shabbyman]

Well, I've got some maintenance to do on the canyon carver before a 5,500mile road trip from AZ to VA and back to visit family over the holidays.

I haven't driven it much in the past couple of months, as I've now got a company vehicle, but she's due for new front pads and rotors at 41K miles, which just arrived from Power Stop Brakes. Since I'm still on the stock turbo and "FBO" for now, I went with their version of stock replacements. Depending on what my Xmas bonus looks like from the company that I work for now, I may invest it, or buy an S280 to make this car silly since it's no longer my DD.

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These Power Stop Brakes will be installed this week, as well as pre-trip oil change prior to putting 5,500miles on the car.

I've owned this car since March of 2021, and even if I don't drive it because I'm busy for a couple of weeks working, it still feels like I'm getting into something special and it still excites me every time I fire it up to drive it. I know I shouldn't have an emotional attachment to a machine(guilty as charged when it comes to my Jeep), but after owning both a Honda Fit and a Honda S2000, this car is just too good to let go considering its a great combination of both. There really isn't anything else on the market that I want to own and drive that checks the boxes that this car does.

My favorite couple of pics of my car, and after nearly 2yrs of ownership, I couldn't be happier with it!

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Hopefully the coming holidays see an abundance of mods for your ST too, because big(ger) turbo is on my mind.

make me want to wrap my silver to white...that white looks so damn good

 

[unclefester]

Sold it. Brilliant car, as said elsewhere, lucky to have had 4 years in this and 10 in an S2000. It hasn't put a foot wrong, the only things it needed were tyres, brakes and service items. For a 2014 car / 64,000 miles, it was in near perfect condition. Drove it for the last time last night, down to the shops and parked in the dark under the orange street lights with the bronze wheels, it looked fantastic. I'll miss it but not enough to get another one. I have summer fun covered with a Honda Del Sol and a Z1000SX so it's not all doom and gloom.

We've done 3 big road trips in America over the last few years and the automatic cars we've had always remind me what a chore changing gear really is, particularly in heavy traffic. My Del Sol is also automatic, albeit a 26 year old one.and i've got S2000 seats in it - it's great to drive and sit in. These have all been nails in the Fiestas coffin.

I did drive and test the Puma ST but it has the same problems as the Fiesta, hard seats, hard ride and wheels are too big / tyres too thin. Plus it's a manual. So we both test drive the St Line X and it was better in every way that I needed. So have bought a brand new Puma 1.0 MHEV St Line X in Solar Silver with the 7 speed auto. Every extra fitted except for the panoramic roof, LED everything, heated everything plus the B&O Stereo with Android auto and a subwoofer - really looking forward to picking it up on Tuesday as it will make the commute I now have tolerable. The Fiesta was turning into 40 minutes each way of pothole swerving hell.

I did test the Puma forums, not a patch on this one - thanks for 4 years of advice and general entertainment

 

[pixelzombie]

Sold it. Brilliant car, as said elsewhere, lucky to have had 4 years in this and 10 in an S2000. It hasn't put a foot wrong, the only things it needed were tyres, brakes and service items. For a 2014 car / 64,000 miles, it was in near perfect condition. Drove it for the last time last night, down to the shops and parked in the dark under the orange street lights with the bronze wheels, it looked fantastic. I'll miss it but not enough to get another one. I have summer fun covered with a Honda Del Sol and a Z1000SX so it's not all doom and gloom.

We've done 3 big road trips in America over the last few years and the automatic cars we've had always remind me what a chore changing gear really is, particularly in heavy traffic. My Del Sol is also automatic, albeit a 26 year old one.and i've got S2000 seats in it - it's great to drive and sit in. These have all been nails in the Fiestas coffin.

I did drive and test the Puma ST but it has the same problems as the Fiesta, hard seats, hard ride and wheels are too big / tyres too thin. Plus it's a manual. So we both test drive the St Line X and it was better in every way that I needed. So have bought a brand new Puma 1.0 MHEV St Line X in Solar Silver with the 7 speed auto. Every extra fitted except for the panoramic roof, LED everything, heated everything plus the B&O Stereo with Android auto and a subwoofer - really looking forward to picking it up on Tuesday as it will make the commute I now have tolerable. The Fiesta was turning into 40 minutes each way of pothole swerving hell.

I did test the Puma forums, not a patch on this one - thanks for 4 years of advice and general entertainment

That's funny, when I drive my wife's car (automatic) I keep looking to shift the damn thing, such a boring drive.

 

[XanRules]

I didn't take any photos of a DIY because I was so confident I was going to fuck this up but I managed to get an almost-factory match on a boost gauge over the weekend.

I bought a Prosport "Halo" in White. These aren't the best gauges in the world, but a boost gauge is mostly bling anyway. The lighting and typeface are fairly close to those on the rest of the gauge cluster. I'd had that running in the car for a few months, but it was bothering me that it didn't match the factory lighting - the lights were very bright, even with the smoked lens, and the wrong shade of white. I also hated that it loudly beeped at me whenever I turned the car on. So, here's what I did.

I ordered a clear gauge face from ProSport, since they make clear ones as well. This one has a little hole in it for a button that is not present on the Halo gauges, but that's fine.

I opened the gauge by prying open the silver trim ring with a flathead screwdriver, then pulled it apart. I located the "beeper" on the circuit board - this is the large black cylinder around 7:00 if you are looking at the back of the gauge. I yanked it off with a pair of pliers and threw it in the trash. I then yanked the needle off with the same pair of pliers. While it was out, I painted it with silver automotive touch-up paint. Given the choice, I wouldn't do this part again because on close examination you can tell it's been brushed on. I got a set of "LightDimz" "Warm White" diffuser film on Amazon and cut it to the size of the gauge face, then applied it to the back, cutting out a small intendation for the Peak/Warn lights. I then reassembled everything, mostly, and put it back in my car. Once I plugged everything in, I re-calibrated the gauge by turning the car on (but not the engine) so that the gauge would zero out, then put the needle back in at roughly the "zero" position and calibrated it using the screw on the back. Finally, I put the clear lens on and crimped the trim ring back down as best I could.

The "peak/warn" feature is difficult to set now as I clearly strained the motor while dicking around with the disassembled gauge, but it does work (you just have to really mash the buttons when you are setting them) and the gauge reads accurately. I truly have no idea how I did this without breaking anything. I will post a picture when it's dark out.

 

[Ludeem1]

Installed my mountune short shift and vibra technics transmission mount. The mountune is such a quality piece and love the shifts.

 

[benkats]

Installed my mountune short shift and vibra technics transmission mount. The mountune is such a quality piece and love the shifts.

My Mountune short shift is going in this weekend, glad to see more people giving it positive reviews.

 

[TyphoonFiST]

Went ahead and tossed in the suave and summit strut brace and my goodness. Feels so much tighter and planted, I no longer get this strange rocking when hitting imperfections in the road. Glad I got it, I did snap strut mount stud, my fault i didn't convert Newton meters to lbs ft (22 NM=16lbs ft roughly), rookie mistake i know, I'll get fixed next week and I might grab a set of those steering rack bushings up on whoosh while I'm at it.

Why did you wrap the plastic with Gold reflective tape?

 

[our guile]

Do I have the sense of humor of a 13 year old? Sometimes, yes. I've been looking forward to this milestone for ages...

 

[KXNGABE85]

Why did you wrap the plastic with Gold reflective tape?

So honestly not much technical thought went into it, had some extra tape leftover and it does get some heat there, a lot of fiesta owners get rid of that snorkel all together, but being that i added the Velossa Tech ram duct, before keeping the snorkel temps sucked bad after adding not so bad at coming down. I chopped it to fit to where the mouth of the snorkel sits directly up against the pro alloy air filter. It seems to help bring temps down faster. I think the st200 airbox is ultimately a better option but can't beat the noise lol

 

[akiraproject24]

Do I have the sense of humor of a 13 year old? Sometimes, yes. I've been looking forward to this milestone for ages...

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Only if followed up with a good Beavis and Butthead type laugh

 

[NOVA_Ranger]

Swapped out the evap valve/ harness, a simple 15-20 minute job and no issues.

Also put in new spark plugs. Another easy job but had to chase around a misfire issue afterwards. Pulled #2, everything looked good, reinstalled, and it runs fine now.

 

[Roboticrocket]

Detailed her and tried paste wax instead of spray was ceramic coat for the first time. I think the paste wax is superior.

 

[FiestaSTdude]

Filmed some exhaust sound videos and my friend made this cool edit for me

View: https://youtu.be/rPUqQGfWR88?si=eqmHMghl9rbVnyPF

 

[Intuit]

Detailed her and tried paste wax instead of spray was ceramic coat for the first time. I think the paste wax is superior.

How much to fly you in from Texas and detail mine?
(I tried it once. i suck at it. Don't have the patience LoL.)

 

[unclefester]

Filmed some exhaust sound videos and my friend made this cool edit for me

View: https://youtu.be/rPUqQGfWR88?si=eqmHMghl9rbVnyPF

Love me a good exhaust note and a tunnel video Nice to hear a decent one that hasn't been ruined by a pop and bang map too

 

[Roboticrocket]

How much to fly you in from Texas and detail mine?
(I tried it once. i suck at it. Don't have the patience LoL.)

Come down here and I’ll do it for free! And you can enjoy it for roughly 5 minutes before dirt starts clinging to it

 

[M-Sport fan]

Detailed her and tried paste wax instead of spray was ceramic coat for the first time. I think the paste wax is superior.

Yes, I've noticed this as well, and since the coatings do NOT last forever anyway, I will just stick with my liquid, paste, and spray detailer Collinite product.

I've tried some of the spray on ceramic coatings and they only seemed to dull the finish, but yes, I understand that a properly done,10 step prep before a good SiO2 coating can look amazing, for those who will come on here to defend that product/process.