What have you done to your fiesta lately

[mrmavx]

Hello all
recent changes to my molten orange ST are black and chrome dmb gel overlays for front, rear and steering wheel ford badges, changing the red interiors of the ST badges to black with the help of vinyl, and finally today i ordered 4 sparco assetto gara 17x7 rims in black and 4 pirelli p zero nero gt tyres in 215/40/17 from tirerack in the states

[DreadlyST]

Put some LED strips in the boot :

[Swoopdown]

Originally Posted by mrmavx

Hello all
recent changes to my molten orange ST are black and chrome dmb gel overlays for front, rear and steering wheel ford badges, changing the red interiors of the ST badges to black with the help of vinyl, and finally today i ordered 4 sparco assetto gara 17x7 rims in black and 4 pirelli p zero nero gt tyres in 215/40/17 from tirerack in the states

that colour combo is sweet with the orange. What was the shipping cost to Australia?

[mrmavx]

Originally Posted by Swoopdown

that colour combo is sweet with the orange. What was the shipping cost to Australia?

below is from tirerack's invoice

Size and Description

4 215/40ZR-17 Pirelli P Zero Nero GT XL $85.00 $340.00 (this is no typo they are on special, OE bridgestones are $200 each)
4 17x7 Sparco Assetto Gara BLK PAINT $143.00 $572.00
4 Required centering ring N/C
16 Required lugnut for vehicle N/C
4 Mount and Balance (No Charge)

Shipping:$486.16

Total Including Shipping:$1,398.16

all of these prices are us dollars and importantly the price before freight is $912.00 which with the exchange rate keeps me below the aud 1000 limit before taxes and dutys apply although if they feel nasty gst can be applied as sometimes (normally only to companies) they will include freight in that calculation

mrmavx

[DreadlyST]

You will get hit with 10% GST on your purchase, +$50 for the privilege! (Stupid paperwork charge) Import taxes are calculated on the value of the shipment ex shipping costs, GST is on the shipment value + duties + Shipping costs.

[mrmavx]

Originally Posted by DreadlyST

You will get hit with 10% GST on your purchase, +$50 for the privilege! (Stupid paperwork charge) Import taxes are calculated on the value of the shipment ex shipping costs, GST is on the shipment value + duties + Shipping costs.

That may be the case but i have mates who have spent as much as me recently and they have not been charged but the one who got it sent to his works addy did, so here's hoping they will be nice

Mrmavx

[mrmavx]

Hello all
Got a very pleasant suprise when i got home tonight, 4 sparco rims with tyres mounted and balanced(with black stick on weights) only 7 days after paying for them(tirerack only accept wire transfer by the way) and with no gst or any other charges at all. Pics to follow

Mrmavx

[Basil brush]

Originally Posted by mrmavx

Hello all
Got a very pleasant suprise when i got home tonight, 4 sparco rims with tyres mounted and balanced(with black stick on weights) only 7 days after paying for them(tirerack only accept wire transfer by the way) and with no gst or any other charges at all. Pics to follow

Mrmavx

Where's the pics huh huh

[mrmavx]

Originally Posted by Basil brush

Where's the pics huh huh

Well Basil here they are, there will be one change happening to them soon, and that is I have ordered from domedbadges.co.uk 49mm black gel badges with chrome oval ford logo's as I don't like the sparco centre cap logo but I do like the badge on the rim, I will also probably change the nuts to black ones.

mrmavx

[Basil brush]

Originally Posted by mrmavx

Well Basil here they are, there will be one change happening to them soon, and that is I have ordered from domedbadges.co.uk 49mm black gel badges with chrome oval ford logo's as I don't like the sparco centre cap logo but I do like the badge on the rim

mrmavx

What about the ST ones on eBay, get them as a set

[mrmavx]

Originally Posted by Basil brush

What about the ST ones on eBay, get them as a set

They don't fit the sparco caps which are 49 mm not 55mm as the standard ones are, and I have already changed all 3 ford badges to black and chrome gel badges and have covered the ST badge centres with black vinyl which I think looks much better than red on orange, but I guess it all comes down to personnel choice.

[jd dad]

Looks great, has it been lowered?

[mrmavx]

Originally Posted by jd dad

Looks great, has it been lowered?

No it hasnt been lowered, these wheels have a 5mm different offset bringing further out and the change to 215/40 (which is only 4 mm more side wall) has really filled in the guards visually
mrmavx

[Swoopdown]

Looks hot.

I kinda wish i didnt have a black fist as i think black on black too much :(

[jd dad]

Originally Posted by Swoopdown

Looks hot.

I kinda wish i didnt have a black fist as i think black on black too much :(

Looked at a Fiesta Metal before we got the ST and it was pretty trick black on black. Have got CSA Motegas on our Molten looks pretty much the same as above

[Basil brush]

Finally got my Triple R front lips today, so will have to do that and the Vib mount on Sunday :-)

[Swoopdown]

Nice one. i followed up with cobb and will have my rmm this friday or monday hopefully.

[hng168]

Originally Posted by mrmavx

below is from tirerack's invoice

Size and Description

4 215/40ZR-17 Pirelli P Zero Nero GT XL $85.00 $340.00 (this is no typo they are on special, OE bridgestones are $200 each)
4 17x7 Sparco Assetto Gara BLK PAINT $143.00 $572.00
4 Required centering ring N/C
16 Required lugnut for vehicle N/C
4 Mount and Balance (No Charge)

Shipping:$486.16

Total Including Shipping:$1,398.16

all of these prices are us dollars and importantly the price before freight is $912.00 which with the exchange rate keeps me below the aud 1000 limit before taxes and dutys apply although if they feel nasty gst can be applied as sometimes (normally only to companies) they will include freight in that calculation

mrmavx

Hi, can i please ask you have you installed the tyre pressure sensor onto the Sparco rims? any issue? please advice, thanks

[mrmavx]

Originally Posted by hng168

Hi, can i please ask you have you installed the tyre pressure sensor onto the Sparco rims? any issue? please advice, thanks

Hello hng
No i have not installed tire pressure sensors in my new wheels as it is my understanding that we have the poor mans version of tpms( unlike our american friends) which is nothing more than wheel speeds monitored by the abs sensors and if one goes to far from the other's it alerts you. I reset my tpms since changing wheels and got no error messages so all good as far as i am concerned.
Mrmavx

[Swoopdown]

Originally Posted by vhcbm

from my testings with a GPS it is 1km out so it's pretty accurate.

My mods on my 09 LX

Ford Aluminium Sports Pedals,
Blue stitch gaiter
DMB Overlays
Mondeo Sunglasses holder
Zetec scuff plates
shortened aerial mast
Pipercross CAI
Fiesta Metal 17" alloys
CFM adjustable Short Shifter
Steeda rear sway bar
Fiesta Mk7 Zetec spoiler
HiTech Exhaust
EBC TurboGroove Slotted & Dimpled rotors + EBC Green Stuff
Ultra Racing front Strut brace
Magnecor Blue leads
under bonnet hose colour coding
Steeda Lower engine mount + race bushings
Black mirrors
plasti dipped grills
KW V1 INOX Coilovers.

I have a set of wheels with Yokohama A048's on them for the track too. I love these cars

Where did you get the EBC rotors and brake pads? Is this stock with the fiesta calipers or did you upgrade?

[GeeDubF6]

WP Zetec on ST rims


Father and son - evolution

[Morp3th]

Is it possible to put the Fiesta ST side skirts on a 2012 Zetec?

[martinijosh]

Originally Posted by Morp3th

Is it possible to put the Fiesta ST side skirts on a 2012 Zetec?

The two door zetecs came with them but the four door ones didn't.

[Morp3th]

Probably the only thing I will do to my Fiesta, just put a set of 17s on. Like the way it brings out the car compared to the stock 16s. Got the car earlier this week. Very good choice.

[Basil brush]

Eagerly awaiting my Cobb parts :-), then it's stage 2 tune time :-)

[Basil brush]

Finally got the cobb CAI installed after placing the order, enquiring 2 weeks later as to why it hadent arrived to find out it was actually out of stk, but it is here and installed with no probs, so all is forgiven :-)

[cainen]

Originally Posted by Basil brush

Finally got the cobb CAI installed after placing the order, enquiring 2 weeks later as to why it hadent arrived to find out it was actually out of stk, but it is here and installed with no probs, so all is forgiven :-)

Any noticeable improvement to power? And how's the sound?

[Basil brush]

Originally Posted by cainen

Any noticeable improvement to power? And how's the sound?

I my self think the power comes a bit earlier and a bit harder, gettin the bluefin in this week so will get dyno with and without bluefin, sort out any bugs with the stage one map then get the stage 2 and re dyno

Sound wise no real difference, I already had the k&n ans silicon intake hose, got it mainly to keep the cops happy :-)

[bigshotdan]

What have I done lately? Umm... got some of the cheap, grey bits painted. Got the poor thing filthy courtesy of Brisbane's horrid weather lately. Done (after organising) some Happy Laps at Lakeside. Had some big brakes fitted.

And, one I really don't want to have to mention... curbed a rim. If they were just standard silver I wouldn't care but to my knowledge they're the only Rado Grey wheels in the land of Oz...

[Simon10]

Originally Posted by Simon10

Hi all. I received the K&N 57-0686 57i Performance intake kit but after checking with my insurance they won't cover it. So I'm selling it if anyone is interested. I paid $406 so selling for $350. I'm in Melbourne Victoria and would prefer a local sale as I don't have another box big enough to pack it. I've only opened the box to view it's contents so it's brand new.

Still for sale price drop $300 new in box. I'm based in Melbourne.