HIGHTOWER Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 Here's my new car! LOVE IT!!!! http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q317/hightowerescort/Mondeo/23082010536.jpghttp://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q317/hightowerescort/Mondeo/23082010537.jpg Comments welcome! :headbang: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hicksy Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 Good colour They are gti wheels on it arnt they? they dont quite look right. What are the plans for this, or is it staying like it is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave C Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 That looks clean We going to see a one off rear bumper ? Hicksy, they look like GTi ones. They look lost on that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevmo3691 Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 as i found out after looking at this on fmoc, alot of later mk2's were oddly fitted with the 15" gti wheels (even weirder, more so the 2.0's)i only hope the tow bar goes, the little door edge protectors go (i had them on mine too), the 15's go (but since i know he plans to put the 18's off the escort on there), handles get colour coded, side repeaters get swapped out for smoked and headlights get black eyed or at least de-tangoed (my current look by swapping for chrome bulbs nut black eyeing the spare set i have from the ghia x i'm breaking) really wish i'd been a bit quicker and bought the Y reg amparo i found with the 16's on in mint condition and only 43K and f/f/s/h but i love mine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIGHTOWER Posted August 25, 2010 Author Share Posted August 25, 2010 Plans are my 18s, half smoke the rear lights, smoked repeaters, blackeye headlights, ST bodykit (finding a back bumper will be a chore, though) lowered (not sure how much till I see it on the wheels) and that's about it! Not doing anything custom on this one! CBA with all that lot anymore! Was too scared to use the escort anywhere cos I was worried about it getting bumped or vandalized! I just want something that's easy to replace if it gets broken! ...And yes, the tow bar is going, as are the door bumper thingys! Gimme a chance! Them pics are from 15 minutes after I picked it up! :lol: Won't be colour coding the handles, though... I quite like them black... although my oppionion might change? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevmo3691 Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 Plans are my 18s, half smoke the rear lights, smoked repeaters, blackeye headlights, ST bodykit (finding a back bumper will be a chore, though) lowered (not sure how much till I see it on the wheels) and that's about it! Not doing anything custom on this one! CBA with all that lot anymore! Was too scared to use the escort anywhere cos I was worried about it getting bumped or vandalized! I just want something that's easy to replace if it gets broken! ...And yes, the tow bar is going, as are the door bumper thingys! Gimme a chance! Them pics are from 15 minutes after I picked it up! :lol: Won't be colour coding the handles, though... I quite like them black... although my oppionion might change?well hurry up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIGHTOWER Posted August 27, 2010 Author Share Posted August 27, 2010 The bump stickers on the doors have gone, and I'm giving it a good clean today! Looks miles better just for loosing them daft sticky things! :lol: I'll post more pics over the weekend, sometime! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david91 Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 That looks clean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIGHTOWER Posted August 27, 2010 Author Share Posted August 27, 2010 Just washed it and clayed it... then the heavens opened half way through polishing the bonnet so it's all smeared! The last owner really did look after the car, but like most do he used a bucket and sponge to wash the car! Plenty of swirl marks, and I can't believe how much dirt I took off that I couldn't see! Looks miles cleaner now, and much more reflective, but I'm yet to finish polishing it, and give it a coat of wax! My sister is getting married tomorrow and I'm carrying the mother of the bride (my mum :lol: ) so I'll take some pics of it with a ribbon on the bonnet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevmo3691 Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Just washed it and clayed it... then the heavens opened half way through polishing the bonnet so it's all smeared! The last owner really did look after the car, but like most do he used a bucket and sponge to wash the car! Plenty of swirl marks, and I can't believe how much dirt I took off that I couldn't see! Looks miles cleaner now, and much more reflective, but I'm yet to finish polishing it, and give it a coat of wax! My sister is getting married tomorrow and I'm carrying the mother of the bride (my mum :lol: ) so I'll take some pics of it with a ribbon on the bonnet!should look class i still need to tidy my paint up a bit. i'm putting coded strips on mine off a ghia x (that happens to be rusting away on my drive) so we'll see how they compare halfway through doing my black eyes too. just gotta put them back together have you checked usual 90's ford rust spots of chasis legs? mine has tiny bit coming through so i'm dealing with that and the sills over the weekend hopefully (weather permitting) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hezz Posted August 28, 2010 Share Posted August 28, 2010 what happened to the silver escort?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIGHTOWER Posted August 29, 2010 Author Share Posted August 29, 2010 Here's the pics of it Washed, clayed and polished! Still not waxed it yet, so that could give it an extra depth on top of what it has now! :headbang: http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q317/hightowerescort/Mondeo/27082010546.jpghttp://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q317/hightowerescort/Mondeo/27082010545.jpg And yesterday I used it to take my mum to my sisters wedding! http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q317/hightowerescort/Mondeo/28082010550.jpghttp://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q317/hightowerescort/Mondeo/28082010551.jpg Proper loving this car, now, and I can't wait to make it "my own!" :thumbsup: The silver escort is being broken and the blue one is being sold as it stands! I can no longer afford to run 2 cars, and I didn't want to use the silver one daily, so I wanted something to replace them both! Oh, and the underside of the mondeo is MINT!!! With the exception to rust on the bolt on parts, such as wishbones etc, the underside of the actual shell is REALLY good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevmo3691 Posted August 29, 2010 Share Posted August 29, 2010 glad to hear your enjoying just make sure you get extra underseal underneath if you want i have just black eyed a spare set of headlights i have off the ghia i'm breaking which i'll be fitting to mine later so if you want a set to black eye you can have my original ones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIGHTOWER Posted August 29, 2010 Author Share Posted August 29, 2010 Do you know of a guide on how to do it? How did you open up the headlights? I heard it's really easy on the mondeo lights... much easier than on the escort? Cheers for the offer, but I think it'd be more to post them than I could get a set locally for! Very much appreciated, though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevmo3691 Posted August 29, 2010 Share Posted August 29, 2010 Do you know of a guide on how to do it? How did you open up the headlights? I heard it's really easy on the mondeo lights... much easier than on the escort? Cheers for the offer, but I think it'd be more to post them than I could get a set locally for! Very much appreciated, though! piece of cake. i did it just gently heat and prise apart with flat bladed screw driver and cut glue with knife Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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