What did you do to your S550 Mustang today?!

[wireeater]

Where in VA? Wheels look dope

I'm located at the west end of Richmond.

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[friedmud]

Picked up my car from the detailer. Did paint correction, PPF on the front, and ceramic coating the whole car (Gtechniq Ultra).

Looks badass! Really brought out the fleck in the paint

 

[65straight6]

I do use Waze. Keep in mind that Waze is dependant on someone in front of you marking locations. I've driven on plenty of back roads where there were no other cars to be seen except the lone police car running radar from a hidden location. I drive into SC a lot and also east of Atlanta in GA; on I-20 I wonder sometimes about the lack of people marking the location with Waze because I've had many alerts and passed the radar traps without having received police ahead warning from Waze. My wife got a ticket for 7 over twice (different dates), at the same place on the interstate while traveling from CO to KS, so the rule of keeping it less than 10 or so doesn't always apply. I guess to answer your question; it's for the extra insurance......and I got a ticket two weeks ago. I was driving my Fusion, which also has a radar detector but I didn't have the detector turned on because I was going to be entering a military installation and got zapped for 42 in a 25 zone.

i‘d rather trust/rely on a detector than solely on crowd sourced reporting: cops move, switch traffic directions, use/don’t use radar, etc... too many variables with app based reporting whereas a detector will do a great job if you are A: paying attention to it, and B: paying attention to the traffic in front/behind you.

 

[wireeater]

Picked up my car from the detailer. Did paint correction, PPF on the front, and ceramic coating the whole car (Gtechniq Ultra).

Looks badass! Really brought out the fleck in the paint

Looks great, love that color. I didn't get sparkles but I got shinies when I did mine.

 

[65straight6]

Installed RH oil-air separator today; I did buy at significantly discounted price due to missing mounting bracket.

but I think my bracket mod is sufficient until I 3D print or make a better one... important thing is it is nice and secure.

 

[m3incorp]

I bet they are going to look great on your car.

Waiting for my new wheels to show up tomorrow, 4/1 can't come soon enough. They are fully polished 20x10 and 20x11 VS08 forged wheels. Very excited!

 

[m3incorp]

I think your weather is probably similar to that here in Augusta. I've only had the Mustang a year but ran summer tires with no problems. It is not my daily driver, though I do drive it quite often, but that might make a difference. I have the Conti DW06 and the Michelin Pilot A3 on two of my cars back in Colorado and they both perform well...but keep in mind, we only have 4 or 5 months of what might be considered by some to be warm weather. I think here in our climate the Michelin Pilot Sport 4s would work great 95% of the time.

I've in the past bought two sets of tires for each vehicle but that was when I lived in Germany and before tires like the Conti DW06 and Michelin all seasons were available. It becomes expensive, especially when you realize you are really only using one set of tires most of the time.

I'm debating whether or not to go the All Summer tire, then another set for All-Seasons, or stick All-Seasons. This is my Daily Diver. I really hate these run flats on my car. My Camaro had the same tires and I replaced them with Continental Extreme Contact DW06 back in 2019 and it was a night and day difference as far as performance and handling.

This time around I'm looking at the Pilots 4s Summer and the Pilot A All-Season.
Any Suggestions would be appreciated.

 

[groove93]

Yes, Weather is very similar to Augusta here. That area is much more "hilly" than Statesboro and the surrounding areas, but overall, the weather is pretty much the same.

I figured May to the end of September would be sufficient for summer tires, while the remaining months would work with All-Seasons. My experience with these Run Flats in the rain was not a great one on my Camaro, and the Continentals brought back my driving confidence in bad weather.

I might take a drive up to North Georgia next week, but want to spend a few days washing and detailing the car as well.

 

[Stage_3]

Waiting for my new wheels to show up tomorrow, 4/1 can't come soon enough. They are fully polished 20x10 and 20x11 VS08 forged wheels. Very excited!

Of course we're gonna need some photos once you get them! lol

 

[StangTime]

Picked up a big box of extra horses from the post office today. Thank you Levittownford. Ford Performance Power Pack 2... just in time for spring. The timing was perfect!

 

[br_an]

The Shelby looks a lot better than the eBay one I got! Mine looks alright but there is a small gap near the bottom of the mirror, you don't notice it until you look up close.

I don't want to pay a lot for this stuff though so I went with the eBay one.

The Shelby CF covers were not inexpensive, however, it appears they're made by Borla (has a Borla label under the resin inside). I think they look killer and fit great. Downside, I had to use epoxy to secure them to the mirror assembly, and went down a rabbit hole trying to find what exactly to use.

 

[m3incorp]

I do understand. If I were going to buy two sets of tires, I would buy for the summer either Michelin Pilot Sports 4s or Continental Extreme Contact Sports. For the all seasons it would be either the Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4, Michelin AS3+, or the new Continental Extreme Contact DW06 plus.

If you are not looking to be doing any kind of racing or really "spirited driving", I would go with either of the "3" all season tires I mentioned above, as an all year tire.

Which tires are on your car now? If they are the OE Pirelli's, they are not run flats. The 5.0 easily overwhelms the stock tires in any weather. Are you planning to increase the stock size and or buying larger wheels?

Augusta, has a good Mustang Club with a lot of nice people.

If you come out this way, let me know. I'm always looking forward to meeting other Mustang owners.

Yes, Weather is very similar to Augusta here. That area is much more "hilly" than Statesboro and the surrounding areas, but overall, the weather is pretty much the same.

I figured May to the end of September would be sufficient for summer tires, while the remaining months would work with All-Seasons. My experience with these Run Flats in the rain was not a great one on my Camaro, and the Continentals brought back my driving confidence in bad weather.

I might take a drive up to North Georgia next week, but want to spend a few days washing and detailing the car as well.

 

[JohnnyGT]

Finally, finally I have some springs in hand! Ordered a set during back Friday, stuff happened; now a set of Steeda Minimum Drop's are here. Finally I can get everything installed.

 

[samd1351]

The instructions on eBay say that the adhesive area should be heated up a little bit before installation. I used a heat gun on low setting then slipped them on.

The covers hold on well, they stay on even at highway speeds and spirited driving sessions.




The Shelby looks a lot better than the eBay one I got! Mine looks alright but there is a small gap near the bottom of the mirror, you don't notice it until you look up close.

I don't want to pay a lot for this stuff though so I went with the eBay one.

I'll probably go with the ebay ones as well. Budget is getting crushed right now.

 

[SonicBlur]

Of course we're gonna need some photos once you get them! lol

Of course! However, they pushed my delivery date now to 4/2 so it'll have to be just a bit longer, LOL!

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