What did you do to your S550 Mustang today?!

[JimC]

One other issue with the weight in the back. You realize that if you do have an accident when you hit that ditch and stop suddenly, that weight will continue momentum forward and through the back seats? Not much is going to stop 120 lbs of flying weight from coming through the seat back and aimed right at you.

I grew up in Michigan and drove through a lot of snow storms. And when I got my license RWD was the norm - 4x4 was rare and FWD even rarer (maybe the Olds Toronado and that was it). Never drove with weight in the trunk and never had a problem. I drove my 2006, with supercharger, on a commute from Port Huron to downtown Detroit daily (>50 miles each way) through some big snow and ice storms.

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[KingKona]

One other issue with the weight in the back. You realize that if you do have an accident when you hit that ditch and stop suddenly, that weight will continue momentum forward and through the back seats? Not much is going to stop 120 lbs of flying weight from coming through the seat back and aimed right at you.

I grew up in Michigan and drove through a lot of snow storms. And when I got my license RWD was the norm - 4x4 was rare and FWD even rarer (maybe the Olds Toronado and that was it). Never drove with weight in the trunk and never had a problem. I drove my 2006, with supercharger, on a commute from Port Huron to downtown Detroit daily (>50 miles each way) through some big snow and ice storms.

I remember....Michigan winters in my Honda Prelude. Finding a snow-covered, empty parking lot......and doing reverse doughnuts.

 

[Bit_the_Bullitt]

One other issue with the weight in the back. You realize that if you do have an accident when you hit that ditch and stop suddenly, that weight will continue momentum forward and through the back seats? Not much is going to stop 120 lbs of flying weight from coming through the seat back and aimed right at you.

I grew up in Michigan and drove through a lot of snow storms. And when I got my license RWD was the norm - 4x4 was rare and FWD even rarer (maybe the Olds Toronado and that was it). Never drove with weight in the trunk and never had a problem. I drove my 2006, with supercharger, on a commute from Port Huron to downtown Detroit daily (>50 miles each way) through some big snow and ice storms.

Right, I realize inertia is a thing and that weight would need to come to an abrupt stop somewhere. I guess I thought that the seat latches and the anchor points mount to the same sheetmetal, so I was hoping the latch would be as strong, but that's probably not the case.

I also realized I got the AA spare, so probably good 50lbs over stock in there already. Maybe I ought to take the sand out, consensus seems to be just to trust the winter tires.

 

[KingKona]

Right, I realize inertia is a thing and that weight would need to come to an abrupt stop somewhere. I guess I thought that the seat latches and the anchor points mount to the same sheetmetal, so I was hoping the latch would be as strong, but that's probably not the case.

I also realized I got the AA spare, so probably good 50lbs over stock in there already. Maybe I ought to take the sand out, consensus seems to be just to trust the winter tires.

An experiment? Go sliding that ass-end around like a cheap hoo........

 

[2morrow]

Ripped around north Marin and south Sonoma counties this morning. Car ran great in the brisk air and I been trying to wipe the stupid grin off my face ever since.

 

[djpayne2]

What cleaner/brand did you used to clean the engine bay?

Chemical Guys Waterless. Brand new so not really dirty just cleaning up some water spots and dust.

 

[djpayne2]

Sure! I’m in Indiana and the total for the XPEL was $2475 out the door.

I'm in Rhode Island and for the same work with Xpel I was quoted about the same price. It did include full ceramic coat.

 

[TrackMustang]

Wrapped the dash matte black

 

[TonyNJ]

Wrapped the dash matte black

That came out good. Old school look. You did it yourself? I started experimenting with wrap last year. It's a great product to keep your car changing and fresh or different. I just wrapped a PP1 nickel luster wheel last night but it was a pain in the @$$. I pealed it off today. Too many overlaps. But it was fun to see the look. Took about 3hours. No way I was going to do 3 more.

 

[Gnatsum21]

Washed my car again, shocker..

 

[shogun32]

I just wrapped a PP1 nickel luster wheel last night

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[compprep]

I just wrapped a PP1 nickel luster wheel

Why warp it period. One of the better looking Mustang factory IMHO. Yes my car had them, sold e'm. Replaced with CF5 in silver.

 

[TonyNJ]

Why warp it period. One of the better looking Mustang factory IMHO. Yes my car had them, sold e'm. Replaced with CF5 in silver.

Boredom. Cold winter and trying to stay busy and not get into trouble. Had the wrap laying around and wanted to see how good compared to the CFTP wheels I could make them look. Turns out,
not even close. But Idle hands makes the devil's work and I'm motivated.

But yea, you're right. I appreciated them even more after I took the wrap off. They really pop on a black car. I took them off my white conv... they didn't stand out on the oxford as well.

 

[TrackMustang]

That came out good. Old school look. You did it yourself? I started experimenting with wrap last year. It's a great product to keep your car changing and fresh or different. I just wrapped a PP1 nickel luster wheel last night but it was a pain in the @$$. I pealed it off today. Too many overlaps. But it was fun to see the look. Took about 3hours. No way I was going to do 3 more.

Yeah, it wasn’t very difficult, just tedious. Heat gun is crucial, without it it wouldn’t have happened…

wheel looks good but super time consuming

 

[Cobra Jet]

Could you please post up the BMS reset procedure that you're talking about? Does it require a scan tool, or is it some other way to do it?

There was this older thread about the BMS reset, hope it helps.
https://www.mustang6g.com/forums/threads/battery-management-system-reset.106897/

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