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Congratulations on your purchase. I'm just curious why you would photo shop the mustang into the picture with the large ship in the background? The shadowing is wrong and the edges are good, but not as good as the real cars in the picture. I hope you will have many happy miles motoring around Europe!
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PI Mods Double Horn Honk Delete

Those of you who get out of their cars and keep the engine running for example to go and open a gate or a garage door might be familiar with the super annoying double horn honk that follows after closing your door.

Apart from holding your key against the left rear size window while closing the door (this actually works :)) there is no way to switch this off, not even via IDS (the dealer diagnosic system).

Until now :)

A guy named Jason @ www.fordpimods.com has developed a software fix that can be put into your car's firmware using the IDS system. So it's not a DIY fix, you will need to find a friendly dealer or a Ford specialist who has the official Ford IDS software. For $25 Jason will set you up with a datafile that is customized to your VIN. Hennie @ Lek Import Cars installed it for me today and poof the double honk is gone forever. Such a simple mod, but such a pleasure. And my neighbours love it too.

 
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Steeda Clutch Assist Spring

Manual S550 drivers increasingly complain about the non-lineair charateristic of the clutch pedal. For me this is not something that I really noticed since I have been driving automatics for 20 years and I consider a clutch pedal a nuisance anyway.

Nevertheless I was interested in trying out Steeda's new clutch assist spring that supposedly helps to create a more lineair pedal feel and helps to modulate the clutch, which is especially useful when driving away from standstil.

Many S550 owners have achieved a similar result by simply removing the factory spring. This however prevents your pedal from coming all the way back up which in the long run might damage your slave cylinder.

Our friends at Steeda have come up with a different solution in the shape of a new replacement spring with changed characteristics. We installed one of these yesterday and even though it does create a slightly heavier pedal (which btw removing the stock spring also does) the overall linearity of the pedal is much improved and launching the car has become easier and more controllable. A simple, relatively cheap and recommended upgade.

Here's the entire Steeda story behind this spring:

http://www.steeda.com/blog/2016/02/steedas-s550-mustang-clutch-spring-assist-35-lbin-now-available/

And here's a comparison between the original Ford spring (left) and the new Steeda spring (right).

 

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PI Mods Double Horn Honk Delete

Those of you who get out of their cars and keep the engine running for example to go and open a gate or a garage door might be familiar with the super annoying double horn honk that follows after closing your door.

Apart from holding your key against the left rear size window while closing the door (this actually works :)) there is no way to switch this off, not even via IDS (the dealer diagnosic system).

Unless now :) A guy named Jason @ www.fordpimods.com has developed a software fix that can be put into your car's firmware using the IDS system. So it's not a DIY fix, you will need to find a friendly dealer or a Ford specialist who has the official Ford IDS software. For $25 Jason will set you up with a datafile that is customized to your VIN. Hennie @ Lek Import Cars installed it for me today and poof the double honk is gone forever. Such a simple mod, but such a pleasure. And my neighbours love it too.
This is a great info, not about the double honk that personally doesn't bother me but because I want the honk when locking\unlocking the car :D They probably can activate it too!
The only problem will be to find a friendly dealer...
 

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This is a great info, not about the double honk that personally doesn't bother me but because I want the honk when locking\unlocking the car :D They probably can activate it too!
Next time I'm at my tuner I'll ask him to check in IDS and see if that is possible.

Is it easy to install yourself?
I didn't install it myself but it only took a pair of pliers and a few minutes. You need to take out some sort of assembly with a bottom and topmount that sit on both ends of the spring, put those on the new spring and put it back in.
 

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Next time I'm at my tuner I'll ask him to check in IDS and see if that is possible.


I didn't install it myself but it only took a pair of pliers and a few minutes. You need to take out some sort of assembly with a bottom and topmount that sit on both ends of the spring, put those on the new spring and put it back in.
Thanks!

About spring installation: on Steeda website there is a pdf with instructions, it seems very easy to do.
 

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Great post as usual, Eric. So Us spec has some incompatibilities with our cars..?!

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Great post as usual, Eric. So Us spec has some incompatibilities with our cars..?!
It looks that way, at least with my car. But that's not going to stop me from correcting Ford's design cock-ups :cool:
 

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A little micro meet yesterday with [MENTION=9751]Lord Thunder[/MENTION] at Dutch Mustang tuner Lek Import Cars.



We did some side by side comparison of his stock PP car versus mine on 20" and KW V3 coilovers.

Afterwards we made some re-adjustments on the KW shocks with a setup provided by [MENTION=10530]MustangCollector[/MENTION]. Car now drives really excellent.
An adjustement both of you have to consider.
http://www.mustang6g.com/forums/showthread.php?t=40731&highlight=Bonnet+align

I will ask my dealer to perform it as well on my car as I have the same issue.
Thx to John577 to pick up this thread !
 

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Ericc B, just saw this weekend finally a tripple yellow a ow boy what a nice colour!
It was standing next to a race red and before I bought this were my two choices, both look so great and make the Mustang really stand out of the crowd imo.
Unfortunately with custom pack and no Recaro.
But anyway everyone chooses what he likes best but this tripple yellow is really nice!
 

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You should stop posting pics with your damn nice tribar drls... Envy really sets in :D
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