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[DRB]

I love this gadget...

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[JJSSI]

The displays are cool.
So where did they install the fireplace, since I see a chimney on your dash

 

[fivaldrood]

I love this gadget...

The dash was the whole reason I got the 401a package! So jealous that you have yours, go put some miles on it for us!

 

[DRB]

Really enjoying the active exhaust.

 

[fivaldrood]

Really enjoying the active exhaust.

We got very similar cars! Mine is a hard top in Twister Orange with the auto, 401a, PP1 and Active Exhaust.

 

[DRB]

We got very similar cars! Mine is a hard top in Twister Orange with the auto, 401a, PP1 and Active Exhaust.

I like Twister. I thought about it for this car.

This one feels better than my previous convertibles - a little less flex (a lot less, actually, than the others did after they got some real miles on them). I guess that's the extra PP bracing.

 

[mavmrb3]

Mine is an EcoBoost HPP with the handling package but the grille does look like the GT/CS.

Nice! The HPP and handling package Cant's see the wheels, but it looks like you took a different wheel option?

 

[mavmrb3]

Nice ride! Love the color and license plate!

 

[mavmrb3]

I love this gadget...

I have 173.6 miles on it since Friday when I picked up. Took to the shop this morning for full front PPF and the door edges and cups.

 

[DRB]

Yeah, I'm about to pump the first tank of gas (came full from the dealership, of course). I've put somewhere over 260 on it, local driving, and it had 11 miles on it when I took delivery.

 

[JJSSI]

Nice! The HPP and handling package Cant's see the wheels, but it looks like you took a different wheel option?

Stock wheels 19x9.5. Changed the tires from summer Pirelli PZ Corsa4 265 40 19 to Pilot Sport A/s 3+ 275 40 19.
Here is a side view

 

[mavmrb3]

Stock wheels 19x9.5. Changed the tires from summer Pirelli PZ Corsa4 265 40 19 to Pilot Sport A/s 3+ 275 40 19.
Here is a side view

The angle and the way the sunlight was shining looked different than the stock rims.

 

[fivaldrood]

I have 173.6 miles on it since Friday when I picked up. Took to the shop this morning for full front PPF and the door edges and cups.

I looked into the PPF but not sure I care for how it looks and the costs!

 

[mavmrb3]

I looked into the PPF but not sure I care for how it looks and the costs!

Yeah. It is costly, but I think a great investment from rocks and other materials messing up your paint finish. I watch a YouTube where a person had a key and just started scratching up hard the side fender. They then brought a blow dryer and applies and in 30 seconds you could see the scratch disappear. Really cool. If you do a partial which is only a quarter of the side fenders and usually 24" of the hood when looking very hard can see the line cut-offs. Only the prying eye can tell and naturally the owner who had it done. Would drive me nuts with my fastidious manner seeing that obscure line. That is why I chose full since it is wrapped to the end of the hood and fenders. You can't tell. Of course, the cost is at least twice as much as a partial ranging $2500 to $4,000.

What do you think of ceramic coating the body?

 

[fivaldrood]

Yeah. It is costly, but I think a great investment from rocks and other materials messing up your paint finish. I watch a YouTube where a person had a key and just started scratching up hard the side fender. They then brought a blow dryer and applies and in 30 seconds you could see the scratch disappear. Really cool. If you do a partial which is only a quarter of the side fenders and usually 24" of the hood when looking very hard can see the line cut-offs. Only the prying eye can tell and naturally the owner who had it done. Would drive me nuts with my fastidious manner seeing that obscure line. That is why I chose full since it is wrapped to the end of the hood and fenders. You can't tell. Of course, the cost is at least twice as much as a partial ranging $2500 to $4,000.

What do you think of ceramic coating the body?

I went and looked at a few cars that had the PPF done. While its less easy to see when you do full panels they still don't wrap around the edge like a vinyl wrap would, they just get close. So if you are ~3-4ft away you can still see the edges of the PPF material. I know that different brands of material have different thicknesses that might affect that, I only looked at cars with Xpel. If your car is dirty the lines near the edges are more visible. Maybe I'll end up changing my mind but $1600+ is a hefty chunk of money.

As for Ceramic Coatings I will likely coat the car on my own using some version of CQuartz. I am planning on getting a polisher to do my own paint correction. Two of my brothers have done their own in the past with great results. I have two other cars that I can practice both on the paint correct and ceramic coatings!

This is my Focus ST after a quick polish.

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