What did you do to your Aussie S550 today..

[Mustang madness2018]

Looks awesome Peter.

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[PKs]

A tip. If you have an auto and you are contemplating putting on paddle shifter extensions it is best to notch them out for the air bag removal key holes before you fix them in place. There are holes on either side of the steering wheel column just behind the oem paddle shifters that allow something like a 4mm allen key to pop the springs that hold the air bag. Extensions block these holes and an intense time was had by me trying to remove mine so that I could take the wheel off. Lots of heat and steady yanking all the while hoping that the switches that they were stuck to didn't break or melt.
I notched mine before putting back on just in case I needed to take the steering wheel off again. A bit of black gloss paint and all is good. I don't understand why they are made to cover these holes.

 

[snake bite]

Hi s550mustang Was it easy to change the diff oil and what oil did you use

 

[s550mustang]

Hi s550mustang Was it easy to change the diff oil and what oil did you use

The diff is the easiest out of the two to change.

Make sure you check you can open the ‘Fill’ plug before you drop the oil.

I used Amsoil Severe Gear Oil 75w90 which Amsoil confirmed already contained the required friction modifier.

 

[Drewbo]

Yeah exciting times especially in a world of instant gratification. Reminded me of when I was young and you had to wait for the special things

Yep.

 

[Bagration]

Steeda 2015-20 Bumpsteer Kit, Steeda 2015-20 Front Control Arms Lateral Links w/ Extended Ball Joint, Steeda 2015-19 Tension Links with Bearings being installed together with wheel alignment....

....and I am ashamed to say a rim repair for the left front ...... car will be back on the road from Jax Mitchell on Wednesday for Carbon autohaus to work their magic on Thursday and Friday for the rest of the gear....

 

[OzS550]

Steeda 2015-20 Bumpsteer Kit, Steeda 2015-20 Front Control Arms Lateral Links w/ Extended Ball Joint, Steeda 2015-19 Tension Links with Bearings being installed together with wheel alignment....

....and I am ashamed to say a rim repair for the left front ...... car will be back on the road on from Jax Mitchell on Wednesday for Carbon autohaus to work their magic on Thursday and Friday for the rest of the gear....

I'll be very interested in what you think after these changes. I had this done (not the tension links 'tho - just control arms with extended ball joints and bump steer) about two weeks ago and the car feels 200kg lighter.

 

[Bagration]

Suspension bits from Steeda installed as you can see. Done by Jax in Mitchell here in Canberra. Solid incremental change noticed in the handful of corners between Mitchell and home.

 

[PKs]

Suspension bits from Steeda installed as you can see. Done by Jax in Mitchell here in Canberra. Solid incremental change noticed in the handful of corners between Mitchell and home.

That is some nice looking engineering Paul. Was the alignment straight forward (no pun intended)

 

[Bagration]

That is some nice looking engineering Paul. Was the alignment straight forward (no pun intended)

The alignment was very straightforward - took all of 10 - 15 minute. I think the bump steer kit made life a bit easier for them (certainly there looked to be plenty of adjustment available). The Steeda advice on wheel alignment post fit is right - the alignment just on fitment was awful. Post alignment the car tracks really well and points really well (incremental improvement over stock). Again I was left feeling that this was how the car should have come.

 

[ScubaSteve2020]

Put a new steering wheel on. It ties in with my stripes and gear shifter ball. Bit of a mission to install but I am very happy with its quality.

Nice!
Although I can't imagine aussies needing it but is it heated as well?

 

[PKs]

Nice!
Although I can't imagine aussies needing it but is it heated as well?

No, I lost heating with the exchange. I still have not heard any makers offering retention of the feature. As you say it is not really needed in Australia. I tried it a couple of times in our "winter" and it was a bit weird feeling.

 

[Bulutt]

Put a new steering wheel on. It ties in with my stripes and gear shifter ball. Bit of a mission to install but I am very happy with its quality.

Hi Peter. I Really like what you have done with your car. Your stripes really pop and I think your wheel looks stunning especially with the white shifter. Maybe the best I have seen on any Mustang. Did you get it from Ray? What is the Velcro on the dash? Cheers

 

[PKs]

Hi Peter. I Really like what you have done with your car. Your stripes really pop and I think your wheel looks stunning especially with the white shifter. Maybe the best I have seen on any Mustang. Did you get it from Ray? What is the Velcro on the dash? Cheers

Thanks. I got the wheel from Eximius in Melbourne. Bianca the propierter proved to be very willing to work with me on getting it the way I wanted. The Velcro is my mount for the throttle controller that I tried out. I didn't want anything permanent so that it could be tucked away when at the dealers. The controller turned out to be a bit on the radical side for drivebility so it might come off. The jury is still out on this decision.

 

[DFB5.0]

You know you are doing it right when the fuel light comes on at 1/4 tank.

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