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[mrorange2]

Get piccys up!!!

[Hotstrat2k]

just taken the pics will be up tomoz

Harry

[Hotstrat2k]

new pics are here car is just about to get a respray after i finish the rear arches hense the temp paint as im thinking bout smothing them in

ps the front zs matt strip was run over lol so i temp have a gloss black one

here they are: (finally)




thats the zs bumper

also got some pics of the dash now thats its in and pretty much finished door cards seats steering wheel spoiler gear nob etc all done now




kept the original mark 3 heater dials

centre console fitted too

plus mrk 6 zs gear nob

let us know what you think
(dont be too harsh its taken year and a half from a bog standard )

cheers all

Harry

[knuckles]

i admire the amount of work that has gone into this fiesta. well done chap.

2 things i personally would rip straight off are those bmw wanabe headlights and the m3 mirrors. They are just tacky and make the car seam cheap.

If it had a standard bonnet the front would ok i guess with that bumper. As i see you have taken alot of time fitting it properly.

Please tell me you didnt bad boy a genuine rs bonnet ?

Knuckles

[purple_fiesta]

Like knuckles said, It would look alot better without that bonnet and them mirrors!

[dontpannic]

It would look a lot better if the headlights and grille lined up with the bumper to be honest, too gappy on the front, maybe fiberglass would help, also, why is the badge partially obscured by the bonnet?

Looks nice though mate, but sort those little bits out and you're on to a winner.

Nick

EDIT:

By the way, lots of people have managed the MK5 dash conversion whilst wiring in the new heater controls, to be honest keeping the original MK3 controls looks like a totally gash bodge job... Sorry!

[Max M4X WW]

I dont really like the bonnet or the bumper, whats your numberplate? 03 at the end?

Why you keeping the mk3 heater controls? They look a bit odd! You going to fit them a bit better?

[Hotstrat2k]

firstly its just a personalised plate just happened to say 03 so i left it on the pics lol believable erm no
secondly i hate the mirrors just waiting to rub down some standard mrk 3 mirrors to colour code themwhich i have at home
also the bonnet has a crack in the bad boy and i bought it like that cos i wanted an rs turbo bonnet dunno if its genuine
thirdly the badge isnt obscured but from that angle it does look it
ok not gonna keep numbering

heater matrix is a plan i have the mrk 5 one in the garage and tubes pollen filter etc
however the biggest problem is i am rubbish with haynes and will not be able to wire it up with out having a wire colour to wire colour from someone if anyone can it would be much appreciated
and when i took the dash out wasnt sure how to disconnect the radiator ??

dont really like the cracks but dont really like the standard head lights
mite get light protectors and remove the bad boy although i do have a set of mrk5 detangoed headlights that i might attempt as my next prodject as it will give me better light etc might look odd though would be easier if the mrk 5 bonnet fitted on any ideas?

there are the plans for the future exept maybe smoothing in the skirts and when its finished a complete respray

oh and lastly i am in the progress of making a more accurate black strip for the front so there are no gaps although if i did fit the mrk5 headlights there would not be any and i would have the zs grille in the middle

anyway cheers for your thoughts

Harry

[dontpannic]

firstly its just a personalised plate just happened to say 03 so i left it on the pics lol believable erm no
secondly i hate the mirrors just waiting to rub down some standard mrk 3 mirrors to colour code themwhich i have at home
also the bonnet has a crack in the bad boy and i bought it like that cos i wanted an rs turbo bonnet dunno if its genuine
thirdly the badge isnt obscured but from that angle it does look it
ok not gonna keep numbering

heater matrix is a plan i have the mrk 5 one in the garage and tubes pollen filter etc
however the biggest problem is i am rubbish with haynes and will not be able to wire it up with out having a wire colour to wire colour from someone if anyone can it would be much appreciated
and when i took the dash out wasnt sure how to disconnect the radiator ??

dont really like the cracks but dont really like the standard head lights
mite get light protectors and remove the bad boy although i do have a set of mrk5 detangoed headlights that i might attempt as my next prodject as it will give me better light etc might look odd though would be easier if the mrk 5 bonnet fitted on any ideas?

there are the plans for the future exept maybe smoothing in the skirts and when its finished a complete respray

oh and lastly i am in the progress of making a more accurate black strip for the front so there are no gaps although if i did fit the mrk5 headlights there would not be any and i would have the zs grille in the middle

anyway cheers for your thoughts

Harry

If you read the haynes it does actually tell you wire colours on the wiring diagrams in the keys.

Get the heater matrix sorted cause it doesn't look very good with the mk3 heater controls still. There's no difference in light output from mk3 headlights and mk5 headlights, apart from the fact that you've got a badboyed bonnet which obscures the beams.

I can't help but think after all this time and effort making your car look like a customised ZS you could have bought a ZS But fair play mate, keep up the good work, apart from the slightly dodgy front end you've done some killer work! I like the ideas for the front end but needs a rethink with regards to matching things up though. but yeah, nice car!

EDIT: Btw fitting mk5 lights is harder than you make out, the light mountings need to be changed as do the bonnet and wings.

[knuckles]

You should of bought a mk5 like dontpannic ^^^^^^^ ^^^^^ and save all the hassle of converting to mk5 parts

Wings, bonnet, headlights.

Next you want the matching doors... where does it end ?

[xrsi]

You should of bought a mk5 like dontpannic ^^^^^^^ ^^^^^ and save all the hassle of converting to mk5 parts

Wings, bonnet, headlights.

Next you want the matching doors... where does it end ?

it wouldnt just be the wings and the headlights, it would literally be a whole front end, front panel, both wings, bonnet the bumper then would not fit so another bumper, then as you say the mk3 doors wouldnt line up with the mk5 wings as the press line would more than likely be different , then maybe the shell as well if the door shape is slightly different!

would just be alot easier to have got a mk5 car or shell and started from there, in a way i wish i had changed mine to a mk5 and fitted my engine or just gone the zetec turbo route but i am happy having a mk3 shell the mk5 dash, door cards and boot as those modernize the mk3 in the way i like, i dont think the front does as it doesnt flow with the rest of the car as well as the back end does (and even some people think its still a miss match with the back end!)

[Excursion]

Come on boys, where's the fun in buying a ZS! Much more fun to modify something else

[Hotstrat2k]

as the last comment says i dont wanna just buy one cos ive learnt so much doing it this way and it s the fun of seeing what is actually possible and makes a few heads turn when i over take and its a differint car from behind lol (or they overtake probobly more still 1.3 at the end of the day) also insurance on it is dirt cheap

i will end up just buying a new car this is my first though and i enjoy spending time on it as its kinda a hobby

i also have nt spend barely any money on it the only costly bits were the bumpers seats and steering wheel

ok i will get planning on the heater matrix but will wait for my next mot first incase i 'conquering device' it up
secondly maybe de-badboying is the way to go then although

right now there is a written of zetec s that i can takes bit from free im thinking of taking the bonnet grill and wings
also if i take it that far i could fit mrk 5 4 doors then just worry bout the slam panel
anyway this is massive stuff so ill do what i usually do and think through it for a while befrore i start going to far and messing it up.

well cheers for the comments anyway i do listen donno what to do yet but first im gonna finish the arches and wire up the fog and heat buttons in the dash then go from there

cheers all

Harry

[dontpannic]

I don't mean any of my comments to sound nasty, as it is a brilliant project, but I think it needs some tidying and tweaking, thats all.

[Hotstrat2k]

yeah sorry didnt mean you were being just my short typing lol

yeah really just wanna sort out the loose ends so the car is tydy and has no faults then i can move on and improve on it one step as a time

Harry

[Hotstrat2k]

oh and nick any chance you are thinking about taking the side bump strips off your car
really want some like that 5 door ones

Harry

[jayrs]

although somethigns are not to my taste mate, the car does look alright andif its the way you want it and the way you like it leave it as such.
its come a long way from the first pics mate, hat off to ya fella

[Hotstrat2k]

yeah when i fist went to see the car i was with a mate and i was a bit iffy about getting it and he said to me yeah once you get it you can make it yours change what ever you want so i got it and have changed to to suit me and is how i pictured it when i first joined this site full of ideas

couldnt have done what i have done with out fiestaturbo.com there all the way and im sure ill get more help as i slowly start to finish this project

dont worry ill be asking more questions next week lol more ideas in this head and this site haha

Harry

p.s although you vets know way more than i do feel free anytime to ask me anything if you think i might be able to help the only think that i dont know how to do on a fezza is wiring and the engine any thing cosmetic like spraying and swapping parts im generally pretty good at

[Hotstrat2k]

right jayrs has just sorted me out with the wiring for the heated rear screen button and the fog button so if all goes well that is another tick off on the long list of things to do

cheers jayrs

Harry

p.s now have the wiring for the clock and the two buttons which i can post up if anyone else ever does the dash convo just dont ask about the heater matrix...yet and the mr4 clock wiring i had done for me by AW3k (ledge)

[dontpannic]

Harry, sorry I'm not destriping any time soon but if I do you'll be the first to know lol. Maybe try a scrapyard, or on the ZSOC?

Nick

[Hotstrat2k]

lol ok mate cheers any way zsoc?

Harry

[Max M4X WW]

Im guessing they will mainly be ZS's on ZSOC lol.

[jayrs]

its good you got it how ya want it mate, being different is what its about.

your welcome with the wirng, as i said though it should work fine if you follow the pin numbers not the wire colours due to them being different on your plug.
let me know how ya get one mate

[dontpannic]

lol ok mate cheers any way zsoc?

Harry

Zetec S Owners Club...

[Hotstrat2k]

oh ok cheers

[jayrs]

you done them switches?

[Hotstrat2k]

yeah worked perfectly! cheers buddy really helped

regards

Harry

[jayrs]

nice one.

anytime mate

[Hotstrat2k]

cheers

also i have colour coded some mrk 5 wing mirrors and put them with the mrk 3 base plates and now have color coded standard mirrors

look so much better

cheers

Harry

[dangermouse]

in all honesty mate i think u dun a top notch job, i allways wondered wot the ZS bumper wud look like, and u managed to pull it off. thos lights tho, i hav seen a few where the angel eyes hav come unstuck within the light and some where the light has stopped working altogether.

quick question, how hard was it to fit the mk4 tailgate and rear lights [ERRR] i been wantin to fit them to my RS for ages but havent had the money to invest in doing it

[Glen]

Personally i think the Rear ZS bumper look absolutly spot on, on a mk3... But the Front just looks wrong and shouldnt even be thought about.

If i werre you i would put your standard 2i front bumper on, would look sooooooo much better and you would get away with the Bad Boy bonnet looking OKish.

You probably wouldve had a better base on 3 door mk3, but i guess if you need a 4 door then fair play.

Hats off to the work gone in and if you like it, thats all that matters.
We can only lend constructive critism or advice.

The Mk5 dahs is cool, (Why did you have to keep the mk3 heater controls?????)
I wouldnt mind putting the mk4/5 dials on my mk3.5 tbh.

[Hotstrat2k]

he replys years later....

yeah the rear really wasnt that much work at all really can still help you through it no problem secondly i could never get it off the road long enough to do the heater matrix

anyway im saying good bye to it now its for sale or the bits seperately if noone maes me an offer

regards

Harry

[Glen]

1st dibs on the Steering wheel please if you break it m8.

[dangermouse]

got any more recent pics? has it changed much? u taken off those lights?

[M1K3Y_B]

Haven't seen this thread for ages, was really intrested in it when i first read it