Oh, it's a given. Although it appears to have everything that Ford could pack into it, I've always had a "thing" for customising. Even when I was little I was attracted to Hot Wheels cars more than I was the more ordinary Matchbox, and it's carried on into adulthood. As soon as I buy a vehicle (and before in some cases) I'm already thinking of ways to personalise it. And as my childhood interest in Hot Wheels suggests, my mods aren't exactly subtle. For example, I've already decided that I want to eventually fit these extended arches:
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And with these wheels, only 18in ones instead of 17in.
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I eventually want to replace the antiquated analogue computer interface with a much more up to date touchscreen
Factory
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To something more like the one in the US version:
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I might go for an even bigger screen, but part of me wants to stick with what Ford should've put in the car in the first place, rather than the system we got here with all of the ugly Stone Age buttons. This is one thing that I'll have to decide on nearer the time.
I've got Maxton firmly on my radar, along with
THIS company. I plan to keep the original spoiler, except just add their riser and have it painted Molten Orange so it'll blend in, as if it was built with the car. The same goes for the
Maxton Spoiler Cap that I'll be buying. It too will be painted Molten Orange so it'll blend in with the spoiler. All other things like the
Maxton Side Skirts Diffusers,
Rear Side Diffusers, and
Maxton Front Race Splitter will be hydro dipped in a dark metallic red secondary colour to go with the decals that I plan to have installed.
Speaking of which, I plan to have most decals and attachments in this colour:
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And any minor trim (things like pinstripes and mirrors) in this colour:
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Tuning wise, I'll ultimately be going with a
Revo RT330 with
big turbo, that they say puts out between 330 and 350bhp! The factory exhaust will be swapped for the
KMS Hurricane. If the vids are anything to go by then it'll eventually handle and perform like a cross between a superbike on four wheels and a bucking bronco, with a sound like a Focus RS!
I was going to add both a
VelossaTech Wide Mouth and some carbon dipped
Maxton bonnet/hood vents whatever, but from what I can tell from the Revo videos the enhanced power upgrades are too much even for the performance intercooler, so they'll add much needed function, especially in the summer months.
Well, that's a load of stuff I've been figuring out over the past year. There's loads of other stuff I'll be doing on top of what I've described. If you have any questions feel free to ask!