New FiST owner. I call it “Pants”.

[4St4r]

Hi!
I’ve been lurking for a while, and yall have helped a lot to convince me to buy my 2019 with 57,000 miles. I love the Recaro seats. They fit me perfectly. It came with the rally armor mud flaps, and the spoiler spacers. I’m not sure what brand the spacers are, but they are anodized red aluminum and seem like quality. I can’t see any damage on the spoiler, and I like the look, so for now I’ll leave them. Other than that it came stock. I’ve had it checked out, and other than some signs of pets chewing on the handbrake it looks to be in great shape.

minor mods so far. Got a pedal spacer and a hitch receiver for a bike rack. The muffler knocks on the receiver. I got some new hangers and some heat shield tape to pad the metal, but haven’t managed to quiet it to my satisfaction yet.

I got some motegi 15” rims and cheap snow tires. I had one day of snow in Colorado before it warmed up to record highs. This thing is amazingly fun and capable in the snow. We had 7” and it barely slowed me down.

planned for the future:
-Shifter bushings
-Whoosh short shift kit
-New shift know and an all metal reverse lockout from Likewise
-New shift boot
-Subwoofer for under the false floor
-I have the stock wheels mounted with Pilot sport 4 A/S for the summer

 

[Intuit]

Welcome to the forum. Whatcha haul'n with the hitch?

 

[4St4r]

Just a mountain bike. I’m not ever going to haul a trailer. It pretty fantastic getting to have as much fun getting to and from the trails as I have on the trails.

 

[rallytaff]

I'd get rid of the spoiler spacers. They ruined two of my spoilers. If you want a great spoiler addition which won't break them, go for the Delta design one. Not cheap but mine is solid even after 2 yrs it won't move a millimetre!

 

[Grsemky]

Hi!
I’ve been lurking for a while, and yall have helped a lot to convince me to buy my 2019 with 57,000 miles. I love the Recaro seats. They fit me perfectly. It came with the rally armor mud flaps, and the spoiler spacers. I’m not sure what brand the spacers are, but they are anodized red aluminum and seem like quality. I can’t see any damage on the spoiler, and I like the look, so for now I’ll leave them. Other than that it came stock. I’ve had it checked out, and other than some signs of pets chewing on the handbrake it looks to be in great shape.

minor mods so far. Got a pedal spacer and a hitch receiver for a bike rack. The muffler knocks on the receiver. I got some new hangers and some heat shield tape to pad the metal, but haven’t managed to quiet it to my satisfaction yet.

I got some motegi 15” rims and cheap snow tires. I had one day of snow in Colorado before it warmed up to record highs. This thing is amazingly fun and capable in the snow. We had 7” and it barely slowed me down.

planned for the future:
-Shifter bushings
-Whoosh short shift kit
-New shift know and an all metal reverse lockout from Likewise
-New shift boot
-Subwoofer for under the false floor
-I have the stock wheels mounted with Pilot sport 4 A/S for the summer View attachment 69050

Man I need to put a hitch on mine, but like a dumbass I have a diffuser..

 

[XR650R]

Just a mountain bike. I’m not ever going to haul a trailer. It pretty fantastic getting to have as much fun getting to and from the trails as I have on the trails.

Probably the most fun bike hauler on Earth.

 

[Cneu]

The hitch is rad. Highly recommend. They're only $230 and take 30 minutes to install. They also make a great jack point for the rear.

I got one for hauling equipment, but I've hauled pedal, ICE and EV bikes on it. It's hilarious when I show up to a trailhead with bikes on this thing.

Because of how light the fiesta is I would think twice about a trailer on this at all. The hitch mount is near equivalent and is way safer.

 

[Intuit]

Because of how light the fiesta is I would think twice about a trailer on this at all.

Correct. I don't know what the formula is, but beyond a certain weight you'll require a trailer that has its own brakes. Otherwise there is enhanced risk of the trailer pushing the vehicle. I suspect this is sometimes what happens when you hear about a big rig that "jack knifed" on the highway.

 

[4St4r]

I got the banging to stop. I installed whoosh polyurethane hangers on the rear two exhaust mounts. I also pulled the hitch, and used some sound deadening sheets and gold covered fiberglass heat shield to give it some padding and protection. I painted it purple because I have free will, time, and a can of purple paint.