Ford Fiesta Hacker's Guide - things not in the manual

[vivafoxpro]

Ta nananananananana - ModMan!!

Akala ko lalagyan mo na ng usb port eh.

Pwede sya Sir Haus. Some MP3 players sa CDR-King can accept USB memory stick around 500 petot lang. Katabi pa naman nitong AUX IN yung cigarette lighter. Meron na kaagad abang ng power.

Swabe to kung songs lang trip mo. Kaya lang what I listen to are audio books 1 hour long or more. I have to stick with my old Ipod where you can scroll easily within the 1 hour audio file.

What I am actually keeping my eye open for is a touch screen media player na pasok dun sa secret compartment. Android OS would be best.

[vivafoxpro]

Ta nananananananana - ModMan!!

Akala ko lalagyan mo na ng usb port eh.

Pwede sya Sir Haus. Some MP3 players sa CDR-King can accept USB memory stick around 500 petot lang. Katabi pa naman nitong AUX IN yung cigarette lighter. Meron na kaagad abang ng power.

Swabe to kung songs lang trip mo. Kaya lang what I listen to are audio books 1 hour long or more. I have to stick with my old Ipod where you can scroll easily within the 1 hour audio file.

What I am actually keeping my eye open for is a touch screen media player na pasok dun sa secret compartment. Android OS would be best.

[master siopao]

Repapipaps

i use an ipod nano, nilagyan ko ng velcro strips sa likod at dyan sa pwesto niya para di pahayahaya at puede kong i view at i browse without too much compensation sa driving ko, saka easy to remove siya for uploading new songs or for conspicuous parking areas, madaling itago. Now if you plan to integrate the mp3 player to the plastic itself, then make sure of the visibility to the driver.

JEFROX!

[vivafoxpro]

Repapipaps

i use an ipod nano, nilagyan ko ng velcro strips sa likod at dyan sa pwesto niya para di pahayahaya at puede kong i view at i browse without too much compensation sa driving ko, saka easy to remove siya for uploading new songs or for conspicuous parking areas, madaling itago. Now if you plan to integrate the mp3 player to the plastic itself, then make sure of the visibility to the driver.

JEFROX!

Jefrox repapips!

That is a very good solution for an MP3 player.

Alam mo naman hilig natin, yung meron bubutasan o puputulin. Sobrang mahal naman Ipod kung maiiwan sya forever naka embed sa plastics ng FoFi.

Dapat yung medyo cheap lang gaya nga ng CDR-King products.

Now that you mention it, hindi nga masyado visible sa driver yung aux port kung dun tung screen.

Binabalaan ko na yung secret compartment. Baka dun matuloy. Hindi lang MP3, baka media player na mapunta dun. O kaya GPS navigator con media player.

[vivafoxpro]

Adding another section in "not in the manual" is the area under the fresh air intake grill. Dirt and debris accumulate here and you might want to open it to do some clean up work.

[vivafoxpro]

Examining the windshield edge, no sharp or hard objects come in contact with it. No danger of anything causing a crack outside of a collision itself. Even a stone impact would be near impossible at this edge.

[vivafoxpro]

While in the area, I observed the fresh air intake going into the cabin. It is a simple basket like structure with no foam or fabric acting as a filter.

In the video below, I disengaged the "basket" for you to see the hole leading into the A/C.

[earlkudos]

May I ask what wire gauge are you using to do your wirings sir?

I am slowly looking into the prospect of adding ambient lighting in the car.... thanks...

[vivafoxpro]

May I ask what wire gauge are you using to do your wirings sir?

I am slowly looking into the prospect of adding ambient lighting in the car.... thanks...

It will depend on the Amperes of whatever device you will be installing. If not yet, start learning to read the amperes of each device. You need to total them first before coming up with a wire size.

Too large a wire will be a waste of money that can be spent on other goodies.

Filament bulbs consume more than LEDs for the same amount of light produced.

I will be delighted to see what you will be doing.

[vivafoxpro]

A freshly shot video of the lock indicator. A change in my garage's lights allowed for a clearer shot





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[earlkudos]

Thanks to this thread sir Viva, I had the courage to dismantle my audio panel...

And I copied the carbon fiber mod on the grey parts of the panel (got the idea from someone from FCP)...
IMHO, I loved how it looked, though some may find it 'ricey'... did I use the term right??? :D

Now to check on those wires....

[vivafoxpro]

Thanks to this thread sir Viva, I had the courage to dismantle my audio panel...

And I copied the carbon fiber mod on the grey parts of the panel (got the idea from someone from FCP)...
IMHO, I loved how it looked, though some may find it 'ricey'... did I use the term right??? :D

Now to check on those wires....

Kung pwede sana post your pics under "Mods at iba pa" thread.

Don't take the "ricey" comments too seriously and don't take the "your great" seriously either.

Once you open your heart to all those cheers and applause, you open it also to those haters just waiting to shoot a flaming arrow right into into it.

The most important thing is you like it and we are thankful for you are sharing it with us. You are doing us a service by showing how such a mod would look and save us the trouble of trying it ourselves. "Taking a bullet" for a friend 'ika nga.

These are two different cases:

"Hey guys, here is what I did."

and

"Hey guys, what do you think about this."

In the second case, opinion is being sought and opinions will have some weight. In the first case, the post is merely to share.

Looking forward to see those pics!

[earlkudos]

Yep will be posting pics when I get the chance... thanks for the inputs sir. :D

[master siopao]

Yup don't mind the "ricey" and "IMHO" replies, like you, nag she share lang sila nang opinion, kanya kanya namang taste eh, if you feel cool with your mod, then you will look cool also, and so it follows that your ride will look cool too. Nakakita ka na ba ng kotse ng mga mexicano? at mga rapper? over the top, pero kaya nilang dalin bumabagay din

[vivafoxpro]

Credits to Sir Kevo, the headlight assembly does have a way to be adjusted.

[vivafoxpro]

These are the dome light LEDs of poor quality:

Wala man 1 week napundi agad

[nansky20]

Hi sirs, may prob ata yung wipers ko.. Minsan sumasablay sya in wiping my windshield. It's making this "trrrgggg" sound/motion esp pag mabilis (di ko mashado maexplain pero i hope magets nyo). Has anyone experienced this on your fofi? Ano po kaya pede gawin? Thanks

[hausteam]

Hi sirs, may prob ata yung wipers ko.. Minsan sumasablay sya in wiping my windshield. It's making this "trrrgggg" sound/motion esp pag mabilis (di ko mashado maexplain pero i hope magets nyo). Has anyone experienced this on your fofi? Ano po kaya pede gawin? Thanks

Na experience ko na rin yan one time. Try cleaning your wind shield and wiper. Malamang may malagkit na dumi.

[nansky20]

Na experience ko na rin yan one time. Try cleaning your wind shield and wiper. Malamang may malagkit na dumi.

yun din actually naisip ko nung first time. pero yung mga sumunod na instances, im sure malinis naman yung windshield and wiper. actually sa simula ok naman. pero pag tumagal, lalo na pagmalakas na yung ulan, bigla na lang nagkaganon. My friend who owns a ford focus told me na sakit daw ng ford yun kasi ganun din daw yung kanya.

[vivafoxpro]

I have been noticing that the plastic trims on the door frames are magnets to scuffing. The scuff plates we buy as accessories are nice looking but do not protect these vulnerable spots. I am using faux carbon fiber vinyl stickers to add some looks at the same time protect the trims.

You can see the scuffs in mine


These trims along with the door pillar trims come off easily. (Use some firm force with only your hands)



Before & after view


The front door trims


Closer look


View with them installed