New Member - 2011 Taurus SHO

[mistadobalina]

Hey everyone. I recently bought my 2011 Taurus SHO nonPP, Red Candy Metallic. I'm Torrie tuned, 93 Octane 3-Bar.

I'm not new to modding cars or forum lurking/participating. Previous car was a B5 A4, mod list is insignificant so I won't post.

I'm a new engineer at the ol' FoMoCo.

As I have time, I'll start a "build thread" that will progress slowly but steadily. Next up on the mod list is Megan Coilovers and some summer wheels/tires.

Cheers!

 

[PokerMunkee]

Welcome!

Look forward to seeing what you do to her. 

Needs some tint!

 

[ZSHO]

Welcome aboard the E.B.P.F partner,great lookin ride you have there,look forward twards your contribution here and any questions you may have always feel free to ask,BTW 4DRHTRD is a vendor here and has the M.coilovers if intrested,good luck.Z.

 

[mistadobalina]

Welcome!

Look forward to seeing what you do to her. 

Needs some tint!

I've been thinking about tint for quite some time. It's absolutely on the list of things to do soon.

 

[SHOdded]

Welcome to the community, glad to have you onboard.  Didn't waste any time getting it to mooooove, I see :thumb:

 

[Spartn27]

I've been thinking about tint for quite some time. It's absolutely on the list of things to do soon.

Welcome!

Definitely can't go wrong with tints on a red car!

 

[4DRHTRD]

Welcome, thanks for joining!

 

[ElvenSho]

We have the same exact car with the same mods haha. Welcome!

 

[BiGMaC]

Welcome!  :WELCOME: :WELCOME: :WELCOME:

Nice ride!

 

[mistadobalina]

Thanks all for the warm welcome!

After perusing the forum quite a bit, I think there are a few things that I need to tackle before I do moar low and wheels: Possibly BG service, Catch Can/CSS, PTU drain and refill, W/M kit maybe?, and more. I'm not going to pull the trigger on any of those yet until I do more research.


In the mean time, I did this:

It looks absolutely awful up close, the finish of my first Plastidip job is terrible. But, luckily I can peel it off and re-spray, which I will do.

I love the look of the black grille, now I need to do the "chrome" trim around the lower grille, around the doors, and the tail lights. I hate the appearance of chrome, so I'm gonna get rid of all of it.

 

[SHOdded]

Looks good!  Not to mention it protects the chrome underneath should you ever decide to reverse the look

 

[mistadobalina]

Looks good!  Not to mention it protects the chrome underneath should you ever decide to reverse the look

Haha if anything, I'll pull the grille off and properly body-match the chrome portion and keep the smaller cross bars black.

 

[ZSHO]

Looks great on there,love the black grile and gives it a more bold robust statement,great way to start the adventure on your new SHO,best of luck.Z.

 

[SHOnUup]

Welcome to the forum...great looking SHO you have. Keep up the good work.

Rich

 

[PokerMunkee]

I like the black grille.  I gave up on plasti dip, I suck at it.

 

[mistadobalina]

I forgot I ordered these and they just showed up. Looks like they'll be going in tonight, hopefully.

 

[mistadobalina]

I got them installed. The fronts took about 2 minutes, but the rears took quite a bit longer. It's not a hard install, though.

Difference between LED's and Stock:

All lights installed, viewed from drivers door:

All lights installed, viewed from the back seat:

 

[BiGMaC]

Looks great...
I went about 6000K temp too (matches the blue ambients)... I did not do the vanity flip-up mirrors in deference to my wife...LOL

 

[SHOdded]

Bright!!!  Time to get those Risky Business sunglasses to go with

 

[jtoddk98]

I got them installed. The fronts took about 2 minutes, but the rears took quite a bit longer. It's not a hard install, though.

Difference between LED's and Stock:

All lights installed, viewed from drivers door:

All lights installed, viewed from the back seat:

how'd you do the back seat lights? I just got my full led kit, even replaced the tail light bulbs with super bright led ones


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