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The following mods have been mentioned as being free / cheap (under $50). Please feel free to suggest more. Note: Changing seats at $50 p/ seat does not equate to a cheap mod - so do not suggest a mod like that.

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Aesthetic
Antenna - non-powered to powered, chrome base to black & vice-versa
Brake light - overlay/cutout
Bumper, front - remove plate & fill holes
Bumper, rear - sag fix
Calipers - paint
Center console - 98+ to pre-98
Clear corners
Debadge
DETAIL! - wash, wax, vaccum, etc.
Daytime Running Lights - install
Door sill plates
Emblem overlays
Engine bay - colored couplers & tubing, engine braid kits
Eyelids
Fog lights - "fog light mod", change bulbs
Grilles & oval - change, paint
Headlights - change bulbs, eyebrows, paint/"Hightower"
Interior - paint trim pieces
Knauberize
LED changes
Mirror bases - paint
Pedal covers
Rear valance - paint
Sail panels - 98+ or pre-98
Shift knob
Sidemarkers
Steering wheel - Ford logo from Focus
Stickers/decals - PM CEGer parkedcar
Taillights / rear reflector - paint, tint
Trunklid - swap w/ someone who does/does not have wing/spoiler
Wheels - chrome valve stems & caps

Duratec Maintenance
A lot of maintenance is inexpensive - plugs, wires, etc.
MAF - clean
Oil separator / catch can - create & install
Run Berryman's / Seafoam
Throttle body - clean
Throttle hang fix

Duratec Performance
Exhaust - SVT for non-SVTs
Heatshield - make
Intake - K&N drop-in
Intake snorkel - remove
Pre-cats - gut
Throttle body - optimize
Y-pipe - optimize

General Mods
Clock - install for those that do not have one
Cupholders - revised
Hood struts
Hoodliner - remove
Shifter - cut, remove reverse lockout
Steering wheel - cover

Suspension
Bushings / inserts

Heres a "small" mod. Not sure if it qualifies but I think its kind of cool.

Got this small ford emblem out of a focus and superglued it in the indention of the steering wheel.

Other things I thought of are:

-Energy suspension inserts
-spark plug wires (i.e. FMS)
-gauge pod?? It is only about $50, but I guess you need 3 gauges to make it complete. Not sure if this qualifies as a mod by itself.

Btw, shouldnt the throttle body mod say optimize instead of remove?

Nice! Have the same thing. I took it off a 1988 escort GL

Nice touch I have to say.

i have on too - got it from Wien Sean

did you shaved the ford logo under it to make it hold better or its just fine enough to just stick the new one over it ?

Originally posted by SVT3Rivieres:
did you shaved the ford logo under it to make it hold better or its just fine enough to just stick the new one over it ?

just stuck it over it.

I see grilles/ovals on there, but how about putting in mesh? Especially gutter guard, but also Elky mesh, etc.

foot well Lights Front and rear

illuminated electric sunroof switch

Auto Dimming (photo chromatic) Rear view mirror from a Scrapped BMW

Originally posted by Norfolk_LX:
foot well Lights Front and rear

illuminated electric sunroof switch

Auto Dimming (photo chromatic) Rear view mirror from a Scrapped BMW

Where did ya put the rear footwell lights? Under the seats, or is there a place for them on Mondeos?

I need to do that, but I also need a new motor cover (mine has 1 tab holding it up!), so figured I'll wait till then.

Did that, but it was a Gentex autodim/compass/temperature out of a 2003 GMC full size van, but is the same thing you will find in a Suburban and full size Chevy truck.

here is a how to i've quickly knocked together for rear Footwell Lights

Mondeo Sport How to rear footwell lights

Originally posted by Norfolk_LX:
here is a how to i've quickly knocked together for rear Footwell Lights

Mondeo Sport How to rear footwell lights

need a user name and password

[size=18]Rear Foot Well Lights all Model Mondeos [/size]

Just done this cool and very cheep Mod on my own car and thought i would share how i did it

you will need

A pair of bulb holders (i've used foot well lights from a mk5 Escort Ghia)
some wire
a bit of 1mm Sheet Metal
some Screws or Rivets

these are the lights i've used

first thing i did was cut some squares out of the sheet metal then cut a tab out of them to fit the lights into

like this

i then unbolted the front seats (tho it can be done without removing them)
and drilled 2 holes in the back part of the seat and 2 matching holes in the Brackets then i used Pop rivets (you can use self tapping screws) to secure the lights to the base of the Seat

Like this

i then conected the wiring and Routed it through to the front of the car

Wiring Diagram
[image]http://www.mondeosport.com/gallery/album87/Footwell_lights[/image]

bolted the seats back in and tested
hear is the finished thing