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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
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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? 
Jim Hahn
1996 T-Red Contour SE Reborn 4/6/04
3.0L swap and Arizona Dyno Chip Turbo Kit
364 whp, 410 wtq @ 4,700 rpm
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Nice! Have the same thing. I took it off a 1988 escort GL
Nice touch I have to say.
"Do what you like, Because you have to drive it!"-Me
99 Contour LX
95 Mustang GT Convertible
97 Z24 Cavalier
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i have on too - got it from Wien Sean
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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 ?
1998.5 Toreador Red/Midnight Blue Contour SVT - #5912/6535 - DOB - 05/11/1998 -
RU-3530/CTA Intake Pipe
MSDS Heaser/Y-Pipe
Magnaflow #10435
9mm Ford racing
SPEC Stage one/Spec Alum. Flywheel
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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.
Jim Hahn
1996 T-Red Contour SE Reborn 4/6/04
3.0L swap and Arizona Dyno Chip Turbo Kit
364 whp, 410 wtq @ 4,700 rpm
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I see grilles/ovals on there, but how about putting in mesh? Especially gutter guard, but also Elky mesh, etc.
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foot well Lights Front and rear
illuminated electric sunroof switch
Auto Dimming (photo chromatic) Rear view mirror from a Scrapped BMW
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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.
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