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You are correct. $139 on Amazon. I have a hunch this same kit probably goes by different brand names around eBay and Amazon, like these things tend to do.

The quality is good. I was impressed by the packaging, instructions, and powder coating. I work in the coatings industry. I didn't expect the finish to be good at all and I was prepared to re-paint it on arrival. I was happy I didn't need to.

The main tube is 3". It has a 3.5" elbow at the end where the sensor mounts and the cone filter attaches. I don't know how this compares to other intakes where actual dyno research was done (like Mishimoto), so I don't have a clue if 3" is actually bad or not. My guess is that the intake doesn't need to be bigger than the compressor inlet diameter and being too big might even decrease velocity, but I'm not an engineer. LOL I didn't choose this for scientific reasons. I chose it because it was affordable and I'm glad I did.

I had a crack in the factory intake at the mounting bracket that holds the 90 degree section where the plumbing goes into the filter box. I didn't dislike the factory intake, it actually looked like it was adequate But that cracked piece was enough motivation to make me shop for an intake. The more I disassembled, the more problems I found. Cracked rubber pieces, mostly.

The pieces fit well. It included a simple filter shield box with heat protective paneling. The cone filter looks like the cheapest part in the kit, and I intend to replace it right away. It just doesn't seem like it was manufactured well. Everything else included in the kit seemed well made.

And I was very happy with the sound when I was done. Other than this, the engine and exhaust are stock. With this intake it's really not louder, but I can actually hear my turbo and bypass valve for the first time. I use my car for work and I need to make phone calls on the highway. With this intake, it's basically as quiet in the car as it was before. You only hear a little whoosh when you get into boost.

Performance-wise, I wasn't expecting to notice a difference, and I don't. But at least I didn't notice a decrease in performance. And I am happy to report that my mpg has neither suffered nor improved in the two days I've had it installed.

All in all, I recommend it! I'll make an imgur album tomorrow.

Here are some that I ordered from:

JST Performance - Cobb Accessport, Custom Tune, Turbosmart blow off valve, NGK 1 step colder spark plugs

James Barone Racing - Weighted short shift plate, Aluminum shift cable bracket bushings, Symposer delete, Green Air Filter (because they sell the gray one)

Depo Racing - 3.5" intercooler, catless downpipe, intercooler pipe kit

Boomba Racing - shifter base bushings, short shift lever

Tire Rack, Discount Tire Direct - wheels and tires. Both offer great deals but I go with Tire Rack because they include an amazing road hazard warranty for free with every tire you buy.

Tasca Parts - OEM Ford parts. Some good options: RS airbox lid, RS Shifter, RS engine cover, RS intake pipes

Amazon - ZL1 Rock Guards (tiny but very effective mud flaps), CravenSpeed stubby antenna, 3D (Mugen) style Window rain visors, Philips H11 Xtreme Vision headlight bulbs (same color as stock but 100% brighter), Stainless T-clamps for your intercooler, Motul Multi DCTF transmission fluid, and TONS of Meguiars car care products.

Walmart - best price for Mobil 1 5w-30 full synthetic engine oil, often have coupons for it too.

Generally speaking, if you wire it to constant power you will run the risk of battery drain, unless you use a battery discharge prevention device. Some basic hardwiring kits have built in voltage protection (or so they advertise), but it's usually set to something low like 11.6v, which is not ideal since you risk deep cycling the battery and causing premature wear.

I have my dash cam (Viofo A119S) hard wired using a Vicovation Vico Power PLUS battery discharge prevention device and set it to automatically cut power to the camera if the car battery drops below 12.2v. It has a switch that allows me to manually change from constant power to accessory power. I mainly use this for when I'm parking in my garage at home. Ideally, a more expensive cam with a true automated parking mode would be better, but I'm pretty happy with this setup for now.

Here's a link to a great article with more information about this if you're interested: link

I used motul dct fluid. It takes 1.8qts. I got 2 qts on Amazon for like $40ish bucks. If you decide to do it, make sure you get a pump of some sort with it. It would have been damn near impossible to try to pour it from the bottle. Even with their funnel extension thing that comes off the top.

I ended up having to loosen my rear motor mount and kinda swinging the transmission out of the way to get my 8mm Allen key socket to fit, and then fit a wrench over the rest of the bit to get it to work. It sounds a lot more difficult than it is, but trust me. It's worth it. There are a few videos on YouTube that show what I mean pretty well. Seems like most people use a shortened Allen key, but I didn't have anything to cut an Allen key

Just make sure you keep the car level. I used a jack and jack stands and it worked well.



Motul Multi DCTF - Dual Clutch Transmission Fluid (Pack of 2) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00N30M7S2/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apap_BDfTo3WyYlhH1

First off, congrats and welcome!

Hardwiring the DashCam was pretty easy, this is what I got for the job:

[Mobius ActionCam] (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00GPXYVQU/)

12V to USB Power Adapter

Mini Add-A-Fuse Kit

Crimps

Crimping Tool

And finally the instructions for wiring and routing the cable nicely:
http://www.focusst.org/forum/focus-st-electronics/13092-simple-instructions-hard-wiring-radar-detector-other-device.html

There's different fuses you can use depending if you want it on all the time or just when the car is on.

For floor mats I got these and they're great:
3D MAXpider

The bot is getting down voted, but I thought it was pretty funny.
Here's the actual link - VCiiC Leather Car Remote Key Case Cover Fit for Ford Mondeo Focus 3 MK3 ST Kuga Fiesta Escape Ecosport Titanium , etc https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LZ9CNG7/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_51A6Bb68XAE55

I have an A119. Good picture quality and a decent price. Street Gaurdian has some of the best night vision around. Blackvue is one of the most discrete.

Don't get the Rexing. It is a clone of the A118 and they bought their way to Amazon's best sellers. It is not a terrible cam, but the A119 is better, cheaper, and is not a knockoff with fake Amazon ratings.

If you don't use the CD player, I really recommend this:
http://www.amazon.com/Mountek-nGroove-Universal-Phones-Devices/dp/B004G1L52Q/

It has worked great for me, I use it holding the phone in landscape, is very secure and puts your phone in a place that's easily visible/accessible and doesn't block any vents. The only drawback I think it has is that it partially blocks the Stereo Volume Knob (sits in front of it) but the knob is still pretty easy to get to if you need to, and with voice/steering wheel controls you never really need it anyway.

Here's someone else's thoughts and photos in-car :
http://www.focusst.org/forum/focus-st-accessories/7479-car-dock-actually-puts-your-phone-somewhere-useful-4.html#post160745

Don't do it! There's a better way! Go to Autozone. Buy this https://www.amazon.com/Dorman-59207-Throttle-Return-Spring/dp/B001HZKGCE

I used the single long skinny silver one. Hook one end around where the top of the clutch spring used to be and hook the other end on a hole in the metal bar above your clutch pedal. It barely adds to the resistance and more importantly, relieves that annoying snap right at your bite point. It feels almost the same as driving without any springs, but the clutch spring will ensure your pedal goes back up.

Only issue is you can hear a bit of the spring movement when you clutch in and out, but I got used to it after awhile.

EDIT: I see someone's already mentioned it. Oops. Anyway, the point about it being preferable to replacing the stock unit stands. You can't purchase that clutch spring without the entire OEM clutch set, and from what I've read, it's pretty easy to break that plastic piece, especially with the spring tension in the way, so I didn't play with mine at all.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01IDHOBJM?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_image

I have these in yellow and I love them. Easy to "install" and look great too. They have quite a few color options.

I also have yellow LED bulbs under the vinyl as well.

I did this recently, too, and used the skinnier silver spring from this set to hold the pedal back up. Check out the picture on post 607 here- http://www.focusst.org/forum/focus-st-discussions/37372-does-focus-st-have-assistance-clutch-spring-61.html

Mine looks like that but I didn't find two springs necessary, just the skinnier one works fine. This way you don't have to deal with disassembling the stock spring holder, and you can return it to stock very easily. Pedal feels great, I should've done it day one.

I bought this :

Noico 80 mil 36 sqft car Sound deadening mat, Butyl Automotive Sound Deadener, Audio Noise Insulation and dampening https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00URUIKAK/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_eaFRCb9SKPTV6

I also bought a cheaper third party roller for the install.

That said I bought way too much. I only needed about three sheets for the spare tire well.

When the weather's nicer I'll probably work on deadening the rest of the car for general comfort and vibration reduction. I don't expect any additional improvements for drone, just road noise.

Open ended oiled filter. Seen them in the $40 range on Amazon occasionally. Not much performance gain but the noise is good for miles of smiles.

https://www.amazon.com/Green-Filter-7159-High-Performance/dp/B000CMHIR4/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=green+filter&qid=1555005232&s=gateway&sr=8-3

I went with the 3D MAXpiders for the front and love em. Whole set is pretty cheap though

https://www.amazon.com/3D-MAXpider-Complete-Custom-All-Weather/dp/B009TA4U94

I use the Kenu Airframe You should check out their video. Really great product, even better than I expected. Works with any phone, and even a tom tom, if you remove the bracket first.

Got it. And yep, you'll just need thinner/'tuner' lugs for the wheels.
Lots of people (including myself) run Gorilla Lugs and have had good experiences. Of course any lugs a shop provides should do just fine as well.

Gorilla Automotive 21133BC Small Diameter Acorn Black 5 Lug Kit (12mm x 1.50 Thread Size) - Pack of 20 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001O0AMZS/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_7fajDbFTTNN40

I got the Boomba kit. Personally, I think its worth the $150 not only because of the materials but also the R&D that went into the design. Though I'm curious how your DIY kit goes, let me know!

One thing I will say is to look into getting a stubby antenna when you do the riser otherwise the stock antenna will hit the spoiler when you lift your hatch. I got this one from Amazon for $25 and so far its held up really well.

Sweet I went ahead and ordered one. I switched to windows phone so I have an android phone I don't use anymore which would be perfect for this. I went ahead and bought this to go along with it to hold my phone. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004G1L52Q/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I have this one:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00JX2Z5QK

It's excellent, much better quality than the first one I bought.

Not OP, but the front lip looks like it’s either Maxton Designs or Triple-R composites.

The fog light films are crazy cheap and easy to install.

Not sure on what intake snorkel that is, but I’m assuming it’s a Velossa Tech Big Mouth.

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I ended up getting one of these for mine. Doesn't have an ST logo, but it looks pretty good and I've had it in that for about 7 months now with no signs of wear.

VCiiC Leather Car Remote Key Case Cover Fit for Ford Mondeo Focus 3 MK3 ST Kuga Fiesta Escape Ecosport Titanium , etc https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LZ9CNG7/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_meA6BbFFCH4V0

>https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00URUIKAK/ref=cm\_sw\_r\_cp\_apa\_i\_eaFRCb9SKPTV6

Man this seems tempting but wow that's expensive. Any DIY ideas that are cheaper? I'll look at the material type.

Got it here..

http://www.amazon.com/Green-Filter-7159-High-Performance/dp/B000CMHIR4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1425668660&sr=8-1&keywords=focus+st+green+filter

Came pretty quick, got it in 2-3 days. As far as performance goes, there isnt much of a difference. It sounds great though! Left the top of the air box off.

Ive been thinking of getting the rokblokz myself. Window tint is iffy for me, due to it being illegal. Got popped in my RSX for it.

Running a rexxing(https://www.amazon.com/V1-Dashboard-Recorder-G-Sensor-Recording/dp/B00X528FNE). Honestly I'd just buy some Chinese knock off if I was looking to replace it. But it works well.

this one: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000CMHIR4/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

i like it so far it adds a bit more induction noise and it looks like it keeps the oil cooler just by a little bit.

Sure. Philips H11 X-tremeVision Upgraded Headlight Bulb with up to 100% More Vision, 2 Pack https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00U1OIESK/

They should fit, but for that price you might as well get some 'aftermarket' ones.

These are the ones I use.

purchased mine from Amazon because, free prime shipping.

Gorilla Automotive 21133BC Small Diameter Acorn Black 5 Lug Kit (12mm x 1.50 Thread Size) - Pack of 20 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001O0AMZS/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_1GMQDbJW3H393

fiesta lugnuts size : 12x1.5

Ok so I am looking at these items
[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000CMHIR4/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A15DTMM40CG6VX](Green Air)
and
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IGWW5UC/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A26YKA1AMO7VO

These are what I have on my car.


Gorilla Automotive 21133BC Small Diameter Acorn Black 5 Lug Kit (12mm x 1.50 Thread Size) - Pack of 20 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001O0AMZS/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_O.NQDbX1GHN1V

I’ve had them since January 2018 (According to my amazon page)

I don’t know if it’s a solid piece or a cap, but the way it’s splined, you don’t get the sheering of the bolt that the OEM ones do.

I haven’t had any issues or warping with mine either, and I take my wheels off often enough rotating them and such.

Lamin-x F149Y Yellow Fog Light Film Covers https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01IDHOBJM?ref=yo_pop_ma_swf

https://www.amazon.com/Green-Filter-7159-High-Performance/dp/B000CMHIR4

Not OP but I found this one that looks similar.

This is a common choice.

Seems to be one of the first mods a lot of owners do.

I had the husky ones, I did not like them at all... Seemed like they didn't sit very flush with the floor and just seemed cheap and plastic-y.

Replaced with these and couldn't be happier, liked them so much I picked up a set for our other car too.


https://www.amazon.com/3D-MAXpider-Complete-Custom-All-Weather/dp/B009TA4U94/ref=mp_s_a_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1525264779&sr=8-1-fkmr0&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=3d+max+focus+floor+mats

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000CMHIR4/ref=yo_ii_img?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Not sure if this will work since I'm on mobile

Green Filter 7159 Green High Performance Air Filter https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000CMHIR4/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_IaEszbMN7H88X

Resonator is part of the exhaust system, $50 From my local muffler shop to remove it and put a straight thru . Gives the exhaust a little character without being loud