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Mondeo mk4.5 sport conversion

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#1 ·
I'm interested in buying a mk4.5 mondeo, maybe even an estate. Has to be the coolest estate out their. Currently have one of the oldest mark 4s and need something fresher.
The sport model is crazy money. Its 2 to 3 grand more expensive than standard models.
How much does changing to the sport bumpers and wheels etc cost, will it end up just as expensive.
 
#2 ·
For a start, what do you actually want, petrol or diesel model

The Titanium X Sport are far more money because they are a far better car in as much how they look and how they are so well equipped and kitted up.

Costs of bumpers and wheels are miniscule to what you need to make the veh into a true "Sport" model.

Shocks and springs are different. Loads of interior stuff including seats are different - it is endless.

Sport body kit and grills are almost impossible to find used and genuine Ford parts are a definite no no

Just invest in a low mileage well looked after one, if you can find one.

Here is my 2011 2 litre petrol ecoboost. Still miss it like crazy. I still see the current owner. It is kept in a heated garage and only 50,000 miles

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As above really. How much have you got to spend? If you're considering an early MK4.5 then note that the timing belt is due at 10 years for the 2.0 and 2.2 diesels, not sure on the petrol models, so worth looking for one that has proof of it being done or factor that cost in if a newer car.

Don't forget that if you modify a car that you'll then have to insure it too, which could add a fair amount depending on your particulars etc.

My car is an early MK4.5 (2011) 2.2 diesel, manual and has some extra options fitted (from factory), such as tinted rear glass, Sat Nav and reverse camera, drivers memory seat (with auto dip wing mirrors when in reverse). It doesn't have the radar cruise control which the blanking plate on the front grille would suggest.

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#4 ·
Yes, hundreds of differences, - including head lights that retail close to a grand each!! - just buy a proper car

Petrol 2 litre ecoboost is a timing chain, no servicing to do (but they can stretch and cause cam sensor probs etc)

Auxillary belts are at 125,000 mls or 10 years, whichever soonest

Also the Getrag Powershift trans requires oil and filter service (a MUST Do) every 3 years or 37,500 miles whichever soonest. If there is no actual INVOICE proof that it has been done on time etc, do not buy it
 
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All your questions have been answered above. I've had and lived 3 tit x sports, a 2.2 diesel manual, a 2.0 ecoboost and a 2.2 diesel auto which was absolutely fully loaded with stuff I didn't know ford did ( rear blinds, active cruise ). They're worth the extra few grand and they're getting rare especially the ecoboost.
 
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My journeys are fairly short which is why I had the 1.8 diesel coz it doesn't have a dpf filter. But no 1.8 in mk4.5 so I was thinking the 2.0 diesel. I've heard dpf they are not bad.
I will be towing a caravan the odd time too and the 2.0 tows more than the 1.8.
All the extras doesn't bother me. Just more to go wrong. To justify changing I wanted something that looked well and not just moving up a few years and still looking similar which is why I was thinking the bumpers and wheels route but if they can't be got second hand and too expensive new im wasting my time. I'll just have to put more till it and get the real thing.
Which engine do you recommend?
In my opinion the 1.8 was brilliant, no dpf, block of egr and change wet belt and I never had to look at her in 5 years and averaging 45 mpg on 5 mile journeys.
 
#8 ·
Nephew just bought a 2013 Titanium X Sport and to be it was overpriced but he

liked it and was happy to pay theat amount.

As they say its only worth what someone will pay.

As for the spec, my Zetec Business has some better items like the NAV unit.

I expected the X Sport to have that.

The 19" wheels do fill the arches nicely but they made the brakes appear small

to me. With 17's the brakes fill most of the wheel.

Looks nice but I am scrooge. :)
 
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I am currently going through the suspension on a Titanium X Sport as its rear end was rotten (that sounds bad doesn't it!).

As far as I can find reference to the springs are different but the shocks are the same (on a pre facelift 2.0 HDI tit x sport anyway), so it is quite possible to just lower it and get some skirts bumpers and wheels to make it look as it should.

Part Number for the rear springs are:

1509952
Blue / Yellow
From: 19-02-2007 To: 22-12-2014 Saloons, With Standard Rear Shock Absorbers, With Sports Tuned Suspension, Rear Spring Load Class A To G

Maybe different on the 2.2 @ 2.5? Took me a few goes to get that info out of ford, dont have the part numbers for the fronts to hand.

The rest of the toys are nice but tbh retro fitting the lights seats etc would be a massive ball ache and its all just more stuff to go wrong (lights even second hand are £££ and you need all the levelling sensors etc) , all the drive train is exactly the same past the springs in mine at least so should drive more or less the same.

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There are 1.8 Tdci early facelifts
 
#10 ·
I know this is an old post, but thought i would add to it.
I bought a TX estate as i could not find a TXS estate at the time (colour, mileage, 1 owner)
I bought all the TXS body kit and suspension and a set of 19" ford edge wheels.
apart from the grilles (new aftermarket), all the parts were new from fords. Wheels were un-used but off a new car.
The twin exhaust was used from a volvo, but it was a ford part.
I spent a total of £2500 on new parts and painted and fitted the body kit myself.
I paid £7500 for the TX, so it cost me 10k for a look a like TXS.
As i never had all the toys a TXS has, i don't miss not having them, so not worried about that.
I did it as i like the look of the Mk4.5 TXS estate and to me it was money well spent.
Also all the parts i fitted were an optional extra for the TX that you could have.
I also fitted a used Sat-Nav unit and rear view camera aswell.
 
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I think my Zetec Business is a better spec than the TXS when compared to my nephews.

I really preferred the price of mine compared to his, although I miss the power of the 2.2 engine, not
towed anything with mine yet so maybe that will get me looking for a 2.2 Business edition?

Compare the front of the facelift TXS to the facelift standard bumper and they look really similar. Small lip
protrudes more on the TXS I think but from a quick glance you may not notice.

When looking at the MK4's I was not sure of i liked the 2 tone colour of the front grill like that, facelift
front end looked right to me.
 
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I really preferred the price of mine compared to his, although I miss the power of the 2.2 engine, not
towed anything with mine yet so maybe that will get me looking for a 2.2 Business edition?
IIRC, the Mk4.5 Zetec Business Edition spec only went up to the 2l / 163PS TDCi engine - I'm guessing they were aimed at the company car / rep market, where the 10mpg / 30g/km CO2 hit going from 2l to 2.2l wouldn't be desirable ?
 
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I didnt even think to check, damn!!! you have killed my dreams... :D
 
#14 ·
I love my 2.2 😁. Not the fastest thing in the world but the torque is additive. A friend keeps egging me on to have it mapped but it's just not worth it now on an 11 year old car.

I drove my friends 2.0 140ps Zetec Business Edition (bought in Oct 2021) the other week, but only in residential streets. Steering was a lot lighter (narrower tyres I guess), way softer suspension (standard supension and bigger sidewall tyres) and the engine seemed to rev up well, making acceleration quite nippy (smaller wheels help, I notice it when I fit my 18" winter wheels from standard 19").
I still need to give him my old sat nav SD card and run the update disc for him...he still has original 2012 SD card! (one previous owner car)

I prefer my TXS over the Zetec Business Edition...Sat Nav was optional on the TXS, which I have with the reverse camera.

The body kit on the MK4.5 is only the gloss black grilles, skirts, rear spoiler and stick on bits for the bottom of the bumpers. Hard to see the gloss black grilles on my Panther Black car, but any other colour car will have the gloss black grilles too.
I was originally looking at the pre facelift models but then came across my one locally and stretched my budget a little to get it 6 months earlier than planned after my 13 y/o ST24 died suddenly. I much prefer the facelift.
 
#15 ·
I was looking at MK4's for quite a long time. MK4.5 out of my budget and then this one
came up in panther black and the business option gives it a nice spec. Seats are the
part leather though so not the standard Zetec Business seats.

Looked nice in the pictures and cheap due to lots of miles. Since 2018 its needed a battery
and a headlamp bulb.
 
#16 ·
My last car was a 1.8 TDCi 2010 Modneo Sport estate. Had a few niggles with it along the way, but served me almost 4 years (including me having to rebuild the engine due to a garage not having done the timing belt change properly - i.e. only did the upper belt) - but I picked it up fairly cheap.
At the time I bought it, I wasn't entirely familiar with the engine options that had been available when new, but was aware that Diesel models were more common than petrol vairants - as the government of the day was pushing us all to buy diesel.
I've never been a fan of diesel myself.
Learning more about these cars during my tie owning it, I decided on what I wanted to replace it with and at the end of March, I took delivery of a 2013 Titanium X Sport ecoboost (hatchback)
Don't get me wrong, I had enjoyed the estate but this car is just in a completely different league.
I'd lowered my last car, but the suspension on this car is phenomenal. I've upgraded the brakes but that's all the upgrades I have planned. This car has almost twice the power of my estate (Diesel was the 125 HP variant) at 236 HP. I love the powershift tranmission - preferred automatics since getting my yank 19 years ago.
It's got memory power seats on BOTH sides, active cruise control, xenon headlamps, sat nav, heated and cooled seats - you name it, its on there. Worth every penny I paid for it, and being the Ecoboost it's rare - took me 6 months to find one.
Tit X Sports are out there. You'll find that diesels are easier to come by. I did initally want another estate, but it seems Ecoboost estates are as rare as rocking horse droppings. Compromised and went for a hatchback. Fallen in love with the colour and now almost prefer the bodystyle over the estate.
I'd recommend saving a fewmore pennies and getting a genuine one. Trying to find a Mk 4.5 Tit X Sport bodykit is going to be difficult - and likely pricey.
 
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