2010-2014 Mustang Information on The S197 {GenII}

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Old Jul 10, 2011 | 01:03 PM
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2010 'vert intro, comments, questions , upgrades

Well first off I have been lurking here for a few years and wanted to introduce myself. I have always had a love affair with the mustang and have owned several over the last 15 years. My first car was, of course, a mustang.
Some background to my current 2010 kona blue V6 convertible pony- I bought it on the x plan and as a brand new model was limited to what was available. Yes I would have preferred the new 5.0 or new V6 but got "stuck" with the 4.0.
I bought the car almost exactly two years ago (7/8/09) and currently have 40k on it. I drove alot and use it for work and travel.

Concerns/ Problems- very little to none except a low freon charge from the factory and the radio cutting out and just saying "mustang". Disconnect the battery and wait 10 minutes and it resets itself.

2010 specific- Would love to have the new updated seats and side mirrors. Please let me know if you have gotten around this.
TPMS are they 2010 specific? I have read yeas and no so let me know if they are or aren't. I have learned to live with **** backwords speedo/tach.

Upgrades- I have done none except add the fog lights in the bumper, in my opinion a must do for any V6 that didn't come with this option. Other than that I did apply the Ipad screen saver over the radio- very irritated about this Ford should have corrected this, but so far has not.
Here is my list of future upgrades- (in order of importance)
Front brake upgrade 12.4" rotors
http://www.americanmuscle.com/ford-rotor-upgrade-0511v6.html?Cart=Ford%20Racing%20Front%20Rotor%20U pgrade%20Kit%20%2805-10%20V6%29|MGP%20Black%20Caliper%20Covers%20w/%20Pony%20Tri-Bar%20Logo%20-%20Front%20%26%20Rear%20%2805-10%20GT%2C%20V6%29^2^329.98

And new take off 18" wheels and tires. Either the 64x or track pack wheels. 19" and 20" tires are just to dam expensive.
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Old Jul 10, 2011 | 02:43 PM
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Sounds like you have a keeper! Have any pics of it?
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Old Jul 10, 2011 | 02:56 PM
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more to come, here are a few. I removed the side mustang decal
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Old Jul 10, 2011 | 02:59 PM
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These are the wheels I am thinking about
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Old Jul 10, 2011 | 07:51 PM
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I pick option 4.
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Old Jul 11, 2011 | 04:10 PM
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Originally Posted by eliyarbrough
I pick option 4.
Yeah I'm leaning that direction too. I've been searching, but cannot find them -well not that often. I did look on newtakeoff, craigslist etc.

I just ordered the brakes and hood prop kit from American muscle. I may just order order the chrome saleen wheels with out the Nitto 555 tires. I don't want just summer tires. There only 18" but that good enough for my no fluff v6 pony.
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Old Jul 11, 2011 | 04:29 PM
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Originally Posted by eliyarbrough
I pick option 4.


18's are way big enough, 19's are too heavy.
also you should use 245/45's on them, they have a slightly lower diameter
than the stock 235/50's so they improve acceleration and look better..

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Old Jul 11, 2011 | 05:33 PM
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They also make them in dark shadow grey
but much harder to find

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Old Jul 11, 2011 | 08:23 PM
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Originally Posted by cinque35
They also make them in dark shadow grey
but much harder to find

Thanks I'll start relooking for these.
Lucky for me I like the silver.
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Old Jul 12, 2011 | 07:17 AM
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Originally Posted by cinque35


This is my car. I didn't have too much trouble finding these wheels. They are just 10-spoke polished wheels (also known as "Premium"). I found them on Ebay.



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Old Jul 12, 2011 | 10:04 AM
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Originally Posted by brimy311
This is my car. I didn't have too much trouble finding these wheels. They are just 10-spoke polished wheels (also known as "Premium"). I found them on Ebay.



Wow another twin of my car. Ok you got me sold on the 64M (premium wheels). I don't know why but I do not like the side stripe and fender badge. Regardless I still really like your car.
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