2002 Sonic Blue SVT Before and After Pics (56K Not Recomended) - The Ford Focus Forum

**EggYolk_Zetec_ZX3** · 10-29-2006, 06:20 PM

Well, I have had my SVT now since the end of May... and I have done a few little touches to make it my own. More to come, but paying off school debt, and other things, while saving for a house... I really don't think I am doing too bad!

Before:

After: (I washed, Clay Barred, and Waxed her last night in prep for winter)

I love my car

... I am not afraid to say it! I had a ZX3 before, but the SVT is a totally different car. Feel free to comment!

The tail lights on my car now I bought as a quick replacement for my OEM ones which melted due to me putting tint on them. I won a pair of OEM tails off eBay... sent PayPal payment and haven't recieved them, and the seller won't return my e-mails. I have a PayPal dispute going now. Hopefully some good will come of it!

I am also debating putting my smoked corners back on... let me know what you guys think!

**richiejerzee4lfe** · 10-29-2006, 06:43 PM

where the hell do you live that you don't get rock chips????

**PIRANHA** · 10-29-2006, 06:51 PM

Gotta love the sonic blue

Looking at these pics makes me wanna get off my arse and clean mine

**boosted00focuszx3** · 10-29-2006, 07:06 PM

One suggestion maybe look into a 03/04 rear hatch strip, I hated the plastic one on my 02. I found a color matched one from a 03 focus svt made my rear end change quite a bit (You wouldnt think it with a black car) Probley even make more of a diff on your car. My vote for clear or smoked corners!!

**EggYolk_Zetec_ZX3** · 10-29-2006, 07:22 PM

Trust me... there are some chips in the paint! I don't tailgate, and I back away from dirt trucks, and try not to drive in gravel. I like to think I take really good care of the paint, but there are some flaws that just irk me. The car has 37k on it, so it is fairly low mileage.

Boosted: The rear hatch strip is something I have been wanting for a while. I know it would really complete the "Euro" look on my car. I have already confused people about it being an EAP... until they see the blue seats!

**EggYolk_Zetec_ZX3** · 10-30-2006, 08:18 PM

Thanks for the comments guys!

**afn05focus** · 10-30-2006, 08:41 PM

man that color is horrible...wait...

**Maxis24** · 10-31-2006, 12:10 AM

Wish my paint was still that nice on my bumper..

**tallguy2.3** · 10-31-2006, 04:55 PM

Ya must be nice to live in clean-land where nothing ever messes up your paint! Nice car, nice choices on mods

**nick** · 10-31-2006, 05:03 PM

Whats winter prep? Looks nice and clean keep it up. Must be the first unmolested EAP SVT i have seen in a long time.

**EggYolk_Zetec_ZX3** · 10-31-2006, 10:15 PM

Well, I will be driving the car up to Michigan in January for Christmas... Towards the end of October or early November, I like to do a good wash/detail, clay bar, and a few coats of wax to help protect the paint from all the salt that the trucks like to dump on the roads. Here in Arkansas, winter doesn't seem to last as long, but they get a little over zealous with the salt application! That is what I do in preparation for winter.

There is a lot of construction going on in Bentonville... Thanks in large part to a little known retail giant known as Wal-Mart... so keeping dust and dirt off any car that sits outside all the time is a chore... but worth it.

I appreciate all the comments... but my SVT isn't an EAP... It is an EAP wannabe! I love the EAP look, and that is what I am going for... subtle yet sporty!

**matt144** · 11-01-2006, 12:06 AM

very purdy, love the taillights

**2focusd** · 11-01-2006, 12:33 AM

I almost was saddened by your pictures, then I read that the tails are just a temporary fix and it cheered me up again

I love your car dude, the only thing I'd really suggest is Derek's thought of a colormatched hatch strip and maybe some Lamin-x on the fogs or a Mach 1 lip. And please, keep the OEM sidemarkers, they look much cleaner on there

-Brian

**turbo2000** · 11-01-2006, 12:54 AM

go ahead and put the euro badge on your car and fix that. also do the color match strip on the back. and the rim.....

kyle

**Spatakula** · 11-01-2006, 01:33 AM

haha your front end looks like mine!

LOVE it!!!

-spatakula

**SVTBoy21** · 11-01-2006, 11:12 AM

Just take off the rear strip and have it painted by a shop. That's what I did with mine. It looks way better and it doesn't cost much. Nice clean look by the way.

**Lifeguardjoe** · 11-02-2006, 07:59 AM

Sonic Blue FTW!

**Pak** · 11-02-2006, 11:31 AM

Looking good! I'm amazed like the others by how clean your front fascia is. Mine is bombarded with chips from rocks.

**zx360** · 11-02-2006, 11:43 AM

why did you take off the clear side markers?

car looks great... i want a blue svt... im jealous

**SVTF4243** · 11-02-2006, 11:18 PM

Quote:

I love my car

... I am not afraid to say it! I had a ZX3 before, but the SVT is a totally different car. Feel free to comment!

X2

I also had a 2000 ZX3 for about 3 years before getting the SVT...from like to Love

**EggYolk_Zetec_ZX3** · 11-02-2006, 11:33 PM

Wow! Thanks for all the comments!

I thought I wanted the blacked out look until I melted my original tail lenses... For about a month I had blacked out tails, blacked out corners (the OEM ones) and when I had my SVT grill the ambers were blacked out as well. Once my tails melted, I got cheap JDM tails (BTW I got my stockers on tonight in the dark!

) I eventually just pulled the tint off everything, and decided that was enough damage, and left the ambers on. I am still going back and forth on if I want them back on or not... so I am going to change em out tomorrow and go for a week with them on.

I appreciate all of your comments. I really try to take care of my car. I know it is "just a Focus" but it is my 911 Porsche for now until I can afford one!

**LikwidZX5** · 11-07-2006, 01:09 PM

i have those same exact tails

**EggYolk_Zetec_ZX3** · 11-07-2006, 01:33 PM

I don't anymore!!

They were letting water into my hatch when it would rain. They didn't look too bad on the car, but now that I have the HIDs and not the regular SVT black headlights, they don't follow the theme anymore!

**LikwidZX5** · 11-07-2006, 10:00 PM

well... i know what i'll be doing next time it rains now

**H&R-ZTS** · 11-12-2006, 10:54 PM

Nice car!!!

10-29-2006, 06:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
EggYolk_Zetec_ZX3 I Can Shift Faster Than You Can Blink! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Bentonville, Arkansas/Grand Rapids, Michigan Posts: 3,278	2002 Sonic Blue SVT Before and After Pics (56K Not Recomended) Well, I have had my SVT now since the end of May... and I have done a few little touches to make it my own. More to come, but paying off school debt, and other things, while saving for a house... I really don't think I am doing too bad! Before: After: (I washed, Clay Barred, and Waxed her last night in prep for winter) I love my car ... I am not afraid to say it! I had a ZX3 before, but the SVT is a totally different car. Feel free to comment! The tail lights on my car now I bought as a quick replacement for my OEM ones which melted due to me putting tint on them. I won a pair of OEM tails off eBay... sent PayPal payment and haven't recieved them, and the seller won't return my e-mails. I have a PayPal dispute going now. Hopefully some good will come of it! I am also debating putting my smoked corners back on... let me know what you guys think! __________________ Current Car - MkV GTI 2.0T Reflex Silver w/DSG Previous Car - 2002 Sonic Blue SVT #2769 of 4788 Built June 13, 2002 Wife's Car - 2007 Silver Birch Metallic Ford Fusion SE

10-29-2006, 06:43 PM	#2 (permalink)
richiejerzee4lfe TEAM Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: ogden, ut Posts: 341	Re: 2002 Sonic Blue SVT Before and After Pics (56K Not Recomended) where the hell do you live that you don't get rock chips???? __________________ No more SVT. 05 SRT-4

10-29-2006, 06:51 PM	#3 (permalink)
PIRANHA Senior TEAM Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Charm City Posts: 1,362	Re: 2002 Sonic Blue SVT Before and After Pics (56K Not Recomended) Gotta love the sonic blue Looking at these pics makes me wanna get off my arse and clean mine

10-29-2006, 07:06 PM	#4 (permalink)
boosted00focuszx3 Senior TEAM Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: West Granby, CT Posts: 3,809	Re: 2002 Sonic Blue SVT Before and After Pics (56K Not Recomended) One suggestion maybe look into a 03/04 rear hatch strip, I hated the plastic one on my 02. I found a color matched one from a 03 focus svt made my rear end change quite a bit (You wouldnt think it with a black car) Probley even make more of a diff on your car. My vote for clear or smoked corners!! __________________ FOR SALE: 02 SVT Pitch Black Fully Loaded "Nitrous is like a hot chick with AIDS. You wanna hit it, but you're afraid of the consequences." My Daily :) Goldie 01 Zx3 Jackpot Gold 149k and Still Ticken. My Weekend Black 95 Trans AM LT1 V8 M6 275hp/325ft TQ totaled :( Bullet 01 ZX3 Charcoal Grey Metallic "Rags to Riches" totaled :( Shoot me a PM if you need a tracking #

10-29-2006, 07:22 PM	#5 (permalink)
EggYolk_Zetec_ZX3 I Can Shift Faster Than You Can Blink! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Bentonville, Arkansas/Grand Rapids, Michigan Posts: 3,278	Re: 2002 Sonic Blue SVT Before and After Pics (56K Not Recomended) Trust me... there are some chips in the paint! I don't tailgate, and I back away from dirt trucks, and try not to drive in gravel. I like to think I take really good care of the paint, but there are some flaws that just irk me. The car has 37k on it, so it is fairly low mileage. Boosted: The rear hatch strip is something I have been wanting for a while. I know it would really complete the "Euro" look on my car. I have already confused people about it being an EAP... until they see the blue seats! __________________ Current Car - MkV GTI 2.0T Reflex Silver w/DSG Previous Car - 2002 Sonic Blue SVT #2769 of 4788 Built June 13, 2002 Wife's Car - 2007 Silver Birch Metallic Ford Fusion SE

10-30-2006, 08:18 PM	#6 (permalink)
EggYolk_Zetec_ZX3 I Can Shift Faster Than You Can Blink! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Bentonville, Arkansas/Grand Rapids, Michigan Posts: 3,278	Re: 2002 Sonic Blue SVT Before and After Pics (56K Not Recomended) Thanks for the comments guys! __________________ Current Car - MkV GTI 2.0T Reflex Silver w/DSG Previous Car - 2002 Sonic Blue SVT #2769 of 4788 Built June 13, 2002 Wife's Car - 2007 Silver Birch Metallic Ford Fusion SE

10-30-2006, 08:41 PM	#7 (permalink)
afn05focus TEAM Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Lakeland, FL Posts: 298	Re: 2002 Sonic Blue SVT Before and After Pics (56K Not Recomended) man that color is horrible...wait... __________________ 2005 Sonic Blue Zx3- Focus Sport Cold Air intake, Custom exhaust,Draxas header,Focus Sport tuned Xcal2, Steeds Tri-ax short shifter,RS Wheel, Eibach Sportline springs and SVT shocks and struts, painted headlights, grille, and interior, Tinted tails and corners, Focus Sport front strut bar, SVT Lip, 18inch Exel Evolutions. Kenwood Headunit,Pioneer 6x8s,Diamond Sub, Shorty/Euro antenna....you know....the usual.

10-31-2006, 12:10 AM	#8 (permalink)
Maxis24 [FJ] Specialist Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: bb2-p4-0.stlsmo.sbcglobal.net Posts: 5,720	Re: 2002 Sonic Blue SVT Before and After Pics (56K Not Recomended) Wish my paint was still that nice on my bumper.. __________________ ~¶~Maxis24 [FJ]focaljet - GUIDELINES - SPONSORS - STORE - SEARCH - Any Questions? 2007 Mazda3 S (2.3L) 2007 Dodge Charger SXT (3.5L) View the Photo Story of my Focus; from start to fiery finish

10-31-2006, 04:55 PM	#9 (permalink)
tallguy2.3 [FJ] Specialist Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: AZ Posts: 6,783	Re: 2002 Sonic Blue SVT Before and After Pics (56K Not Recomended) Ya must be nice to live in clean-land where nothing ever messes up your paint! Nice car, nice choices on mods __________________ ST -Cosworth-FSWerks-Quaife-Exedy-KW-Momo Sounds faster than it is.

10-31-2006, 05:03 PM	#10 (permalink)
nick Senior TEAM Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: orlando Posts: 3,752	Re: 2002 Sonic Blue SVT Before and After Pics (56K Not Recomended) Whats winter prep? Looks nice and clean keep it up. Must be the first unmolested EAP SVT i have seen in a long time. __________________ 09 Mazdaspeed3 Pearl White

10-31-2006, 10:15 PM	#11 (permalink)
EggYolk_Zetec_ZX3 I Can Shift Faster Than You Can Blink! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Bentonville, Arkansas/Grand Rapids, Michigan Posts: 3,278	Re: 2002 Sonic Blue SVT Before and After Pics (56K Not Recomended) Well, I will be driving the car up to Michigan in January for Christmas... Towards the end of October or early November, I like to do a good wash/detail, clay bar, and a few coats of wax to help protect the paint from all the salt that the trucks like to dump on the roads. Here in Arkansas, winter doesn't seem to last as long, but they get a little over zealous with the salt application! That is what I do in preparation for winter. There is a lot of construction going on in Bentonville... Thanks in large part to a little known retail giant known as Wal-Mart... so keeping dust and dirt off any car that sits outside all the time is a chore... but worth it. I appreciate all the comments... but my SVT isn't an EAP... It is an EAP wannabe! I love the EAP look, and that is what I am going for... subtle yet sporty! __________________ Current Car - MkV GTI 2.0T Reflex Silver w/DSG Previous Car - 2002 Sonic Blue SVT #2769 of 4788 Built June 13, 2002 Wife's Car - 2007 Silver Birch Metallic Ford Fusion SE

11-01-2006, 12:06 AM	#12 (permalink)
matt144 TEAM Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Coral Springs FL Posts: 218	Re: 2002 Sonic Blue SVT Before and After Pics (56K Not Recomended) very purdy, love the taillights __________________ Matt 07 ZX3 SES SAP TRI-AX/F STS STEEDA SRI

11-01-2006, 12:33 AM	#13 (permalink)
2focusd [FJ] Addict Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Uniontown, PA Posts: 15,295	Re: 2002 Sonic Blue SVT Before and After Pics (56K Not Recomended) I almost was saddened by your pictures, then I read that the tails are just a temporary fix and it cheered me up again I love your car dude, the only thing I'd really suggest is Derek's thought of a colormatched hatch strip and maybe some Lamin-x on the fogs or a Mach 1 lip. And please, keep the OEM sidemarkers, they look much cleaner on there -Brian __________________ Godspeed, Colin McRae, may you live on forever as the reason countless people fell in love with the Ford Focus (myself included). 1968-2007 '08 Carbon Grey Metallic Hyundai Tuscani GT V6 Early '00 ZX3 - E-spec in progress (Rattletrap) - Gone but not forgotten!

11-01-2006, 01:33 AM	#15 (permalink)
Spatakula Stoned Scorpion says, "GET OVER H.....OOhhh! Brownies!" Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Rälëigh, NC Posts: 10,610	Re: 2002 Sonic Blue SVT Before and After Pics (56K Not Recomended) haha your front end looks like mine! LOVE it!!! -spatakula __________________ INTERIORCROCODILEALLIGATORIDRIVEACHEVROLETMOVIETHE-AITER

11-01-2006, 11:12 AM	#16 (permalink)
SVTBoy21 TEAM Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Black Hawk, CO Posts: 113	Re: 2002 Sonic Blue SVT Before and After Pics (56K Not Recomended) Just take off the rear strip and have it painted by a shop. That's what I did with mine. It looks way better and it doesn't cost much. Nice clean look by the way. __________________ New fully built motor, drivetrain, and suspension installed. Almost finished putting together one sick custom SVT turbo setup =)

11-02-2006, 07:59 AM	#17 (permalink)
Lifeguardjoe L1m drinl after cgrsitmas Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Melbourne, FL Posts: 3,608	Re: 2002 Sonic Blue SVT Before and After Pics (56K Not Recomended) Sonic Blue FTW!

11-02-2006, 11:43 AM	#19 (permalink)
zx360 TEAM Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Clayton, WI Posts: 676	Re: 2002 Sonic Blue SVT Before and After Pics (56K Not Recomended) why did you take off the clear side markers? car looks great... i want a blue svt... im jealous __________________ FocusNation FocusRevolution

11-02-2006, 11:33 PM	#21 (permalink)
EggYolk_Zetec_ZX3 I Can Shift Faster Than You Can Blink! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Bentonville, Arkansas/Grand Rapids, Michigan Posts: 3,278	Re: 2002 Sonic Blue SVT Before and After Pics (56K Not Recomended) Wow! Thanks for all the comments! I thought I wanted the blacked out look until I melted my original tail lenses... For about a month I had blacked out tails, blacked out corners (the OEM ones) and when I had my SVT grill the ambers were blacked out as well. Once my tails melted, I got cheap JDM tails (BTW I got my stockers on tonight in the dark! ) I eventually just pulled the tint off everything, and decided that was enough damage, and left the ambers on. I am still going back and forth on if I want them back on or not... so I am going to change em out tomorrow and go for a week with them on. I appreciate all of your comments. I really try to take care of my car. I know it is "just a Focus" but it is my 911 Porsche for now until I can afford one! __________________ Current Car - MkV GTI 2.0T Reflex Silver w/DSG Previous Car - 2002 Sonic Blue SVT #2769 of 4788 Built June 13, 2002 Wife's Car - 2007 Silver Birch Metallic Ford Fusion SE

11-07-2006, 01:09 PM	#22 (permalink)
LikwidZX5 TEAM Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: IL Posts: 296	Re: 2002 Sonic Blue SVT Before and After Pics (56K Not Recomended) i have those same exact tails

11-07-2006, 01:33 PM	#23 (permalink)
EggYolk_Zetec_ZX3 I Can Shift Faster Than You Can Blink! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Bentonville, Arkansas/Grand Rapids, Michigan Posts: 3,278	Re: 2002 Sonic Blue SVT Before and After Pics (56K Not Recomended) I don't anymore!! They were letting water into my hatch when it would rain. They didn't look too bad on the car, but now that I have the HIDs and not the regular SVT black headlights, they don't follow the theme anymore! __________________ Current Car - MkV GTI 2.0T Reflex Silver w/DSG Previous Car - 2002 Sonic Blue SVT #2769 of 4788 Built June 13, 2002 Wife's Car - 2007 Silver Birch Metallic Ford Fusion SE

11-07-2006, 10:00 PM	#24 (permalink)
LikwidZX5 TEAM Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: IL Posts: 296	Re: 2002 Sonic Blue SVT Before and After Pics (56K Not Recomended) well... i know what i'll be doing next time it rains now

11-12-2006, 10:54 PM	#25 (permalink)
H&R-ZTS Rookie Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 29	Re: 2002 Sonic Blue SVT Before and After Pics (56K Not Recomended) Nice car!!!

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