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Old May 25, 2012 | 11:29 AM
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Can someone tell me whats involved to convert to the GT front bumper from the v6 front bumper. My daughter smoked a deer this morning and smashed the bumper and drivers side fender. She is fine and the deer freaken ran off!
Old May 25, 2012 | 01:06 PM
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Glad she is okay.

You will need a GT bumper, GT fender inner fender shields (not mandatory, but without it you'll have a gap on your inner fenders), new upper and lower GT specific grilles.

It is an extremely simple swap and really changes the look of the car.
Old May 25, 2012 | 04:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Tanner05
Glad she is okay.

You will need a GT bumper, GT fender inner fender shields (not mandatory, but without it you'll have a gap on your inner fenders), new upper and lower GT specific grilles.

It is an extremely simple swap and really changes the look of the car.
You may also want a new foam isolater and the rock deflector that our v6s didn't come with. It is a very easy swap.
Old May 25, 2012 | 05:54 PM
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Is it a 05-09 or 10+?
Old May 25, 2012 | 07:07 PM
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if its a 05-09...

i've done this 3 times on my car...

you dont need the foam isolator whatsoever...
I've been driving my car without the bottom radiator shield for 4 years with no problems...

you do need the inner splash guards for the front fenders... this is really a 45 minute job.... nothing to it...

also, i bought a painted fender off of ebay... and have won 3 car shows since with it... food for thought
Old May 26, 2012 | 10:33 AM
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you need the deflector for proper cooling system operation...
and the foam for the next deer smoking incident...
Old May 26, 2012 | 02:28 PM
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Lower radiator shield (I guess that's what 157 meant)...
It attaches to the lower part of the bumper (4 screws) so nothing flaps around and tear up.
Since you need GT grilles, it means that you will need fog lights as well unless you want to go with the expensive Bullit grille, which is cool too.
Old May 28, 2012 | 10:40 PM
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Originally Posted by pcg_k25
Can someone tell me whats involved to convert to the GT front bumper from the v6 front bumper. My daughter smoked a deer this morning and smashed the bumper and drivers side fender. She is fine and the deer freaken ran off!
I have a 05-09 Mustang Street Scene Gen 1 Front Bumper Cover 300 shipped, if interested.
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