GT bumper upgrade

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03-10-2013, 03:32 AM

#11

akdoggie

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Join Date: Oct 2009

Location: Anchorage, Alaska

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Quote:

Originally Posted by tx_zstang

For the under-fender foam support, there's 2 pieces: one holds to the front of the bumper frame (that's the same on v6 and gt), and the other is a jigsaw-puzzle-like interlocking piece that simply sits on top. No hardware needed.
You can take the top foam piece, and look how it's raised pat the interlocking section, and trim that down to the same thickness as the interlocking section , and have you a GT piece.

Don't get the cheaper rock-auto fender liners; they are about half the thickness of stock fender liners, and while they can be made to work, they are too thin to hold properly.

I thought that too when I got them, but when I put them up under the fender, they work perfectly. They only protect a small part that is left out of the v6. I didn't find them to be too thin. Definitely thinner than factory, but only by 2 mils of plastic, used where and how its' used, doesn't affect the use of the Rock Auto liners. Once they are mounted, no problem. JMO

Last edited by akdoggie; 03-10-2013 at 03:35 AM.

03-11-2013, 08:12 AM

#12

Topless Stang

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Join Date: Feb 2009

Location: FL

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I guess I won't know what the jigsaw piece described looks like until I got to actually attempt my install. Can anyone remember what sizes the fasteners are? If possible I'd like to get some standard 8.8-12.9 grade stuff and not the Ford parts....they rip you off with prices on fasteners. I'm taking inventory of what I need for my suspension upgrades and the fasteners are going to end up costing me more than some of the parts I bought! Didn't expect that one....