tripleblack

My black 2002 has the Gt scoops on the side, and one day I was driving along, minding my own business, hardly speeding at all, when one of the dang things fell off (be advised, their aerodynamic properties appear to fail above 140mph - obviously a bad design).

I bought a new one from a Ford dealer ($150, and $19 for the plastic grill, and $8 for the new rivet kit) and the new push rivet kit (there are 6 that hold the things on). Upon exanimining the new rivets and the 1 remaining original rivet, its clear that Ford has recognized the problem, since the new pieces have twice the gripping surface of the old ones!

As far as "How to Do It", the scoops pry off with your fingers (! if you didn't know this, neither did I !) if you're a strong male, or with just a little persuasion with the all-purpose towel-wrapped flat head screwdriver. Remove the original fasteners and replace all 6 with the new, improved models. If you want to do a little lo-tek upgrade to the car, now's the time to replace the black abs plastic grill. Some companies make prettier metal versions, and I'm sure they're great. Having just laid out nearly $200 for a vanished non-funcitonal body accessory, I chose to paint them a satin chrome. I think they look good. The grills have 3 keyed portions that hold them to the scoop - just squeeze them with your fingers and they pop loose, then push gently down and disengage the last L-shaped key on the bottom. Reverse to install.

Whole process takes about an hour, depending on whether you remove the scoops by hand or via my method of blowing them off at high speed...

tripleblack

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98GT

That looks sharp! I have a 98 GT and I just bought the c-scoops for it. I haven't put them on yet but they only attach with 3M tape. I mostly drive at less that 140mph but that's good to know, I'll keep an eye on them.

tripleblack

Before you glue them on, get the spots where they go clean. Lacquer thinner is my personal choice for this job, but other folks swear by denatured alcohol, etc. Post a pic when you get them on.

tripleblack

98GT

Won't lacquer thinner eat through my paint? They came black but of course not the same black as my car so I'm getting them painted before I put them on and them I'll post some pictures.

venom

I have had my scoops on for 4 years and as long as you prep areas removeing all traces of dirt and wax where the double sided tape is touching it should not fall off. I used 3M double sided tape as I was not sure what kind came with the kit. My Saleen wing only has two bolts one on each side and double sided tape on the rest of the wing.

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tripleblack

Venom's right - 3M makes the best glues on the planet.

Clean the area with windex first, then use the lacquer thinner. Getting a good adhesive bond is essential. Avoid even touching the area where the glue goes if you can (we humans have greasey fingertips).

A little care here, and you won't be trying to buy just one to replace the one that blew off like mine did. (I swear I wasn't going much over 135...)

tripleblack