04 cobra spoiler
 

http://www.mustangforums.com/upfiles...e584383506.jpg

I got the spoiler off of e-bay, impulse buy since it was the right color but it turns out that it is a bit more scratched up then the seller described.... oh well. I installed it on the GT trunk lid so I'm going to just have the spoiler repainted next summer when I have the old holes filled and painted. Any idea how much that should all cost?

I also just picked up a '98 Wrangler so now that I won't be putting so many miles on the Mustang I have many more plans for next summer. I would also like to do some blackout taillight tints now that I won't be driving it every day. Not too happy with the info that the tails may melt and I have a feeling that PA's finest may not overlook the tinted tails.....

looks damn good bro the cops wont bother u to much i mean if they are rele bored and driving behind u they might pull u over but its worth the 50$ ticket cause it looks sick

good choice on the wrangler great jeep to buy reliable and the engine last a long ass time buddy of mine ha sa 92 with 220k just for some info on how long they can last

Are they actual scratches or just deep swirl marks? As a test, run your fingernail over the "scratches" and see if your nail gets caught. If not (or even so), run out to a local auto store and grab a bottle of Meguiar's Scratch-X. Really work it into the spoiler and buff off. Will probably help a lot.

If you need to repaint, save yourself some money and sand it yourself. My guess maybe $50-100 total to have it painted.

I have to get my front bumper and fender repainted. I'm sanding it down myself and the shop is only charging $300 for paint.

If u want to repaint it i will do it for the cost of materials seeing as i am still learning but i will have a 15 yr experience painter with me

It is mostly light scratches that will buff right out but there is chipped paint right on the upper edge of the spoiler. It's nothing huge but you won't miss it if you get up close. Otherwise I am very happy with the spoiler, I just need to eventually order the correct Cobra wiring harness for the 3rd brake light as I have done some creative wiring for the time being. It won't be any time soon but eventually I hope to pick up a set of the Cobra mirrors and then I will be pretty much done with the cosmetics on this car. The only other thing I have considered is a carbonfiber cowl hood but I'd rather wait on a good bit of performance mods before I put a big cowl on there.

And the Wrangler is a hell of a lot of fun, picked it up just a few weeks ago so I've only had 2 chances to drop the top on it. So now I have 2 cars that I will be blowing every paycheck on....

pics of wrangler or ban

The Wrangler is nothing special but I'll try to snap a few pic's as soon as the Eagles officially lose this sorry excuse for a football game.

I have got to get one of those spoilers! Love it, just wish it would cover the holes from my current spoiler so I wouldn't have to get a new trunk or have holes filled on my current one...Anyway, looking good.

Thanks for the compliments, for the price I wouldn't definitely say it was worth it but due to ease of install and not having to get it painted I'm pretty happy with it.

Yellowstang, really looks good with the Cobra mirrors. Nobody ever seems to do that mod, I'm sure mostly because they're ridiculously expensive but I for one love the look, really sets it off.

I want to see a side pic with the new spoiler.

Looking good.

Now I would do some power mod's.

As requested, a few shots of the Wrangler. Sorry for the quality, just took a few quick before it got any darker out. And one side shot of the spoiler but I'll have to get a better shot of it sometime this week.

http://www.mustangforums.com/upfiles...y883048875.jpg

http://www.mustangforums.com/upfiles...y422924018.jpg

http://www.mustangforums.com/upfiles...k770189780.jpg

http://www.mustangforums.com/upfiles...e496188986.jpg

As for the performance mods, the only thing I'm dead set on at this point is 4.10's. I plan on doing them first thing come summer assuming I can find a good shop anywhere near southeast PA. I plan on getting a new midpipe also as the SLP didn't last very long once I put on the H&R supersports, damn road work... thing hangs way too low. I think I might go with an H-pipe this time for the tone but I'd rather do gears before coming up with the money for another catted midpipe. Other than that everyone always seems to regret doing all of the little stuff rather than just saving for a supercharger so now that I'm happy with the looks I may attempt to hold off and eventually do it right and get a mongoose KB setup. I'm sure plans will change as they always do but we'll see.

I like it.

You could get a little touch up paint from your Ford dealer. If it's bare metal showing now, I would at least touch it up with paint to prevent any contamination that could eventually lead to rust. I'm sure it won't ever get that far, but better safe than sorry.

Looks good. Nice Wrangler as well.

Luckily neither the trunk lid or the spoiler are metal so I don't have to worry about any rust. I figure I can blow some money on touch-up paint and do an awful job filling in the chipped area or just deal with it and wait till I can afford to have it painted professionally.

Also, for anyone considering doing the cobra spoiler it would be helpful to know that it doesn't just plug right into the GT's wiring harness. Unfortunately I didn't do quite enough research prior to buying it to know that. You can however do some creative wiring to the existing harness and the LED brakelight on the Cobra spoiler will work but I'm not an electrician so I'm still a bit worried something is going to end up burning up. I just don't feel like spending the money on the correct harness right now but I was able to hook it up without cutting any of the existing wires. So it's a temporary fix till I take the time to do it right. I only found 2 install writeups on the net and neither explained it all that well.

Hahahahhaa, DUH, I should of known it wasn't metal! Probably fiberglass, maybe urethane?

Blends in nicely.

It cost me $225 to get my Saleen spoiler painted.

looks really good!!

did you guys just drill the middle hole?

I have had one sitting in my garage for like a year now

To be honest I'm still not completely sure how the thing is supposed to attach. The rear 2 holes on the stock spoiler match up with the outer studs on the Cobra spoiler so it makes it much easier, no need to align the entire thing. All I did was cover the entire area of the trunk lid with painters tape so I could mark holes to drill and not scratch the lid all up. I lined up the outer studs of the Cobra spoiler with the existing holes and then marked around the inner 3 studs of the Cobra spoiler with a sharpie. Maybe they aren't all the same but mine had 5 studs that go through the top of the trunk lid so 3 holes had to be drilled. After drilling them I only had to shave off a bit of the edges on 2 of the holes to get it to drop into place. All in all, taping off the trunk and drilling only took me an hour or 2, taking my time before I ruined the trunk. My confusion comes in that there are obviously 2 more slots on the lower edge of the new spoiler that should also be bolted down but there are also 2 cups more towards the middle of the lower edge that I don't know what they attach to. For the time being I only bolted the top 5 studs and I think that will end up being plenty but I expect I may get some vibration at highway speeds, so then I may go ahead and drill out the holes to bolt up the lower lip as well. I haven't had it over 50 or so yet but I haven't heard anything weird.

Aeons, did you drill out holes for the lower 2 bolts or do you know what the inner green cups are supposed to latch onto?

nope i didnt drill for the lower two bolts...if theyre the ones i think youre talking about...i just drilled for the top,like in this pic

https://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e...poiler21xd.jpg

but heres a writeup!
http://forums.stangnet.com/showthrea...+spoiler+write

So you only have 4 bolts altogether..2 on top and 2 on back?

My spoiler dont have any bolts for the back but i can probably just move the 2 middle ones to there

hehe,im saying i only drilled 3 holes in total,the ones on the top rite above where the 3rd brakelite was...know what i mean..?

check it out,the ones circled in black are the only holes i drilled on my trunk lid..the one circled in red i didnt...

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ookk gottcha..i was confused lol

I did the same thing, just those middle 3 holes. I'm not too worried about not bolting up the lower half of it, I think it will be fine.

yep should be fine,and mine hasnt made any weird sounds at high speeds...