What about the ones already ordered??
These should have been test fitted BEFORE shipment. :read:
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What about the ones already ordered??
These should have been test fitted BEFORE shipment. :read:
Agreed...especially considering the poor fitment and fastening of this piece, you couldn't pay me to put that thing on my car. Perfect example of a half-assed product.
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Banned
can't say i like it.
not a big fan of carbon fiber. Mustangs and carbon fiber just dont work for me lol. But if you like it then thats what matters
While it looks pretty nice, the fact that it doesn't fit properly would be an instant
thumbs down" for me. I would have just returned it for my money back. I would not want to have to worry about it loosening or lifting. JMO though.
thumbs down" for me. I would have just returned it for my money back. I would not want to have to worry about it loosening or lifting. JMO though.
Hmmm..........
I can see it being a biotch w/o those clips!
I can see it being a biotch w/o those clips!
glad I didn't was the money on one of those, plus you guys had to wait like 6 months or something for them.
im glad i passed on this but im not really surprised at the fitment issues. im sure theres a way to epoxy some sort of clip to the back side of that peice to help hold it down some. either way ill stick with my factory peice.
the only thing i can think of is maybe try carefully removing/grinding/cutting the factory clips off the factory cowl and using some of that "Q-bond" plastic weld stuff and attaching them with that. but i would imagine it wouldnt be easy making sure they are in the right spot
X99, like having Chrome Cobra letters...tacky/gangsta...
that's just bad......
sorry, but there is no excuse for that.....I would never put that on my car. I couldn't deal with that kinda fitment and be happy
Unimpressed
sorry, but there is no excuse for that.....I would never put that on my car. I couldn't deal with that kinda fitment and be happy
Unimpressed
4 new threads are up for Group Buy #2, with a price INCREASE of $20.
Maybe this Thread should be posted in each of them. :read:
Maybe this Thread should be posted in each of them. :read:
I gave up trying to install mine.
It's now sitting in the box behind my couch until I feel like wasting a ton of time to try and get it to fit right. I also ruined my stock one (which was in MINT condition :bash
trying to remove the seal to put on the new cowl. My car is sitting in the garage with no cowl currently while I decide what to do, it's off insurance in storage for the winter anyway.
I'm probably going to order a new cowl, and chock it all up to a $390 mistake (cost of CF cowl + cost of replacement cowl from Ford).
...Unless the builder is willing to send us replacements that actually attach to our cars...which I don't see happening.
Overall, I'm pretty disappointed, I guess the thought never crossed my mind that the cowl would not have any clips underneath to attach to the car, I assumed it would since it is a replacement for the cowl, instead of just a cover for it.
...sigh, if I had it to do over again, I would have passed.
It's now sitting in the box behind my couch until I feel like wasting a ton of time to try and get it to fit right. I also ruined my stock one (which was in MINT condition :bash
trying to remove the seal to put on the new cowl. My car is sitting in the garage with no cowl currently while I decide what to do, it's off insurance in storage for the winter anyway.I'm probably going to order a new cowl, and chock it all up to a $390 mistake (cost of CF cowl + cost of replacement cowl from Ford).
...Unless the builder is willing to send us replacements that actually attach to our cars...which I don't see happening.
Overall, I'm pretty disappointed, I guess the thought never crossed my mind that the cowl would not have any clips underneath to attach to the car, I assumed it would since it is a replacement for the cowl, instead of just a cover for it.
...sigh, if I had it to do over again, I would have passed.
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True, It does 'look' VERY nice.
This is my only thought to this point. But I'm thinking measuring and lining up those clips properly is gonna be a bitch. :bash:
I gave up trying to install mine.
It's now sitting in the box behind my couch until I feel like wasting a ton of time to try and get it to fit right. I also ruined my stock one (which was in MINT condition :bash
I'm probably going to order a new cowl, and chock it all up to a $390 mistake (cost of CF cowl + cost of replacement cowl from Ford).
...Unless the builder is willing to send us replacements that actually attach to our cars...which I don't see happening.
Overall, I'm pretty disappointed, I guess the thought never crossed my mind that the cowl would not have any clips underneath to attach to the car, I assumed it would since it is a replacement for the cowl, instead of just a cover for it.
...sigh, if I had it to do over again, I would have passed.
This may be my only, choice. But like you I have til spring to figure something out. :read:
Couldn't agree more. :nonono:
I have to wait till my hood is painted to install it. Sucks how I havent even got close to installing it and im already hearing all the bad news. Hopefully the crack in mine will give me advantage in fitting it in properly :dw:
And to the people who are going to try and get a refund, goodluck. Kyle already gave it a try and got denied. Not very happy with the product (from reading the reviews) and the service.
And to the people who are going to try and get a refund, goodluck. Kyle already gave it a try and got denied. Not very happy with the product (from reading the reviews) and the service.
i dont own one of these but if someone were to try and line up and install the factory clips heres what i would do. Get a piece of posterboard material big enough to cover the whole cowl then make some light impressions or mark the areas where the stock clips are located (underside of stock cowl). Remove the posterboard from the stock cowl and cut out the areas where you marked them for the clips...be exact in size and placement here... now, just transfer the posterboard over the the carbonfiber cowl and you will have an exact template of where the clips will go. The posterboard material should work pretty good here because its quite a bit stiffer than regular paper but still easy to work with and cut. The hardest part will be finding a glue that will stick to the plastic and carbonfiber. You would also have to make sure when they are all glued down they also stay upright, any kind of angle from the clip it would probably break off when you're installing it (or removing)
Its really unfortunate that these pieces didn't deliver, however they DO look great. They look like quality pieces until it comes to installing them i guess. It was somewhat expected considering the manufacturer was pruducing them out of a garage. There were bound to be glitches and defects, stuff that's typically void when ordering from name brand manufacturers.
You boys better make some noise since there is another Group Purchase in the works already.
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