Anyone know the story on this one? I really hope it didn't leave the factory this way.
Who's In Charge of Quality Control?
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What is going on ?
LOL I think they missed some striping...glad I went without.
SOmeone else reported blowing off their stripes with a pressure washer - perhaps that happened here, during PDI?
Looks like that dealer checked the bumper stripe delete box!
I read on Facebook that it's anew design feature. Late '16's and all 17's+ will feature the flow striping.
It's like chevys flow-tie on z28's.
The stripe delete on the front bumper reduces updraft turbulence. It basically lets smother air into the grill openings. Smoother air is denser and less choppy. It aids all aspects.
The painted sections of bumper have different temps and different texture than the vinyl decal'd sections. Ends up making a huge pressure anomaly then gyrates.
They found it in the wind tunnel off their testing facility in the Kansas Rockies.
It's like chevys flow-tie on z28's.
The stripe delete on the front bumper reduces updraft turbulence. It basically lets smother air into the grill openings. Smoother air is denser and less choppy. It aids all aspects.
The painted sections of bumper have different temps and different texture than the vinyl decal'd sections. Ends up making a huge pressure anomaly then gyrates.
They found it in the wind tunnel off their testing facility in the Kansas Rockies.
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1 of 1 with partial stripe package and there's another "1 of 1" with leather front seats and cloth rear seats. Not only are they reliving the nostalgia of the GT350 nameplate, they're also reliving the quality control of the '60s.
Funny, when I hear that helps the Aerodynamics. The question that always should be asked is: At what speed?
So much of the aero doesn't come into play till above maybe 100-120..
Just remembered, a guy at the track had a white with blue, and right at the top of the front head light, the clear coat was missing. Difficult to see, but over time, the section will weather differently.
So much of the aero doesn't come into play till above maybe 100-120..
Just remembered, a guy at the track had a white with blue, and right at the top of the front head light, the clear coat was missing. Difficult to see, but over time, the section will weather differently.
There are no facts to back up my post. I mentioned Kansas Rockies at the end in hopes of eluding to that. A more subtle approach than saying they found it on their ocean front property in Colorado.
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Yep, no need to just simply look at the car before it ships.
Maybe the dealer ordered it with no stripes and then "tried" to add them later and missed a spot? 
There is a red one like that too, I think this happens when they arent properly loaded or unloaded and the bumper is ruined.
Not sure what happened here, but the QC on the S550 has been poor since introduction. Ford even wrote a dealer memo about the subpar build quality on earlier GT350 units and that there would be improvements over the model year.
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