Steve68
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*** FIX INSTRUCTIONS IN POST #20 ***
I purchased a blue/white car this past Monday. I was inspecting the underside of the splitter the other night and noticed gap between the top of the splitter and the bottom lip of the fascia. It looks like the photo attached. Thanks to photos provided by ThreeFiveO I determined that my splitter is incorrectly installed.
You can watch the Ford Service install video here...
http://www.fordservicecontent.com/Ford_Content/videos/GT350Splitter_3PieceFINAL.mp4
R - model video
http://www.fordservicecontent.com/Ford_Content/videos/GT350R_RsplitterFINAL.mp4
I've seen pictures in these forums of other cars that appear to have this issue. It looks to me like the dealer service departments aren't watching the video and ensuring that the tabs on the splitter are positively locking in the tabs on the fascia. In the attached photo you can see a hole that is ~1/4 inch wide, near the center line of the car, between the stripes. There is a tab on the splitter that should be seated in this hole. In the install video they instruct the installer to wack on the splitter with a bundled up shop towel and rubber mallet to ensure the tabs interlock. My guess is that techs just aren't watching the video and following that advice. I stopped by a local dealer this morning that has a car and their splitter is not installed correctly either. It looks pretty much like my car. As a matter of fact their tech didn't even bother to use the screws that are driven up at a 45 degree angle (smh.) I've seen pictures of a Race Red instance on these forums that appears to have the same issue.
Bottom line, if your car was delivered to you with the splitter installed you might want to check it.
I purchased a blue/white car this past Monday. I was inspecting the underside of the splitter the other night and noticed gap between the top of the splitter and the bottom lip of the fascia. It looks like the photo attached. Thanks to photos provided by ThreeFiveO I determined that my splitter is incorrectly installed.
You can watch the Ford Service install video here...
http://www.fordservicecontent.com/Ford_Content/videos/GT350Splitter_3PieceFINAL.mp4
R - model video
http://www.fordservicecontent.com/Ford_Content/videos/GT350R_RsplitterFINAL.mp4
I've seen pictures in these forums of other cars that appear to have this issue. It looks to me like the dealer service departments aren't watching the video and ensuring that the tabs on the splitter are positively locking in the tabs on the fascia. In the attached photo you can see a hole that is ~1/4 inch wide, near the center line of the car, between the stripes. There is a tab on the splitter that should be seated in this hole. In the install video they instruct the installer to wack on the splitter with a bundled up shop towel and rubber mallet to ensure the tabs interlock. My guess is that techs just aren't watching the video and following that advice. I stopped by a local dealer this morning that has a car and their splitter is not installed correctly either. It looks pretty much like my car. As a matter of fact their tech didn't even bother to use the screws that are driven up at a 45 degree angle (smh.) I've seen pictures of a Race Red instance on these forums that appears to have the same issue.
Bottom line, if your car was delivered to you with the splitter installed you might want to check it.
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