05-09 Interior and Audio Mods Enhancing Your Mustang's Interior and Sound System

2010 parts in 05-09 cars?

Old Dec 14, 2008 | 10:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Tispco
After seeing the 2010, the door panels might fit, but it would not be perfect. The upper rear corner of the door panel kicks up to match the hips on the outside and the side defrosters would be redundant. The speaker covers look like they are the same diameter and might fit. I am hoping to add those to my Mustang. The current covers look VERY cheap!
The 2010 door panels will not fit at all. The entire angle of the top of the door panel at the beltline is now changed and dips down from front to back then turns up sharply at the rear of the door so it will align in the same place as the 05-09 car. Doing this is how they got to keep the rear quarter windows in the same exact location while providing a starting point to introduce the new kick-up for the "hip". Also this retained the ability to keep using the existing side window moldings and weatherstripping without modifying them.

They changed so much with the interior that there will be very little if anything that will retrofit at all.

My only hope is that the speaker covers do fit. However the mesh facing of the speaker itself has been changed so it leads me to wonder if the new rings will be able to on the old speakers at all or not. This all depends on how much of the speaker mesh facing remains the same and if they retained the same snap in holes in the same alignment as the 05-09 models.

Notice as well, the door speaker trim rings matched the detail on the rear faux gas cap on the 05-09 models. For 2010 the speaker trim rings repeats the design of the new faux gas cap.

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Old Dec 24, 2008 | 09:49 AM
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2010 Speaker / Sub covers with chrome trim in Front doors
2010 Ebrake handle with chrome Button
2010 Optional GT strut tower brace -- Might not clear 2005 hood?
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Old Dec 24, 2008 | 12:53 PM
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I really doubt the strut tower brace will work with a stock hood. Maybe on the GT500 but not the base car.

Originally Posted by 05SatinGT
2010 Speaker / Sub covers with chrome trim in Front doors
2010 Ebrake handle with chrome Button
2010 Optional GT strut tower brace -- Might not clear 2005 hood?
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