Official 2013 part retrofit thread
1/9/12, 09:53 AM
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Everyone who may be curious how a tail light decklid panel refit would look without changing the rear bumper entirely, it looks like Roush Racing has done just that for the 2012 Grand Am race season. Here's a pic and link.
http://mustangsdaily.com/blog/2012/0...tona-speedway/
It doesn't really look as bad as I would have expected.
http://mustangsdaily.com/blog/2012/0...tona-speedway/
It doesn't really look as bad as I would have expected.
Weird how all the 2012 season Boss302R's are using regular GT grilles (appropriately hacked up)
1/9/12, 10:03 AM
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Everyone who may be curious how a tail light decklid panel refit would look without changing the rear bumper entirely, it looks like Roush Racing has done just that for the 2012 Grand Am race season. Here's a pic and link.
http://mustangsdaily.com/blog/2012/0...tona-speedway/
It doesn't really look as bad as I would have expected.
http://mustangsdaily.com/blog/2012/0...tona-speedway/
It doesn't really look as bad as I would have expected.
Looks very good to me! The little gap doesn't look bad at all.
1/9/12, 04:13 PM
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1/9/12, 05:31 PM
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Also I went back in pics and sure enough, the other ones did run GT grilles (with lots of plastic cut out). #15 wore a GT grille for the daytona race as well.
at Daytona (running GT grille)
at MRLS
Me walking off with the grille:
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1/9/12, 05:46 PM
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At the risk of being shunned as a double poster... but for the benefit of this thread, here's a reply I sent to KC:
What are the chances of getting the track apps programmed to run on my 2012 GT's Ford Factory Electronics/Nav/Sync System? All the data (off the OBD/CAN network) is there; and the Nav/Sync system has ~40GB of space...
What are the chances of getting the track apps programmed to run on my 2012 GT's Ford Factory Electronics/Nav/Sync System? All the data (off the OBD/CAN network) is there; and the Nav/Sync system has ~40GB of space...
1/9/12, 05:55 PM
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Parts, tax, paint, labor, totaled ~$850 and took one day; all financed with the car and under warranty.
I recommend going this route (grille & lower fascia), vice the whole front end retrofit you'd need for the 2013 style.
1/9/12, 07:25 PM
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Thief! I am pretty sure I saw you walk away with that, I recall.
That's kind of funny. The only race I was able to go to was MRLS and I didn't notice they were running the Boss grille. I guess I was just excited to be there. Unfortunately it was a bad, bad weekend for the Mustangs.
Sorry for the brief thread derailing.
I am pretty sure I saw you walk away with that, I recall.That's kind of funny. The only race I was able to go to was MRLS and I didn't notice they were running the Boss grille. I guess I was just excited to be there. Unfortunately it was a bad, bad weekend for the Mustangs.
Sorry for the brief thread derailing.
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1/9/12, 09:58 PM
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Man, there were a lot of us there!
Anyhow, here are a few more shots of the #61 Roush car w/ the 2013 tails:
Anyhow, here are a few more shots of the #61 Roush car w/ the 2013 tails:
1/9/12, 10:13 PM
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I'm going on record as saying the gap isn't a big deal, and can be played off as a styling cue. If the taillights weren't going to be 1 million dollars, certainly a facelift I wouldn't mind doing.
Same with that panel. I'm running a wrapped panel (cf vinyl, somewhat of a tone match to the gray plastic below)
edit: on the derailing, my car now wears the pony from that grille. I hope it brings my car better luck than it did Foster and Maxwell
Same with that panel. I'm running a wrapped panel (cf vinyl, somewhat of a tone match to the gray plastic below)
edit: on the derailing, my car now wears the pony from that grille. I hope it brings my car better luck than it did Foster and Maxwell
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1/10/12, 09:03 AM
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It's like the Mustang equivalent of pants sagging.. the gaps look weird. Somebody needs to make an aftermarket cover that is styled just like the 10-12, but doesn't have the dip for the lights.
1/13/12, 10:16 AM
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