Finally gave the car a nice hand wash, since we finally have some nice weather today on the east coast. It's my V6 premium that I picked up last October ... have had a lot of rough winter weather since then. Unfortunately I never get to take her faster than 30 mph living in New York City, so I'm actually glad I didn't get the GT, although I'd still like to test drive one one of these days.

Speaking of the winter, there's been a lot of salt on the roads this past winter, and I'm sure a lot of it wound up on the bottom of my mustang. Anyone have any idea how protected these things are against salt? Do I need to figure out a way to get it cleaned underneath?

 

That car is awesome looking. They are just as we'll protected against corrosion as any other modern car. That said it is always a good idea to get the under carriage cleaned off. My wife has an SHO and I have her run it through a touch less car was once per week in the winter then in the spring I get the pressure washer out and give the under carriage the once over. We live in New England so corrosion is always in everyone's mind.

 

Great looking car.

 

Thanks. I actually didn't like the Pony Package "coralled" pony (too much going on), but I did like the pony fender emblems, so I just purchased those from AM and slapped them on.

 

Well, during our winter storm some ice succeeded in ripping a panel off the bottom of my car, which dragged along the road until I could get it fixed. The mechanic just screwed the panel back in, but now I think salt from the road may have gotten on whatever that panel is supposed to protect, and I don't really even have a way of cleaning behind it, since an under carriage wash would just spray the outside of the panel.

Does anyone know what exactly is under those removable panels on the bottom of our mustangs?

 

Your engine is behind that panel. It's probably the engine service access panel.

 

Eek ... So probably no good that salt is in there. Next time I get it detailed on a lift, maybe I'll see if I can get the panel opened and the parts rinsed off.

 

The engine will be fine. It's the sheet metal you need to be concerned over. You can get to all of those places. The best thing you can do for your car is to insure the drains are always clear. The drain in the rocker panels, the drains under the doors, drains in the cowl, etc.

 

This may sound strange, but after all the salt is gone, I put a lawn sprinkler under the car and let it do it's thing for about 5 minutes. Sounds weird but it works. You will be surprised with all of the crap that comes off.

 

Thanks for the great tip, will try it as soon as this dang pollen slows down some..

 

that's a pretty cool idea. Also gonna try it sometime!

 

I agree!!! Get all the horse manure off of mine!

 

The secret is out Gary! You use your Boss to wrangle up the ponies! Got yourself a Muscle Car and a bad@ss piece of farm equipment!