I've been sitting on a pile of GT takeoff parts from Cascotech for several weeks now, as life conspired to prevent me from getting them installed. Finally managed it over the last couple days. I know this isn't an earth shattering mod, but it sure puts a big grin on my face

Before and after:

 

Did they just snap on or did it require anything extra. Did he provide everything to install it onto the V6?

 

Did you paint your rocker panels or are they from the GT?
Thanks; Brian.

 

man thats sweet. Im going to be paintin my rocker panels soon, see how that turns out, but i really want them darn foglights

 

the casco kit includes the GT rocker panels also, supposedly they are a bit wider than the one on the v-6. They all snap into place, all i had to do was wire the fogs in and change the light harness on the back bumper.

 

To do it right you need several parts such as the front lower splash shield for a GT, as well as new front fender liners, not to mention assorted screws and clips. I got all the installation goodies from Kevin on the board (05StangKC)

Yeah the rockers are GT rockers.

 

Cool, after a search I found it all.
This is everything right?

 

ManEHawke, I did the same thing to my V6 and yes that is all the extra parts you need.

 

Yep, that list is correct.

If you're doing the rockers you'll also need a new set of the push-in clips that retain the bottom rocker edge (impossible to remove in re-usable form). There are 8 per side if I remember correctly.

For the rear you'll need 1 additional clip for the lower fascia (V6 has two, GT three)

If the GT parts for the front and rear you're using don't have the internal hard plastic supports still attached (this was the case with the set I got from Cascotech) you'll need a drill and bits to remove these from your original bumpers, as well as a pop rivet gun to install them on the new ones.

 

We are such a strange bunch. Paul's pulling off his black rocker panels to put on painted ones and I'm getting his old ones so I can pull off my painted ones.
Looks great, Paul. Can't wait to get the black ones on!

 

As long as we're happy, we won't worry about "strange" eh?

I should have the rockers for you packaged tonight and off to the p.o. for a shipping quote tomorrow.

 

Looks great! Is Cascotech the cheapest place to get GT take off parts. I've been thinking of replacing the front bumper on min ew/ a GT one, but keeping the V6 grill.

 

I'm confused. From what I've been reading in other topics, I didn't think that the GT parts lined up or fit correctly on the V6.

 

Everything from a GT will fit correctly on a V6. You may have to get some extra pieces, as with the front bumper cover, but it will all fit perfectly. The only excepttion to this is the GT grill. The GT and V6 grills are shaped differently, and the GT grill will not fit correctly in the V6 front facia. (You can make it work, but it isn't perfect.) Also, the V6 grill will not fit perfectly into the GT front facia. However, a GT front facia will fit on a V6, so if you change out the front facia, you can install a GT grill on a V6, or a V6 grill on a GT (if for some reason you wanted to. I guess if you were making a Bullitt clone you'd want to).

 

Thanks for the clarification. Do they repaint for you or do you have to wait till they get your color? This is exactly the type of mod i want. I love the GT, but I have to drive so much for work, it didn't make sense to just order the GT plus I'm not to interested in the price of insurance. And in all honesty, I don't mind the smaller engine, but I love the look of the GT. I don't think a lot of people notice the difference, but when you own one it is extremely obvious.

 

The parts from Cascotech are take-offs from Roush conversions, so they are already pre-painted. You just need to get a set that matches your paint color. They're the cheapest I've seen at about $575 from the front bumper/grill/lights, rear bumper, rocker panels and both GT mufflers. That's a pretty decent deal imho.

And the GT parts do seem to get noticed. I've been driving my car in V6 stock trim for about two months, and have gotten plenty of attention (makes the car payments easier to swallow) but have noticed the waves and "thumbs ups" have gone up at least 50% with the new front (the rear has been on for a few weeks).

The differences aren't huge, but the GT skins just seem to have a more macho/tough vibe about them.

 

Thanks, Paul. It seems like I've been waiting forever for someone to have a set of rockers I could buy.

Now watch, once I get yours, EVERYONE will have a set they want to sell.

 

I was able to reuse the rocker clips on the bottom of mine. If you are careful w/ them they should be fine.

 

I dunno, I was quite careful on mine and the clips mostly ended up "bald" in the area where they'd need to grip the new rocker. Might be temperature related, maybe on a really hot day they might remove more easily or something

 

Questions for the guys/gals that replaced thier V6 front bumper with GT from casco..

1. How did you wire the fogs into the existing V6 switch?
2. What was the condition of your bumpers when they arrived?


Thanx in advance...

Frank