What did you do to your GT350 today?

[DCShelby]

Looks like Jackpoint......all sold out now. you can't find any for sale.

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[Rev Happy]

How was the repair process? Tolerable turn around time? Quality repair? Fair cost? I've heard Spyder takes a while but does good work. What say you?

Edit: Is that a Jackpoint Jack Stand? Good product?

I shipped it to him on 12/15 and he sent me an invoice that the work was done on 12/31. Sanded, wrapped, painted and shipped to my door for 1100. It took him a couple weeks or so to ship it out and I had to poke him but overall the process was good...you can't even tell the wheel was fixed. There is a reason why he is the only shop that Carbon Revolution recommends for repair. It beats paying 5K for a new one at the dealer or taking a gamble on picking up a used one.

Ya that's a Jackpoint jackstand. I bought a pair when I first got the car and love them. I hate being underneath the car on jack stands so I wanted the safest thing. You'll need a low profile jack that fits them but they're great. I reached out to the guy to order 2 more and I was on a waitlist for like over a year but now I have a full set. It does seem like they're sold out most of the time.

 

[HoosierDaddy]

I shipped it to him on 12/15 and he sent me an invoice that the work was done on 12/31. Sanded, wrapped, painted and shipped to my door for 1100. It took him a couple weeks or so to ship it out and I had to poke him but overall the process was good...you can't even tell the wheel was fixed. There is a reason why he is the only shop that Carbon Revolution recommends for repair. It beats paying 5K for a new one at the dealer or taking a gamble on picking up a used one.

Ya that's a Jackpoint jackstand. I bought a pair when I first got the car and love them. I hate being underneath the car on jack stands so I wanted the safest thing. You'll need a low profile jack that fits them but they're great. I reached out to the guy to order 2 more and I was on a waitlist for like over a year but now I have a full set. It does seem like they're sold out most of the time.

Regarding not wanting to be under a car on typical jack stands, can you fit under the car with any room to move on those Jackpoint stands. Website lists height as 12"-13.5" depending on pad.

 

[Kachow]

I switched out the cabin filter, engine filter, and coolant tank for OEM replacement. What a total b to get those hose clamps off in the cold! I didn’t realize they made a HOSE CLAMP TOOL and was instead using pliers. My hands are bloody. All done now and looks great - took the car and all the coolant burned off that I spilled everywhere

 

[Lorne34]

I switched out the cabin filter, engine filter, and coolant tank for OEM replacement. What a total b to get those hose clamps off in the cold! I didn’t realize they made a HOSE CLAMP TOOL and was instead using pliers. My hands are bloody. All done now and looks great - took the car and all the coolant burned off that I spilled everywhere

Yeah, I bought one of those specialized hose clamp wrenches when I replaced my coolant tank. They work great. Did everything possible to avoid coolant spill, but still dropped a bunch down into the lower plastic...

 

[Lorne34]

Well, after two pain-free years of zero anything damage, got to cars and coffee this morning and see this. Don’t know wtf I hit but something kicked up and bit the snake.

Going to try and get the plastic to settle down and glue it w/ isocyanate, then see if the ppf will relax.

Trying to heal ppf is a new one for me; any thoughts, comments and smart remarks appreciated.

If it's deep not much you can do but replace that section. That was the one thing I did not like about the PPF on my GT. Had a bunch of puckered PPF that I couldn't heal flat and it would snag on my detailing rags, sponges, etc... The front clip often gets the most violent hits...

 

[melown]

Well, after two pain-free years of zero anything damage, got to cars and coffee this morning and see this. Don’t know wtf I hit but something kicked up and bit the snake.

Going to try and get the plastic to settle down and glue it w/ isocyanate, then see if the ppf will relax.

Trying to heal ppf is a new one for me; any thoughts, comments and smart remarks appreciated.

welcome to the club. mine got cut deep though the ppf in the lower section years ago from hitting some shit on a windy day.

 

[edunn14]

First wash day of 2026. This car was absolutely filthy. But now she's clean, and I just have to get the wheels off during the week for a little shine for V-Day C&C, the only celebration we will get due to some upcoming work responsibilities taking priority for the rest of the month

Also, on the cold weather front. Last night after the sun went down I was driving around and IATs were around 60 or below. I took her about 20 mi north on the highway to get to a brand new interchange with about a 2 mi on/off ramp to let her eat with minimal traffic. I could barely get the oil temperature up to 200 on the drive there, and about 5 minutes of waiting at the lights to get on the on ramp put my oil temperature back down below 190. So much for that plan

But boy, did she sound mean

 

[galaxy]

What’s wrong with 190°?? you guys are waaayyyy overthinking this cool weather thing.

 

[edunn14]

What’s wrong with 190°?? you guys are waaayyyy overthinking this cool weather thing.

I still got on it, just not 8250 in 1-3 as planned. Rolled into it later on as it warmed back up, all went well

 

[Lorne34]

What’s wrong with 190°?? you guys are waaayyyy overthinking this cool weather thing.

yeah.. I'm ok at 190... it's not like i can redline it in 2nd-5th anywhere but the track and not be looking over my shoulder...

 

[Lorne34]

welcome to the club. mine got cut deep though the ppf in the lower section years ago from hitting some shit on a windy day.

A word of warning on PPF?
I will be posting this in the main forum as well..
.

 

[JScheier]

I've only seen that happen on repainted vehicles, but have heard of this from others. Wonder if the issue was because he had a paint-to-match job on his P-car? Also wondering if the lower sill and inner wheel well are non-metallic, and P had an issue with paint bonding to those non-metal pieces? Either way, that does suck and will not be an inexpensive fix.

 

[TonyNJ]

A word of warning on PPF?
I will be posting this in the main forum as well..
.

Interesting timing. Last night I removed 3.5yr old PPF from the roof of a painted stripe GT500. No damage thankfully. It's a very tedious process and definitely rough on the fingers. I feel for the guy.
PPF should come off without problems "most" of the time. I'm thinking that Porsche had already been repainted in that area he got peeling.

 

[Lorne34]

I've only seen that happen on repainted vehicles, but have heard of this from others. Wonder if the issue was because he had a paint-to-match job on his P-car? Also wondering if the lower sill and inner wheel well are non-metallic, and P had an issue with paint bonding to those non-metal pieces? Either way, that does suck and will not be an inexpensive fix.

Yeah, after having two mustangs in a row with ppf applied I decided to forgo it on the 350.
I just relaxed a bit about the anxiety of rock chips and didn't fully trust it being on there for a lengthy period of time. I am not saying everyone should NOT do it, but for me it was a personal decision. I was just surprised that this happened on his Porsche as he is pretty meticulous about stuff.

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