After quite a few crappy fitting modifications and losing thousands of dollars on them I am selling my car.

[High Velocity]

To make a long story short I bought a cervini hood brand new and then had it painted. It did not fit. I'm out around $2600 on that alone.

Then my EMP rear seat delete fit so terrible I can't stand it. Was around $750 list price.

Ordered s550 euro tail lights from American muscle and even bought a 3 year warranty for them and they installed the grommets backwards and made the wiring harness to short. With extended warranty around $600.

I have lost thousands of dollars after hours of hard work on this car and thousands of dollars spent on other parts.

After all the stress caused by this crap and hours on the phone trying to get it resolved not to mention uninstalling the stock parts, then installing the aftermarket parts and now having to spend time reinstalling stock parts I just don't have anymore interest in the car.

This car used to bring me so much joy, every time I had a bad day I drove it or looked at it and I instantly felt better. Now, every time I look at it, it annoys me.

Right now I don't have the time to list all this stuff for sale however if anyone is interested in any of the parts on the car let me know.

I have Oem Mach 1 Exhaust and OEM Mach 1 rear diffuser
RTR front lip, side skirts, rear winglets and wicker bill.
OEM Mustang Bullit lower gloss black grille for the safe and smart package.
Ford performance track shocks, struts, lowering springs with Maximum Motorsport camber plates installed.
Ford performance toe link bearings new in the box.
Steeda aluminum bushing reinforcements which is part of the stop the hop kit.
Diode dynamics fog lights.
Steeda jacking rails
Steeda clutch spring and perch
J&L oil separator
EMP rear seat delete

And probably a bunch of other stuff I am forgetting. If anyone has interest in buying the car please message me and let me know. Has around 24000 miles on it.

This forum and the car have been great, I have just lost interest in the car because of the stress it is causing me with the money lost on crappy aftermarket parts. Thank you for all the advice that you guys have given me on here. And thanks for letting me be apart of this forum.

Hope you all have a good day.

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[RNM]

How much for the ford performance track shocks, struts and springs?

 

[High Velocity]

How much for the ford performance track shocks, struts and springs?

With camber plates 1300 without 1000 plus shipping.

 

[RNM]

With camber plates 1300 without 1000 plus shipping.

What is your PayPal?

 

[High Velocity]

What is your PayPal?

Send me a direct message

 

[Balr14]

I have found that mods gone bad will often cause the type of feelings you are experiencing. I would return it to stock condition and take your time getting reacquainted with your car before deciding to sell everything including the car. You liked it well enough in stock condition to spend a ton of money on it. You may like it that much again, but next time take a more conservative approach to mods.

It's easy to blame the car for your mistakes. Cosmetic mods rarely seem like a good idea for very long, as most fail to impress anyone.

 

[That_Orange_350]

What are you asking for the jacking rails ?

 

[blankman]

Is the RTR stuff being sold all together or seperated?

 

[Skye]

I would return it to stock condition and take your time getting reacquainted with your car before deciding to sell everything including the car.

^ This.

I'd pause, separate and focus on selling the aftermarket bits. But keep the car. Spend the Holidays re-grouping. If in the Spring you still fell it's best to sell the car, do so then. Selling the aftermarket parts in the mean time will help put all that behind you.

Best Wishes with whatever you decide.

 

[TonyNJ]

Sorry to see you lost your passion for the car. Aftermarket mods will do that.

OEM is the way. I've learned to keep it as close to factory as possible. If there's a mod, it's a part from a another trim level S550.

Think about owning a 1967 Shelby or 1989 Mustang 5.0 that is exactly the way it came off the showroom floor. The most valuable cars are stock.

 

[Unbridled5.0]

Sounds like your frustration isn't actually with the car, but shitty quality aftermarket parts.

Pull the bad tooth, not all the others! Jmo.

 

[NightmareMoon]

3 is a magic number for issues with a car... If you’ve got 1 or 2 problems, people can generally live with it, but once it gets to 3, people want the entire car gone.

so a word of advice is to fix things before it gets that far, and you can love driving your car for years.

 

[RowdyRam]

I have found that mods gone bad will often cause the type of feelings you are experiencing. I would return it to stock condition and take your time getting reacquainted with your car before deciding to sell everything including the car. You liked it well enough in stock condition to spend a ton of money on it. You may like it that much again, but next time take a more conservative approach to mods.

SNIP

Yes, this. I went through a similar experience with my '72 Cutlass convertible in 2017 after an expensive complete mechanical overhaul that took too long and didn't yield the results I was expecting. I sat the car in the garage and walked away from it for a few months and then decided to enjoy it for what it is and regroup on any updates/modifications. Still have her after 21 years and still enjoy driving her every time I get behind the wheel, even though the larger tires won't balance out quite right, and she pings under acceleration once up to operating temp even on 91 octane.

Sometimes a reset is necessary.

On edit, I haven't made any mods to my Mustang other than stripes, tint, and a spoiler swap - partly because of my experience with the Cutlass.

To relate that to your situation, as others have mentioned you obviously liked the Mustang enough to buy it *the way it was at the time* at the dealership. You could keep it that way for now and enjoy it until the sting subsides (and it will, eventually).

Not to take anything away from you, but I firmly believe many of us have had bad experiences with one car or another. As enthusiasts we all try things that are new to us and not all of them work out.

 

[SBR70.3]

Sounds like your frustration isn't actually with the car, but shitty quality aftermarket parts.

Pull the bad tooth, not all the others! Jmo.

This x 100. I am not a fan of aftermarket hoods, lights, etc. But that is my opinion and everyone is entitled to their own. Personally, I think the S550 visually looks perfect as it is. I suggest putting mods into things that make the car more fun to drive. Keep it. You will be hard pressed to find a car at this price point that makes you smile when you drive it.

 

[Cplennon17]

Damn sorry about the hood, I know you were excited about it. How does it not fit?

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