Epiphany
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I've been through this a few times so hopefully my experience here can help.
I had a 2009 GT500 that I bought new - great car. Modified everything. I wanted a cleaner look and yanked all the stripes, considered blasphemy at the time from everyone with a keyboard. I also wanted a cleaner look out back. I removed the stock rear spoiler and swapped it for a KR/V6 S197 spoiler. I then decided to purchase a new factory decklid, weld the holes shut for the emblem as well as for the third brake light (I relocated it to the exact same location Ford uses on the S550 - Ford saw the change and quickly realized they needed to mimic it). Anyway, be forewarned that even new in the box, direct through the dealer parts network, that the decklids need work.
Yes, I upset the aerodynamic balance, flew off the track and died a fiery death all in search of a more sano appearance. Thankfully I cloned myself and can keep posting.
I modded my 2016 GT350 quite a bit as well. I added a CF R style wing and did the same thing by purchasing a new factory decklid. Went through the parts catalog for a decklid that had no wing and used a template to drill the holes. The layout is very similar, if not identical, between the R wing and the CFTP. Again, the factory new decklid required work as they often come with dents, gouges, etc. I think the parts network gets the units the factory couldn't use on a new car going down the line.
The decklid on the left is the one I purchased, drilled, had painted, and bolted the R wing to.
I believe the R model and CFTP wings are using the exact same dogbone, so those two respective holes are definitely the same. The third hole, which favors inward a few inches on the decklid is likely in a similar location as well. Regarding the mention of aftermarket CF decklids not being recommended for wing use...I can only say that the CF decklid manufactured by Multimatic for the GT4 cars gets by with the wing. Is there flexure at speed? Yes. I looked closely at the decklids at every IMSA race in 2018 and they were fine. Of note, they may thicken the layup for added rigidity but I never asked if they did this. I didn't see any internal bracketry with the decklid to add strength either. The third hole to the lower right is for a latch...the third wing hole is the one up above it, cropped in half in the next photo.
So why doesn't Ford stock a deklid for the R or CFTP with the holes already drilled? Since it is installed by hand on a separate line anyway, I sense they figured it was cheaper to not have to have an additional inventoried part and to just drill the holes come install time.
I had a 2009 GT500 that I bought new - great car. Modified everything. I wanted a cleaner look and yanked all the stripes, considered blasphemy at the time from everyone with a keyboard. I also wanted a cleaner look out back. I removed the stock rear spoiler and swapped it for a KR/V6 S197 spoiler. I then decided to purchase a new factory decklid, weld the holes shut for the emblem as well as for the third brake light (I relocated it to the exact same location Ford uses on the S550 - Ford saw the change and quickly realized they needed to mimic it). Anyway, be forewarned that even new in the box, direct through the dealer parts network, that the decklids need work.
Yes, I upset the aerodynamic balance, flew off the track and died a fiery death all in search of a more sano appearance. Thankfully I cloned myself and can keep posting.
I modded my 2016 GT350 quite a bit as well. I added a CF R style wing and did the same thing by purchasing a new factory decklid. Went through the parts catalog for a decklid that had no wing and used a template to drill the holes. The layout is very similar, if not identical, between the R wing and the CFTP. Again, the factory new decklid required work as they often come with dents, gouges, etc. I think the parts network gets the units the factory couldn't use on a new car going down the line.
The decklid on the left is the one I purchased, drilled, had painted, and bolted the R wing to.
I believe the R model and CFTP wings are using the exact same dogbone, so those two respective holes are definitely the same. The third hole, which favors inward a few inches on the decklid is likely in a similar location as well. Regarding the mention of aftermarket CF decklids not being recommended for wing use...I can only say that the CF decklid manufactured by Multimatic for the GT4 cars gets by with the wing. Is there flexure at speed? Yes. I looked closely at the decklids at every IMSA race in 2018 and they were fine. Of note, they may thicken the layup for added rigidity but I never asked if they did this. I didn't see any internal bracketry with the decklid to add strength either. The third hole to the lower right is for a latch...the third wing hole is the one up above it, cropped in half in the next photo.
So why doesn't Ford stock a deklid for the R or CFTP with the holes already drilled? Since it is installed by hand on a separate line anyway, I sense they figured it was cheaper to not have to have an additional inventoried part and to just drill the holes come install time.
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