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that's just appalling
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rick shea
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I am having the Quiklatch 50 installed on my 2019 GT350R today and will post the finished product. We looked at 4 potential locations one being the same location as the GT500 latched. By the way the block decal dot on the underside of the hood does not line up with the cutout in the carbon fiber radiator support and should not be used as a guid for installation. Not sure what the black dot is for?
more to come.
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Thanks I looked at mine this past weekend after reading about the dot and it didn't look like it aligned on mine either.
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That's what a couple of us mentioned a few back. My mid '17 has them, so clearly unrelated.
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rick shea
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When you really look at it, there are actually 3-4 good places to mount the latch. I wanted to to be as far forward on the hood as possible. The cut out location is actually the best but the access to mount the latch base in that location is difficult as the underside of the cutout can't be accessed without modification or removing the radiator bracket ( which means removing the bumper cover and all). I told the installer not to go to that extreme and am anxious to see what he comes up with. The shop I am using is excellent and I have a great deal of experience with them on two prior Porsche restoration projects (1988 Carerra, 1989 964 C4) and my last Cayman R track build. They are creative , always do it right, and have great fabrication capabilities if required.
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It really isn't difficult to pull the bumper off if that helps. I can probably do it in about 25 minutes. The Gt and ecoboost guys do it all the time. S550 is pretty simple there.
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The GT500 part includes the pins and small hardware. KR3Z-8A284-A is the number.
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Hey thanks. That’s good info. 1300 bucks and includes everything. Will this indeed fit the 350?
https://www.tascaparts.com/oem-parts/ford-reinforcement-kr3z8a284a
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FWIW, it's cheaper to order parts directly through a dealer than from Fordparts even using the same dealer (shipping is cheap though). The GT500 cross member can be had for about $1430. from a dealer as opposed to $1730. thru Fordparts.
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I believe so, but can't say for certain. As the current GT350 reinforcement has the indents for the pins, it's assumed they are the same. I usually check different dealers, shipping can vary quite a bit. Last time I used https://www.lascoautoparts.com/
some dealers also charge sales tax.
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Don't know if you need the hood bits as well but talk about stupid expensive!
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Here's the link as photo is small: https://parts.ford.com/shop/en/us/body/hoods/lever-bonnet-release-12064255-1
Here's the link as photo is small: https://parts.ford.com/shop/en/us/body/hoods/lever-bonnet-release-12064255-1
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rick shea
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OK, so I had the QuikLatch 50 latches installed on my 2019 GT350R Today. A better than perfect install by Justin at Cantrell Motorsports. Just to recap .......I purchased the QL 50 kit from QuikLatch. the kit comes with the lower adjustable pins and the top hood latch mechanism. I also purchased (at great expense) the bottom latch pice which has a round mounting plate and a fixed length latch rod that is not made by QuikLatch but according to the QuikLatch folks is made bt Ford Racing. It is a unique mount plate that enables the fixed length rod to have about a 15 degree moment in its seated base. This enables the rod to seat in the upper latch even if it its not exactly lined up. Honestly I was hoping the shop would just use the Ford part as a template so I could return them as the two base plates were over $800.00 .
There are several locations that one can mount the QL-50 latch, but in my option the factory location on the carbon fiber radiator mount that is common to the 2019+ GT350 and the 2020 GT500 is by far preferable. As it turns out the GT500 latch base (with only minor shimming on the drivers side, fits perfectly hight wise and on the GT350. The corresponding location on the hood is also ideal as there are two layers of aluminum that are very closely aligned and flat (unlike other location under the hood where the two layers can be have as much as an inch separation, and have contours to deal with). Notes from the installer:
Went over hood pin hardware and mounting options for best function and clean fit.
Used the factory GT500 pins on the core support. Went to hardware store and found flanged threaded inserts commonly used for a furniture application biut in stainless steel. Was able to trim them down to the proper height to match the thickness of the core support. They have small teeth that bite into the carbon material. Was able to insert them one at a time through the center hole then align and set them into place without having to cut any additional access holes in the core support.
Marked underside of hood where pins will meet. After making a pilot hole I used a 2 1/4" hole saw to cut a relief in the bend on the underside of hood to allow the retaining collar to sit flush. Cut the top layer of hood with a 1 3/8" hole saw and cleaned up with edges with a sanding drum for a tight fit. Installed quick release button latches and checked operation and alignment.
The attached pictures show the bottom pin placement, top latch from under the hood, and placement with the hood closed. Also worth noting the seems on the hood are perfect and hood itself is now very solid. When you close the hood all three(factory center latch and two new QL-50 latches engage simultaneously . All in all it is a better than OEM fitment and set up. Also note in the pictures the black factory decal on the bottom side of the hood adjacent to the latch. I read in a couple of postings that people hypothesized that those decals were potential drilling locations for the latches. They clearly are not!!
enjoy!
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