Those do look like good pieces, and I will probably upgrade before I do any road course work. I'm sticking to autoX for now so I don't anticipate overheating the brakes, but I'd like to get some real driving instruction one of these days. Plus, the Vorshlag folks are local, and gotta support those guys...
Don't worry about destroying your brakes, you pretty much cannot. I have been hard on my stock pads and rotors at the track for 2 years and I have been pleasantly surprised at how durable they have been. I do change my fluid twice a year (Motul) and I will be putting in new pads this year but the rotors have a lot of meat left on them. These brakes are very impressive, and compared to where I have come from with Porsche, super cheap.
Oh yeah 21 of them step 8 missed that, thanks. Drilling no big deal, would only need to be done if replacing. As it stands the splitter and belly pan will come off a a single unit.
All those things circled in red are plastic rivets. That is how fat back the PP2 front spoiler goes. They are non removeable. Only way to remove is to drill or cut. There are like 16 POM rivets on the PP2 splitter.
They are literally bent pieces of sheet metal with three holes and some bolts. Keep that in mind. If they work, they work but if you have the resources I’d bet you could make them for under $10.
no idea. When the dealer screwed up the install, I recall them having a hard time getting the hardware. Not sure if they had to get the complete kit. Then they said they had everything and in reality were low on the plastic rivets so those should be able to be sourced separately.
Cool. with the information provided in the next post I should be good. I didn't think about just pulling a screw out and taking it to Fastenal or one of those places. (Duh ;) )
Thanks. Hopefully I can find some cheaper (generic) plastic rivets. I bet I could buy metal pop rivets as well but will focus on finding plastic ones of the same size. I might need to buy one Ford one to get the right size unless someone who has one can measure the diameter of the part that goes in the car. I believe that would be the thicker part. The thin post should get snapped off by the tool (IIRC).
Since I had the issue with the plastic rivets falling out, I happen to have saved them in case of an emergency. I took out the inner piece the way it goes together. Makes sure the inner pin's flair goes on the narrow end.
They replace the anemic ones that come from the factory which I believe are bolted on with the same three bolts. Take off the wheels and there they are. I picked up a set of bullitt calipers from a member at a discount. When I install those the air deflectors will go on. I powder coated them gloss black already. Waiting for the temps to at least hit 50. Late March here in Ohio maybe?!?
Perfect! Thanks for this, the plastic rivets were out of stock when I tried to buy them at the dealership a couple months ago, and ended up getting them online for nearly $100. I don't ever want to repeat that experience... This will be a big help to anyone who has to repair their splitter or add one after the fact.
Sorry I did just quote you
. Thank you very much for that information. Above and beyond! Just like the person from Ohio I'm waiting for winter to pass here in middle America so I can work on car projects. Though I still have a few house projects to complete. If it would just stop snowing for a few days so I don't have to clear snow.