Front inner fender well damage

[TUnica]

A year ago there was someone on another forum saying that the holes were gone, again people asked for pictures but nothing ever was posted.

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[DT-GT]

Picked up my 2025 Job #2 last week. I still have the inner fender holes!

 

[GrabThatBlue]

Picked up my 2025 Job #2 last week. I still have the inner fender holes!

I guess we need to wait a couple of more months until those fender lines with the holes are out of stock before they put the closed ones on.

 

[72Skiddoo]

Picked up my 2025 Job #2 last week. I still have the inner fender holes!

Glad to hear you got your vert. How many days/weeks before the actual build date were you notified of that date? I’ve had a build week of May 5 and vin since March 13. I’m planning to tape the fender hole before driving off the lot and installing a rubber cover as described in other posts when I get her home.

 

[hoodscoops]

Looks like they fixed the hole..

How can I tell the job number?

 

[Sofa King]

Looks like they fixed the hole..

How can I tell the job number?

Unbelievable!

Job number is determined by when it was built. Roughly:
Last half of 23 = 24 job 1
First half of 24 = 24 job 2
Last half of 24 = 25 job 1
First half of 25 = 25 job 2

 

[Gregs24]

Looks like they fixed the hole..

How can I tell the job number?

Looks like a flap that is bolted in place once the car comes off the line - you can see where it was flexed up. From the pictures of the line the hole is where the shell is fixed to the line before the wheels go on.

 

[GrabThatBlue]

Looks like they fixed the hole..

How can I tell the job number?

So the news was correct after all.
What date is your build?

 

[Wiley Marmot]

Patiently waiting for my REIMBURSEMENT CHECK from Ford for the DIY kit and install labor.

 

[hoodscoops]

So the news was correct after all.
What date is your build?

March 28 2025

 

[Wiley Marmot]

I should have added (see post above); the body shop manager told me I had a fair bit of sand, grit, and small gravel in my under trays; that had blasted the metal bits opposite the liner holes down to bare metal (approx 5400 miles on my GT).

Didn't find any rust, but they treated the bare metal with some kind of rust stop coating before reinstalling my under trays and then the DIY hole plugs.

$100/DIY kit + $150 shop labor/material =$250 to fix a defect Ford knowingly foisted on all of us. $250 isn’t exactly a prince’s ransom, but it still would have put a few gallons in my GT to enjoy the drive with as opposed to fixing an unnecessary issue.

I'm glad I got this corrected, but it should not have been necessary for me or anyone else to do so on our own dime for a new car.

Thanks, Ford!

 

[Deleted member 63910]

Finally! Just missed the fix date by 3 weeks. DIYvan kit will suffice.

 

[DT-GT]

Glad I got the DIY kit and plugged the holes before driving more than a few miles. The kit with instructions did a really nice job. And so easy to do!

 

[Mastermind46]

Has anyone been able to track down a part number for the liner without the hole or the patch piece from Ford, if it’s a separate piece?

 

[rijndael]

I don't think it's published yet, but the old one is discontinued.

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