Front inner wheel well issues

[TUnica]

plastic gets brittle and cracks over time though.

Have you had the opportunity to perform the smoke test? Or i should say, been able to take them out for a drive and see how they hold up?

No, the car is going into storage for the winter. I’m confident in the fiberglass but the carpet less so. My hope is that the aftermarket companies start manufacturing the ABS replacement inner fender wells like they did for the 550.

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[TUnica]

plastic gets brittle and cracks over time though.

When I sold My 69 442 it was 47 years old and it had its original plastic inner fender wells and they had no cracks or splits in them. ABS is pretty durable stuff. Time takes its toll on most things though.

 

[TUnica]

my 16 S550 used the fabric material. When did they change it to plastic and then back?

I don’t know? I worked on a coworkers 2018 and they were plastic for sure. Perhaps they were aftermarket?

 

[Vapor Blue GT]

When I sold My 69 442 it was 47 years old and it had its original plastic inner fender wells and they had no cracks or splits in them. ABS is pretty durable stuff. Time takes its toll on most things though.

That’s some tough plastic. My 05 and ‘13 vehicles had crack front fender liners by a couple of the screws. Never had to remove them. Maybe the temp fluctuations from 100’s to sub zero winters had an effect

 

[Zig]

FWIW, I checked my S550 earlier. There's a bulge (out) in the same spot, shaped a bit differently, but close to yours. The liner is all one piece. I didn't try to pull it back and look in, as there are fasteners close-by.

Almost makes one wonder what the interoperability over/under lap would be.

 

[TUnica]

That’s some tough plastic. My 05 and ‘13 vehicles had crack front fender liners by a couple of the screws. Never had to remove them. Maybe the temp fluctuations from 100’s to sub zero winters had an effect

I sold our 2003 S2000 in the spring which we had 20 years and those to were plastic and they were in excellent shape. Of coarse it helps only being driven seasonally

 

[Vapor Blue GT]

I sold our 2003 S2000 in the spring which we had 20 years and those to were plastic and they were in excellent shape. Of coarse it helps only being driven seasonally

We just traded in our 08 solstice gxp and they were fine. It definitely didn’t get driven in the winter.

 

[DannyJ7]

@Ford Motor Company, this needs an answer asap. I'm in michigan and will be driving this car during winter. Issuing a fix on this will certainly be cheaper than the alternative.

 

[REV745DH24]

Until that happens. It's certainly better than all that crap getting inside the car.

 

[REV745DH24]

I used 4” wide Flex tape and it is about 1/8 inch thick to cover it! Until the Ford comes up with a plan to fix that!

 

[JediMindTrix]

Same. All weather flex tape for the quick immediate fix until the real thing comes.

 

[erocker]

I didn't notice this on my car when I did an oil change and put jacking rails on. I'll have to check when it's out of hibernation.

 

[FFCobra]

I put duct tape over the holes. How crazy is that?

 

[TUnica]

I put duct tape over the holes. How crazy is that?

Certainly better than them being open

 

[steveo1960]

While I get a laugh out of the various Flex commercials I can say that on my 03 vert top it worked great. Had a tree branch pierce the top like and arrow. Put some Flex Tape on and it's lasted 2 years with no sign of falling off. I did put it both on the outside and inside underneath the top. I'm going to put it on my s650 when I get it because I remember with my 03 GT the front frame members would collect water and rust to pieces. Common problem. Hopefully Ford issues a fix as this seems ridiculous to me.

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