I saw this red car today at a cars & coffee ,low miles 2400 & noticed this bracket on both sides by the rear window ,I had to double check my car but yea I don't have them ,both cars are "05"
What is this
- Thread starter Twturbo
- Start date
So called band aid. Only on early cars with clam shell integrity issue. Correct me if i am wrong.
KennethClay
GT Owner
Wasn’t an integrity issue, but rather a panel fit issue. Solution? Cover up the panel gap with a bandaid clip! Both of my 2005 FGTs were early cars and had them. The later cars did not.
Neither an integrity or a panel fit issue but rather a "rule" inside Ford at the time that any visible body seam had to be covered. I think the first 500 or so 2005's had these before common sense said that the band-aid looked worse than the exposed seam.
Ok cool thanks for the info, so also a good indicator that it's likely to have the Billit A arms then ? i'll have to check my buddies car for them.
GTinTN
GT Owner
Mine had it too. Read somewhere that the first 500 or so cars built in 2004 but titled 2005 had this.
PeteK
GT Owner
Data point: My 2005, with a May build date, #1677, has billet arms. Apparently, there were some later 2005 cars with them too.
GKW05GT
GT Owner
Mark McGowan
Ford GT Team Alumni
- Jul 31, 2006
- 148
Very early 2005 cars the sealant would crack, this was the short term fix till a different sealant was found that did not crack.
extrap
GT Owner
My '05 red 400442 built 12/6/04 had the bandaids, whereas my '05 silver 401459 built 9/22/05 doesn't. Both have the billet control arms.