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That helped tremendously. I heard it can be a pain to remove and install the side intake trim and scoop. Did you remove the rocker panel to have the back side accessible?
Also, did you use any amount of 3M double sided adhesive tape anywhere for the scoop trim?
Thanks so much!
That helped tremendously. I heard it can be a pain to remove and install the side intake trim and scoop. Did you remove the rocker panel to have the back side accessible?
Also, did you use any amount of 3M double sided adhesive tape anywhere for the scoop trim?
Thanks so much!
Removal of the rocker panel shouldn't be necessary. I had some issues getting the rear clips seated on the passenger side so I did opt to remove that panel to ensure clips were fully seated, but the driver side install went smoothly without removing the panel. If you'd feel more comfortable removing the rocker and working from the back, it probably adds another 10 minutes per side to the install process. I suggest having a large blanket and a second pair of hands to aid in removal and re-installation of the rocker to avoid any damage to the paint.
I do not have any adhesive on my scoops. They've stayed put over multiple track weekends with speeds over 140 mph so I don't think they're going anywhere as long as the clips are fully seated.
Removal of the rocker panel shouldn't be necessary. I had some issues getting the rear clips seated on the passenger side so I did opt to remove that panel to ensure clips were fully seated, but the driver side install went smoothly without removing the panel. If you'd feel more comfortable removing the rocker and working from the back, it probably adds another 10 minutes per side to the install process. I suggest having a large blanket and a second pair of hands to aid in removal and re-installation of the rocker to avoid any damage to the paint.
I do not have any adhesive on my scoops. They've stayed put over multiple track weekends with speeds over 140 mph so I don't think they're going anywhere as long as the clips are fully seated.
Thanks again for the details from your experience. May I ask how much your local shop charged you, just so I can get a baseline idea? Also, would you please share some installed photos, if you have any, from various angles with the painted scoop? Thanks a bunch!
Perfection. This photo is the one that has me contemplating the same for my incoming Chalk. But I still don't know whether they'll look as good on a light car.
Thanks again for the details from your experience. May I ask how much your local shop charged you, just so I can get a baseline idea? Also, would you please share some installed photos, if you have any, from various angles with the painted scoop? Thanks a bunch!
I don't remember exactly, but I want to say it was around an hour per scoop for filling the GT4 logo and painting, so $200 - $300 range for my area.
Please excuse the dirty car and poor photography, but here's an album with what I've got from various angles, distances and in motion: 718 T Scoops
Perfection. This photo is the one that has me contemplating the same for my incoming Chalk. But I still don't know whether they'll look as good on a light car.
And now I believe they wouldn't look as good on my Chalk car so that's one cosmetic mod I won't be doing. But they do look fantastic on that black Spyder.
And now I believe they wouldn't look as good on my Chalk car so that's one cosmetic mod I won't be doing. But they do look fantastic on that black Spyder.
I too had the parts on order for installing the GT4 scoops but decided that on Chalk it wasn't going to look quite right, I cancelled the order.
The fellow who owns my old GTS did it, and said it was an easy install after he got them painted (and filled the GT4). The carbon ones look nice on the RS but might look a bit random on the base GT cars.
The fellow who owns my old GTS did it, and said it was an easy install after he got them painted (and filled the GT4). The carbon ones look nice on the RS but might look a bit random on the base GT cars.
looks like the CF scoops on the RS are part of WP ... hard to see from these configurator images ... but the non-WP just look "black"...
04-24-2022, 02:43 AM
