does GT appearance pkg prevent upgrade?

For me, the first upgrade would be to remove that cheesy looking non-functional scoop...

:-)

I have an 06 GT Conv... I put the shaker hood on mine... looks 1000x better than the fake scoop... imho

So if you got a 1970 Mach 1, would that be the first thing you did to it too? Surely you realize that the number of Mustangs with working cold air scoops can probably be counted on one hand. Thunderbirds, GTOs, Torinos, 300s, Barracudas you name it, they ALL had fake hood scoops.

There is nothing in the GT appearance package that I would want on a car. The cheesy, non-functional hood scoop simply detracts from the looks of a nice, clean GT. The rolled exhaust tips...? No, thanks.

Now, that pony emblem engine cover, THAT I like.

dwight

Perhaps you'll find something here that will help answer your question:

The program seems to add and delete supporting/conflicting options at appropriate times.

There was nothing I liked about the GT appearance package. I hated the hood scoop. I had to order the car to get one without the hood scoop. I also went with the spoiler delete. I think it makes for a nice clean look.

But, ya pays ya money and ya takes your choice.

Norm

" snipped-for-privacy@home.com" wrote:

The cover is easily removed, it is only held on by a few nuts. It is purely cosmetic and removing it and leaving it off would cause no problems.

thanks very much for that. exactly what i was looking for-

and to all the others who posted too, thanks.

-Lee

I had a 69 Mach and 2 70 Machs... the 69 and one of the 70s had the fake scoop with the turn signals in the back.. One of the 70s had the shaker.. definitely better...

Which leads me to believe that there may be a nicer and less expensive option from a third-party vendor...

The guy I bought my '05 GT from put an aftermarket phony scoop on it, which looks pretty much like the ones they've got on the appearance package (minus the matching grill piece). He also put on the phony side ducts - top and bottom. Sure, they aren't functional, but look pretty cool to me. There's something about looking out the front windshield at a hood scoop while driving - working or not. (Yes, the REAL shaker would be nice, but...)

I'm thinking of getting the phony hood pins next - heh.

John B.

P.S. My '95 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP had phony hood "grilles" as well as phony duel exhausts - ha!

NOTHING like having the 'scoop' move as you rev the engine... Once you have the shaker, you simply cannot go back to non-functional plastic... You just can't..

The current optional scoop.. Does it still look like it is pop-riveted to the hood? That look 'worked' for the 65 Shelbys.. but on the current Mustangs simply looks cheap and as if someone bought something from a JC Whitney 'fiberglass crap' blow-out sale and riveted it to the hood after a few beers with the boys.. (My opinion, if yours differs, that is perfectly OK..)

The current Mustangs would have been better served by a Functional Shaker (The hood is already stamped for it.. ) or a 69 / 70 Mach I type scoop with the functional turn signals. or even the 67/68 hood with the turn signals embedded near the leading edge of the hood.. The Shelby-replica scoop just does not look 'right' on the car...

Of course, ymmv...