Justin: The MP Concepts rear bumper winglets that we have here today will be a small and
affordable way to add some of that GT350-inspired styling to the rear end of your 2015 and newer
right at home.
Now, these winglets are constructed from a durable black molded polypropylene, are sold
in pairs, and require no drilling whatsoever, all for right around that $50 to $60 price
point.
So, again, these options from MP Concepts are meant to mimic that same small styling
found on the high revving Shelby GT350, a car that I would say has a very unique appearance
amongst the other S550s out there due to small additions such as this.
Now, obviously, this is a very small part in the overall picture of an otherwise awesome
car, but if you're looking or trying to achieve that GT350 look through different parts such
as maybe a rear bumper or diffuser, GT350-style spoiler, well, then adding these winglets
certainly be a nice addition and would look right at home.
And the best part is you really don't have to fork out a ton of dough to get them on
the car.
Now, functionality-wise, I would argue these are certainly gonna be more of an appearance-first
modification.
But that's not to say there isn't any functional benefit to them.
In fact, because of how they actually are gonna slightly stick out from the rear bumper
and wheel well area, they're almost gonna act as a little bit of a mud flap here if
you will, and protect that area directly behind the rear tires.
And that's an area that's prone to rock chips, dirt, or even rubber from those extra smoky
burnouts that we all love.
Now, as far as build and materials are concerned, well, as you might imagine, guys, not a whole
lot to report here.
We did mention that molded polypropylene build, very lightweight, obviously, very durable,
and the plastic and texture will be very consistent with other plastic on your car, and that will
certainly help these flow very well once installed.
Now, obviously, the color is black as you guys can see.
And they have been designed using OEM Ford CAD data to fit those rear wheel wells perfectly.
And they do really stay true to that Shelby design.
But now we actually wanna shift gears and show you what it takes to get the MP Concepts
winglets in place.
And as I mentioned earlier, these have been designed to be a drill-free install.
Instead, you're simply just gonna use the combination of the factory push pins with
a little bit of 3M tape and that's pretty much it, guys.
But because of that, site's just gonna go soft one out of three wrenches on the difficulty
meter, maybe 30 minutes of your time to complete from start to finish.
But now, to give you a better idea of just how these winglets get installed, here's a
detailed walkthrough from an AM customer.
Check it out.
Man: The tools you're gonna need are some panel removal tools, 7-millimeter socket,
ratchet, possibly an extension, some isopropyl alcohol, a rag, and a pair of scissors to
cut your parts with.
What comes in the box is your instructions, your right and left winglets, and some 3M
tape.
All right, so let's start the installation here.
We've removed the rear tires, this isn't really necessary for this, but it will make it easier
for us to show you the clips and things that have to be removed inside of here.
So, we're gonna start off inside of here.
We're gonna remove three of these clips, right here, right here, and right here.
Then we're gonna fold away the inside fender liner.
We're gonna remove these two 7-millimeters here and here.
Next step, using your isopropyl alcohol and a rag, we're gonna clean the inside of the
inner fender.
Make sure you do a good job with this because this is where the 3M tape is gonna adhere.
Once this is dry, we're ready to install the part.
We'll start off by removing the backing on the 3M tape.
Now what you wanna do is try to align these holes here on the part up with the two holes
for the bolts you just removed.
Then you wanna press this firmly into place, from the top all the way down to the bottom.
Next, we'll reinstall the two bolts.
Put the fender liner back in place and re-insert the clips.
The bottom clip appears to be over top of the part.
So, if you want to, I think what we're gonna do is we're going to take a 1/4-inch drill
bit, I'm gonna drill a hole into that.
We're gonna install that clip back in place.
And this installation is finished on this side.
All right, take two on this side.
All right, so this side is just like the other side.
We're gonna start off by removing the three clips and we'll take out the two bolts.
We'll get our piece installed.
Put this one back together so we don't lose it.
All right, we'll remove the inner fender out of our way.
We'll remove the two 7-millimeter bolts.
All right.
Now we'll get ready to remove our 3M tape.
We'll line our part up here in the top part of the bumper.
Is that in?
And stick it down.
One note, we've already cleaned this side with isopropyl alcohol before we got started.
Reinstall our two 7-millimeter bolts.
Throw the inner fender back in place.
Re-install our two clips.
Re-install our clip here.
We'll drill a hole like we did for the other side, then we'll install the clip on this
side.
Our installation is finished.
Justin: So, if you're looking for a small but subtle way to get some of that GT350 styling
on the rear end of your S550 at home, then be sure to check out these rear bumper winglets
from MP Concepts right here at americanmuscle.com.