Hey, guys.
Stephanie here and today we're gonna be taking a look at and installing the Novistretch Hi-flow
Front End Mask for 2015 and newer GT and V6 Mustangs.
This is gonna be a great option for someone who is looking for a little bit of front end
protection for their Mustang.
It has a very contoured fit and it's made of a lightweight, breathable, stretchy fabric
material that has a lot of elastic qualities and it really hugs the front end of the Mustang.
It's easily washable.
It cost about $150.
I'm gonna call the install a one out of three wrenches on the difficulty meter.
We'll go ahead and show you how it's installed now.
For this install, we used a body panel removal tool and a Phillips head screwdriver.
All right, guys, so I'm gonna start off this install by saying that we do have the car
on a lift in the air a little bit just to show you guys exactly where we'll be working.
You can install this perfectly fine without a lift and perfectly fine sitting level on
the ground.
The first thing that I'm gonna do is I'm gonna take a body panel removal tool, and what we're
gonna do is we're gonna remove some of our push pin clips that are holding some of the
body pieces in place.
And we're gonna replace some of those clips with some of the fasteners that are given
to us.
We're actually gonna start down here by the bottom of the bumper in the fender liner and
I do have the wheel turned all the way just to get full access.
That's something that will make it a little bit easier for you guys too.
So we're gonna be removing three push pins in these locations right here that are holding
the fender liner to the front of the bumper.
So we only have two that are in place.
You guys are gonna have a third one right here.
So what we're gonna do is we're gonna go ahead, remove these, and then like I said, you guys
will have a third one up here.
Then we're gonna peel back our fender liner.
Now we're gonna grab three of the provided J-clips out of our hardware pack.
We're gonna peel back our fender liner.
We're gonna install a J-clip in each of those locations where we just removed the push pin
from on the bumper.
So we want the nipple side of the J-clip to face towards the front of the car.
So I'm just gonna go ahead, slide this J-clip into place.
Then we'll let the fender liner back down into place.
And instead of reinstalling our push pins, we are going to reinstall the provided snap
screws.
So our provided snap screws, you'll need a Phillips head screwdriver for.
So I have a little stubby Phillips head screwdriver here, and gonna go ahead start threading these
into place.
And then we'll go and do the same thing on the other side then.
We'll remove our three push pins.
We'll peel back our liner, install our J-clips, and then our snap screws.
So once again, we are missing our third push pin, which would be located right in here.
You guys are gonna have that third push pin in place.
So we're gonna open up our hardware pack.
Grab our three J-clips, peel back to fender liner and then get these installed with the
nipple side facing towards the front of the car.
Now get our fender liner back in place and then install our snap screws.
So once your initial install is complete, removing the mask is actually really easy
and should only take you a minute or two.
One thing to also point out is that you guys probably wanna clean the front of your car
really well prior to installing it, especially if you're planning on leaving it on for a
long time.
Now, we're gonna start the install of our mask.
So what we're gonna do is we are going to open this up and get it in the correct orientation.
So this piece right here is actually gonna go on the top.
So we'll save that for later.
So what we're gonna do is we're going to go down the side.
And these three snaps right here are going to install on the snap screws that we just
installed on each side of the bumper.
So what we're gonna do is we're gonna get these lined up.
We're just gonna push them into place and they'll snap right on.
Like I said, you just wanna make sure that you have the correct orientation and you're
not installing it upside down.
And this material, as you guys can see, is very stretchy.
So, do expect to stretch it out over the front of your car.
Now that we have this side clipped into place, we're going to stretch this around the front
and go ahead and clip in the other side.
All right.
Now that we have it stretched across the front, we are going to snap these into place on the
side of the bumper.
And now we'll move up under the hood.
So this is why we popped the hood.
It's gonna give us access to these four push pins right here along the bumper that are
holding this cover in place.
Now, what we're gonna do here is we're gonna remove only the male portion of the push pin.
We're gonna leave the female portion in and then we're just gonna push our snap screws
into place.
All right.
So we are, once again, just going to remove the male portion of this clip here, which
is the top portion.
So I have the top portion up.
I'm just gonna pull it out then we'll take one of our snap screws and we are going to
push that into place.
I'm just gonna use my handle here to help me, and we'll move on to the next one.
So just as a side note, while we're going through these, I do wanna mention that technically,
this will fit the EcoBoost Mustang.
But it's not really recommended for it because of the front mount and it does slightly increase
intake air temps in some cases.
Now, it's not gonna adversely affect the drivability of the car or its performance but that's why
you don't see it listed as being for the EcoBoost.
All right, guys, now you'll grab the mask and stretch it up into place.
Now, this is very stretchy and it is made to be a tight fit.
So don't let that concern you.
And I'll mention again that you really wanna make sure that you wash your car prior to
the install because if you're installing the mask on a dirty car, then you could end up
just scratching your bumper.
So now that we have this pulled up, we're going to just snap it into place.
Oh, and the mask can be easily cleaned too.
You guys can rinse it with water or even use concentrated soap in some really dirty areas.
Once we're all snapped in up top here, we are gonna go around the bottom and just make
sure that this is sitting perfectly on the car.
All right.
Now we're just gonna double check on the bottom of our mask here to make sure it's not bunched
up at all, make sure that it's sitting perfectly under our front lip here.
All right.
And that's really all it's gonna take to get this installed.
All right, guys, that's gonna wrap up this review and install.
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