These are the MMD by Foose Pre-Painted Rocker Panels for the 2015 and new S550 Mustang.
The MMD by Foose rocker panels are something that you should check out if you are looking
for a change and looks that offers more than a side splitter or side skirt would.
All of the MMD by Foose items are designed to bring a different look but to still look
like they could have come from the factory on the car.
You can pick these up pre-painted or unpainted, whichever works better for you.
The pre-painted panels will cost a little bit more, but you'll end up getting these
delivered and ready to go right out of the box.
These rocker panels are also a go-to item if you're looking for an option that does
not require any drilling.
These are installed with 3M tape only, so the install is very easy.
It's a one out of three wrenches on the difficulty meter, and we'll show you more on that later.
When it comes down to it, everyone is gonna have a different opinion about styling parts,
and these are definitely a styling part, so it's safe to say that not everyone is gonna
love it.
One of the things that I really like about this design is that it goes with the car.
You still keep your side splitters that you have, you don't have to remove them.
And this panel incorporates on splitter into its design, so you get a little bit of both
a splitter and a lower side panel.
What I mean by that is that these are by extending outwards and the same as the splitter does.
This piece is gonna go over top of the splitter so that's how it incorporates it into its
design.
Then it's gonna extend downward which gives the piece a little bit of volume, and you
have a step down here which keeps the panel from looking like a plain blocking piece and
it adds some dimension to it.
As far as construction and specific materials, these are a lightweight ABS materials, so
don't be surprised if these arrive and they don't have a ton of weight to them.
A lot of aftermarket and OEM exterior pieces are made from ABS because it is lightweight.
We wouldn't really want a heavy piece anyway, and it's also durable.
The pre-painted ones are gonna cost a little bit more.
They'll arrive to you paint matched and painted with the same paint that Ford uses in the
factory, so they're gonna match perfectly and be ready to install.
You're looking at spending about $375 for the pre-painting panels and $300 for the unpainted
ones.
And the install is very easy here.
You don't have to drill or cut anything or even remove anything to get these on the car.
Gonna call this one a one out of three wrenches on the difficulty meter.
And let's head over to an install bay and we'll show you exactly how you get things
on the car.
All right guys, so these things do install with 3M tape only, there's no hardware.
And what that means for you is it means you need to get your surface as clean as possible
before you go to install these.
So, what we're gonna do now is we're going to wipe down our rocker panels with a mild
soap and water mixture and make sure they're as clean as possible.
So basically, anywhere the 3M tape is gonna be touching, we want that to be clean.
So if it's not clean, then it won't stick.
The other thing is after you have it wiped down, you can see that it's really clean.
You're gonna wanna make sure that you give it enough time to dry because if it's too
wet, then you're adhesion promoter and your sticky stuff isn't really gonna work well.
So now that everything's dry, you're ready to move onto your next step.
And with your side skirts, you guys actually got an alcohol prep pad and some adhesion
promoter, and you're really gonna wanna make sure you use this stuff.
The first thing you're gonna use is your alcohol prep pad.
So, after everything's clean, you're gonna open your alcohol prep pad.
You're going to wipe your surface here, and what you're doing is you're further prepping
the contact surface where the 3M tape is gonna be.
After you use your alcohol wipe, you have your adhesion promoter pad then.
And do the same thing with the adhesion promoter.
Just run it along where you're 3M tape is gonna be making contact.
Make sure you get good adhesion there.
So, once you've done all that and all your prep work is out of the way, you're gonna
look at installing these next.
So, these doing install with that 3M tape.
There's three stripes of 3M tape on the inside of these right here on the top.
You're gonna have to peel the backing off backing those.
And just to say, these are side-specific guys.
So, before you start peeling off the backing on the 3M tape make sure you have the correct
side.
I'm just gonna peel the backing off here, and then we can do these all at once.
So, I'm just gonna start on one end.
All right.
So, now I'm gonna line this up and then press it into place.
And you only really have one shot at this, so just take your time and make sure everything's
lined up correctly.
I'm gonna line this front side up first, and I'm making sure that I'm not pressing down
yet.
I'm kind of just lining it up.
I don't want it to touch anything yet, so I don't want it to stick just yet.
All right.
So, now once I have it all lined up, I'm really just gonna press into place and make sure
that the tape is sticking
The nice thing about this install is it's very easy.
It's straightforward.
You don't need to lift the car in the air, you don't even need jack stands.
You guys can see I'm doing this on the ground, so it makes for a very easy and fast install.
So, the install is gonna be exactly the same on the other side, there's nothing different
there.
One thing I will say, guys, is to make sure they maybe don't wash your car for 24 hours,
especially with things that are 3M taped on.
You're gonna wanna make sure you give it enough time to adhere to your car.
If you take it through a car wash or something right after you install it, you could be taking
the chance of having these things fly off, and I know that you don't wanna do that, especially
if you pay for pre-painted item.
So, just let this sit overnight, let it cure and make sure it's really on there before
you do anything like take off down the highway or take your car through a car wash.
That's gonna wrap things up for the MMD by Foose rocker panels.
You can check them out more online right here at americamuscle.com.