What Is This (pictures Included)?

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Jim87

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My 2016 Mustang has less than 2,000 miles on it and this morning I noticed this degradation behind both rear tires. What the heck?

 

Three50won

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Probably some kind of purge or evap canister or something.

 

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All of them come that way. No deterioration. I used a sharp utility knife to clean up the edges. It looks like someone at Ford just hand ripped the rear fender well liner.

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Noobz347

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It's called a fender apron seal.

 

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BCFDT-10 said:

All of them come that way. No deterioration. I used a sharp utility knife to clean up the edges. It looks like someone at Ford just hand ripped the rear. fender well liner.

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So all the 2016 Mustangs come brand new already looking like that?

 

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Yup.

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Noobz347 said:

It's called a fender apron seal.

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Pardonnez moi, Mademoiselle.

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BCFDT-10 said:

Yup.

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Dare I ask "why?"

 

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Jim87 said:

Dare I ask "why?"

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My guess would be to avoid the added time/cost of adding an operation on the production line to clean up a part that is installed in a place where aesthetics usually don't matter. To me, that looks like leftover material from process used to make it...or what BCFDT-10 suggested.

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Three50won

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I thought you were asking about that canister looking thing behind the cover.

 

15GTrob

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Adds Down force. Gotta keep the ponies to the pavement. Wind friction from the rough edges help plant them Tyres! LOL Mine look like too.

 

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Three50won said:

I thought you were asking about that canister looking thing behind the cover.

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Dude, that is the exhaust.

 

Dallas Mustang

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Yeah, they all come like this from the factory should be pretty easy to clean up and make it look good.

 

Bullitt347

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2,000 miles and the tires still have tread...you are doing it wrong!

 

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