side scoop removal
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01GT eibach
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I am having some body work done due to some vandalism. Part of this includes going to Bullitt side scoops. I saw my car just today with the side scoops off. I did not study it (so more knowledgeable Stangnet'ers, please chime in). But I recollect about 8 pins holding it down with a center hole.
I took mine off a couple of weeks ago and wound up breaking some of the brackets on the back of the scoops. These brackets hold the christmas tree clips that secure the scoop to the body. Even after seeing what is back there I'm still not sure how you get them off without damage so maybe the best bet is to have a Ford body shop pop them off for you. I was lucky because I was able to replace them in new condition already painted in my color for only $35 for the pair from a dealer on e-bay who sells some of the Saleen take offs. 
skywarp said:
I took my off temporarily to replace the grills with some much better looking ones (see CC Mustang). It wasn't too difficult. I just grabbed a hold of them firmly and tugged. Kind of like interior trim panels.
The rear quarter panel has four small holes for the four clips which hold on the scoop, and one very large hole. Team Mustang was asked, and apparently this large hole is required during assembly. Also, the large side hole on SN95 Mustangs was used as part of the functional side scoops found on the '94 and '95 models.
Brisk281GT
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Seems like a pain in the ass. The paint is probably a different shade behind there too if you have a 99 or 00 model. Anyone have any pics? 
I've removed my stock side scoops a couple of times lately, because I temporarily installed the Bullitt side scoops.
If your 2000 is anything like my 2002, then there are lots of holes, and one very large hole (several inches wide) underneath.
I was not happy with the way the Bullitt side scoops fit, and the fact that you have to use 2-sided tape or epoxy or something because they have no attachments in the front. Also, the 2-sided tape did not seem to be working well on one of them, so I removed it, and the next day the scoop flew off, so I threw away the other one as well.
So now I have the stock side scoops on again.
I will probably just remove the stock side scoops, but this time cover the holes with fiberglass resin, sand the fiberglass resin, and then paint it or get a body shop to paint it.
The stock side scoops on my 2002 were fairly easy to remove. I just pulled hard on them and they popped off. However, I did damage some of the rear attachments on one of them, but I was still able to re-attach it later.
If your 2000 is anything like my 2002, then there are lots of holes, and one very large hole (several inches wide) underneath.
I was not happy with the way the Bullitt side scoops fit, and the fact that you have to use 2-sided tape or epoxy or something because they have no attachments in the front. Also, the 2-sided tape did not seem to be working well on one of them, so I removed it, and the next day the scoop flew off, so I threw away the other one as well.
So now I have the stock side scoops on again.
I will probably just remove the stock side scoops, but this time cover the holes with fiberglass resin, sand the fiberglass resin, and then paint it or get a body shop to paint it.
The stock side scoops on my 2002 were fairly easy to remove. I just pulled hard on them and they popped off. However, I did damage some of the rear attachments on one of them, but I was still able to re-attach it later.
Hammer1999Gt
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Yeah there are some really big holes under there I have no idea as to how you would fix that besides paying a body shop a ton of money to do it. PITA if you ask me.
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