tstex

The pic's below are just to the left of my 2014 F-150XLT's radiator.


This is almost like roof felting paper, but it has torn in 4-5 different places, at no fault to my own. I've used "Gorilla tape" to fix the rips, but I wanted to ask a few questions:

1. Is this just going to get worse?
2. My 36Kmile warranty is 650 miles from hitting, should I see if Ford will/should replace these? I have no clue why they ever tore.

Both sides have torn and I've used the G-Tape to fix all of them. Where I have used the g-tape previously, I am having to replace the older tape w new in 2 places.


Thank you,
tstex

raisin

Mine are much worse ('14 27K miles) just wrong choice of material. Next spring I will use old one as template. I may use same material as I used for front wheel well covers.
I think it gets buffeted by the air passing thru.

kbrock

I don't even know what's left of mine or where its ripped, '13 FX4 61k miles. Junk material, don't care, not gonna do anything about it

tstex

What's the purpose this material is serving? Is it to allegedly protect the parts behind the material from bugs/other?


And yes, it's junk material...a cloth like material w porosity to allow airflow yet stop solids should have been installed

Scott91370

More than likely the purpose is to direct air.
Will it make a difference? Probably not much of one.
Would I have Ford replace it? Nope. I'd find some thin rubber and cut it to fit id