Video Review & Installation

Hey, guys, Stephanie with americanmuscle.com, here with a review and install of the MMD Pre-Painted Decklid Panel for all 2015 and newer S550 Mustangs. In this video, we're gonna talk about a few different topics when it comes to this decklid panel. We're gonna talk about the styling, the materials and construction, and the install as well. As usual, I'll go over the install in more detail later, but I can tell you right now that this is an easy install, and I'm gonna call it a one out of three wrenches on the difficult meter.The MMD Pre-Painted Decklid Panel is going to be for the S550 owners out there that are looking for a pre-painted decklid panel so the panel will match the car's paint instead of being black. This is also for someone that's looking to eliminate that trunk emblem and have a smooth panel out back. This is currently the only decklid panel for the S550 that comes pre-painted. This decklid panel's painted right here at AmericanMuscle, and we use the same base and clear coat that Ford uses themselves to make sure that this will match perfectly to your Mustang's color, so you don't have to worry about not matching your paint.The decklid panel does get rid of the factory trunk emblem, so you'll have a smooth decklid panel. It still maintains the backup camera, and you can see the spot for that right here. The other nice thing about this decklid panel is the install. This does not install with 3M tape, and it's a direct replacement of the factory panel, so there's no drilling involved. It takes the place of the original panel, and it's going to reuse the factory hardware.When it comes to materials, the decklid panel is made out of ABS plastic, which is typically used for exterior styling pieces. This is because it's lightweight, and strong, and long-lasting. ABS is used from anything like decklid panels to diffusers, to rocker panels, to chin spoilers and grilles, and it's very durable.As far as price, you can expect to spend $250 for this decklid panel. This is more expensive than the standard black decklid panel option from MMD, but that's because this is custom painted to match your car. You also have the option of going with a carbon fiber decklid panel, but that's gonna be about $50 more and give you a completely different look than the pre-painted and even the gloss black option does.I mentioned earlier that the install for this was easy and that I'm gonna call it a one out of three wrenches on the difficulty meter. It should take you about a half-hour to complete the install, and you'll only need a few tools, like a flathead, something to remove a few bolts with, and a panel removal tool. The panel removal tool will help you get to the decklid bolts so you can unbolt it and separate it from the decklid. Then you need to unplug the backup camera. Once the panel's off the car, you can unscrew the camera so you can swap it over to your new decklid. The last thing you'll need to do is transfer over the clips from the factory panel to the new one so you can reinstall it. So you plug in your backup camera, clip and bolt the panel back into place, and replace the covers.Wrapping things up here with the MMD Pre-Painted Decklid Panel, this is currently the only pre-painted decklid panel that's available on the site. It has a smooth panel that'll eliminate the logo from the rear of the car, it maintains the backup camera, and it's a direct replacement for the factory decklid. You can check it out more online right here at americanmuscle.com.