Hey all
Newb here to the site. Dreamed of a cobra for 40 years and finally got one. Due to time constraints and resources (not skill) I could not build one. I spent a lot of time researching and driving my wife nuts looking at this one and that one........I think she almost bought one just to bring one home
So I finally pulled the trigger.
I reviewed the build manual and it looks like the previous owner built it to spec per the manual.
Its a 2018 build FFR Mk4 with ~500 miles on it. 302cu fairly stock nothing crazy. Bought with a blemish on top of passenger fender (seam where the nose cone, fender and hood surround meet.) Ive done some body work in my day so what I saw didn't overly concern me. Wasn't too concerned as it looked like paint blemish and still does.
HOWEVER, in the past few weeks a delamination has presented itself quickly in the same spot on the drivers side. (ill try to post a picture).
The paint is aged but well done. Could have easily got another 5-10 years out of it had I not had cracking
I suspect, while I don't bag on the car, I drive it rougher than the previous owner.

What may be notable is this car started it life in hot, dry environment and was stored indoors. When I purchased the car I moved it down to a valley that's much more humid. It spends its life with me in a temp/humidity controlled shop so I can rule out that.

I notice on previous Mk's I looked at there were rubber grommets on the quick jacks. Obviously this allows the body to move as opposed to the hard mounting method shown in our build books.

When I asked FFR about this a month ago (before the cracking started) they said they "do not recommend the grommets on the Mk4 as this is an integral mounting method on the Mk 4 as opposed to older gens".

When I reached out again after the cracking started on the drivers side, FFR's response is "Those are grommets that we do not have available, and do not have any real information on them".
This has been my experience so far with FFR and makes me glad I didn't try to build one from scratch. Where I would expect the manufacturer to be able to provide info on their own product, I routinely hit a dead end, hence why I am posting this question here.

I literally have a set of these grommets in my hand from Finish Line but am unsure if I should put them in, waste of time, cause more issues?

Does anyone here have the bumper grommets on a Mk4 and if so what's been your experience?

Any info would be kindly appreciated

Main Cobra.jpgDrivers Fender Crack.jpgDrivers Fender Crack 2.jpgMain Car 2.jpg