Rear spoiler for MME

[PA Bob]

I have a low-clearance garage. My lift gate has hit the garage door a few times, and there are some small scratches. I was hoping that a rear spoiler would cover the scratches plus make the car look sportier. It looks like a number of people have added the spoiler. I was wondering what the consensus is regarding the best spoiler. AOSK makes an inexpensive spoiler, but it looks like some people thought it did not fit flush. Ford makes one that is very expensive. Is it worth the extra money?

BTW - I realized 2 things regarding my liftgate hitting the garage door.
One, I think the hands free automatic lift gate feature gets triggered by the moving garage door if the car is very close to the door. I turned it off.
Two - I glued 2" dense foam onto my garage door where the liftgate would hit it. only the middle of the liftgate hits so I only put a 4-5" strip of foam there.
Bonus - The lift gate can be set to only open part way, but it doesn't work unless it is a certain height. It won't work in my situation. Not sure why Ford did that. My Lexus will set to open low enough not to hit.

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[HuntingPudel]

The one Ford sells isn’t made by Ford. It is just expensive. I know that back in 2021 when there were a rash of liftgates hitting garage doors several people bought AOSK spoilers to cover up the dents. They seemed to work for that purpose. I can’t comment on the fit or quality since I do not own one and I haven’t really scrutinized a car that has one. ??

 

[rreddy3]

The one sold by Ford is made by Air Design. AD is also a direct supplier of aero type parts and other add parts to OEMs including Ford. I agree, they aren’t inexpensive but the quality is excellent. They are also always on sale on the Ford accessories website, typically 15%. Pictures of mine attached. I also had Ford points that softened the bite. Install wasn’t too tough. I also have the AD/Ford “splitter” which I thought was much harder to install. Whether either adds much if any function may be debatable. But I think they enhance the car’s looks and put more of my personal stamp on the car and that’s what it’s sll about. ?
A couple of shots of the splitter too, fyi.

 

[Paul H. Martinez]

Same. Learned the hard way. You can't select Drive mode with any of the side doors open but that does NOT apply to the lift gate. Drove right into the garage with it wide open. Terrible scratches from metal door frame. You also have the option to set the opening height of the lift gate. I made it 6" lower with the buttons but once open it's easy to fully open it by hand.

 

[Deuce399]

I added the AOSK V1 Spoiler and find it fitting quite nice.
You Can find a lot of YouTube videos on the topic.

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