Newts

As title - is the escort cossie tailgate (minus spoilers) and rear screen the same as a mk4 escort?
Has anyone got a diamond white one, if so?

Cheers
Newts

Dave Henshall

no, its the same as a mk5 one though...

there is just no holes drilled for the spoiler to mount - so u'd have to drill them yourself.

Phil

iTrader: (1)

Doesn't the standard Escort bootlid make the spoilers sit too high?

Dave Henshall

dunno about that..?

i thought the roof, doors and tailgate were the only cary over panels?

JamesR

The Cosworth boots ARE different. The edge does not run along at the same height as the back quarters.The cosworth boot is lower, so on normal boot lids it makes the rear spoiler sit much higher.

It is an easy way to spot cosworth replicas.

Dave Henshall

i know what you mean about that - but that isnt the tailgate that sits lower - its the rear quarters on the car which are differnet and are level with the tailgate WITH the spoiler on. they are about 2" taller than normal rear quarters.

Dave Henshall

check the back of mine

Dave Henshall

check how the fake one here 1st the rear quarter sits on the line of the tailgate and the spoiler sits above.

whereas a real one (mine) the panel actually is taller matching up to the tailgate and spoiler .

Newts

The reason I ask, is I have a WRC spoiler I would like to fit to a tailgate. Do I need to source a cossie tailgate or a std one (which I guess would be cheaper). Its for a trackday escos so concours and buftiness not a consideration. Drilling holes just adds to the fun
Thanks for the info so far...

Merry Chrimbo,
Newts

Mike Rainbird

iTrader: (3)

The rear tailgates are the same as any Mk V Escort, it is the rear quarters that are COMPLETELY different (which is why a replica without these will look shit, as the rear quarters won't sit flush with the rear spoiler on a replica - as you can see from the last photo the difference that you would get with a standard car's (not raised) rear quarter).

apples24

fook me never new that


i do now though

Fraz

I thought cosworth ones had added stiffeners in them to take the loadings due to the top spoiler ?

DaveEscos

as gaybird says

rear tail gate is EXACTLY the same (minus holes)

Billabong

The tail gate struts are stronger on an EsCos......

GARETH T

this is a standard mk5 escort tailgate on my esccos,, they are the same,, i just had to drill new holes

GARETH T

you can see that the rear quarters come up over the top of the tailgate

allsteel

I've got a white one here.It has been on an Escos but it has had non original spoilers fitted.

DOO

Tailgates are listed diffrent on fords part listing so they are NOT EXACTLY the same

Only if the diffrence is a few holes

So yes they are diffrent then

Newts

Cheers! I'll be on the lookout for a std mk V tailgate then

Thanks a lot,
Newts