The topic of whether or not the splitter that comes on the front of the 2012 Boss 302 Laguna Seca is one of contention. The splitter is functional, albeit the thing is pretty high off the ground. It’s also interesting that Ford says the front splitter can add as much as 90-pounds of down force at speed. Whether or not the splitter actually works at standard ride height, the thing looks really cool on the car. The street Boss 302 doesn’t come with the splitter like the LS cars do and the part from Ford is nearly $800. That means some folks will inevitably go looking for an alternative.

A forum member at The Mustang Source took it upon himself to hand craft his own splitter to meet his specific needs and tastes. He started out with a big sheet of 1/4-inch ABS material, a drill, and cutting tools and went to work. The first step was taking the factory Boss 302 splitter off the front valance and then making a rough cut to get the basic shape of the splitter from the large sheet of plastic. After that, it appears that he trimmed and drilled the rear and flat portion of the splitter so it matched the mount holes of the stock splitter.

Using the outline of the factory splitter, the builder then cut and trimmed the ABS plastic to an approximate curve and test mounted the homemade splitter. And truthfully, the splitter looks pretty good. One of my least favorite parts of the LS splitter is the struts and how far out it sticks. This version looks a lot better. I think if I were building the splitter, I would recess the center of the homemade one to match the inset section of the factory splitter. This looks like a cool DIY project to dress up the Boss 302 and possibly get a bit more down force on the front. What do you think?