Shaving Emblems

Steeda21 · 02-28-2008, 04:44 PM

I really want to take my car to a body shop and shave my emblems off and have them take off the black msutang sticker on the lower section of the doors.
How Much would it cost for them to fill the holes of the fenders where the emblems are?

zigzagg321 · 02-28-2008, 04:46 PM

shop around...if you want it looking perfect, you will need to have the entire fender painted or more...depends on the color of your car...I have no idea what colors are hard to work with though. I'd just slap some low profile, non eye catching emblems on there...thats what I did.

tsumi88 · 02-28-2008, 04:55 PM

i just realized in your sig zigzagg, do you have 2 ford emblems on your stang??
kinda neat, kinda odd

Steeda21 · 02-28-2008, 04:55 PM

like i have a true blue msutang and i was talking to my friend about just painting them black because i kinda have a black theme goin on with my car right now. Would that like kinda ghetto or look ok?

01FR500 · 02-28-2008, 04:57 PM

Do it no matter what the cost! My fenders are shaved and I love it. I have no idea how much it will cost you though. The sticker you should be able to take off yourself with a hairdryer.

Steeda21 · 02-28-2008, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by 01FR500

Do it no matter what the cost! My fenders are shaved and I love it. I have no idea how much it will cost you though. The sticker you should be able to take off yourself with a hairdryer.

how much did it cost you, did they repaint the entire fender too?

01FR500 · 02-28-2008, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Steeda21

how much did it cost you, did they repaint the entire fender too?

The fenders were shaved when I got the car last October so I couldn't tell you how much it cost.

Steeda21 · 02-28-2008, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by 01FR500

The fenders were shaved when I got the car last October so I couldn't tell you how much it cost.

aiight cool cool i will shop around.....btw i see you have the bullitt/cobra side skirts where could i find a pair of those?

zigzagg321 · 02-28-2008, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by tsumi88

i just realized in your sig zigzagg, do you have 2 ford emblems on your stang??
kinda neat, kinda odd

nope...just the one out back there...

the 281 emblems were the plainest ones I could find at the time, that also have the traditional Ford emblem shape as well.

01FR500 · 02-28-2008, 05:20 PM

There are several ways you can find some. I bought three of the pieces, already painted, off Ebay for $160 and then contacted Steve over at SVTPerformance.com (FORDSVTPARTS@HOTMAIL.COM or at 1-800-328-9552 ask for Steve.) and it cost another $60 for one of the short pieces, painted, that didn't come with the parts I got from Ebay. So it cost me $220 for Cobra side skirts already painted. I don't think Steve keeps SB in stock though so you will proably have to get primed parts and get them painted.

Another way to get some is to look around on this forum and others in the for sale section and every now-and-then there will be some for sale like these over at 3.8.
http://www.3.8mustang.com/forum/showthread.php?t=218973

Or you can ask Randy here on the board in the Parts Desk section.

redfire04 · 02-28-2008, 06:22 PM

What does shaving your emblems gain you? A cleaner look is about it. Woopie. Just get some cleaner looking emblems like zig said. Personally I have these http://www.americanmuscle.com/mustangemblem.html

Steeda97 · 02-28-2008, 06:26 PM

Be proud of your GT! The GT emblems look better than those 281 ones IMO.

I dont get why some people want to make their GT look plain. I understand some people don't like the fake hood scoop and side scoops but its a Mustang. Its supposed to have lines and not look so damn dull.

redfire04 · 02-28-2008, 06:30 PM

Mine is an 04 and didn't come with "GT" fender emblems.

Steeda97 · 02-28-2008, 06:40 PM

Redfire, you have any pictures of the back of your car? I'm curious as to how it looks with the black accents in the back.

PColav6 · 02-28-2008, 06:48 PM

I think the running pony fender emblems look the best.
I wouldn't mind taken the ford emblem off the trunk, though.

Steeda97 · 02-28-2008, 07:22 PM

I wouldn't mind getting a black ford emblem.

PColav6 · 02-28-2008, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Steeda97

I wouldn't mind getting a black ford emblem.

Yeah but getting one is probably expensive..and I'd rather not put a cheap vinyl overlay on it.

*JackThe Ripper* · 02-28-2008, 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by redfire04

Mine is an 04 and didn't come with "GT" fender emblems.

none of the 04's did, they all have the 40th badges. lol

Hey Steeda, see if they can paint your badges True Blue.

You get to keep the GT badging, and they will blend in pretty good.

01FR500 · 02-28-2008, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Steeda97

I dont get why some people want to make their GT look plain. I understand some people don't like the fake hood scoop and side scoops but its a Mustang. Its supposed to have lines and not look so damn dull.

Some people, and I, like clean, uninterupted lines. It's different and shows that more time and effort was put into something. A GT doesn't need a badge to be a GT, and if you get mistaken for a v6 than your doing something wrong.

redfire04 · 02-28-2008, 08:42 PM

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Originally Posted by JackThe Ripper

none of the 04's did, they all have the 40th badges. lol

lol I know. I was saying that because someone said to be proud of the gt and leave the "GT" badges.

*JackThe Ripper* · 02-28-2008, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by 01FR500

Some people, and I, like clean, uninterupted lines. It's different and shows that more time and effort was put into something. A GT doesn't need a badge to be a GT, and if you get mistaken for a v6 than your doing something wrong.

First time i saw Zigs car i thought it was a used V6 he bought off a rental place.

baaaa hahahahahahahah

I would love to have my front and rear emblems shaved, but rather than showing more time and effort it looks like somone blew 1,500 on shaving emblems when they could have had a built suspension instead. Seriously, shaving badges, come on, how about getting rid of the door handles and keyhole on the bumper instead? THAT would clean it up more.

I was really hoping to get rid of everything non functional on my stang, i had been working out what it would take to make the side scoops functional for some use, or get rid of them, but it looks like the stang is just going away instead.

redfire04 · 02-28-2008, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Steeda97

Redfire, you have any pictures of the back of your car? I'm curious as to how it looks with the black accents in the back.

This is the most up to date I have. Picture this with the black mach 1 spoiler. That's the only thing missing.

zigzagg321 · 02-28-2008, 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by 01FR500

Some people, and I, like clean, uninterupted lines. It's different and shows that more time and effort was put into something. A GT doesn't need a badge to be a GT, and if you get mistaken for a v6 than your doing something wrong.

exactly.

I feel like the stock GT emblems look kinda "cartoonish" almost juvenile in a wa

02-28-2008, 04:44 PM	#1 (permalink)
Steeda21 HATR PROOF Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: norcal Posts: 605	Shaving Emblems I really want to take my car to a body shop and shave my emblems off and have them take off the black msutang sticker on the lower section of the doors. How Much would it cost for them to fill the holes of the fenders where the emblems are? __________________

02-28-2008, 04:46 PM	#2 (permalink)
zigzagg321 yup. Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: OH Posts: 6,798	shop around...if you want it looking perfect, you will need to have the entire fender painted or more...depends on the color of your car...I have no idea what colors are hard to work with though. I'd just slap some low profile, non eye catching emblems on there...thats what I did. __________________ image courtesy of wnracing /\/\FOR SALE/\/\

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tsumi88 THE ONLY DARK GREEN VERT Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: denver Posts: 467	i just realized in your sig zigzagg, do you have 2 ford emblems on your stang?? kinda neat, kinda odd __________________ -Paul "I can make computers survive aquatic conditions" Flowbots- handlebars 99 V6 vert AT CAI noob

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Steeda21 HATR PROOF Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: norcal Posts: 605	like i have a true blue msutang and i was talking to my friend about just painting them black because i kinda have a black theme goin on with my car right now. Would that like kinda ghetto or look ok? __________________

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01FR500 Cones Beware Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Texarkana, TX/Conway, AR Posts: 991	Do it no matter what the cost! My fenders are shaved and I love it. I have no idea how much it will cost you though. The sticker you should be able to take off yourself with a hairdryer. __________________ 2003 GT H&R SuperSports \| Tokico Illumina dampers \| Maximum Motorsports c/c plates \| MM XL SFCs \| JLT RAI \| MGW shifter \| Alum. radiator \| other goodies... Coming Soon: MM Panhard Bar thanks to Zigzagg321

02-28-2008, 05:20 PM	#10 (permalink)
01FR500 Cones Beware Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Texarkana, TX/Conway, AR Posts: 991	There are several ways you can find some. I bought three of the pieces, already painted, off Ebay for $160 and then contacted Steve over at SVTPerformance.com (FORDSVTPARTS@HOTMAIL.COM or at 1-800-328-9552 ask for Steve.) and it cost another $60 for one of the short pieces, painted, that didn't come with the parts I got from Ebay. So it cost me $220 for Cobra side skirts already painted. I don't think Steve keeps SB in stock though so you will proably have to get primed parts and get them painted. Another way to get some is to look around on this forum and others in the for sale section and every now-and-then there will be some for sale like these over at 3.8. http://www.3.8mustang.com/forum/showthread.php?t=218973 Or you can ask Randy here on the board in the Parts Desk section. __________________ 2003 GT H&R SuperSports \| Tokico Illumina dampers \| Maximum Motorsports c/c plates \| MM XL SFCs \| JLT RAI \| MGW shifter \| Alum. radiator \| other goodies... Coming Soon: MM Panhard Bar thanks to Zigzagg321

02-28-2008, 06:22 PM	#11 (permalink)
redfire04 Redfire GT Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: St. Louis Posts: 431	What does shaving your emblems gain you? A cleaner look is about it. Woopie. Just get some cleaner looking emblems like zig said. Personally I have these http://www.americanmuscle.com/mustangemblem.html __________________ 2004 Redfire GT BBK Longtubes BBK O/R X-Pipe Magnaflow cat back Steeda Sport Springs Tokico HPs Black Bullitts Mach 1 Grill Delete Mach 1 Chin Spoiler Mach 1 Rear Wing Honeycomb Trim Panel Blackout Tails Simco Silver Series Gauge Cluster Awaiting Install: FRPP 4.10s - Trick Flow Diff Cover

02-28-2008, 06:26 PM	#12 (permalink)
Steeda97 giggity. Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,813	Be proud of your GT! The GT emblems look better than those 281 ones IMO. I dont get why some people want to make their GT look plain. I understand some people don't like the fake hood scoop and side scoops but its a Mustang. Its supposed to have lines and not look so damn dull. __________________ On Order: 2010 Kona Blue Mustang GT Premium with a certain special power adder Last edited by Steeda97 : 02-28-2008 at 06:28 PM.

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redfire04 Redfire GT Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: St. Louis Posts: 431	Mine is an 04 and didn't come with "GT" fender emblems. __________________ 2004 Redfire GT BBK Longtubes BBK O/R X-Pipe Magnaflow cat back Steeda Sport Springs Tokico HPs Black Bullitts Mach 1 Grill Delete Mach 1 Chin Spoiler Mach 1 Rear Wing Honeycomb Trim Panel Blackout Tails Simco Silver Series Gauge Cluster Awaiting Install: FRPP 4.10s - Trick Flow Diff Cover

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Steeda97 giggity. Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,813	Redfire, you have any pictures of the back of your car? I'm curious as to how it looks with the black accents in the back. __________________ On Order: 2010 Kona Blue Mustang GT Premium with a certain special power adder

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PColav6 Wants a mach.. Join Date: May 2006 Location: Pensacola, Florida Posts: 4,930	I think the running pony fender emblems look the best. I wouldn't mind taken the ford emblem off the trunk, though. __________________

02-28-2008, 07:22 PM	#16 (permalink)
Steeda97 giggity. Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,813	I wouldn't mind getting a black ford emblem. __________________ On Order: 2010 Kona Blue Mustang GT Premium with a certain special power adder