s197 fender badge how-to/pics and hole measurements

[sleeper2]

This is a picture tutorial about changing your fender badges. It includes measurements of the mounting holes in the s197 fenders, which I haven't found anywhere else. I know this is a basic task, but hopefully this information which is from several threadswill be of help to someone. Note: thereare many other methods, feel free to chime in. The first thing to do is to get your stuff together: besides the badges, you need 1) painters masking tape 2) sticky out (or some other citrus-safe goo remover) 3) WAXED dental floss 4) alcohol pads 5) cotton rag Frame the present badge with tape for reference later. (I find this a LOT easier than measuring.) Then, use the dental floss trick to take the badge off. This takes a certain knack to do. Be patient and experiment. Some people use a hair dryer, but I don't feel comfortable doing that. This photo shows the famous fender holes that everyone asks about: Here is a crude diagram I made of the dimensions of these holes, in case you want to know if your new emblem will cover them. (Horizontal and Verticle measurements are from hole center to center): Here are the emblems removed, showing the mounting prongs.Note that the left and right fenders have identical, NOTmirror-image hole patterns. If you are careful when you remove the stock badges, you can re-use them because no harm will come to them. After cleaning the fender with the goo-gone, then alcohol, then drying with the rag. The badges are put on using the tape as reference. This badge has an irregular shape, so I lined up the bottom of the numbers with the top edge of the lower tape. Here's the new badge on the car. I think it better fits my understated, spoiler-deletecar than the stock "GT" does, but I'm still looking for a "281" with the checkered flags. Hope this was helpful, or at least enjoyable! Sleeper2

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[PROMETHEUS PRIME]

Very nice pictures.[sm=smiley20.gif]

[mdg]

Thanks for putting this together. It's a simple process but always reassuring to have pictures and steps.

[fairlane292]

ORIGINAL: sleeper2

This is a picture tutorial about changing your fender badges. It includes measurements of the mounting holes in the s197 fenders, which I haven't found anywhere else. I know this is a basic task, but hopefully this information which is from several threadswill be of help to someone. Note: thereare many other methods, feel free to chime in.

The first thing to do is to get your stuff together: besides the badges, you need
1) painters masking tape
2) sticky out (or some other citrus-safe goo remover)
3) WAXED dental floss
4) alcohol pads
5) cotton rag



Frame the present badge with tape for reference later. (I find this a LOT easier than measuring.) Then, use the dental floss trick to take the badge off. This takes a certain knack to do. Be patient and experiment. Some people use a hair dryer, but I don't feel comfortable doing that.


This photo shows the famous fender holes that everyone asks about:


Here is a crude diagram I made of the dimensions of these holes, in case you want to know if your new emblem will cover them. (Horizontal and Verticle measurements are from hole center to center):


Here are the emblems removed, showing the mounting prongs.Note that the left and right fenders have identical, NOTmirror-image hole patterns.


If you are careful when you remove the stock badges, you can re-use them because no harm will come to them.


After cleaning the fender with the goo-gone, then alcohol, then drying with the rag. The badges are put on using the tape as reference. This badge has an irregular shape, so I lined up the bottom of the numbers with the top edge of the lower tape.


Here's the new badge on the car. I think it better fits my understated, spoiler-deletecar than the stock "GT" does, but I'm still looking for a "281" with the checkered flags.


Hope this was helpful, or at least enjoyable!

Sleeper2

Quite enjoyable and I do like your new badge!

[157db]

Here is for adding Ponies to V6s that dont have holes.
By the way, great write up Sleeper2.
http://www.mustangforums.com/m_3942723/tm.htm

[americaniron]

Interesting tutorial, thanks.

[MELLOWYELLOW06]

Where are the badges from?

[2cokeman]

Thanks for the info!!

[FlaPony]

ORIGINAL: mdg

Thanks for putting this together. It's a simple process but always reassuring to have pictures and steps.

+1 [sm=smiley20.gif]good job

[sawyer]

Nice write up!
does anyone know where I can get a nice 281 supercharged badge?