^This. I think it comes like that with all rental and loaner cars sold by ford. I dunno why, but it was also an option on the cars for consumers... OP: Some heat gun(or sunlight), and then a thin fish line/ floss line will get that stripe right off. I did it with my dealership emblem, and it was the same material/tape stuff.

Then some goo gone, or WD-40 (idk if this is good for your paint) will get that gooey residue right off.

But the ghost stripe is a problem, I think it will go away over time (IMO), but I guess a good buffing/waxing would hide the fade pretty well... Good luck!

 

05 06 07 it was ony available on US fleet orders which go mostly to rental companies... and the buy alot of verts....

 

Lol I stand corrected. I was glancing at some aol autos(?) options page earlier... My mistake, thanks!

 

Fishing Line!

and it'll buff out!

 

They were on my car when I got it and I know mine was a rental. A $95 charge for that lol. After I removed mine there was a mark around where it was that I thought was because someone had painted the doors and left it on, but after I used some wax and grease remover and some elbow grease it came right off. And mine is an 05 and I did this a few months ago, so I wouldn't think it would leave a mark and if it did it wouldn't be too bad.

I think they look hideous on our cars. First thing I did to mine was to remove them and the 94-98 GT emblems someone stuck on my V6.

 

they do look hideous on our cars...fishing line/warm day is great...as for ghost stripes a clay bar will take them right out...has worked perfectly for me on every ford I've taken them off of, longest time from install (at ford) to me removing = 5 yrs, white ford contour, no ghost stripe after clay bar...