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Old May 31, 2012 | 10:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Sand4u
+1 for plasti dip. I did mine and was surprised at how easy it was. The most common mistake is to try and cover it in 1 pass. Take your time and do 4-5 light coats and it should come out great. There are a bunch of "how to" videos on youtube if you want tips and to see it in action.

This looks good, but what did you do to have the GT letters stay silver? apply tape to them very carefully? or is the GT removeable from the rest of the emblem?
Old Jun 1, 2012 | 06:27 AM
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Why did Ford have to put the "hump" underneath it!? I wanted to remove it all together and put some matte vinyl on mine.
Old Jun 1, 2012 | 07:22 AM
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Originally Posted by alan0614
I had the guys at Emblem Pros make a custom emblem for me. They have done several for forum members. www.emblempros.com

Looks fantastic. When you did yours I'm assuming you had to remove the decklid pannel first to be able to get to the emblem...correct?

Was there anything out of the ordinary to remove the decklid pannel?

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Old Jun 1, 2012 | 07:30 AM
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I replaced the faux cap with the blackout panel. So when I put mine together it was pretty simple. I didn't have to take off the blackout panel first. I think you would need to remove the full panel if you already have one on your car. 3M tape is all you need.
Old Jun 1, 2012 | 07:55 AM
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Originally Posted by alan0614
I replaced the faux cap with the blackout panel. So when I put mine together it was pretty simple. I didn't have to take off the blackout panel first. I think you would need to remove the full panel if you already have one on your car. 3M tape is all you need.
Yeah, I just talked to another guy who removed his. It's pretty straight forward so I'm not worried. Just ordered the 5.0 emblem from emblempros.com. I've got tons of 3M tape so this should be a snap once it gets here.

Thanks for the heads-up!
Old Jun 1, 2012 | 08:39 AM
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They are coming out with a coil cover dress up kit as well. They should have it posted in the next few days. One of the other Carolina guys had a Captain America shield made to replace the GT emblem. It is quite amazing what they can do.

Be sure to post some pics when you get yours done.
Old Jun 1, 2012 | 09:23 AM
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Originally Posted by alan0614
They are coming out with a coil cover dress up kit as well. They should have it posted in the next few days. One of the other Carolina guys had a Captain America shield made to replace the GT emblem. It is quite amazing what they can do.

Be sure to post some pics when you get yours done.
lol @ Captain America shield. That's too cool. I wish I would have thought of it. Especially being over here in Germany; I should've done something like that too. Gotta represent...

I'm a pic ho...so, posting pictures when I get her done will be a must.
Old Jun 1, 2012 | 12:24 PM
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Originally Posted by uin2it
Thanks to Alan, I Just finished mine from EmblemPro's as well....

Turned out great and is what FORD should have done from the get go instead of using the 2010 "GT" badge.

That looks amazing, ordered one myself today.
Old Jun 1, 2012 | 08:44 PM
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Awesome badges... Thanks everyone.... I plasti dipped the emblems on my wife's vehicle.... I noticed taking the emblems off first makes it 10X easier.
Old Jun 1, 2012 | 10:29 PM
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Originally Posted by YerBuddy
lol @ Captain America shield. That's too cool. I wish I would have thought of it. Especially being over here in Germany; I should've done something like that too. Gotta represent...

I'm a pic ho...so, posting pictures when I get her done will be a must.
LOL! That would be a sight to see in Germany.



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