De-Badging

[UniqueDoug]

Absolutely. 11.9@117 and my daily driver. Only has 58,000 and looks and runs as good as new. Just added some new side stripes.

Sweet ride.

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[Rocket Man]

thanks. I'm still excited about adding a Mustang to the garage

 

[rrbrt]

I would have loved to remove the fender 5.0 badges and put the darkhorse badge or one of those Coyote badges on the back end. Then realized I would have been upbadging with the DH and would have felt stupid telling people it's not a darkhorse every time I was asked.

Thought about painting them body color so they would blend in with the paint but wasn't convinced they wouldn't chip away over time. So ended up swapping them out to black and adding these inserts from tuffskinz.

I like it better, but not absolutely in love with it. I've searched high and low for other badges, but nothing "wows" me. I don't want wile e coyote silhouette's, not a fan. This will have to do for now. I've thought about the coyote plates in red, but that might be too much

Nice, do you know if there is an insert for the decimal in the 5.0 badge? My Mustang is Grabber Blue and I'm personally not a fan of how the red looks with the light blue paint.

 

[Magic88]

Nice, do you know if there is an insert for the decimal in the 5.0 badge? My Mustang is Grabber Blue and I'm personally not a fan of how the red looks with the light blue paint.

Yes, it comes with the dot insert. I left it off because my calipers are red. Little splashes of red to tie it in. Red dot in 5.0, red 5.0 valve stem covers. Yes, massive nerd here, I know.

 

[Combinepilot]

Where we come from, a Dark Horse is a very rare car, and I’m told everyone knows of the DH from Social Media. Our first several months with the first DH in Western Canada, we were constantly approached and badgered at every available opportunity to discuss the car. Not a fan. So we changed the badges to GT….. & now people just say “nice car” & walk on by. Very pleased with our decision. Has anyone else debadged their DH yet?

I too have a DH up here in western Canada and had an ordered late April DH delivered Nov. 3/23.
Sounds like you received yours earlier and had a chance to get yours out before winter set in. just being curious but what is your chassis #. Enjoy your new ride.

 

[ZBOBMAN]

I’m just realizing that. I’m almost 50 and quit social media over a decade ago. This is/was new to me. I did many more mods yesterday but I shall refrain from posting. Thanks for the advice. Gonna let my account fizzle and fade. Adieu.

Mark & Jenn

After a few days of following this thread and seeing other mustangs this week, I must say I like the thought of de badging. It brings an element of mystery to your ride. "What is that?" would be running through peoples mind at a stop light or a cruisin. But that would probably draw more attraction.

Be that as it may, it is your car. If it is what you want, go for it. Not sure if you posted pics of the result, but please do. Congrats and have fun.

 

[Lastalii]

Where we come from, a Dark Horse is a very rare car, and I’m told everyone knows of the DH from Social Media. Our first several months with the first DH in Western Canada, we were constantly approached and badgered at every available opportunity to discuss the car. Not a fan. So we changed the badges to GT….. & now people just say “nice car” & walk on by. Very pleased with our decision. Has anyone else debadged their DH yet?

That's something new to me. But I wouldn't remove them.

 

[roadpilot]

Mark & Jenn

After a few days of following this thread and seeing other mustangs this week, I must say I like the thought of de badging. It brings an element of mystery to your ride. "What is that?" would be running through peoples mind at a stop light or a cruisin. But that would probably draw more attraction.

Be that as it may, it is your car. If it is what you want, go for it. Not sure if you posted pics of the result, but please do. Congrats and have fun.

De-badging may have created a mystery for some.

Down-badging wouldn't.

 

[Zengineer]

BMW guys will understand that I de-badged after a brief time in Germany and sort of re-badged in the US.

 

[Logan]

Mark &Jenn,
Every time I go to the BP to get fuel (last 4-5x) People are always asking about the car, touching the badge, asking if it's okay to take some pictures or something. Like road king said it's part of ownership. They do the same thing at the local Ford dealerships because they didn't get an allocation. So I'm saying I won't let anyone make me change them out. Spent way to much $$$ for that. Mine is Blue Ember and people literally tell me they love the color and the car and say I wish I could afford one.

 

[H8N_PPL]

Do you and be done with it. It's your money, your car and your time. It is still one sexy ride to me.

But funny enough, I have yet to see another Dark Horse in my area (San Antonio)...anywhere for that matter. And the only attention my car draws is from Challengers, Chargers, Camaros and the occasional BMW while I'm on the road. But they are looking for a race.

I am 59 years old and waited for this Mustang (in particular) before buying one. I wanted one that I knew these little punks would not be able to afford for a couple of years...you know, the youngin's that ruin the whole Mustang experience for most of us by being little A-Holes on the road.

Anyway, people need to sit behind their keyboards and voice their opinions of how THEY feel about what you did to YOUR ride good or bad.


...with a grain of salt friend!

 

[Wiley Marmot]

On a more serious note, what could you replace the 5.0/Dark Horse badge with that wouldn't be instantly joked or ragged on?

Yugos

https://images.search.yahoo.com/sea...s/2022/12/What-is-a-Yugo-Car.jpg&action=click

get a lot of respect! And, the badge is the right size to cover those unsightly holes too!

 

[DukeCLR]

Yes, it comes with the dot insert. I left it off because my calipers are red. Little splashes of red to tie it in. Red dot in 5.0, red 5.0 valve stem covers. Yes, massive nerd here, I know.

Where would one get this red insert? I'm trying to add a bit of bronze to my stripe and little splashes of red too.

To the OP you do you, don't worry about the naysayers.

 

[Magic88]

Where would one get this red insert? I'm trying to add a bit of bronze to my stripe and little splashes of red too.

To the OP you do you, don't worry about the naysayers.

https://www.tufskinz.com/collection...oducts/mus072-5-0-side-2024-2025-ford-mustang

 

[DukeCLR]

https://www.tufskinz.com/collection...oducts/mus072-5-0-side-2024-2025-ford-mustang

Thanks for the link, I'm looking to add a red decimal to the bronze badge that came with he bronze package though.

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