HizliBullet

alright guys i ordered 45th anniversary fender emblems but i cant find any alignment posters or visual guides for 05-09 mustangs. i want to mount them myself using the sticky surface instead of paying a bodyshop, or drilling the fender, so the closest thing i found was this:

Drivers side very top of my emblem "4- 3/4 from the mid crease of the front fender, tail of the pony "3-1/2 from the front fender jam that meets the front door drivers side.

i have no idea what that is.

CO_VaporGT_09

You mean this thing?



Goes right where the GT logo went:

HizliBullet

thanks for the reply yes thats the one i bought im just not sure how to measure symmetrically on both sides

HizliBullet

heres another way to go about

i made colored arrows for measurements you can fill in

white: crease of the car to the 3rd hair clump of the horse's neck (3rd after ear)
red: tail to the door hinge
blue: from the base of the number 45 to the crease
yellow: horse's nose to the fender crease

CO_VaporGT_09

Where did you get these measurements in the first place, was it just an eyeball estimation? I can measure exactly for you, but ultimately what matters is if it looks right (and symmetric) to you.

On the GT models, there's a square hole in the fender where this or the GT emblem fit.

https://themustangsource.com/f691/20...emoval-409137/

HizliBullet

got it from here and was completely lost.

yes i want it to be symmetrical its important

its what TJ wrote in this forum
http://mustangforums.com/forum/2005-...placement.html

right now i have a v6 which is a virgin in that area..

CO_VaporGT_09

Oh, okay then you have two of the measurements you drew out above:

white arrow = 4.75" from the mid crease of the front fender
red arrow = tail of the pony = 3.5" from the front fender jam (where it meets the front door), on drivers side

Since the ponies are right and left specific, just follow those, and make sure it's level.

HizliBullet

Thank you so much

I'll post pictures when I'm done, still can't decide if I should have it drilled or simply stuck on, it was shipped today..

CO_VaporGT_09

If you get good adhesive (ie 3M), then sticking it on is best. Drilling the fender doesn't sound fun, and might make rust a problem down the road.

HizliBullet

oooo okay now that helps with the decision making

what would be a good benchmark to level the horizontal orientation?

ARBO

For sure do this. You're fender's are only "virgin" once, you can't go back. I wish I had the no-hole option for changes as time goes on. My .02

CO_VaporGT_09

I'd level based on the top portions of the horseshoe, seems like the only really symmetric part of the entire piece.

HizliBullet

Arbo thanks for the .02 yes she's virgin only once


I think so too I mean u align based on the direction of the horses heading

And what do u think I could use to temporarily mark the fender with? Say a bar of soap like tailors use on pant hemming? Or sharpie sort of thing?

HizliBullet

Sean "ford20" on this forum seems to have the finished look, althogh his came like that..my rims and body shape is exactly like his, except silver
https://themustangsource.com/f663/ca...487730/index5/

jadedpony

lol, you're putting them on and I took them off. I would've left it badge-less but it had the holes from the 45th badges.

CO_VaporGT_09

Just use blue painter's tape, comes off with no residue.

11SHELBYGT500

The 45th anniversary of the mustang is 2010 model. That doesn't look like a 2010. LOL

CO_VaporGT_09

1964.5 + 45 = 2009 (and a half)

I know, I know, simple arithmetic isn't the focus of today's schooling, but really now...

11SHELBYGT500

Ford didn't make a 64 1/2 start in 1965 and the 1st anniversary is 1966, ready, set ,count.

CO_VaporGT_09

Playing the wise guy, eh? How's that working out for you?

"Introduced early on April 17, 1964, as a "1964½" model, the 1965 Mustang was the automaker's most successful launch since the Model A."

http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/...pre/index.html

So you go tell the Ford leadership they were wrong, and need to change EVERY anniversary model to the year after. Oh, and every other Mustang enthusiast that continues to call the "1965" model year 1964 1/2. Good luck with that.