2005-2009 Mustang Information on The S197 {Gen1}

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Old Jun 1, 2005 | 08:50 PM
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Hey paul, I love the stripes! Did you do them yourself or have them done somewhere? I'd like to do black pinstripes like that on my Torch Red.
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Old Jun 1, 2005 | 10:02 PM
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Thanks for all the kind words guys!
I did the stripes myself, it's something I learned to do back when I was a teenager.
I bought a roll of Trimline 1/16 & 1/8 red, with a 1/8 space between the two.
I found it to be a bit much for me, a little too Chrysler LeBaronish ! :notnice:
So what I did was remove the 1/8 stripe, and lay down another 1/16 stripe, with a 1/16 gap from the first 1/16 stripe. They do not come to a point, but are cut at an angle to match the angle of the front of the car, same at the back. I find it to be just enough, but not too much. The best part is, I can always remove them if I get tired of them.
Paul
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Old Jun 2, 2005 | 07:44 AM
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Originally posted by 65gtfastback@May 31, 2005, 11:11 PM
So how old are you, and how well do you know your Mustangs?
Do you know on which years, and where the original versions these emblems were used?
I had ordered them before I got the car, but I had no idea how much work they were going to require for this application :bang:
I also played with different variants of the striping, the goal was to bring some of the red to the outside in a fairly subtle way. "Less is more", Bauhaus and all of that...
I finally ended up using two 1/16" stripes, with a 1/16" space between.
What do you all think?

Paul
Hi, I'm a designated old-timer!

The red-inlay GT badges for the wheels were correct for 68 and 69 Mustangs. The 67 used a GT badge with a black inlay. The best piece to order is the red-inlay GT badge that goes on the 68 Mustang pop-open gas cap as it's flatter. Most classic Mustang suppliers like National Parts Depot, Mustangs Unlimited, Mustangs Plus (and many, many others!) offer these parts individually.

Hope this helps anyone looking to do a similar treatment.
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Old Jun 2, 2005 | 11:02 AM
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If you said to me "hey, I was thinking of putting pin stripes on my 05 GT. What do you think?" I would have said "DON'T DO IT!"

And I would have been SO wrong. You did great. Very nice.
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