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Old Mar 7, 2011 | 10:06 PM
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The stripes are on! They are a knockout! Pictures tomorrow!

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Old Mar 7, 2011 | 10:31 PM
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Originally Posted by watchdevil
The stripes are on! They are a knockout! Pictures tomorrow!
Very cool. Can't wait to see the pics!
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Old Mar 8, 2011 | 09:39 AM
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Here's the pics!
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Old Mar 8, 2011 | 10:13 AM
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Looks great. I noticed the 2010 style tail lights too. So whats next?
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Old Mar 8, 2011 | 11:33 AM
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Originally Posted by Gtpony325
Looks great. I noticed the 2010 style tail lights too. So whats next?
Only a few things. The pony emblems will return to the fenders in a few days. Next will be a hood stripe and a blackout on the decklid between the taillamps. That's all I have planned.
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Old Mar 8, 2011 | 11:46 AM
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Thats cool. I like the way your stripes turned out. Im swapping my fender emblems the weekend for the pony emblems.
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Old Mar 8, 2011 | 01:58 PM
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watchdevil,
Came out great
Did you receive the extra pieces sections like they show on the diagram, with Boss,302,Gt, etc.?

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Old Mar 8, 2011 | 05:17 PM
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Looks great...nice work watchdevil.
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Old Mar 8, 2011 | 11:36 PM
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Originally Posted by aircare84
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Came out great
Did you receive the extra pieces sections like they show on the diagram, with Boss,302,Gt, etc.?
Yes I did but since I don't have either model and I do not badge pose they will remain unused.
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Old Mar 9, 2011 | 10:47 AM
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Wow, they look great! Do the gaps on the doors come that wide or did you have to trim the decal?
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Old Mar 9, 2011 | 04:23 PM
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Wow, they look great! Do the gaps on the doors come that wide or did you have to trim the decal?
Standard practice is to NOT wrap decals around edges. This keeps them from peeling and separating. I have factory spec edges as witnessed on the 2012 Boss 302.

The stripe kit I bought already has the spacing designed in so that they do not wrap around the edges.
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Old Apr 17, 2011 | 03:57 AM
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Old Apr 20, 2011 | 12:11 PM
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Awesome, the installation looks great. But i'm not digging the offset pony logo over the stripe now that I see it. Maybe I'll have to let it simmer in my brain for a while.

Great job!!!
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Old Apr 20, 2011 | 07:52 PM
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Looks Great!!! I'll send you some pics on how mine looks now!
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Old Apr 21, 2011 | 12:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Little Black Pony
Awesome, the installation looks great. But i'm not digging the offset pony logo over the stripe now that I see it. Maybe I'll have to let it simmer in my brain for a while.

Great job!!!
Honestly I am not digging the offset Pony logo either but I had no choice. I could not shift the emblem, center it and have it cover up the holes in the fender for the locating pins. Had I kept the emblem deleted, two annoying dimples would have remained in the stripe where the holes are located. There was not enough material in the stripe to shift it rearwards and have it look right where it needs to be ahead of the door edge.

Factory badgeless cars will have no problems.

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Old Apr 22, 2011 | 03:53 PM
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When I do mine i'll probably replace the pony badge with a "4.0" or "Powered by Ford" badge to alleviate the offset issue. The PBF emblem is my favorite so far. Just wonder if there should be a negative stripe (like the BOSS letters) behind the badge or just have it on top of the decal.


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Old Apr 22, 2011 | 05:53 PM
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I have the powered by ford badges on my 07 gt. I out them on last year and all the red totally faded off of them. Aggravating
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Old Apr 23, 2011 | 02:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Little Black Pony
When I do mine i'll probably replace the pony badge with a "4.0" or "Powered by Ford" badge to alleviate the offset issue. The PBF emblem is my favorite so far. Just wonder if there should be a negative stripe (like the BOSS letters) behind the badge or just have it on top of the decal.

I assume when you say "negative stripe" you mean the cut out or relief in the stripe showing body color where the Boss letters would normally go. Well, it will look good either with or without the cut out. It will indeed look best of you leave the perimeter pinstripe intact and continuous if you decide to cut out a relief. I am looking forward to seeing it when you get it done.

I wish I had thought up your idea of the Powered By Ford badges before I stuck my ponies back on. I think that would have worked perfectly if the locator pin holes are not spaced too far apart in height. Well, I know for sure they are no higher than the standard GT badges which use the same pin locator holes in the fenders.


It's now really bugging the crap out of me that my Pony's are not centered and I am afraid to try to take them off for fear of damaging the stripe. Any time something is not centered it drives me crazy...

For instance, I used to have a 1970 Mach 1 style hood stripe that I put on myself. It was just crooked enough that it drove me crazy. It did not lay right in a couple of spots either. I got aggravated and peeled the entire thing off.

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Old Apr 23, 2011 | 02:17 AM
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I am back to contemplating what to use for the hood stripe...

The first two pictures show the Mach 1 stripe I had previously installed...crooked...

The second picture is the new Boss 302 hood decal.

The third is a variation of a Mach 1 hood stripe for the 2010+ powerdome hood.

My gut keeps telling me go with the Mach 1 stripe I had before...
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Old Apr 23, 2011 | 02:31 AM
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Just having fun with front end chops here...
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