aka the diaper full of poo...

 

The vertical backup lamps are such that at certain angles it looks like mush which confuses the definition of the taillamp sections that visually throws off the symmetry of the three sections.

 

That does look much better! I wanted to present a chop doing the same exact thing but you beat me to it... It actually looks tolerable without initiating a compulsion to change it.

 

Thanks, I actually did it just for you guys that dislike the rear the way it is, and just to see if I would like it as well, but I actually like it the way Ford designed it better. It just gives it more interest in my opinion.I like how the light plays across the different angles and planes of the Faceted Tail Lights and Back End on the 2010. I do agree that the Diffuser could use some tweaking, but I could live with it as well.

This is the shot that sold me on the rear end. I Love It without the Spoiler, Something I Couldn't say about the 05-09's.

 

I'll agree the ducktail lip looks great and does not need a spoiler. The 1969-70 never needed a spoiler to look complete. For that matter no Mustang from 1964 1/2 to 1973 needed a spoiler to look complete.

 

I still think this is the best taillight design for the 2010:

 

I like the shape and the separation of the lenses but where would you put the reverse lights?

 

Same place they are on the '05 - '09 cars. I just didn't put them in when I made my modification to the picture.

 

What, making each side different to appease everybody?

 

Yeah, that would be funny.

 

Just commenting on exactly what you posted. Wouldn't want to get called out for my haphazard reading comprehension. Again.

 

I didn't specify which side. Anyone with any common sense whatsoever would be able to figure it out though.... But thanks for playing.

 

Just as anyone with any common sense whatsoever would've realized that my initial post was a joke.

Lighten the hell up, dude.

 

arin's mod, or those mutton chops on the front

 

I think the taillights the way they are, although I didnt like them atfirst, are really good compliments to the angles on the rear fascia. another thing that looks a little out of place to me is that crease on the rear quarter, i realize it's to continue on the line in the middle of the car, but back there it kinda looks out of place

 

For Your Viewing Pleasue 2 New Photoshops and Modification of the One posted previously.


My Original Mod.


Modified some more.



The Mod Ribbed for Your Pleasure.



And Stock, Ribbed for Your Pleasure!

 

Whoa... my post was a joke too! Maybe you need to lighten up!

 

The black plastic cladding, particularly the wide black plastic molding around the GT grille - uggh - ok, that's more than ONE thing but that's what I would change

 

The ribbed tailamp panel is being offered by Ford It was in the Mustang Garage. Can't find the picture, but its around somewhere.

As for the reverse lamp mod, the changing angles of the reverse lamp is due to the concave section of each reverse lamp which matches the section in the trunk.

As for the mod to the bottom of the tailamps, remember, the kick up is created by the three-dimensional chamfer from the tailamp back into the trunklid. Flattening this kick up would require two things- 1) moving the trunkline down, as you did and 2) the tailamps would stick out waaaay further than the trunk lid, because they wouldn't angle "in" toward the trunk.

The problem w/ # 1 is the designers couldn't do it- their are crash regulations about how close the trunk lid can be to the bumper beam ( carryover from 05-09 ) and they couldn't push it further in because there was a regulation on trunk capacity and inserting items ( also govering the with opening, which kills the 2003 concept style full width tailamps unless you pay extra for electrical lamps on the trunk, which is like buying another set of tailamps ( so double the cost- which would most definitely have killed the LEDs and sequential turns. )).

Just remember, the designers don't just draw something and it gets made. There's so much regulatory, financial, safety, and other "muck" that we should be grateful they figured out how to change it as much as they did.

I think everyone is making way too much of the rear end design. Its like trying to decide which is better- the 65-66, or the 67-68. Think about how completely different the 67 looked to the 1+ million people who bought 65-66s. I can just imagine if blogs were around then: "The 67 is all wrong- it looks like someone rear ended the car and dented the back end and tailights!" or "The tailights look too big- they ruined it!"

Clearly, there are plenty of maniacal 05-09 owners, and the last thing they want is to have their baby made old-fashioned. So anything that threatens their awesomeness is met with extreme dissatisfaction. If I remember, when the 2005 was released, SN95 owners had similar reactions. When the history books are written, both the 2005 and 2010 generations will be equally accepted as true Mustangs, just different interpretations.

The worst thing Ford could have done is left the design alone to appease people who already bought one. The automotive media would have trashed it compared to all-new Camaro and Challenger and Genesis and 370Z, letting another product die without updating and modernizing it. And like the latest 911, 370Z, Mini, and other iconic car designs, that is what the 2010 is, a moderninze update, the next evolution. The same discussions here happen in Porsche forums every time a new 911 is released. Change is not easy, but definitely necessary for survival.

 

The black plastic would have to go in order for me to buy a 2010+. I would do a treatment similar to my current GT/CS rear bumper, body color on the sides and black between the tailpipes. I would also paint the side skirts body color, that black looks cheap. I'm also not fond of the tail lamps with the two white stripes down the middle, that would need a change, either factory or aftermarket.