Hi everybody...
I've had my Mustang for 2 weeks now and need some advise...
I live in Japan, so Ford made some modifications to my GT to make it road legal here.
Some of the mods are actually kinda cool, but the 5.0 badges have a plastic surrounding that is stuck on with what appears to be double sided tape... The dealer says it's because the badges stick out too far! Huh?
The stuff seems pretty strong as I tested the waters today by pulling a little to see if they would budge... No luck despite it being 94 degrees this afternoon! I didn't try very hard because I'm afraid of damaging the paint.

So... Any advise on getting them off?

I'll post a picture as soon as I can!
Thanks!

 

OK! This is the best picture I have right now...

 

Use 40 lb. test braided fishing line to cut through the double-sided tape, using a sawing motion, then use Goo Gone to remove the residual mess. I would use some blue painter's tape to tape off the surrounding area first, just so you don't accidentally scratch it. Don't use any plastic scrapers, as this will definetly scratch the clearcoat finish. Also, the emblem may have locating pins, so you may need to move the fishing line around the pins some. Good luck.

 

Thanks SoFL05GT,

Goo Gone is the orange stuff right?
That stuff is safe for the finish?

 

By the way...
Removing the 5.0 Badge first might help. How do you take it off safely and put it back when finished?

 

Yes, it's the orange stuff and it's very safe. My experience has been removing rear spoilers and their double-sided tape. I haven't removed any emblems like yours.

 

I'm a little worried that there may be some discoloration under the protector (possibly from the sun?) since the car was built in December and those protectors have been on since February.
You guys think it would be ok?

 

Got those silly badge protectors off today!
Thanks for all of the reccomendations!
The Mustang looks so much better now!

 

Good job!

 

Much better! Good job

 

Is that a "JDM" blinker on the fender? :P