Trunk debadging

[Little Ice-Cable]

I am really thinking about debadging the trunk of my Thunderbird. I wanted to hear some opinions and see if anyone has a picture of one without the badges on the back.

 

[1997ThunderbirdLXV6]

There are holes under the badges. Otherwise I would have done it. I plastidipped mine black (see my profile pic).

 

[Little Ice-Cable]

There are holes under the badges. Otherwise I would have done it. I plastidipped mine black (see my profile pic).

I could get the holes patched. I do really like the look of yours though.

 

[MadMikeyL]

I don’t have a pic straight on, I can take one tomorrow, but I removed the emblems on my 97 and filled the holes before painting it. I think it looks much cleaner, but with the holes that need to be filled, I wouldn’t do it unless the car was getting painted anyway.

 

[Little Ice-Cable]

I don’t have a pic straight on, I can take one tomorrow, but I removed the emblems on my 97 and filled the holes before painting it. I think it looks much cleaner, but with the holes that need to be filled, I wouldn’t do it unless the car was getting painted anyway.

I would like to see that if you can't get a picture, I am getting the whole car painted so that's not a problem.

 

[1997ThunderbirdLXV6]

I think it looks much cleaner

Definitely, that looks great. I also think it has sort of a stealthy vibe, where a less automotively inclined onlooker would say: what car is that?

 

[theterminator93]

When I was doing the exhaust on my car (at a buddy's place) his younger cousin came in, saw the car and asked if it was an Intrepid - despite seeing the name badge on the trunk..

 

[1997ThunderbirdLXV6]

@theterminator93
I once sent a picture of the front of my car to a friend. He asked if it was a Chrysler.

 

[Vicinity]

Ive also had someone ask about my 'dodge'

 

[Chandar8]

Here's mine with no badges

 

[Trunk Monkey]

 

[XR7-4.6]

Cougars had factory trunk lid debadging!

Ive also had someone ask about my 'dodge'

Buick here

 

[Generalee0527]

Definitely, that looks great. I also think it has sort of a stealthy vibe, where a less automotively inclined onlooker would say: what car is that?

In my case folks in parking lots and other public places often call out "look at that old Tbird" I just wave and smile as I rev it a little. I was at the junkyard Friday snagging a left rear knuckle/Hub, Axle and caliper bracket and I cut a piece of wire and cut the script badge off since it was not broken. (fishing line works better) My original one has the 'T' broken from a young kid of mine climbing up on trunk when he was a youngun'. I believe the FORD oval has no holes.

 

[supergordo]

I could take a picture of my other sons car tomorrow. But i think everyone has it covered. I like the debadged look. Our cars are old enough now that many people don’t know what they are.

 

[theterminator93]

Buick here

You must have been driving it uncharacteristically conservatively to earn that remark!

 

[KevinVarnes]

I guess I'll join the party too. I suppose mine isn't 100% debadged since it still has the Ford logo on it. You can do what I did and find a decklid in the same color as your car, but from a '92-'95 that doesn't have the "Thunderbird" script on it. That's the easy way out.

 

[rampagingsloth]

Actually I wish I could get the birds off of the taillights but I know that they're indented so there would still be that shape molded in.

 

[XR7-4.6]

Actually I wish I could get the birds off of the taillights but I know that they're indented so there would still be that shape molded in.

If you’re curious…

It’s a bitch getting them off too, and as you can probably see the emblem doesn’t come off clean.

 

[1997ThunderbirdLXV6]

You could plastidip them in red; they'd be almost invisible.

 

[White Lincoln]

I can't believe no one else said this...

"Badges? We don't need no stinkin' badges!"

 

[Derphound01]

I can't believe no one else said this...

"Badges? We don't need no stinkin' badges!"

 

[XR7-4.6]

You could plastidip them in red; they'd be almost invisible.

That’s what I’m thinking but not plastidip, glossy red would make them blend in better IMO

 

[Zep5.0]

Thanks, thought I was the only one who instantly thought of this!

 

[theterminator93]

OG version anyone?

 

[White Lincoln]

That’s what I’m thinking but not plastidip, glossy red would make them blend in better IMO

Glossy red..... mmmmm.... we like glossy red.

 

[Little Ice-Cable]

It is not painted yet but,

 

[1997ThunderbirdLXV6]

Nice. I'm jealous.

 

[XR7-4.6]

Nice! My biggest peeve on MN12s is the Blue Oval. No Thunderbird from 55-05 Had a blue oval or even much of any external Ford badging at all for that matter until MN12s. It cheapened the model with its presence IMO


That’s part of why I’m a Cougar snob… no no Mercury never deviated from tradition at all with those

OG version anyone?

LOL I figured that was a reference to something I never saw and there it is. It’s like when I see the 80s movie Family Guy or The Simpsons referenced that makes so much more sense lol

 

[Little Ice-Cable]

Nice! My biggest peeve on MN12s is the Blue Oval. No Thunderbird from 55-05 Had a blue oval or even much of any external Ford badging at all for that matter until MN12s. It cheapened the model with its presence IMO

I 100 percent agree, I don't see a reason why it should be there.

 

[White Lincoln]

That’s part of why I’m a Cougar snob… no no Mercury never deviated from tradition at all with those

Cougar snob... mmmmm..... we like Cougar snobs....