De-Badged Trunk and Spoiler Photos

[DearbornDave]

I've been meaning to post pix of this for sometime now, but I didn't get around to actually taking any pix until today. Just to show you how long I put this off, I de-badged the trunk probably 4 years ago, filled in the cut-out on the spoiler about 3 years ago, didn't get around to remounting the spoiler until last year, and I finally took some pix today. Talk about world class procrastination, I could win some kind of award or something! Anyways, better late than never. Check these out.

Dave

[ImpalaSlayer]

thats sweet dude i plan on doing the very same

[Black_Noise]

that looks awsome, I bet filling in the spoiler took some work. Great job.

[sd8683]

Wow that looks great I never even thought of filling in the a slot on the spoiler

[DearbornDave]

Thanks guys. To fill the spoiler, I got a big block of balsa wood and cut it to fit in the notch for the badge on the spoiler. I used balsa because it is so soft and easy to work with. After I got it to fit the notch, I epoxied the block of balsa into the notch on the spoiler. When the epoxy cured, I shaped the balsa to the contour of the spoiler using 36 grit sandpaper. Once the contour was right, I coverd the entire notch area with fiberglass cloth and resin. Once that hardened, a little sanding, a little painting, and voila! A spoiler without a badge notch.

[fastblackmerc]

Nice job.... :up: :up:

[Black Dynamite]

looks nice. you get an A

[Marauderman]

Hey --That is great and looks great--I just finished some pics of mine too---but I did not fill in the trunk section......
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x181/Marauderman1/100_4162.jpg
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x181/Marauderman1/100_4176.jpg

[shodude]

man i love that.. i wish they would make one without the badge provision.. i'd buy that in a heatbeat.

[TAKEDOWN]

NICE! attention to detail!

[knine]

It works on a BLUE too (no badge).

[bigbillybbs]

:rolleyes:
I love the way that spoiler looks.. Where did you guys order it and how much??
Should i go to the mercury dealership around the corner from me.??

[Marauderman]

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You can call this guy ( Ray Sr.) below--He may still have some available--I got mine from him .....
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Northeast Lincoln Mercury
ORDER PARTS AT 1-800-216-6411 RAY SR.

[J-MAN]

Not a BIG fan of spoilers, but yours looks great! Filling in the notch made all the differance.

[ckadiddle]

I had to show my Ford paint and body shop guy this link. He didn't know it existed and thought I was crazy until he saw it painted and installed.
http://www.fordaccessoriesstore.com/fas/consumer/fas_productdetails.asp?partnum ber=2W7Z5444210AAB&oid=2391&sOldOid=&detail=yes

[DearbornDave]

Thanks again everyone. Yeah, I had to fill in that notch after de-badging the trunk, it just didn't look right. I'm glad to see others besides myself thought up painting the reverse and tail lights. I don't know about other parts of the country, but here in Dearborn there are a lot of Marauders running around (well, I do live only about 2 miles from Ford's world headquarters), so I had to do something to set my Marauder apart. But I wanted something subtle, something that only another Marauder owner would notice.

Dave

[Zack]

Looks awesome :up:

[B.C. Bake]

You guys did a very clean job "NICE".:D

[bigbillybbs]

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You can call this guy ( Ray Sr.) below--He may still have some available--I got mine from him .....
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Northeast Lincoln Mercury
ORDER PARTS AT 1-800-216-6411 RAY SR.


THANKS I AM GOINT TO GIVE HIM A CALL
TOMORROW ...


I had to show my Ford paint and body shop guy this link. He didn't know it existed and thought I was crazy until he saw it painted and installed.
http://www.fordaccessoriesstore.com/fas/consumer/fas_productdetails.asp?partnum ber=2W7Z5444210AAB&oid=2391&sOldOid=&detail=yes

HAHA

[Cougar_Marauder]

That looks sweet, I was thinking of doing this too, only no spoiler.