Cool or Tool?

[BizTerp]

Cobra badging on left and right front fenders. I ordered a set and can't decide if it looks badass or ruins the clean, stealth look of the car. My gut tells me that the extra badging seems to go against the overall design intent. Thoughts?

[-Matt-]

Tool IMO.... Buy Marty-o badges FTW

[fastblackmerc]

Cobra badging on left and right front fenders. I ordered a set and can't decide if it looks badass or ruins the clean, stealth look of the car. My gut tells me that the extra badging seems to go against the overall design intent. Thoughts?

TOOL!

It's not a Cobra, nor an SVT or Police Interceptor!

Don't make it out to be one.

[musclemerc]

I got them on my MM..... All the FL trooper MM's had the snakes and I LIKE THEM. Only if there on the lower panels.

[ntd]

I agree tool, ours cars were never a SVT or had the Cobra running gear it has something better a clean sinister look with a lot of performance potential

[a_d_a_m]

I am against all fender badges.

[ChiTownMaraud3r]

Our cars do technically have an SVT motor though..

[bigmerc'03]

i have 4.6 on mine

[guspech750]

Tool. I like the clean look.

[RoyLPita]

I like the "Special Edition" emblems on the fenders of my MM.

[rayjay]

MartyO fender badges are the #1 mod all Marauders should have 1st upon purchase of their car. :up:

[CBT]

I am against all fender badges.

Ditto, but it's your car, if you like then that's all that matters.

[boatmangc]

Stealth baby!
Go without.

[Marauder]

I have for explorer V8 emblems on mine. :)

[RR|Suki]

Our cars do technically have an SVT motor though..

No they don't

[Vortex]

Ive seen numerous Marauders with a variety of doodads and trinkets glued on their sides and rear tail panels. Feel free to join the club.

[Ms. Denmark]

Stealth baby!
Go without. +1 Commando all the way. (In the badge dept.)

BTW Vortex, love the new avatar!

[massacre]

No they don't

^^^
+1

How do you figure MM is SVT? By that logic, MarkVIIIs and Continentals are SVT products, too. SVT motors are hand-built on a niche line, by two individuals whose names are stamped on the valve cover. I could see if SVT did make SVT MMs and people were trying to clone them(which is also kinda gay), but putting an SVT badge on a MM automatically says "bull*****ter", since SVT never made them. It's ricey and is equivalent to the queer fake "type-r" badges IMHO.
I never understood fake badging: why in the world would you want to give the factory credit for something that YOU built?
Unless you own a:
Raptor
GT500
Ford GT
Cobra
Cobra R
Lightning
Contour
Focus

It's not an SVT vehicle, and never will be.:shrug:

[Pat]

I have a small script on the blank panel next to the back up lights that says "supercharged". Tried other locations but didn't like breaking up the clean look.

However, people have opted for individualistic badging. personally, I don't subscribe to badging that denotes something the car is not, like SVT or Cobra or Dually, ETC.

But, a V8 badge or Marty O's fender badge looks good and is an accurate description of the car.

[a_d_a_m]

I have a small script on the blank panel next to the back up lights that says "supercharged". Why advertise?

[F8LBITEva]

Im a fan of clean and stealth.

[Black Dynamite]

"badges? We don't need no stinking badges!"

I've always preferred the lead-sled look on almost every car. Badges are sometimes OK if they have some historical reference, i.e. the four leaf clover on the front fender of an Alfa Romeo. There are no badges on my MM.

[LANDY]

totaly ^^^

[Blackened300a]

No badges on the outside of the car. I only have the rear badge which I put a Gods head in.

[Pat]

Why advertise?

To elicit a modicom of respect. Or, you can take your chances.:lol:

[a_d_a_m]

To elicit a modicom of respect. Eh, I don't need a badge to tell me I need to respect someone! :lol:

[hwy73]

Cobra badging on left and right front fenders. I ordered a set and can't decide if it looks badass or ruins the clean, stealth look of the car. My gut tells me that the extra badging seems to go against the overall design intent. Thoughts?


Your gut is correct. ;)

[ImpalaSlayer]

I am against all fender badges.

agreed, my car is almost completely badge less, only the marauder in the rear bumper remains

[BizTerp]

Some good thoughts here. I'm going to keep the MM clean and stealth. I don't need no stinking badges!

I do love Cobras though. When the independent rear suspension makes its return, I'm in.

[massacre]

OP:
Glad you are keeping your ride clean and mean.
Chances are, your car is cool enough without the badges. Why try so hard?

[Phrog_gunner]

+1 Commando all the way.

That's what she said......

[dj_pizm]

its all in what looks good to u. i like to see the cobra emblems but i wont put it on mines and i love the bumper inserts but wont put them on mine. and i was told that our mm engine was the same engine that cobra has ???

[CBT]

^^^
+1

How do you figure MM is SVT? By that logic, MarkVIIIs and Continentals are SVT products, too. SVT motors are hand-built on a niche line, by two individuals whose names are stamped on the valve cover. I could see if SVT did make SVT MMs and people were trying to clone them(which is also kinda gay), but putting an SVT badge on a MM automatically says "bull*****ter", since SVT never made them. It's ricey and is equivalent to the queer fake "type-r" badges IMHO.
I never understood fake badging: why in the world would you want to give the factory credit for something that YOU built?
Unless you own a:
Raptor
GT500
Ford GT
Cobra
Cobra R
Lightning
Contour
Focus

It's not an SVT vehicle, and never will be.:shrug:

How these 2 craptastic pieces of crap made the SVT list is asstounding. "Contour" sounds like a feminine hygiene applicator. When I remodeled my master bathroom last year I went with a japanesey theme, and over the back of the toilet is a framed script/scroll that translates to "Focus".

[massacre]

How these 2 craptastic pieces of crap made the SVT list is asstounding. "Contour" sounds like a feminine hygiene applicator. When I remodeled my master bathroom last year I went with a japanesey theme, and over the back of the toilet is a framed script/scroll that translates to "Focus".

I get what you're saying, but I bet a bolt-on SVT Contour or Focus would spank a lot of cars on here. Not flying the flag for them or anything, but they are fast from the factory and respond well to mods:shrug:.

i was told that our mm engine was the same engine that cobra has ???
The MM engine is in some respects similar to the '99-'01 Cobra engine, which was 2 years old in '03. It is more similar to an automatic '03-'04 Mach1 than a Cobra. In '03, Ford should have just put Terminator motors in the MM from the factory. Then they could have made decent power, and been legitimately SVT badged. Definitely would have made the MM more popular IMHO.
But obviously I'm not into what's popular, look at what I'm building...ROTFL:burnout:

[CBT]

I get what you're saying, but I bet a bolt-on SVT Contour or Focus would spank a lot of cars on here. Not flying the flag for them or anything, but they are fast from the factory and respond well to mods:shrug:.

The MM engine is in some respects similar to the '99-'01 Cobra engine, which was 2 years old in '03. It is more similar to an automatic '03-'04 Mach1 than a Cobra. In '03, Ford should have just put Terminator motors in the MM from the factory. Then they could have made decent power, and been legitimately SVT badged. Definitely would have made the MM more popular IMHO.
But obviously I'm not into what's popular, look at what I'm building...ROTFL:burnout:

I hear ya. I pretty much leave the Marauder as is, and when I get the urge to drive something with factory badges on the fenders I uncover my old Chevy. :D

[Big Black Beast]

Our cars do technically have an SVT motor though..

No, they technicall have a bunch of left over Navigator motors.

[Big Black Beast]

I have no idea why you would want to put a cobra emblem anywhere on your car.
Might as well put a "HEMI" emblem on it...

[RR|Suki]

No, they technicall have a bunch of left over Navigator motors.

even further from correct :depress:

[Big Black Beast]

even further from correct :depress:
Sorry, I forgot to put this :rolleyes: at the end of my previous statement.:rolleyes::rolleyes: :rolleyes:

[BizTerp]

I have no idea why you would want to put a cobra emblem anywhere on your car.
Might as well put a "HEMI" emblem on it...

If our cars had Cobra engines, Cobra badges might be pretty cool. Thanks to the insights of those far more experienced with the plaform than me, I've learned that MMs do not in fact have Cobra engines. Therefore, it can be concluded that Cobra badging on a MM would be questionable at best. Thanks for all the feedback. Looking forward to meeting many of you at Carlisle this summer.

BTW, anyone have any extra Navigator badges? Hahahah. :D:D

For over a month now, my MM sits in the garage, under a cover, with a battery tender. I can't wait for better weather and clean roads so I can unleash the beast.

[Ralph Sr.]

i liked and agreed with massacre/nothingsense posts... if its a nice stock mm, why goof it up ? of course its your car and money..;. all mods of any kind make your car, worth less... think of it this way 10 years from now going through barret-jackson auction, with it be worth more pure stock, or lots of badges on it all over..???? ralph sr./rkvette

[juno]

^^^
+1

Unless you own a:
Raptor
GT500
Ford GT
Cobra
Cobra R
Lightning
Contour
Focus

It's not an SVT vehicle, and never will be.:shrug:

Ha! The focus SVT was probably the best all around car of all the svt's until the latest ones (GT, GT 500, Raptor). It had a significant upgrades in performance, braking and handling on a much better platform then the previous mustang platform.
I liked them but I didn't really appreciate what a well designed package they were until I bought one though.

Oh, and as far as badges, I have the "turbo 32v charged" emblem (in my avatar) on there. If people don't notice it before they decide to play, too bad for them. :)

[jimlam56]

How these 2 craptastic pieces of crap made the SVT list is asstounding. "Contour" sounds like a feminine hygiene applicator. When I remodeled my master bathroom last year I went with a japanesey theme, and over the back of the toilet is a framed script/scroll that translates to "Focus".
You obviously haven't driven either of these cars. I've owned 2 Contour SVTs, I can tell you firsthand they are still the best bang for the buck out there. Great engine, excellent interior and awesome through the twisties.

[Dark_Knight7096]

Tried searching, out comes the veteran noob in me, what are the "MartyO badges"?

[Big Black Beast]

I actually liked the first gen Focus, the current one less so.
I'm waiting to see what they do with the new one.
Hopefully, something like the RS.

[juno]

I actually liked the first gen Focus, the current one less so.
I'm waiting to see what they do with the new one.
Hopefully, something like the RS.

Yes, the RS came from the SVT & st170, but kept the SVT styling. The new one will still look similar. 3234 lbs curb weight, 5 cylinder NA, 301 hp, 325 ft-lbs, 0-62 in 5.9 secs, 163 mph top end!! Still not AWD, but how would you like to have that imported!!!! :D

[fastblackmerc]

Tried searching, out comes the veteran noob in me, what are the "MartyO badges"?

Use the search function. Search for "fender badges", third page, look for a post started by martyo.

[massacre]

http://www.mercurymarauder.net/forums/showthread.php?t=56040&highlight=fender+badges

Now those badges look awesome, like the old-school Marauder badges.

[Dark_Knight7096]

Use the search function. Search for "fender badges", third page, look for a post started by martyo.

Figures I can't see the pictures at work. I'll have to check it out when I get home.