Added Snakes

[babbage]

http://www.mercurymarauder.net/forums/image.php?u=10406&dateline=1263055971

I got the real Ford Racing ones. I put them on center of each front quarter panel.
High side not low.

I think It looks good. But I was afraid of ruining my factory look.

What do you all say (for a Black MM) Ghey or cool?

[Egon Spengler]

I was on the fence, but I leaned towards not putting anything on my car. I like the clean look on these cars. To each their own! I am not saying they don't look good, because I think they do, I just like the clean look myself! I would like to get rid of the waterfall logos on the grill and trunk lid.

[Zack]

Buy a Mustang if you want the snake!

Me no likey, even with pics...just my .02

[fastblackmerc]

It's not a Cobra so why the snakes?

Just like the SVT or Police interceptor badges on an MM....

It's not.... so don't

IMHO... it's gay.

[massacre]

Fake badging is super-ghey.

[Egon Spengler]

Fake badging is super-ghey.
I thought it added horsepower though!?!?!:confused:

[fastblackmerc]

I thought it added horsepower though!?!?!:confused:

Yep, 10HP per badge per side.

[Intensity]

Lol, the owner before me put them on mine. All FHP had them, so he thought he'd try to fit in.

I've seen people look down at the snakes, in rather faster cars (mine is stock) like a srt8 and new camaros and they decide... Nahh not gonna try this guy.

Lol. I like them. I think I will eventually remove them infavor of a 4.6L Supercharged logo.

[Juice]

The fewer badges the better. I've been itching to get rid of the Merc badges on the grille and trunk, just haven't gotten around it it. It adds mystique to the car.

[musclemerc]

I think it's a FL thing. That was the only way to tell the civilian MM's from the FHP MM's. When people see those they get out of your way and yes the go fast boy's tend to be reserved when they see them. Mine are cool!!!!



Lol, the owner before me put them on mine. All FHP had them, so he thought he'd try to fit in.

I've seen people look down at the snakes, in rather faster cars (mine is stock) like a srt8 and new camaros and they decide... Nahh not gonna try this guy.

Lol. I like them. I think I will eventually remove them infavor of a 4.6L Supercharged logo.

[Cobra25]

Do your self a favor and if you like them put them on , if you don't then don't. It doesn't matter what anyone here likes or not it's what you like that counts. The alot of the Florida Highway Patrol Marauders had them on and so do I for quite some time now. I've had nothing but positive comments & question's about it at car show's and else where. People seam to gain more interest and on the road respect it more for some reason. Again, if you like them just put them on, it's your car .

[ctrlraven]

I put the same size ones from the FHP on mine in the same location (lower). Always had positive comments about them.
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a164/ctrlraven/marauder/DSCF25781024x768.jpg
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a164/ctrlraven/marauder/DSCF0809Small.jpg

FHP Marauder
http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/147/l_bd658314969b4e03ae3e49092e0b b083.jpg

[ImpalaSlayer]

It's not a Cobra so why the snakes?

Just like the SVT or Police interceptor badges on an MM....

It's not.... so don't

IMHO... it's gay.

big ole plus 1

[a_d_a_m]

I don't get into calling things "gay" since there's way more adjectives in the world and I don't view "gay" as an insult, but I digress.

IMHO, I'm with Zack...if you wanted the Snake, you shoulda bought the Horse. I've never been a fan of badging these cars up with "SVT", the Snake, "4.6", etc. etc. etc. ad nauseum.

Enough myths about these cars at cruise night and at the track, as far as I'm concerned I don't need to add fuel to the fire. Then people think you have the ultra-rare SVT Cobra Interceptor package that Ford only made 100 of. No thanks, I drive a Mercury Marauder, it's not a Cobra, it's not an SVT vehicle, and most importantly it is not a police car.

/rant

[Cobra25]

Emblems, Badges, Certificates & Decals : Isn't the Ford Performance Group & Ford Racing the ones who add these Items on the special vehicials that ford makes ? That being said, Wasn't not to long ago on the other site that "The Ford Performance Group & Ford Racing" offered a "Certificate of Limited Production Status" to the owners of the Marauder. They wouldn't of done that unless the Marauder was a Special Vehicial so to a degree The SVT Emblem would hold true to our vehicials to a degree. Now as far as the Cobra emblems, The motor 's in our Marauders are the same motor the Ford put in the 2001 Mustang Cobra . So putting a Cobra emblem on your Marauder holds some truth to it. I would guess that everyone here has a opionion but it depends on how you look at it.

[Egon Spengler]

Emblems, Badges, Certificates & Decals : Isn't the Ford Performance Group & Ford Racing the ones who add these Items on the special vehicials that ford makes ? That being said, Wasn't not to long ago on the other site that "The Ford Performance Group & Ford Racing" offered a "Certificate of Limited Production Status" to the owners of the Marauder. They wouldn't of done that unless the Marauder was a Special Vehicial so to a degree The SVT Emblem would hold true to our vehicials to a degree. Now as far as the Cobra emblems, The motor 's in our Marauders are the same motor the Ford put in the 2001 Mustang Cobra . So putting a Cobra emblem on your Marauder holds some truth to it. I would guess that everyone here has a opionion but it depends on how you look at it.
SVT stands for Special Vehicles Team... That team didn't create or do anything to the marauder... I am just explaining here. I don't care how you badge your marauder. Just not my style. Everyone has their own special way of making their vehicle "theirs" so do whatever you want! Just wanted to make that tid bit known.

[a_d_a_m]

SVT stands for Special Vehicles Team... That team didn't create or do anything to the marauder... ^this! :beer:

[Go2GuyFL]

My black one came badged with the police interceptor rear trunk lid decal, the front window stickers, and the rear right American flag decal. It was orignially ordered by the Satellite Beach police and has the wig-wag headlight flashers. So, I added the Cobra snakes since it was tuned by Reinhart as were all the other FHP Marauders.

Saw these on another during the Sunshine State Marauders picnic:
http://cgi.ebay.com/CHROME-COBRA-VALVE-STEM-CAPS-/350356032117
and
http://cgi.ebay.com/CHROME-COBRA-DOOR-LOCK-BUTTONS-/270556170406

[Cobra25]

SVT stands for Special Vehicles Team... That team didn't create or do anything to the marauder... I am just explaining here. I don't care how you badge your marauder. Just not my style. Everyone has their own special way of making their vehicle "theirs" so do whatever you want! Just wanted to make that tid bit known.I know what SVT stands for thank you. I'm just trying to make a point in a respectful way. I don't care what anyone put's or doesn't put on their Marauder, it's all about personal preference/ likes or dislikes or what style they like. Their is no right answer or wrong answer .

[Phrog_gunner]

Emblems, Badges, Certificates & Decals : Isn't the Ford Performance Group & Ford Racing the ones who add these Items on the special vehicials that ford makes ? That being said, Wasn't not to long ago on the other site that "The Ford Performance Group & Ford Racing" offered a "Certificate of Limited Production Status" to the owners of the Marauder. They wouldn't of done that unless the Marauder was a Special Vehicial so to a degree The SVT Emblem would hold true to our vehicials to a degree. Now as far as the Cobra emblems, The motor 's in our Marauders are the same motor the Ford put in the 2001 Mustang Cobra . So putting a Cobra emblem on your Marauder holds some truth to it. I would guess that everyone here has a opionion but it depends on how you look at it.

So with that same logic, I can now add those sweet Edsel emblems to my MM. Since Edsel started the Mercury division and that's who made the Marauder, and they had about as much interaction as SVT and the Marauder.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3016/2343928653_a73273609c.jpg?v=0


Badge your car the way you want it, bro. :beer:

[Joe Walsh]

So with that same logic, I can now add those sweet Edsel emblems to my MM. Since Edsel started the Mercury division and that's who made the Marauder, and they had about as much interaction as SVT and the Marauder.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3016/2343928653_a73273609c.jpg?v=0

You just like the shape of an Edsel's grille....:D


http://i984.photobucket.com/albums/ae326/JoeJWalsh/edsel_pacer_1958_2.jpg

[massacre]

They wouldn't of done that unless the Marauder was a Special Vehicial so to a degree The SVT Emblem would hold true to our vehicials to a degree.

^^^ This is complete BS.

The engines in the SVT vehicles were hand-built on a niche line, with the signature of both engine builders on the pass. side cam cover.

At that point you might as well put an SVT emblem on a hyundai, because everyone already knows that SVT never built any Marauders.
Case in point: The MM motor is essentially a Mach1 engine with the air intake facing the opposite way, so technically I should plaster my car with Mach1 badges and decals.
I have the ultra-rare mach 1 Marauder.....er.....wut?

Enough myths about these cars at cruise night and at the track, as far as I'm concerned I don't need to add fuel to the fire. Then people think you have the ultra-rare SVT Cobra Interceptor package that Ford only made 100 of.

^^^ this X 65,000!
Pretending is just so lame.

[Cobra25]

So with that same logic, I can now add those sweet Edsel emblems to my MM. Since Edsel started the Mercury division and that's who made the Marauder, and they had about as much interaction as SVT and the Marauder.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3016/2343928653_a73273609c.jpg?v=0


Badge your car the way you want it, bro. :beer:If you want to add that too your Marauder and it makes you happy do it . It's your car bro !

[Phrog_gunner]

You just like the shape of an Edsel's grille....:D


http://i984.photobucket.com/albums/ae326/JoeJWalsh/edsel_pacer_1958_2.jpg


Hey justbob, can I borrow the lotion out of your basket real quick?

[Cobra25]

^^^ This is complete BS.

The engines in the SVT vehicles were hand-built on a niche line, with the signature of both engine builders on the pass. side cam cover.

At that point you might as well put an SVT emblem on a hyundai, because everyone already knows that SVT never built any Marauders.
Case in point: The MM motor is essentially a Mach1 engine with the air intake facing the opposite way, so technically I should plaster my car with Mach1 badges and decals.
I have the ultra-rare mach 1 Marauder.....er.....wut?


^^^ this X 65,000!
Pretending is just so lame.If you would of took your time and read what I wrote you would of seen I said "To a degree " I didn't say it was . And I never said SVT had anything to do with the Marauder.

[fastblackmerc]

So with that same logic, I can now add those sweet Edsel emblems to my MM. Since Edsel started the Mercury division and that's who made the Marauder, and they had about as much interaction as SVT and the Marauder.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3016/2343928653_a73273609c.jpg?v=0


Badge your car the way you want it, bro. :beer:

Exactly.

He wanted opinions.

Opinions are like a-holes... everyone has one.

[massacre]

If you would of took your time and read what I wrote you would of seen I said "To a degree " I didn't say it was . And I never said SVT had anything to do with the Marauder.


Are you sure?
'cause when I do go back and read it, I see this:


Now as far as the Cobra emblems, The motor 's in our Marauders are the same motor the Ford put in the 2001 Mustang Cobra . So putting a Cobra emblem on your Marauder holds some truth to it.

IDK about you, but my motor is not "the same motor as the 2001 Mustang Cobra". I have 2003 heads, which are different in many ways, the chamber volume, intake and exhaust port size, cams, etc. The MM motor is way more similar to the Mach 1 automatic cars than anything else.
So there goes your "same motor as the Cobra" argument.


I'm telling you that your "to a degree" statement is pure BS.
It is not true to ANY degree.

But obviously people are always free to do what they wish. :beer:

[hwy73]

:popcorn::popcorn:

[ImpalaSlayer]

i never understood why the fhp got the cobras on them. poor guys were led to believe they had a fast car :lol:

[BAD MERC]

I had a small gouge in the paint on my right fender so I put some on above the rub strip about 2" up and 3" forward of the door. They kinda break up the slab-sidedness of it. And conveniently cover that scratch. I was going to put a huge-ass wing, curb feelers, mudflaps and Leopard seat covers on, but my JC Whitney giftcard expired.

[Ms. Denmark]

Do your self a favor and if you like them put them on , if you don't then don't. It doesn't matter what anyone here likes or not it's what you like that counts. The alot of the Florida Highway Patrol Marauders had them on and so do I for quite some time now. I've had nothing but positive comments & question's about it at car show's and else where. People seam to gain more interest and on the road respect it more for some reason. Again, if you like them just put them on, it's your car .That is absolutely true.......however since he is asking for our opinions, FWIW I vote NO (for reasons along the lines of what other objectors have cited.) It's not a mustang, no cobra engine etc. etc.

[martyo]

Ghey or cool?

Is there an Extremely Ghey option????

What do those emblems have to do with a Marauder?

[MrBluGruv]

So with that same logic, I can now add those sweet Edsel emblems to my MM. Since Edsel started the Mercury division and that's who made the Marauder, and they had about as much interaction as SVT and the Marauder.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3016/2343928653_a73273609c.jpg?v=0


Badge your car the way you want it, bro. :beer:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3142/3020657933_3948f310ee.jpg

^ZOMFG! WTF!? LOL! ^


But really, on a serious note, I think the Cobra badges would be more fitting if you were at least supercharged, preferably eaton swapped. But I don't think they should end up on an N/A Marauder, I think you'd be inviting competition more than you could handle.

[a_d_a_m]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3142/3020657933_3948f310ee.jpg

^ZOMFG! WTF!? LOL! ^ This past fall/winter, on I-90 outside of Cleveland in a horrible rainstorm, I passed that car. Florida plates. I tried snapping a picture but it didn't come out.

[MrBluGruv]

Haha, I think that car was a great idea, but it just didn't turn out well. I would LOVE to own an original Edsel though.

[vtwoodsman]

Actually the Marauder motor is identical to the 2003 Mach 1 Mustang automatic.
I could care less how folks customize their cars. I still like the stealth look. Yep....I drive a black Mercury Grand Marquis that looks like GrandMa Jones cruises to the grocery store in.......and will blow the doors off the ignorant! Now if I could get my hands on a 1996 Buick Roadmaster with the Corvette LT1 motor....!!!

[guspech750]

Meh. Gay!! Its not a Cobra. I dont care if the engine is similar. Would you put a Mach 1 sticker on it since the motor is the same as the Mach 1? Yuck. But to each their own. Go for it if you think you like it.

[babbage]

I'm seeing about a 30% yes, 70% no. Thanks everyone!

[John Nero]

isn't america great - freedom to do whatever you want

[John Nero]

It's not a Cobra so why the snakes?

Just like the SVT or Police interceptor badges on an MM....

It's not.... so don't

IMHO... it's gay.

i am going to python snakes on the car because it will eat your -ss up

[Cobra25]

Listen clearly , The 2001 Cobra mustang has the same motor as in our car. Where did I say it's a cobra motor ? I said ford put Cobra emblems on it . If you still can't understand it ask RoyLPita.
Are you sure?
'cause when I do go back and read it, I see this:



IDK about you, but my motor is not "the same motor as the 2001 Mustang Cobra". I have 2003 heads, which are different in many ways, the chamber volume, intake and exhaust port size, cams, etc. The MM motor is way more similar to the Mach 1 automatic cars than anything else.
So there goes your "same motor as the Cobra" argument.


I'm telling you that your "to a degree" statement is pure BS.
It is not true to ANY degree.

But obviously people are always free to do what they wish. :beer:

[scruff]

ive had the snakes on my car for 2 yrs now they look mean,,i,m thinking of putting ladders on next..

[ckadiddle]

Previous owner put snakes on the black MM. I don't like or dislike them. Wife has decided she likes them, so they stay.

Most people that notice our Marauder don't notice the snakes.

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f129/ckadiddle/turtle%20wax%20ice/100_1888.jpg

[Cobra25]

Most people that notice our Marauder don't notice the snakes.

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f129/ckadiddle/turtle%20wax%20ice/100_1888.jpgThat's true, they Love the car for what it is. Bottom line : What ever you put on it is personal preference. What you do to it is your business. Their is no right or wrong about it .

[Ms. Denmark]

Meh. Gay!! Its not a Cobra. I dont care if the engine is similar. Would you put a Mach 1 sticker on it since the motor is the same as the Mach 1? Yuck. But to each their own. Go for it if you think you like it. Wonder how snakes would look on my Aviator.....since the motor is the same as the Marauder. (and '02-'03 mach I) :coolman: :D

[Egon Spengler]

Wasn't not to long ago on the other site that "The Ford Performance Group & Ford Racing" offered a "Certificate of Limited Production Status" to the owners of the Marauder. They wouldn't of done that unless the Marauder was a Special Vehicial so to a degree The SVT Emblem would hold true to our vehicials to a degree.
Is a marauder a special vehicle? Sure... Is it a Special Vehicle Team car? NO!

Buy a SVT sticker and just put the SV on your car and cut off the T

[Cobra25]

FYI : Their seam's to be some confusion about our motor's. I hope this helps. Go to a web site called : "Inside Line .com." Do a search on : "First Drive: 2001 Ford SVT Mustang Cobra" afterwards Look up "First Drive: 2003 Mercury Marauder". Their are a few minor differences , I hope this helps clear up a few things.

[J-MAN]

Wow! Lots of opinions! And not to be left out I'll add my own. I believe that the stock Marauder is hard, if not impossible, to improve on, whether it's badges or wheels. As a matter of fact I'm more anti-badge, badge-less grille and trunk badge delete.

BTW, back in early April I picked up a Marauder in Florida(Thanks Marc)and at several stops received many compliments(Thanks again Marc)and most times the discussions would lead to the FHP Marauders. I couldn't believe the urban legends that have come about! Super cars! Bigger motors! Twin Turbos! 180 MPH! Able to leap tall buildings! Not being one to spoil a good story, or legend, I smiled and nodded my head in agreement with each tale. I even added that I heard that the Governor of the state had to sign an undisclosed document to allow the FHP to drive these vehicles as in their now highly modified form they were only legal in Alabama! Yes, the mouths did drop and a few said that they had heard something like that.

Additional BTW, pollen sucks! It took me 5 hours the clean the engine compartment and clean and re-oil the K&N once I got home to Michigan.

[John Nero]

i say we all put Roush Emblems on our cars

[boatmangc]

Well just to stir the pot, our motors really came from the Mark VIII so why not use this one?


http://www.lincolnmotorsport.com/images/cstaremblemnew1a.jpg


Badgeless for me unless I decide to put on one of these:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=390183938961&rvr_id=&crlp=1_263602_263622&UA=M*S%3F&GUID=83071bfa1210a0914ed5e965f ff5686b&itemid=390183938961&ff4=263602_263622#ht_3440wt_11 39

[Phrog_gunner]

FYI : Their seam's to be some confusion about our motor's. I hope this helps. Go to a web site called : "Inside Line .com." Do a search on : "First Drive: 2001 Ford SVT Mustang Cobra" afterwards Look up "First Drive: 2003 Mercury Marauder". Their are a few minor differences , I hope this helps clear up a few things.

That link still doesn't say the engines are the same.

[a_d_a_m]

Well just to stir the pot, our motors really came from the Mark VIII so why not use this one? http://www.lincolnmotorsport.com/images/cstaremblemnew1a.jpg

OK, I actually kinda like that one. Wouldn't put it on my car, but it does look pretty bad-ass.

[Phrog_gunner]

Badgeless for me unless I decide to put on one of these:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=390183938961&rvr_id=&crlp=1_263602_263622&UA=M*S%3F&GUID=83071bfa1210a0914ed5e965f ff5686b&itemid=390183938961&ff4=263602_263622#ht_3440wt_11 39

Can't get away from amberlamps.

[justbob]

Hey, do what you want to your car. Around here at the shows the SVT guys (and there is MANY) would never stop giving you crap about it. I could careless, hell, I have a CAMARO HOOD SCOOP on my car. Now thats gotta be ALOT worse than cobra badges LOL

[Cobra25]

That link still doesn't say the engines are the same.If you read the articial again it does state (First Drive : 2003 Mercury Marauder) on page 2 it states that it's essentially the same engine that powered the 2002 Mustang Cobra. I also understand from a few others here that Jack Roush Specialy designed our intakes in our Marauders .

[Phrog_gunner]

If you read the articial again it does state (First Drive : 2003 Mercury Marauder) on page 2 it states that it's essentially the same engine that powered the 2002 Mustang Cobra. I also understand from a few others here that Jack Roush Specialy designed our intakes in our Marauders .

Essentially = we are trying to not make the reader feel like a moron by explaining the differences in the engine in case they have no clue what the parts of the engine are and probably wouldn't know the difference anyway.

Like i said before, it does NOT say the engines are the same.

[John Nero]

If you read the articial again it does state (First Drive : 2003 Mercury Marauder) on page 2 it states that it's essentially the same engine that powered the 2002 Mustang Cobra. I also understand from a few others here that Jack Roush Specialy designed our intakes in our Marauders .

and exhaust system

[dohc324ci]

Hmmm maybe if you one of the eaton converts it would be applicable. Doesn't look bad just ad to ones curiosity...

[rayjay]

I vote for the MartyO Marauder fender badges. As far as Babbage putting snakes on his fenders, eh, its his car he can do what he wants. At least he didn't paint it bug green...

[Dennis Reinhart]

It's not a Cobra so why the snakes?

Just like the SVT or Police interceptor badges on an MM....

It's not.... so don't

IMHO... it's gay.


Well fellas your wrong, the motor in our Marauder is basically the same as a 01 Cobra, except the TB comes out on the passenger side vice the drivers side, the cams are slightly different, the heads are the same, both engines have http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypereutectic_piston and cracked capped rods, the 01 Cobra does have a steel crank other than that there the same and make the same base RWHP considering the differences from a automatic to a standard shift. The Marauder engine is exactly the same as the 03 Mach 1 with a automatic, except for the upper intake, so if you want to put Cobras on the car have at it. There on mine and the were on my Mark 8, I hope every one has a great holiday, I respect your opinions and I have mine.:beer:

[Ms. Denmark]

Well fellas your wrong, the motor in or Marauder is basically the same as a 01 Cobra, except the TB comes out on the passenger side vice the drivers side, the cams are slightly different, the heads are the same, both engines have http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypereutectic_piston and cracked capped rods, the 01 Cobra does have a steel crank other than that there the same and make the same base RWHP considering the differences from a automatic to a standard shift. The Marauder engine is exactly the same as the 03 Mach 1 with a automatic, except for the upper intake, so if you want to put Cobras on the car have at it. There on mine and the were on my Mark 8, I hope every one has a great holiday, I respect your opinions and I have mine.:beer:I'm looking for Mongoose badges. :coolman::D

[Cobra25]

Essentially = we are trying to not make the reader feel like a moron by explaining the differences in the engine in case they have no clue what the parts of the engine are and probably wouldn't know the difference anyway.

Like i said before, it does NOT say the engines are the same.After reading post # 60 By Dennis, I wonder how someone else is feeling ? Let's put this rest before it goes too far. We are both right & we are both wrong to a small degree.

[ImpalaSlayer]

After reading post # 60 By Dennis, I wonder how someone else is feeling ? Let's put this rest before it goes too far. We are both right & we are both wrong to a small degree.

bottom line, mm is not a cobra so teh badges FAIL!

[MrBluGruv]

Well just to stir the pot, our motors really came from the Mark VIII so why not use this one?


http://www.lincolnmotorsport.com/images/cstaremblemnew1a.jpg


Dude, those are awesome. Wasn't the Mercury badge from back in the day like that? So kinda more accurate from a more vintage standpoint?

[musclemerc]

^^ It's the Lincoln badge. Always has been

[Professor]

Dude. It's your car, do what you want. I've thought about putting the larger GT500 snakes (instead of the Cobra ones) because the tooling is nicer and more detailed. I like the snakes above the run strip others like them below. Whatever tickles your toes.

Hell, I even thought about doing a Mach 1 Theme on mine before (blacked out panel on the trunk, flat black spoiler, non-shaker Mach 1 hood scoop, flat black rocker stripes, Mach 1 front spoiler). I think it would look great on my Silver Birch.

A bone stock Marauder to me looks like someone crossed a Crown Vic with a Marquis, blacked out the grill, put some wheels and exhaust on it. Some people love it, others think it looks plain.

I traded my 2001 Bullitt for my Merc as a compromise to handle my growing family. I like cars that have badging on them (e.g., 5.0's, GT's, Shelby's, Roushes, etc.). I have no desire to be "stealthy" (who am I going to fool?) nor am I a purist. If you bought your car as an collectible investment, then leave it alone. But if you bought it to enjoy ... do what you want to it. The beauty of the car hobby is that you can customize YOUR car anyway you want.

I don't lose sleep about what others think about my personalization of MY car.

[MrBluGruv]

^^ It's the Lincoln badge. Always has been

Has something like it ever been used as a Mercury logo?

I could swear my friend's '78 Grand Marquis and my uncle's 80-something Marquis had a hood ornament and badgework that looked an awful lot like it.

[wht02lightning]

I have them on my car, and I think they look awsome. Its not like I put them on a V-6 stang to fool anyone. Nobody is ever going to look at my fenders and mistake it for a cobra so I dont see the big deal. Heck I have the trunk bagde off my wrecked 00 SVT Contour on my MM trunklid now, but im sure thats a whole other arguement

[boatmangc]

I have them on my car, and I think they look awsome. Its not like I put them on a V-6 stang to fool anyone. Nobody is ever going to look at my fenders and mistake it for a cobra so I dont see the big deal. Heck I have the trunk bagde off my wrecked 00 SVT Contour on my MM trunklid now, but im sure thats a whole other arguement
The Contour part mebbe :lol:

[wht02lightning]

The Contour part mebbe :lol:
LOL, well it doesnt say contour or anything, and I loved that car, If youve never driven one youd be suprised. the SVT contour was a mean little car, but godthey love to blow motors

[dakslim]

I'm looking for Mongoose badges. :coolman::D

+1^^^^A Mongoose will kick a Cobras azz almost any day of the week. lol:P

[fastblackmerc]

Dude. It's your car, do what you want.
I don't lose sleep about what others think about my personalization of MY car.

He did ask for our opinions..... so we gave it.

[not5-0]

I have cobra badges (facing the wrong way) SVT badge on the trunk and a Mach 1 spoiler too.... Oh and the inside of my trunk pays homage to the Lincoln Blackwood (thanks to Magindat) SO my car is all over the place but I wouldnt have it any other way. :D

[breeze]

bottom line, mm is not a cobra so teh badges FAIL!

u dnt even like the "fireman" badges.lol

[ludwigvan968]

Wow, all over some stink'n badges, ha ha ha

I find this all amusing. We also got an argument about whether the engine is a 2001 cobra motor or a mach1 motor. Either way, it is no Terminator motor (i.e. the motor that came in the Cobra's the year the MM was made) like it should have been, so lets move on!

Not sure what is in the air these days, but seems people like to argue.

As for the badges, in my opinion, and it should be noted, that my opinion is just that... an opinion. Put badges on your car that your car can backup and you have no worries.

OTH, I have a friend with a badge less 2006 Mustang V6 with a straight exhaust that everyone thinks is a GT hiding as a V6. It is hilarious on so many levels.

So either way you can guide perception many ways, with or without badges.

If I put cobra badges on my car, which I do not see myself doing, but if I do, my car will trap over 110mph (more like 120mph) in the quarter mile and make over 500rwhp, that way if someone wants to make fun of my badges they can do so while trying to catch up :)

Flame on!

Shields up!

[Ms. Denmark]

Wow, all over some stink'n badges, ha ha ha

I find this all amusing. We also got an argument about whether the engine is a 2001 cobra motor or a mach1 motor. Either way, it is no Terminator motor (i.e. the motor that came in the Cobra's the year the MM was made) like it should have been, so lets move on!

Not sure what is in the air these days, but seems people like to argue.......

Flame on!

Shields up!I took it that Babbage was asking for opinions = arguements pro and con. (And I believe he was.) That's always risky with a crowd as passionate as this one, where Marauders are concerned. LOL! :D

[RacerX]

I think they look good. It breaks up the police car look too. IMO! :D Realistically, you could say going badgeless is just like adding badges, you're changing the look to your tastes, preferences. Eric, you knew you'd poke the hornets nest with this! If you cared what we thought, you would have polled us before putting them on, then made your decision based on public opinion. DR has them ftw anyway! :banana2:

[ImpalaSlayer]

u dnt even like the "fireman" badges.lol

do i look like lil wayne to you? :lol:

[boatmangc]

Since I have a SVT Aluminator under the hood which badges am I allowed to use?

Although I still chose none. I do have a Zaino sticker in the back window.