Like most people, I went with Tim Beith. I covered my last car in carbon fiber and alcantara, so I'm a bit sick of it. Tim was kind enough to make a flat top/bottom, orange stiching, and smooth leather all around.
Sits just fine. It also comes off fairly easy (I used regular isopropal alcohol- denatured would work better- and dental floss to remove). I originally had the badge in the silver/black like most people had, but I got another one in orange and swapped them.
FYI, if you want the orange tow hook to work with this plate holder, you will have to do a little extra work, as it has different threads than the plate holder, but ZL1 was awesome and got me the parts I needed to make it work. I'd recommend reaching out to their customer service before ordering.
The exact same thing happened to me (Roush hood struts), but I didn't have my magnetic extension with me. I started to take the fender off when I decided to give the old metal coat hanger a try. Got it on the first try.
I've been really bad about posting all the updates, but here's one I actually did..yesterday.
Steeda clutch spring/perch. It wasn't the game-changer I'd hoped it would be, but it's a definite improvement. I'm guessing you can save $60 and just get the spring, and skip the perch.
The tow hook that works with the plate holder only comes in red or black, but they have another tow hook (https://zl1addons.com/products/mustang-mach-1-premium-stealth-tow-hook) that comes in a few other colors, but uses a slightly different bolt/thread than the plate holder. I was able to work...
Corsa HH Pipe and I'm about as close to regretting it as you can get. Nothing wrong with the Corsa HH pipe, I just think I preferred the stock resonator more.
I'd push back on taking off the decals for PPF. Mine has full PPF (STEK) and initially my installer talked about removing the decals (and badges), but after some research (plenty of videos on youtube), we agreed to leave them on and there are absolutely zero issues.
In spite of what you hear, the you can drive the Mach 1 on Cup 2s in the rain, but it will keep you on your toes. As I've said in the forums before, I flew up from DC to NH to buy my Mach 1 and then drove it the 550 miles back down on the Cup 2s in rain for about 95% of the drive.
I've gotten the same thing from a couple young kids. A guy that lives in my building and races dirt bikes on the weekends has a young son who just got his first minibike. When I first drove past them with the Mach 1, the young boy pointed and exclaims "race car" with a big grin on his face.