Badge idea: brushed nickel ?

[Gargoyle]

Thinking out loud …
Got a black 2020 GT 5.0 auto PP1.
It’s being delivered tomorrow from carvana! I usually murder all my cars all black but this time I’m not sure. If I put black 5.0 and GT badges you can’t see them at all and then it looks like an eco boost. But I hate chrome so my idea is scotch bright pad em and make them look like brushed nickel anyone tried this yet? Opinions please?

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[Stangnut]

I think satin/brushed badges would look great! It might be tricky to scuff the factory ones since they're plastic.

 

[stannypack]

I also hated chrome on my old grey ecoboost, but it grew on me after getting a chrome exhaust, chrome lipped wheels, and euro taillights. You might change your mind https://www.mustang6g.com/forums/th...e-visual-evolution-thread.189474/post-3804930

 

[MAGS1]

You could go bronze too. With Ford releasing a bronze package for S650, I would bet there will be bronze badges for sale soon (if not already).

 

[CR151S]

I actually saw this color combo in a for sale add and now I can’t find the car!!! It’s a killer look!

I also happen to be partial to the black/bronze look…

 

[CR151S]

https://classiccars.com/listings/view/1299279/2019-ford-mustang-gt-for-sale-in-ocala-florida-34480

This car for the bronze look!!!!!!

 

[Gargoyle]

I think satin/brushed badges would look great! It might be tricky to scuff the factory ones since they're plastic.

Hmm didn’t know they were plastic ! Lol maybe it would still work if I use a scotch bright pad … or maybe take them off and paint dark grey ?

 

[Stangnut]

I'm pretty sure they are. Try searching google. There might be a way to scuff plastic chrome emblems safely.

 

[HKusp]

Mine is black with black badges. I don't think anyone is thinking it's an ecoboost. These are pictures from the dealer before I removed all that gingerbread decals on the windows and the louvers on the side windows.

 

[MAGS1]

Yes they are plastic and be careful when removing them, they will bend/break if you don’t get the glue warm enough. Ask me how I know LOL

 

[Weyland-Yutani]

I love it!

For my car, I’m all about a chrome/polished accent, but I think brushed nickel would look cool. If it were “real” metal, I’d hit it with media blaster for a firearm type finish, but I dunno about plated plastic.

 

[CrazyHippie]

Carefully placed red accents look killer on dark cars. I also tend to be very old-school and prefer cubic inch badges rather than liters. Is the 5.0 a 302 ? 307? 317(5.2)? These numbers are historically relevant, differentiate the displacement adjustments that have occurred with the coyote, and are very American.

 

[ORRadtech]

Carefully placed red accents look killer on dark cars. I also tend to be very old-school and prefer cubic inch badges rather than liters. Is the 5.0 a 302 ? 307? 317(5.2)? These numbers are historically relevant, differentiate the displacement adjustments that have occurred with the coyote, and are very American.

The 2020 GT is 5038cc or 302ci.

 

[ORRadtech]

The 2020 GT is 5038cc or 302ci.

That's what's listed in Ford's spec chart but if you run it through a conversion calculator it's a bit over 307ci. Hmmmm.

 

[MAGS1]

That's what's listed in Ford's spec chart but if you run it through a conversion calculator it's a bit over 307ci. Hmmmm.

If you do it based on bore X stroke, it’s 302

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