Opinions: What Do You Think of this Emblem?

"That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms" (thatbastardkurtis5)
08/01/2015 at 17:57 • Filed to: None

On a whim, I picked up a pair of these badges on eBay for the P71. I was bored just now so I went and put them on, and I don’t think I care for them. Also, its not crooked, the angle just kinda makes it look weird.

I like that they pretty definitively should tell people that it’s not a police car, but they look out of place with the rest of the car being super plain. I also wish I would have put it on a little lower, but I can do that if I want...I have a massive roll of double sided tape for this sort of thing.

What say you?

DISCUSSION (30)

BReLp7dzHM3ytYsE > That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms
08/01/2015 at 18:02

Leave the interceptor, take off the 4.6

Captain_Spadaro > That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms
08/01/2015 at 18:06

Eh...I approve of the intent.

VincentMalamute-Kim > That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms
08/01/2015 at 18:15

Agree with chevyfan; remove 4.6 but leave the intercepter

Your boy, BJR > That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms
08/01/2015 at 18:15

Nah. Doesn't work.

That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms > Captain_Spadaro
08/01/2015 at 18:25

Yeah, I mean I’d hope the big chrome exhaust tips and the sound of the damn thing would be enough, but everybody still thinks I’m a cop. But the outside of the car is too plain to pull off the badges, and it looks weird to me.

ly2v8-Brian > That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms
08/01/2015 at 18:25

I’ll be frank because it’s what I do.

It's cheesy. It's a nothing special engine (sorry) and not a muscle car. Interceptor can stay, it makes sense.

That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms > Your boy, BJR
08/01/2015 at 18:25

Agreed. It looks out of place on such a relatively plain car.

That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms > ly2v8-Brian
08/01/2015 at 18:29

I’m actually in 100% agreement here. I thought I’d like it when I bought them because it seemed kinda subtle, but now that they’re on there it’s all you see when you look at the car. And it’s not as if its a built up engine in the car, you know? They’re coming off in the morning, and I’ll see if just the Interceptor badges will look okay somewhere on the side.

The Compromiser > That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms
08/01/2015 at 18:39

If there is room drop em to the last bend area before the rocker panels. Always loved that look. If possible move them to the back as far as possible between the wheels.

Viggen > That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms
08/01/2015 at 18:47

Not a fan. Hell it looks bad on SN-95 and New Edge Mustangs too.

That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms > Viggen
08/01/2015 at 18:52

Agreed. I didn't think I liked it when I put em on, they haven't grown on me.

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms
08/01/2015 at 19:02

Kinja'd!!!

What about triton V8 emblems from a 97-03 F-150?

desertdog5051 > That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms
08/01/2015 at 19:05

Michigan State Police blue. Copyrighted color. Unmistakable.

Trivia question. Why do they have those clear bands in the red overhead light?

samssun > That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms
08/01/2015 at 19:09

The wheels and light say you drive a cop car, no getting around that. I’d completely debadge it, to avoid looking like all the Pep Boys specials (unremarkable cars in the ghetto with fake bling slapped on).

That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms > desertdog5051
08/01/2015 at 19:13

Actually a Massachusetts car, similar color though.

I just looked up the Michigan state cars...the lights look like little top hats, though I assume that's not why they have clear bands.

desertdog5051 > That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms
08/01/2015 at 19:23

I used to commute 1.5 hours each way when I lived in Michigan. Found it out from a State Cop. Those clear bands add brilliance to the light making them stand out better. It really works. They have something about them that grabs your attention more than a plain, all red globe.

Tough call on the emblems. They are cool but look a little out of place. Sleep on it for a week and then see how you feel.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms
08/01/2015 at 19:29

No because a ‘94 Town Car could slap those badges on too.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms
08/01/2015 at 19:32

Nah. Not a fan. Reminds me of a Mustang I saw a few days ago with the 3.7 fender badge.

jkm7680 > That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms
08/01/2015 at 19:46

I think they both look pretty cool. It does have a 4.6 V8 so it’s not fake badging.

d15b > BReLp7dzHM3ytYsE
08/01/2015 at 19:49

This. It tells exactly what it is.

Birddog > That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms
08/01/2015 at 20:40

That looks like crap. It shows like a PepZone stick on.

That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms > Birddog
08/01/2015 at 20:51

Agreed. The only problem I have now is that the adhesive is substantially better than what you'd typically find on PepBoys badges...

Birddog > That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms
08/01/2015 at 20:54

Oof!

Yeah, I’d worry about the Paint there.

That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms > Birddog
08/01/2015 at 21:15

Luckily, it's gonna get repainted in a few months, so if I pull some off it ain't the end of the world.

ranwhenparked > That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms
08/01/2015 at 21:43

Why not get some of those vaguely Art Deco looking Ford V8 emblems - like the one molded into the plastic engine cover? Always thought those were pretty sharp.

Big Bubba Ray > That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms
08/01/2015 at 23:08

It look killer no matter what anyone else says! It’s reminds me of the 5.0 badge (which it’s supposed to imitate?)

boxrocket > That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms
08/01/2015 at 23:55

If it was lower - same level as the door bump guard things - it wouldn’t look so out of place. And maybe if it were darker, or if the center section of the numbers was black (along the lines of the new F-150’s F, but black instead of hollow).

pip bip - choose Corrour > That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms
08/02/2015 at 05:22

ewwwww

MonkeePuzzle > That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms
08/03/2015 at 13:50

I hear bigger is better

Kinja'd!!!

That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms > MonkeePuzzle
08/03/2015 at 14:11

That would be an improvement.