Hello, just an update to keep this thread alive and well.
I ordered a 9 inch and a 7 inch black emblem from our buddy DownAtTheBuilding on ebay. They are due to arrive in two days via usps-he does provide tracking info.
I agree with the rest that this fella comes across as a back woods kinda person. The los angeles address throws me for a loop. The guy sent numerous emails making sure that he sends me the correct emblems for the front and back. He told me the front emblem will not have built in screws but rather a fully covered adhesive backing. This is fine by me. I told him he needs to get rid of the crazy amount of postings he has just for the 7 and 9 inch black ford emblems. Different prices for the same item! Also told him I ordered the auction stating it has posts and he told me it will not have posts. Then get rid of the false description! He said he would not double charged me for shipping by crediting me one of the auctions. He has not since 01-21-2014. No biggie, I am used to getting ramrodded by ebay sellers on multiple listings and shipping. Small price to pay. Well what is strange is that I found out from his replies that he doesnt make/paint any of these emblems. He states he gets them from Ford! No that it matters, just as long as the correct part shows up.
Anyways, I have been off from flying for the past 7 days and got bored. So I decided to tackle that friggin front emblem head on. One of the posts said they used a butterknife after removing the two tin-locking nuts from the rear of the front emblem. I did just that. I will add I used two plastic body panel pry bars on the left and right end to help separate the emblem a little bit. I also put a soft cloth around the butter knife to help prevent marring. Just like everyone else. I started off with a few tugs I thought were pretty strong..Wrong! After pissing around for a minute with half assed pries I held the top part of the grille trim with a good amount of firmness. Just in case I pry with the knife too hard and the whole center bar breaks. Well I gave it a serious effort and it "popped" right off...
Notice the picture. I included it because no one has yet. It shows that there is plenty of adhesion coverage for the non-post emblem to stick. Once in place, I doubt it will be coming off on its own.
Here is a pic of the back side of the OEM emblem.
Well, I am off to find some dental floss and work the rear emblem off. I am a fan of the floss. Prevents any chance of marring the paint using those plastic pry tools I mentioned earlier.
Hope this helps!
I will let you know if I also have a headache from DownAtTheBuilding once the emblems arrive tomorrow or Friday.