50th anniversary emblems
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50th anniversary emblems
do ALL 2003 's have 50th emblems on front bumper and rear deck lid or just the special anniversary edition in mag red/shale, have seen a couple 03's with emblem on front but not decklid! Seemed a little weird! Maybe they came off?
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Yes, all '03 cars came with the front/rear emblems that said Anniversary 50 inside the oval of the emblem. Only the actual 50th AE cars had the 50th emblems on the front fenders.
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I recently replaced the front and back emblems on my `03 AE and when I took the back one off, I really liked how the clean deck lid looked. I would have left it off, but the paint had a ghost of the emblem in the finish.
I tried polishing it out, but I suspect it was a slight discoloration in one of the undercoats due to age/UV, etc. So, I ended up putting the new emblem on to replace the old one.
Had there not been a ghost in the paint, I definitely would have left it off, despite the $80 price tag. IMO, the car looks much better without the deck lid emblem.
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Or, the owners liked how the deck lid looked with without the emblem.
I recently replaced the front and back emblems on my `03 AE and when I took the back one off, I really liked how the clean deck lid looked. I would have left it off, but the paint had a ghost of the emblem in the finish.
I tried polishing it out, but I suspect it was a slight discoloration in one of the undercoats due to age/UV, etc. So, I ended up putting the new emblem on to replace the old one.
Had there not been a ghost in the paint, I definitely would have left it off, despite the $80 price tag. IMO, the car looks much better without the deck lid emblem.
I recently replaced the front and back emblems on my `03 AE and when I took the back one off, I really liked how the clean deck lid looked. I would have left it off, but the paint had a ghost of the emblem in the finish.
I tried polishing it out, but I suspect it was a slight discoloration in one of the undercoats due to age/UV, etc. So, I ended up putting the new emblem on to replace the old one.
Had there not been a ghost in the paint, I definitely would have left it off, despite the $80 price tag. IMO, the car looks much better without the deck lid emblem.
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Front fender emblem.
I did repaint the front fenders on my 50 anniversary, but by a mistake I did not take notice of the exact placement of the front fender emblems. Is there anyone that can help me with this problem?
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I have the front emblem on my car but I did remove the rear because I like how clean it looked without it. If the front didn't use holes to mount I would have removed it too.
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rear emblem
Last edited by alcoed; Dec 29, 2016 at 05:44 PM.