i just got done cleaning my truck today. washing, waxing, detailing it. I got to thinking about something and wanted to run it by you guys to see what you thought. I was thinking of taking my Ranger emblems off all together. They wouldn't be in the way when I waxed the truck. Some of the black paint around the emblems is coming off anyway. Just wanted to know what you guys thought about the idea.

 

not bad, but then you have holes in your fenders

 

sure, people do it all the time, its called shaving your emblems, and fyi there is a possibility that there might be holes there, i know in my 86 anyhow, may need a little bondo and a little paint

 

its only shaving if you shaved the holes, if you dont do that, then its just taking your emblems off

 

Its not a possibility there might be holes. Its a FACT that there ARE holes!

 

Well I had a 93 5.0 mustang everybody told me there was hole where the emblems were. Well one day after it had been sitting for a few years. I went out to pull the emblems off and found out that they were just stuck on with adhesion tape or something.

 

Well then go pull the emblems off and get back to us!

 

Lol, there will be holes.

 

Have you actually pulled the emblems off and you know this for a fact or you just going by what someone has told you. BTW this is a 02 Ranger if a 93 Mustang had double sided sticky tape on it why would they change to putting holes on an 02 sounds to me like it would cost more to drill holes than to use 2 sided sticky tape

 

rangers have 3 holes behind the emblems. FACT, 1st hand experience

 

FACT as well, I've seen the holes behind mine as well.

 

Just go take it off if you dont believe us! Maybe we are wrong! Even though I know for a FACT there is holes also holes behind the Ford emblem on the back!

 

OK thanks thats what I wanted to know. If it was actually a fact or going by hear say. I'm not doubting you Trent or Jeff I just thought I would be most cost efficient if Ford just used 2 sided sticky tape instead of drilling hole to put the emblems on. But what the hell do I know....lol

 

the holes are for alignment pins so the emblems are always on straight
https://www.ranger-forums.com/forum2...47&postcount=8

 

I wish there was no holes it would look much cleaner!

 

Its actually more cost effective to have an operator with 1 drill bit doing the holes Or having them machined when the fender/tailgate is being built :-)

 

leave the holes....start a new trend

 

Yea....leave the alignment holes.....that way it'd match my lack of fender flares, when the truck came with them!

 

not to steal the thread or anything but are the holes the same from say a 2000 to a 2001 so i could put new emblems on mine?

 

Yes. I am 110% sure that the 98-current hole are exactly the same. '97 and old, i am unsure.

 

thanks