1998 24v Badge obsvervation

[rouar]

Goonz also has the 95-98 ding guards which were more substantial (and better looking) than the 98.5-00 flat ones. So not only does it look decent but it is more worth it to keep them on. The flat ding guards on my 98.5 SE were less than useless.

 

[BrApple]

Goonz also has the 95-98 ding guards which were more substantial (and better looking) than the 98.5-00 flat ones. So not only does it look decent but it is more worth it to keep them on. The flat ding guards on my 98.5 SE were less than useless.

and the car was also repainted, and poorly at that so who knows what lays beneath

 

[Buddy Palumbo]

Goonz also has the 95-98 ding guards which were more substantial (and better looking) than the 98.5-00 flat ones. So not only does it look decent but it is more worth it to keep them on. The flat ding guards on my 98.5 SE were less than useless.

I can't speak for the 96+ ones , but the '95 ding guards were different than the rest ... and best looking , IMHO .

The ONLY way to avoid door dings is to NOT put your car in the situation to get 'em .

 

[svttouruofl]

Alright this really doesn't have much to do with the ding gaurds but I noticed that this CSVT had 5 lugs and the rims didn't set outside of the fenders. How did they do this because I tried different lug converters forever and could never get a 5 lug rim to sit within the fenders?

I'll second that idea!

 

[CSVT1214]

I can't speak for the 96+ ones , but the '95 ding guards were different than the rest ... and best looking , IMHO .

The ONLY way to avoid door dings is to NOT put your car in the situation to get 'em .

The ding gaurds changed like crazy over the years. You can't really just specify a year.

Our 95 Mystique has the same ding gaurds as my 98 SVT, but between 95-98, I've seen both flat and raised. Ford changed between like 3 different styles over the years.

 

[OB1]

Alright this really doesn't have much to do with the ding gaurds but I noticed that this CSVT had 5 lugs and the rims didn't set outside of the fenders. How did they do this because I tried different lug converters forever and could never get a 5 lug rim to sit within the fenders?

Those are hubcaps.

 

[BruseWayne]

nice find, I'm gonna go stare at my emblem

 

[svttouruofl]

Well I'm definately not seeing the hub caps but if they are it sure as hell fooled me...must just be the pic.

Those are hubcaps.

 

[Andy W.]

Different door dings on the given models! The earlier ones are nice and raised, the later ones are cheap vinyl. They probably changed the height at the same time.

-Andy

 

[Reebs]

Alright this really doesn't have much to do with the ding gaurds but I noticed that this CSVT had 5 lugs and the rims didn't set outside of the fenders. How did they do this because I tried different lug converters forever and could never get a 5 lug rim to sit within the fenders?

Yup, they are just hubcaps spray painted flat black from a 240sx on 15in steelies for winter. Wow, run on sentence! Anyways, it is crazy how many pm's I have recieved about that same question from these pics! You can see that it is a hubcap from this pic.