LX Rear Trunk Lid Emblem Install Measurements

[Habu135]

Broke down and purchased the Daniel Carpenter rear trunk lid LX emblem in my pursuit to retain a stock appearing car. I can't find any online videos or instructions discussing the correct placement and was hoping someone would share the measurements. Thanks

 

[Noobz347]

I don't know that I've seen this come up before. I've replaced one or two of these over the years and just looked at another car to get a rough estimate.

However, I let Chat-GTP do some searching and this is what it came up with:

Short answer: I couldn’t find a published Ford/Helm placement spec for the ’93 coupe (notch) deck-lid LX emblem online. That info typically lives in the Ford “Exterior Ornamentation Location” charts from the body/trim manual, but I’m not seeing a digitized page.


Best publicly documented references I can cite:

• Owners on Corral reported: 7/8 in. up from the bottom edge of the panel to the bottom of the “LX”; and about 23 in. from the left side of the lock to the right edge of the “X.” (Community measurement; likely from an original car.) mustangforums.com
• Another thread gives a visual datum method many restorers use: center the LX roughly over the left-most taillight bulb and align the bottom of “LX” with the bottom of the Ford oval (the oval is a known datum on originals). This yields the correct vertical “baseline” when the Ford oval is in the factory spot. corral.net

Because those are forum-sourced and may reflect hatch measurements, here’s a safe way to do your coupe:


Practical placement method (coupe-safe):

1. Install/verify the Ford oval is in its correct factory location (it’s your vertical baseline).
2. Measure the LX emblem height; put a strip of tape level with the bottom of the Ford oval across to the driver side—this is your LX bottom baseline (per the datum method). corral.net
3. For left-right, start with ~23.0 in. from the left edge of the lock cylinder to the right edge of the “X.” Dry-fit, step back, and confirm visual balance to the left lamp. Adjust ±⅛ in. as needed to clear any repaint or panel tolerances.

I don't know if the reference links works (I've not tried them) but I'll leave those in the case that they do and you want to see the sources.

I tried to do a little more digging after this but nothing solid came of it.

 

[TOOLOW91]

There was pictures somewhere with measurements on a forum because I used it on mine 12 years ago


If you don’t find it lmk and I’ll go out and measure mine with pics for you

 

[91AOD5.0LX]

On my 1991 LX it measures 5” from the start of the “L” then across to the end of the tail light.

Then from the bottom of the spoiler to the bottom of the emblem is 2”

 

[91AOD5.0LX]

Then from the start of the emblem across to the middle of the hatch lock is 27”.

 

[91AOD5.0LX]

Then from the bottom of the emblem to the bottom of the hatch is approx 3/4” and from the bottom of the emblem to the top of the tailight glass is approx 1-1/4”.

Hope these help to approximate.

 

[AeroCoupe]

I wonder if the placement is different between a hatch an coupe car? I would measure mine but I punted the LX badge years ago when the car was painted.

 

[Habu135]

I wonder if the placement is different between a hatch an coupe car? I would measure mine but I punted the LX badge years ago when the car was painted.

I did the same, but I keep going back and forth on applying the LX badge and have just decided to do it.

 

[Mindseye007]

Broke down and purchased the Daniel Carpenter rear trunk lid LX emblem in my pursuit to retain a stock appearing car. I can't find any online videos or instructions discussing the correct placement and was hoping someone would share the measurements.

eye this up maybe it will help...

 

[Mustang5L5]

Been debating putting mine back on too. It’s the only thing I’ve really changed on the exterior of the car is deleting it.

Never was a fan of the LX emblem as it looked out of place but now I think for the sake of originality I should toss it back on.

Maybe after I buff and ceramic coat the car.

 

[Habu135]

Good responses. Thanks guys, but I'm realizing that the coupes and hatchback have different dimensions as the coupe trunk is flat/no spoiler as compared to the curve side of the hatchback/and spoiler. If someone could measure for a notch that would be appreciated.

 

[Habu135]

I wonder if the placement is different between a hatch an coupe car? I would measure mine but I punted the LX badge years ago when the car was painted.

It is

 

[Habu135]

Been debating putting mine back on too. It’s the only thing I’ve really changed on the exterior of the car is deleting it.

Never was a fan of the LX emblem as it looked out of place but now I think for the sake of originality I should toss it back on.

Maybe after I buff and ceramic coat the car.

That's my reasoning: originality.

 

[Habu135]

Went ahead and did it. What else am I going to do during this shutdown?

 

[Mindseye007]

Went ahead and did it. What else am I going to do during this shutdown?

looks sweet.

 

[Noobz347]

And don't forget... It's kind of a "thing" to slap an LX badge on a 3200 lb street car making 400 HP at the wheels.

 

[Noobz347]

Now you just need a license plate that says "BWNSTOK"

 

[Habu135]