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Old Jun 3, 2009 | 02:06 PM
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I just bought a used set of TA door emblems (yeah, I am one of those freaks who actually likes the side molding and emblems). Since they are used, they are individual letters and not attached to anything that spaces them out for me. I need to know a few measurements to make sure I get them lined up and spaced properly. Can someone take the following measurements for me? Any 93-02 TA should be the same.

bottom of molding to top of T
leftmost point of T to rightmost point of m
front edge of door to leftmost point of T on drivers side

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Old Jun 3, 2009 | 06:00 PM
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left point of the T to the door is almost exactly 2 inches, nothing is perfect
the T gap to bottom of molding is 3/5 of an inch or so, kind of hard to get that
measurement. and the length from the T to the M is 15 inches. mind you, my T/A has about 170k miles, and i didnt see any posting for passsenger specs. let me know if you need those as my car would need to be turned around
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Old Jun 3, 2009 | 07:41 PM
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Keep in mind that these things are glued on by someone on an assembly line, I doubt if all cars are the same. I measured the Trans Am emblems on my 2002 WS6. Left point of the T on the drivers side from the edge of the door was 1 & 7/8 inches, so 2 inches as murdomino said is good. I get 1/2 inch down from the bottom of the door trim to the flat top of the T, and to the flat top of the A too. On the passenger side where the emblem is reversed the distance from the end to the edge of the door was 1 & 7/8 too and drop from bottom of door trim to top of T and A was 1/2 inch. Car has never had the emblems changed.

I'm sure anything in that range is fine.
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Originally Posted by ghardester
Keep in mind that these things are glued on by someone on an assembly line, I doubt if all cars are the same. I measured the Trans Am emblems on my 2002 WS6. Left point of the T on the drivers side from the edge of the door was 1 & 7/8 inches, so 2 inches as murdomino said is good. I get 1/2 inch down from the bottom of the door trim to the flat top of the T, and to the flat top of the A too. On the passenger side where the emblem is reversed the distance from the end to the edge of the door was 1 & 7/8 too and drop from bottom of door trim to top of T and A was 1/2 inch. Car has never had the emblems changed.

I'm sure anything in that range is fine.
lol isn't that the truth. i was at the T/A nats last year and someone was talking about a low mileage original 70's T/A (i think maybe 76?) and the decal on the hood scoop was crooked and he said as a judge he could not deduct from that car for that because he knew that car was most likely a monday morning car and that decal was put on crooked from the factory.
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Excellent!!! That gives me good averages to go for. Thanks for taking the trouble to help me out!!!
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Old Jun 3, 2009 | 08:51 PM
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Originally Posted by 1995blacktattop
lol isn't that the truth. i was at the T/A nats last year and someone was talking about a low mileage original 70's T/A (i think maybe 76?) and the decal on the hood scoop was crooked and he said as a judge he could not deduct from that car for that because he knew that car was most likely a monday morning car and that decal was put on crooked from the factory.
Yeah, the all important door sticker with the RPO codes on it on mine was put over a seam in the door, like the person who put it on did not understand that it might be important to the buyer!
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