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Old 23-08-2005, 06:48 PM   #1
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what do you guys think of new badges on older cars?????

eg: old xr6 badge replaced with new chrome xr6 badges.

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Old 23-08-2005, 06:52 PM   #2
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what do you guys think of new badges on older cars?????

eg: old xr6 badge replaced with new chrome xr6 badges.

Depends on what look you want. If your going to be changing the kit and modding it up, then yeah go new badges.

But if your trying to stick with a sleeper look, remove the badges altogether or replace them with new ones of the same type.

My old badges started fading so I replaced them with the same badges but new.

Just a thought
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Old 23-08-2005, 06:55 PM   #3
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Some of the New badges do look good. What Mrngo says is right though, NEW original badges can do the trick to make your appreciation warm again?
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Old 23-08-2005, 07:18 PM   #4
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I wouldn't have a problem with it, some people do however, it just comes down to personal preference and whether with looks good. In some cases no badge looks better or cleaner
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Old 23-08-2005, 07:40 PM   #5
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seen a few ef/el's with BA falcon badges...
not bad since they're a little smaller and can still hide the holes from behind the badge.
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Old 23-08-2005, 07:53 PM   #6
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john xr6 has au ghia and el ghia badging (i think) on his car looks quite nice
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Old 23-08-2005, 08:11 PM   #7
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(off-topic)

mrngo, you have a 5.0?!? you HAVE to post up an mp3 of your exhaust!!!

(on-topic) many of my badges need replacing, but I cbf. I'll replace with std issue badges after my eventual respray

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Old 23-08-2005, 09:01 PM   #8
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I had AU3 futura badging on my EF. Caused a bit of controversy but at the end of the day its your car.
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Old 23-08-2005, 09:03 PM   #9
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VS V8 badges look hot on hj-wb's!
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Old 23-08-2005, 11:05 PM   #10
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I have an AU front Ford badge! That's simply because all the chrome was peeling off my EA one and it looked pretty ordinary. The AU one is slightly smaller but it takes an eagle eye to notice that it doesn't completely fill the the oval shaped recess on the bonnet.
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Old 23-08-2005, 11:53 PM   #11
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Ive seen a BA XR6 with Tickford wings on it
Looked crap & wrong :nutsycuck
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Old 24-08-2005, 01:03 PM   #12
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do the red xr6 badges have the pins on it?? is that what u mean holes in the guards?
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Old 24-08-2005, 05:16 PM   #13
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i have au fairmont badges on my eb fairmont wagon and it looks o.k. i guess.i put ba side indicators too.
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Old 24-08-2005, 06:44 PM   #14
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hmm..ive seen VS/VP's with new S/SS badges and it looks stupid, they are too big; suits the VT/VZ as they are a wider car though.

Depends on the badge.

New XR6 badges looks FU(KING stuuuupid on older cars, they are pretty damn big, i ahve not seen one non BA that looks good with them.
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Old 24-08-2005, 06:56 PM   #15
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I replaced the 4.0 litre badges on my EB with tickford wings... it looks smooth as, admittedly there is no tickford work on my car, but nobody knows that... shhh it just cleans the car up a lot
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Old 24-08-2005, 07:20 PM   #16
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it's alright as long as the badge matches the car eg. xr6 = xr6 badges. can't see anything wrong with that, but tickford wings on a non tickford model just isn't cool
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