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Old 27-12-2011, 10:38 PM   #6361
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Wasn't that a factory limited edition thing?
No holden in australia ever came out with a pontiac badge from the factory...

...what do you do after every second holden has a chev one?
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Old 27-12-2011, 11:12 PM   #6362
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No holden in australia ever came out with a pontiac badge from the factory...

...what do you do after every second holden has a chev one?
I know I've seen VE Commodores with the Pontiac G8 front-end from the dealers if that's what he's thinking of.
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Old 27-12-2011, 11:31 PM   #6363
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I know I've seen VE Commodores with the Pontiac G8 front-end from the dealers if that's what he's thinking of.
yeah that was a limited run to get rid of the g8 bodywork since it wasnt selling in the states iirc. still badged as holden/hsv
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Old 27-12-2011, 11:33 PM   #6364
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Some dealers sell chev badges.

A series of commodore came with the G8 front end because pontiac shut it down so they had heaps spare.

None of them roll off the floor with anything other than a holden or a hsv badge unless the dealer puts it on.


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Old 28-12-2011, 12:06 AM   #6365
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Old 28-12-2011, 12:19 AM   #6366
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Note the female driver is still trapped in the car because the trams are pinning the doors. The cops look like they want her to think about it for a while!

And it's a Pajero
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Old 28-12-2011, 01:35 AM   #6367
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Ford got together with Honda and Paris Hilton as the "R" is in wait for it, diamantes.
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Old 28-12-2011, 02:53 AM   #6368
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Apparently it was "inspired" by the movie....

Some .... concept fails

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If the designers had made this appear unibody instead of that awful fake cab chassis, it could of looked alright. That colour is hideous however.
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Old 28-12-2011, 02:03 PM   #6369
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Ford got together with Honda and Paris Hilton as the "R" is in wait for it, diamantes.
lol this is gold
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Old 28-12-2011, 02:21 PM   #6370
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Some dealers sell chev badges.
Its worse, they all do...the chev badges are a genuine holden spare even come in a holden packaging and holden part number
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Must be so shameful to drive a Holden.

SS drivers will start putting Holden badges on their cars to stand out.
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Its worse, they all do...the chev badges are a genuine holden spare even come in a holden packaging and holden part number
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Its worse, they all do...the chev badges are a genuine holden spare even come in a holden packaging and holden part number
Wow, you're not serious are you? Didn't think the epidemic was that bad. Holden should just badge them all from factory as Chevrolet. At least then it would save all the bogans from rebadging them on their own. I'm always seeing V6 Commodores with Chev badges thrown all over them.
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Er... can we stay on topic here? Or do we want this thread locked again?
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Probably not so epic, but FAIL IMO...

If your going to spend the $$$ on a kit and mags, Colour code the side moulds.

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that cannot be for real, I don't know what to say..

amazing what you can do with a handfull of pop rivets, tube of sikaflex and an Ebay account.....
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Old 28-12-2011, 09:24 PM   #6378
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Probably not so epic, but FAIL IMO...

If your going to spend the $$$ on a kit and mags, Colour code the side moulds.

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Aren't they the factory wheels?
For a XR5T, not for a pov pack
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So the fail is the tiny little black strips on the side? Looks OK to me
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I suppose they could have done the door handles as well, but I don't see it as a fail. Maybe if the bodykit was the wrong colour, or badly attached, I'd agree.
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So the fail is the tiny little black strips on the side? Looks OK to me
Its a pet peev of mine, people who spend thousand of dollars on body kits and wheels, yet dont colour code the little bits.
Seems like such a waste of time. But thats just me, I like things to look nice and flow, not look like a tacky half done job.
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Boss manifold and 40psi= fail
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maybe they like the black moulds?? i don't but it's possible the person who owns it does, hardly a fail, more a taste thing..
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Could also be a work in progress with new side moulds coming.
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Could also be a work in progress with new side moulds coming.
There's a point.
We all do things differently, so I'll go with that
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Mkay so, this looks alright other than the tacky chromie rims and vinyl.


But upon closer look, I noticed the stupid HAI (Hot Air Intake) and a bloody xbox 360, 2 speakers and 2 screens in the engine bay, what the hell..


And also,
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Old 28-12-2011, 10:52 PM   #6388
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lol, i was thinking the same, i love the s2000's and thought lose the gayness and it would be all right, then saw your engine bay pic... gotta love the autosalon crowd lol.

that camry, is umm, yeah. could make a mean sleeper with a camry though.
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Old 29-12-2011, 12:01 AM   #6389
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The orange TX3 I bought the engine from had 2 7" screens in the engine bay haha
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how doesn't that xbox have heat issues?
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