Chevy Commodore Vs FPV Falcon Badges - Page 3

**DJM83** · 04-11-2012, 10:58 AM

A mate sent me this bad boy, check out the size of it

BaraFGXR6 · 04-11-2012, 11:24 AM

I look at it this way:

If your buying performance parts that have the the FPV badge on them, then so be it! No harm in showing where you get your parts from. A good comparison is all the parts available from subaru spare parts that are literally littered with the STI logo. All good showing the badge as its the part that you bought.

Issue comes in when people replace their badge with a higher product when it isnt. This instantly causes digress amongst car lovers and generally results in the owner being called names of all sorts. Example: a very well dressed BMW M3, which has CSL parts on it but then you look and they have put the CSL badge on it... FAIL. Or the more common i see around is your average XR6/XT with an FPV badges on it.

If you dress your car nice, and mod it appropriately - those who's are in the know will instantly appreciate it for WHAT IT IS, not WHAT IT IS TRYING TO BE.

NOTE: For the record, i am not against a SS/SSV being badges with chevy badges. It has a chev engine, so what. I do find the SV6 with chev badges rather odd considering it has an Australian built motor (99% sure of the SV6 motor being oz designed, may be wrong...)

gtxb67 · 04-11-2012, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by BaraFGXR6

NOTE: For the record, i am not against a SS/SSV being badges with chevy badges. It has a chev engine, so what

the ls range of engines are general motors engines, not chev's

personally i don't care - a bowtie looks much better than the holden logo anyway . . . . plus it is their car, so why should i care

galaxy xr8 · 04-11-2012, 12:21 PM

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Originally Posted by DJM83

A mate sent me this bad boy, check out the size of it

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I've seen quite a few that size on Commy's around Bendigo.

RAPID_BA · 04-11-2012, 12:31 PM

I thought holden sold some ss commodores with chev front end chev badges. For me that validates all ss cars wearing them (not my taste though)

Shonky. · 04-11-2012, 01:34 PM

svo supporter · 04-11-2012, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Samurai_Chris

After thinking about the subject over the last few days. I honestly don't care.. If anything, I actually hate the Holden badge. A Lion playing with a ball? WTF

Nah, let them do what they want. Holden is American now, so who cares.. I don't know why they keep the branding and join the rest of the world and just call themselves Chev.. I am against our Govt propping up any car company (Ford included) so just re-brand already!!

Ford has and always will be American, so no surprises there.. So not so much a problem.. But Holden annoys me....

GMH, stands for General Motors Holden....The General Motors portion acknowledging the alliance with the American parent company...So the American company has always had a stake in Holden....

So judging by your comment, you should like Holden as it has the American alliance, like Ford....

The gov't propping up the car manufacturing industry is a bloody good idea.....Saves Thousands being unemployed and needing another career (so that saves tax payers money)

You have obviously not seen the HSV badge either....A Lion (I think) within a helmet....(acknowledging the motor racing alliance)..

Samurai_Chris · 04-11-2012, 02:11 PM

Can someone tell me what the red Warning Level 10 thing under my name is for?

**DJM83** · 04-11-2012, 02:52 PM

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Originally Posted by RAPID_BA

I thought holden sold some ss commodores with chev front end chev badges. For me that validates all ss cars wearing them (not my taste though)

Was Pontiac, not Chev. Was still badged holden.

atmoxr6 · 04-11-2012, 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by DJM83

A mate sent me this bad boy, check out the size of it

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nice! and its an sv6

kempy311 · 04-11-2012, 03:25 PM

A bit of FPV badge love.

FGII-XR6 · 04-11-2012, 03:36 PM

in the forum upgrade they now show howmany active warning points you have

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Originally Posted by Samurai_Chris

Can someone tell me what the red Warning Level 10 thing under my name is for?

kenz · 04-11-2012, 03:39 PM

a little off topic but theres a guy down the road that brings what I assume is his work car home every now and then. Its a BA falcon ute with a Toyota badge on the grille

Had to look twice the first time I saw it

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Originally Posted by DJM83

Was Pontiac, not Chev. Was still badged holden.

Pretty sure they were badged as Pontiac's. I know someone that bought one new and pretty certain it came with Pontiac badges

**Full Noise** · 04-11-2012, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by kempy311

A bit of FPV badge love.
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Yeah, but is it as good as Audi love?

kempy311 · 04-11-2012, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Full Noise

Yeah, but is it as good as Audi love?

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sneaky bastards

gtxb67 · 04-11-2012, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Full Noise

Yeah, but is it as good as Audi love?

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audi do that

Samurai_Chris · 04-11-2012, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by au3xr6

in the forum upgrade they now show howmany active warning points you have

Eh...Active warning points for what? What would I be in trouble for?

flappist · 04-11-2012, 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Samurai_Chris

Eh...Active warning points for what? What would I be in trouble for?

Click on your name on the top right then on "view warnings" and you will see what it is for.

Only you and mods/admins can see either the red warning indicator or your actual warnings.

mike_nofx · 04-11-2012, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by flappist

Click on your name on the top right then on "view warnings" and you will see what it is for.

Only you and mods/admins can see either the red warning indicator or your actual warnings.

It seems I can see samurais warning as 10, but looks like only on the post which he was given a warning for.
I can only see his warning on the post at the bottom of page 2, for avoiding swear filter.

**DJM83** · 04-11-2012, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Full Noise

Yeah, but is it as good as Audi love?

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what the

HWP car with that? Why?

lockieoc · 04-11-2012, 05:52 PM

I don't let it bother me at all. A guy in the US spent thousands converting his Pontiac back to Commodore spec as closely as possible whilst adding his own touches to it. I take my hat off to the bloke because that is a dam nice looking G8/SS!
And he comments how the Pontiac guys have a go at him when he shows up to a Pontiac meet.
Check out the video to it below

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1k_XIvqmvg

**DJM83** · 04-11-2012, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by lockieoc

I don't let it bother me at all. A guy in the US spent thousands converting his Pontiac back to Commodore spec as closely as possible whilst adding his own touches to it. I take my hat off to the bloke because that is a dam nice looking G8/SS!
And he comments how the Pontiac guys have a go at him when he shows up to a Pontiac meet.
Check out the video to it below

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1k_XIvqmvg

Thats awesome.

Ben73 · 04-11-2012, 07:21 PM

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Originally Posted by mike_nofx

Ssangshlong?

SSangyong isn't based off the E class as far as I know.
Although Ssangyong does have Mercedes engines, I have seen a couple with Merc badges.
Also seen a Daewoo and Hyundai with merc badges and a Nissan with a Chevy bowtie

FPV_Steve · 04-11-2012, 07:57 PM

What about FPV badges on the BA/BF FPV cars?? They are FPV's but came with the standard ford badge off the factory showroom.

Samurai_Chris · 04-11-2012, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by flappist

Click on your name on the top right then on "view warnings" and you will see what it is for.

Only you and mods/admins can see either the red warning indicator or your actual warnings.

wow, thanks.. just worked it out..

A little childish me thinks. But each to their own. I guess being argumentative and rude to others seems to be fine however..

Ben73 · 04-11-2012, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by flappist

Click on your name on the top right then on "view warnings" and you will see what it is for.

Only you and mods/admins can see either the red warning indicator or your actual warnings.

I can see the red warning message next to other peoples names as well as my own.

2011G6E · 04-11-2012, 09:45 PM

I know many years back people used to put "GT" badges on all sorts of Fords...there were many "GT Falcons", there were a few rebadged GT Cortinas, and there were even a few of the ultra-rare "GT Escorts" around...

Doesn't seem to happen as much anymore with the FPV, or even HSV badges. Maybe if Ford had some different division where the engines were (once) sourced from which overseas in the USA was its own badge, we might see people putting some odd badge on their Falcons to describe, however inaccurately, the engine? Who knows.

TheInterceptor · 04-11-2012, 10:39 PM

Wasn't the whole Chev badges on GMH vehicles originally because back in the day, when people did some decent work on their Holdens, like a new chev motor, they stuck the bowtie on to show to others what theyve done and they mean business? (along those lines??)

weairy · 04-11-2012, 11:01 PM

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Originally Posted by TheInterceptor

Wasn't the whole Chev badges on GMH vehicles originally because back in the day, when people did some decent work on their Holdens, like a new chev motor, they stuck the bowtie on to show to others what theyve done and they mean business? (along those lines??)

That sounds like a believable story, because there's plenty of HJ-HQ-HX-HZ-WBs running around with 350s in them, as well as split bananas etc.
I'd believe it

Itsme · 04-11-2012, 11:14 PM

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Originally Posted by weairy

That sounds like a believable story, because there's plenty of HJ-HQ-HX-HZ-WBs running around with 350s in them, as well as split bananas etc.
I'd believe it

For those era cars you mentioned was not chev badges but chev decals on rear windows is what I remember, the chev badges seem to appear from the VN's onwards.