can i class my xr8 as a fpv?

FLYXR8 · 22-04-2012, 08:10 PM

hi all. Need some opinions on my xr8. its a bf 06, 6speed auto 260boss. Its in yellow she is stock as.just got some fake fpv rims. Waiting to get tyers for now. Any way this has made my think can i class my car as a fpv it has it on one of the plates saying ford performance vechicle. So would it be wrong of me to turn it in to one what i mean is by putting fpv cluster badges ect.on it or will this go bad with some. All opinions welcome. Thanks gazza

buggo · 22-04-2012, 08:12 PM

You can make it look how you like man, it's your car. But no matter what it looks like it won't be an FPV, just a modified Ford XR8.

nstg8a · 22-04-2012, 08:13 PM

its your car, do what you want to it. shouldnt let others decide for you

but imo, it will never be a 'real' fpv.

Nikked · 22-04-2012, 08:15 PM

Do what you like...the FPV badges are cooler

But be prepared to be called a ricer

scottyg938 · 22-04-2012, 08:14 PM

No...

Cheese3 · 22-04-2012, 08:14 PM

You can do whatever you like to your car, and adding cluster, rims ect ect will enhance its look to you. But at the end of the day, it will still be a xr8 and nothing more.

**Dave R** · 22-04-2012, 08:19 PM

Well in my opinion, no you cannot class an XR8 as an FPV because it was sold as a Ford, not an FPV. However, you can do what you like with your car. Just know that many people will frown upon 'fake' badging. Nothing beats the blue oval badge in my opinion anyway.

FLYXR8 · 22-04-2012, 08:25 PM

thanks for the quick replys. I no its still and will be a xr8 but y has it got fpv on the plate thing. Iam not sure on that bit so it has it but is not a fpv in anyway? I seem to like the idea i have come up with and i no its me and i that mite like it at end of day wich i dont care as yous have said its my ride up to me how i mod her. So only the gt are fpv and typhoons?

**Dave R** · 22-04-2012, 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by gaza

but y has it got fpv on the plate thing. Iam not sure on that bit so it has it but is not a fpv in anyway?

The XR8's Boss 260 was built by FPV.

Nikked · 22-04-2012, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Adrenaline

The XR8's Boss 260 was built by FPV.

So...it falls under Artical 1.A of chev badge application

Whitey-AMG · 22-04-2012, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by gaza

thanks for the quick replys. I no its still and will be a xr8 but y has it got fpv on the plate thing. Iam not sure on that bit so it has it but is not a fpv in anyway? I seem to like the idea i have come up with and i no its me and i that mite like it at end of day wich i dont care as yous have said its my ride up to me how i mod her. So only the gt are fpv and typhoons?

FPV screw all the Boss engines together hence the FPV DNA.

An XR8 is a nice car in its own right.......give it it's own character with some nice mods. Don't ruin it by trying to make it an FPV specific vehicle. It's up to you of course , but there,s nothing to be ashamed about in owning an XR8.

stevanford · 23-04-2012, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by gaza

I no its still and will be a xr8 but y has it got fpv on the plate thing. Iam not sure on that bit so it has it but is not a fpv in anyway?

You can order FPV license plates from the RTA...

Smoke Pursuit · 22-04-2012, 08:26 PM

Do what you like but if you ask me an XR8 is more special then an FPV now... Since they no longer manufacture them!

Id try and keep it stock, perhaps adding features / options it may have had back in its time rather then spending money on junk like clusters and FPV badges....

kenz · 22-04-2012, 08:36 PM

Being a BF it will have a fpv engine number even though it's not a fpv. From what I've read, the boss engines were assembled by fpv whether they were fpv's or xr8s. It's your car to badge however you want but it's pretty easy to spot a fake. I'd keep it as an xr8 as there are no more coming out of the factory...

FreddyDUZ747 · 22-04-2012, 08:37 PM

Can you class a ranga as a blonde...nope!

No disrespect to XR8 owners wso

just having a lend.

CFOUR · 22-04-2012, 08:38 PM

hell no never. same goes for eric bana and his not gt

CFOUR · 22-04-2012, 08:40 PM

also those holdens with chev badges, same thing

FLYXR8 · 22-04-2012, 09:08 PM

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Originally Posted by CFOUR

also those holdens with chev badges, same thing

hmm i hate that. So me fpv would be like a commodore with chev badges.man iam a dick lol didnt even think of it that way.

Ryan · 22-04-2012, 11:08 PM

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Originally Posted by CFOUR

also those holdens with chev badges, same thing

A better comparison would be those Executives with Clubsport kits and HSV badges. People can do what they like IMO, but it'll never be a substitute for the real thing.

nstg8a · 22-04-2012, 11:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Ryan

A better comparison would be those Executives with Clubsport kits and HSV badges. People can do what they like IMO, but it'll never be a substitute for the real thing.

this

i can actually understand the reasoning behind putting chev badges on a chev powered holden, but on a rattletec or similar its a bit suss..

heel, holden guys have been doing it since someone realised the chev motor fit in the same space as the holden ...

HULK EF · 22-04-2012, 09:27 PM

NO, Enjoy what you have and invest in what you realy want down the line.

MWTB · 22-04-2012, 09:31 PM

I would say no. A mate of mine has a WRX with STI pretty much everything, but its still not an STI, just as a modified XR8 is not an FPV.

You could get away with calling the WRX an STI, but Ford and FPV are separate brands and not transferable as far as I'm concerned.

FLYXR8 · 22-04-2012, 09:46 PM

wasnt after nameing it fpv so to speak. More the look of it part wise. And thought it mite of kinda been one in some way. But from what i am learning its just the moter yer that is fpv? I wont to make the xr8 more mine if ya's no what i mean.but haveing trubel thinking on what to do i no its up to me but still like what uthere ppl think

jixel 78 · 22-04-2012, 10:38 PM

Pfff get rid of all the `badges` and let the track decide....then you`ll see who has the goods....

Nikked · 22-04-2012, 10:57 PM

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Originally Posted by jixel 78

Pfff get rid of all the `badges` and let the track decide....then you`ll see who has the goods....

yeah, because having a nice car is all about "the track"...

I live my life a 1/4 mile at a time

jackson105 · 22-04-2012, 10:51 PM

ok, ill throw this one at you all. My Gs. Sep 2009 FPV badging,cluster,starter button, rims. Xr8 interior, body kit, brakes. Now on the original sales paperwork listed as XR8. I think all this crap with ford or fpv is a joke. Back in the day the GT's were FORD. I have got Ford badges all over my XAGT. Think its up to the person to decide. Personally I think Tickford/FPV just a marketing rip off to match the hsv name plate. Still ford or holden underneath it all. It's your car mate, do what you want with it

Whitey-AMG · 23-04-2012, 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by jackson105

ok, ill throw this one at you all. My Gs. Sep 2009 FPV badging,cluster,starter button, rims. Xr8 interior, body kit, brakes. Now on the original sales paperwork listed as XR8. I think all this crap with ford or fpv is a joke. Back in the day the GT's were FORD. I have got Ford badges all over my XAGT. Think its up to the person to decide. Personally I think Tickford/FPV just a marketing rip off to match the hsv name plate. Still ford or holden underneath it all. It's your car mate, do what you want with it

FPV and HSV are genuine assembly plants in their own right.......sure they get the donor car from FORD / HOLDEN - but the Go fast bits are researched / managed / assembled by the SKUNK works.....its a little bit more than an S pack badge.........lol

It may be up to the person to decide what to do with their car.....granted.........people can do what they like to fool themselves......its their perogative and their right to do what they like with their hard earnt.......would you swap your XAGT with an XA GS.......they're both the same underneath hey........

No disrespect here to owners of XR8's.......I love em. They are a beautiful looking car in their own right and a great street car.

flooded one · 22-04-2012, 11:19 PM

If you want too put FPV badges on it do it!! unless people have a real good look at the car and know what there on about who'll know!! I actually want too go the other way around and get a new FPV GS ute and make it a trayback and put Ford and XR8 badges on it. something different and will make some people wonder did ford make a FG XR8 trayback

RAPID_BA · 23-04-2012, 09:47 AM

Of course its a FPV...

1. Engine put together by FPV on the same turntable as the GT engines.

2. B series FPVs actually come out with Ford Badges front and rear.

3. Surely a GT or F6 doesnt go to FPV in a million pieces, its 95% assembled by Ford before it gets near FPV, just like the XR8 is exluding motor like a GT.

4. What does a GT have more? Motor is assmbled like XR8 at FPV (be it different bits), different front and rear bars and a few logos on the seats.

5. Check out the registration papers, it says FPV on them on engine/chasis number!!!

EFFalcon · 23-04-2012, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by HULK_BA

Of course its a FPV...

1. Engine put together by FPV on the same turntable as the GT engines.

2. B series FPVs actually come out with Ford Badges front and rear.

3. Surely a GT or F6 doesnt go to FPV in a million pieces, its 95% assembled by Ford before it gets near FPV, just like the XR8 is exluding motor like a GT.

4. What does a GT have more? Motor is assmbled like XR8 at FPV (be it different bits), different front and rear bars and a few logos on the seats.

5. Check out the registration papers, it says FPV on them on engine/chasis number!!!

Its a Ford, not an FPV.
you can justify it however you want.