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| View Poll Results: What badges to have on my Au Xr6 after the v8 conversion ?? | |||
| Leave Xr6 badges on it - would be a good sleeper |
   
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4 | 11.11% |
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22 | 61.11% |
| Change Xr6 badges to Xr8 ones |
  
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10 | 27.78% |
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22-02-2013, 11:16 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: South Bowenfels NSW
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Hi everyone as some of you may know i'm soon going to be doing a i6 to v8 engine conversion on my Au III Xr6. One of the thing that i've been thinking about is what badges i should leave, add or take off it so i thought i'd put it to a pole. Tell me what you think
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22-02-2013, 11:20 PM
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Ford and Ticky winged badges only imo.
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22-02-2013, 11:25 PM
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23-02-2013, 12:04 AM
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23-02-2013, 01:09 AM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Salamander Bay
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the only difference between an XR6 and an XR8 is the engine if you have IRS so anything you do is fine if your car has IRS it will be an XR8 ( assuming you are fitting an XR8 engine)
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23-02-2013, 01:54 AM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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Leave 'em wondering till you put your foot down - by then it's to late, you're gone!
Cheers Vincenzo
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23-02-2013, 09:44 AM
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Au Falcon = Mr Reliable
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: North West Slopes & Plains NSW
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Ford & Tickford badges only imo - let em guess by a v8 sonic ambush!
cheers, Maka
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23-02-2013, 09:48 AM
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Anything other than a Chev Badge!
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23-02-2013, 10:58 AM
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AUII XR8, BA XR8 290 UTE
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^^ Do the ford equivilant and put mustang badges on it OR for $hits and giggles put t-series badges on it and watch all hell break loose in the T-series appreciation room :P
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23-02-2013, 11:02 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: St John's Park NSW
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I would say just remove the 6 badge and leave the others. Have you considered getting in touch with Ford and telling them of the engine change? they should then be able to change it in the details of your car.
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23-02-2013, 11:12 AM
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 As if Ford are going to change a car's build details! WTF! Next thing you know we'll have fake T-Series all over the joint.Paint it red and put a freakin' Ferriari badge on it.  Oh hang on, it's already red - there ya go - problem solved.Seriously ... good job, and I'd probably just remove the "6" and leave everything else the way it is. |
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23-02-2013, 04:24 PM
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24-02-2013, 05:43 PM
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AUII XR8, BA XR8 290 UTE
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haha my point exactly... Grab a bikkie and a cuppa and relax mate.
Getting back on topic, badge it what ever you feel happy with. Stuff what random forum peoples opinions are!
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24-02-2013, 06:00 PM
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Your doing all the hard work changing the motor,
so why not finish the job and change the 6 to an 8. I did 
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24-02-2013, 06:10 PM
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24-02-2013, 06:15 PM
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Take the '6' off and leave XR
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24-02-2013, 06:31 PM
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24-02-2013, 09:47 PM
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AUII XR8, BA XR8 290 UTE
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25-02-2013, 07:48 AM
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25-02-2013, 05:35 PM
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I think dropping the number is a good idea. My AU only had the badges on the boot lid and the guards. Here's a pic of the 6 removed.  Car shows were quite fun.With the kit, stripes and the twin tips, I often found people at shows with their head under the car trying to figure out what the car was. With the absence of the 6 badge and with me leaving the bonnet closed, it only added to people's curiosity.
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26-02-2013, 06:44 PM
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Yep, just have 'XR' nice and neat!
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26-02-2013, 07:25 PM
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Debadging just makes these cars look so much smoother.
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27-02-2013, 08:01 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Jan 2010
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Thanks for the input everyone i had another thought how about just Tickford badges on the sides and have "XR" on the rear like the pic above.........
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27-02-2013, 09:46 PM
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I would go for xr8 and tickford badge or just the tickford badge. Not xr
It's got an 8 in it (will have), so why not advertised it!! 
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