wich colour turbo badge?

[cxcxcxvcvcvc]

ok just bought 2 new turbo badges from holden for $28 and for the last 2 days ive been in the process of turning my stock rear end into a calais/turbo back end useing the good old pin stripe and clear top coat and though id get some feed back on what it looks like? also what looks better the red turbo badge or the silver? cheers!
p.s the black boot lip & side pieces of plastic that go around the lights have been removed to be resprayed and coated i know it looks a bit cruddy at the moment but when im finished will post the end result should look (hopefully) a million bucks

[89vncommy]

If I had to pick ... I would say red...

[vl rb30e]

i would have to say red too stands out a lot more

[qwertsta]

Red for sure

[JD]

red, it makes the car go faster

[cxcxcxvcvcvc]

cheers fellas! im in the final stages of putting the clear coat onto the centre garnish hope all goes well will put up some pics when finished!

[AirStrike]

None, why bother?

[cxcxcxvcvcvc]

None, why bother?

um because i like the way it looks?? also the car is being rebuilt to turbo specs and i like to show off my pride and joy!

[AirStrike]

um because i like the way it looks?? also the car is being rebuilt to turbo specs and i like to show off my pride and joy!

So its a mock up and your a show pony, ok.

[cxcxcxvcvcvc]

So its a mock up and your a show pony, ok.

um yeah i spose that everyone who goes to a show and shine is a show pony to huh? what can i say? i love my cars and yeah i like to show them off so what? and as for it being a mock up well you know what they say opinions vary mate

[AirStrike]

um yeah i spose that everyone who goes to a show and shine is a show pony to huh? what can i say? i love my cars and yeah i like to show them off so what? and as for it being a mock up well you know what they say opinions vary mate

I just don't understand why it has to have a turbo badge? Might have to get a N/A badge for mine just so everyone knows.

[Not_An_Abba_Fan]

You are going to cop a lot of flack having a turbo badge on an N/A car. My bro in law had a HT premier with 327 as his numbers on his plate. It was only a 186. He got ribbed daily. The stripes across the rear don't look too straight either. The GT fakers were at least respectable mock ups. IMO if you don't have what the image portrays don't do it.

[JD]

ummmm he did say it was going to be rebuilt to turbo specs so i believe that having the badge is warranted

[cxcxcxvcvcvc]

ummmm he did say it was going to be rebuilt to turbo specs so i believe that having the badge is warranted

well thanks mate at least some people read the entire posts before comenting! and also if it looks crap then say so i dont mind! i would rather someone tell me on here so i can fix it up than to drive up the road looking like an idiot i have seen two vl calais rear ends up close and most of them look old and faded! & imo i havent finished with the car yet but i think it looks sweet (exscuse the paint the cars getting repainted!) heres some pics!
p.s by the way the lines that join up to the centre garnish have been straigtend and trimed! what do you think look ok or not??

[Not_An_Abba_Fan]

If you are fitting a turbo all well and good. And the stripes do look better straight.

[rb26dett]

The badge should be on the boot, not where you have it.

[cxcxcxvcvcvc]

The badge should be on the boot, not where you have it.

i know i just wanted to try something original

[Not_An_Abba_Fan]

Just had a look around at various turbo VL's. Wasn't the turbo badge on the right hand side of the boot? Also on the boot garnish, the top and bottom stripes aren't white. Then depending on what model yours is, the model badge was in the middle of the boot garnish eg: Commodore, Berlina or Calais. Just what I have seen, I could be wrong.

(OK you posted that up before I had a chance to type it)

[cxcxcxvcvcvc]

Just had a look around at various turbo VL's. Wasn't the turbo badge on the right hand side of the boot? Also on the boot garnish, the top and bottom stripes aren't white. Then depending on what model yours is, the model badge was in the middle of the boot garnish eg: Commodore, Berlina or Calais. Just what I have seen, I could be wrong.

(OK you posted that up before I had a chance to type it)

yes mate thats correct!
as posted i wanted something diferent and i dont know if you can see it in the pics posted but the top and bottom lines are actually a off white/cream i had to tape up the back end and paint them on. Then i did the rest with pinstripe and a coat off clear on the centre garnish! it probably dosent look that good in the pics but oddly enogh it actualy looks better in the flesh!

[Not_An_Abba_Fan]

Yeah, pics never do anything any justice. I once went on a date with a chick soley from a picture she sent me.....boy was I misled....

[Bax]

Without for sure!!!!!



It's not too clear but if you squint and tilt your head you can see what I'm getting at.

[stocky]

definately go the red. contrasts with the garnish and suits the colour of the car

[cxcxcxvcvcvc]

cheers fellas for the replys! i just got off the phone to an approved engine modification work shop they will do me a mod plate for my turbo conversion for $88 includeing tranny diff brakes ect.. but one prob i have is that i was wanting to replace the front seats with a set of Autotecnica 5 point raceing harness seats but they said that its illegal to use the 5 point raceing harness if there is retratable seat belts in the car the only thing i can do is put the seats in (thats fine can get that approved) but have to use the normal seat belt (sigh) oh well well see what happens....

[stocky]

$88? nice. where is this place?

[cxcxcxvcvcvc]

$88? nice. where is this place?

@ hillcrest brisbane and the guy sounds like a champ to he dosent sound real picky and the real bonus is that i can do all the work myself and hes cool with that wich will save me big $$$$ shame about the race seat belts though