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Expensive bling for your supercharged VF

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Hi everyone. I have a quote from the guy in the US that makes these badges - turns out they are farkin expensive, but I thought I would post here to see if anyone wanted one. Billet aluminum, CNC machined, triple chrome plated and ceramic coated. They are $475 (aussie dollarydoos) each (!) landed to me, plus postage to you. I am still deciding if I want one that bad, but if you do, let me know and we can combine an order or I can send you the quote to do your own.

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Did you ask him how much without the rest of the car attached?....:eek:
 

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Hi everyone. I have a quote from the guy in the US that makes these badges - turns out they are farkin expensive, but I thought I would post here to see if anyone wanted one. Billet aluminum, CNC machined, triple chrome plated and ceramic coated. They are $475 (aussie dollarydoos) each (!) landed to me, plus postage to you. I am still deciding if I want one that bad, but if you do, let me know and we can combine an order or I can send you the quote to do your own.

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I think you forgot the decimal point l.o_O
 

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A tad seriously, the guy’s costs are all in the setup, materials SFA. Probably makes them to order.
Mebbe if yooze guise could put together a group buy you could get them DRASTICALLY cheaper?
Like if the guy makes a profit at $475 for one, he probably makes more profit at $50 each for 10 ...
Just a thought. ‘Cos I do think they look pretty Smurfy.
 

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Isn't that a VE badge not VF?
 

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A tad seriously, the guy’s costs are all in the setup, materials SFA. Probably makes them to order.
Mebbe if yooze guise could put together a group buy you could get them DRASTICALLY cheaper?
Like if the guy makes a profit at $475 for one, he probably makes more profit at $50 each for 10 ...
Just a thought. ‘Cos I do think they look pretty Smurfy.
Well, no such luck - $475 was the price quoted each, for an order of 10 (they gave a 5% discount). See below:

(Quantity 10) 3/16" custom, 1.5 x Proportional width full custom Billet Badges with < Series II; Supercharged (V series) > design, polished chrome plating with gloss black and red paint fill - $2,250.00 ($225/each)

Large Quantity Discount (5%) - ($112.00)

Triple Chrome Plating - $500.00 ($50/each)

Unique One Time 3-D Design and Programming Fee (waived/ re-order)

Terra Shield Ceramic Coating - $150.00 ($15/each)

Shipping & Handling - $45.00

Total - $2,833.00 USD
 

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Isn't that a VE badge not VF?
I think it's based on a Caprice or Calais VF2 badge, but the red background was black originally (unless that was different for differnt model years). Font looks good though.

Oh - here's one off eBay:

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Nothing like a rare, pricey and flossy piece of bling to tempt fly-by thieves prising it off and adding it to an already thriving black market in flitched car badge work (Holden, BMW, Lexus, among others). Just too easy to slipper off with a 20cm length of fishing line, and it's gone. Then what do you do??

The badge appears to trigger a memory of something similiar, if not the same, that has appeared on early VE Commodore (?).
 

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I think it's based on a Caprice or Calais VF2 badge, but the red background was black originally (unless that was different for differnt model years). Font looks good though.

Oh - here's one off eBay:

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These with red background were VF2 SS V Redline badges - they moved the V off the SS badge on the left hand side of the boot.
 

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Nothing like a rare, pricey and flossy piece of bling to tempt fly-by thieves prising it off and adding it to an already thriving black market in flitched car badge work (Holden, BMW, Lexus, among others). Just too easy to slipper off with a 20cm length of fishing line, and it's gone. Then what do you do??

The badge appears to trigger a memory of something similiar, if not the same, that has appeared on early VE Commodore (?).
True, but - pro: you would never notice unless you looked really close. Con - no-one will ever know unless they look really close! I think you have helped me decide what to do :)
 
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