Looking for the answers we want to hear instead of those we need to hear is a hard thing.
There was a surplus of Pontiac bumpers and panels at the end of the VE and G8 production. It’s not hard to see some these surplus parts were retro fitted to Aussie cars to make them seem special.
This wasn’t a dealer or Holden program.
There were some sedans that were optioned with surplus Pontiac bumpers but Holden badges.they were not popular.
If you genuinely feel you have a G8 ute, there will be evidence of it on the build plate.