To Chev Or Not To Chev???

[VYR8HSV]

What are ppls opinions of putting Chev grills and badges
on Commodores V8's

I have seen a few with them on.
I have also read on here & other forums that
they dont like them...

Who does have them on???
Who doesnt like them on??

We have a VZ SS with the chev grill & boot badge
& also a VZ SV8 with original badging ( not sure to change or not)

Cheers guys & girls

Pete

[Zombie]

Sorry, I have to say no to Chev badges. The motor may be made in the US, but it's still an Aussie car :)

[Firebug]

http://www.ls1.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=68451&highlight=poll

The more I see Chev badges in place of Holden, the less I like them... But each to their own...

[Lionking]

Do people have an inferiority complex or something? The car is NOT a chev. I'm proud to drive around with a HOLDEN badge. It would be like someone driving a V8 Ford Falcon with a Mustang badge. I never understood it when I was a kid and looking through the street machine mags. I would always think.."but they're Holdens NOT Chevs!!!!" Geez might as well put a Nissan badge on a VL....

[zorro]

Do people have an inferiority complex or something? The car is NOT a chev. I'm proud to drive around with a HOLDEN badge. It would be like someone driving a V8 Ford Falcon with a Mustang badge. I never understood it when I was a kid and looking through the street machine mags. I would always think.."but they're Holdens NOT Chevs!!!!" Geez might as well put a Nissan badge on a VL....

since a long time ago Holden has been a subsidary of GM, and to my knowledge uses the range of GM engines, so that throwns your nissan on a VL out the window. Chev is for the engine, not the car!

My mate has a 383 in his '72 LS monaro, it isn't blazened with chev badges but a small one on the left hand side of the boot, is this wrong? GM sell Daewoos as Barinas with big HOLDEN badges on it, is it a Holden?

Sorry to stir mate but think about reality here, you dont like so you dont do it, people do because they like it, thats the world of car enthusiasts.

[SSV8pilot]

If you want a chev.........buy a chev.

[wagnman]

Ahh the good old personal taste arguments hey?

My 2c?

I think the chev grille badges look cheap and wouldnt want one on my HOLDEN VY. One of my pet hates is cars that are "phantoms" or trying to be something they are not. But each to their own. Im sue there are loads of people who love the look of the chev badging and like the way it makes their car a bit different from the other commodores.

I love my Holden and if you ask me I think a holden is way cooler than a Chev any day, its an Aussie not a yank for a start!

[Vulture]

since a long time ago Holden has been a subsidary of GM, and to my knowledge uses the range of GM engines, so that throwns your nissan on a VL out the window. Chev is for the engine, not the car!

My mate has a 383 in his '72 LS monaro, it isn't blazened with chev badges but a small one on the left hand side of the boot, is this wrong? GM sell Daewoos as Barinas with big HOLDEN badges on it, is it a Holden?

Sorry to stir mate but think about reality here, you dont like so you dont do it, people do because they like it, thats the world of car enthusiasts.

This topic has been done to death but...

The VL used an inline 6 built by Nissan, so putting a Nissan badge on a VL is actually more accurate than a Chev badge on a current model Holden as Chevrolet don't actually build the LS series engines, GM Powertrain does. The Chev badges look OK, I suppose, but there is no way you'd find one anywhere near a car of mine, it just doesn't mean anything. Chev is a brand owned by GM just like Holden but a Holden is not a Chev and Holden is not powered by a Chev engine it is powered by a GM engine, so maybe we should be putting GM badges on our Holdens? Hell, put a SAAB badge on it as Gm owns SAAB...

[airrascal]

No to Chev. Marketing BS...call it what it is. If Monaro was good enough for Holden and Vauxhall then it should have been good enough for Pontiac.

[chrism697]

since a long time ago Holden has been a subsidary of GM, and to my knowledge uses the range of GM engines, so that throwns your nissan on a VL out the window. Chev is for the engine, not the car!

My mate has a 383 in his '72 LS monaro, it isn't blazened with chev badges but a small one on the left hand side of the boot, is this wrong? GM sell Daewoos as Barinas with big HOLDEN badges on it, is it a Holden?

Sorry to stir mate but think about reality here, you dont like so you dont do it, people do because they like it, thats the world of car enthusiasts.
so would you put a daewoo badge on a barina? they have holden badges for obvious reasons
what about an opel badge on an astra?

like you said its all personal preferance
but my opinion is its a holden so leave it a holden

the whole "holden is a subsidury of GM" doesnt really work in my opinion, if that were a good reason we would be putting jag badges on fords, lambo badges on VWs why not chuck a cadilac badge on a caprice or even better a hummer badge on a captivee ?, i could go on forever with examples, but at the end of the day its built as a holden, sold as a holden and serviced as a holden.

[dyno junkie]

I'm not in favour of "false" badging.

But dressing a Monaro up as a Pontiac GTO is OK if done fully, as at least this is a real world model.

[VU_SS_UTE]

No to Chev!

Its a Holden.

If you want Chev badges, go buy a Camaro or some other yank mobile

[PSI 364]

I'm not in favour of "false" badging.

But dressing a Monaro up as a Pontiac GTO is OK if done fully, as at least this is a real world model.

What about all the Commodores sold to the U.A.E with Chev Badges ?? Aren't these "real world models" as well ??

I have Chev Badges on mine mainly due to the fact i hated the oversized Holden Lion badge on the front of my VZ, its too damn big for my taste, plus I love the stress it causes my Ford supporting housemates. :p

[Pulse 8]

Sorry guys I think chev badges are a wank... Go the mighty Lion !!!

[VX BY DESIGN]

I love the stress it causes my Ford supporting housemates. :p

Love ya work :thumbsup:

IMO Athough i dont like the idea of rebadgeing, some that i have seen look good if its not overdone.

[chrism697]

Just curious, why would a chev badge stress your roomates?

[vxssgurl]

Just curious, why would a chev badge stress your roomates?

Oh dear.

A genetics novice.

I'll bet you weren't raised in either a Chev/Holden or a Ford family, were you? Without living it, it's hard to explain - but basically it's all about genetics.

Ford Hates Chev.
Chev Hates Ford.

Love hate relationship. Each loves to hate the other. Rub a bowtie under a blue oval's nose, and you're asking for trouble to start...

Just look at Nascar rivalries for a classic example.


Now as for the badging issue... No, I'm not going to repeat what I said the last time this came up - but the short answer is N-O.

[chrism697]

i just figured a Holden logo would irritate a ford fan more than a chev logo.

oh well i guess i know now

[lamont]

Im going to go against the grain and say yes to chev.Who cares that its a holden they look much more appealing than the lion...finishes off the front of a vz nicely.People who put them on v6's is another story... pure tosspots

[subtle]

its ur car put whatever badge u like on it.personally i dont mind the chev badges as long as its not over done.they sell holdens overseas with chev badges so whats the diff.

[APCLB]

Had always liked the chev grilled VY's,now I have a chev grill on my own VY,I'm not so sure anymore.Thinking about taking it off.Havent done the boot yet.

[Souljah]

Where do we buy the cars from? The local Holden dealership or a Chev dealership?
Whats better, a Lion or a poofy bow tie? :p

[Lionking]

A LION!!!

It's time Aussies were proud of their product. I wonder how many americans would change their pontiac gto badges for the holden ones? hmmmm

[planetdavo]

A LION!!!

It's time Aussies were proud of their product. I wonder how many americans would change their pontiac gto badges for the holden ones? hmmmm
Get on the US GTO forums, and you'll get an answer you obviously aren't expecting....:teach:
People are simply doing the same thing they did in the 70's with the Chev powered HQ's and later. Some like doing it, some don't.
As for people saying they have no right to put a Chev badge on a car with only a "GM Powertrain" engine, the LS1 is a "Generation 3" engine, following on from the Gen 1 original CHEVROLET small block and Gen2, so yes, there is actually a Chev link. HSV also advertised the LS1 as a "Chevrolet heritage" engine.

[HARMSY]

I went down the path of putting the HSV badges on the wags instead of the chev, i like the lion badge just not the plain one that came with mine......not a massive fan of the chev badges all over but at the end of the day it's the personal preference of the owner, you drive it every day and have to look at it everyday, if you want chev badges, put them on, screw what people say or think.....and ya can't impress everyone

[chev]

Whoops. Sorry all. I thought this thread was about something else:wave:

[bonspeed]

I think the chev badge looks better than the oversized holden one hands down, My old man thinks the same , so that is two votes for the chev badge.

[VYR8HSV]

Hmm.
I must say the Chev grill 4 a VZ looks heaps better than
the std Holden grill. And also especialy on the VE. Way 2 big.

But i think i will just paint my std grill black. Including the lion.

But i see heaps & heaps of Utes ova here with big Chev bow tie
stickers that cover the whole rear window.

But i guess each to there own..
Its your car. Your the 1 who payed 4 it...
You can do whatever you like to it....

Pete

[Holden Man]

Yes and No

I don't think the chev badges look good on the front grille ( I think the round Holden badge suits it better) but I reckon a chev badge on the boot looks very nice.

Each to their own. I have seen a few astras getting around with opel badges which I thought was strange ! (maybe they feel more euro to them)

[chrism697]

Yes and No

I don't think the chev badges look good on the front grille ( I think the round Holden badge suits it better) but I reckon a chev badge on the boot looks very nice.

Each to their own. I have seen a few astras getting around with opel badges which I thought was strange ! (maybe they feel more euro to them)
an astra is more opel than a commodore is chev

i have seen a few commodore V6s with chev badges and i rekon that is really crap

but each to their own, haha

[mad_monaro]

I personally think that they look great on utes, but not much else.

[ace078]

Go the Chev badge!! Everyone knows its a commonhore, but a lot don't know it has a corvette motor! That is Chev, isn't it?:p

[Holden Man]

an astra is more opel than a commodore is chev

Yes but the "Opel" name hardly stirs up any passion (if any).

The V8 Commodore has a chev engine - that stirs up plenty of passion.

[Pilbara SSV]

I had Chev badged WH Stato and looked good, the blue chev with gold edge matched my WCE plates nicely. I will probably do the same on my SSV just to make it stand out from the crowd. Whether its GM Powertrain or Chev it doesn't matter the people in the street a gonna assume the chev badge relates to the motor and saves you needing a V8 badge on your bonnet.
I also think fakers are a bit poxy, that is a V6 with SS trim etc.
;)

PS How hard is it to get the bootlid badge off without f*&^%$g your paint up?

[mac06]

PS How hard is it to get the bootlid badge off without f*&^%$g your paint up?

Very carefully use a screwdriver with a cloth as a buffer between the bootlid and the screwdriver. Once the double sided tape is loosened it comes off easily

[VYR8HSV]

The easyist way is to get a hairdryer & heat up the badge.
The heat will soften the dbl sided tape. Then use
fishing line and pull both ends, so the wire goes behind the
badge. Then use wax & grease remover to take any residue
of the paint work. Then I use a slight polish to brighten it up a bit.

Thou take ya time.

Pete

[BIG V]

I'm very proud of my Holden and I think my chev grille finishes off the front my Blue VZ ute very well. It suits the wheels that I have and makes the front look wider and lower.

I also think of it as another way to say I have a modified V8, not a stocker.

The general public (99 out of 100) have no idea about engine history or details. I still get guys comng up to me and saying "What type of chev have you got under there" I say " an 346 LS1" they go "WOW !" It cracks me up :yup:

99% of us are debadging our Holdens. The first mod we do is change the wheels, you have just stripped off 4 Holden center cap badges.

[throttlehappy]

they do look good on vy to vz, defiantly dont on vt to vx

personally i wouldnt bother

[Big_Valven]

Im going to go against the grain and say yes to chev.Who cares that its a holden they look much more appealing than the lion...finishes off the front of a vz nicely.People who put them on v6's is another story... pure tosspots

I know this isn't the tar pit, but personally the lion is a much better look than the bowtie, like people say the LS series engines are NOT built by Chevrolet, the car was NOT designed or built by chevrolet, how can that make Chevrolet badges even relevant? It's like putting Vauxhall badges on a Commodore because Vauxhall is a car company. Doesn't make sense.

I care that it's a holden...

Also, how hypocritical is saying that people who put bowties on a V6 are tosspots? Chev didnt make LS1s, LS2s, ecotecs or alloytecs! None of them deserve the removal of their proud Aussie branding!

I'll tell you what finishes the front of a VZ nicely: a big, mean, silver LION...

[team illucid]

What are ppls opinions of putting Chev grills and badges
on Commodores V8's



Pete

if YOU like them then do it ... at the end of the day you have no one to impress but yourself.

Just enjoy your ride :)

[_MetalliX_]

I don't like it, I don't see how you can support Holden then slap them in the face by ditching their badge.

[Brandonsdad]

If you like them then do it. I think Chevrolet are more well known and their emblem looks far better than the Holden ones. I dont think that there would be many Yanks putting Holden badges on their GTO's, but thats probably because Holden isnt a household name anywhere in the world except Australia. I wouldnt mind a Chev grille on my SS, but then I'd have to do the boot, which would probably get thieved and also the wheel caps. Its good to be different, but then everybody catches up and it is too common. Your choice though. Quite an expensive exercise though.

[heavychevy]

I was lucky enough to have one of the first chev garnish and badges near 7 years ago and had my new ClubSport HSV badges taken off. I wanted something different and spent some time making a stainless woven mesh grill as well.
It was 'just fun' and because I could. Why do that to a HSV? Because !
Rare spares coming out of Fishermans bend and they were the original kit for export.
Pure novelty value and because I liked it.
Worldwide folks are doing Vauxhall, Goats etc
Had the Clubby rebadged to normal last service as she will be going on the market

[RIDE:42]

I have a chev logo badge on MY ute and also chose to mod other parts of MY ute to suit me not other people.:)
If others are happy to leave the car they paid for stock so be it:thumbsup:

[heavychevy]

http://http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m274/phillo-05/Image32.jpg

[RIDE:42]

http://www.oz8.org/gallery/albums/jamo/070107_G.sized.jpg

[heavychevy]

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m274/phillo-05/DSCF0172.jpg

[planetdavo]

I know this isn't the tar pit, but personally the lion is a much better look than the bowtie, like people say the LS series engines are NOT built by Chevrolet, the car was NOT designed or built by chevrolet, how can that make Chevrolet badges even relevant? It's like putting Vauxhall badges on a Commodore because Vauxhall is a car company. Doesn't make sense.

I care that it's a holden...

Also, how hypocritical is saying that people who put bowties on a V6 are tosspots? Chev didnt make LS1s, LS2s, ecotecs or alloytecs! None of them deserve the removal of their proud Aussie branding!

I'll tell you what finishes the front of a VZ nicely: a big, mean, silver LION...
This "it's not a chev engine" argument is really starting to wear thin.
Yes it's a "GM Powertrain" engine, regularly fitted to Camaro's in the past, and up to current in Corvette's.
See the link? !!!!!!!!!!!!! A couple of heavy hitting names there...
Badging is a personal choice. If you bought the car, do what you like....

[VY18s]

I don't mind them on old Holdens, but not so much on late model Commodores.

Just looks weird.

Although it would be more technically correct, I would die if I saw a VL, with a Nissan badge. Only thing that dererves a Nissan branding, is the rocker cover, not the entire car.

[planetdavo]

Like always, this subject is going in circles...

[heavychevy]

Yep, it does go in circles.

The badge and rear garnish kits were made in Austrlia for export and they fitted my VT HSV. I hated the HSV ClubSport decals on the rear doors and boot. You know the ones with the chequered squares at either end.
Like Choppers ears, they were gone in a flash.
I've taken the chev badges off as the car will be on the market soon enough.
Instead of replacing the VT ClubSport boot decal I hated, I put a VX one on cause I liked it! and have to drive the car in the interim.
Does that mean I'm misrepresenting the Clubby as something else? :)

As you said planetdavo, badging is a personal choice.


I dont think that there would be many Yanks putting Holden badges on their GTO's, but thats probably because Holden isnt a household name anywhere in the world except Australia.

There's been several posts from U.S. members that have done just that. Think there may have been some Vauxhall guys going with the Holden badging as well. They wanted something different.

[EGG]

I don't think a lot of the guys putting Chev badges on their cars have much of an idea what Chev's current lineup is like... Corvette yes, but the rest is SUV's and FWD shitboxes.

My TA has a 305 SBC, I think though that if I was in the US and tried to put chev badges on it, someone would shoot me.

[HSV590]

As Vulture said, this has topic has been done to death, but none the less it's drawn me into make a comment.
Correct me if I'm wrong but I believe the purpose of this forum is for like minded people to appreciate not only their own car but what other people have done to their cars as far as modifications go, both mechanically and esthetically. I can't really see the value in a thread that rubbishes what some people like to do to their cars. Whilst i agree that some mods look good and others look somewhat questionable, far be it for me to comment on their tastes or reasons why. Yes, I do have a chev grille in my SV8 and whilst I can except that some people don't like the look of it or for that matter the reasons why it's even there, I LIKE IT. I think modifications are all about personal choice, whether it's chev badging or debadging for that matter, I guess my point is, if you like it, "do it", if you don't like it, then "don't". Like I said, I know forums are for appreciating nice cars and for putting across our thoughts and ideas, I personally don't see what value comes from threads that criticise what others like to do, but hey, I have a chev grille in my Holden so what would I know....LOL...Well thats my 2cents worth anyway..
Cheers

[troy5962]

Picture of my Ute from south africa, thats how i bought it stock from the dealer, so wether you choose to badge your holden, so what, in other countries your buy the Commodore UTE as a Chev Lumina SS

so either or, it makes no difference, Chev badging is completly legit!!!!!!!!!


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[busta]

i'm sure the v6 is a chev anyway?? ( not endorsing chev badges on v6 by the way). I've seen some that look good , some don't... each to their own..

[supercharger12]

i agree that some cars n utes look good with it but if u dont liek the look of the big loin or the bowtie just take the damn tags off and let the engine talk for its self but other then that who cares its personal choice i think


dwain,:smilesandbanana:

[heavyduty1340]

:eyes:Doh :1peek:

[Danv8]

Hmm to stick a French name (Chevrolet is a french word) on a Holden. Decisions decisions. :)

Or sticking a Chev badge on a GM Division engine Hmm.

[1/2full]

I remember the chev badging thing starting in the 70's. Guys buying big block Chevs from the US, fitting bowties to go with the nu donk.
I like the look of the chev badges and grilles, particularly on worked HQ's. However my ute still has its holden lions on.
To me the Chev badges say you are packing a modified motor.
Someday I may stick some Chev badges on, maybe after I get the $$ together for a supercharger/TT kit.............. ?? :eyes:

[Grommz]

i just chev'd up my VE SS looks tough :D

im pulling the commodore badge off aswel.


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v720/Grommitt/VE%20SS/FrontChev.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v720/Grommitt/VE%20SS/RearChev.jpg

[iamhappy46]

I ripped the badge off my ute completely, no Lion and no bowtie. Nice new custom billet grille for something different.

I might put the lion back on at a later date but the chrome flake on the stock badge leaves a lot to be desired against 6061 T6 alloy. Might see about having a Lion badge cut from a piece of 3/16" sheet for something different.

[planetdavo]

Or sticking a Chev badge on a GM Division engine Hmm.
Why can't this argument just D.I.E?

[_MetalliX_]

I liked the look of the silver strip that the Chev grills had, but I'd also prefer to maintain the Holden heritage, so I have the best of both worlds.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v17/metallix_imek/lovemycar.jpg

[Vulture]

Since I am not allowed to vent in the other thread: I HATE FUGGIN CHEV BADGES ON HOLDENS! :vpo::flipoff::soap:

At the rate these things are selling they will be all over the place. No better than the people who put Mercedes Benz badges on their Ssoyyangs or whoever the hell that is spelt. :lol: At least Mercedes actually built the engine. I think I'll keep a Holden badge on my car since it seems it will be an endangered species soon...

There, that feels better.

[chrism697]

as I also wasn't allowed an opinion in the other thread, I will post something here as instructed........im not just trying to start a big shit fight im just interested to hear some legitimate rebuttals to my arguments.



the argument as to why I think a chev badge is silly on a commodore is that Chev have no more in common with a the Holden commodore than Cadillac.......but when I asked people if they would put a Cadillac badge on their commodore, all I got was "that's stupid"........but what's the difference???? Holden, Chev and Cadillac are all fall under the parent company of GM, and contain a GM V8......as its been said many times its not a Chev V8.

also there a many people here that say its ok on a V8 but ridiculous on a V6.......but hang on why? the V6 commodore has just as much to do with chev as a V8 commodore.

and lastly I hear many people argue that "its just a badge, its no different to changing wheels etc........people do it because it looks better." while I understand and agree that current Holden badges are too big, I still think its silly to change the badge........and if using that logic, I guess there is nothing wrong with throwing a HSV badge on an SV8......but apparently that is ridiculous, even though it may look better and has the same base engine as a HSV......I could use all of the same arguments as to why its cool to put a chev badge on a commodore to argue for putting a HSV badge on a standard commodore.

[Vulture]

I agree, it is not just an issue of taste or personal preference of mods. I can't see how someone can compare putting on some ROH wheels with ROH centre caps with changing the grill badge on their car to another brand altogether. The wheels ARE made by ROH. If people were putting GM badges on their cars then that would make more sense but Chevrolet is a brand under the umbrella of GM parent company. The grill badge on a car is the main statement about what it is. It just doesn't make sense :doh:
Oh well, each to his own but doesn't mean some of us don't find it weird. It is along the lines of rice mods in my view.

[PBoB]

I personally wouldn't do it because I don't see the point, but if other people want to do it then so be it, it's their car - their decision.

Ask yourself this though - would you put a NISMO sticker on a VL?

[Gee]

_MetalliX_ that looks awesome.

I don't think people were denied anything in the other thread, it just wasn't the place to be bleating considering it was yet another important and useful thread posted by a respected member.

I find it pretty amusing how worked up people get about this, using words like pride, support, Aussie, etc. etc. about this subject and Holden generally - parochial BS. But I guess I've never understood brand "loyalty" despite preferring (certain) Holdens. My favourite Holden had as much Ford drivetrain as anything and no Holden at all (since purified a little).

Good on those who just go and do what they like with their own car.


... The grill badge on a car is the main statement about what it is.

Probably taken a little out of context, as I think I know what you're getting at, but that is a bit of a 'ricer' sentiment in itself.

[Orphan]

No just no lol its not a chev, chev badge looks cooler i think but its still not a chev.

[HOLDAN]

What are ppls opinions of putting Chev grills and badges
on Commodores V8's

I have seen a few with them on.
I have also read on here & other forums that
they dont like them...

Who does have them on???
Who doesnt like them on??

We have a VZ SS with the chev grill & boot badge
& also a VZ SV8 with original badging ( not sure to change or not)

Cheers guys & girls

Pete

This question ended up being answered some time ago when I asked the forum how to remove a Holden badge (to put on a Chev bowtie). Started WWIII.

I have the grille, boot badge and centre caps and LOVE them all.

I raced Chev-powered boats for many years and I've always had a connection with the Chev brand. Now I have a car with a Chev engine in it I like to let the world know about it.

[chrism697]

Now I have a car with a Chev engine in it

i hate to continue WWIII......But no you dont

[Tecca]

All comes down to personal taste really, me on the other hand if i owned a ls1 powered car id leave the Holden badges on there:)

[chevy1]

I like the chev theme (and wear it)and that all it is, it is still my Holden. If anyone was to be called the traitor it would have to be the makers of our beloved car.Isnt our holden good enough to be called a holden overseas, getting sick of humouring the Yanks(some yanks) by calling it what ever they like, they even let the poms call it a Vauxhall. I do love the fact some of the U.S. lads are busy rebadging their G.T.O's with HOLDEN & MONARO BADGES.

[ACUZED]

apart from chev badges is there any other way to get rid of the holden badge in the front grill on vy's?

[Grommz]

refer avatar..

:p

[dansharp]

My 2c Im a Ford man i own a vu ss, im not going to run out put a Ford 9inch diff in it and ford badge it.
Altho im a ford man i drive a holden im not going to try and mask that fact.....

[05_ENFORCER]

Just because it has a Chev in it, it's not a Chev.
The Holden name is iconic in OZ.

[jumpman]

always liked the look of the bowties in the grills of holdens... but think they look totally out of place on the boots of late model holdens... if my holden badge was the size of a dinner plate like some id maybe swap it for a bowtie. :eyes:

[rolfey14]

Anyone go to southern 80? (famous ski race in echuca for you non VICs/NSW) we started counting VU - VE utes with CHEV badges on them. Far outnumbered HOLDEN badges.
Whats wrong with this country. Stupid yank lovers

[pelagonia_ss]

They look better on VY/VZ SS's then the standard grill and boot badge. But on a non V8 (chev) powered car, don't think so. Not a fan of the VE chev gold grilles and badges. They should release straight silver ones for the VE's.

[Nidz]

I got them on. I don't care if anyone doesn't like em. I do.

[Oztrack Tuning]

I think we need a GM badge. Not a Chev badge. Holden has equal claim to the engine as Chev. Maybe we could use Caddy and GMC or Corvette badges as well.

However the Chev badge looks good and the broader concept of having a "chev" engined commodore is what initially brought me to get one.

[steves87]

Here is something ive posted before..... i dont like it, but it would stop me buying a car with it already on..... have to admit also, i havnt read every post... yet...




buy an actual factory made Chev before you go putting a chev badge on a perfectly good holden made car.
back in the day i used to think it was pretty cool seeing chev badged holdens and almost bought them for my old vt calais, now after actually owning a few genuine chevs, i would never put a chevy badge on a holden.

holdens are a much better overall standard of car.

Chevrolet's are usually cool to look at, some great to drive, but ill tell you now, they all fall apart much quicker than anyother car make ive come across. the quality just isnt there.

so when i see them (and this is just my .02c) i think they are extremely tryhard and degrading to Holdens... the may seem tough to everyone else, but to anyone who has owned a real chevy, its a real joke.


This "it's not a chev engine" argument is really starting to wear thin.
Yes it's a "GM Powertrain" engine, regularly fitted to Camaro's in the past, and up to current in Corvette's.
See the link? !!!!!!!!!!!!! A couple of heavy hitting names there...
Badging is a personal choice. If you bought the car, do what you like....

Im pretty sure the camaro/Vette engine is built in canada and the aus engine is built in mexico...... so the chev engine is not even made in the same place as the aus engine...

[TR33VV]

I have them purely for cosmetics. The standard badges look ghey as. If you don't like em don't buy em... simple....

[VESS-VWagon]

Is there ANY aftermarket grille available for a VE SS V that is not carrying a Chev badge?

I love Holden,don't get me wrong, but i find the one in the front grille of my VE just a bit larger than life. I would like something different as I had the Chev badges front and back on the VY SS wagon. I'm not putting them on the new wagon.

[VEbudSS]

I drive a Holden not a Chev, it has a GM engine not a Chev.

my 2c

[r8ls1]

f***en hell out of all the things to argue about, holden vs chev ??? they are both the same, like identical twin sisters. different name, same fun. even better when you screw them both together.

dont know how i thought of that analogy, it just came to me, but im proud of it :rofl:

[SSDVL!]

Hey Guys,

i like the chev badges as i have done it to mine, some don't like it that is their preference....

just thinking though you reckon the yanks sit around their forums and the great question gets asked.

"lion badge or chev badge, what do u think?"

lol

ed

[vy2ttr]

Im not a fan of them, but each to there own. Would be a rather boring place if everyone had the same tastes !

[r8ls1]

just thinking though you reckon the yanks sit around their forums and the great question gets asked.

"lion badge or chev badge, what do u think?"

lol

Wouldn't think so. But i'll take a stab at what the yanks in the whitehouse are saying... "ok people, do we hit Iran next, or South Korea. wmd didnt work very well, too many people are suss, what bs do we make up now. Hillary? Bill? anyone? Barrack , yes Michelle? how about wmnc 's- weapons of mega nuclear catastrophy ? good one Michelle, that'll do. anyone for fried chicken? "

North Korea you fools. South Korea is allready on our side :rofl:

that's how you end a stupid thread, get political.

[tyrhantc]

I thought this was a political discussion... :confused:

Personally, I am not a fan of the Chev badges, I think they look a bit try hard but thats only my opinion. Sorta like the guys who buy a V6, put a SS/HSV kit on it, take the badges off and pretend its a V8. I buy a V8 so I keep the badges on it.

I can understand why some people want to do it though. At the end of the day, the more people who put Chev badges on their cars means less people who go round with a Holden. It makes my car more unique. :)

Just one last thought though, what do Yanks who come here think when they see all us Aussies driving around in an Aussie car with their badges stuck all over it. Arent their heads big enough already...?

[pelagonia_ss]

I have em on my VY SS just coz they look better than the plain black lion grille and plus the motor is chev. I'm not trying to make it a chev.

[VEbudSS]

just thinking though you reckon the yanks sit around their forums and the great question gets asked.

"lion badge or chev badge, what do u think?"

lol

ed

well over in the US the only Holdens there are badged as Pontiacs so the Chev blokes wouldnt even consier it ;)..... hey why doesnt anyone use Pontiac badges here?

but im sure people love putting Chev badges on their cars to make it feel more like a South African Chevrolet or even a Saudi Chevrolet but unfortunately it has nothing in common with an American Chevrolet.... oh and the Engine is GM so its has common to Caddy as it is to Holden ;)

[Blown 540]

In China Holdens are badged as BUICK.

Maybe some of you should get a copy of GM performance parts cat and have a read.

[ls1 VN]

GEEEEZZ
Can't you guys see past your own Holden noses.....Back in the day, we put the Chev badge on a Holden that was running a chev mill so that others knew it wasn't 'JUST' a 'SLOW AS' Holden motor in it.
Everyone in those days had enough brains to know that it was a Holden, just chevy powered.
whats wrong with you guys....Yea i love Holdens, but it will never out do a CHEV ie: camaro, Vette etc

[VEbudSS]

GEEEEZZ
Can't you guys see past your own Holden noses.....Back in the day, we put the Chev badge on a Holden that was running a chev mill so that others knew it wasn't 'JUST' a 'SLOW AS' Holden motor in it.
Everyone in those days had enough brains to know that it was a Holden, just chevy powered.
whats wrong with you guys....Yea i love Holdens, but it will never out do a CHEV ie: camaro, Vette etc
Back in the day they did use chef powered cars what some of us are saying is the LS engines are actually GM and not just Chevrolet.

[steves87]

Back in the day they did use chef powered cars what some of us are saying is the LS engines are actually GM and not just Chevrolet.

its another media misconception that the aus ls engine is a chevrolet... just like when they say its the same as the Corvette engine.... no Corvette or Camaro or Firebird has ever had an L98 model engine in it (except the c4 l98 tpi but that was a totally different one again)

[planetdavo]

This damn two year old thread STILL going?
Macca33's let this through to the keeper for sure!
If you don't like the look, you don't do the look, but I do have to say one thing.
Some of the people on this forum against the Chev look seem to have some of the worlds ugliest big wheels fitted to their cars. Pot calling the kettle black perhaps?

[CSP]

Macca33's let this through to the keeper for sure!

:rofl: so true! Maybe he's busy with something other than closing threads and deleting posts for once? :confused:

[WOMBIE]

Yes Davo it's still going and hopefully for a while yet.......don't you just love thread revivals :nyuk:


Just lately i've been toying with the idea of "chev' badging my ride and after reading through the posts in this thread i'm leaning toward doing it!I love the way the emotions of some members get so stirred up simply by the changing of a badge and imho creates healthy discussion which is what this place is all about yes?

I must admit that I wasn't particularly fussed about the changing of badges and hadn't seen any cars out my way that had them on so imo they can't be that 'common' to start with.And so when i saw a vz ss down at the local shops with them on i had no hesitation in walking up to the owner and had a chat about his ride which was very very nice btw.

That simple badge change created enough interest (well for me at least) to go up and meet someone new that turned out to be a fellow car enthusiast as well!


:cheers:

Daz

[bigdogdazza]

HaHaHa to chev or nt to chev.....Well my 2 bobs worth is the day I got my ve ss ute I went and scrapped that hideous dinner plate sized Holden badge forever! WTF was holden thinking when they adorned this crap on their big buck baby? Now My ute DOES have a chev engine cause holden cant build one and I love the power of my ute first and foremost so the chev badging will stay until such time as holden oz can build a decent engine and badging to match! Oh and the car that carrys this engine is not all that important to me as it contains a seat etc the same as any other car! The power is why I chose this over any other ute on the market. THANKS CHEV!:goodjob:
Yes there are a lot of cars/utes getting around with the chev badging, its even an option direct from holden for this...WHY.....cause it looks better!:rofl::rofl::stick::woohoo::feedtroll:

[chevypower]

I have Chev badges! But that's because i actually drive a Chev! I was in Perth a couple weeks ago, very sad to see a Toyota with Chev badges. Maybe I should put Holden or Toyota badges on my Silverado LOL

[moot!]

at the end of the day everyone will have there own personal choice, i had this debate with my self and i thought the gold chev badges looks heaps better on the Vz SS or a VE for that matter than the original holden one.

And one of the main reasons i did it is because VZ SS are actualy sold in the UAE and the middle east as a Chevy Lumina SS, so to me it still is a genuine product.
Also I'm sure someone didn't wake up one day and decided to manufacture chev badges for holdens. NO! they just imported them and started making copies. So whats the big Issue.... Would you be cracking it at some guy in the middle east because he put holden badges on his chevy lumina because he thought he looked cool and unique?

ANYWAYS!


Here is some pictures to fuel this debate.
G8
http://www.egmcartech.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/pontiac_g8_gxp_street_edition.jpg

LUMINA SS
http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt15/arashzeg/Chevrolet-Lumina_SS_2004_1600x1200_.jpg

GTO COUPE
http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt15/arashzeg/gtoramair604_01-1.jpg

MY CAR
http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt15/arashzeg/my%20car/P1000735.jpg

http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt15/arashzeg/my%20car/P1000736.jpg

[bigjez]

my view is no to chev badges i went something different on my ve and got a custom no badge front grill

[SSV8TE]

All you blokes that argue about putting foreign badging on where do you get your aussie built holden performance parts from to put on your full aussie no yank engines.
Badging is no more wrong than someone putting hideous wheels on their all aussie holden no yank part cars.
This is done to death and some people just like to argue.
Who's right and who's wrong.
Someone has to be both?????
Mine has chev badges because they look better IN MY OPINION.

[Bobo]

Have to agree with SSV8TE . The chev grill and badge look cleaner than the OVER SIZED holden set. I had mine fitted by the dealer before delivery of my SSV ute. I thing the holden badge has got bigger with every model. Hate to see the holden badge on the next model, it might be larger than the ones fitted to Kenworths:lmao::lmao::lmao::lmao:

[Wyrms]

Despite how much respect I have for Holden and the idea that one should wear it with pride, the chevy badge/grilles look HEAPS better imho.
I've seen it on plenty of cars around here and I even put them on my VE Omega.

I for one prefer the look. It looks cleaner, more stylish, more conserved, gives it more of a presence.
But each to their own.

[zeeute]

I really like the Chev badge on the front of a VY/VZ & VE... I think it finished the front of the car off and gives it a bit more of an aggressive stance. I will probably place a Chev badge on the front & rear of my VE SS Ute when it arrives..

[macca33]

This damn two year old thread STILL going?
Macca33's let this through to the keeper for sure! ..................


Nah, it's okay Davo. I prefer the HSV badge anyway...:dancenana:

[Nidz]

Putting a Chev badge on your car has nothing to do with respect for Holden or Chevy. Most put it on simply as a styling feature. Something to set it apart from the rest. A bit of something to set it apart from the rest. I have Chev badges and I think they suit the style. I just don't like it when those who don't have a Chevy engine decide to put the badges on. I like both Chevy and Holden.

[moot!]

I totally agree with VXWAGMAN, i think people realy do it as a styling choice but the main thing for is that i want my car too look different to the other billion holdens out there that are driven daily by mums and dads, and i know for a fact that my mum wont go and put chevy badges on her commo. so it brings in the rare factor into and also some people take a second look we as with a holden everyone knows what it is even a 3year old so its nothing new, but with chevy badges it is something else to look at.....

[OzJavelin]

I've recently installed a Chev grill in my VY1 SV8 'cos the original Holden VY1 base grill is TERRIBLE! If I could work out a nice way of installing the Holden badge back into this grill I'd be happy but for the moment I'll just look like a tryhard ....

[Big_Valven]

Nah, it's okay Davo. I prefer the HSV badge anyway...:dancenana:

Ha! Case closed :bow::smilesandbanana:

[Ewok]

I officially give camry drivers permission to stick Holden badges on Apollo's, VL owners to stick Nissan badges on their cars, and lexcen drivers permission to stick holden badges on their VN/VP look-alikes. Seriously, what a bunch of muppets. The whole theory of "I put it on mine 'coz I want to be different" is a bullshit cop-out. EVERYONE is doing it these days, what a bunch of lemmings.

[themissus]

Who gives a shit what anyone else thinks if you like it do!!
Still a contentious issue after 2 years and counting.........
Cheers Kim.

[steves87]

I officially give camry drivers permission to stick Holden badges on Apollo's, VL owners to stick Nissan badges on their cars, and lexcen drivers permission to stick holden badges on their VN/VP look-alikes. Seriously, what a bunch of muppets. The whole theory of "I put it on mine 'coz I want to be different" is a bullshit cop-out. EVERYONE is doing it these days, what a bunch of lemmings.

i have seen (on too separate occasions) daewoos with chevy badges.... whos cool now

[Ewok]

i have seen (on too separate occasions) daewoos with chevy badges.... whos cool now

Clearly they are(nt) :D

[bigdogdazza]

HaHa I seen a vz ss ute today and this bloke must have been reading this thread as he was a bit undecided as to what he should do on the badging issue, So he had BOTH! Holden and Chev on the tailgate.:rofl::spew:

[WOMBIE]

So he had BOTH! Holden and Chev on the tailgate.:rofl::spew:

Your joking......:doh:

[MJR-57T]

Putting a Chev badge on your car has nothing to do with respect for Holden or Chevy. Most put it on simply as a styling feature. Something to set it apart from the rest. A bit of something to set it apart from the rest. I have Chev badges and I think they suit the style. I just don't like it when those who don't have a Chevy engine decide to put the badges on. I like both Chevy and Holden.

Back to the old "but its not a chev motor" Which it isn't.
350 chevs went the wayside years ago.
Anyway, i have a chev grille on my VY purely because i think they look good. Stands out, says hey he's done something extra to the car.
When i see a neat VT-VE with chev badges i say to my self.
Ohhhhh, something might be going on there, better steer clear till i get a few more mods under my belt. Dont know why but it does.

With regards to respect to holden, i agree when you when you say it has nothing to do with it.
And the money spend on the chev grille is still going to.... wait......Holden, so no one up high is going to chuck a tearie if you ditch the lion grille

[jono_xuv53]

i saw a captiva with chev badges the other day:spew:

[Ewok]

Back to the old "but its not a chev motor" Which it isn't.
350 chevs went the wayside years ago.
Anyway, i have a chev grille on my VY purely because i think they look good. Stands out, says hey he's done something extra to the car.
When i see a neat VT-VE with chev badges i say to my self.
Ohhhhh, something might be going on there, better steer clear till i get a few more mods under my belt. Dont know why but it does.


Whereas I laugh my ass off at the 270fwkw VE's vs my 270AWKW , nail the loud pedal and leave the bowtie in the dust. Cheers.

Jono, aint seen nothing until you see a Barina SRI with chev badges :) (yes, they're european heh)

[VY18s]

Initially I didn't like Chev badges on Commodores, but I've seen alot of late model Commodores with them lately (Mainly VEs), and I must admit they do look quite nice.

The Bowtie badge IMO looks classier than the dinner plate Holden badge. At the end of the day though I like Holden, and Chev.

[RACCIRACOON]

Chev - Holden
Same - Same

Executive - Clubsport
Same - Same

If it's good enough for one it's good for all.

Whenever i see a de badged car or one with incorrect badges the first thing that comes to mind is that they are either embarrased or compensating for something.

[MJR-57T]

Chev - Holden
Same - Same

Executive - Clubsport
Same - Same

If it's good enough for one it's good for all.

Whenever i see a de badged car or one with incorrect badges the first thing that comes to mind is that they are either embarrased or compensating for something.

WTF was that

Chalk - Cheese
Same - Same

Grog Bog - Melted Cooking Chocolate
Same - Same

Why would you be embarrased or compensating if you rip the holden badge off and put a chev badge on or even want a nice clean unbadged ride.
If you cant tell that its a commodore, then who really cares because those who dont appreciate it dont matter.
I dont have to wait for a badge to come into view to work out whether or not its a commodore, better still what model it is

[redvxr8clubby]

Lots of people (especially on this forum) make all kinds of changes to personalise their car. A chev badge is just one of many, I agree we should be proud of our aussie Holden V8's, but at the same time I think the Chev badges do have a lot cleaner look than the Holden badge, especially that very big one on the front of a VE. To each their own.

[Blown 540]

Whereas I laugh my ass off at the 270fwkw VE's vs my 270AWKW , nail the loud pedal and leave the bowtie in the dust. Cheers.

Jono, aint seen nothing until you see a Barina SRI with chev badges :) (yes, they're european heh)

Is it Aprill the 1st :confused:

[MJR-57T]

Lots of people (especially on this forum) make all kinds of changes to personalise their car. A chev badge is just one of many, I agree we should be proud of our aussie Holden V8's, but at the same time I think the Chev badges do have a lot cleaner look than the Holden badge, especially that very big one on the front of a VE. To each their own.

Here here.

What is the go with the LS1, where's it from.
Does it come to australia from the states in create form or do we have a team over here that put them together.
It strikes me that every bolt is metric where i thought it would be all imperial if its from over there.
Unless they have a new standard

[WOMBIE]

The humble sv8 has been chev badged and I like it...............nuff said :cool:

[steves87]

Here here.

What is the go with the LS1, where's it from.
Does it come to australia from the states in create form or do we have a team over here that put them together.
It strikes me that every bolt is metric where i thought it would be all imperial if its from over there.
Unless they have a new standard

May be wrong, but holden ones come from mexico, chev ones from canada.... pretty sure thats the way it used to be....
l98 is in nothing else other than commodores, it's a 'bitsa' engine...
not sure how they arrive here... assembled or peices....

[Spider]

I love :love: my chev badges :flip2:

[MJR-57T]

Whereas I laugh my ass off at the 270fwkw VE's vs my 270AWKW , nail the loud pedal and leave the bowtie in the dust. Cheers.

Jono, aint seen nothing until you see a Barina SRI with chev badges :) (yes, they're european heh)

That would be because there's a difference in Flywheel and All wheel KW's. Maybe a different story if the VE's you mention were 270rwkw.

[calais190]

If you buy a Holden, leave the badges on that say its a holden, its what you bought...

[funkshen]

Chev for me

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn171/funkshen08/DSC_0002-4.jpg

[Super Snake]

I like them both. I don't mind the Lion emblem, and I think that the Bow Tie looks great.

Could someone out there combine the both ?

A Lion and a Bow Tie !

[Ewok]

I was embarasased for the person driving a particular car yesterday. Was a blue VE SV6 ute with chev badges with custom plates. Had to fight hard to not throw up.


That would be because there's a difference in Flywheel and All wheel KW's. Maybe a different story if the VE's you mention were 270rwkw.

No no, you missed the point. It's hillarious because the rwkw figure of the cars I imagine would be something like 220-230rwkw at best? Need a few more. However I still prefer the brutal growl of a V8, always will. To me twin turbo's just don't seem fair....

[RACE5L]

I'm contemplating the Chev badges after a total disgust for the dinnerplate sized lion on the front of my VE SS ute, and due to the fact 2 of the SS badges fell off during the first wash at home, one was already lifted so the washing mitt took half an S off was leaving no residue behind on quarter or any tackiness to double sided tap on badges. I had to take the rear one off to level it up...
My question, any holes under rear Holden badge?

[Wyrms]

I love 'em.

They look HEAPS better than the stock badges on every Holden, hands down. That's my personal belief anyway.
Thought I'd contribute to the thread as well with some pics of my car:

http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs126.snc1/5414_103452653243_687378243_2218655_8378377_n.jpg
http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs126.snc1/5414_103452663243_687378243_2218656_189767_n.jpg

I'm gonna debadge the 'COMMODORE' and the 'OMEGA' as well.
Can't wait.

[MJR-57T]

I love 'em.

They look HEAPS better than the stock badges on every Holden, hands down. That's my personal belief anyway.
Thought I'd contribute to the thread as well with some pics of my car:

http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs126.snc1/5414_103452653243_687378243_2218655_8378377_n.jpg
http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs126.snc1/5414_103452663243_687378243_2218656_189767_n.jpg

I'm gonna debadge the 'COMMODORE' and the 'OMEGA' as well.
Can't wait.

Yes please get rid of the omega badge.

I like the chrome ones, pitty you cant get them for the VY

[themissus]

My question, any holes under rear Holden badge?

Nope, it was the first thing I took off after I got it home.
Cheers Kim.

[[PHATSS]]

im not really a fan of them but they do look better than the Holden badges. but i did end up putting a color coded chev badge on to hide the 2 holes the original Holden badge left in my tailgate i might leave it as its a cheaper alternative than getting the tailgate bogged up and resprayed.

[Big_Valven]

I love 'em.

They look HEAPS better than the stock badges on every Holden, hands down. That's my personal belief anyway.
Thought I'd contribute to the thread as well with some pics of my car:

http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs126.snc1/5414_103452653243_687378243_2218655_8378377_n.jpg


I'm gonna debadge the 'COMMODORE' and the 'OMEGA' as well.
Can't wait.

So you've got a white omega, on black steelies all round, with what appears to be a shopping list down the right quarter panel, and chev badges.

*facepalm*

I am still wondering why this thread has been dug from the depths...

[Pepps]

I agree with Big Valven, mate that looks shocking!
Each to their own however, but Ive never been a fan of Chev badges on holdens. Its even worse when its on a V6 with an SS kit and even worse again when its on a berlina, omega, executive, acclaim!!!

[NuffNuff]

So you've got a white omega, on black steelies all round, with what appears to be a shopping list down the right quarter panel, and chev badges.

*facepalm*

I am still wondering why this thread has been dug from the depths...

looks like an autobot logo, thumbs up for that, chev badges on a 6 tho..

[GenReaper]

So you've got a white omega, on black steelies all round, with what appears to be a shopping list down the right quarter panel, and chev badges.

*facepalm*

I am still wondering why this thread has been dug from the depths...

He He, It takes all types but cmon a Chev badge on a 6Cyl, thats pretty poor.

[steves87]

i dont like the whole badge swap thing.... but really, whats the difference between v8 or v6 badge swapping?

[MonoJoker]

I love 'em.

They look HEAPS better than the stock badges on every Holden, hands down. That's my personal belief anyway.
Thought I'd contribute to the thread as well with some pics of my car:

http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs126.snc1/5414_103452653243_687378243_2218655_8378377_n.jpg
http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs126.snc1/5414_103452663243_687378243_2218656_189767_n.jpg

I'm gonna debadge the 'COMMODORE' and the 'OMEGA' as well.
Can't wait.

Looks hot as. Couple of suggestions though. Remove the Omega badge and replace it with a VL Turbo "turbo" decal - preferably the red one, not silver. Also I'd ditch the Holden badge and go with something sportier - TRD or Mugen maybe? The Transformer logo is kickarse but it's kinda small. Get bigger ones (I assume you have it on both sides) that cover the front doors and then a real big vinyl version on the back window. :goodjob:

Cheers
LT.

[lowr8]

Looks hot as. Couple of suggestions though. Remove the Omega badge and replace it with a VL Turbo "turbo" decal - preferably the red one, not silver. Also I'd ditch the Holden badge and go with something sportier - TRD or Mugen maybe? The Transformer logo is kickarse but it's kinda small. Get bigger ones (I assume you have it on both sides) that cover the front doors and then a real big vinyl version on the back window. :goodjob:

Cheers
LT.

That is fully sick bro, Chk- Chk Boom....... :kneel:

[Vulture]

Couple of suggestions though. Remove the Omega badge and replace it with a VL Turbo "turbo" decal - preferably the red one, not silver. Also I'd ditch the Holden badge and go with something sportier - TRD or Mugen maybe? The Transformer logo is kickarse but it's kinda small. Get bigger ones (I assume you have it on both sides) that cover the front doors and then a real big vinyl version on the back window.


:rofl: Nice one.