GT Bodykit on XR

[Professor Farnsworth]

the colour is Phantom - no longer in production. Looks polished too.

[Casper]

Almost half of everyone in the poll said "No way Jose...".. including me. I think that shows how deep "fakes" annoy some people.

[WINDSR]

The only reason I dont like fakes is because I have a genuine XR8. If I didnt own one, id most likely put an XR bumper and kit on my EF/EL, say... GLI/ Futura.

[WINDSR]

Originally Posted by BAGT0023

I don't like it. My take is that the GT has one real distinguishing feature (to the un-educated) and that is the rear wing. I think having the wing replica's on XR6/8 XT anything only devalues the GT rep???? For eg, the other day I saw an XT STATION WAGON white (Company Car) with bull blue "GT" stripes.....come on, where will it stop?

If you have a genuine GT, you have nothing to worry about. It will not devalue because cause a few people are driving around with the GT kit on. :

[troppo]

My $0.02 worth.
I think it depends on the intent of the individual in question.
If the person doing the mock-up is doing it simply because they would like a GT but can't afford one, then more power to ya. The line gets drawn (for me,at least) when said person then tries to pass it off as a genuine GT. It matters not whether the car has the performance to match the GT or even better it, that remains the point at which they become a tool in my eyes.

[347_XR8]

Not only does that car looked polished, but by the looks of the lighting I'm inclined to guess whoever took the photo's, used a long shutter speed.
I'm not a fan of bodykits apart from those that are on the car from factory.

[Bucknaked]

Well I'm one of these offenders. I never set out to create a fake car. I went the body I did, because in stock form, the kit on my car sucked. With the exception of the XR front bar, the kit on my car was the same as you'll find on any optioned up futura. I had all the nice Tickford factory items, but someone in ford decided my car deserved stock body kit. So in stock form, I thought my car was ugly and it needed some new pretty bits. I've removed some badges from the car, but left one XR badge and left my Tickford Wings alone.

If people are going to look at my car and call it a fake, then who am I to stop them. My intentions for doing the body kit I did is not to look like something it's not. It had to be more appealing to me. It's a good car with the ugly syndrome. Why can't I pretty it up a little without being picked on by the purists. What are we talking about, a wing, rear bar and 2 side skirt. I am sorry if i've stepped on some toes.

At the end of the day, its my car and its my money and what I choose to do with it is no-one elses business but my own. When i sell the car, it will never be passed of as anything than what it is when it came from the factory. An AU3 XR6. I'm not in the business of trying pull wool over poeple's eyes. I do what i do because it pleases me. In the end, I'm here to keep myself happy. I don't give 2 hoots what the purists think.

It's my car, and while it is my car, I will do to it what I like.

But I can appreciate the views from the other side of the fence. But lets face it, to me, all my car will ever be, is just a car.

[Bucknaked]

And I just realised we are talking about GT kits on XR's. :hihi:

I guess the same theory applies if it was titled, "T-Series bodykit on an XR6" SO thats my right of reply if someone ever starts a thread :

[Deadman]

Originally Posted by Casper

Almost half of everyone in the poll said "No way Jose...".. including me. I think that shows how deep "fakes" annoy some people.

And shows how the other half don't care if it annoys anyone or not : So it doesn't really matter I guess...

Those who get annoyed by it, won't be noticed by those who do it, because they won't care what anyone else thinks...

I still say, unless you build the car from scratch yourself and have creative licence over it, you have no right to complain that someone elses car looks likes yours when it's just another one off the run out of the factory. They're all just production cars based around the same body. When you buy one, you don't by any licence to what it looks like or ownership of the design.

[edit]: I can see the point over an 'FPV' badge or something - because then it would be claiming to be something it's not. My argument was soley based around the idea of adding a body kit. I'm not sure yet about full on imitations where the car is claiming to be something it's not (i.e. a XT with FPV and GT badges on it etc) - I guess I can see where some people might be coming from on that point of view to...

Anyhow, just wanted to highlight that my comments have been about the thread title - GT body kit on XR. Not about full on imitations. Not sure where I stand on that yet :P

[Kev_BLNXR8_Ute]

Originally Posted by fantz

BA if you want to keep the era of your car intact, BF if you want (in my opinion) the better tuffer looking bar. Click on the AWC link button up the top of the page or send a message to FalKeen.

Did that already.
Adam says go the BF but I dont know if I like it.
I have always like the BA GT bar

[FalKeen]

Originally Posted by Kev_xr8_ute

Did that already.
Adam says go the BF but I dont know if I like it.
I have always like the BA GT bar

BA is a good bar, but aftermarket wise the BF is so much better as after its all painted up you would have to really know what your looking for to spot the differences...BA on the other hand the aftermarket bar you can spot a mile away with the blanked off light surrounds etc.

Also if your putting a new bar on you might as well go for the latest version no? and the fact you wont see many others around where there is quite a few BA versions.

[Cobra]

Originally Posted by ShockWaveXR6na

Fair enough you are Passionate in what your saying, but has it ever occured to you that perhaps some people are a little hurt by what you have to say?

You've got to be kidding me! That's one of the most hypocritical comments I've ever read on the forums! Some people are actually hurt? By those comments? Coming from you of all people! Take a step back and look at some of the hurtful things you have potentially said. I'm reffering to the thread titled "Families and fuel prices". You upset and offended so many people on so many levels it's not funny.

[djjase]

This thread is turning out like the last one where everone is getting their backs up all over a car. Come on people there is a lot more to life than whether a car should have a GT kit or not. Like who really gives a toss. Like I have said there are so many "FAKE" xy, xa, xb GT's out there and no one seems to give a toss, hell I have a white one that is all GT including the GT badges in the grille, on the guards and on the boot, she might be fake but she is worth more than some of your BA's. Those with an Original GT has nothing to worry, if it will be worth anything in a few years, it will be worth more than the Replicas or "FAKES". An XY GT is worth $50,000 plus, the replicas are now selling around $20,000 - $30,000. You $75,000+ investments might one day be worth $125,000. Oh yeah didnt the XY GT's sell for around $4500 some 37 some years ago ??

[Redrum]

I wouldn't do it. If I wanted a GT I would have bought one. But each to their own. Their ride, their tastes, that is what makes the world such an interesting place!!

[Professor Farnsworth]

fake ? genuine ? In the words of that git from 'The Man Show' on the comedy channel (fox)..... "if i can touch it, it's real".

This thread is going around in circles, maybe time to put it to sleep ?

[Peuty]

I enjoy bodykits.

Thats my 2 cents. :P

Honestly, why does it matter!?

[Smoke Pursuit]

Originally Posted by Cobra

You've got to be kidding me! That's one of the most hypocritical comments I've ever read on the forums! Some people are actually hurt? By those comments? Coming from you of all people! Take a step back and look at some of the hurtful things you have potentially said. I'm reffering to the thread titled "Families and fuel prices". You upset and offended so many people on so many levels it's not funny.

So sorry you feel this way...

[XR-ENVI]

we at one stage thought of putting a typhoon front bar on our car but have now decided against it cos we dont want to make it look like something that it isnt but others can do it i dont have an issue. we have FPV badges on the side of our car cos we like the look of them and our car has performnce and its a ford!!! with so many BA and BF XR's getting round tis nice for a bit of a change when driving down the road and seeing cars with different body kits is a nice change. people arent always going to agree on what looks best. i love the airbrushing on my car some people dont but as long as i like it thats all that matters really. I love the power of my car, others think it is a waste of money. i hate cars with mudflaps and cars with big wheels at standard height but so what if i hate it, i dont do it and dont criticise those that do.


so keep on changing the look of the XR's to mix it all up a bit!!!
Narelle

[Boss 290]

if you are going to put a kit on the xr6 i would put the typhoon kit on it but i still wouldnt badge it as one.... im just getting over the xr6 with the bonnet bulge....im a bit more ok with an xr8 with a gt kit...but as long as it has the power to match and it does not say gt.....in the end it is your car and you can do it ...but y ? the xr6 looks hot lowerd with cromes.....

[XR82GO]

Your car mate, do what you want to hell with everyone else.

[Bucknaked]

You guys might find this interesting. Something I didn't know. Found it on a web site called www.sookielala.com.au but one interesting point is that they say that bumper bars and plastic badges doesn't actually make the GT into a real GT. Go figure. I would never had known. Lucky for me I found out now, because if I ever go to look to buy a GT, i'll be sure to ask the dealer whether this genuine GT is a faker.

[JD86]

i wouldnt dress my car up as something it isnt, however it is up to the owner of the car to mod it as they like

[Bucknaked]

Originally Posted by JD86

i wouldnt dress my car up as something it isnt, however it is up to the owner of the car to mod it as they like

: Your sig says you have an EB with an ED XR6 engine and AU rims.

I agree with you. It's all about choice. If its your car and your money, who says you can't do what you want.

[WHIPLASH]

Your car, have fun with it is wat i say. But if you are gunna go for somthing like, front, side and rear GT kit with bonnet and spoiler then thats taking it a bit far. I have seen XR6 falcons with the works right down to side stripes, but get this. Cut out says GT-6. THATS overboard, you want your car to be your car and thats fine but dont go the full job. Even if you just get a GT spoiler and side skirts and like a C2R DJR bodykit for the front and rear.

MY thought on this matter anyways

Little fox

[BAFalconXT]

If its going to be a fake, make sure it looks real, full body kit, right colour paint, all the dadges in the right place, lowered, good exaust, and expensive or genuine rims. Who is gonna think your car is good if they can see the pea shooter exhaust, who buys cheep rims if you own a GT, who debadges one, who options one with 4x4 suspension. If you do it, it needs to be done properly, and will cost $!

[Genghis]

Seeing as this thread started waaaayyyy back in Feb '05, I'd say the originator either has made the decision one way or another so comment on that now is a moot point.

But, as the thread has been mined from the depths, I thought I'd add my ramblings anyway.

I am within weeks of deciding to install:
a.) a DJR320 kit or,
b.) a BF GT kit on my BA XR8.

I was once a staunch opposer to mods that made ones car into something it wasn't. But, as I have gotten over myself and become more a part of the Ford community at large, I have relaxed my attitude to mods and enhancements.

I realised that it's the owners who mod their cars that keeps me interested in modding my own. And there is a teriffic amount of businesses (and Forum Sponsors for that matter) that cater to ones need to improve ones car.

I like the fact that you can transform a stock XR or even XT into a car that you are even more proud of than you were pre-mod to drive and show.

It's not about faking or being a wannabe. It's about pride and the effort put in. It's about You and Your car and the fact that you can.

Mod it cosmetically and Enhance it mechanically and love every minute you are doing it. If you get any negative (not constructive) feedback then it can only be out jealousy or spite and that makes the giver of said feedback the smaller person and not really worth listening to in the end.

[FPV8U]

Originally Posted by Genghis

Seeing as this thread started waaaayyyy back in Feb '05, I'd say the originator either has made the decision one way or another so comment on that now is a moot point.

But, as the thread has been mined from the depths, I thought I'd add my ramblings anyway.

I am within weeks of deciding to install:
a.) a DJR320 kit or,
b.) a BF GT kit on my BA XR8.

I was once a staunch opposer to mods that made ones car into something it wasn't. But, as I have gotten over myself and become more a part of the Ford community at large, I have relaxed my attitude to mods and enhancements.

I realised that it's the owners who mod their cars that keeps me interested in modding my own. And there is a teriffic amount of businesses (and Forum Sponsors for that matter) that cater to ones need to improve ones car.

I like the fact that you can transform a stock XR or even XT into a car that you are even more proud of than you were pre-mod to drive and show.

It's not about faking or being a wannabe. It's about pride and the effort put in. It's about You and Your car and the fact that you can.

Mod it cosmetically and Enhance it mechanically and love every minute you are doing it. If you get any negative (not constructive) feedback then it can only be out jealousy or spite and that makes the giver of said feedback the smaller person and not really worth listening to in the end.

If you must : the Djr Kit...

But it looks Sooooooooooooo Nice the way it is... :

[Harro]

DJR kit. :

[krypto71]

Wow, this thread has been going on a while.

I fitted a full bodykit to my last car, (VX Commodore) and it was a fantastic experience all up. I bought the fibre glass kit, spent a weekend trial fitting it, getting everything to line up etc. Even at that point, in primer, it looked awesome. I then removed the kit, took it down to the painter.

Once I got it back, and refitted it I was stoked.

Not only did the car look better, I had such a great time fitting it myself. My wife even liked the car better after the kit was fitted.

I now have a phantom BA XR8, and I too love the look of the BA GT, so some time down the track, I will probably fit one of those to the XR. Can't wait actually.

Cheers
Steve

[I FluXx I]

I think it is ok to put the kit on your lower model car if:

1. You debadge your car.
2. You do at least some modifications to make the car more powerfull.
3. You dont label your lower model car a higher model car( fpv badges on a XT).
4. The car that you are fiting the kit to must be dumped. Nothing worse than seeing a car with a kit but riding high.
5. The car must have rims, min of 17". Like above, nothing worse than seeing a car with a kit and wheel covers.
6. If your side mouldes are unpainted, get them painted.

I think it is only ok to leave your bades on if you are puting a F6 kit on a XR6T, or a GT kit on a XR8