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Old 10-12-2006, 10:05 AM   #1
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I was driving my au3 XR8 yesterday and i felt it was a little down on performace, then as i looked back at my car after parking it, i realized the problem, some low life rodent, probably a 15 yo kid, decided he liked my tickford badges more than i did, and pulled them off my front guards, IM PI$$ED, there goes at least 50hp, they gotta be worth 25hp each...at least :
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Old 10-12-2006, 10:20 AM   #2
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at least if not more. nothing is sacrid anymore
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Old 10-12-2006, 10:23 AM   #3
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I lost about 200hp the other day when somebody nicked my P plate..
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Old 10-12-2006, 11:24 AM   #4
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I lost about 200hp the other day when somebody nicked my P plate..
HAHAHA - Guess your not invincible now....
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Old 10-12-2006, 11:52 AM   #5
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Someone nicked my clear blinkers and bulbs :(
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Old 11-12-2006, 12:16 AM   #6
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so tickford badges will make my car go faster. hmm interesting.

ps. anyone got some Ford GT badges.
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Old 11-12-2006, 01:02 AM   #7
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GT badges cannot be legally fitted onto EF's! and you would also have to get your gearbox upgraded!
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Old 11-12-2006, 02:43 AM   #8
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i have 9 stock badges on my XD ghia, how much power does that give me?
plus the missing fors badge from the grille... did i loose any torque from that?
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Old 11-12-2006, 09:11 AM   #9
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WHo would want to steal a TICKFORD badge, lol.
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Old 11-12-2006, 09:26 AM   #10
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What would you give to catch the ba5tard in the act.....
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Old 11-12-2006, 10:51 AM   #11
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Same thing happened to me when I had my XR6, was parked about 5 metres from the front of my girlfriends house, what I would have given to see them doing it. The worst part was the paint damage they left behind by using a screwdriver or knife to remove them.
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Someone nicked one of my valve caps off my wheels. Now i cant find another shiny one like it.
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Old 11-12-2006, 05:58 PM   #13
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I was driving my au3 XR8 yesterday and i felt it was a little down on performace, then as i looked back at my car after parking it, i realized the problem, some low life rodent, probably a 15 yo kid, decided he liked my tickford badges more than i did, and pulled them off my front guards, IM PI$$ED, there goes at least 50hp, they gotta be worth 25hp each...at least :
So .. theoretically the NISSAN badges on an XF Falcon ute make it loose about 50hp?
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Old 11-12-2006, 06:05 PM   #14
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MickyB - I lost some tickford wings also round frankston way...
but also a T-Series bonnet emblem...
If u ever find out who is nicking all these, let me know please !
I know why the little f@%$ers dont buy 'em......
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Old 11-12-2006, 06:07 PM   #15
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So .. theoretically the NISSAN badges on an XF Falcon ute make it loose about 50hp?
Do they even have that to begin with? :
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HAHAHA - Guess your not invincible now....
Advantage now is that any accident he has that kills anyone under 30 can't be blamed on "excessive speed".
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Old 11-12-2006, 06:24 PM   #17
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So .. theoretically the NISSAN badges on an XF Falcon ute make it loose about 50hp?
must be 50hp atleast :SaiyanSmi

when i took the nissan badges off my old XF ute definatly felt better to drive, handled a lot better too.

polished up the blue oval that was hiding behind the nissan badge and added $3000 to its value. :jab:
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Old 11-12-2006, 06:41 PM   #18
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plus the missing ford badge from the grille... did i loose any torque from that?

Surprised your car even runs without the ford badge...

Anyway, some *** stole the mirror off my exa. When I say mirror, I do not mean the whole assembly, I am just talking about the mirror itself....as you do
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