s7ddo
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Registered: 17th Oct 16
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Hi all - first post woo hoo lol
Wondered if anyone knew of anywhere I could have plastic badges refurbished, or if even this is possible!?
Otherwise does anyone have a Vauxhall Badge from the bootlid of a Corsa B (early black and grey/silver) in good nick?
I've got 3 GSI 16v badges but they could all do with some work to be perfect, new they're starting to fetch silly money
Cheers
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RichRu
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Registered: 29th Aug 15
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the "Vauxhall" badge are harder to come by but when they do come up on eBay I've seen them go for £30-40..you can get a gsi16v badge for about £50 seen them for more though..I'd buy new if you can..I've never heard of a badge like these been refurbed to a factory look
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s7ddo
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Yeah I thought as much Rich, I know you can have older enamel painted metal badges refurbed but the plastic ones are tricky
Money isn't so much of an issue, I don't know if I actually want brand new badges or whether to stick with the weathered ones that I have - none of them are terrible!
I've seen GSI badges going for £150 which I think is silly money, i'd happily pay £100-£120 for a brand new pair
Car needs to be right, I've gone to far to be half hearted with the finishing touches now
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RichRu
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If you've gone far with it then put nice new ones on..I've just had a look actually and they seem to have gone up since last time I looked..a weathered one can fetch £50 now so you could probly sell your old ones on..the "Vauxhall" bit is rocking horse shit new
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Ian W
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Crazy prices and one of the reasons I gave up the idea of a 'minter'. £350 for 3 badges if I wanted it to look factory, no thanks, I'm out 
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RichRu
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quote:
Originally posted by Ian W
Crazy prices and one of the reasons I gave up the idea of a 'minter'. £350 for 3 badges if I wanted it to look factory, no thanks, I'm out
Same here I'm happy with my weathered ones..although I have got a new one it won't be going on the car
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scotty GTE
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There's a greek lad on the fb pages selling the badges and other gsi bodykit parts for daft money.
I got lucky at billing and got a new Vauxhall one for a few quid this year. Prior to that I went over the old ones with a little bit of silver touch up paint. Came up not too bad but if your wanting to go all out on it I'd hold off and wait for a new one to come up.
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Tiger
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Someone out there must be able to recoat these badges, got to be worth looking. It can't be impossible.
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3CorsaMeal
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I should have my nova and my corsa badges somewhere at home, all brand new looking. This time next year i'll be a millionare
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Ste
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http://www.aclassmetal.com.au/plating-of-plastic-automotive-parts-for-restorers.php
I would rather lose by a mile because i built my own car, than win by an inch because someone else built it for me.
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s7ddo
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Registered: 17th Oct 16
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cheers for the messages lads, I expect I will end up buying new, just a case of looking around and waiting to find one
if anyone see's one - i'd be grateful for a nudge!
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