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Old 07-14-2004, 02:02 PM
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Is your GTA nose badge...

Is the surface of your nose badge flat or does it have a slight curve and follow the lines of the bumper. The reason I ask is because I just got a set of reproduction badges, but the nose doesn't look right to me. Also a pic would be great.
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Car: 89 GTA
Engine: 5.7L Supercharged
Transmission: T-56
Axle/Gears: Moser 9" 3.70
It's got a curve to it, I just bought a reproduction nose emblem from gtaemblems.com and both it and the original are the same.
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Old 07-16-2004, 03:43 PM
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Car: 1988 Trans Am GTA Notchback
Engine: 305ci, 5.0L, TPI, HO
Transmission: Borg Warner T5 5-Speed
Axle/Gears: 9-Bolt Positraction Rear w/3.45 Grs
Nice pics, I'd show you mine, but someone ripped mine off my car about 4 years ago.
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It looks like you have a very slight curve, almost no curve. It looks like the bumper has a greater curve resulting in gaps at the edges (see pic). Is this really how it is/supposed to be?
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Car: 89 GTA
Engine: 5.7L Supercharged
Transmission: T-56
Axle/Gears: Moser 9" 3.70
Hmmm, after looking at again the stock one does have a little more curve to it in that part of the emblem, either way it still looks good.
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Car: 89 GTA
Engine: 5.7L Supercharged
Transmission: T-56
Axle/Gears: Moser 9" 3.70
another pic with a ruler to show its defiantly not flat for the guys over at gtasourcepage.com
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Old 07-18-2004, 09:39 AM
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same.
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and the last one I'll post.
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Old 07-18-2004, 11:26 AM
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Dam Tony, those are great pictures. It is obvious now that it does have the correct curve. Mine is as flat as the ruler. Thanks again Tony. That’s exactly what I needed. BTW that's a really nice GTA.
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Car: 89 GTA
Engine: 5.7L Supercharged
Transmission: T-56
Axle/Gears: Moser 9" 3.70
Hey thanks but it's hard to tell what the rest of the car looks like from those pic's only

What company did you get your emblem from?
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Old 07-19-2004, 09:57 PM
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Well the company shall remain nameless for now till they have the opportunity to resolve this matter. I will say this though, the badge I recieved was not their norm, they have very high quality products.
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