New ride!!! Pontiac G8 GT

Discussion in 'Detailing Bliss Lounge' started by DJ_JonnyV, Jul 15, 2009.

  1. sal329

    sal329 Nuba Guru

    That is an awesome car, love the color
     
  2. fricker66

    fricker66 Birth of a Detailer

    Great looking car. I think Pontiac finally had a great lineup in the G coupes/sedans. That is a great color and certainly agree a little tint would really add to the appearance! Enjoy!!
     
  3. DJ_JonnyV

    DJ_JonnyV DB Forum Supporter

    Thanks again everyone. i just did some debadging on her tonight. Removed the GM square logos on the side and the Pontiac emblem and word on the back trunk. Now the only thing left back there is GT on the left and G8 on the right of the tail. Took the wife's hairdryer to each badge for about a minute and the emblem pulled right off. Then pulled off as much of the backing sticky pad as possible. Followed this with soem 3M Adhesive Remover, and then some clay. Did a little hand polishing with 203 and a white pad and threw a little FMJ on each spot. Guess I need to take some pics...
     
  4. Cooter

    Cooter Guest

    Yeah pics would be great!!!!!!!!!! That color is awesome!!!
     
  5. DJ_JonnyV

    DJ_JonnyV DB Forum Supporter

    Gimme a day or two, she needs a wash again...had some rain yesterday.
     
  6. MadOzodi

    MadOzodi Nuba Guru

    Debadging already, eh? I figured you'd wait at least a month. Get on that tint before we get back in to the upper 90s again!
     
  7. Ch40t1c

    Ch40t1c Obsessive Detailer

    Congrats on the awesome ride! Looking forward to seeing some pics of it debadged, I never knew it was so easy :Thumb:
     
  8. slanguage

    slanguage OD On Detailing

    Congrats! Love the color :D
     
  9. michakaveli

    michakaveli Welcome to Detailing

    Looks like we can FORGET the G8 living on as a Caprice, or living on in the US period.

    From the Horse's Mouth: Lutz says Pontiac G8 won't spawn Chevrolet Caprice

    General Motors' newly-appointed Vice Chairman, Bob Lutz, has penned a post on GM's Fast Lane blog that can be boiled down to two words: My bad.

    A flurry of reports spurred on by Lutz' comments that GM was considering adapting the Pontiac G8 into a reborn, rear-wheel drive Chevrolet Caprice have been downplayed by a number of the General's generals, including CEO Fritz Henderson. In Lutz' post, he put the final nail in the G8-cum-Caprice's coffin saying:

    "The G8 will not be a Caprice after all. I'd mentioned it, and said we were studying it, giving it a serious look, because a car like the G8 was just too good to waste.

    "That's all still true. But I have to say that, with my new "marketing" hat on, upon further review and careful study, we simply cannot make a business case for such a program. Not in today's market, in this economy, and with fuel regulations what they are and will be."
    Lutz is quick to point out that the decision to kill the G8 will have no effect on GM's future rear-drive vehicles, and he went on to say, "... we have a tremendous RWD team in Australia that gave us the beloved G8, a team that we will tap into at some point again in the future for its expertise and sheet metal. Just not right now."

    So... nothing to see here people. Move along...
     
  10. Strytnyne

    Strytnyne DB Forum Supporter

    i want a g8 gxp soooooo bad g8's are beastly sleepers thats for sure and a sharp looking car
     
  11. greased

    greased Any Rag Vehicle Washer

    Personally, Id skip the GXP. Id want stronger brakes, grippier tires, and more power anyhow, so it would make sense in that regard to start with a cheaper car. And while I love keeping a car in prstine shape, its really hard to resist the temptation to mod when an engine will respond to mods for so little money like LSx engines do...
     

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