Badging?

[el_jefe]

Will the 818 come with any badging? I'd like to see the Factory 5 logo on the front, "Factory Five" and "818" on the back, not stickers but real factory style badges.

[Xusia]

Me too. It's the little details that really set a quality kit apart from a cheap one. I'll be proud to own a Factory Five and want others to know what it is.

[Oppenheimer]

Badging?? We don't need no stinkin' badging!!!
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[StatGSR]

do we even know that 818 will be the final name? last i heard, that was still undetermined.

[David Hodgkins]

Personally, I've grown attached to 818 (pronounced eight-eighteen, not eight-one-eight). I'm all for keeping the 818 moniker.

:)

[Silvertop]

I don't think FFr would be inclined to mess around with cheesy decals. They do already have very nice pre-existing badges (available through their catalog for about $14 each), suitable for use on the hood and/or rear deck, and also at the center of a custom steering wheel. If we are lucky, they will include one or two of these in the kit at no charge. Otherwise, we will have to buy them.

I'm guessing that there will be 818 emblems available for use at the rear of car as well -- assuming that the 818 name sticks. While it was originally put in place as a project codename, my personal guess is that in this case, the 818 name is going survive as the car's official designation, possibly with various suffixes -- 818R for the track model, maybe 818S for the roadster version, maybe 818GT for the coupe....... You get the idea. But I have no particular insight -- we'll have to wait and see.

There is an old thread that discusses names for the car. You may have to dig back quite a few pages to find it -- but it's still there, I'm sure. You may find it entertaining reading.

[Silvertop]

Personally, I've grown attached to 818 (pronounced eight-eighteen, not eight-one-eight). I'm all for keeping the 818 moniker.

:)

Definitely pronounced eight-eighteen!! And I'm for keeping it too.

[skullandbones]

I have only seen FFR do badging on the GTM (I guess that's part of the kit). I can understand why they stayed away from that practice on the roadster and coupe with all the litigation flying around. By badging I'm referring to the signage on the body as the "5" logo on the steering wheel and other various spots like the brake line brackets and control arms don't count. I can see FFR treating the "818" the same as the GTM with "Factory Five Racing" on the rear and some cool "818" logo.

BTW, there was a video where the commentator started calling it the 81A and repeated that several times. Dave didn't correct him. There was a lot of background noise so he may not have noticed.

I like eight-one-eight. There will be camps of eight eighteen and eight one eight people! And there may be some out there still calling it 81A and wondering what that means. WEK.

[Silvertop]

.........I like eight-one-eight. There will be camps of eight eighteen and eight one eight people! And there may be some out there still calling it 81A and wondering what that means. WEK.

The camps already exist. Check out the old car-naming thread. Of course, those who choose to call it eight-one-eight are simply wrong.............;)

[PhyrraM]

I can't really see 818 changing at this point. Even though it seems to be de rigueur these days, I'm not really a fan of alpha-numeric names. However "818" has become second nature to almost all at this point. Both Dave and Jim have used the name openly in various promotional venues, videos, and literature.


Of course, maybe they are looking for a "corporate naming policy" and will have no choice but to rename the 818 and all the others too. :rolleyes:

[WonderDude]

The camps already exist. Check out the old car-naming thread. Of course, those who choose to call it eight-one-eight are simply wrong.............;)

I think it should be called Eighty-One Eight! ;)

[Vman7]

Here is a thread for people to show some ideas for 818 logos, emblems, T-shirts etc.

http://thefactoryfiveforum.com/showthread.php?6516-818-Logo-Emblems-T-shirt-ideas

[Mechie3]

I plan to cnc my own small badge if it doesn't come with the kit.

[riptide motorsport]

Youll get badges

[NonProfit]

I plan to cnc my own small badge if it doesn't come with the kit.

There are online shops which will mill out anything you can design: http://emachineshop.com/ and http://www.bigbluesaw.com/.

[Mechie3]

Contrary to most businesses, my company gives engineers at its Indy facility free use (reign? ) of the entire shop. :)

[Someday I Suppose]

It is eight one eight for sure, eight eighteen is only for people in the North East and certain parts of California. For the rest of us its defiantly eight one eight, defiantly... I have to go watch Wapner now.

[NonProfit]

Contrary to most businesses, my company gives engineers at its Indy facility free use (reign? ) of the entire shop. :)

Even better!

(I get free coffee.)

[Oppenheimer]

818, I've heard it both ways

[timmy318]

What I'm thinking of doing is putting "FFR-Project 818" or just "FFR-818" on both sides of the 818. Here's a website that I found and I kinda like the second style: http://chromeemblems.com/auto_emblems/chrome_letters?gclid=CNGnttyepLACFYcBQAodvUS8ZA
But anyways, those are just my thoughts on my car, pretty sure not everyone is gonna badge this car!

[WonderDude]

NO NO NO! I'm telling you guys it's Eighty-one ...Eight!

[shinn497]

I pronounce it eight one eight. I just think it sounds more dramatic.

Also THE 8 one 8

[narkosys]

I am firmly in the eight eight-teen camp as it seems to roll off the tongue better.

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[Nelff]

always go for aircraft call sign phraseology and you can't go wrong.

Eight Eighteen...

Boeing Seven Thirty Seven

M-D Eighty

F-One Seventeen

Cessna One Seventy Two

just sayin...

[Silvertop]

818, I've heard it both ways

Yes. And that reminds me -- Whatever happened to the T-shirt project anyways..............?

[Mechie3]

I pronounce it eight one eight. I just think it sounds more dramatic.

Also THE 8 one 8

But is it "thee" 8 one 8 or "thuh" 8 one 8. :lol:.

[longislandwrx]

Well think about other modern popular numeric models... do you say BMW 3-3-5 or three thirty five. Mercedes E 5-5-0 or five fifty. Infinity G-3-5 or G thirty five?

Im thinking the car will be the Eight-Eighteen.

Jeff

[bromikl]

It is eight one eight for sure, eight eighteen is only for people in the North East and certain parts of California. For the rest of us its defiantly eight one eight, defiantly... I have to go watch Wapner now.


LOL!! I've always said it eight-one-eight in my head. The tens of thousands of times I've read it it's been eight-one-eight.

Remember the old Bud Light commercials? Tastes Great! Less Filling! We'll have to park our 818's in separate lots and race to see who gets to choose the 'official' pronunciation. :D

[metalmaker12]

LOL!! I've always said it eight-one-eight in my head. The tens of thousands of times I've read it it's been eight-one-eight.

Remember the old Bud Light commercials? Tastes Great! Less Filling! We'll have to park our 818's in separate lots and race to see who gets to choose the 'official' pronunciation. :D

818 STI on my trunk, I already have the sti badges ready, offcoarse I have a sti motor to put in it too lol

[Niburu]

818, I've heard it both ways

I was waiting for that, the phrase needs to be on the T-shirt

[NonProfit]

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[Silvertop]

I was waiting for that, the phrase needs to be on the T-shirt

100% Agreement, along with pictures/representations of both initial versions (818R & 818 Street Roadster).

[Leturnracing]

"Huit dix huit" in french

[longislandwrx]

Wouldn't that be eight ten eight? My high school French is a little rusty, but I'm thinking huit un huit or huit dix-huit?

[Mechie3]

I think a play on the FT-86/FR-S badge to say 818 would be cool.

http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQaHKXJGu5cbwcpBCGpk-8Y854kzHJ09ic3lCaUOc1ri-8BOQjygr37IMDUJQ

[Scruff McGruff]

"Huit dix huit" in french

So is that pronounced hoody hoo? As in "the code fo tha killah" :)

[DOHC46]

Preferably not too similar to the FRS badge. Factory Five has had enough legal battles :P

[RM1SepEx]

"Huit dix huit" in french

eight eighteen would be the direct translation dix huit is eighteen

[NonProfit]

Ewalu Umikumamawalu in Hawaiian.

[Oppenheimer]

Ewalu Umikumamawalu in Hawaiian.

How do you pronounce that in Rap lyrics?

[NonProfit]

How do you pronounce that in Rap lyrics?
It's something like:

Wooooaah ohhh woo
Just me and you girl in the
Euh-ah-loo Um-e-kum-a-mah-a-leu

[longislandwrx]

well now we know

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