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Old Aug 13, 2019 | 09:21 PM
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85-86 SE FIREBIRD EMBLEM?

Can anyone confirm what these emblems are for? Got a lot of nos gta emblems and these where in the mix. Look to be oem gm emblems sane exact as gta sail panel emblems. Only cars I have seen this emblem on are firebird de and recaro trans am that are not gtas. Any help is appreciated.


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Old Aug 14, 2019 | 07:06 PM
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Hmmmmm.....never seen those before. Like you said, the GTA, and SE were the only cars that got emblems like those. (I'm not sure about the Recaro) All others had decal birds on the sail panels. GTA and SE emblems are gold and body color....not black. I have no clue. My guess would be a custom repop emblem?

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Re: 85-86 SE FIREBIRD EMBLEM?

The badges are indeed from a SE prior to the GTA getting similar metal sail badges. The SE had some difference appearance from the Trans Am with this being one of them.
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The badges are indeed from a SE prior to the GTA getting similar metal sail badges. The SE had some difference appearance from the Trans Am with this being one of them.

Well I'll be damned. Learn something new every day! All I could think of with the SE was a 1989 Trans Am SE (TTA)
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The badges are indeed from a SE prior to the GTA getting similar metal sail badges. The SE had some difference appearance from the Trans Am with this being one of them.
Yes they came with a lot of nos gta badges. I want so find a picture with these emblems!
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Also 84 recaros got this one
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Old Aug 14, 2019 | 07:38 PM
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Re: 85-86 SE FIREBIRD EMBLEM?

Looking through the dealer manuals, this is the only picture I can find. It has the same color combo as yours.



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Looking through the dealer manuals, this is the only picture I can find. It has the same color combo as yours.


Dude thank you so much!! What year and obviously se
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https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2S...Fi-4btBsOf6LqA


Pics of bright red car
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Re: 85-86 SE FIREBIRD EMBLEM?

That picture is part of the 1985 Pontiac dealership album in the Firebird section.

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Dude thank you so much!! What year and obviously se
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That picture is part of the 1985 Pontiac dealership album in the Firebird section.
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Re: 85-86 SE FIREBIRD EMBLEM?

So was that an SE emblem only? I actually have a pair of black ones. Never knew what they were for.
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So was that an SE emblem only? I actually have a pair of black ones. Never knew what they were for.
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