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Offline Mk2Gti8v

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Red letters in GTI/TDi Badges
« on: 07 August 2004, 19:12 »
Could anyone tell me if the amount of red letters on mk4 gti/tdi's mean anything as i have seen some tdi with no red letters and some with all 3 red and gti with a red i  ???

Offline 8valvesgood

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Re:Red letters in GTI/TDi Badges
« Reply #1 on: 08 August 2004, 16:12 »
GTI with a red i meant it was the turbo version, although you can now have turbo badges underneath GTI.

The red i on the tdi means its either the 110bhp or 130bhp+ model. all chrome tdi badges mean they are the entry level tdi at around 90bhp.
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Re:Red letters in GTI/TDi Badges
« Reply #2 on: 08 August 2004, 20:03 »
err.. not quite, for a start my turbo has all silver badging. there's a thread in the mk4 section somewhere explaining it all, quick search should find it.  :D

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Re:Red letters in GTI/TDi Badges
« Reply #3 on: 08 August 2004, 20:25 »
i think thats how it started actually, red 'i' meaning turbo version, it got all lost somewhere down the line  :D

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Re:Red letters in GTI/TDi Badges
« Reply #4 on: 08 August 2004, 21:55 »
from my knoweldge the red indicates power...

on a tdi

silver+ std

1 red+ 110bhp

2red = 130bhp,

3red = 150bhp

maybe wrong, but im sure ill be corrected if so  ;)

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Re:Red letters in GTI/TDi Badges
« Reply #5 on: 08 August 2004, 23:16 »
as far as i understood it was to do with tuning, Red I means its faster on the low end, Silver means faster on the high end, At least thats what my mum told me.

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Re:Red letters in GTI/TDi Badges
« Reply #6 on: 09 August 2004, 00:41 »
err pass
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Re:Red letters in GTI/TDi Badges
« Reply #7 on: 09 August 2004, 00:43 »
if you dont like your badge i have some red touch up paint here and a manky brush
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