HZ RTS dash badge wanted

[sstorana]

Hi All

It's been a couple of months now since we looked at these so I thought that I would give you an update of where we are at..

Firstly, pre prduction samples arrived last week for test fitment and approval. Yes, these ones are white but that is because they are pre production. Final product will be black with the chrome edge.

These should be available before xmas..





Mock up with the new RTS Badge inserted..



This is the LX RTS Badge that we did also..





Now, here is some interesting facts that we found out along the way..

There are (at least) six versions of RTS badges across the Holden range including the HZ, WB, VB and VC Commodore and LX and UC Torana. I couldn't find any info on the Gemini's so I am not sure what they had..

The Part numbers are as such:

498394: Emblem RTS - LX Torana,

Chrome badge, Black writing on silver background

9947122: Plate RTS - UC Torana and HZ (except Statesman),

Black badge with chrome border, Black writing on silver background

92001147: Plate RTS - HZ Statesman,

Black badge with chrome border, Black writing on gold background

92009703: Plate RTS - WB (except Statesman),

Black badge with chrome border, White writing on Black background

92009701: Plate RTS - WB Statesman and VC Commodore,

Black badge, no chrome border, White writing on Black background

948394: Plate RTS - VB Commodore.
?????

The picture below shows the badges as follows;
9947122: Plate RTS - UC Torana and HZ (except Statesman),
92001147: Plate RTS - HZ Statesman,
92009701: Plate RTS - WB Statesman and VC Commodore, and
498394: Emblem RTS - LX Torana



any feedback you guys can give me would be appreciated..

cheers
Mick

[Absinth]

92009701: Plate RTS - WB Statesman and VC Commodore,
Black badge, no chrome border, White writing on Black background

Mick, I have one of these badges and it came off the dash of a WB Holden ute so they weren't only on Statesman in the WB range. Perhaps the badge with chrome border is for WB Statesman..... although I have never seen one...

9947122: Plate RTS - UC Torana and HZ (except Statesman),
Black badge with chrome border, Black writing on silver background

HZ badge on dash does not have a chrome border, it is all black plastic.

[sstorana]

92009701: Plate RTS - WB Statesman and VC Commodore,
Black badge, no chrome border, White writing on Black background

Mick, I have one of these badges and it came off the dash of a WB Holden ute so they weren't only on Statesman in the WB range. Perhaps the badge with chrome border is for WB Statesman..... although I have never seen one...

9947122: Plate RTS - UC Torana and HZ (except Statesman),
Black badge with chrome border, Black writing on silver background

HZ badge on dash does not have a chrome border, it is all black plastic.

Hi Absinth

The parts catalogue for the WB has them listed as I have outlined, but that is not to say that they are wrong.

As for the UC/HZ one, they do have a chrome border. You can see a picture of of it here on page 5;
http://www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au...ngswood_sl.htm

The problem is that years of "cleaning" of the dashes wears away the chrome and you are sometimes left with a milky white border.

cheers
Mick

[sstorana]

Hi Guys

they have taken awhile to get here, but we have just rec'd these..

Apologise for the pic.. not one of my best..

These are:
9947122: Plate RTS - UC Torana and HZ (except Statesman),
Black badge with chrome border, Black writing on silver background

We also have the one for the Premier Dash which has the two prongs on it.

These are for sale at $20.00 plus 3.50 P&H.

cheers
Mick

[HK1837]

It seems practical. Dunno just a thought.

had another thought!!!!!

The late HX got the rts also on some models. So this is how it would have been fitted to those HX dashes. =)

Im a smart cookie!

HX never got RTS and none were ever badged as such. The RTS upper control arm mounting points were added mid 1977 but this is not RTS, just a part of it.

HX GTS dashes also were silver, so they wouldn't have used up HX ones, but possibly the RTS badge was added as per Rodney's for early HZ's and it was a running change for the moulding for it later. I suspect that if you go looking at any early HZ's (like 9/77 or 10/77) on any fascias they'll be the same, unless of course the one Absinth was working on for Rodney isn't original to the car?

[Absinth]

HX never got RTS and none were ever badged as such. The RTS upper control arm mounting points were added mid 1977 but this is not RTS, just a part of it.

HX GTS dashes also were silver, so they wouldn't have used up HX ones,

HX GTS dashes were also black for 8WM and 8WN vehicles excluding Sandman. Part number 9941879

HX Sandman and Monaro GTS dashes only were silver. Part number 9941871

So a left over stock of black HX dashes could have been used up (Most probably were) by pinning the RTS badge to them.