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Newbie Area => Newbie Welcome Area => Topic started by: IainMcDade on 13 May 2012, 14:34:44

Title: Soon to be Omega MV6 owner
Post by: IainMcDade on 13 May 2012, 14:34:44

Hey all thought i'd introduce myself. Just officially registered, been trolling as a guest for about 2weeks picking up knowledge on these cars  ;D so now i've done my research and so on i'm getting an Omega MV6. Pickin it up the coming Friday and well excited, though still need to give it a thorough looking over . Silver '03 plate 2.6 automatic with only 68,000 on the clock and nice and clean.
Having only just turned 21 in march there, insurance is surprisingly cheap also! I do plan on modding it, nothing extreme but going to go a mix of "OEM+" and "VIP" style.
So my plans are smoked rear windows, lowered and 18" AMG flatface alloys done a gunmetal grey and a nice subtle sound system (thinkin focal components front and rear and 2 small subs fitted to the parcel shelf area) then silly details like smoked side repeaters, debadge and do the rear griffin same colour as wheels. Dunno bout front grill yet though  :-\ Also don't like the silver/grey trim on the interior of the mv6 (better than the plood mind you  ;)) so going to either paint this gloss black or possibly wrap it.

Got a couple questions to ask also, been searching on here and think i know the answers but it's always best to be sure!

*Does the mv6 sit 15mm lower than a standard omega? Therefore if i purchased 40mm lowering springs for it, in reality i would only see a 25mm drop.
*Can cruise control on the facelift really just be a case of getting the stalk required and gettin tech2? Sounds far to easy!
*Instead of fitting my own sound install, am i as well going for the BOSE system from an elite? I see that there is a lot of folk saying it's great and others saying its gettin on and not as good as modern alternatives. I also beleive it requires a change of head unit also to be compatible. To me it seems alot of effort when i could just stick my own gear in and be done but really want to stick as close to OEM style as possible.

cheers folks, sorry for all the questions and gibbering on  ::)

Title: Re: Soon to be Omega MV6 owner
Post by: Bucko on 13 May 2012, 14:39:57

Welcome to oof

Title: Re: Soon to be Omega MV6 owner
Post by: martin42 on 13 May 2012, 14:46:31

hi,i have a 2001 2.6 mv6 and it looks low enough without lowering it more,and if fitting 18's make sure you use the correct offset as there is a tendancy to rub on the front shocks iirc  :y

Title: Re: Soon to be Omega MV6 owner
Post by: noel on 13 May 2012, 14:56:00

hi & welcome :y

Title: Re: Soon to be Omega MV6 owner
Post by: omega3000 on 13 May 2012, 15:16:13

Hello and welcome to oof  8)

Title: Re: Soon to be Omega MV6 owner
Post by: Entwood on 13 May 2012, 15:49:38

"Hello" and Welcome :)

Title: Re: Soon to be Omega MV6 owner
Post by: b4ndit on 13 May 2012, 15:55:38

hello and welcome to oof :y

Title: Re: Soon to be Omega MV6 owner
Post by: The Red Baron on 13 May 2012, 16:00:58

welcome to the forum Iain.  :y

Title: Re: Soon to be Omega MV6 owner
Post by: IainMcDade on 13 May 2012, 16:31:33

Cheers for the warm welcome everyone   ;D

Title: Re: Soon to be Omega MV6 owner
Post by: Cliffo B on 13 May 2012, 16:56:49

Hello,welcome to the Forum :y

Title: Re: Soon to be Omega MV6 owner
Post by: Dishevelled Den on 13 May 2012, 18:53:00

How do you do Iain, welcome. :y

Title: Re: Soon to be Omega MV6 owner
Post by: dbug on 13 May 2012, 21:41:35

Welcome to OOF mate  :y

Title: Re: Soon to be Omega MV6 owner
Post by: flyer 0712 on 13 May 2012, 22:48:35

Hi and welcome matey  :y

Title: Re: Soon to be Omega MV6 owner
Post by: Elitenut on 14 May 2012, 07:45:27

Hello and welcome to the Forum. :y

Title: Re: Soon to be Omega MV6 owner
Post by: andy_vxr on 14 May 2012, 07:55:39

Welcome to the OOF. :)

Title: Re: Soon to be Omega MV6 owner
Post by: Johnny English on 14 May 2012, 19:38:03

Hey Iain, welcome along!  :y

Title: Re: Soon to be Omega MV6 owner
Post by: manabry44 on 15 May 2012, 06:23:45

welcome to the OOF Iain

Title: Re: Soon to be Omega MV6 owner
Post by: PAULCDX on 15 May 2012, 09:17:35

Hi Iain, welcome to the forum  :y

Enjoy your miggy MV6  ;)

Title: Re: Soon to be Omega MV6 owner
Post by: MrMoffat on 15 May 2012, 09:56:27

A very warm welcome to the forum Iain  :y

Title: Re: Soon to be Omega MV6 owner
Post by: Zuffenhausen on 15 May 2012, 09:58:27

Welcome along.   :)   :y

Title: Re: Soon to be Omega MV6 owner
Post by: PhilRich on 15 May 2012, 14:02:13

Hello & welcome!