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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: ARH1 on 29 September 2008, 21:56:44

Title: Omega B, Omega facelift?
Post by: ARH1 on 29 September 2008, 21:56:44

Hi there,
I am new to the forum so sorry if I appear to be less than knowledgeable about omegas. Have just bought a  2.5 estate reg in  march 2000. On requesting info on parts, have been asked if its an Omega B. the other one is, is it a facelift model. How can I tell?
regards :-[
ARH1  

Title: Re: Omega B, Omega facelift?
Post by: Pete Elite on 29 September 2008, 21:59:46

   If the Grill is part of the bonnet then it's a Facelift :).

Title: Re: Omega B, Omega facelift?
Post by: tunnie on 29 September 2008, 22:01:27

if the buttons for the electric windows are:

on the door = facelift

next the the gear stick = pre-facelift

Title: Re: Omega B, Omega facelift?
Post by: TheBoy on 29 September 2008, 22:19:58

All Vauxhall Omegas are Omega-Bs.

Withing Omega-B (1994 - 2003), you have
pre minifacelift (1994-1997)
minifacelift (1998-1999)
facelift (2000-2003)

Title: Re: Omega B, Omega facelift?
Post by: ARH1 on 29 September 2008, 22:21:12

thanks guys guess mines a facelift model. Oh and whats an omega B?

Title: Re: Omega B, Omega facelift?
Post by: ARH1 on 29 September 2008, 22:22:20

ah got you.cheers

Title: Re: Omega B, Omega facelift?
Post by: Andy B on 30 September 2008, 21:43:23

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thanks guys guess mines a facelift model. Oh and whats an omega B?

Vauxhall/Opel used letters for their model designation. While UK had a Vauxhall Carlton, those in Continental Europe called theirs an Opel Omega A. So when GM had a bit of a tidy up of European names they dropped names like Kadett, Ascona & Nova etc hence the next Omega was the B