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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: humbucker on 10 August 2009, 08:24:12

Title: facelifting a minifacelift
Post by: humbucker on 10 August 2009, 08:24:12

to turn your mini/pre facelift into a facelift, appearance wise, is the requirement bonnet, wings, rear quarters and bootlid? (then accompanying bumpers and trim obviously). will these bolt on directly to the other existing parts and sit comfortably?

Title: Re: facelifting a minifacelift
Post by: TheBoy on 10 August 2009, 08:36:20

rear quarters aren't bolt on iirc.

Might also introduce insurance issues.

The effort and cost involved, just buy a facelift if thats what you want.

Title: Re: facelifting a minifacelift
Post by: The Red Baron on 10 August 2009, 08:36:59

not sure but the bonnet slam panel maybe different.

Title: Re: facelifting a minifacelift
Post by: humbucker on 10 August 2009, 08:37:31

aye i didnt mean literally bolt on the rear quarters, i was just wondering what the external/panel differences were ;-)  ta

Title: Re: facelifting a minifacelift
Post by: TheBoy on 10 August 2009, 08:42:56

side strips, headlights, tail lights, exhaust.

then obviously the interior.

Title: Re: facelifting a minifacelift
Post by: tunnie on 10 August 2009, 11:09:16

why bother?  :-/  :-?

Title: Re: facelifting a minifacelift
Post by: Bumbazor on 10 August 2009, 11:16:13

I did this and changed only the following:

Bumpers (replaced)
Side strips (replaced)
Skirts (sprayed)
Grille (cut to fit)


Have a look here: http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1242672685/

Pictures are down due to my domain renewal being messed up but should be back soon.

Title: Re: facelifting a minifacelift
Post by: humbucker on 10 August 2009, 11:16:45

just being curious. friend had a prang in his minifacelift and instead of replacing panels like for like we started talking about the feasability of replacing with facelift panels as he said he could get hold of some at a reasonable cost.

Title: Re: facelifting a minifacelift
Post by: humbucker on 13 August 2009, 09:29:13

so will a facelift bonnet, headlights, (and i guess bumper and under light strips) fit without having to change the wings? didnt know if the cut outs for the lights in the wing were a different shape or size?

Title: Re: facelifting a minifacelift
Post by: Welung666 on 13 August 2009, 11:15:23

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so will a facelift bonnet, headlights, (and i guess bumper and under light strips) fit without having to change the wings? didnt know if the cut outs for the lights in the wing were a different shape or size?

You can keep the original wings. For the front end (as already stated) you'll need:-

Bonnet
Slam Panel
Headlights
Front Bumper

Then all 4 door strips and a rear bumper to finish it off. It would be too much work to change the rear lights as you'd have to cut a chunk out of the rear quarters and weld in a new section to suit.