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MV6 best bits to an Elite
« on: 20 April 2008, 15:32:26 »
OK, if I have a decent elite 2.5 V6 estate (facelift - 2000/2001) and want to add / change the brakes, suspension dash (and other desirable bits) etc to the MV6 stuff what's the best way to go about it and can anyone recommend someone to do it? What do you think it would cost?
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Re: MV6 best bits to an Elite
« Reply #1 on: 20 April 2008, 15:48:53 »
Elite & MV6 have the same brakes.

Same suspension.

MV6 just has stiffer shocks, and springs.
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Re: MV6 best bits to an Elite
« Reply #2 on: 20 April 2008, 16:11:55 »
I thought the brakes were uprated? or is that just the police cars?

Would not stiffer springs and shocks be more desirable?
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Re: MV6 best bits to an Elite
« Reply #3 on: 20 April 2008, 16:14:22 »
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I thought the brakes were uprated? or is that just the police cars?

Would not stiffer springs and shocks be more desirable?

All brakes are the same, thoughout the range from 1997 onwards.

Police brakes where the same too.
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Re: MV6 best bits to an Elite
« Reply #4 on: 20 April 2008, 16:36:16 »
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Re: MV6 best bits to an Elite
« Reply #5 on: 20 April 2008, 16:43:28 »
Well there is a lot of PR hype in there ....  both my Omega's have had ABS and Passenger Air bags, so I'm guessing the "heavy duty brakes and suspension" might just be the "normal" brakes fitted to a powerful car that weighs 1.8 Tonne .. especialy as the engine is the same as the one in this beast ..and it stops damned fast !!
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Re: MV6 best bits to an Elite
« Reply #6 on: 20 April 2008, 16:43:49 »
Thats plod spec, retail spec is much different.

Plod have stronger springs, but from we have seen brakes are standard. Maybe better discs and pads than OEM fit, thats it.

There is no point transfering brakes from an MV6 to yours, its all the same, same calipers, shoes ect.



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Re: MV6 best bits to an Elite
« Reply #7 on: 20 April 2008, 16:46:48 »
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OK, if I have a decent elite 2.5 V6 estate (facelift - 2000/2001) and want to add / change the brakes, suspension dash (and other desirable bits) etc to the MV6 stuff what's the best way to go about it and can anyone recommend someone to do it? What do you think it would cost?

Tuck-shop, does the MV6 facelift saloon have self-levelling suspension like the Elite, but just a bit stiffer and lower?
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Re: MV6 best bits to an Elite
« Reply #8 on: 20 April 2008, 16:51:44 »
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OK, if I have a decent elite 2.5 V6 estate (facelift - 2000/2001) and want to add / change the brakes, suspension dash (and other desirable bits) etc to the MV6 stuff what's the best way to go about it and can anyone recommend someone to do it? What do you think it would cost?

Tuck-shop, does the MV6 facelift saloon have self-levelling suspension like the Elite, but just a bit stiffer and lower?


I don't know............
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Re: MV6 best bits to an Elite
« Reply #9 on: 20 April 2008, 16:53:06 »
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OK, if I have a decent elite 2.5 V6 estate (facelift - 2000/2001) and want to add / change the brakes, suspension dash (and other desirable bits) etc to the MV6 stuff what's the best way to go about it and can anyone recommend someone to do it? What do you think it would cost?

Tuck-shop, does the MV6 facelift saloon have self-levelling suspension like the Elite, but just a bit stiffer and lower?

MV6 Saloon won't have it, unless it was added. It was an optional extra.

Estates had them as standard due to loads. All Elites had them as standard.
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Re: MV6 best bits to an Elite
« Reply #10 on: 20 April 2008, 16:56:09 »
but back to the original idea.............

An elite estate with fully electric & memory leather recaro's, ugly wood infills changed - factory cd player with phone.
I'm starting to like the irmsher stuff too.

So, ............... best way to do it?
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Re: MV6 best bits to an Elite
« Reply #11 on: 20 April 2008, 16:58:12 »
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but back to the original idea.............

An elite estate with fully electric & memory leather recaro's, ugly wood infills changed - factory cd player with phone.
I'm starting to like the irmsher stuff too.

So, ............... best way to do it?
The Recaro's arn't memory and the only electric adjustment is up and down, all the other adjustments a manual :(
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Re: MV6 best bits to an Elite
« Reply #12 on: 20 April 2008, 17:00:17 »
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but back to the original idea.............

An elite estate with fully electric & memory leather recaro's, ugly wood infills changed - factory cd player with phone.
I'm starting to like the irmsher stuff too.

So, ............... best way to do it?

The sports leather seats found in the MV6, are not memory. Only manual.

You can put the seats in, but will loose, leccy and memory functions.

Do you have a donor MV6?
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Re: MV6 best bits to an Elite
« Reply #13 on: 20 April 2008, 17:02:34 »
that's a bugger - one toy off the list then and now to decide leather and memory etc or recaro's
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Re: MV6 best bits to an Elite
« Reply #14 on: 20 April 2008, 17:04:00 »
Thats what I have done

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1207489624

I bought a full fat Elite then fitted the MV6 sport leather, ex police LSD and an Irmscher body kit.
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