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[CateraMV6]

riiiiiiight i get it

I was gutted because our hire car in florida had a front plate and being a hire car we cant mess about with it

florida doesnt require a front plate either, i like the plateless look on some cars, we had a dodge durango though!

I've seen both with and without plates for Florida so I wonder if they have the plates but they are simply not required... my car didnt have one but I've seen others that have the fronts... some people just drive around without the plate even if its required and i guess police wont bother them untill they notice or they have nothing else to write you up for...

Tinted windows are also allowed there.  here in MI and IL you can only do the rear side ones and the back one.

[CateraMV6]

i'd happily take the grille and the boot badge

i have about $90 in USD

I will consider your offer... I got to see how much shipping would be to your place so I need a zip code or address or something so I can get an estimate... and I will send you what I got... I doubt its ever going back on the car...
Also I might be able to get you some other parts if you are interested like the tail end lights or something...

I would be very interested in the tail end lights, think they look a lot better than ours

i think you'd need a boot transplant because of the size of the clusters

I think they will fit as they are the same but he will need the outside pieces and then the inside ones on the trunk as well as the center piece between that says CATERA... if you swap all those out then you will be all set... wiring is the same and the bulb holders are likely to be the same too just in different locations... should be interesting to see... you EUROPEANS will love our tail lights...

is the whole centre panel with the badges on removeable then?

Yep the 97-99model in the states had the long tail light that went across the whole back end.. then the 00-01 got the plastic piece in the middle and the trunk mounted lights were shortened similar to the euro ones.  and the same thing with you guys the middle piece is replaceable... just bolted up by 4 bolts I think... under the carpet..  The trunk for the US also has the long 3rd tail light... you guys dont have that or its just very short.  

[Danny]

I dont think ours is a replaceable piece, i think its a complete 1 piece metal boot lid with, with the tiny plastic ridge under the round VX badge to lift it...

[CateraMV6]

I dont think ours is a replaceable piece, i think its a complete 1 piece metal boot lid with, with the tiny plastic ridge under the round VX badge to lift it...

I am sorry I was wrong... I was under the impression that it was the same piece but I guess its not... it looks like its a different trunk lid... the metal doesn't have the opening for the 3rd tail light and the rest is way different... we don't have a handle or key hole on there... I guess I never really paid attention to that detail... maybe the pre-99 trunk lids are the same or identical.

[Danny]

dont worry about it, i was under the impression the US one was a one-piece with smaller clusters our 3rd brakelight is in the rear screen at the top

we dont have the keyhole either, remote release

i locked my only key in the boot once, while the doors were deadlocked shut

[elvin315]

One more Opel Omega that I found somewhere (maybe Cardomain.com) is this prefacelift. The owner included shots of the build. Feel free to browse my album. If your car is in there please let me know and I'll add your name.

http://www.pbase.com/elvin315/image/72882697
http://www.pbase.com/elvin315/image/72882699
http://www.pbase.com/elvin315/image/72882700
http://www.pbase.com/elvin315/image/72882701
http://www.pbase.com/elvin315/image/72882702
http://www.pbase.com/elvin315/image/72882703
http://www.pbase.com/elvin315/image/72882704

[MikeDundee]

dont worry about it, i was under the impression the US one was a one-piece with smaller clusters our 3rd brakelight is in the rear screen at the top

we dont have the keyhole either, remote release

i locked my only key in the boot once, while the doors were deadlocked shut

Yeah they do look nice, but doubt they would fit ours :-/

[Danny]

dont worry about it, i was under the impression the US one was a one-piece with smaller clusters our 3rd brakelight is in the rear screen at the top

we dont have the keyhole either, remote release

i locked my only key in the boot once, while the doors were deadlocked shut

Yeah they do look nice, but doubt they would fit ours :-/

only with body mods like cutting and filling in..

[Danny]

One more Opel Omega that I found somewhere (maybe Cardomain.com) is this prefacelift. The owner included shots of the build. Feel free to browse my album. If your car is in there please let me know and I'll add your name.

http://www.pbase.com/elvin315/image/72882697
http://www.pbase.com/elvin315/image/72882699
http://www.pbase.com/elvin315/image/72882700
http://www.pbase.com/elvin315/image/72882701
http://www.pbase.com/elvin315/image/72882702
http://www.pbase.com/elvin315/image/72882703
http://www.pbase.com/elvin315/image/72882704

lookin at the album, some stunners there! that finland one with AGZ870 is a prefacelift with a facelift front end, like our own LJ707 did with his 94 omega

had to laugh at this typically english effort:

[MikeDundee]

One more Opel Omega that I found somewhere (maybe Cardomain.com) is this prefacelift. The owner included shots of the build. Feel free to browse my album. If your car is in there please let me know and I'll add your name.

http://www.pbase.com/elvin315/image/72882697
http://www.pbase.com/elvin315/image/72882699
http://www.pbase.com/elvin315/image/72882700
http://www.pbase.com/elvin315/image/72882701
http://www.pbase.com/elvin315/image/72882702
http://www.pbase.com/elvin315/image/72882703
http://www.pbase.com/elvin315/image/72882704

lookin at the album, some stunners there! that finland one with AGZ870 is a prefacelift with a facelift front end, like our own LJ707 did with his 94 omega

had to laugh at this typically english effort:

Like the typeR touch, does the R stand for retro

[Martin_1962]

Looking good now - all you need to do is get the engine up to the same power as ours.

Am I right in saying it is a 3.0 with drive by wire?

[CateraMV6]

Yes mine is a 3.0L Drive by Wire, twin throtle bodies... longer intake manifold, not the short one, and also it has the Coil on Plug ignition... as well as different camshafts from the Pre99 model... I dont know why they changed them but the new cams produce the same power but a slightly higher torque curve.  

I have driven the pre99 model and it felt different, still as fast but not qutie as torqy... in the higher gears.

[Martin_1962]

Yes mine is a 3.0L Drive by Wire, twin throtle bodies... longer intake manifold, not the short one, and also it has the Coil on Plug ignition... as well as different camshafts from the Pre99 model... I dont know why they changed them but the new cams produce the same power but a slightly higher torque curve.  

I have driven the pre99 model and it felt different, still as fast but not qutie as torqy... in the higher gears.

Not the same as any of the Europe lumps, sounds like a cross between the X30XE and the Y32SE with lower compression.

A Y32SE would speed it up!!

Or raising the compression

[Martin_1962]

185 - not much more that the 2.6 so definately detuned

[CateraMV6]

well 185 is a Rear Wheel HP... so I am guessing if 15% drivetrain loss then its somewhere in the 210HP range... at the crank...