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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: fenner on 16 December 2014, 17:56:03

Title: bumper swap?
Post by: fenner on 16 December 2014, 17:56:03
hi all
will a 1998 omega front bumper bolt on to a 2003 omega?
i prefer the older shape front end, and there seems to be more aftermarket parts for it
thanks
Title: Re: bumper swap?
Post by: TheBoy on 16 December 2014, 18:25:15
It should physically fit in that the mounts all line up. But you'll have trouble trying to make it look half decent.
Title: Re: bumper swap?
Post by: 4x4 on 16 December 2014, 21:52:08
Ah what he means he wants to fit spliters etc and make it go slower  :y
Title: Re: bumper swap?
Post by: Diamond Black Geezer on 17 December 2014, 11:21:53
Yup - will look 'odd'

To be honest, what you need to be doing is changing the bumper, grille, bonnet and headlights (yup, they look the same, but are actually fractionally different) to give it the PFL look.

Wings the same, oh, also, you may wish to alter your screen washer system - as PFL ahve their jets on the bonnet, FL on the scuttle. That would be up to you, though, it's a little 'overkill' for some.

I'd imagine just fitting the PFL bumper alone, the cut out for the PFL grille would leave about a 3 or 4 inch(?) gap between the bottom of the FL bonnet underneath the grille, and the top of the PFL bumper
Title: Re: bumper swap?
Post by: Diamond Black Geezer on 17 December 2014, 11:53:50
Just a rough photoshop, but here's the gap you'd find between bumper and a facelift bonnet

(http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm240/leflemmy/omega-rough_zps91da4b9f.jpg)
Title: Re: bumper swap?
Post by: Lagondanet on 17 December 2014, 13:19:21
Isn't that an air intake?  ;D
Title: Re: bumper swap?
Post by: fenner on 17 December 2014, 22:17:33
thanks for the replies  :y
i would be looking at changing lights and bonnet ect just wasnt sure if it would all bolt straight on,
does anyone have any suggestions on how i could make it look better without the front end swap
i like the irmscher front bumper but they are like rocking hourse shite and cant find one anywhere
thanks again
Title: Re: bumper swap?
Post by: 4x4 on 17 December 2014, 23:28:06
Try ebay,there is a polish company that does bodykits for the omega.