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Title: Facelift Omega's in scrap yards?
Post by: joshwyatt on 26 February 2010, 22:43:17
I'm just wondering if anyone has seen recently any facelift Omega's in scrap/breakers yards? The tradtional one's where you can walk around yourself. I do travel around a bit so distance doesn't matter too much, just interested to see if there's anything out there.
Title: Re: Facelift Omega's in scrap yards?
Post by: Rockhampton on 26 February 2010, 23:23:24
Pengam Part Mart in South Wales had a Nocturno Blue facelift in last week.... CD trim, not sure about the motor  :y
Title: Re: Facelift Omega's in scrap yards?
Post by: tunnie on 26 February 2010, 23:25:37
According to TB, Smiths had a 2.2 taxi in....
Title: Re: Facelift Omega's in scrap yards?
Post by: joshwyatt on 26 February 2010, 23:42:39
Thanks Rockhamtpon, may be going to Cardiff soon, so that's fine  :y
Tunnie...it wasn't there when we were there was it? I'll take a trip over there tomorrow in that case if a facelift's in...if I can remember how to get there  ;D
Did TB say where abouts it was in the yard?
Title: Re: Facelift Omega's in scrap yards?
Post by: tunnie on 26 February 2010, 23:45:14
no it was there after we went, not sure were in the scrappy it is, being a taxi expect it in worse condition that everything else  ;D

Trouble is may already be gone, sometimes they stay in there for ages, other times they only last a week before being crushed
Title: Re: Facelift Omega's in scrap yards?
Post by: joshwyatt on 26 February 2010, 23:49:44
Mmm good point, may already be dead by now...but maybe worth a go anyway...I'll take a drive there and see what's what. With the amount of vehicles they've got, I doubt phoning them would help much either.
Title: Re: Facelift Omega's in scrap yards?
Post by: tunnie on 26 February 2010, 23:53:10
nah, don't think they know whats in there half the time. Always worth a go, one summer there was 5 in there, couple of Elites too!
Title: Re: Facelift Omega's in scrap yards?
Post by: biggriffin on 27 February 2010, 09:20:01
most scrap yards that i use leave the cars to be butcherd for about 4 weeks then they have a clear out and restock.
Title: Re: Facelift Omega's in scrap yards?
Post by: Monaromega on 27 February 2010, 09:22:56
We had 2 crashed ones on our local scrapyard in the last 6 years, thats it, most Omega's are just prefacelift 16v CD or base modells.

But I guess, in the next years the number of facelifts on the scrappie will increase. ;)
Title: Re: Facelift Omega's in scrap yards?
Post by: alunonhisown on 27 February 2010, 09:24:34
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Pengam Part Mart in South Wales had a Nocturno Blue facelift in last week.... CD trim, not sure about the motor  :y

Ahh Pengam Partmart!!!
I remember when this place was a main dealers, Charles Jenkins & Son's. First Rolls Royce I ever saw belonged to Mr Jenkins.
Rhymney Council Bus Garage was opposite. Oh the memories.
Title: Re: Facelift Omega's in scrap yards?
Post by: Rockhampton on 27 February 2010, 12:42:14
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Pengam Part Mart in South Wales had a Nocturno Blue facelift in last week.... CD trim, not sure about the motor  :y

Ahh Pengam Partmart!!!
I remember when this place was a main dealers, Charles Jenkins & Son's. First Rolls Royce I ever saw belonged to Mr Jenkins.
Rhymney Council Bus Garage was opposite. Oh the memories.

Yep, the've been selling or breaking cars there for years! :)

Bus depot is a council depot now.

They don't get many facelifts in there, so I tend to notice on the rare occasion when one appears.... it was on the back of an incoming transporter last week. Might go over later to check it out - there's a few bits i could do with  :y
Will post if anything of interest :y
Title: Re: Facelift Omega's in scrap yards?
Post by: joshwyatt on 27 February 2010, 14:36:42
Just got back from Smiths,
The facelift is an ex taxi 1999 'V' 2.0 GLS in silver with 227k miles.
There were three prefacelifts too, two CD and one CDX.
Title: Re: Facelift Omega's in scrap yards?
Post by: Welung666 on 27 February 2010, 15:33:41
Did you get the drivers door loom and the rear switch though Josh?
Title: Re: Facelift Omega's in scrap yards?
Post by: joshwyatt on 27 February 2010, 15:43:05
Manged to get them from elsewhere Lee, got a rear switch and ordered a loom today so that should be here by Tuesday hopefully...so it's nearly done  :y