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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: Albert1 on 01 May 2008, 09:51:56

Title: Catera Grill on Omega
Post by: Albert1 on 01 May 2008, 09:51:56

Has anyone here gone to the effort of fitting a Catera grill to their Omega B?  If so, how did you get on?  I bought one last month whilst in Seattle, and although I reckon I can get it to fit, it's not quite as simple as a straight swap, as the Catera item seems to be made to fit a bumper that juts out a little further and has a deeper cut out for the grill.

Title: Re: Catera Grill on Omega
Post by: elvin315 on 01 May 2008, 10:13:32

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Has anyone here gone to the effort of fitting a Catera grill to their Omega B?  If so, how did you get on?  I bought one last month whilst in Seattle, and although I reckon I can get it to fit, it's not quite as simple as a straight swap, as the Catera item seems to be made to fit a bumper that juts out a little further and has a deeper cut out for the grill.

Omega and Catera grilles are a direct swap. Cateras come in prefacelift and facelift models just like the Omega. Sounds like you might've bought the wrong one.

(http://inlinethumb49.webshots.com/41648/2173203660048927869S425x425Q85.jpg) (http://inlinethumb62.webshots.com/5309/2884024140048927869S425x425Q85.jpg)

Browse my albums for other examples. (http://www.pbase.com/elvin315/the_catera)


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Title: Re: Catera Grill on Omega
Post by: Albert1 on 01 May 2008, 10:17:07

I think, I say I think, I can tell the difference between a facelift grill and a prefacelift one.........

Title: Re: Catera Grill on Omega
Post by: sassanach on 01 May 2008, 10:55:09

not quite a straight swap, a little work is needed
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1190/613451180_17dc3de996_b.jpg

Title: Re: Catera Grill on Omega
Post by: elvin315 on 01 May 2008, 11:29:29

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not quite a straight swap, a little work is needed
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1190/613451180_17dc3de996_b.jpg

Well, it wouldn't be the first time I've been wrong. I know a few guys on the Catera Forum who have installed Opel grilles and none has mentioned any trick to it. But now that I think about it they had '00 - '01 models. Is the problem installing a Catera grille on a pre-facelift?

Elvin

PS: Great looking car Sassanach.

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Title: Re: Catera Grill on Omega
Post by: sassanach on 01 May 2008, 11:36:57

the top fits ok, but you have to grind the lower edge  to almost like a razor blade and fabricate two bkts to mount it

Title: Re: Catera Grill on Omega
Post by: Danny on 01 May 2008, 13:30:36

i agree, although the omega grille appeared to fit the catera perfectly, the catera grille needed just a touch of modifying

Title: Re: Catera Grill on Omega
Post by: Mr Skrunts on 01 May 2008, 13:37:07

I like the Catera grill, never really been a fan of the big V on the grills in recent years.

Anyone got one for sale?