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[pete.h]

This may have been done before but which car do you prefer for looks  , Facelift or pre facelift ?

I've got a facelift myself but I have to say I preferred the looks of my old 1994 car.

[tunnie]

facelift, looks cleaner, no black plastic or chrome.

That said the interior is not as hard wearing, but externally its much better imo.

The boot especially, lot cleaner & neater.

[Timbuk]

Mini-Facelift every time

[yatesDELTA]

I voted faclift based upon exterior
But i prefer pre facelift interiors TBH. would love a late model facelift with a PFL interterior. ahwell

[Markjay]

Looks like I am the only one voted for the pre-facelift so far...

Had both, and always though that pre looked more imposing, sort of ministerial type of wheels, while the facelift looked a bit like a bland Japanese car.

Said that, I do accept the the pre now looks a bit dated, while the facelift still looking reasonably up-to-date even now 8 years after launch.

[Albatross]

facelift, looks cleaner, no black plastic or chrome.

That said the interior is not as hard wearing, but externally its much better imo.

The boot especially, lot cleaner & neater.

agreed

[Bandit127]

Prefacelift (I know that I am biased).

Facelift looks blocky - mostly around the front and rear lights.

And generally - it looks like the designer's management said "Make it look more... Vauxhall". It doesn't look as special because it is trying to look like the contemporary Astra and Vectra.

[feeutfo]

i voted fl over all, ideal mig for me fl 3.2 elite with mv6 leather and suspension with, now the hard part, pre fl cc dials...
i really didnot like the black plastic/chrome trim on my pre fl :-/

[Jim]

[size=14]There are parts of both I like, for example I like the colour coded door mouldings and the mirrors of the facelift, so I came to a compromise and mixed the two together.

As you can see by the pictures below, I have fitted facelift colour coded door mouldings and wings mirrors and it makes the pre-facelift look more modern, I've also fitted facelift elite badge to the doors, hard to believe my omega is an early 1996 model 8-)[/size]

[feeutfo]

can a face lift bonnet be fitted to a pre fl ? i rekon you may well have it about cock on then Jim, very tidy...

[PaulW]

not sure how to vote on this one...

Prefer the facelift bodywork from the wingmirrors back... prefer the mini-facelift for the frontend
Prefer the facelift leather interior... prefer the mini-facelift dashboard & instruments...

Already got the facelift rear lights to go on mine, still need rubstrips n stuff yet  

[PaulW]

can a face lift bonnet be fitted to a pre fl ? i rekon you may well have it about cock on then Jim, very tidy...

need facelift bonnet, scuttle panel (with washer jets), headlights, bumper, washerbottle nozzle (unless bottle is different too)

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Facelift...not a fan of the prefacelift...sorry but it is not a looker in my opinion.

[Jim]

can a face lift bonnet be fitted to a pre fl ? i rekon you may well have it about cock on then Jim, very tidy...

Cheers Mate!!

A facelift bonnet will fit on to a pre facelift omega but you might have to change the bumper to which is also a straight swap

[amigov6]

I've voted pre facelift as i prefer 'em in & out. As said the facelift looks like VX felt they had to do something. Many cars have a similar centre/stereo panel to the facelift where as the pre was unique as a car in & out. That said i've seen a few members facelifts that i like & despite the big rear end i'm coming round to the idea.
   Seen a few on my travels & they're growing on me...slowly....