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How hard is it to?

Post by Ricey » Fri Apr 17, 2009 11:25 am

Change the tail lights from my pre facelift to the facelift rear lights? I much prefer them to mine but is it more hassle than its worth or is it just covers/units?

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Re: How hard is it to?

Post by paddy wright » Fri Apr 17, 2009 11:28 am

new bumpers involved as is new wiring! Big job for little if any gain! The orginals are best IMHO as they are more designed for effect than price!
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Re: How hard is it to?

Post by cj10jeeper » Fri Apr 17, 2009 11:31 am

I'm with pady on this one. You need a facelift cover which will therefore need a respray. Lights themselves not only need wiring but an LCM recode

Personally I think the prefacelift, especially some of the alternative 'white spot' styles are much better than the new style.
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Re: How hard is it to?

Post by Ricey » Fri Apr 17, 2009 11:33 am

Wow! Didn't think it was that hard! :S Thought it would be the same as like rears on a saxo mk1 and mk2. Oh well :( Where can I get hold of the prefacelift rears with white spots?

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Re: How hard is it to?

Post by paddy wright » Fri Apr 17, 2009 11:35 am

saxo- ur in a better clas of car now my friend! :poke:
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Re: How hard is it to?

Post by Ricey » Fri Apr 17, 2009 11:42 am

paddy wright wrote:saxo- ur in a better clas of car now my friend! :poke:
I used it as an example ;) That was what I had as my first car and it was chaved up to the max. I was so cool. :rofl:

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Re: How hard is it to?

Post by gannet » Sat Apr 18, 2009 11:04 am

Ricey wrote:Wow! Didn't think it was that hard! :S Thought it would be the same as like rears on a saxo mk1 and mk2. Oh well :( Where can I get hold of the prefacelift rears with white spots?
I got mine from the dealers... can get you a part number if you want (or look on RealOEM..)
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Re: How hard is it to?

Post by gannet » Sat Apr 18, 2009 11:05 am

paddy wright wrote:saxo- ur in a better clas of car now my friend! :poke:
nothing wrong with Saxos - my wife has a VTR late model, given us a lot less grief than the z4 :poke:
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Re: How hard is it to?

Post by paddy wright » Sat Apr 18, 2009 11:07 am

gannet wrote:
paddy wright wrote:saxo- ur in a better clas of car now my friend! :poke:
nothing wrong with Saxos - my wife has a VTR late model, given us a lot less grief than the z4 :poke:
But far less fun! :poke:
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Re: How hard is it to?

Post by gannet » Sat Apr 18, 2009 11:10 am

paddy wright wrote:
gannet wrote:
paddy wright wrote:saxo- ur in a better clas of car now my friend! :poke:
nothing wrong with Saxos - my wife has a VTR late model, given us a lot less grief than the z4 :poke:
But far less fun! :poke:
ooo I dunno - absolute hoot to drive and sometimes more composed than the zed on our bumpy back roads :D
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Re: How hard is it to?

Post by cj10jeeper » Sat Apr 18, 2009 12:16 pm

There's nothing wrong with a late model nicely modded Saxo

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Re: How hard is it to?

Post by gannet » Sat Apr 18, 2009 12:19 pm

cj10jeeper wrote:There's nothing wrong with a late model nicely modded Saxo

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:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

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Re: How hard is it to?

Post by Mr Whippy » Mon Apr 20, 2009 12:04 pm

Ooo, star exhausts. How would they look on a Zed :D
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Re: How hard is it to?

Post by Ricey » Mon Apr 20, 2009 4:39 pm

Na, I actually prefered this one. I have sent him a message asking if he will swap for my Z4 as I just wish I was cool as him:

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Re: How hard is it to?

Post by cj10jeeper » Mon Apr 20, 2009 5:04 pm

Ah - straight from the home page of BarryBoys. One of my Fav sites :thumbsup:

Here's another Saxo entry:
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