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Just had a cunning plan .
If the US supplier were to buy one of those horrible off-centre fascias like this http://cgi.ebay.co.uk:80/Brand-New-R...QQcmdZViewItem then he could use it as a template. Anyone know if these are a good fit - despite their looks!
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One more question on this - if the supplier can do up an MGR specific fascia would people like to lose the crease line along the upper part? The line is there to match the BMW dash.
I haven't mentioned this to the supplier yet, just wanted to get a bit of feedback. Any opinions?
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Supplying one of those "cheap n nasty" off-centre fascias is a good idea - a very good idea. I guess we'd probably go for a design without the crease, but actually the crease looks rather nice. Which ever is the cheapest for him to replicate really.
What we do need to ensure is that: 1. the hole in the fascia is properly centred (and not offset like the one we're planning to send him) 2. that the texture is a good match with the rest of the fascia. I suspect that the fascia he supplies for the E46 is already there, so so long as this is reproduced, we won't have anything to complain about! |
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Here is the link for the group buy:
http://www.mybimmer.net/Rover_DBL-DIN_groupbuy.htm It runs until the end of November - after that you will have to re-negotiate or pay full price
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That is for the existing BMW design.
I don't know if the supplier will make up a Rover specific design if there isn't enough interest. At the moment there is only Rob Bell wanting one. I imagine that there would be more interest if it was just "plug and play". I suppose its a case of the chicken and the egg
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IF he can do a Rover fascia, and it's not a BMW one that I have to modify then I'd be likely to add my name too. It also depends on the price.
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