Rare Optional Extras...

[colinjyates]

Hi Chaps,

I was thinking what a well kitted out piece of machinery the R75/ZT is and i'm aware of some great optional extras such as the rechargable torch, hyraulic bike rack etc...oh and the ubiquitous chrome door finishers to name a but a few.

Can anybody list all them? and what are the rare ones? May be we could start libarary of pics for the website?

On a similar note how rare are such 'fitted' extras Traction and Powerfold mirrors?

Regards

Colin

[Mike]

Where to start? Off the top of my head and at midnight, from 1999:

luggage nets
boot mounted warning triangle
ski bag
roof bars and colour co-ordinated Rover roof box
Seat covers
manual rear blind
wood gear knob
wood handbrake handle
battery back up sounder
Alloy Wheels - lots of them
First Aid kit
boot mat
hydraulic bike rack
boot mounted luggage tray and lockable case
head and fog lamp protectors
continental headlamp beam deflectors
Premium mats
torch
power socket
Luggage bag sets
drivers side cup holder

to be continued..........................

[Kandyman]

Nice one colin good question

Well done Mike, im glad you left a few for the rest of us to do ;)

power fold mirrors
Chrome Mirror backs

[Phil]

wood steering wheel,
parking sensors.

[Mike]

ICE upgrade
Heated washer jets
Bright door finishers!
X Power CDT upgrade

[JP53]

Bulb kit
Mud flaps

[JP53]

Dog guard for tourer
Timer for parking heater
Front for lights

[windrush]

Hi Chaps,

I was thinking what a well kitted out piece of machinery the R75/ZT is and i'm aware of some great optional extras such as the rechargable torch, hyraulic bike rack etc...oh and the ubiquitous chrome door finishers to name a but a few.

Can anybody list all them? and what are the rare ones? May be we could start libarary of pics for the website?

On a similar note how rare are such 'fitted' extras Traction and Powerfold mirrors?

Regards

Colin

What a good idea Colin I see we have had a good start from Mike and Kanndyman also John I am sure there must be many more

[windrush]

wood steering wheel,
parking sensors.

Sorry Phil I missed you off the list

[colinjyates]

Good start fellas..

What about:

Rover logo carper mats
Rover logo head rests
headlamp protectors
wind deflectors (were there evr any official Rover ones?)

[Mike]

Rover logo carper mats (already on the list see premium mats)
Rover logo head rests (never an option or accessory)
headlamp protectors (on list)
wind deflectors (were there ever any official Rover ones?) Yes good call :)


Fun this isn't it!

Mike

[colinjyates]

Where the Rover logo headrests fitted as standard?

[Mike]

Where the Rover logo headrests fitted as standard?

Yes but only on cars equipped with leather seats and only to Cowley built cars and the very, very early Longbridge built cars.

hth

Mike :)

[Keith]

Rarest one of the lot, A V8 engine!:drool4:
Only 883 of those were ever fitted to either model

Try fitting one of those first then everything else will be very easy!
:D

[Keith]

Yes but only on cars equipped with leather seats and only to Cowley built cars and the very, very early Longbridge built cars.

hth

Mike :)


Oooooooooooo I have those so are they rarer than a V8 then?

What about some of the more obscure Monogram interiors any oranges or yellows out there?

[sydneymj]

My car with Copperleaf Pearl with Aubergine Personal Line leather which I understand was the only ever 75 to leave the factory with this combination unless of course our know better......

Malcolm

[IanRobertson]

Cuddly toy :)

Seriously though

From the Rover Approved Accessories Booklet dated 2001:

15" Y Spoke Alloy Wheels
15" Broad Spoke Alloy Wheels
15" Multispoke Crown Alloy Wheels
15" 8 Spoke Contour Alloy Wheels
16" Multisport Union Alloy Wheels
16" Cross Spoke Alloy Wheels
17" Serpent Alloy Wheels
17" Meteor Alloy Wheels
Anti-Theft Locking Wheel Bolts/Nuts

Exhaust Finisher
Rear Number Plate
Bright Door Handle Finishers
Bright Door Mirror Covers

Roof Bars
Side Support Roof Clamps
Load Carrier
Roof Box (Can be painted to match the colour of your car ;)
Bicycle Carrier
Bicycle Lift System
Towbar Cycle Carrier
Ski Clips
Rear Luggage Carrier
Luggage Ratchet Straps
Luggage Case
Towbars
Towing Mirrors
Tow Rope
Rechargeable Torch
Headlamp Covers with Dip Beam Converters

6 Disc CD Autochanger
Alpine Symphony Audio System Upgrade
Audio Speaker Enhancement

Luggage Nets
Ski Bag
Seatback Stowage
Front Seat Rear Stowage - Cloth
Rover Branded Leather Luggage
Luggage Case Bag

Mobile Phone Mounting Bracket
Cup Holder
Electric Cool Bag
Auxiliary Power Source

Gearknobs
Wooden Steering Wheels
Wooden Handbrake Grip

Dog Guard
Loadspace Anti-Slip Mat
Loadspace Cover - Long Rubber Mat
Rigid Loadspace Liner

Tailored Fabric Mats
Rubber Mats
Mudguards (Painted and Unpainted)
Door Wind Deflectors
Rear Sunblind
Headlamp Covers
Foglight Covers

Touch-Up Paint Pencils

Odour Filter

Rear Seat Cover

Foglamps
Rear Parking Aid
Roadside Torch/Lamp
Warning Triangle
Boot Mounted Warning Triangle
Bulb Kit
First Aid Kit

Heated Washer Jets
Snow Chains
Carbon Fibre /Brushed Alloy Fire Extinguishers
Fire Extinguisher
Battery Back-Up Sounder

Child Seats

[JP53]

Boot rack and did they sell any?

[Ken]

Boot rack and did they sell any?

My neighbour has one :( so they sold at least one!

[JP53]

My neighbour has one :( so they sold at least one!

I've never seen one fitted Ken. Always thought it a non starter. I used to like the externally mounted spare wheel on the P6 when I was a lad, I thought they were cool, mind you I never had to open a boot with one on :D

[Petew]

Rare one ?

Isn't that anything on Fleabay ??

Pete

[tourerfogey]

Mine came (new) with the following (no-cost) options:

Primer coloured bonnet edges
Detachable glove box lid
Front and rear bumpers a slightly different shade to the rest of the bodywork

Or perhaps they weren't options - perhaps they were compulsory?

[iga]

Sport side sills :eek:

Window shop till your heart's content http://www.rimmerbros.co.uk/pdf/mgrover/Rover%2075.pdf

How about a competition for the first person to get everything on the list :)

[Simon]

Rust on the sills.

(Four years into its five year anti corrosion warranty and one year after MG-Rover went up the spout. :( Therefore no-can-do with claiming on the warranty :mad:

A nice local garage said they'd do a respray of the sills for the tune of £100. Which isn't too bad considering. Ex-Rover dealer wanted over £300 for the same job :eek: )

Don't rememeber rust being an option on any car manufacturers list...

[Bluejon]

Hi there;

In answer to your question on official Rover wind deflectors, I have them fitted on all four doors, the rear ones have the Rover logo on them. John.

[crofts]

My neighbour has one :( so they sold at least one!

And they have appeared on ebay several times:oops:
No good for the tourer............ the suitcases slide off :rolleyes: :lol:

[Alex30013k]

Rust on the sills.

(Four years into its five year anti corrosion warranty and one year after MG-Rover went up the spout. :( Therefore no-can-do with claiming on the warranty :mad:

A nice local garage said they'd do a respray of the sills for the tune of £100. Which isn't too bad considering. Ex-Rover dealer wanted over £300 for the same job :eek: )

Don't rememeber rust being an option on any car manufacturers list...


Is it real rust?

Was it a stone chip or something?

[JP53]

Rust on the sills.

(Four years into its five year anti corrosion warranty and one year after MG-Rover went up the spout. :( Therefore no-can-do with claiming on the warranty :mad:

A nice local garage said they'd do a respray of the sills for the tune of £100. Which isn't too bad considering. Ex-Rover dealer wanted over £300 for the same job :eek: )

Don't rememeber rust being an option on any car manufacturers list...

:( Now that is a RARE item!

[Simon]

Is it real rust?

Was it a stone chip or something?

Real rust. Just spotting all along the sills. Nothing severe yet (hopefully I'll have it sorted by the the time winter sets on us in earnest).

I'm presuming 75's/ZT's aren't that prone to it otherwise I'd have heard many stories on these (and other) forums about it.

[Womble]

Cuddly toy :)

Seriously though

From the Rover Approved Accessories Booklet dated 2001:

Rear Number Plate
Gearknobs



How can gear knobs and rear number plates be accessories? Aren't they both slightly fundamental to the car's legal roadworthiness? :confused:

Also, nobody seems to have mentioned heated seats or Xenon lights yet?

[Womble]

Rarest one of the lot, A V8 engine!:drool4:
Only 883 of those were ever fitted to either model

Try fitting one of those first then everything else will be very easy!
:D

Arguably the rarest would be the 32V V8 engine as fitted to Ripsnorter! Afaik, the other 882 were all 16v units! :D

[Rovernut]

I believe heated rear seats were on some export models?

Chris

[JP53]

I believe heated rear seats were on some export models?

Chris

That would be a nice extra :drool4: . I wounder if MGR ever fitted cooling seats?

[Commodore]

Mine came (new) with the following (no-cost) options:

Primer coloured bonnet edges
Detachable glove box lid
Front and rear bumpers a slightly different shade to the rest of the bodywork
Blimey - sounds more like your car was built by British Leyland the day the workers came back from a strike?

I assume you managed to get these little points fixed before MGR went pop?

[Leyland Worldmaster]

I believe heated rear seats were on some export models?

Chris

Heated rear seats! Is this true? And are there any other rare options not mentioned here? I always thought Atlantic Blue was a rare colour; rarer still an Atlantic Blue car with body colored sills, which I saw near Oxted last year...:xmas-smiley-035:

[Reebs]

I've never heard of, or seen a car with heated rear seats.

If the car you saw had a body coloured sill, it may have been Odyssey Blue which looks similar to Atlantic but was a later colour when Atlantic was discontinued.

[Dragrad]

What a thread resurrection :icon_smile::icon_smile:

[rotrex]

I was on last page before I noticed it was 2006 :xmas-smiley-014::icon_smile:

[Leyland Worldmaster]

I've never heard of, or seen a car with heated rear seats.

If the car you saw had a body coloured sill, it may have been Odyssey Blue which looks similar to Atlantic but was a later colour when Atlantic was discontinued.

Hi Mr Reebs, it was definitely an Atlantic Blue car, and with the badges in the right place to suggest it was a Cowley car; was a W plate like my Atlantic Blue car. I do like the Odyssey Blue though; there's a really nice Tourer around Croydon in that colour!

[Leyland Worldmaster]

What a thread resurrection :icon_smile::icon_smile:

Hello! Yes, it is I suppose, but I was going to start one like it a few weeks back, as I'd seen an unusual variant; a facelift diesel with the big grille!:xmas-smiley-003:

[peter1961]

blimey this was first posted before i knew this club even existed, it would have been around may 07 before i first found this site and used as a guest before becoming a member in december that year.

its no wonder your "one tired pusscat" leopard680 if you've been digging that far back :icon_smile:.

i wonder how many members are still with us who posted here upto dec 16th 06. commodore, rovernut, phil, and windrush have posted recently i think, anyone else ???.

[Duotone]

blimey this was first posted before i knew this club even existed, it would have been around may 07 before i first found this site and used as a guest before becoming a member in december that year.

its no wonder your "one tired pusscat" leopard680 if you've been digging that far back :icon_smile:.

i wonder how many members are still with us who posted here upto dec 16th 06. commodore, rovernut, phil, and windrush have posted recently i think, anyone else ???.

Well, I am still here, although I didn't post on this thread.

There are still a few of us around.

Dave T

[The_Monk]

I was here Nov 06. :) A number of the nano-meeters were as well, but are not around on here much/at all, all still have 75's/ZT's and going strong.

[Canonite]

Did anyone ever have the car phone fitted? At a guess, the only possibility would have been the LWB government cars.

[The_Monk]

Duncan has the carphone in his 75 :)

[Roverowner]

I´ve got 2 of the roof boxes:elvis:

[pab]

I don't know if the electric height adjustment on the front passenger seat has been mentioned,only ever seen this once.

[Swordy]

I've been told my W reg 2000 75 conn se in Taihiti blue is quite rare??!

Does anyone have any of the "Rover" leather luggage??

Happy Christmas wish list here.....


:xmas-smiley-003::xmas-smiley-035:

Paul

[hotrodinstraycat]

Wasn't going to be an option but compulsory issue? Whilst looking at buying a car from a local ex rover/mg dealership I was shown a ZR with all the gadgets that could have been ordered inc. a cream leather & alacantra interior, very nice but I digress...

I was told a story and a story it well may have been?

Allegedly when BMW pulled the license and rights to continue using their diesel, Rover/MG were going to use a Fiat diesel instead.

Sadly for one punter who thought he'd got a bargain from the Longbridge sell off, he ended up with a car that couldn't be worked on by the Rover/MG technicians or the Fiat dealership as some parts inc. the plug in diagnostic tester was unique to this car???

Not an option I'd relish...

[trimani]

Trafficmaster :party:

[ashleywood.ash]

The rarest extra has to be ' a good looking bloke in the drivers seat ' :icon_smile:

[Canonite]

The rarest extra has to be ' a good looking bloke in the drivers seat ' :icon_smile:
Hahaha

How much was the optional John Nettles button? So rare it isn't even in the brochure

[Phil]

My old tourer had a cooled armrest cubby box.. I have never seen another one since...