Shared Body (and other) Parts - Page 2

Time Searcher · 17th July 2007, 20:31

Hampton Fields, Minchinhampton, Glos. near to Princess Anne's place at Gatcombe, I believe,
Cheers, Martin

ex Cricklade now Perthshire!!!

iaint · 18th July 2007, 07:14

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Originally Posted by Hampton Caught

I passed a BMW 5 series tourer this morning and noticed the same roof rails, so now need to check a 3 series and an X3 (double puke) for a full set. Wouldn't be suprised if they have the very same roof bars......but I'm a bit confused by the C series Merc estate I saw this morning....it also seemed to have the same roof bars.

You may well find that the roof rails (and many other parts common to all makes of cars which don't effect the overall shape of the vehicle) are made by one of only a handfull of companies who supply the same part to all the different manufacturers.

The majority of car makers will buy parts which people don't often see straight off the shelf and adapt their design to suit the component, rather than designing a component to fit into a specific space.

Iain

tourerfogey · 18th July 2007, 12:27

So do BMW do the roof rails for the 5 series in chrome????

JohnDotCom · 18th July 2007, 15:52

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Originally Posted by tourerfogey

So do BMW do the roof rails for the 5 series in chrome????

More Chrome

Lord Minty · 18th July 2007, 18:52

Taking a slighty different direction on this...

I saw on .org that the new SAIC/Roewe/SsangYong 450 model has the 75's pedals, footrest and carpets!

Lord Minty · 18th July 2007, 18:56

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Originally Posted by EnEnGee

I have heard that the brake calipers for the 75 are the same as the Beemer 3 series. Any one confirm?

IIRC Ian/EssexMGR over on .org was told when he had his car shunted/repaired that the 75's front brakes and hubs are straight off a 3-series.

Ken · 18th July 2007, 19:03

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Originally Posted by Lord Minty

Taking a slighty different direction on this...

I saw on .org that the new SAIC/Roewe/SsangYong 450 model has the 75's pedals, footrest and carpets!

While a lot of the Roewe may look like our 75s there is very little that crosses over between the two. Obviously carpets may well do and things like that but in terms of the actual car there is very little that will. Its all down to it being back engineered and while things may look the same the tolerances and the fit will probably not be any good for our cars.

The MG7 will be a different kettle of fish and a lot of that car will fit ours.

Ken

Lord Minty · 18th July 2007, 19:43

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Originally Posted by Ken

While a lot of the Roewe may look like our 75s there is very little that crosses over between the two. Obviously carpets may well do and things like that but in terms of the actual car there is very little that will. Its all down to it being back engineered and while things may look the same the tolerances and the fit will probably not be any good for our cars.

The MG7 will be a different kettle of fish and a lot of that car will fit ours.

Ken

Err, you're taking about the Roewe 750 - the 450 is SAIC's take on the stillborn MGR RDX60/Rover 45 replacement based on the 75 platform.

Either way we need some contacts in China - maybe some enterprising person over there will start selling 75/ZT/750/MG7 parts on eBay....

Ken · 18th July 2007, 19:45

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Originally Posted by Lord Minty

Err, you're taking about the Roewe 750 - the 450 is SAIC's take on the stillborn MGR RDX60/Rover 45 replacement based on the 75 platform.

Ok wrong car then :lol: Its been a long day

GreyGhost · 18th July 2007, 20:00

Lord Minty

CAT Logistics (Xpart) will be supplying MG7 parts to the trade and retail.

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