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amba Omega Baron Offline Posts: 2151 Medway towns Gender: Drives: 1998 2.5 Elite Auto saloon.Fitted with 3.0 cams and Irmscher Alloys.	Mini Facelift Irmscher Grille 19. May 2009 at 08:24 Need just the chrome "V" part as mine is split and plastic chrome is lifting. Am prepared to buy complete grille if seller doesn,t want to split,although I do want the chrome to be as near perfect as possible. Any body got 1 for sale....colour of outer unimportant or paint condition.
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Re: Mini Facelift Irmscher Grille
Reply #1 - 19. May 2009 at 09:49

amba wrote on 19. May 2009 at 08:24:

Need just the chrome "V" part as mine is split and plastic chrome is lifting.
Am prepared to buy complete grille if seller doesn,t want to split,although I do want the chrome to be as near perfect as possible.
Any body got 1 for sale....colour of outer unimportant or paint condition.

With a bit of careful cutting an trimming the standard chrome V off a standardgrille will fit. I have done this myself. Also I then sprayed it with clear lacquer to try and seal the chrome.

HTH

Mike

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amba Omega Baron Offline Posts: 2151 Medway towns Gender: Drives: 1998 2.5 Elite Auto saloon.Fitted with 3.0 cams and Irmscher Alloys.	Re: Mini Facelift Irmscher Grille Reply #2 - 19. May 2009 at 10:00 Thanks Mike...interesting solution as I didn,t think they were the same size in height..accept the length would need to be cut.I will have a look as the body shop which did some repairs for me fitted a brand new standard grille last year as couldn,t get the irmscher to replace,like for like and insurance agreed refund.
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Re: Mini Facelift Irmscher Grille
Reply #3 - 21. May 2009 at 12:29

amba wrote on 19. May 2009 at 10:00:

Thanks Mike...interesting solution as I didn,t think they were the same size in height..accept the length would need to be cut.I will have a look as the body shop which did some repairs for me fitted a brand new standard grille last year as couldn,t get the irmscher to replace,like for like and insurance agreed refund.

Do you have the the full irmscher front airdam or just the irmscher grill which is fitted to mini facelift elite's is so the grill & V are the same part you can buy just the V from the dealer and I don't think it's that bad a price, you might surprised Thumbs Up!

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tmx Omega Baron Offline Posts: 2236 Herefordshire Gender: Drives: 3.2 MV6 in an omega again!!	Re: Mini Facelift Irmscher Grille Reply #4 - 21. May 2009 at 12:35 a whole irmscher grill off the stealer is only £50 + the VAT comes with an opel badge only though
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Dazzler Omega Baron Offline Drive it like you stole it...... Posts: 4459 Sutton, Surrey Gender: Drives: AMG C32 estate	Re: Mini Facelift Irmscher Grille Reply #5 - 21. May 2009 at 13:05 tmx wrote on 21. May 2009 at 12:35: a whole irmscher grill off the stealer is only £50 + the VAT comes with an opel badge only though Is that the same for a facelift one??
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Re: Mini Facelift Irmscher Grille
Reply #6 - 21. May 2009 at 19:00

Dealer told me that mini facelift irmscher grille was now obsolete and no parts available so insurance company fitted a standard cd/cdx grille with chrome V.
It now seems that the chrome part is just slightly shorter on the irmscher grille so will some carefull cutting etc it can be made to work.
So armed with a Dremel and some fine grit paper will give it a go this weekend..weather and work permitting.

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Re: Mini Facelift Irmscher Grille
Reply #7 - 22. May 2009 at 15:12

amba wrote on 21. May 2009 at 19:00:

Dealer told me that mini facelift irmscher grille was now obsolete and no parts available so insurance company fitted a standard cd/cdx grille with chrome V.
It now seems that the chrome part is just slightly shorter on the irmscher grille so will some carefull cutting etc it can be made to work.
So armed with a Dremel and some fine grit paper will give it a go this weekend..weather and work permitting.

Good Luck!! Thumbs Up!

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tmx Omega Baron Offline Posts: 2236 Herefordshire Gender: Drives: 3.2 MV6 in an omega again!!	Re: Mini Facelift Irmscher Grille Reply #8 - 23. May 2009 at 00:07 my dealer will get me a grill for my Mini f/l V6 i nearly bought one they had looked it all up and theyre availible but only opel badged i was told they would have it within 2 weeks if i paid the £50 + vat upfront
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amba Omega Baron Offline Posts: 2151 Medway towns Gender: Drives: 1998 2.5 Elite Auto saloon.Fitted with 3.0 cams and Irmscher Alloys.	Re: Mini Facelift Irmscher Grille Reply #9 - 23. May 2009 at 13:45 Thanks TMX...I decided to go the diy route and am going to modify /adapt a standard chrome part from grille to accept the Irmscher grille...wish me luck with the dremel.
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tmx Omega Baron Offline Posts: 2236 Herefordshire Gender: Drives: 3.2 MV6 in an omega again!!	Re: Mini Facelift Irmscher Grille Reply #10 - 23. May 2009 at 18:32 good luck!!!
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