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![]() Looks nice but a Cat C write off at some point which prob explains the bumper / offside wing not lining up very well.
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![]() Nah if you look it's definately not sitting correctly on the offside front especially compared to the nearside however it's prob not much of a big deal to get it right. Other than that it looks nice. I'm prob nitpicking a bit but it is up for top dollar.
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![]() Why does it being a facelift have to do with anything?
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![]() First I've heard of it after 15 years of ownership.Sounds like one or two need an eye test.It doesn't seem to stop people paying a fortune for an original MK2 premium bumper.
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![]() I think i have seen as many Mk1 bumpers that shut lines do not line up perfectly (droop) as i have Mk2's however that was not what i was commenting about specifically as the offside bumper where it meets at the top near the bonnet appears to be depressed in a bit rather than just vertically misaligned sufficiently that the wing is casting a shadow on the bumper.
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![]() ![]() The gap between the bumper and the wing adjacent to the headlamp is too wide. If you follow that shut line towards the wheel the gap is virtually non-existent at the curve towards the horizontal. It seems that this is almost without question a result of the OSF repair which was carried out to not quite such a high professional standard as the seller believes. Other than that, it's a very nice Rover 75 indeed. Simon P.S. The seller is Force Tuning Ltd. in Leominster. It's website says it is an 75/ZT specialist and it has a T4.
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