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To Fake or not To Fake that is the question

Started by VL.Calais · 15 Mar 2008 · 24 replies

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JET-086Archived member
if your gonna do a calais mockup, do it all properly...i mean calais everything...door moulds...side skirts...rear end...interior with power windows...chrome strips and calais front that works...dont do a half assed job and just put a calais front and the paint the bottom half of the doors silver with no moulds...
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4dzsukArchived member
hey dude this is my berlina its a fake front off ebay cost roughly 200 delivered when i bought it. some people might not like it but i do so hey sorry about the size i dont know how to make it smaller Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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Avenged7XArchived member
keep it Berlina spec... the eyelids/bonnet/brows on mock ups never seem to line up properly... unless the panel beaters spend some time getting it all lined up... imo go with the original colour, MX grey bars and pinstriping with correct badging... cant beat it
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Calais_NvArchived member
i personally think theres nothing wrong with puttin a calais front on it and moking it up as one , just dont badge it as a calais
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VLT-025Archived member
Quote: Originally Posted by pmac If you do decide to go calais please buy door moulds as well as the rear boot stripping / lights / garnish. Get the complete exterior, nothing looks worse than half a mock up I disagree. I've seen a couple of otherwise stock looking SL/BT1/Berlina type cars with a calais front and I think it still looks good. Much easier to revert to the original vibe as well if you change your mind, plus it leaves no question as to what the car actually is, while still giving it a bit of a facelift. Not to mention If you were to do the complete calais transformation, it would cost a fortune to do properly and is sooo not worth it. Just be aware that it's a more complicated nosecone so as well as potential issues with the motors not working etc. you will also have more trouble lining everything up properly
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