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steve_500uk
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Scuff plates
« on: Feb 11th, 2010, 6:11pm » |
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Could anyone tell me why my 1995 Scorpio Ultima should have plastic black scuff plates when every Scorpio I've seen have been chrome
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Tons_of_fun
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Re: Scuff plates
« Reply #1 on: Feb 12th, 2010, 7:49am » |
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My 95 Ultima is the same. It would seem the crome sill plates didnt arrive until late 95- early 96  . On a more positive note the black plastic dosent seem to show up scratches & scuffs like the chrome plates do. The plates on my 98 estate are shockingly bad 
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Scorpio_Mike
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Re: Scuff plates
« Reply #2 on: Feb 12th, 2010, 9:46am » |
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I would guess Ford used up the leftovers from the Mk3 Granada on the first run of Scorpio builds 
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tlundkvi
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Re: Scuff plates
« Reply #3 on: Feb 12th, 2010, 10:54am » |
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on Feb 12th, 2010, 7:49am, Tons_of_fun wrote:| My 95 Ultima is the same. It would seem the crome sill plates didnt arrive until late 95- early 96 . On a more positive note the black plastic dosent seem to show up scratches & scuffs like the chrome plates do. The plates on my 98 estate are shockingly bad |
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My sill plates are chrome all round and the car is built in late November 1994, registered in January 1995. It's a German ultima saloon with all available options installed except for parking sensors.
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Highlander
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Re: Scuff plates
« Reply #4 on: Feb 12th, 2010, 11:02am » |
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I've had a 95 24v Ultima and a facelift 2.3 Ghia X with the plastic ones, doesnt seem to be much rhyme or reason to it
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mondeoman
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Re: Scuff plates
« Reply #5 on: Feb 14th, 2010, 7:53pm » |
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I was quite surprised to find plastic scuff plates on my M reg 2.9 24v Ultima as I was expecting chrome.
My wife's 2.3 16v Ultima facelift has chrome and my old car an N reg Mondeo Ghia-X had chrome!
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steve_500uk
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Re: Scuff plates
« Reply #6 on: Feb 14th, 2010, 8:05pm » |
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I've got a set of chrome ones and i can't make up my mind weather to fix them over the top of the plastic ones or not. You cannot replacing them because the plastic ones are a completely different. Much longer than the chrome ones.
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gozz
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Re: Scuff plates
« Reply #7 on: Feb 14th, 2010, 8:39pm » |
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I wouldn't bother Steve,the plastic variety are easier to keep in tidy order,all mine are shiny and all are scratched.
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steve_500uk
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Re: Scuff plates
« Reply #8 on: Feb 14th, 2010, 8:44pm » |
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I think you're right Gozz I'll keep them plastic and it wouldn't be original if i stuck them over the top.
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