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(Message started by: steve_500uk on Feb 11^th, 2010, 6:11pm)

Title: Scuff plates
Post by steve_500uk on Feb 11^th, 2010, 6:11pm

Could anyone tell me why my 1995 Scorpio Ultima should have plastic black scuff plates when every Scorpio I've seen have been chrome
http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc121/steve_501uk/MM2_0028-1.jpg

Title: Re: Scuff plates
Post by Tons_of_fun on Feb 12^th, 2010, 7:49am

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 ::)

Title: Re: Scuff plates
Post by Scorpio_Mike on Feb 12^th, 2010, 9:46am

I would guess Ford used up the leftovers from the Mk3 Granada on the first run of Scorpio builds ???

Title: Re: Scuff plates
Post by tlundkvi on Feb 12^th, 2010, 10:54am

on 02/12/10 at 07:49:38, Tons_of_fun wrote:

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.

Title: Re: Scuff plates
Post by Highlander on Feb 12^th, 2010, 11:02am

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

Title: Re: Scuff plates
Post by mondeoman on Feb 14^th, 2010, 7:53pm

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!

Title: Re: Scuff plates
Post by steve_500uk on Feb 14^th, 2010, 8:05pm

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.

Title: Re: Scuff plates
Post by gozz on Feb 14^th, 2010, 8:39pm

I wouldn't bother Steve,the plastic variety are easier to keep in tidy order,all mine are shiny and all are scratched.
GOZZ.

Title: Re: Scuff plates
Post by steve_500uk on Feb 14^th, 2010, 8:44pm

I think you're right Gozz I'll keep them plastic and it wouldn't be original if i stuck them over the top.