04 CV8 with nostrils - any photos ???

[habitualvoyeur]

I'm thinking of having a new bonnet, anyone got any photos of a 04 CV8 with one fitted ??
My bonnet is covered in stone chips and needs respraying any way so.........
Thanks in advance

[BigNige]

Mine

[redbarron84]

ARGH!!!!!!!!!

Why did you go and have to start this topic? That looks ace..............which means now i've got ANOTHER item to add to my shopping list

[habitualvoyeur]

Bige Nige - how easy was it getting the colour match with the bumper and wings ?

I think I'm sold on one of those.....

Regards

[BigNige]

habitualvoyeur said:

Bige Nige - how easy was it getting the colour match with the bumper and wings ?

I think I'm sold on one of those.....

Regards

Greens did it when I bought the car from new.

I think they use a local bodyshop so I guess matching the colour is ok.

[jamiep]

Monkfish had one for sale, not sure if they still have it.

[habitualvoyeur]

jamiep said:

Monkfish had one for sale, not sure if they still have it.

I think they have several........

[tim the pool man]

This is an 04 CV8 with nostrils, but it is a VZ so standard.



Did you actually mean a V2 CV8?

[habitualvoyeur]

thanks for the picture - looks great
Mine is a Vaux 04 CV8 - same as Big Niges' above
but it's got VXR wheels and rear spoiler.
I can see a new front bumper coming next........anyone know how much they cost ???

Edited by habitualvoyeur on Wednesday 16th April 08:43

[tim the pool man]

Be interesting to compare the build dates to the "year" according to English registration. Mine is an early VZ, built late 04 but not sold or licenced till 05. Here I'm not allowed to call it an 05 though, it is an 04. Unlike in the US where I'm sure they will already be selling "09 models"

[habitualvoyeur]

Mine was built March 2004, registered in the UK May 2004
- it was one of the first apparently.
Yours came with the nostril bonnet as standard ??

[tim the pool man]

habitualvoyeur said:

Mine was built March 2004, registered in the UK May 2004
- it was one of the first apparently.
Yours came with the nostril bonnet as standard ??

Yes all VZ models did. The VZ was made from Sept 04 until they stopped building Monaros sometime in 05.

[BigNige]

jamiep said:

Monkfish had one for sale, not sure if they still have it.

They do

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dl

Allow another £200 or so for paint and 100 or so for fitting unles you do that bit youerself.

[Monnington]

tim the pool man said:

This is an 04 CV8 with nostrils, but it is a VZ so standard.

Did you actually mean a V2 CV8?

Nope, that's an 05 CV8 over here, nostrils and small boot amongst other changes. Just to confuse the issue in the UK, I have an 04 CV8 that's registered May 05!!!

[BigNige]

I have one that registered on a 55 plate!

[tim the pool man]

Monnington said:

tim the pool man said:

This is an 04 CV8 with nostrils, but it is a VZ so standard.

Did you actually mean a V2 CV8?

Nope, that's an 05 CV8 over here, nostrils and small boot amongst other changes. Just to confuse the issue in the UK, I have an 04 CV8 that's registered May 05!!!

Yes but that's my point, Holden don't make end of year model changes, they happen whenever. Change to VZ happened Sept04, so you can (as I do) have an 04 with nostrils and small boot.

[Monnington]

[quote=tim the pool man
Yes but that's my point, Holden don't make end of year model changes, they happen whenever. Change to VZ happened Sept04, so you can (as I do) have an 04 with nostrils and small boot.[/quote]

Yes indeed, if you live in the country of origin!! By the time the updated model hit these shores, it was 05..

Not an uncommon practice though, I took delivery of a new model year MINI in October...