citypol86

Just entering the Forum because 1) I'm hoping to find a new nose for my Omega, and 2) I never knew about it before!
My daughter's lesser half backed into the right front, busting up the nose which goes from one side to the other. Also, the headlight bezel is fubar'ed and the bumper's bent. Any ideas where I can get these parts?
Thanks, guys, and I think the forum is great!

oldcutlass

Welcome to the site, nice car. Post a parts wanted list in the classified section. GL

joe_padavano

Welcome. Nice looking car - or at least it was. The part you're looking for is called a header panel, and unfortunately good used is your only source for a replacement, unless you get really lucky and find an unused original for sale. Good luck.

citypol86

Question, is the header panel made of fiberglass or can it be fixed with fiberglass?

joe_padavano

Yes.

CRUZN 66

Welcome to the group form an up stater... You might want to try and repair your header, a good fiberglass bodyman may be able to save it... The bumper most likely can be straightened and rechromed depending on the extent of damage...

Mostizzle

Found a header panel in PA that's listed as "like new" here for 175 bucks.
http://heidelbergautomotive.com/

Says they'll ship too if you don't want to road trip. I'm sure that'll be extra though....possibly a bunch extra.

Dig the car. I've always had a soft spot for disco X bodies. Welcome to the forum!

Human

That car brings back some fond memories. I had a light blue '77 Skylark like it when I was in college. Hate it got bumped. The front bumper looks like it was the same as the Buick and thus may be a direct bolt-up. A nova bumper might bolt up as well but I seem to recall they had less rubber on it than the Omega and Skylark did. Grilles and taillights were just about the only differences in all those cars.

joe_padavano

Yeah, GM wasn't trying very hard by then. There are more differences between the Omega and Nova than you think, however. Hood, grille, header panel, headlight surrounds, bumper are all different. Can't tell from these photos if the fenders are the same or not.

Mostizzle

The front bumpers are the same on the Skylark, Phoenix, and the Omega.

If you search here...
http://car-part.com/mobile/index.htm

You'll find a few in the area.

joe_padavano

Yes, but that's apparently the only part of the front end that's the same. Headers and hoods are different. Still not sure on the fenders, though I suspect they do swap.

Human

The fenders should swap between a Nova and an Omega but not the Skylark or the Phoenix. They both had parking / turn signal lamps incorporated into the header panels and thus no cutouts for the turn signal lights like the Omega and Nova had. Also, the Skylark had cutouts for Buick's signature fake exhaust ports. Looking at pictures on Google, most of the Skylarks also appear to have beefy looking chrome bumper guards while the Omegas have the rubber blocks. Some Skylarks also the rubber blocks so it could either have been a trim package thing or else I'm seeing pictures of a few Skylarks with Omega bumpers.