Well..... TIB1105H,
that burnt down and got rebuilt Mercedes Benz O405G was never
refurbished at all in my opinion - at least not the refurbishments
that the bendy buses are undergoing now.
Definition of refurbish - To make clean, bright, or fresh again;
renovate. TIB1105H's original
bodywork was never "renovated" before it got destroyed.
Instead, the chassis was probably left with little damage and was
economical to rebuild the entire bodywork with new parts over the
surviving chassis - with SMRT era (when they were changing seat
covers and refurbishing the other rigid buses) and updated TIBS
interior colour specifications for the new interior instead. So
it's new bodywork X updated specifications by SMRT
Buses.
Info from BIS most reliable page on Singapore Buses~
o_o? Now then BIS know TIB1105H is not refurbished at all but
only given new body-kit and interior-makeup? Pathetic sia. I
already received info from friend around 1 - 2 months ago, and your
dear boss only say now. Proves that BIS is most lousy page in
Singapore Buses.