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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: Sun Sensor 2

« on: 06 March 2024, 09:35:49 »

PFL and FL have different sensors. PFL/MFL is just a single sensor, FL is a dual sensor in the same dome, to tell the system if the sun is passenger or drivers side etc.

This is useful, thank you.

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Sun Sensor 2

« on: 06 March 2024, 07:49:52 »

Does anyone have any experience with the connections for the dash top mounted sun sensor? Particularly the pins, cables and the plug? My broken one has only two pins in the centre, the replacement I sourced has 3 pins (only one of these matches a pin location on the old one) and the plug has a notch on one corner so that it won't connect to the plug in my car.
I remember the wiring loom has only 2 wires to the plug , even if i sourced a matching 3 pin plug i would have difficulty figuring out the connections.

Any help is appreciated. Thanks.

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: Sun sensor

« on: 15 February 2024, 06:48:14 »

I found a Facebook page for Buying and selling broken Omegas. So I have one being posted.
So please disregard.

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Sun sensor

« on: 13 February 2024, 13:11:40 »

Hi,
Would anyone have a spare dash top sun sensor or know where I might be able to buy one from?
I broke mine when taking the dash out last year.
A general Google search and eBay search doesn't find one.

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General Discussion Area / Re: TopGear starts again this Sunday

« on: 31 May 2016, 19:26:25 »

I actually thought it was quite good.

Me too. Admittedly Evans voice is too high for the studio, but he's always done alright on that TFI Friday, and Radio 1, and the Big Breakfast - he's obviously an experienced host with live audiences.
And i liked the changes to the track -it's about time.

I compare it to Series One of Top Gear from around 2002 with Clarkson, Hammond and Jason.
(Now that really does roll off the tongue.) It was an okay show, but hadn't found its stride - And you don't see THAT repeated endlessly on Dave!
Give it chance - I will.

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: Adaptive cruise control?

« on: 31 May 2016, 19:09:05 »

Thanks everyone for the comments.
If I don't ask questions I don't have knowledge.

I have more knowledge now.
Enough to give it a go.
So I seem to need some Cans - will any do?
I also read that I need some wire to drive by - I have wire.
And some Firm Ware- I'll use Tupperware.


(I'm tempted to just post that without writing this bit - I can imagine the capital lettered responses - But yes, I am in fact joking. I'll accept I'd be out of my depth and mind)

I had planned on fitting some dust caps, but I'm inclined to simply buy a car with them already fitted.

[all of the emojis]

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: Adaptive cruise control?

« on: 21 May 2016, 18:14:21 »

Would be nice when you can send your car off to work whilst you stay at home and drink tea.

Then when your Boss rings and says "Zirk, why arnt you at work today?", you can reply "Yea, sorry about that, the car forgot to take me again." 

Love it.

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: Adaptive cruise control?

« on: 21 May 2016, 18:13:29 »

No.

Ecu isn't designed for it.



To be clear, the dbw ecus control the cruise control, there is no cruise ecu. Earlier cabled cars have a second ecu which talks to the engine/gearbox ones, but again the engine ecu isn't designed for an adaptive element...

The only thing they might do is allow for a throttle increase subject to load criteria, ie steep or long inclines although in my experience, the 3.2 was rubbish at maintaining speed uphill...

Mine works really well uphill, and downhill isn't too bad. When reaching an incline the gearbox kicks down to maintain speed. Downhill does have a speed increase, but it does drop a gear to assist with engine braking if the torque convertor deems it necessary.
There is a tolerance of maybe 2mph either side of the chosen setting on a flat road.
It would be the icing on the cruise-cake to find a simple way of adding adaptive.

Perhaps somewhere, somehow, there is a Vauxhall that has the same throttle cable control unit but also has the radar sensors mounted in the front bumper linked to the cruise control.
That would have my attention. I would study it.

I want to have my cruise-cake and eat it.

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: Adaptive cruise control?

« on: 21 May 2016, 17:13:12 »

Any technical knowledge is appreciated.
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Depends what engine you have .... yours is an add on unit (drivers side inner wing) later cars ie 3.2 & 2.6 are fly by wire throttles and cruise is just a software prog.
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This is what I'm after. Tech talk. Thanks pal.
Mine is as you described, apparently an add on unit. I drive the 3.0 V6 petrol with autobox. I didn't realise later models binned the accelerator cable.
Do Any Omegas have the adaptive version of cruise.?

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: Adaptive cruise control?

« on: 20 May 2016, 12:02:40 »

Yep.. No chance of that working with the electronics in the Omega, and I can imagine the insurance response when you try to declare it as a modification.

I would do everything above board, but I can't imagine any problem with notifying insurance - cruise control is under drivers control , regardless of whether it's adaptive, isn't it?
Any way, that's another matter. I'm really interested in your knowledge of the electrical side of this. Or anybody's reading this.
I know we have a tensioner, probably motorised connected to the accelerator cable, am I correct to presume that this is a standalone unit - perhaps linked to the brake pedal to cancel it.

Any technical knowledge is appreciated.

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Adaptive cruise control?

« on: 19 May 2016, 23:44:53 »

Does anyone know if it's possible to upgrade the standard cruise control to an adaptive system from later Vauxhalls?

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Newbie Welcome Area / Re: hi newbie

« on: 11 May 2016, 18:08:43 »

Hi, Mike.
How good is your Omega. They compare really well with a lot of new cars don't they?

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Omega General Help / Re: Struggling to replace wiper drive assembly

« on: 11 May 2016, 17:28:40 »

The bracket secures the HBV and also has a multi plug attached, and should have a mounted cable tie keeping the HT leads off the pipe below.
I just refitted my wiper assembly, I was trying to make it go under the mounting point, but it doesn't. The fixing on the motor assembly should slide over the fixing. On top. Try that.

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Omega General Help / Scuttle fasteners

« on: 11 May 2016, 17:24:22 »

Does anyone know of a part number for the scuttle panel quarter release fasteners located under the windscreen rubber seal?
I have searched, but no joy.

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Omega General Help / Re: losing coolant quite bad

« on: 29 April 2016, 20:05:20 »

Love this forum. Thanks to everyone's discussions above, I've been able to track down a coolant leak that let steam rise from the bonnet at seemingly random moments that I couldn't replicate at home.
HBV valve. I don't know what the abbvs stand for, but I'll be replacing it. It gushes when I turn the heater to cold and stops when turned to hot. Looked for it after reading this post.
I send my thanks back in time to 2011.