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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: nellys coupe on 22 January 2019, 17:25:33

Title: it here.
Post by: nellys coupe on 22 January 2019, 17:25:33
hi folks i picked the old girl up this morning well happy with her full service history up to last year and she has got heated seats in the front, she has got traffic master fitted, does this service still in use, also is it possible to fit sat nav and how eay is it to fit auto diming mirrior.
thanks in advance, :)
Title: Re: it here.
Post by: Doctor Gollum on 22 January 2019, 17:29:14
Auto dimming mirror is basically plug and play :y

Especially if you buy one that has the correct plug... Change over is around '51 :y
Title: Re: it here.
Post by: nellys coupe on 22 January 2019, 18:17:40
Auto dimming mirror is basically plug and play :y

Especially if you buy one that has the correct plug... Change over is around '51 :y
thanks mate mine is a 2000 model so anything before then should be ok
Title: Re: it here.
Post by: BazaJT on 22 January 2019, 18:47:25
I believe traffic master ceased many years ago.My year 2000 Elite had this fitted from new but in the 8 or so years I've owned it I've never tried using the system.
Title: Re: it here.
Post by: TheBoy on 22 January 2019, 18:52:18
If yours is not an Elite, you'll probably lack the loom for the autodimming/memory mirror.

If you just want autodimming, 3 of the 4 connections can be got from interior light, and the 4 from passenger kick panel.  Sure I wrote a guide - see Maintenance Guides section.

NCDx system - quite dated on features, but far better for accuracy than any portable unit - can be retrofitted with a modified TM loom, and some minor pin reassignments on PFL models.
Title: Re: it here.
Post by: nellys coupe on 22 January 2019, 19:31:13
hi mate mine is a cdx ive found a few write ups on auto diming mirrior i red somewhere that the cectra c has the same mirrior?
Title: Re: it here.
Post by: Doctor Gollum on 22 January 2019, 20:01:17
Auto dimming mirror is basically plug and play :y

Especially if you buy one that has the correct plug... Change over is around '51 :y
thanks mate mine is a 2000 model so anything before then should be ok
Vectra C one won't fit... Plug is completely different. You need a non rain sensor Omega one.

However...

You say yours is a 2000 car... Is the front grill on the bonnet and are the window switches on the front doors?

If yes, then you'll probably find the plug tucked up behind the interior light... If it's an earlier non facelift car, you might be less fortunate  :-\
Title: Re: it here.
Post by: biggriffin on 22 January 2019, 20:39:33
Fitting mirror.

 https://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=90639.0
Title: Re: it here.
Post by: nellys coupe on 23 January 2019, 15:33:14
Fitting mirror.

 https://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=90639.0
mine is the one with the large grill and window switches in the doors,
Title: Re: it here.
Post by: nellys coupe on 23 January 2019, 15:38:43
Auto dimming mirror is basically plug and play :y

Especially if you buy one that has the correct plug... Change over is around '51 :y
thanks mate mine is a 2000 model so anything before then should be ok
Vectra C one won't fit... Plug is completely different. You need a non rain sensor Omega one.

However...

You say yours is a 2000 car... Is the front grill on the bonnet and are the window switches on the front doors?

If yes, then you'll probably find the plug tucked up behind the interior light... If it's an earlier non facelift car, you might be less fortunate  :-\
not worried about the plug as i can get the plug from the donor car, just one thing how does the mirrior come from the mounting bracket?
Title: Re: it here.
Post by: Doctor Gollum on 23 January 2019, 16:07:46
Fitting mirror.

 https://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=90639.0
::)
Title: Re: it here.
Post by: nellys coupe on 23 January 2019, 17:11:39
 ;)
Fitting mirror.

 https://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=90639.0
::)
Title: Re: it here.
Post by: nellys coupe on 23 January 2019, 17:12:58
just one more question do they fit footwell lights to omegas.? :)
Title: Re: it here.
Post by: TheBoy on 23 January 2019, 17:37:05
just one more question do they fit footwell lights to omegas.? :)
Fortunately not.
Title: Re: it here.
Post by: Kevin Wood on 23 January 2019, 17:38:34
just one more question do they fit footwell lights to omegas.? :)
Fortunately not.
Yep, never understood that one. My Dad's Volvo seems to be designed on the basis that checking that your shoe laces are still tied up is more important than seeing where you're going at night. ::)

Might explain a lot about Volvo drivers... :-X
Title: Re: it here.
Post by: dave the builder on 23 January 2019, 17:52:14
Just retro-fit 1500w Tungsten halogen floodlights  8)
and a BIG inverter obviously  ;D
Title: Re: it here.
Post by: nellys coupe on 23 January 2019, 19:08:41
 ;D :D
Just retro-fit 1500w Tungsten halogen floodlights  8)
and a BIG inverter obviously  ;D
Title: Re: it here.
Post by: BazaJT on 23 January 2019, 19:56:11
Hmmm,interesting.Mine has footwell lights ??? There's one each side set in the fibreboard[or whatever it's made of]that fits between the lower dash and the bulkhead/toeboard.I always took them to be standard but obviously a previous owner must have taken the trouble to fit them/wire them in :o
Title: Re: it here.
Post by: Doctor Gollum on 23 January 2019, 22:18:44
It's an earlier Elite thing ;)

Easy enough to retrofit (with some ability and imagination) and, iirc, uses the same lamp unit as the estate boot light ;)
Title: Re: it here.
Post by: nellys coupe on 24 January 2019, 14:31:58
It's an earlier Elite thing ;)

Easy enough to retrofit (with some ability and imagination) and, iirc, uses the same lamp unit as the estate boot light ;)
got plenty of ability and imagonation so once she is on the road thats a job to do is the hole in the board?
Title: Re: it here.
Post by: Doctor Gollum on 24 January 2019, 15:54:56
It's an earlier Elite thing ;)

Easy enough to retrofit (with some ability and imagination) and, iirc, uses the same lamp unit as the estate boot light ;)
got plenty of ability and imagonation so once she is on the road thats a job to do is the hole in the board?
Possibly, can't immediately recall without it in front of me  ;)
Title: Re: it here.
Post by: nellys coupe on 25 January 2019, 13:16:35
It's an earlier Elite thing ;)

Easy enough to retrofit (with some ability and imagination) and, iirc, uses the same lamp unit as the estate boot light ;)
got plenty of ability and imagonation so once she is on the road thats a job to do is the hole in the board?
Possibly, can't immediately recall without it in front of me  ;)
thanks mate ill pull one of mine down and have a butchers
Title: Re: it here.
Post by: TheBoy on 25 January 2019, 18:03:40
It's an earlier Elite thing ;)

Easy enough to retrofit (with some ability and imagination) and, iirc, uses the same lamp unit as the estate boot light ;)
I don't think it was ever offered on an Omega...
Title: Re: it here.
Post by: Doctor Gollum on 25 January 2019, 19:29:44
It's an earlier Elite thing ;)

Easy enough to retrofit (with some ability and imagination) and, iirc, uses the same lamp unit as the estate boot light ;)
I don't think it was ever offered on an Omega...
Hmmm,interesting.Mine has footwell lights ??? There's one each side set in the fibreboard[or whatever it's made of]that fits between the lower dash and the bulkhead/toeboard.I always took them to be standard but obviously a previous owner must have taken the trouble to fit them/wire them in :o
:D
Title: Re: it here.
Post by: TheBoy on 25 January 2019, 20:25:54
It's an earlier Elite thing ;)

Easy enough to retrofit (with some ability and imagination) and, iirc, uses the same lamp unit as the estate boot light ;)
I don't think it was ever offered on an Omega...
Hmmm,interesting.Mine has footwell lights ??? There's one each side set in the fibreboard[or whatever it's made of]that fits between the lower dash and the bulkhead/toeboard.I always took them to be standard but obviously a previous owner must have taken the trouble to fit them/wire them in :o
:D
I repeat, I don't think it was ever offered on any Omega, PFL, MFL or FL.

That doesn't stop people fitting shit;).  In the same way a Focus never had under-car lighting, but some idiot near me has had it fitted. I suspect he's from Banburyshire.
Title: Re: it here.
Post by: nellys coupe on 25 January 2019, 20:28:57
It's an earlier Elite thing ;)

Easy enough to retrofit (with some ability and imagination) and, iirc, uses the same lamp unit as the estate boot light ;)
I don't think it was ever offered on an Omega...
iam going to visit my local salvage yard tomorow and get a couple of boot lights and connectors and have a go at fitting them in the footwells :)
Hmmm,interesting.Mine has footwell lights ??? There's one each side set in the fibreboard[or whatever it's made of]that fits between the lower dash and the bulkhead/toeboard.I always took them to be standard but obviously a previous owner must have taken the trouble to fit them/wire them in :o
:D
I repeat, I don't think it was ever offered on any Omega, PFL, MFL or FL.

That doesn't stop people fitting shit;).  In the same way a Focus never had under-car lighting, but some idiot near me has had it fitted. I suspect he's from Banburyshire.