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General Car Chat / Re: Temporary car insurance

« on: 15 August 2020, 13:03:38 »

I use an app called Cuvva which you can insure with for an hour if needed or days, quite handy for picking up/shifting car's

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Car Parts, bits For Sale & Wanted / Re: Breaking 3.2 Elite Saloon

« on: 09 August 2020, 16:55:48 »

Spoilers usually go easily for £50 + via ebay when I have them 

183

Omega General Help / Re: Airbag ECU swap

« on: 06 August 2020, 23:23:17 »

As long as both cars have side airbags and seat belt pretensioners, it should be fine. Ideally part number and code should match, but post '98 should be sufficient.

Stripping the centre console is barely a ten minute job...

It is indeed when stripping an ecu out of scrapper but getting it back together and looking presentable without breaking aged plastics on someone's car is a longer process, part of you response is very much appreciated but as I didn't ask for a critical analysis of a process please feel free not to provide one in future

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Omega General Help / Airbag ECU swap

« on: 06 August 2020, 21:50:54 »

Helping a local chap out who has airbag light lit, scanned it and code showing as " Replace airbag ECU" which won't clear so it's fubarred.  I've done  a swap before but can't remember if it needs to be identical model like the ABS ecu, donor ecu is from a 2.5 facelift estate going in into 2.2 saloon. There's a fair of trim removal involved to get to the bugger so I don't want a headache if it's avoidable 

185

General Car Chat / Re: ECP - cheapy discs!

« on: 30 July 2020, 13:17:20 »

I've used Eicher on various cheap cars recently without any dramas

186

Omega General Help / Re: Self levelling headlight

« on: 28 July 2020, 10:08:33 »

I've a pair of working sensors at mine Dave if you want to try substitution

187

Car Parts, bits For Sale & Wanted / Re: CDX wheels with matched Michelin Alpin tyres, 225/55/16

« on: 25 July 2020, 07:28:51 »

I'm still tripping over these if anyone wants to make an offer ! It seems winter is here already going by the bloody weather in the North West

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General Car Chat / Re: 19k mile 2001 Omega Elite

« on: 24 July 2020, 21:40:41 »

Clicky!

But never fear, if £10k is a bit strong for you, they also have;

This! at only £4k  //ONLY 1 AVAILABLE IN THE WHOLE COUNTRY//

Fitted with mismatched cheap arse ditchfinders all round !

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General Car Chat / Re: 19k mile 2001 Omega Elite

« on: 24 July 2020, 11:15:01 »

I'd say £9995 is a tad optimistic ! 

190

Omega General Help / Re: Driving Abroad

« on: 21 July 2020, 15:36:18 »

Xenons are switchable but you'll need to remove* the unit to do it as the bulb cap is screwed on

*Whilst you can technically do it in situ, it's easier out of the car and with it unplugged, you're less likely to elwctrecute yourself 

I recall hearing that those ballasts pack quite a punch

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General Car Chat / Re: 19k mile 2001 Omega Elite

« on: 17 July 2020, 14:14:07 »

I think the comment was more to do with the fact that you can't have BIG gatherings right now due to Covid 19 regulation
hence the part about .....

socially distant discrete meet up

other than the Brackley meet or Billing , when do you see more than one omega in a day , unless you own more than one yourself 

 

I see 2 most days. And a third if I go to my in laws
.
One is mine, one is behind the legal shops, and belongs to a friend of Omegod, and one is outside a house and looks well looked after.

Bloody hell has T still got that, I'm sure I have some parts in the boot of it from trying to ressurect it, must give him a tinkle !

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General Car Chat / Re: So, back to the age old question

« on: 16 July 2020, 15:38:48 »

Bandit's LPG 3.2 estate is still live on ebay at £1200 or offers, it's in bloody good shape too

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: 3.2 Alternator removal/refit

« on: 15 July 2020, 20:46:11 »

There's enough slack on the cables to lay the alt face down to undo the electickery cables, bottom fixing bolt is a pain in the ass but securing the nut into a ring spanner with duct tape helps when refitting the alt massively 

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Omega General Help / Re: Diff weight ?

« on: 13 July 2020, 16:27:18 »

I have an 3.9 LSD one in the workshop I can weigh.   

32.1kgs, dry weight, so 34kg ish with oil.

Cheers, much appreciated 

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Omega General Help / Diff weight ?

« on: 13 July 2020, 14:43:38 »

Anyone hazard a guess or actually know the weight of a V6 Diff?