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General Car Chat / Re: Ferrari Child Seat Problems

« on: 18 June 2009, 18:07:03 »

It intrigues me how hard to fit alot of seats are to fit 'webby' i did have a thought, perhaps some members with more experience of facelift Omegas could enlighten us...what about the feasibility of retro-fitting ISOfix?? I found a link to someone who's attempting such a thing on a BMW MINI, link below...

http://www.mini2.com/forum/interior-ice/135992-isofix-retrofit.html

Not sure if Omegas ever had ISOfix as an option, Vectra Cs did, Im sure...Food for thought, certainly.

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General Car Chat / Re: Ferrari Child Seat Problems

« on: 18 June 2009, 10:41:36 »

In a crash there are three imapcts, or 'decelerations'
1- The vehicle hitting the thing you've crashed into(or the thing that's crashed into your vehicle)
2- You impacting the interior/airbag/seatbelt
3- Internal organs impacting your insides eg:Lungs hitting ribcage

If your childseat is not properly restained because of a loose seat that increases the forces of 2 and 3 by a factor of, well, alot. If I wanted to be pedantic, you're actually adding a 4th impact - the childseat 'snatching' against the car seatbelts; before the child impacts childseatbelts, then internal organs.

Any childseat should be tight against the car seat, to eliminate these forces, or atlest reduce them to a minimum.

I know I sound like a scaremonger, but these are just well-documented industry facts, you could contacts NCAP, or MIRA who would tell anyone the same. If the childseat isn't working for you, then it's try another seat. Halfords and Mothercare (i think) show you how/fit them for free.

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General Car Chat / Re: Shall i put these on my new estate ?

« on: 20 June 2009, 19:43:42 »

Ah, would they be the ones off the CD? Very nice.

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General Car Chat / Re: Shall i put these on my new estate ?

« on: 18 June 2009, 10:16:47 »

Sorry, but i really don't like most aftermarket wheels. Wolfrace especially! Get yourself some good money for them and treat yourself to some nice OEM wheels and a pint!

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General Car Chat / Re: What are these cars like then?

« on: 20 June 2009, 00:21:31 »

Astrays are a fantastic handling machine, for sure..

I have it!... Astras for corners, Omegas for straight lines! Simples!

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General Car Chat / Re: Rear Doors

« on: 20 June 2009, 01:08:58 »

Cracked bell sounds painful


He probably had the suspension set to 'sport', not 'comfort'

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General Car Chat / Re: Rear Doors

« on: 20 June 2009, 00:07:01 »

Haha!! Very true...

When Sir Charles Barry was building the Houses of Parliament, in 1865, he was to transport the main bell, Big Ben, in the boot of his Senator, but he found it rattled around too much in there.

 8-)

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General Car Chat / Re: Rear Doors

« on: 19 June 2009, 23:17:02 »

There are countries that fit in the boot on an Omega, man!!!

I point out to anyone who cares to listen that I once fitted a room in my dad's OhMega after I moved student accomodation, once.

 

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General Car Chat / Re: what is it?

« on: 18 June 2009, 18:21:25 »

Spot on... Elan +2, give the man a melon!

http://www.geocities.com/trevorsparrow/elanplus2/welcome3.jpg

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General Car Chat / Re: hey can any1 tell me if a mv6 omega slipp diff wil

« on: 18 June 2009, 11:20:27 »

Ooh, I hope someone knows the answer to this - I'd love to try it on the old man's motor!

Just been through my brochures - no diff ratios mentioned, sadly.

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General Car Chat / Re: Wishbones - which way is up!?

« on: 18 June 2009, 17:47:19 »

Many thanks boys! Like i said, thought it should be from the top, but the fact that both sides were different kind of befuddled me.

My apologies to any moderators, as Ive just seen this is in general chat, rather than help request - must have clicked on the wrong one.

I shall blame oil-soaked fingers-on keyboard 

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General Car Chat / Wishbones - which way is up!?

« on: 18 June 2009, 10:57:33 »

Mornin,

No, not which way up does the wishbone go, (I'm not that thick - though I try) but which way up should you have the bolts. I've always been taught to have the bolt put in from the top, so if the nut comes off, there's still the bolt there to hold it all in place. Am I correct for the OhMega?

The reason I ask is i've gone both on my front wishbones! Nearside is nut at the top, offside the nuts at the bottom!

All comments welcome -

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General Car Chat / Re: new car with pics

« on: 18 June 2009, 11:22:34 »

Nice and clean, there feller :-)

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General Car Chat / Re: td trays

« on: 16 June 2009, 21:22:51 »

Glad you've vented some steam!

Perhaps swe should get some kind of virtual leather couch on this forum, so we can each take turns!

Hmmm, we could make it out of a rear seat...now I'm thinking!

Oh, PS, I'll keep my eye out at the local scrappy for them screws, by the way

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General Car Chat / Re: AUTHENTIC RE-SPRAY.........

« on: 16 June 2009, 21:05:49 »

There seems to be more and more Omegas at Billing every year..

Please don't say this is one of the first signs of ageing - I'm only 25!! :-(