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Omega General Help / Re: Brake question
« on: 01 July 2009, 22:52:25 »
Pins!

And if you have your rear brakes to bits its worth uprating the handbrake to later type drum retaining pin, by the way.

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Omega General Help / Re: 1994 CDX remote fob programming
« on: 01 July 2009, 22:51:09 »
I think that worked because they were already programmed to the car - they just had dead batteries. So a 'foreign' key cannot be programmed in that way. Fairly sure you need a techie to do it. But, yes Kinplym, in certain circumstances it will work  :)

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Omega General Help / Re: Removing rear brake drums
« on: 01 July 2009, 22:27:15 »
Are you doing the uprated mod on the handbrakes, too? That's what the 'bits creating a groove' things about.

They fall apart, but Vauxhall changed the design in '99 (or thereabouts) after using the same rubbish shoe design for thirty years  ::)

Rotating, hitting, levering etc will eventually work. Have faith! And strength, that helps too.  :)

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Omega General Help / Re: Removing Security Bolts
« on: 01 July 2009, 01:20:53 »
Ah! Raised an issue that will never be resolved, there. To grease or not to grease wheel studs/nuts?

Personally never had a problem as my wheels are coming off / on on an almost weekly basis!

The trick is, as said earlier, NEVER do them up with anything but your own strength..and always pull upward to tighten. That way in the cold and rain when you have a puncture you can always get them undone.

Don't mean to get off topic, by the way. Have you tried a tyre fitters? Honestly, theyve got all the gear, its their job, after all.

Oh, or park down a dodgy street, let the local 14-year-olds loosen the wheels for you. I think most kids today are fairly proficcient in the removal of alloy wheels.  :D

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Omega General Help / Re: Removing Security Bolts
« on: 30 June 2009, 00:33:30 »
You might even find a nice mechanic who will just say 'gimme a minute til the boss has gone' and he'll whip it off for you..

To be honest its not the most insurmountable problem in the world. All you're missing is the key, most places you could get the stud off have already been mentioned. Main dealer, Garage, local motorfactor, tyre fitters, etc. Just dont let some cowboy go near it with an angle grinder. There are some truly thick people out there.

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Omega General Help / Re: brakes sticking
« on: 01 July 2009, 01:06:18 »
Yep, that's it. Can't add anything to the sound advice already given.

Fairly standard solution, really. If it's sticking....loosen it!! Get them calipers moving freely, and get them pads snug, without being loose/rattly. As said, coppergrease is the thing.

Thing is with brakes and other 'oilybits' once you've had them off once, you should always be thinking of the next guy that'll be working on them...and that could be you!

Have an afternoon in the sun tinkering, you'll get them working good as new sooner than you think.

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Omega General Help / Re: Woes, and further woes!
« on: 01 July 2009, 01:36:19 »
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Hey feller.

Wow, thats a healthy list of, ermm...niggles!

Is it a pre/post facelift? I know there was some Omega 'C' switches on ebay a few days ago. If that helps?  :y

Ok, I'm splitting hairs here but:
Omega "A"...was the name of the Carlton in Europe
Omega "B"...is what we know as Omega's ('94>'03)
Omega "C"...no such beast.
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Yeah, so they say. But some very prominent manufacturers still list then A,B and C. Plus my Gm brake pads had A Band C on the box. Genuine packaging. Strange.


AH! Thanks for that feller! I just think it's fairly clear what people mean when you say 'Omega C.'

I concede it may not be official; but then again, I know how I'd feel if i bought a brand new bonnet for a 2002 'Omega B' to find it was a '94-'99 model bonnet!! ''But it is an Omega B bonnet'', the man would insistently tell me when I went to get it exchanged.

Maybe it should be made a retronym?  :-/

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Omega General Help / Re: Woes, and further woes!
« on: 30 June 2009, 01:04:38 »
Hey feller.

Wow, thats a healthy list of, ermm...niggles!

Is it a pre/post facelift? I know there was some Omega 'C' switches on ebay a few days ago. If that helps?  :y

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Oh, just thought I should say, I've just spotted 'markey mark' has a self-levelling rear damper in the for sale section.  :y

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Never had the luxury of self-levelling, so don't miss it :(


Let us know how you get on.

I have a feeling we havent heard the last of you!

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Experiences with Senators suggests most owners replace the self-levelling system with standard units when they wear out. Suppose it depends how keen you are to keep self-levelling, really.

Is it a bit of a gimmick/toy, or do you find yourself appreciating its there? Therein lies your answer!

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Omega General Help / Re: ISOFix on the Miggy?
« on: 01 July 2009, 00:59:12 »
Oh, and as an adendum...all what I've just said compared with just doing the seatbelt?...hmmm....think I'd go for the seatbelt option!!

Anything for an easy life!  :y

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Omega General Help / Re: ISOFix on the Miggy?
« on: 01 July 2009, 00:57:37 »
Cant remember the location, but a few weeks ago a very long thread about the poor fitment of a child seat led me to query the retro-fitment of an ISOfix. Omegas did have them as an option. Presumably there are lovely holes waiting in the bodyshell for you....presumably!

As far as I can tell, on principle, it would be do-able to retro-fit it. No doubt there would be various scary issues like 'ahh, what if you dont do it right!?' 'No no no, cant be done' 'Factory-fit only' 'you'll kill everyone!' etc...But if you ordered ISOfix on your brand-new Insignia, say, and it arrived and they forgot to fit it I don't for a second imagine Vauxhall would ship the whole car back to the factory, tear out the whole rear trim, fit it, then ship it back to you. No. What would happen is the dealer would retro-fit it according to the exacting specifications they have in their very detailed 'haynes-esque' manuals. It happens when a car arrives scratched/dinged, they respray it, but just don't tell you.

Doing that on a week-old car, or an 8year old one should make no difference. The issues are if the ISOfix mounting holes are there, if you can get the 'kit' including correct bolts and if you trust yourself to do it!

If someone ripped a seatbelt, I imagine you'd have no worries getting a replacement, and fitting it to the car yourself. So I'm not sure how this differs.

Like I say, just be mindful of them three 'ifs' above, please don't go drilling your own holes into steel that may not be the correct thickness/strength to take it!

If it's do-able, it's do-able, if it isn't, it isnt!!  :)

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Omega General Help / Re: VX Prices
« on: 30 June 2009, 01:08:07 »
If I ring up my dealer for prices and just ask 'whats that on trade club?' they tell me, no quibbles.

Doesn't your dealer do that? Odd.  :-?

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Omega General Help / Re: 2.5TD Injection pump
« on: 30 June 2009, 00:44:10 »
Ahh. Is it a diesel Elite? There aren't many td elites about, so I'm assuming you've put a petrol pump into a diesel tank?

I wasn't aware they were the same pump.

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