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Ideally i'd love to keep texisting bose system but im having nothing but greif with the cd player. i bought a second hand one off ebay(i know i know) and that has the same fault.(no disc message)
The annoying thing is sometimes it does work but more often that not it doesnt and im fed up with the same old rubbish the radio stations play
If i could get the cdc2 working properly i wouldnt change any of the bose system
Just dont know where to take it to get it fixed(if it can be)
Would the bose door speakers run off of this with an amp? i would buy an amp and subwoofer for bass
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/07-NEW-Alpine-CDE-9881-CD-MP3-PLAYER-CAR-STEREO-9881RB_W0QQitemZ260106912032QQihZ016QQcategoryZ39755QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Wheel alignment is a waste of time and money if the operator doesn't understand the numbers he's getting from the machine.
My wife got conned into having her "tracking" checked at a well known high street tyre outfit and was told both sides were "miles out". Next time I drove the car the steering wheel was at about 20 degrees from the straight ahead position when running straight. I looked at the report and the guy had wound about 30 minutes on one side and about 30 minutes off the other. So the total toe hadn't been changed at all, just the steering wheel position! Took it back and complained and I watched him adjust it again without bracing the steering wheel in the straight ahead position. Just got a blank look when I pointed out his mistake. If the guy doesn't understand the effect of the steering wheel on front toe he shouldn't be allowed anywhere near a car.
In contrast, got the Omega checked at a decent place the other day and the chap was very helpful. He pointed out that my camber was within limits but in his opinion the limits were a bit wide and that it might be advisable for me to bring it back and have that properly set.
I've got -1.89 on the left and -2.07 on the right at the moment. Doesn't seem to be pulling to the left despite this but he said I might get shoulder wear with that much camber. What's the collective wisdom on this?
Limits were -0.92 to -2.42.
Kevin
QuoteIs yours an auto? Not something to do with needing to be in park, or some kind of lock is it?
No, I've got driver involvement pack on mine
Hi,
Mine is a pre facelift model, I can still open the glovebox by pulling one side out then the other, I need to know how to get the lock assembly out to fix it.
Cheers,
Iain
Hi all i was hoping someone can point me in the right direction:
my car is an Omega 2.2DTi on a 51 plate.
(also posted on VXON...)
just as im preparing to sell the old girl she decided to make her feelings felt!
i was going to the airport yesterday to drop my brother off and on the way down i could feel the car skipping a beat but very faintly... i could notice but my bro didnt until we were travelling at lower speed then there was a definate jerk (power cuts out)... no EML at this point. there was a slight puff of smoke i noticed but this could be unburnt diesel.
anyway i got to the airport had a peek around the engine bay and all seemed well (couldnt see any pipes loose; fluids ok...etc). the only thing i had done prior to this problem was put some diesel in her but now im thinking perhaps i put petrol in instead? at the airport i filled her up with diesel so i would say i had in the tank £50 diesel & £10 suspected petrol???
on the way back the stuttering/cutting out was more frequent; i noticed that when you put your foot down hard (but not very hard) it did it more often. when i got close to home i put the car in 4th gear to see if it would rev up. when it got to 4k revs the EML light would come on and the car would power down (like there was no accelerator being applied). then the EML would go out. i only did this once.
any one had similar probs or shed any light on the issue?
all advise IMMENSLEY appreciated...
oh; i have washed the engine but that was a week ago and i have done around 50-60 miles since then with no probs...
You know what I mean.
Is there any solution (gunk to go in screenwash?) or does it just mean time for new rubber?
Also on wipers - I have 2 estates - the rear wipers are cr@p on both - its like the spring doesn't hold them firmly enough onto the glass. Is there a replacable part in there or should I just trying lubing it up as best as possible?
Cheers,
Ian
If you look down between the engine and the inner wing on the passenger side, approximately as far back as the suspension turret, you'll see a box with some brake lines emerging from the top.
Kevin
