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Car Parts, bits For Sale & Wanted / Re: Many new parts still remaining

« on: 30 November 2020, 07:43:06 »

Am interested in check strap bushes and the switches please.

Will have to sort out payment, etc this evening as at work on phone at the moment.

Can you PM payment details and total posted and I will send address for posting.

Thanks

152

Omega General Help / Re: Scuttle Drain Problem

« on: 28 November 2020, 19:33:50 »

Instead of welding, why not look at cleaning back to good metal and then using a good (3M) panel bonder to bond a plate into place on each side?

No heat to worry about that way.

Example eBay number 174394858784


Obviously you can buy cheaper than that, but as an example.

153

Car Parts, bits For Sale & Wanted / Re: Smoked side repeaters

« on: 24 November 2020, 20:56:33 »

Do smoked indicators last longer than unsmoked ones? 

No, but they fit non-FL black mouldings nicely compared to those silly orange lumps that look out of place, especially when all other indicators are smoked or clear from factory

154

Car Parts, bits For Sale & Wanted / Re: Smoked side repeaters

« on: 24 November 2020, 18:09:16 »

You have pm

155

Omega General Help / Re: Scuttle Drain Problem

« on: 24 November 2020, 16:46:56 »

TB, check back on one of my old threads, had wet foot wells and the sound padding on the bulkhead was dry.

Had rust at the joins with the bulkhead, chassis and inner wing. There are photos on there to show you what I had if it helps

156

General Car Chat / Re: P0115 Engine temp circuit malfunction

« on: 22 November 2020, 14:13:58 »

Change the thermostat (comes with housing).  Common problem.

To confirm, if the live data of the temperature sensors show them both rising at similar rates (one on thermostat housing, one on radiator) this will confirm diagnosis.

There was a TSB for the wiring on some aircon models rubbing through but normally just the stat assembly.

157

Car Parts, bits For Sale & Wanted / Re: Windscreen heated jet loom

« on: 22 November 2020, 13:11:53 »

This can be locked now, many thanks to BG and Annihilator 👍

158

Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: MFL Climate Panels

« on: 19 November 2020, 20:04:03 »

Which is apparently enough to bake the filters...

Apparently so..... 😔

I replaced it with these from Amazon

10 x 286 Car Dashboard PCB Instrument Panel Bulb & Holder 286T T5 12v 1.2w B8.5D

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: MFL Climate Panels

« on: 19 November 2020, 19:12:42 »

Yep, should be 1.2w but VX supplies 2.0w bulbs under original part number

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: MFL Climate Panels

« on: 19 November 2020, 13:53:05 »

Whatever dealer supplied. They look like 1.2W bulbs (small pencil bulbs) in a green bulb holder and cannot be separated from the bulb holder.

That is what made me ask the question, the old bulbs go right between the plastic pieces but look awfully close

161

Omega Electrical and Audio Help / MFL Climate Panels

« on: 19 November 2020, 12:33:45 »

Just wondering if anyone else has suffered the same problem I have last week with a climate panel?

Basically, the backlight illumination had quickly gone dull but the temperature displays were good.

Had to take the radio out for something else so continued the strip-down of the panel. I was unable to remove the little green bulb holders so took the assembly completely apart to the circuit board to find that the bulbs had completely melted the little plastic lighting strips so no light could pass through. As soon as I tried to twist and remove the bulbs the plastic strips literally broke into little 1cm or so long sections. Was almost as if the bulbs were too powerful and getting too hot.

These were bulbs from VX about 2 or maybe 3 years ago, not generic ones.

I have put another panel in and some new bulbs (generic 1.2w ones this time) but was interested to see if this is a common problem or not?

162

General Car Chat / Re: I'm sure there is a back story...

« on: 18 November 2020, 14:29:53 »

Loads of cars getting nicked with spec lifts round that London ways, grab it and off with a minute

Pikeys or Romanians

Neither, tow vehicle was taxed, MOT’d and insured.

Round our way, there would be no MOT or tax (civil, not criminal offences) and plates come back to that vehicle

163

General Car Chat / Re: I'm sure there is a back story...

« on: 18 November 2020, 14:01:06 »

Apparently happened 2 roads from one of my colleagues in Abbey wood SE London.

Not quite sure of the exact story behind it all but was not staged, a lot of very upset people and at least 2 written off cars

164

Car Parts, bits For Sale & Wanted / Re: Windscreen heated jet loom

« on: 14 November 2020, 09:54:35 »

Think you want these
 

They would be fine.

I know Annihilator is sorting a set out as well, would be happy to have both as always useful to have a spare bits.

PM me some bank details and I will get some money over for you as well

165

Car Parts, bits For Sale & Wanted / Re: Sunroof Motor Bulb WTD

« on: 14 November 2020, 09:51:58 »

Sorted, thanks to Annihilator for the link