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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: Need new Head Unit with Aux input

« on: 20 December 2006, 12:58:44 »

LOL you are going back a few years there, PC power connectors are one block now(ATX), not 2 identical ones(AT)!

Hee hee! yes it was a few years back. I learnt a good lesson on that occassion!

Let us know if you need help choosing a headunit.

Any ideas on a replacement head unit would be gratefully received. I like the look of Tunnie's though. As long as I can connect my 60gb mp3 player to it, either using a jack or USB connection I don't mind. Don't want to go crazy and spend loads, but it needs to have at least the sound quality of the factory CDR2005 unit.

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: Need new Head Unit with Aux input

« on: 20 December 2006, 12:55:55 »

Cheers! Just thought I'd ask the obvious question. I "blew up" a motherboard on a pc once for putting the connectors on the wrong way around  

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: Need new Head Unit with Aux input

« on: 20 December 2006, 12:48:41 »

Remember the permanent 12v and switched 12v wires are reversed in Vauxhalls, so you'll need to swap them over.

Thanks Hillper, but something tells me that this little nugget of information may lead to a disaster if not done properly. Am I right? If so can you shed a little light on the situation so that I don't blow something up when I connect up the new head unit?

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: Need new Head Unit with Aux input

« on: 17 December 2006, 08:57:30 »

Cheers folks - I would have only chosen the Halford's route if the installation was tricky. I'd rather pay  for the benefit of someone else doing it properly than me messing it up! LOL.

Thanks for the offer of the help to fit Tunnie, but I am 200+ miles north of you. Don't worry - I'll be sure to post here if I get into difficulties! I like the idea of the adaptor for the steering wheel controls. I let you know how I get on, but realistically it will be in the New Year before I get around to it.

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: Need new Head Unit with Aux input

« on: 15 December 2006, 12:55:29 »

I'd replace the headunit, i replaced mine with an Alpine and it gave a fantasic improved to clarity and bass though the standard speakers.

I have an Alpine 9854R, you can get the iPod Kit which allows you to control the ipod though the steering wheel controls and headunit, also shows track name in the display, but at £90 extra its a bit steep.

I just put a standard RCA to headphone cable in, which was 90p rather than £90!! Quailty is great:

OK - supposing I followed the route you took..... I am guessing that all I need is the fascia plate, the head unit and the RCA-headphone cable. How easy is the install? Is it just a case of taking out the existing unit, unplugging the cables and inserting the new head unit and plugging the cables in?

Or I guess somewhere like Halfords would fit it for me (for free). I note on Halfords website that the 9854R is not listed though!

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: Need new Head Unit with Aux input

« on: 14 December 2006, 17:35:45 »

Thanks for the replies - I was worried that there wouldn't be a solution.

1) The quality of the mp3s isn't an issue. All of my music at home is in mp3 format throughout the house and it suits me just fine. I was more worried about interference, hissing etc.

2) As I mentioned, iPOD connections are of no use to me. I was hoping for a "jack" type input like the one you have Tunnie, unless there is a connector specially made for the Creative Zen. If you say the quality is great then that suits me!

3) What sort of cost am I looking at for the replacement head unit, and is it a self fit type of install or do I need a professional?

4) Where did you get the "frame" or "blanking piece" that fills the hole where the old Omega stereo went?

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Need new Head Unit with Aux input

« on: 14 December 2006, 06:46:57 »

I am just about to buy a 60gb Creative Zen Vision:M mp3 player, mainly for use in the car. However i have heard that these fm transmitters aren't up to much, so I need a hard wire metod of connecting the player up to my stereo which is a CDR 2005 vdo.

I have read somewhere on the internet that it's not possible to connect up to this unit - is this correct? Do I need to get a replacement head unit with an aux input? (jack or bespoke connector).

If so, can someone point me in the right direction with this???

Thanks in advance!

(by the way - I am not willing to go for an iPod instead of the Creative. I have seen lots of cables for sale for ipod connections)

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Omega General Help / Re: Rust spots....

« on: 20 December 2006, 16:48:58 »

Thanks for the replies peeps. I am of the mind to maybe get it repaired (I tried chips away but they failed to turn up!) and I am counting down the days when I can get rid of the car for good, but I have 21 more monthly payments to make on the outstanding loan which is about double what the car is worth (it's a long story!).

The car has served its purpose (and it still continues to do so)  - I needed a cheap big car for the family, and for £9,000 with 15k miles and under 1yr old, at the time it was a bargain. I still find it comfortable to drive, but the image, performance and service levels from dealers let it down. Apart from Peugeot, I haven't come across a more obnoxious, obstructive and "couldn't care less attitude" bunch of people.

My wife's car is a Toyota and on the rare occastion that it has to go into the garage (i.e. for a service) the difference in the level of service is remarkable. Even without doing much, they actually make you feel good when you hand over your credit card to pay.

I don't even understand the mentality of the Vauxhall garage managers - the environments are hardly the soft of place that makes you want to shell out £££ for a new / nearly new car. The showrooms are a mess!

Oh well that's enough moaning for now - I'd better stop otherwise I could go on and on and on and on............

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Omega General Help / Rust spots....

« on: 20 December 2006, 13:23:40 »

My silver Omega 2.2 CD (53 reg) has developed rust spots around the edge of the nearside rear passenger door. I originally brought this up with my local Vauxhall Dealer back in June 2005, however they failed to provide any assistance whatsoever. I noticed a clause in the warranty statement that you need to have the paintwork checked over regularly and the corrosion checklist completed in the service book for any paint warranty to be honoured. I had done this but they still walked away from my problem.

I eventually wrote them a letter:

Further to your paintwork inspection of the above vehicle today, I write to confirm that I disagree with your inspector’s findings that the rust spots and blemishes on the bodywork are all down to ‘stone chips’ and therefore not covered under the vehicle’s warranty. I do not find it acceptable that the paintwork on a car of this age should deteriorate in this manner and I am surprised that you have advised me that the warranty does not provide cover in this situation. Even if the marks were caused by ‘stone chips’ I would not expect any rust to show after such a short period of time.

I am disappointed that you have been quick to dismiss the matter and not offer any further help or support. Unless you write to advise me that your stance on this matter has changed within the next 7 days, I intend to obtain an independent inspection of the bodywork and opinion of the situation from a third party, as well as taking the matter up with Vauxhall directly. Following this, should it be found that the warranty does indeed cover this work, I will seek to recover any costs involved with the above inspection from yourselves.


As they failed to do anything about it, I contacted Vauxhall. They refused to do anything at all. I can't believe that the warranty doesn't cover it.

So the end of it is that I am left with these rust spots and I am now not sure what to do about them. How much should it cost to have some local repairs/repainting done? I can remember the Vauxhall garage quoting circa £400.

I only intend to keep the car for another 2 years and wonder if it will affect the resale value as it's probably worth next to nothing now anyway. I don't want to throw "good money after bad" as the saying goes.

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Newbie Welcome Area / What a nice bunch you all are....

« on: 21 December 2006, 07:26:49 »

I have only joined recently and only posted a small amount of times here but my first impressions are that this is a very friendly and happy place! Prompt and knowledgable replies! Keep up the good work!

We have the same sort of ethos over at a forum that I am a moderator for... if you happen to like Soul, Funk & Jazz pop over and say hello at the Incognito Forum

Cheers and Merry Christmas!