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Omega General Help / Re: Matrix pipes little green clip pipe end

« on: 06 March 2023, 08:17:38 »

Just a heads up on those hoses, not available anymore, so if there's any problems with the ones that you have, then you will have to get inventive. I had one that was leaking, so I cut the ends of, and with my bad eyesight I screwed it up and had to have the car low loaded to a garage, and they took two goes at fixing them with spring clips/ jubilee clips.

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Cars for Sale & wanted / Re: Late elite Wanted

« on: 16 February 2023, 10:12:14 »

Same here, all three are staying, not interested in their value, as they'll all end up as scrappers in the near future anyway, due to the sad eco idiots and I'll be on the bus!

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Meetings, gatherings, parties etc / Re: Vaux ALL show

« on: 16 February 2023, 09:55:39 »

I'm booked in for it but.....on the day the ba***rd won't start.  so won't be going

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General Discussion Area / Re: Bye Bye Krankie !

« on: 16 February 2023, 09:50:50 »

Think you've all got it wrong because....apparently she's just been signed up for a season in Las Vegas for a comeback of The Krankies, correction that's the Blackpool  Las Vegas.

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Omega General Help / Re: vauxhall special vehicles

« on: 31 January 2023, 21:17:43 »

Agree 100%.... you've only got to watch traffic cops or police interceptors, to see what the cars are expected to do day or night

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Omega General Help / Re: vauxhall special vehicles

« on: 31 January 2023, 19:21:04 »

I have two, and I would compare them as like any work vehicle, that has maybe 2-3 drivers per shift and possibly on the road for 24 hours depending on policing requirements. They are in general ragged and abused, and yes it can be argued that they are regularly maintained to the highest standard....hmm I have one car a 3.2 that had 40k on the clock which spent most of its 3 years sitting outside London embassies. Question was why dispose of such a low mileage car? simples, the transmission was shagged and required replacement. The second car a 3.0, had 86k and was in a scrapyard with a goosed engine. Should have walked away but the actual overall body wasn't to bad, so it got saved....So at three I've now stopped taking in any more knackered Omegas into the retirement home, ex police or otherwise, just need the check up for the neck up to complete the picture.....buyer beware!

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Cars for Sale & wanted / Wanted, sill cover end cap.

« on: 31 January 2023, 10:10:08 »

 Wanted sill cover end cap, my one got mullered in a crunch. If push comes to shove, I'll take the whole sill cover because the original is repairable and I'll keep what's left and save it for my next skirmish with a high kerb

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Omega General Help / Re: Headlight adjuster replacement.

« on: 21 January 2023, 10:24:06 »

Cheers all, for the tips and will have a play with rest of the spare ones

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Omega General Help / Re: Headlight adjuster replacement.

« on: 20 January 2023, 07:29:02 »

Many thanks to Dr G yesterday for the how to session, crap quality adjusters came out in pieces and replaced with silicone ones. Got a few more to do, but now have an insight into what's needed, going to send  swmbo on a round the world cruise.....and the ovens all mine!

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Omega General Help / Re: Headlight adjuster replacement.

« on: 17 January 2023, 11:54:50 »

Thank you Jamie, got the 'oven' hint' There's a diy version of an oven on Youtube and the guy does his headlights with it really well, looks a wee bit sketchy but it worked a treat. So may have a try doing that also

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Omega General Help / Re: Headlight adjuster replacement.

« on: 17 January 2023, 08:26:45 »

 Because it's something I don't have any experience of, and new units aren't available anymore, except for LH drive  cars only. So it's a matter of trying to work with what's available, and stealbay sellers at most times don't have a clue that they are selling units with broken adjusters for silly money, plus there's the hassle of returning them back and getting a refund. So all I'm trying to do is work with what I have, and Dr G has kindly offered to run me through a how to session, rather than me breaking something by steaming into unknown territory......I'm sort of prone to do that

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Omega General Help / Re: Headlight adjuster replacement.

« on: 15 January 2023, 21:52:42 »

I hope that I'm going to have enough adjusters, and may well have a few more of the aluminium originals which I bought up after the guy who was making them died. I just need to be shown how to change them without my usual anger management, bull in a china shop, six fingered approach to fiddly stuff PM incoming 

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Omega General Help / Re: Headlight adjuster replacement.

« on: 15 January 2023, 21:05:35 »

Just to mention the situation trying to find new adjusters....the only ones that I've found are on stealbay, at £25 a pop delivered from Belarus....yeah whatever on that one! luckily I have around a dozen, plastic and a few silicone, but have eight headlights in all that need fettling.

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Omega General Help / Re: Headlight adjuster replacement.

« on: 15 January 2023, 20:52:58 »

I'll certainly try the Stanley knife....was thinking of using clear Sika flex to reseal if that works. Still think that having my own personal oven is a nice idea, and still worth thinking about

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Omega General Help / Re: Headlight adjuster replacement.

« on: 15 January 2023, 18:42:48 »

Looking for a S/hand one on market place, I've got power in the greenhouse, just bury it pots and bags of compost when not in use, sort of blend it into the back ground.....could work