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[Kevin Wood]

Well i found my power sounder under the scuttle drivers side when went to replace the HBV, as you can see from the pics the previous owner must have tacken Sammy sledge to it (must have been a friend of Jaime's ):

Yep. That one's been "repaired"

Kevin

[TheBoy]

No prob's Wayne, if you want to pop over just PM me and I will tell you where I is  

LOL, just noticed your location - I was over Upper Heyford on Sat playing cambelts with an Omega...

[JamesV6CDX]

Hi mate

just got back from National Tyres after having my new battery fitted
i had to go back and have the new battery that they fitted exchanged because they fitted the WRONG one, i cant blame the guy on the counter as his "company" manual said that the Vauxhall Omega 2.5V6 petrol should use a 12volt 60amp battery..........WRONG!!!!
Vauxhall said that they sell the VX Go Batteries and that they are 65amp!
according to EXIDE and VARTA, the one needed for my car is 72amp

im confused with all this crap, anyway i took my car back and they stuck a 72amp battery, it has better "cranks" or whatever that is!  

should be good to go now!
i deliberately want to leave my car for 14 days just to see IF it will start, ha ha ha ha

maybe i can pop round yours and use this voltmeter to test me Alternator?

or go to the Garages which you mentioned?

How much did it cost?

My VX Battery is a 75ah one and cost £36, with a 3 yr guarantee (which is long enough for anyone)

I still think you should have got one  

I don't mean to make a dig mate, but the reason you're getting fed up with maintaining your car is because you're taking it to all the wrong places (Vx for camcover gaskets, Tyre Centres for batteries, etc)

Get yourself a ABS trade card for £20, that's a good start. Then there are plenty of us who will help you for a fraction of the costs you're currently paying dealers.

 

[Wayne]

Hi Mate

yes, i get where your coming from, but i will say it again buddy
IM NOT MECHANICALLY MINDED
no way in hell i would do any of these jobs by myself and i aint risking rather my car up for anyone
most of the very nice people on here are always too busy and cant always fit me in and a lot of the time im out earning money at weekends with my band when people are free...its a nightmare!
i also dont have time to keep running to VX all the time, they are nowhere near where i live, i suppose its convenience, but YES it costs me more and is pissing me off, lol
i will have to get a trade card, i forgot where u get em from?
and do Vauxhalls at Kidlington in Oxford actually take them there?

cheers

[TheBoy]

look up on http://www.tradeclub.co.uk to see who takes them.  I think Hartwells do, but they have to 'set it up' which can take a day or 2.

Card is £20 annually from http://www.autobahnstormers.co.uk

[Wayne]

on that link you sent me, it says this,
"Membership is strictly controlled to ensure that only the genuine independent trade can benefit"

dont you HAVE to be in the Car Trade?

is it MEGA easy then?  lol

[TheBoy]

on that link you sent me, it says this,
"Membership is strictly controlled to ensure that only the genuine independent trade can benefit"

dont you HAVE to be in the Car Trade?

is it MEGA easy then?  lol

For a genuine trade club card, you need to be in the trade. Some clubs, such as Autobahnstormers (2nd link) provide a card to their members.

[alanfp]

Sorry if you've already got the answers you wanted, but

1) A new voltmeter costs from £4.99 (Maplins or similar).  It's actually a multimeter so you'll be able to use it for other little electrical jobs (continuity testing etc) [but be careful on 240 V electrics if you're not sure about it].

2) I've always assumed that using the key in the door-lock to lock the car instead of the remote WOULDN'T set the alarm, but I'm not sure about this - you could check, I guess locking the car with a window open and then trying to trigger the alarm by waving in front of the motion sensor.