Omega Owners Forum

Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: gbh on 20 May 2021, 22:32:44

Title: Cat Cover
Post by: gbh on 20 May 2021, 22:32:44
Driving along today and heard a slight ping/clang and saw a piece of metal in the rear view mirror turns out to be the guard or reinforcing for cat so solutions before anymore damage can be caused to cat.Could I wrap it in something for example? Any likely MOT issues later?
Title: Re: Cat Cover
Post by: Nick W on 20 May 2021, 22:48:28
You won't notice any difference if you remove the covers off the cats, or the ones against the floor.


Don't worry about it.
Title: Re: Cat Cover
Post by: Migv6 le Frog Fan on 21 May 2021, 06:38:48
If your worried wrap it in some of that heatproof bandage stuff.  :y
Title: Re: Cat Cover
Post by: gbh on 21 May 2021, 12:21:08
Did think about wrapping it in old metal can to offer it some protection
Title: Re: Cat Cover
Post by: johnnydog on 21 May 2021, 12:36:19
I have had a couple break away on one edge so that they are hanging down.
My thoughts are that they are there for a reason, so I have used a big diameter worm drive clip round the cat and shield to hold it in in place, and they are still in situ several years later. Needs to be just tight enough to hold it in place, and to stop it rattling.
Title: Re: Cat Cover
Post by: STEMO on 21 May 2021, 12:40:28
I have had a couple break away on one edge so that they are hanging down.
My thoughts are that they are there for a reason, so I have used a big diameter worm drive clip round the cat and shield to hold it in in place, and they are still in situ several years later. Needs to be just tight enough to hold it in place, and to stop it rattling.
So you don't start forest fires in the summer.
Title: Re: Cat Cover
Post by: Migv6 le Frog Fan on 21 May 2021, 13:55:37
Or set fire to your car if you park it on dry grass after a run.  ;)
Title: Re: Cat Cover
Post by: Doctor Gollum on 21 May 2021, 14:09:49
Or set fire to your car if you park it on dry grass after a run.  ;)
Like this :D (https://youtu.be/5KgqyTJNwiM)
Title: Re: Cat Cover
Post by: johnnydog on 21 May 2021, 16:03:23
Or set fire to your car if you park it on dry grass ;)
Personally I am not into dogging, so I won't be parking in remote areas with long grass.....
Title: Re: Cat Cover
Post by: cam.in.head on 21 May 2021, 23:14:02
are they not part of current mot regs now ?
i refitted mine when it fell of and tester said it should be there !