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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Two climate panel queries

« on: 18 July 2018, 11:41:57 »

My climate control panel has recently started showing the temp just on the drivers side. Is there something I can do to reset thie panel?
It used to show the temp on both sides.

The second one is - If I set the temp to low, I can control the fan speed. If it's set to 16 or over the fan is very noisy and I cant reduce the speed. Any ideas?

Cheers

Mark

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Omega General Help / Re: Tyre recommendations

« on: 04 July 2018, 20:05:19 »

£200 a tyre? What size?

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Omega General Help / Re: Tyre recommendations

« on: 04 July 2018, 10:56:15 »

I've seen uniroyal rainsport 3s on Camskill at £80 for a 99y or £67 for 95y load ratings.  Do we need 99y on our cars?
Only thing about those are they're very soft compound and don't last that long. I'll look online for some of the tyres recommended above.
Acceleras at £40 are great value. I know a decent tyre fitters that wil fit customer supplied tyres.

I also had Goodyear assy 2s on a clit 182. That car was all about cornering and the sidewalls were so soft it really spoilt the turn in. The previous budgets were better ( for that application )

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Omega General Help / Re: Tyre recommendations

« on: 03 July 2018, 23:34:48 »

I know tyre threads cable a nightmare! When I bought the R26 it had mismatched Chinese tyres so I thought ' I'd better change them asap '
 They stayed for 12 months and I really couldn't fault them . I recently put a set of Michelin ps4s on and yes they're better but it isn't night and day!
Is like something budget / mid range which is quiet and smooth riding. I've heard good reviews about three a tyres but I'd rather go with a recommendation from an Omega owner.

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Omega General Help / Tyre recommendations

« on: 03 July 2018, 11:50:36 »

Hi what tyres are people using on their Omegas? I'm looking for a set of 225/55/16.
Any recommendations or horror stories welcome!

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General Discussion Area / Re: 2000AD comics

« on: 24 June 2018, 13:05:00 »

Have a look on eBay. Some early issues are worth more than a few Bob!
I collected these in the late 70's / early 80's but chucked them all out when i was a teenager - gutted!

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General Car Chat / Re: How much for a low mileage Rolls Royce !

« on: 22 June 2018, 19:05:52 »

Have you seen the one Harry Metcalfe bought? £4100 on eBay he's just driven it to the North Pole and back.

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Omega General Help / Re: Leather seat refurb ?

« on: 22 June 2018, 12:23:40 »

I used to retail Gliptone and I've recoloured lots of leather seats / panels. If you're just cleaning then any interior cleaner or apc / tfr will do the job. Best method is to get a weak solution of warm water and cleaner, spray on then agitate for a minute or so with a nail / shoe brush. Don't let it dry. Then remove with a hot damp cloth. This should get rid of all the dirt and leave the leather much less shiny. This also works well on steering wheels.
 I wouldn't use alcohol wipes too much as they're quite strong and can take off the top coat of colour.

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Omega General Help / Re: Shock absorbers - std replacement?

« on: 10 June 2018, 18:19:32 »

That control arms kit is so much for the money! I'll look into that thank you.

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Omega General Help / Shock absorbers - std replacement?

« on: 10 June 2018, 15:17:52 »

Hi what shocks / dampers are recommended as an oe replacement? The car feels quite floaty and leans a lot in corners.
I don't want anything 'sporty' just the regular 2.6 cdx estate stuff.

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Omega Gallery / Re: Mark's Omega 2.6cdx estate

« on: 03 June 2018, 21:10:47 »

The stereo looks the same colour as the one in our old Zafira. I think the Vectra 3 had them so that's probably where it came from. It all works though and I have the code.
Interesting comment re android headunits. I fitted one in the Zafira and it worked really well - Would this fit an Omega? I'd only get one if it was an exact colour match to the climate panel.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/7-Android-8-OREO-DAB-Radio-Car-GPS-Sat-Nav-BT-DVD-Stereo-For-Vauxhall-Vectra-C/172326708892?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649

I have a double din android unit in the R26 and it's brilliant. I've got about 200 albums on a 64gb sd card so you can have your entire music collection in the car.

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Omega Gallery / Mark's Omega 2.6cdx estate

« on: 03 June 2018, 13:07:45 »

Hi everyone. Picked this up on Thursday, quick clean and hoover out she came up quite well!
Original ad https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2003-52-VAUXHALL-OMEGA-2-6-CDX-V6-5D-AUTO-179-BHP-/112988263666?nma=true&si=a4kAaI5sbNM5CFgQ%252F2juy%252FuUCkM%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557







Going for an alignment tomorrow as theres some funny tyre wear. The glovebox catch is broken / missing and the stereo is the wrong colour!
Drives really nicely though. It's the first car I've owned for a long time that rides smoothly so I'm enjoying just wafting about in it!

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: Total newbie question about yellow dash light....

« on: 26 May 2018, 17:12:38 »

Blimey haha! At least it isn't a problem!
I was playing around trying everything to see if it all worked and must have pressed it by mistake.
Thanks for the replies.

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Total newbie question about yellow dash light....

« on: 26 May 2018, 14:00:38 »

Hi guys, after test driving my new 2.6 Omega I noticed a yellow warning light on the dash.. Under the rev counter there are ten warning lights - it's the top right hand one which looks like a gear cog. I've googled it but can't find a description of each light.
Hopefully it's nothing major as the car drove without fault. I turned the engine off and restarted it and the light did not come back on.
 I've asked the garage to check it out before I pick the car up next week.

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Newbie Welcome Area / Newbie hi everyone

« on: 26 May 2018, 09:14:06 »

Hi guys, I've just put a deposit down on a 2 .6 cdx estate.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2003-52-VAUXHALL-OMEGA-2-6-CDX-V6-5D-AUTO-179-BHP-/112988263666
I've been looking for one for a while and this was only a few miles away. I need to get an alignment done as there seems to be wear to the edges of the front tyres.
It drives very well and I'm looking forward to picking it up next Thursday. . Needs a good clean inside and out which is fine as I'm quite into detailing!