Omega Owners Forum
Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: venom on 08 July 2010, 22:50:05
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Well here is my first Omega, It's a 1997 2.5 CDX 91500 miles FSH up to 79000.
Good bits
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y117/kenmacritchie/013-3.jpg)
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y117/kenmacritchie/014-2.jpg)
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y117/kenmacritchie/024-1.jpg)
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y117/kenmacritchie/023-3.jpg)
Even has it's original Nokia car phone and works 100%
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y117/kenmacritchie/026-2.jpg)
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y117/kenmacritchie/027-2.jpg)
Now bad bits :(
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y117/kenmacritchie/016-2.jpg)
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y117/kenmacritchie/018-2.jpg)
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y117/kenmacritchie/020-2.jpg)
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y117/kenmacritchie/021-1.jpg)
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y117/kenmacritchie/022-2.jpg)
Plus a couple of odd jobs to do, new MID, dash bulbs, electronic air con panel bulbs.
But she drives GREAT :y
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Dare I say that all the estates do that just under the rear window.... Our's has a little patch that i've used a touch up pen on.
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On the whole V, that car looks very good indeed - lovely colour 8-) :y :y
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You're right Andy, every single Omega estate I've seen has had at least a very minor rust patch under the wiper spindle. Even my '03' 3.2 Elite estate had it, but thankfully that's been taken care of now.
And indeed Zulu, it is a good colour. There never seems to be many red Omega's about.
Venom - Hopefully you'll be able to make the next Oxford meet on the 17th. It would be nice to meet you, and you can get to know some of the locals...you'd be more than welcome :y
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Dare I say that all the estates do that just under the rear window.... Our's has a little patch that i've used a touch up pen on.
I was pre warned about the tailgate, arches and rear doors but was gutted about the roof and the dent he tried to fix thou, but on the whole a great car especially for what I paid :y
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On the whole V, that car looks very good indeed - lovely colour 8-) :y :y
Thanks zulu it's 85% there and your right a great colour :y
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Venom - Hopefully you'll be able to make the next Oxford meet on the 17th. It would be nice to meet you, and you can get to know some of the locals...you'd be more than welcome :y
I'll be there cheers :y
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good year 97, and an estate 8-)
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AND a Nokia 2110! They are now sought after - you could get a few ££ on ebay for that
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AND a Nokia 2110! They are now sought after - you could get a few ££ on ebay for that
Not seen one of those for a while! I remember thinking how tiny that model was back in 1994 when we were given one for testing. ;D
Kevin
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It looks a really nice, clean well kept Omega :y
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It puts my 96 cdx estate to shame
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Very Nice... :y
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Thanks for the good comments, to be honest I thought it might have been seen as rough :y
Spent a fair bit of time cleaning today, first off the engine bay.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y117/kenmacritchie/001-5.jpg)
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(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y117/kenmacritchie/003-2.jpg)
Then started claying the body it looked not to bad and it felt a bit rough but wasn't expecting it to be quite so bad.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y117/kenmacritchie/013-7.jpg)
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y117/kenmacritchie/014-6.jpg)
Light stopped play for today but will carry on tomorrow when I get back from picking up my new MID :y :y
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Hi Venom, nice car, but whats claying about mate?
:-[
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A car clay bar is an essential car detailing tool that targets the common enemy of every car finish: pollution that causes automotive paint contamination. It relentlessly pursues your car from the second it leaves the factory until your car meets its ultimate demise. It's in the air we breathe, it's on the roads we drive, and it attaches to your car's paint, where it bonds and begins a process of oxidation.
When contaminants get a solid grip on your car's paint, washing alone may not be enough to remove them. Pre-wax cleaners also may not be able to exfoliate large particles. In this case, you have two choices: use a polishing compound, which removes a lot of paint material, or use a clay bar. A clay bar isn't a polish or a compound, it is a surface preparation bar that smoothes the paint and exfoliates contaminants.
Clay is not a cure-all or a replacement for polishing. It's a tool for quickly and easily removing surface contamination.
One of the many reasons for using a clay bar is the removal of brake dust. Brake dust contamination, which attaches to painted rear bumpers and adjoining surfaces, is a metallic surface contaminant that can be removed safely and effectively by using clay.
Clay is also very effective on paint over-spray. If the over-spray is particularly heavy, you may want to seek the assistance of a professional. Tree sap and tar specks can also be safely removed with a clay bar.
I use clay on my windows (exterior) to remove heavy road film, bug deposits and water spots. It works very well, and seems to outperform even the best window cleaners.
Most consumer grade detailing clays are designed to be used as an annual or semi-annual paint maintenance tool prior to polishing and waxing. At this frequency, these detailing clay products work great. Simply use the clay as part of your major detailing regimen.
Hope this helps :y
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A few jobs now done, fitted a new (secondhand) MID unit and all is well, plus replace the the speedo and rev counter bulbs.
Second was to replace the Climate control bulbs as all were blown.
These two jobs were done with the aid of the great font of knowledge section Maintenance Guides :y :y :y
So jobs for today are finish of machining the body, sort out the secondary air pump and wet vac the interior, so that should keep me going for today. :y
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Thanks very much Ken.
helpful indeed
Doogie