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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: rob114 on 24 September 2006, 17:53:43

Title: climate panel removal - or not!
Post by: rob114 on 24 September 2006, 17:53:43

Hi guys,
 
Am currently shredding my fingers trying to get the climate panel to release on my pre facelift MV6 - Marksdtm has kindly donated a new sampling fan to get the cc working correctly.

Any pointers? I know there is a bar thing but for the life of me can't see it!!

Title: Re: climate panel removal - or not!
Post by: rob114 on 24 September 2006, 18:18:36

NM - sorted!!!

Once it came off & I could see the catch I was like ahhhhhhhhhhh!

Title: Re: climate panel removal - or not!
Post by: TheBoy on 24 September 2006, 18:59:10

Yeah, glad you sorted it, its kinda difficult to explain otherwise. Obvious once you've seen it though.

Haynes has a piccies of the unit which is handy if you haven't got it out before...

Title: Re: climate panel removal - or not!
Post by: rob114 on 24 September 2006, 19:12:17

sick now......sampling fan still doesnt work after replacement & one of the bulbs has now gone!!!!

Title: Re: climate panel removal - or not!
Post by: TheBoy on 24 September 2006, 19:15:22

I guess the driver has failed then :(

Title: Re: climate panel removal - or not!
Post by: TheBoy on 24 September 2006, 19:16:28

The bulbs frequently fail, I'd replace all 5 anyway.

Fixing the sampling fan may be more of a problem though...

Title: Re: climate panel removal - or not!
Post by: rob114 on 24 September 2006, 19:29:26

Yeah ,least I know how to change the bulbs now lol!

Working on a solution for fan..... ;)

Title: Re: climate panel removal - or not!
Post by: rob114 on 24 September 2006, 23:26:34

Okay - have sourced a replacement climate panel ! Will update...................

Title: Re: climate panel removal - or not!
Post by: TheBoy on 25 September 2006, 22:38:35

Is it from estate or saloon, as they have different configs?

Title: Re: climate panel removal - or not!
Post by: rob114 on 25 September 2006, 23:53:45

Saloon luckily! Didnt know the estates were any different! Thanks for the heads up!

Title: Re: climate panel removal - or not!
Post by: Agemo on 26 September 2006, 12:44:11

To pull the bar down, I cut a notch in the end of an old screwdriver, makes life easier. If you have ever thought of having coloured bulbs, now is the time, mine are red and look good (to me anyway)
 ::)

Title: Re: climate panel removal - or not!
Post by: rob114 on 26 September 2006, 16:45:09

Will stick with original bulbs for the time being although tempted! ;)

Well, new climate panel installed & I can now get heat when appropriate (not just on HI setting)

Thing is CC works,or appears to work in every respect but am getting the -- on shutdown in the temp display when I turn off ignition! I am aware they indicate a fault so tried resetting (auto & off 5 secs) & disconnecting battery (that power sounder is LOUD!) to no avail.

Any ideas? Have a mate with access to a tech2 so may have to that route though don't like to bother him for minor stuff.

Title: Re: climate panel removal - or not!
Post by: TheBoy on 26 September 2006, 18:18:10

The ECC does store fault codes that can be read with Tech2, so may be worth checking what those faults are....