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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: tomg on 27 May 2009, 11:42:30

Title: Whats this switch for?
Post by: tomg on 27 May 2009, 11:42:30
The switch is located in the storage compartment next to the fuse box.

Sorry about the poor picture quality i took the pic's with my phone

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Title: Re: Whats this switch for?
Post by: Jimbob on 27 May 2009, 12:00:35
cetainly not factory fit thats for sure  ;D

Is your car ex-police?

does it do anything when pressed?
Title: Re: Whats this switch for?
Post by: jonathanh on 27 May 2009, 12:15:03
unusual vehicle being a manual elite.....

press it and see.....
Title: Re: Whats this switch for?
Post by: mathewst on 27 May 2009, 12:23:03
Did you have LPG fitted before in the car?
Title: Re: Whats this switch for?
Post by: Jimbob on 27 May 2009, 12:27:09
few guesses...

something left over from police days, if appropriate.

a permanent live switch for a 2nd fag lighter which used to live in that compartment.

an extra immobilsier, controlling fuel pump or something similar.

extra lights

what do you know of the car's history?
Title: Re: Whats this switch for?
Post by: mathewst on 27 May 2009, 12:32:47
I would agree with JimBob on his suggestions.
Probably looks like an extra immobiliser hidden switch
Title: Re: Whats this switch for?
Post by: Kevin Wood on 27 May 2009, 12:39:00
I heard somewhere that the plod used to fit a switch to disable the interior light for covert disembarkation from the car. Might be that perhaps?

Kevin
Title: Re: Whats this switch for?
Post by: tomg on 27 May 2009, 12:41:17
Its got a full vauxhall history from new, two owners an elderly gent and a family, its never been a MOD car.  There is a vdo sat nav fitted by vauxhall in 2003 this might have something to do with it? 

I pressed it and it does nothing.

Strange.  :-/
Title: Re: Whats this switch for?
Post by: tunnie on 27 May 2009, 14:03:34
did you try and start it after it was pressed? i am thinking fuel cut off switch
Title: Re: Whats this switch for?
Post by: portomega on 27 May 2009, 15:30:11
my cavalier had a similar thing but in the glove box, found out it was a new immobiliser switch, i pressed it thinking it was the glove box light and couldnt get the car to start for a week, took it to 4 different garages before they found out what the switch was lol ::)
Title: Re: Whats this switch for?
Post by: Elite Pete on 27 May 2009, 15:49:27
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unusual vehicle being a manual elite.....

press it and see.....
Make sure your wife isn't sat in the passenger seat first though ::)
Title: Re: Whats this switch for?
Post by: Andy B on 27 May 2009, 20:51:44
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Make sure your wife isn't sat in the passenger seat first though ::)

that depends, some would make sure they ARE!  ;D  ;D  ;D  ;)
Title: Re: Whats this switch for?
Post by: Richgm on 27 May 2009, 22:01:12
And if you don't want to use your own wife then you can borrow mine  ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Whats this switch for?
Post by: Andy B on 27 May 2009, 22:03:03
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And if you don't want to use your own wife then you can borrow mine  ;D ;D ;D ;D

 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Whats this switch for?
Post by: kcl on 28 May 2009, 05:27:11
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  There is a vdo sat nav fitted by vauxhall

What kind of satnav system was installed? NCDC2013/2015? If some other system, please let us know what kind of a setup was installed  :y
Title: Re: Whats this switch for?
Post by: tomg on 29 May 2009, 18:39:13
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  There is a vdo sat nav fitted by vauxhall

What kind of satnav system was installed? NCDC2013/2015? If some other system, please let us know what kind of a setup was installed  :y

Its a VDO Dayton MS3100

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and this is the receipt for it

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Title: Re: Whats this switch for?
Post by: TheBoy on 29 May 2009, 20:17:38
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  There is a vdo sat nav fitted by vauxhall

What kind of satnav system was installed? NCDC2013/2015? If some other system, please let us know what kind of a setup was installed  :y

Its a VDO Dayton MS3100

(http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/1882/picture1w.jpg)

and this is the receipt for it

(http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/2689/picturexpk.jpg)
Thats aftermarket.
Title: Re: Whats this switch for?
Post by: tomg on 29 May 2009, 20:29:34
Its got a vauxhall part number tho.
Title: Re: Whats this switch for?
Post by: TheBoy on 29 May 2009, 20:32:46
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Its got a vauxhall part number tho.
Is it a Vx part number, or a dealer part number?
Title: Re: Whats this switch for?
Post by: tomg on 29 May 2009, 20:48:18
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Its got a vauxhall part number tho.
Is it a Vx part number, or a dealer part number?

mmm good question, its on the receipt starts with V

Sat navs were bloody expensive in those days.

Title: Re: Whats this switch for?
Post by: Del Boy on 29 May 2009, 21:17:12
£2146  :o :o :o