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Omega Help Area => Omega Electrical and Audio Help => Topic started by: Jimbob on 30 May 2010, 08:43:09

Title: Stereo Facia Adaptors
Post by: Jimbob on 30 May 2010, 08:43:09

Going to put my pioneer unit into the new car...

not sure on which double - single din adaptor to use.

There are Black, Silver, or Gunmetal grey

Im guessing the grey is the omega panel colour....anyone used em?  which looks best next to the 'aluminium' mv6 trim?

Title: Re: Stereo Facia Adaptors
Post by: Jimbob on 30 May 2010, 08:45:22

or even better show photos of your adaptor in place  :y

Title: Re: Stereo Facia Adaptors
Post by: tunnie on 30 May 2010, 16:34:41

something i missed you got a facelift?

This is mine:

(http://dl.dropbox.com/u/803897/Omega/Radio/DSC00756.JPG)

(http://dl.dropbox.com/u/803897/Omega/Radio/DSC00757.JPG)

(http://dl.dropbox.com/u/803897/Omega/Radio/DSC00759.JPG)

Got a standard 3.5mm jack coming from Aux for iPod/SatNavs, shelf is useful to phone in if you don't need to see the display.

Title: Re: Stereo Facia Adaptors
Post by: Jimbob on 30 May 2010, 18:57:46

Cheers, think thats the black?

Yup, picked up a new one yesterday...

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1275149196

Title: Re: Stereo Facia Adaptors
Post by: tunnie on 30 May 2010, 19:30:50

very nice  :y

Title: Re: Stereo Facia Adaptors
Post by: mathewst on 31 May 2010, 09:14:31

There is more than one colour  (silver and something called London grey or similar) JimBob, andfacelift and preface panels are the same (except you can use double din in facelift of course).
I think there were 4 colours of panels in total

Title: Re: Stereo Facia Adaptors
Post by: tunnie on 31 May 2010, 10:40:47

The problem with all of the facia adaptors, is none of them have that crappy soft touch. So it will never match exactly, a good head unit really improves sound out of the standard speakers!

Title: Re: Stereo Facia Adaptors
Post by: Jimbob on 03 June 2010, 13:29:36

looked at the black in halfords, not really impressed, think ill take a chance on the gunmetal, unless anyone else has any pics?

Title: Re: Stereo Facia Adaptors
Post by: VXL V6 on 03 June 2010, 17:24:50

I think gunmetal is more the Vectra C colour.

I reckon if you wanted a perfect match to the MV6 silver trim then a bit of rubbing down, spraying and clearcoat is the best way. Lot of work though  ::)

Title: Re: Stereo Facia Adaptors
Post by: Dave DND on 03 June 2010, 17:29:15

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The problem with all of the facia adaptors, is none of them have that crappy soft touch. So it will never match exactly, a good head unit really improves sound out of the standard speakers!

Actually, there are many "soft touch" rubberised fascia panels out there, the problem is that they are seldom stocked as people do not want to pay the £75 costs that they usually command !

 ::)

Also, the usual panel that everybody is using seldom matches the Omega colour exactly, as it was not designed for it, it was designed around the later Corsa and Agila that do have a slightly different pigmentation

 :y

Title: Re: Stereo Facia Adaptors
Post by: Jimbob on 03 June 2010, 17:31:56

cheers all, best cheap off the shelf will do me.

Thought there would be loads out there and a couple of people could provide a photo of theirs in situ to compare the looks.

Title: Re: Stereo Facia Adaptors
Post by: mathewst on 04 June 2010, 08:26:30

I've got a grey double din fascia adaptor, can provide pics later this evening if needed. (had a black like tunnie has before)

Title: Re: Stereo Facia Adaptors
Post by: Jimbob on 04 June 2010, 08:28:49

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I've got a grey double din fascia adaptor, can provide pics later this evening if needed. (had a black like tunnie has before)

much appreciated, thanks  :y

Title: Re: Stereo Facia Adaptors
Post by: mathewst on 04 June 2010, 08:32:43

Ok will send it later this evening when I get home from work.

Title: Re: Stereo Facia Adaptors
Post by: mathewst on 05 June 2010, 12:11:56

here are the pics, they are taken with a phone and the car is a bit dirty.
ŽThe silver plastic is the surrounding plastic around the unit whis is not the original one (never got the original) fascia is gunmetal I think

(http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/3177/dsc00028vy.jpg)

(http://img203.imageshack.us/img203/7365/dsc00027ws.jpg)

Title: Re: Stereo Facia Adaptors
Post by: oceansoul on 06 June 2010, 18:09:33

This is mine. Dont know what colour is called though.
(http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/6770/dashnew2.jpg) (http://img96.imageshack.us/i/dashnew2.jpg/)

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Title: Re: Stereo Facia Adaptors
Post by: andrew38 on 06 June 2010, 18:57:25

Not wishing to highjack the thread but what is the closest colour to the facelift dash, choice of black, dark grey, gun metal grey and charcoal grey?

Title: Re: Stereo Facia Adaptors
Post by: Jimbob on 12 June 2010, 18:50:11

cheers all, think the look of oceansoul's is not too bad and think thats the gunmetal?  doesnt seem to tie in too badly with the mv6 facia  :y