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Omega General Help / Re: Mirrors dont fold on impact

« on: 23 November 2023, 14:00:21 »

Did you get a heated one ? or retain the heater from the old glass 
it will be getting cold soon 

Just the glass, but I assume the heated part is in the plastic backing which I still have on the car?

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Omega General Help / Re: Mirrors dont fold on impact

« on: 23 November 2023, 12:34:34 »

I have managed to find a mirror glass on ebay  - it's the type that sticks onto the original glass but I still have the plastic backing (even though the glass fell out) so it should stick onto that ok I reckon. 

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Omega General Help / Mirrors dont fold on impact

« on: 22 November 2023, 22:36:02 »

Had a minor collision the other day and destroyed the wing mirror of a parked Astra with my Omega mirror.  What struck me as odd was that the mirror didn't fold back on impact as you would expect. Is this a common problem? Has something rusted/seized inside the mirror?

I gave both mirrors a shove and couldn't get them to budge at all.  Anyone experienced this before and know how to fix?

Also an hour or so prior to this in an unrelated incident my mirror glass randomly dropped out of the mirror and smashed when I closed the door!  Any ideas where to get a new glass? I think halfords used to have them but not sure if they'd still be able to get hold of one these days..

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Omega General Help / Re: V6 Exhaust gaskets?

« on: 05 July 2023, 09:41:20 »

there are NO gaskets between the CAT out flanges and mid section IN flanges on a V6 
only gaskets are manifold to CAT

Brilliant, many thanks 👍

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Omega General Help / V6 Exhaust gaskets?

« on: 04 July 2023, 14:14:03 »

I've bought a replacement cat-back exhaust system from Poland and have booked it in for fitting at my local garage. They asked if I have all the gaskets.... Should there be gaskets between the catalysts and the mid sections? If so, where's the best place to find them?

Many thanks!

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Omega General Help / Re: ULEZ & 2.2 petrol

« on: 08 January 2023, 18:04:29 »

Cars over 40 years old are ULEZ exempt so you can get a 1983 Vauxhall Carlton with carburettors and no catalyst and that'll be fine 

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Omega General Help / Re: Auto Box Sump Gaskets

« on: 11 November 2022, 12:52:42 »

Give Keith abs a message, he did have some and filters.

I did put a message on the ABS forum, but JPAT have already come up trumps, including a discount for OOF members 

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Omega General Help / Re: Auto Box Sump Gaskets

« on: 10 November 2022, 14:06:49 »

Thanks, will give JPAT a try 

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Omega General Help / Re: Thermostats

« on: 10 November 2022, 14:06:06 »

I broke the transfer pipe on mine when replacing the thermostat.  Sourced a replacement from the USA via Amazon - cost about £45 and arrived within 4 days:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01MSK1O85/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Used a QH thermostat as apparently QH were an OEM supplier for Vauxhall.

Did QH tell you that?

Think I read it on here somewhere 

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Omega General Help / Auto Box Sump Gaskets

« on: 10 November 2022, 12:39:18 »

Can anyone recommend a supplier for the sump gaskets for an Omega auto box?

Many thanks,
Jim

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Omega General Help / Re: Thermostats

« on: 10 November 2022, 12:37:43 »

I broke the transfer pipe on mine when replacing the thermostat.  Sourced a replacement from the USA via Amazon - cost about £45 and arrived within 4 days:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01MSK1O85/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Used a QH thermostat as apparently QH were an OEM supplier for Vauxhall.

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Omega General Help / Re: V6 thermostat replacement.. Need part numbers

« on: 17 August 2022, 23:33:02 »

In case anyone is looking for the transfer pipe I got mine from Amazon!  Shipped from the US within about 4 days.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01MSK1O85/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1