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General Car Chat / Re: Another 13 months on the Silver Bullet

« on: 28 January 2013, 18:13:27 »

Our cars just need love...

...and petrol.

32

Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: Ignition Wiring HELP!!!

« on: 25 January 2013, 22:30:04 »

...but consider this possible scenario...

You're driving through the Dartford Tunnel and suddenly your little black box bursts into flames.
In panic you manage to slew the car across the road, blocking both lanes. The fire then spreads to the resulting pile up.

Damn! That's just like the start of an episode of Casualty...

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: Ignition Wiring HELP!!!

« on: 25 January 2013, 22:25:48 »

Trying to make sense of this

No point Mate, your possibly too old?

Do you really think i give a sh#t what my insurer thinks far as they no its a standard GLS the cars done 193000 miles its not worth f#ck all 

And that is a truly inexperienced (not the first word I wrote) thing to say, let alone publish to the world...

i would like to no how it would catch fire though as all it does is have an alternitive method of Position 3 on ignition

As said, you can tell by the thickness of the wires.

I used to have a Mk. 1 Astra when I was younger and I had to re-wire that, I used a standard rear wiper switch for the ignition and the starter was the 'squirties' part of the switch, I'd have to replace the switch every few months as it used to melt...

34

Car Parts, bits For Sale & Wanted / Re: TRIM CLIPS NEEDED

« on: 25 January 2013, 21:58:44 »

As per title...

I have a few of those fixings, I can stick them in with the items I have here for you... (still not wrapped them yet, sorry.) Speaking of which, it seems another Forum User has expressed an interest in the t.c. switch and blanks, did you need specifically these items or are you having them as spares??
http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=111352.0

If anyone else volunteers between now and then,by all means take them up on their offer.

Cheers, Albs.

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Car Parts, bits For Sale & Wanted / Re: Switch gear and other items, for sale.

« on: 25 January 2013, 21:50:05 »

How much for the pre facelift TC button and the double blank that sits next to TC button. This would be where the little cubby hole or sat nav screen would be in MFL models?  Thanks

I've just sold those to 'ffcgary1', I'll find out if he needs the blanks... although I'm sure I remember a cubby hole where the screen fits, not blanks?

36

Car Parts, bits For Sale & Wanted / Re: Wtd: Handbrake spring

« on: 25 January 2013, 21:45:07 »

I still have this on my drive awaiting slightly better weather so as I can remove a few more  of the shiny bits...

...I guess I'm a little too far away though?
 

37

General Car Chat / Re: Pug window

« on: 25 January 2013, 15:37:50 »

You need to replace the whole mechanism, not just the yellow bit. Don't try and take apart your 'new' mechanism just unbolt the complete unit including the metal bar...

Lower the window (as said) and then you should see a hole in the middle of the glass that the white plastic piece (on the mechanism) fits into. There should be a clip that pops off before you can remove the white bit.

38

Omega General Help / Re: Urgent help - ignition barrel won't go back together

« on: 24 January 2013, 19:30:32 »

The issue is that the stop off pin is the wrong side of the stop off block, ie lined up with the channel, the lock is then locked and so I can't rotate it to get it the other side. If I take the pin out and try to realign it, I can't get it to the point where you can pop the pin in without the lock locking.

From memory there is a sprung 'flap' that hinges from the top of the main outer body of the barrel, often the spring falls out unnoticed and the flap falls down stopping the mechanism from working...

39

Car Parts, bits For Sale & Wanted / Re: Switch gear and other items, for sale.

« on: 24 January 2013, 19:24:54 »

Price please for the cruise stalk and the pre facelift buttons (non rubberised).
Ta muchley.
Gary

Hiya Gary,
how does £25 all in sound? To include all PayPal, packaging and RM recorded delivery fees.
If agreeable then p.m. me your email address and I can send out an invoice.
Cheers,
Rich.

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Car Parts, bits For Sale & Wanted / Switch gear and other items, for sale.

« on: 24 January 2013, 12:29:26 »

I need to clear out these items, some of which have been sitting in the corner of our kitchen for quite some time.
Prices start at £1.00, nothing pictured is more than £10.00, postage is available on all items.

These first four pictures show items removed from the car I'm currently breaking, an '02 Mv6 saloon.








The rest of the pictures are items removed from previously broken Omegas.


Pre facelift (plastic) buttons.


Mini facelift (rubberised) buttons.


Facelift buttons.

I also have a few facelift Vectra dash switches available...

...these look like they are interchangeable with the rubberised mfl Omega switches...

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General Discussion Area / Re: Whats the strangest thing you have found in your car???

« on: 22 January 2013, 21:23:32 »

Those that break cars on here might be finding more than most of us and be at an advantage.....    

Always guaranteed to add to the tool collection when removing a v6 engine from an Omega...

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General Car Chat / Re: Can be done....

« on: 22 January 2013, 21:17:25 »

...a 4 cylinder turbo engine would be 'wrong' for an Omega, unless you were building a stripped out track machine... (for drifting obviously as an Omega is never going to make a track day race car.)

I'm considering it actually... Could be a grin

Definitely it would be fun, just not fast.

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General Car Chat / Re: Fed up of people tailgating you?

« on: 22 January 2013, 21:05:25 »

One way of dealing with tailgaters is to incorporate a switch to allow brake lights to be switched on manually - switch em on and accelerate away from the guy standing on his brakes.  Had that system on my MGB engined Riley 1.5 years ago - managed to get a few of them to lock up!!

I often need to lightly apply left foot to the brake pedal, just enough to turn the lights on, occasionally have to tap the pedal too so as the brake lights flash...

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Car Parts, bits For Sale & Wanted / Re: Front door locking motor WTD - 90493702

« on: 22 January 2013, 20:53:48 »

Yep, let me know a price inc postage and I'll pay via paypal?

How does £20 all in sound? To include all Pay-Pal, packaging and recorded postage fees...
P.M. me your e-mail address and I can send out an invoice.

Cheers,
Rich.

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Car Parts, bits For Sale & Wanted / Re: Front door locking motor WTD - 90493702

« on: 22 January 2013, 12:48:12 »

I have one here, if you fancy...