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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: How can I open the radio faceplate?

« on: 15 July 2007, 21:38:16 »

Well, I finally got the unit out and got it working by bending the sides to get the gears to mesh properly. Now I can't get it back into the hole! There is such a tangle of wires attached to the back I have to leave the radio sticking out 2 cm. Ugly. Also, it struggles to open and close and it doesn't respond to the controls on the steering wheel. I think I'll go for a new unit.

Any suggestions for a head unit that:
 - works with a Kenwood CD changer (13 pin connector)
 - works with the steering wheel controls of an Omega?   :-?

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / How can I open the radio faceplate?

« on: 09 July 2007, 10:30:11 »

Just bought my Omega this weekend but I can't access the radio. The instruction manual that comes with it is for Kenwood KRC-PS1077R, 977R, 877R, 877W and 777R but I don't know which it is. The faceplate is closed so I can't access the control panel. The Kenwood remote control "Mask Key" has a good battery (3V button battery is producing 3.1V) doesn't open it. The instructions for using the mask key assume that the paceplate is open! All the fuses in the fusebox are present and intact. The Kenwood KDC-C711 CD changer in the boot has power. I have tried to prise the head unit out of the dash but I can't because I don't have the removal tools.

My next step will be to try to get a pair of Kenwood removal tools. Once I have the head unit out I'll at least know what model it is.

Suggestions anybody?

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Omega General Help / Re: x20xev lpg spark plugs

« on: 23 June 2011, 19:44:37 »

Just done 44k miles over 4 years with NGK Iridium BKR6EIX-LPG plugs. My LPG guy reckons its time to change, and also reckons that standard NGK plugs work just fine on LPG cars. He says the standard NGK BKR6EK plugs are half the price and just as good. I'll fit the new ones tomorrow.

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Omega General Help / Pixels missing on Triple Info Display

« on: 09 July 2007, 10:09:38 »

Before sending my TID away for a replacement (£32.95 on ebay) I thought I'd try to fix it myself. I found excellent instructions with photos on this web site http://www.rscollection.de/download/tid_reparatur.pdf but it didn't work for me. Has anybody succeeded in fixing a TID?

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Newbie Welcome Area / Just got 2.0 GLS with LPG

« on: 09 July 2007, 09:59:32 »

I picked up my 1999 Omega A 2.0 GLS this weekend (thanks ebay!) and like it so far. Three issues to fix (slight exhaust blow, missing pixels on the triple info display and can't work out how to get the face plate on the radio to swing open) but I'll post about the second and third of those problems elsewhere on this site.

It feels like the 2.0 Vectra CDX estate I had until it blew a cylinder head gasket last year. That was LPG too, but with the annular tank in the spare wheel well. This Omega has a cylindrical tank behind the rear seats. Yesterday I consulted this site to see how to get the TID out of the instrument panel and replace a couple of blown bulbs in it, so thanks a bunch already!  

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General Discussion Area / Re: what size wheels and tyres do you run?

« on: 07 September 2007, 13:34:33 »

My 1999 2.0 GLS runs on 195/65 15 at the moment but needs two tyres replacing. I've got a set of four brand-new 185/65 15 in my workshop and a friend says it's OK to change from 195 to 185 so long as I change all four tyres. It'll save me a lot of money if I can do it. Is this a good idea?