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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: electrical short in heater/air con

« on: 13 February 2010, 19:32:29 »

found the problem.

In my brute force attempt to remove the ashtray/lighter thing i just pulled the drawer off rather than remove the ash tray and screw( since read this on the how too's). This resulted in the power lead for the cig light getting cut through the insulation and basically shorting on something.

Just repositioned it, replaced the fuse and all works ok. I'll remove the ashtray properly when its light tomorrow and taped it up or even remove the cig lighter as i dont need it.

Two lessons learnt

1) brute force doesnt always work
2) joining up here and reading the how to's has quite possibly saved me a few hundred pounds by avoiding an auto electrician.

Huge thanks to those that write those guides

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: electrical short in heater/air con

« on: 13 February 2010, 18:07:16 »

its fuse 14 that keeps popping. Literally just started today. All works ok for 10 seconds, all heaters blow etc then the fuse just pops and it all goes dead

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / electrical short in heater/air con

« on: 13 February 2010, 17:25:51 »

I woke up to a flat battery this morning. Thought it was a knackered battery so bought a new one from halfords.

All ok.

Then the radio was doing different thing to what it used to do (it had stopped needing the instrument panel fuse pulling out and putting in again to swith it on). It was working fine.

Then i got a funny burning smell and the air con/ blower fuse (30 amp) keeps blowing after 5 or 6 seconds after replacing.

Any ideas of a simple fix? electrics are really out of my comfort zone and i want to avoid the expense of an auto electrician.

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: changing head unit

« on: 10 February 2010, 14:22:04 »

excellent!! thanks chaps. Straight forward swap then. (shame though as the OE one fits so nicely in the dash)

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: changing head unit

« on: 10 February 2010, 14:16:48 »

not that i know of, just a long speaker grill type thing under the rear window

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / changing head unit

« on: 10 February 2010, 14:10:11 »

i keep reading about BOSE systems and all the problems with changing head unit etc.

I have a CDX and no idea if i have bose system or not. Is it a case of a typical 'normal' head unit swap?

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: head unit problem

« on: 10 February 2010, 14:48:19 »

its the one with the 4 disc in dash cd player CCr2006?

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / head unit problem

« on: 10 February 2010, 14:13:29 »

The old guy i bought my car off had some work done. The mechanic disconnected the battery and long story cut short there was no code so the mechanic guy decoded the head unit.

all was well until the head unit occasionally doesnt switch on. In which case you have to pull out one of the yellow fuses under the dash and plug it back in again (its the same fuse that covers all the dash lights/power etc.) once this is done, the head unit works fine but may not work randomly once the cars been switched off. (until you do the fuse trick)

any ideas? it only happened since the unit became decoded (according to the old guy)

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: low beam / vision alert

« on: 07 February 2010, 14:34:10 »

Thanks guys. I've had a look and my front one Inc the black box is wrapped in half a dozen tie wraps and doesn't seem connected to anything. Will have a proper look next weekend when it's not raining

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / low beam / vision alert

« on: 06 February 2010, 15:46:11 »

I sometimes get the message 'low beam/vision fault - check' flash up. I thought it was something to do with the xenons but it does it even without the lights being on. Ive checked them anyway and all seems fine.

Any ideas?

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Omega General Help / Re: Price check

« on: 14 April 2010, 20:55:56 »

cheers. I was hoping for something round there or maybe a bit lower. I'll get some pics up and advert. 

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Omega General Help / Price check

« on: 14 April 2010, 18:13:59 »

Im going to be selling my omega in the next week once i can get some pictures sorted. How much do they go for as they seem t vary widly in price.

Mines a 2000 facelift on X plate. 2.5 CDX auto with proffessionally installed BRC LPG system (got allthe certificates etc)

Its got 6 months tax, oct MOT in silver. drives perfect. Body has a couple of stone chips and a bit of corrosion o the bottom corner of the OS rear door. Has a dual elec towbar fitted also.

Just had new waterpump, Dis Pack, Leads, LPG regulator and ABS Ecu, all replaced after going wrong.

Its on 107K miles.

If i could have an idea of value i will stick it up in the for sale section.

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Omega General Help / Re: LPG conversion

« on: 09 April 2010, 19:30:55 »

Worth checking with your insurance first as some will charge a premium if not installed by an LPG association installer

worth it though, 59p a litre and £38 to full it up. Always makes me smile

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Omega General Help / Re: lpg problem, thankyou

« on: 27 March 2010, 17:13:01 »

It's a problem with the gas not the existing car. Mine had the same thing last week and it turned out to be a knackered temp sensor inside the gas regulator. As it couldn't detect the water temp it couldn't switch to gas do as a safetyeasure flicks back to petrol.

My installer charged £40 fitted for a new regulator and all is well

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Omega General Help / Re: lpg problem, thankyou

« on: 24 March 2010, 14:55:52 »

My sequent brc LPG is currently sat in the installers for the same problem. Will let you know what mine turns out to be in case yours is the same