Why you can faff about all morning.....

[TheBoy]

yeah i've seen pics of the other displays in higher spec models

ohwell, no biggie i suppose

I'm jealous I only have a MID, having seen the Colour Info Display in edwardmickey's Elite  

[Taxi_Driver]

yeah i've seen pics of the other displays in higher spec models

ohwell, no biggie i suppose

Having check control is quite handy.....apart from brakelights it checks.....it also checks
front headlights
tail lights
oil level
coolant level
washer bottle level

and probably a few others ive forgotten about  :-/

[TheBoy]

yeah i've seen pics of the other displays in higher spec models

ohwell, no biggie i suppose

Having check control is quite handy.....apart from brakelights it checks.....it also checks
front headlights
tail lights
oil level
coolant level
washer bottle level

and probably a few others ive forgotten about  :-/

Front pads

[Danny]

the loud screaming 2 weeks ago was sufficient enuff to tell me i needed new pads

[Paul M]

I suspect its something like Ford used (still?) to do with their front headlights......turn the sidelights on....they didnt have sidelight bulbs...just used to put 6v through the main headlight bulbs instead.

That would have been "dim dip" which was a legal requirement at some point. It was a fantastic idea -- whenever the ignition is on and sidelights are switched on, it also switched the headlights on through a seperate control system to illuminate them at low power. They were much more visible than candle power sidelights, so you could still see the idiots who refuse to switch on their dipped beam even in the middle of night time.

Quite why they got rid of this system I'll never know, we're back to squinting to pick out the tiny candle light bulbs on cars with only sidelights on in the dark :-/ Legistlators never fail to amaze me.

[TheBoy]

I suspect its something like Ford used (still?) to do with their front headlights......turn the sidelights on....they didnt have sidelight bulbs...just used to put 6v through the main headlight bulbs instead.

That would have been "dim dip" which was a legal requirement at some point. It was a fantastic idea -- whenever the ignition is on and sidelights are switched on, it also switched the headlights on through a seperate control system to illuminate them at low power. They were much more visible than candle power sidelights, so you could still see the idiots who refuse to switch on their dipped beam even in the middle of night time.

Quite why they got rid of this system I'll never know, we're back to squinting to pick out the tiny candle light bulbs on cars with only sidelights on in the dark :-/ Legistlators never fail to amaze me.

Dim-Dip came in around 1986 IIRC, and diminished a few years ago.  If people are too stupid to turn on their dipped beam (or turn off their effing foglights), they shouldn't be allowed to drive (or live) imho  

[Taxi_Driver]

yeah i've seen pics of the other displays in higher spec models

ohwell, no biggie i suppose

Having check control is quite handy.....apart from brakelights it checks.....it also checks
front headlights
tail lights
oil level
coolant level
washer bottle level

and probably a few others ive forgotten about  :-/

Front pads

Good point   .....tho i suspect a GLS will still have pad sensor and warning light on the dash for it  

[TheBoy]

tho i suspect a GLS will still have pad sensor and warning light on the dash for it  

Dream on

[Danny]

only had the car 3 months, it came without books so i still dont know what everything does, before that for over 2 years i had a bog standard 1.0 corsa which was so crap it had keep fit windows, everything about my 2.0 GLS omega is a luxury to me!

[Taxi_Driver]

tho i suspect a GLS will still have pad sensor and warning light on the dash for it  

Dream on

Really   that does suprise me......even my veccy B puts on a light below the radio display (TID dispay) for worn front pads

[Taxi_Driver]

 If people are too stupid to turn on their dipped beam (or turn off their effing foglights), they shouldn't be allowed to drive (or live) imho  

Manufacturers have already decided people are too stupid to turn their headlights with ever increasing 'auto lights on' function  

Im sure in a while they will soon have a 'fog' sensor too  

[Martin_1962]

I had dim dip on the Carlton - great for slightly dodgy conditions were headlamps would annoy

[hotel21]

...... it had keep fit windows .....

Like it....

Hope you had a turn in the passenger seat sometimes, otherwise one arm would be bigger than the other.

[size=9](or is that some other form of one handed exercise I'm thinkng of......)[/size]

[x25xe]

I had dim dip on the Carlton - great for slightly dodgy conditions were headlamps would annoy

I had it on my 88 Astra and found the same as you Martin.  Interestingly, this is on both my 98 transits, but not the Cavalier or Omega.

[Andy B]

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 If people are too stupid to turn on their dipped beam (or turn off their effing foglights), they shouldn't be allowed to drive (or live) imho  

It'd help if a lot of the half wits on the road turned any of their lights on! It amazes me the number of drivers who seem to be of the idea that as they can see where they're going they don't need lights on.