So what have you done to your car today?

[ronnyd]

Sit for a spell and have some grits. 

[dave the builder]

Ordered a wiper motor and relay for my Omega .
I've not done any diagnosis yet but ordered anyway 
intermittent wipe has been too intermittent and sometimes not at all a couple of times over the last 2 days 
then I turned OFF the wipers and they didn't park ,did the "top secret IT fix " (turn off, turn on)  and the wipers did park 
so yes , i fired the part cannon 
but a few more bits of ye olde Vauxhall in the stores won't have much of an impact 

[Doctor Gollum]

It hasn't had the VW mod done has it?

In the guides section 

[dave the builder]

It hasn't had the VW mod done has it?

In the guides section 

Thanks DG for the pointer 
as i say , I haven't investigated anything yet 
other than how quickly a £10 relay and £18 motor can be delivered 
but will read the guide you speak of and prod some things with a lighty up stick later 

[TheBoy]

In my Range Rover handbook in the bulb section there's a warning in bold Danger of Death !  So I will not be attempting a change of any front bulbs.

So did your Omega, assuming it wasn't a poverty model.  Doesn't mean you cant change them, just use the sensible precautions Dr Gollum mentioned.

Can't remember if that era RRS has LED rears, if so, the same manual will probably tell you not to touch.  Hell, its a JLR product, the manual will tell you to take it to a dealer if it needs air in the tyres

[TheBoy]

The BBP passed its MOT this morning

[Marks DTM Calib]

In my Range Rover handbook in the bulb section there's a warning in bold Danger of Death !  So I will not be attempting a change of any front bulbs.

Its just an adviosory for the HID as they have an approx 2500V DC strike voltage and a 110V AC run voltage.

Fill your boots on the rest of them, the HIDs are also not to risky as long as you are not looking to change them whilst they are on.....

[Rangie]

In my Range Rover handbook in the bulb section there's a warning in bold Danger of Death !  So I will not be attempting a change of any front bulbs.

Its just an adviosory for the HID as they have an approx 2500V DC strike voltage and a 110V AC run voltage.

Fill your boots on the rest of them, the HIDs are also not to risky as long as you are not looking to change them whilst they are on.....

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I'll just leave it to my indie, haven't got the patience or inclination to mess around with something I can pay someone else to do, he knows far more about these vehicles than I could ever hope to .

[TheBoy]

haven't got the patience or inclination to mess around with something I can pay someone else to do

Ahhh, the benefits of a civil service pension

[dave the builder]

The BBP passed its MOT this morning

congrats on the pass 
all that prep work paid off 

[VXL V6]

The BBP passed its MOT this morning

Nice one.

[johnnydog]

Decided to deal with the random alarm going off on the Omega...removed the powersounder, cut it open, and pleased to see the pcb had not been contaminated. Took it to my local 'old school' electrical shop, who soldered two new battery packs on it (which I provided) in minutes (for £5 he has done a far better / neater job than I could ever do), glued it back together, sealed it and refitted. All good up to now.....hopefully get a peaceful nights sleep tonight....

[dave the builder]

Decided to deal with the random alarm going off on the Omega...removed the powersounder, cut it open, and pleased to see the pcb had not been contaminated. Took it to my local 'old school' electrical shop, who soldered two new battery packs on it (which I provided) in minutes (for £5 he has done a far better / neater job than I could ever do), glued it back together, sealed it and refitted. All good up to now.....hopefully get a peaceful nights sleep tonight....

Surely there's easier ways to make a fire bomb 

[johnnydog]

Well, 19 years into Omega ownership hasn't yet reduced any of them to ashes or moulten metal...!

[dave the builder]

Well, 19 years into Omega ownership hasn't yet reduced any of them to ashes or moulten metal...!

so you thought you'd try harder and put fresh explosives in the power sounder   

All joking aside, i did intend to put new batteries in my power sounder and re-connect it ,
i've just never got round to it