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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: Bo Bo on 20 November 2006, 17:04:46

Title: Anyone Know What This Is?
Post by: Bo Bo on 20 November 2006, 17:04:46
I found this behind my ashtry when changing my climate bulbs.

(http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g251/paulmccristall/Image005-1.jpg)

I thought it might be something to do with the aerial but the hole is off centre & everything looks to be OK in there.
Sorry about quality of the pic, I don't have a macro facility.
Title: Re: Anyone Know What This Is?
Post by: TheBoy on 20 November 2006, 17:17:39
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I found this behind my ashtry when changing my climate bulbs.

(http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g251/paulmccristall/Image005-1.jpg)

I thought it might be something to do with the aerial but the hole is off centre & everything looks to be OK in there.
Sorry about quality of the pic, I don't have a macro facility.
My thought was aerial, but you've already ruled that out....  ...dunno, sorry.
Title: Re: Anyone Know What This Is?
Post by: mar892ree on 20 November 2006, 17:28:38
I dunno what it is either, but at least that nasty rattle has gone now   ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D :y
Title: Re: Anyone Know What This Is?
Post by: bob.dent on 20 November 2006, 17:40:22
a miniature darth vader mask?? ;D ;D
Title: Re: Anyone Know What This Is?
Post by: mar892ree on 20 November 2006, 17:45:54
ITS a thingey ma bob !!!! you know one of them twisty turny things that bolts on to the rotary dwingle valve ! ;D ;D

Is there a price for the first person to identify this mystery object !!!

Might have been a cracker as one of them " guess the object" on " ask the family " a few years ago !
Title: Re: Anyone Know What This Is?
Post by: Bo Bo on 20 November 2006, 18:26:46
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I dunno what it is either, but at least that nasty rattle has gone now   ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D :y
Exactly  :y it's been there (on & off) since I had the car!
Title: Re: Anyone Know What This Is?
Post by: STMO123 on 20 November 2006, 19:15:42
Maybe something that someone has put in the ashtray for safekeeping and possibly nothing to do with your omega? Just a thought.
Title: Re: Anyone Know What This Is?
Post by: Bo Bo on 20 November 2006, 19:34:10
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Maybe something that someone has put in the ashtray for safekeeping and possibly nothing to do with your omega? Just a thought.
Very possible, need to take a look & see if there's a gap for it drop down behind the ashtray.
Title: Re: Anyone Know What This Is?
Post by: Ghosts in my machine on 21 November 2006, 09:24:17
The answer is simple. If everything still works fine, it didn't need to be there in the first place and therefore there is no need to worry.

However, if you throw it away, you will no doubt discover about 3 days later that it was a vital component and will cost you £500 to replace! [smiley=grin.gif] oh, any they probably don't make them anymore either!
Title: Re: Anyone Know What This Is?
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 21 November 2006, 09:49:57
It looks like its off a pen.......but, the cambelt tensioner has something similar to  ;).
Title: Re: Anyone Know What This Is?
Post by: markey mark on 21 November 2006, 10:42:27
its the sheild off the back of the aeiral in stero matey !!  :y
Title: Re: Anyone Know What This Is?
Post by: Bo Bo on 21 November 2006, 10:53:30
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its the sheild off the back of the aeiral in stero matey !!  :y
OK, whereabouts does it need to go? (it's all coming out again this weekend) 'cos the hole's off centre & I couldn't see anywhere obvious for it, or will it be OK without.
Title: Re: Anyone Know What This Is?
Post by: markey mark on 21 November 2006, 16:01:45
dont need it bud its a right rave to get it back on !! does your radio work ok ?? if so leave it !!   :y
Title: Re: Anyone Know What This Is?
Post by: supermop on 21 November 2006, 16:13:47
the metal bit that goes on top of a disposable lighter
Title: Re: Anyone Know What This Is?
Post by: Bo Bo on 21 November 2006, 16:24:21
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dont need it bud its a right rave to get it back on !! does your radio work ok ?? if so leave it !!   :y
Yeah radio's fine, I won't worry about it then.
Title: Re: Anyone Know What This Is?
Post by: Taxi_Driver on 21 November 2006, 18:25:57
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The answer is simple. If everything still works fine, it didn't need to be there in the first place and therefore there is no need to worry.

However, if you throw it away, you will no doubt discover about 3 days later that it was a vital component and will cost you £500 to replace! [smiley=grin.gif] oh, any they probably don't make them anymore either!

Agreed  :D Put it somewhere very safe......but not somewhere so safe you carnt find it again (speaks from experience with 4 spark plugs and still havent found them ;D )