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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: johndm1957 on 18 January 2007, 19:39:12
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Just noticed when I turn on the HRW, radio reception is lost......Is this normal?
(2003 Elite/Sat Nav/NCDC2013)
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Just noticed when I turn on the HRW, radio reception is lost......Is this normal?
(2003 Elite/Sat Nav/NCDC2013)
No.
Is inside of rear window dirty?
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Only had car since monday, so not been over it with a fine toothcomb yet....but looks quite clean on the inside.
Looks to be a lot more wiring in the glass than my previous 2 Miggys
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Only had car since monday, so not been over it with a fine toothcomb yet....but looks quite clean on the inside.
Looks to be a lot more wiring in the glass than my previous 2 Miggys
Should be the same (assuming all saloons) - with aerial amp on parcel shelf (bit of a pig to get to)
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I'll have a poke around tomorrow afternoon, but main job is to rip off the plates with the extra inch of advertising along the bottom, and stick on my nice new plain ones.. ;D Then scrape/cut/burn off all the damm stickers...
Might be the first warrenty job if its the aerial amplifier??
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I'll have a poke around tomorrow afternoon, but main job is to rip off the plates with the extra inch of advertising along the bottom, and stick on my nice new plain ones.. ;D Then scrape/cut/burn off all the damm stickers...
Might be the first warrenty job if its the aerial amplifier??
Rather than faff around, if it has a warranty, use it ;)
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Found this on the web.........
The reason you are getting a hiss on radio with hrw switched on,is that one or more of the heating elements has a hairline fracture which causes minute arcing across elements.This can be proven by running youre finger across the element lines (while hrw &radio are on)as you reach a fracture you should hear a change in noise/interference as the finger remakes a circuit.These omegas are notorious for poor radio reception due to hrw faults (changing the aerial/hrw amp makes no difference).The best cure is an external aerial.
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Found this on the web.........
The reason you are getting a hiss on radio with hrw switched on,is that one or more of the heating elements has a hairline fracture which causes minute arcing across elements.This can be proven by running youre finger across the element lines (while hrw &radio are on)as you reach a fracture you should hear a change in noise/interference as the finger remakes a circuit.These omegas are notorious for poor radio reception due to hrw faults (changing the aerial/hrw amp makes no difference).The best cure is an external aerial.
Never seem it happen on an Omega - other cars yes, but not omega...
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Given the car a good check over, no oil leaks, oil nice and clean, tyres good etc.
Fitted new number plates/silver indicator bulbs/new wiper blades etc....now that looks better... [smiley=2vrolijk_08.gif]
Solved the radio problem.....it was the damm advertising sticker... :o once peeled off radio works fine with HRW on.
However, peeling it off it left s strange mark (remember I said the rear screen looked to have bigger wires in than my previous miggys), rear screen has been tinted with plastic film, and i've a little bit missing up by the high level brake light, but its barely noticable.
Windscreen is done too, it the sun today its a mild purple tint, which looks quite good against the black paint.
What would i use to clean the insides.....guessing this type of film is quite delicate?
Only other problem found was a loose Xenon bulb, how should that be locked in position? it wiggles around if i move the power lead. Had a peek under the rubber boot...big thing with danger sticker so i left alone. I don't want to pull on it and bugger it up unless i know how it fits together. Job to get done when its serviced maybe?
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bulb pushes in, then rotate clockwise to lock (similar to a normal household bulb). You might find it's the reflector inside the headlamp unit that's moving with the bulb, which usually means a broken adjuster inside ... requiring a strip-down or replacement, depending on how deep your pockets are ;)
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bulb pushes in, then rotate clockwise to lock (similar to a normal household bulb). You might find it's the reflector inside the headlamp unit that's moving with the bulb, which usually means a broken adjuster inside ... requiring a strip-down or replacement, depending on how deep your pockets are ;)
So is it just remove the rubber boot, disconnect the box bit?? and get my hand in there to feel?
is the bulb at 90 deg so to speak to the c/l of the car?
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Windscreen is done too, in the sun today its a mild purple tint, ......
That sounds like a heat reflective screen - like the kind you tend to find in Peugeot/Citroen cars.
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Windscreen is done too, in the sun today its a mild purple tint, ......
That sounds like a heat reflective screen - like the kind you tend to find in Peugeot/Citroen cars.
is that a vaux option or aftermarket?
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Windscreen is done too, in the sun today its a mild purple tint, ......
That sounds like a heat reflective screen - like the kind you tend to find in Peugeot/Citroen cars.
is that a vaux option or aftermarket?
My old man has it as standard fit on 02 Vectra CDX so may have been a Vx option from new.