Omega Owners Forum
Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: holey head on 21 July 2007, 21:30:30
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hi
how much would i be looking at to have car converted to lpg??? it's a 2.0 16v cdx estate. 1999
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DIY around £500 to £700 on bits, not say £1500
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DIY around £500 to £700 on bits, not say £1500
On an older car, I'd say it's only worth it, if you can DIY...
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8 years old is not too old really if you DIY and take your time
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Few things to concider, like:
Whatever is spent on the conversion - will it SAVE more than that in fuel in the time you keep the car.
or if a DIY - will it invalidate your insurance as they are unlikely to insure a non-certified installation / installer.
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What you do is to get the installation checked by a registered LPG installer who, if it meets the requirements, should issue a certificate saying its OK. The LPG association has set out specs for installation that, in theory, all installations should meet, and having a certificate, means you say to your insurance that the car has been converted and here's the test certificate. They should accept this as proof that its safe, so you should still be convered. PS you can occasionally pick up 2nd hand kit for a reasonable price, I paid £250 for a sequential system, but will still need a bit more spending to get it all working. The older mixer systems aren't worth considering, unless very cheap.
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Few things to concider, like:
Whatever is spent on the conversion - will it SAVE more than that in fuel in the time you keep the car.
or if a DIY - will it invalidate your insurance as they are unlikely to insure a non-certified installation / installer.
I have a certificate and insurance