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General Discussion Area / Re: Embarrassing moments as a kid.
« on: 07 April 2013, 10:50:09 »
I have more....
At school in order get the school bully back i put a drawing pin pointing up on his wooden desk seat. Unknown to me he was not at school that morning and a girl i had a crush on decided to sit  at his desk. However she didn't sit down but knelt down instead.I can still hear the screams and crying nearly 40 years on.
As i was getting out of a lift in a big department store i did what us boys did and crushed a stink bomb under my foot just as the doors were opening at the floor i needed. However the doors jammed and only opened about 5 inches. I was seen by the shoppers red faced gasping for air through the gap while they tried to force the doors but were kept being beaten back by the stench of rotten eggs.
I was in my garden making rude noises to my neighbour over her hedge. She went in and a few minutes later my mum received a phone call and shouted out to me "Have you been blowing raspberrys to Mrs Smith?" I misheard and shouted back "Where the heck would i get raspberrys to throw at her?"
Back in the late 60's i discovered chewing gum and had great fun pulling it out my mouth, swinging it around, stretching it and putting it back in my mouth.One day however a gust of wind blew a great big 4 foot long stretch of gum onto the wing of our red Austin 1100, virtually from the headlight to the windscreen. It immediatey 'welded ' itself to said wing and no amout of fingers, fingernails or a wooden ice lolly stick would shift it.Some sort of chemical reaction had happened and it wasn't going anywhere. I stayed away from the car for a few hours panicking until Dad decided he wanted some photos of me and the car. I had to drape my timy frame over as much of the front wing as i could and held my arms out in a Jesus Christ pose in order to cover up the gum. Luckily the camera wasn't zoom, but i could see his puzzled face at my crucifiction stance.

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General Discussion Area / Re: Embarrassing moments as a kid.
« on: 06 April 2013, 10:58:51 »
Many years ago me and my mates could buy fireworks if Nigel was with us as he looked 14 and that was the minimum legal age back then. We'd then take them to a nearby wood and do a 'genie' on them. We all clubbed together one weekend and brought what was called an Atom Bomb. It was thick as our arms and had a broom handle as the stick. A wall was found and the cardboard was removed and the gunpowder was placed in a line on this wall with the main charge at the end. We had a discusion wether to have a short wide or a long thin fuse.We chose a long thin line as we thought it would give the person lighting it (Poor old Nigel again...he had the longest arms) time to run to the protection of a tree. We found a dry stick and lit the end ,to give Nigel even more distance from the explosion soon to come. The rest of us positioned ourselves behind other trees and egged Nigel on. He nevously lit it, turned 180 degrees and was just about to take his first step when he was thrown to the ground by the explosion. The others rushed to his aid, turned him over to see his eyes had glazed over and was deaf to all the "Nige are you ok?" questions.  I meanwhile was found sat at the base of my tree crying my eyes out and hugging my legs. I didn't want to stand up as i had wet myself through laughing so much.
Stupid, silly and dangerous and not to be tried by anyone reading this, but at the time.......
I have to add this happened on a Saturday, When we got back to school on the Monday we all asked the same question "Have yours ears been ringing all weekend??!!!"

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Omega General Help / Re: Whats that for ?
« on: 26 April 2012, 11:30:01 »
Hi Lazydocker, didn't know about the guide, just seen it....and given the choice of retro fitting or buying  a mobile portable sat nav i'd be straight off to Currys,Comet or Argos!!! But to those who have done it and have a working sat nav afterwards a BIG well done!!crusty

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Omega General Help / Re: Whats that for ?
« on: 26 April 2012, 11:10:42 »
Hi Cliffo, yes i know about these screens,and indeed it would make sense to put receiver in best position to get signals thru this treated screen ,  i think they were on facelift models (2000 on) but my car is 97 mini facelift with normal windscreen. The sat nav receiver is on my dash , just under where most people put their tax disc holders.Hope this helps.

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Omega General Help / Re: Whats that for ?
« on: 26 April 2012, 10:08:17 »
Hmmmmm.... interesting ...the plot thickens!! I still maintain its the sat nav aerial and as such needs to be 'visible' to the satellites, hence its location on dash. Yes its ugly, with the wire dangling and routed under trim, but like modern day Tom Toms and Navmans we locate them on windscreen  for best signal. To retro fit such a system , although not impossible, would require sourcing of the cd rom in boot, the Philips lcd screen next to radio, the aerial and the loudspeaker in passenger footwell, and all the associated wiring.Would this wiring be in car already? According to my manual (TS 1492-A-97) the cars location is constantly calculated by GPS and a gyro sensor (acceleration probe) and the speedo signal.Would these be in place ready for retro fitting? Would someone go to all this hassle when mobile sat navs have been around for many years? Not sure, so i think its how it left the factory....And the small black dome in center of windscreen on dash is indeed the sunshine sensor for climate control.

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Omega General Help / Re: Whats that for ?
« on: 25 April 2012, 14:56:21 »
I read somewhere in the manuals i got with my car that the aerial shouldn't be covered up, hence its location on dashboard. Thats where Vauxhall always intended it to be. Locating it elsewhere, possibly  behind/under  dash would defeat the object of it receiving clear  signals. So i don't think its been retro-fitted or relocated, seen a few on Elites, all in the same place.Hope this helps.Crusty.

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Omega General Help / Re: Whats that for ?
« on: 25 April 2012, 14:14:15 »
Its the aerial for the Carin (Philips) sat nav , fitted by GM . I have one on my dashboard too,  car is 1997 mini facelift 3.0 Elite.
Hope this helps.
Crusty

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: Whats this for ?
« on: 23 February 2012, 18:16:14 »
I'm no expert but i  may be able to help here. Eatmydust has a 3.0 litre mini fl with TC which is on all the time and no button to switch it off.The 2.5 have a switchable TC with a button where the blank button is on a 3.0. As mentioned in an  earlier reply the first couple of years of Omega productions had a  side window demist button in this space. Later cars had a blank switch as the  side window demist was deleted option.  Pulling out the blank button and putting a TC button there will not enable the TC to be switched on or off on a 3.0 litre car. It will also not light up either, i know, been there, tried that. Hope this helps and makes sense.

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: Phillips 6 disc changer
« on: 07 October 2010, 15:14:22 »
Chris,you could try what i did when i had same problem. Undo the small ( 6mm or 7mm ) nut on the unit and pull the entire thing upwards. You mention the radio doesn't need a code but  before trying the next bit MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE CD CODE, then unplug the multi-plug connector and leave for half an hour. Reconnect and you should then be able to use the eject button, after it cycles through any discs. Worked for me on the similar Blaupunkt system,worth a go.Good luck.

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Omega General Help / Re: Power steering probs
« on: 31 October 2010, 06:19:09 »
Thank your lucky stars we don't use Dexron IV or VI (there is no Dexron V) , just think of the forward/backward compatibilty issues there!

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Newbie Welcome Area / Hello from North West Kent
« on: 08 February 2009, 09:37:52 »
Just a quick hello to all OOF from the frozen,iced up roads of Bromley, Kent. Been a keen viewer of the forum for some time (never had to ask for help...yet...but that time will surely come!!) and i must say a big THANK YOU on behalf of all the guys and gals out there who you help out. The wealth and depth of knowledge you guys pass on to miggy owners with problems is quite outstanding. Many of you will have busy home lives, work and family commitments, so all the help and time you give is really appreciated. Again, a big THANK YOU is due to you all.
I actually work for a Vauxhall stealership ( stop laughing,,,someone has to!!!) and i know if ( when?) i've got problems with my miggy i will be coming to OOF first for any help/advice.
Keep up the great work.
Crusty

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