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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: Replacing sound system.

« on: 22 March 2009, 11:34:46 »

I 'd thought about that.

I don't want to use the cars built in amp I want to bypass it and use my own speakers, head unit and sub but I don't want to have to run new speaker cables to the doors cos that'll be a right pain. It's been mentioned on here that the existing speakers will damage my head unit so I want to replace the lot and I know its a minor annoyance but when the sony radio is on the date goes blank on the cars dash display because it's expecting a feed from the factory stereo, I don't want it blank all the time!!!

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: Replacing sound system.

« on: 22 March 2009, 08:40:05 »

You say you understand it has a Bose system...are you sure it has?? What head unit do you have...only the Bose system only got introduced into the elites in late 97, October or so...

Ok, how can I tell for definate? I test fitted the sony head unit and it works but only on the radio!! When I switch to cd or bluetooth phone the sound goes dead unless I have the TA on implying there is an amp getting a signal from the electric aerial feed from the head unit.

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Replacing sound system.

« on: 19 March 2009, 17:02:48 »

Hi I've got a 1997 Elite.

I'm not keen on the standard stereo and I want to put my sony head unit in and my own speakers + a single sub in the boot. I understand the elite has a bose system and I'd like to basicly bypass it and use my own stuff.

How can I bypass the amp and have sound going from the headunit to the doors? Is it a case of ignoring the existint system and running new speaker cables to the doors or is there a better way using the car's wiring... am I making sense??? I know what I mean!!  

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Stereo/Trip computer display

« on: 22 March 2009, 11:38:20 »

Hi, My dash display has got loads of dead pixels and needs replacing. It's on an early (feb) 1997 3.0v6 elite. is it hard and are there many different ones just to make my life hard or will any omega one work?

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Omega General Help / Rough running

« on: 19 March 2009, 16:57:01 »

I've just bought a 3.0 Elite on a P plate with 108k on the clock for £250 with a misfire/rough running.

I think it's the coilpack/dispack (which one is the correct term?) as its not firing on the off side front cylinder but is ok on all others. I'm just gonna try a new lead first (start off cheap) but I don't think it's that.

Anyone got any other ideas I can look into first that might make my life easier?

I know the coilpack is a bugger to get too and I'm not sure about which one of the 3 it is I phoned my local VX dealers and they ruled one of them out making it ether a 90444184 or a 90514507 part numer. He said it could be ether as he's not sure what year they changed them mine was first registered in Feb 1997 making it a later P reg can anyone point me in the right direction as to which one it'll be. I'm hoping to be able to buy one before I take the old one off.

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Newbie Welcome Area / Hello omega people...

« on: 19 March 2009, 16:49:43 »

First of all I'd like to say hello to everyone.

I've just bought my first Omega... I thought I'd start small... with a 3.0 Elite!!!

Always liked big cars but I've always been a Ford man... (Don't kill me please!!) Had a few Scorpios/Mondeos. But Ford don't make a big luxury barge anymore (not keen on the bugeye Scorpio) so I looked elsewhere. Someone offered me the 3.0 Elite on a P plate for £250 108k on the clock but with a rough running problem. I'm 90% sure its the coil pack/dispack whatever you call it. I decided to buy it on the basis that if I have to spend £500 on it £750 is good money for so much car!! I'm gonna post a few questions in the technical sections rather than fill up my hello post with this stuff...

Here's to a long and happy relationship!!