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Omega General Help / Re: Bonnet cable snapped - where can I get a new one?

« on: 04 August 2025, 09:13:55 »

Fair enough, cheers Nick.

The engine bay end has a flattened bit, not unlike a very large head of a nail. I'll have a play about and report back to the land of OOF, for critique 

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Omega General Help / Bonnet cable snapped - where can I get a new one?

« on: 03 August 2025, 13:01:41 »

Lots of posts over recent years with the same issues very few replies or links to suppliers, these seem best to impossible.

I can't believe it's beyond the wit of Man to get a custom one made up, maybe even with stainless wire. Any thoughts?

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General Car Chat / Omega parts are 90% OFF at Classic Opel Parts Emmem

« on: 30 July 2025, 10:43:34 »

Ends 31st though so better be quick!!

The prices are basically main dealer, reduced to very nice autojumble levels. All genuine ex dealer stock.

No tophat seals or anything rare but you never know the re might be what you want...

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Omega General Help / Re: Ignition barrel sliders sources?

« on: 27 July 2025, 13:57:22 »

Agreed . Remember about ten years ago when everyone had to start retrofitting the things.

As if integration a starter button into the clockwise motion of the key like ever other car did prior isnt clearly the better option.

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General Car Chat / Re: Another thank you for Mark and the DVD crew

« on: 25 July 2025, 11:29:41 »

I'll add to the thanks.

Honestly to think I was flatly refusing to tackle it for years. Then again years ago I was that much less experienced on working on cars, but the DVD really is a lifesaver.

Great work, all.

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Car Parts, bits For Sale & Wanted / Re: PFL sill cover end caps

« on: 25 July 2025, 11:27:25 »

Found one, in an old tub, under some rubbish in the driveway.

Sourced the other NOS on heebay, so admins please lock

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Omega General Help / Re: Ignition barrel sliders sources?

« on: 25 July 2025, 11:24:43 »

Yep, ran for a few years before being laid up with only half in,no reason to suppose I couldn't. It's not necessarily any different from them Renaults when they did the keycard thing, and a separate starter button.

Even had one thought a while ago of having essentially a single plip, keeping the transponder taped to the inside of the barrel (or relocate them to such as inside the centre cubby) some sort of a lever or similar ergonomically shaped thing permanently sat in the ignition. And a starter button located where the cigarette lighter is.  All a bit pointless but then again if life was all about what makes sense I wouldn't be recommissioning a 29yr old, 24mpg car that's slower than a Kid EV. 

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Omega General Help / Re: Ignition barrel sliders sources?

« on: 22 July 2025, 21:52:25 »

That's a really good point actually, as the cars all get older, it's about what works not necessarily what the 'by the book' answer is. I've basically filed mine to work. I have a small stock of as new sliders/levers (from glovebox locks) and tried a couple, and they still stuck a little. Clearly the key itself is also worn.

For now I'm just waiting for the rain to stop so I can get on with jobs!! 

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Car Parts, bits For Sale & Wanted / PFL sill cover end caps

« on: 21 July 2025, 21:45:14 »

Moved house, one went AWOL during the move. Now I have been trudging round the driveway for the last half an hour looking for the other one, to no avail, I think the wind's taken it! Prefacelift so bare black plastic if they come with the little push fitting plastic rivet things even better. If you've got a PFL you're breaking I could well be after other bits too. Taa.

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Omega General Help / Ignition barrel sliders sources?

« on: 14 July 2025, 15:44:30 »

Anyone found a decent source of the brass sliders for ignition locks. The old link that has been posted on this site is long since no longer stocked. Hoping now that this generation of barrels is getting to 'classic' levels (I'm guessing they use the same sliders as Mk III Cav, Astra, all the early 90s stuff)

I used to collect all the barely used sliders out of breaker's glovebox locks and bootlocks. I've very handily thrown them in the same bag as my originals and no idea which are the clapped out ones and which are the as-new.

Which is nice. 

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General Car Chat / Re: So what have you done to your car today?

« on: 14 July 2025, 13:52:30 »

After soldering the bodged wiring to the DIS pack, and resealed the scuttle, had a wee idiot drive round the farm...first time she's moved under her own steam in about three years.

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Car Parts, bits For Sale & Wanted / Re: Wtd - 3.2 / 3.0 FL bits

« on: 14 July 2025, 13:42:53 »

Now I don't know him, and I'm not badmouthing him, but I asked for a couple of bits, he took a few days to respond and was told 'Omega bits are hard to get hold of' I then asked for some other bits and he never responded.

Well, obviously I'm after stuff that's hard to get hold of!  The easy stuff isn't the issue!

Just my experience but hopefully you'll do better than me.

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Newbie Welcome Area / Re: Old member back from the dead - how is everyone?

« on: 30 June 2025, 11:51:32 »

Whatever happened to a member called Well hung or wellung, or similar....
I believe he had his collar felt at some point.

Really!?!. Oh Eck!!

All the main ones are still here, great to see.. Be good to hear if Webby The Bear is ok..and hopefully not dead or at HMP. 

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Omega General Help / Re: Earths...

« on: 27 June 2025, 13:40:23 »

Ahh, very interesting! Nope, electrics not my field, so good to know.

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Omega General Help / Re: Earths...

« on: 26 June 2025, 21:23:18 »

Grand. Just asking because there's been some fiddling about in that area years ago. I'm just going through things, being methodical, making sure things are right. Next is to investigate if the three wires under the coilpack are even present/good contacts