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General Discussion Area / Re: Insuring a Cat C

« on: 02 December 2013, 21:35:12 »

ive taken cars for a vic before that haven't been repaired and a couple of times they checked them on the back of the truck.so ive heard there stopping doing them soon.ive insured cat c,d cars without a vic before.

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General Car Chat / Re: No way is this a 1963 car........

« on: 28 October 2011, 20:26:33 »

theres no way its a 63 more like an 83 as its a mk3 shell.i wouldnt touch it with a barge pole

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General Car Chat / Re: 06 astra starter

« on: 29 September 2011, 20:15:17 »

got it done today.what a pig of a job.thanks for your help.paul

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General Car Chat / Re: 06 astra starter

« on: 28 September 2011, 20:29:59 »

great thanks your a star

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General Car Chat / Re: 635 csi long shot

« on: 28 September 2011, 19:24:50 »

one out of a 535 or 735 0f arond a similer year should be the same.i think from 82 up to around 1990.anything with the 3.5 single cam 6 should be the same i think even the 3 litre should be the same.used to play with loads of old bmws.paul

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General Car Chat / 06 astra starter

« on: 28 September 2011, 19:17:57 »

got to put a new starter in an 06 astra 1.3 cdti.ive found the bottom bolt ok but cant find the top one.it dont go through from the starter side as can just about get your hand in there and feel around and cant feel a bolt there.on the gearbox side theres a hole in the bell houseing but cant see anything in there and cant see a bolt anywhere else.not that you can see much anyway theres so much rammed in there.thanks paul

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / fitting a bmw tv

« on: 24 March 2011, 15:28:37 »

want to fit a dvd tv tuner in my car,my mates got a 7 sierries bmw.what would it take to fit into my elite?.i used to have a head unit with a pop out screen but every time you used it had to put gear selector in 1st.also want to fit rear screens.any ideas?.paul

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Omega General Help / Re: Standard wheel / tyre sizes

« on: 05 July 2011, 19:39:48 »

on that you should have 225,55,16 and they are a pain to get hold of now as not many cars use that size any more.be cheeper to look on ebay for a set of 4 wheels

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Omega General Help / Re: Fuel left?

« on: 27 May 2011, 08:52:28 »

ive had 18 miles out my 3 litre elite with range flashing zero before it ran out

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Omega General Help / Re: uneven braking, front.

« on: 24 May 2011, 20:20:36 »

id take the left caliper off the car,and blow the piston out with an airline and clean the piston up and refit it with some copper slip round it.to me it seems as youve got low efort on that side that its siezed up a bit.paul

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Omega General Help / Re: Crack before catalyst on 2.0 16v

« on: 20 May 2011, 20:26:14 »

just get someone to weld it up.will prob cost about 20quid

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Omega General Help / Re: tyre advice

« on: 20 May 2011, 20:30:07 »

marangoni are perllis budget brand.and there not a bad tyre

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Omega General Help / Re: Drivers Door Locked Help Please

« on: 16 April 2011, 18:15:04 »

i had a prob with my pass door the outhr week.1 of my stupid kids tryed to open the door while i was unlocking it with the fob and it jammed uo.when pressing the fob the locking pin was jumping up and down but wouldnt open.in the end had the drivers door open and pressed the fob to lock and unlock it half a dossen times and it unlocked in the end.so try haveing the outher doors open and lock and unlock it with the fob and see if it unlocks.it worked for me so worth a try.paul

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Omega General Help / Re: Ticking on starting ?

« on: 01 April 2011, 17:19:02 »

sounds like the lifters are a bit slow at pressureing up.paul

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Omega General Help / Re: stiking throtle

« on: 01 April 2011, 17:28:41 »

makes you wonder if people learn how to spell and write at school these days the way they write and spell.makes me wonder.paul