Morning Folks,

Purchased a 12 - Astra J - 2.0CDTi (Elite) a few months back.  Not really had much time for questions, Xmas, COVID, etc etc.

Anyway 

1.  I have the Service Vehicle Soon message, which I believe is a Non Emissions error.  I don't mind taking it to the local Garage, but was wondering if people can suggest a relatively cheap ODBC Reader (Ideally phone connection) so I can read these sort of messages?  Couldn't afford Tech2, and as much as I would like to avoid buying a laptop for Opcom.

2.  My Brakes are needing to be replaced, after some spirited driving along country roads, they struggled to stop the car, Is there a preferred Brake Disc / Pad combination, that is better than OEM?  Don't need bigger Discs etc, Just something that can handle me on windy roads.

3.  Car seem to be fairly rusty underneath, recently replaced the Washer Pump and at the same time noticed a large circle mount looking thing, that had snapped off.  I was trying to find pictures from underneath the car to point it out, but struggled to find anything.  (This question doesn't need to be answered as its pretty vague)  Position of this thing was Front Passenger, to the right hand side of the Washer pump Underneath, looks like it would have been connected to either the front bumper, radiator sort of area.

4.  The service History for the J does anyone happen to know if VX keep a record of these online, Needing a replacement Service Book and was kinda hoping they would (I'll find out later today anyway when I phone them, but just on the off chance someone knew).

5.  Audio related question.  I have the CD400, so phone can connect for Voice only, I noticed some Astras have a nice screen / Satnav, do All radios only have Voice for BT or can Music be played too.  Don't mind buying aftermarket, I did see a nice Tesla looking one, but ideally I would like it to be relatively standard looking.

6.  When I purchased the car there was mention of an options (Lighting Pack), could not for the life of me remember the name, but the pack above had black Front lights etc, can anyone tell me the name of the Lighting Packs that would have been options when purchasing new?

Hi, I have a 2011 sri 1.7 cdti 110 astra with 16" wheels, when I bought the car I did not get a spare wheel. We will be taking the kids to Cornwall in June and would want a spare wheel as its a long way, could anyone tell me if 2160141 ident ftw is the correct spare wheel for my car before I purchase it. Many thanks

Hi!My name is Bill , i am from Greece but i work in England.I own an Opel Astra J 2015 cdti sports tourer .I am here to learn how to do things in my car and get ideas about servicing etc.

Thank you.

Hi
we have a mokka that when you use the phone through the radio the sound stops and i have to press the sound toggle on the steering wheel to re-activate the sound. is there a solution for this

thanks

Hi everyone !

I'm Valentin, 34yo, product designer in the south of France and owner of a red GTC (2012) and a red Calibra (1991 redtop), yeah I love red

I'm here because I bought a complete set to upgrade my Navi900 to the Infinity sound system. As I searched for informations about that, I found out some good ones on this forum. But some are still missing for me. And one big pain point is the fact that the Infinity wire harness is integrated to the complete interior wire harness. The goal is now to isolate the wires I need from those I don't need and pray for the return "amplified" wires to go on a plug behind the unit and not directly to the speakers...

Anyway, I'll try to post that work here to help people in the same case.

Have a nice day !

Hi I now have a cascada 2.0 elite and will be wanting to add
1/ power fold mirrors
2/front parking sensors
can any cascada owners who have done these mods tell me if the wiring is in place to do these mods successfully and what front parking sensors you find work best.

thanks in advance

Hi guys,
does anyone know if there are updates for the Navi 600/900 maps for the year 2022/2023?
I'm afraid it's an obsolete product now....
Any opinion?
Thanks in advance.

Hi Guys
My Vauxhall Astra J 1.7cdti, Hatchback, 5 Door, 2011 61Reg.

My Diesel Fuel Gauge is was showing few days a Low in fuel and then after a bit showing half tank and then again low fuel.

However on the same day in the evening i just filled in £20 worth of fuel just to be on the safe side, but since then i have driven 1.5 miles, but not noticed the error of the low fuel.

What could it be is it the Pump, Float Valve or the Sender Unit ?

Do you have to take the seat out to access the pump or sender unit or the fuel tank underneath the car.

Thanks.

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Hi. Been browsing for years but not posted anything yet, so thought it was time for an introduction.
Been an Astra owner since 1988 starting off with a mk 1 GTE as my first true love. Had several since including a Nova GTE, Astra G SRI and my latest is a J GTC 1.4 sport which I have had for 6 years. Just wanted to say am I bonkers sticking to Vauxhall or is it just that my toolkit is too Vauxhall orientated to change. Although given the future of all cars I really don't know what to go for next when the time comes. Starting to get a bit dispondant now as cars are getting too complicated to work on without a degree in computer science tech know how. I try to keep up but as soon as I get to grips with new technology it changes again, I'm sure just to annoy me ?.
Done a few mods in my time including the latest GTC.
Anyway that's enough from me. Just wanted to say Hi.