Skoda

Phil W · 6 Mar 2013 at 09:05

Ask the previous owner if they've been in to get the coil packs replaced FOC?

Looks nice, quite like the Leon splitter

Musty Pie · 6 Mar 2013 at 09:16

I dont think he has. Are they still being sorted under recall? If so I might try and get that done?

Phil W · 6 Mar 2013 at 09:42

Yeah they are, call up your local Skoda dealership and quote service number 28F7, they will book you in if not already done

Musty Pie · 6 Mar 2013 at 09:50

Phil W said:
Yeah they are, call up your local Skoda dealership and quote service number 28F7, they will book you in if not already done

Ah brilliant I will look into this at the weekend. I will check the paperwork again to see if its been done and if not I will get this sorted! Cheers for the heads up.

Phil W · 6 Mar 2013 at 13:22

No worries.

They did mine no quibbles. My brothers actually going in this afternoon to see if his car is eligible.

Musty Pie · 6 Mar 2013 at 13:54

They check from the number plate right? I will give my local one a shout on Saturday to see if they can fit me in anytime soon. I take it the reference number to quote is like an internal recall code or similar?

Phil W · 6 Mar 2013 at 16:26

Yeah they'll do it by Numberplate or failing than, VIN. The number is a service reference number

MrMeToo · 6 Mar 2013 at 16:51

Suppose this is a good a thread as any to post this question:

What are peoples opinion on the new(ish) Fabia vRS 1.4 TSI?

The reviews seem to be pretty good:

http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-review/skoda/fabia/first-drives/skoda-fabia-vrs-1.4-tsi

http://www.evo.co.uk/carreviews/evocarreviews/252919/skoda_fabia_vrs_review.html

The price seems to be reasonable although the cabin isn't the most luxurious but for a hot hatch at that price what would you expect, so, thoughts and opinions?
They seem even more reasonable on the second hand market.

Phil W · 6 Mar 2013 at 17:30

I'd rather an Ibiza TSi to be honest, Fabia mings.

Phil W · 6 Mar 2013 at 17:31

Musty Pie said:
Ah brilliant I will look into this at the weekend. I will check the paperwork again to see if its been done and if not I will get this sorted! Cheers for the heads up.

Brother just got back, they replaced 3 coil packs, the 4th was the latest revision so didn't need doing.

Musty Pie · 6 Mar 2013 at 20:45

Phil W said:
Brother just got back, they replaced 3 coil packs, the 4th was the latest revision so didn't need doing.

Ah good to know. Going to give them a shout tomorrow at work.

Skully · 16 Mar 2013 at 10:54

Here's my Skoda. Pick it up on Friday :-)

Saint · 18 Mar 2013 at 12:02

Skully said:
Here's my Skoda. Pick it up on Friday

New plate Fabia vRS? What colour do they class that as

Skully · 18 Mar 2013 at 12:28

Nope it's a Monte Carlo. Corrida Red I believe!

Saint · 18 Mar 2013 at 12:34

Skully said:
Nope it's a Monte Carlo. Corrida Red I believe!

Interesting, haven't seen one before. Side on, it's quite similar to the Fiat 500L

What does it offer over the Fabia?

Skully · 18 Mar 2013 at 13:15

Styling really. Its SE spec but with vrs looks.

Saint · 3 Apr 2013 at 12:44

My brakes are squeeking at the front of my vRS when coming to a stop from slow speeds or lightly pressing the brakes at junctions etc. Reading around it sounds like my brake discs/pads might need replacing?

Is there a way to check whether they do need doing without having to take the wheel off or pay someone to check it?

Phil W · 3 Apr 2013 at 22:24

Have a look/feel yourself?

paddy · 3 Apr 2013 at 23:37

Saint said:
My brakes are squeeking at the front of my vRS when coming to a stop from slow speeds or lightly pressing the brakes at junctions etc. Reading around it sounds like my brake discs/pads might need replacing?

Is there a way to check whether they do need doing without having to take the wheel off or pay someone to check it?

Put your wheels on full lock and reach around (oooo errrr) behind the wheel and take a pic with your phone... might get a good enough look at them.

Failing that just take a wheel off, it's not too much of a hardship and you get +10 man points

Phil W · 7 Apr 2013 at 18:02

Few bits done today, first up was fitting the front bumper lips purchased 2nd hand (Milotec). No templates so had to do a lot of lining up and measuring.

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Drill holes...

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And fitted....

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Next up was a Powerflex dogbone mount. Went for a red (TDI) one as I read they are a bit softer than the yellow variant.

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Fitted my Liverpool-Lad Coilpack heat shielding...

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And broke an indicator lense putting bumper back on, doh! Resealed temporarily with silicone..

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Adjusted my back box hangers to get the tailpipe to sit a bit nicer, it's resonating on the bodywork somewhere when it gets warm so need to investigate that...

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Last job for the day was replacing the air filter, copied the trend and got a Honda S2K filter and a silicone downsizer. Filters are only £18 each.

Old...

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New fitted...

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