chris4500uk

It was apparently the whole selector mechanism I think, but I didn't get the finer detail as it was under warranty at the time.

I've had mine replaced before, a few years back, and now it's doing the same fault again

FYI, you can get new repair brackets for these and it makes them good as new (almost). See the thread I posted about it. Cheap compared to a new lamp

To be honest this was the hardest part for me and I ended up snapping the front side bracket. I did use the adjuster to "cut" the thread, but it was a nightmare to start it and it looked like it cross threaded before it ended up flat. You can see how I did the rear one above, this worked okay, but the side one I used a vice along with a wrench to tighten it down. This put too much stress on the bracket. I wonder how Skoda do it? Maybe they have a proper tap and die set

Hi, Firstly just a bit of background, my car was hit at some point while it wasn't in use, I'm guessing a shopping car park, but anyway, it resulted in damage to the front drivers side lamp cluster. It turns out that the 3 clips that hold the lamp in place had snapped, which apparently is supposed to happen to prevent further damage to the lamp. After trying to fix them using glue (lost the bottom one completely) I gave up, it worked for a year it then failed again. To cut a long story short it turns out Skoda actually sell repair clips that fit each of the 3 brackets that hold the front headlamps. The headlamp actually has fittings for these from the factory so it's obviously a design feature even though the dealership never mentioned this when quoting £550 for the new lamp! (Vrs model) Lets get down to business. Parts needed: Please double check with the dealer as I can't be responsible for wrongly ordered or incorrect parts. UK Driver side (Right hand side looking forward in the car) 5E0998226 5E0998226A 5E0998226B N10701201 2 pcs. for each bracket (6 total for one lamp) Passenger side needs: 5E0998225 5E0998225A 5E0998225B N10701201 2 pcs. for each bracket (6 total for one lamp) You will also need an adjustable wrench or around a 22mm spanner to remove the old centres from the old brackets You will need a Torx bit set if you don't have one already, but you should, or how else did you remove the bumper? The torx on the lamp is bigger than the bumper screws but I can't remember the size, sorry. First I recommend following the guide by xpower to remove the front bumper, although this can be half removed by leaving the annoying bolts in the opposite side as well as the wheel arch screws. This saves a bit of time as the bumper can be pulled away allowing the lamp to be removed without the whole bumper coming off. Guide here - Credit is also needed for a guide I originally found here I forgot to take a photo showing actually how to remove the lamp, but if you are following this guide then most likely you have 3 obviously snapped brackets or a lamp that is flopping about. You can see the 3 brackets here: Here are the 3 repair brackets from Skoda, you will also need to remove the 3 centres of the old brackets which will become obvious later: We need to trim some of the left over original bracket from the lamp so the new repair one can sit flush, as shown here: All done: Next is a fun part, using the old centre of the old bracket you need to make new thread in the new hole of the repair bracket that mounts to the body, I ended up installing the bracket in the car and using the screw to hold it centre while I tightened it down in the repair bracket, although I'm sure there is a much better way of doing this! Now you can mount the new bracket with 2x of the new screws: On to the next one, it's the same story, you need to remove any excess (I used a sharp blade) then install the new bracket, take care not to damage the new screw holders above and below the cutting area: I actually snapped this repair bracket when installing the old centre, so please be careful, however it didn't seem to weaken the joint and compared to what I had this was miles away. Last one! The top one is actually quite easy, in my case I didn't need to trim, but to fill the hole that was left from the "impact" sorry about the horrible instant glue but I had ran out of black RTV. Bonus pictures of the new brackets installed, give yourself a pat on the back for saving over £500

So does this work on both MIB 1 and 2?

Looking at the part diagram it looks like the CUPA engine doesn't use this part but the CUNA version in the AWD model does? Can anybody confirm this?

There is a setting in the infotainment unit that lets you set it to "strong" , if not already set. Not sure if it will help mind

Thought I would update this, I've replaced the battery as the old one gave up just after 3 years and the startup problem has seem to have disappeared for now. Infact it's started quicker than it ever did. Eurocarparts lion AGM battery and a VCDS recode

Just for an update to my posts. I also had the DSG stick assembly replaced under warranty. Hasn't been back on since.

I also just got told it was "normal" and no work was done, now I'm out of warranty. This was only a few days ago however. I did get warranty work done so it's not like the garage doesn't like doing it. I'm guessing because it starts up everytime regardless nobody higher up seems to care? Will this do any damage to things like the DPF by excessive cranking ?

Sounds good to me. Drop me a pm with your PayPal address and I'll send it over. Cheers

Hi. Would you take £30?

VCDS has logged an error on mine. Time to book it back in

Mine is doing this randomly. I've had it "checked" as part of the service but nothing done. I'm going to re-book it back in.