mrh
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Hello! I used to do this in a regular basis, but I seem to have completely lost the plot! Please can you point me in the direction of a guide for replacing the rear pads on our Superb Mk1? Many thanks
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Hi there, Our 2002 Superb is still going strong after a mere 245,000miles. Hoping she keeps going for a few more yet. 3 years ago we had the ballast replaced on the nearside headlamp. The same headlamp has failed again. Are there any simple guides for accessing the back of the headlamps so I can swap the NS and FS bulb to try and determine if it is the bulb or the ballast? It looks like I need to release some of the air inlet pipework - or am I missing something obvious? I've checked the obvious fuses - but they all checked out ok. The FS headlamps all work fine. Any suggestions or pointers would be muchly appreciated. Many thanks
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Thanks for all the advice. Think I'll give them a miss. Not enough information available to be sure. All I know if that they are from a TT, Ronal design, with 225.45/17 tyres. Others I've seen on Ebay seem to be 100PCD - that match the photo I've been sent. Thanks for everyone's help. The hunt for 2 original alloys for Mk1 Superb continue..... Cheers Matthew
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OK - looks they have an offset of 43. But I don't know of that makes them closer to the arches or further away! Is 43 close enough to work? Don't really want to mess about with spacers etc. Thanks again Matthew
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Thanks - hadn't considered that at all. Will see if Google can help me. Many thanks Matt
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Hi, After 12yrs the alloys on my Mk 1 have seen better days - struggling to get the tyres to seal on the rears. I've been offered some Alloys from a TT - same size etc - even got good tyres on them! Would these be ok on my Superb? My only concern is the different weights of the vehicle. Please can anyone advise? Many thanks Matthew
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Interesting - I'd convinced myself that it wasn't a bypass relay, as it only seems to control the indicators (the side lights etc operate fine with it unplugged). Most of the bypass relays seem to have connections for all the lighting functions. This unit has incoming connections for power (0v and 12v) and both indicators (L&R). The outputs are to the vehicle indicators and and the trailerboard indicators. If I can find a standard unit I'll happily sort out all the connections to make them fit the current wiring. Thanks again, Matthew
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Thanks RW, I've checked the wiring inch-by-inch from the socket to the relay box and it all looks ok. When I took the relay box out it had the tell-tale smell of blown electronics! I have a 3rd party vag-com lead somewhere around (not sure I'll be able to find the drivers though). Off to hunt them out. At least I now feel confident that the airbag fault has been generated by me, not a real fault! Thanks Matthew
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Thanks to everyone's joint efforts, I now have power in the boot!!!! The bad news is that it hasn't fixed the problem with the towbar lights...... but I'm now fairly confident that it is the flasher relay. Have tried a couple of caravan dealers and car spares places this afternoon, but without any success. Will have to delay the start of the holiday and head to a towbar fitter tomorrow. In other bad news... one of the fuses I've taken out the check, seems to have triggered an "Airbag Fault" warning on the dash. Does this sound possible? Or is it likely I have suddenly developed a real Airbag fault? This trip seems to be doomed..... Many thanks Matthew
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Update!! Found a third fuse on that board! A white "25A" fuse, which has blown..... In the process of putting the fuse at the top of the board (yellow - 20A) back in, I managed to drop it down the back. My fingers are too chunky! Does anyone have any idea what the 25A fuse may supply - apart from the boot accessory socket? rwbaldwin - it was supplied on the vehicle when I bought it from the Skoda dealer, but I think it's an aftermarket retrofit. No fuse in 35. Thanks to everyone for there very prompt help - we may yet be going on holiday! Thanks Matthew
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Hi, The 12v accessory socket in my 2003 Superb has lost all power, the problem is that the towbar electrics (flasher unit) is powered via the cable that supplies this socket. I assumed that one of the fuses in the fuse board would have blown. I looked in the manual, and tried Google, but could not determine which fuse it would be, so I then checked EVERY fuse in the board. But they are all ok. Does anyone else have any idea where the fuse for this socket could be, or any other reason why there is 0v being supplied. We're meant to be going away this week, in the caravan, but without this supply, I don't have any indicators on the caravan - so can't drive it. Can anyone help? Many thanks Matthew