Ford29

well I have gone over to the dark side my new steed is a BMW xDrive 30d M Sport

Well is good bye to my Fabia estate vrs I have really enjoyed my two and a half years of ownership but now it is time to move on So good luck to all you vrs owners I have enjoyed reading your posts and will continue to log in and see the latest comments Cheers Ford29

Always annoyed by the absence of light over the rear passenger seats I've started buying a few things hoping to soon do the installation. I've gone for the dome light that many cars of the VW group share. (Felicia, Polo, Arosa, Lupo, Caddy etc.) Mine has the code: 6N0947105E and it is VW made. A search on eBay will produce a good number of such dome lights, used and new. Their size is aprox, 14cm x 7cm. Wiring loom didn't come with the casing (just with a plain bulb) but you can simply attach cables to the pins on the back. If you want to be very professional about it you can get a socket but when I asked for it at the VW dealership it was about 5euros so I decided to leave it as is. Just for a small piece of plastic I find it expensive . Since I will be cutting the roof lining (I'm already scared about that part ) I've realized that for a perfect, snug fit I will need the metal frame that goes around the opening and will most definitely hold the casing better. (I hope). I wasn't able to find it on ebay but my mech had a couple lying around from used Felicia parts . Then it was time for the right kind of led. ebay again was the best option and at the link you will find what I picked.(http://viewitem.eim....0845924605/item) The size is just right for the board to go into the casing with no problems and the light output is plenty. Look for Car Interior 48 SMD LED on eBay and you will find loads but always make sure the size is close to 6cm x 4cm Here is also a pic of the leds installed into the casing. I've used some foam I had laying around to keep the board from moving around and ready for installation. Fingers crossed all we go well and I will not just mess up my roof lining. Will keep you updated with the results. Managed to find the courage yesterday to install this with my mate. God the day was hot... 100.4F!!! :S First we took out the front interior light in order to access the power cables which would feed power to the rear interior light. After we figured out which cable does what and how the rear light would function we decided on the placement and using the metallic frame as a stencil we drew a cutting shape on the roof. By the way we decided that the best placement would be in the same line where the roof door handles start. No head (I guess you have to be very tall) can touch it by mistake plus it is in reaching distance from my seat in case I want to switch it on/off. Then the scary part starts - with a very sharp scalpel we made a smaller cut than the drawn shape and slowly with each pass we widened the opening. Then it was time to fit the metallic frame and with a bit of extra cutting of the roof here and there the fitment was perfect. Note that the Fabia roof has a layer of insulation material - something like cotton. We had to remove some of that in order where the opening is in order for the light casing to fit perfect. With the help of a metallic wire we pushed through the cables to the front interior light - that needs a few tries to get it right. Connected the cables and did a test and all worked fine. From there on it was simply a matter of installing the rear light which clicked well in place thanks to the metallic frame. Keep your hands clean! we did a couple of finger stains - some foam will fix that :p At last light at the back!

Have a look at the post mentioned below twin reverse lights fitted Rear Lights Started by Ford29, 11 Nov 2011 17:18

When I replace my tyres I was thinking of changing fron 205/40/17 to 215/40/17 Is there any advantages or disadvantages in doing this? Any information advice would be appreciated.

I have a vrs In the engine compartment if you look at the right hand side of the bulkhead separating the engine compartment from the inside of car you should find a rubber plug, low down. When this plug is removed pull back the carpet and sound deadening and push from the engine compartment a thin screw driver through the hole left by the plug. This should come out in the footwell. A cable can then be concealed uder the plastic trim all the way to the boot. Good luck

From what I could see when the bumper of vrs is removed ther is no wiring provision for fogs The standard fog light would fit in place of the drls Biggest problem would be getting a plug to fit the fogs (two pin) Wiring is straight forward via a relay and live feed from battery I think you will find that the light switch has only one pull out position for fogs (rear) whereas other Fabias have two pull out positions However you could easily fit a switch inside car

Inside engine compartment look at right hand side of bulkhead Low down you should see a rubber blanking plug (VRS) Remove plug Inside pull back carpet and insulation in passenger footwell From engine compartment push something long thin and sharp through hole occupied by plug This should appear in footwell Feed cable of required size That's how I did it

No not to bright Certainly not any brighter than P21w bulb Construction and use regulations don't say much about reversing lights The LEDs are inserted into the housing of the indicater units

Could this improve the reversing lights Twin leds

The bulb holders are very tight If you see where the lugs of the bulb holder are located there is a small screw If you loosen this screw the bulb holder turns very easly After replacement tighten the screw

Don't know why Skoda does not fit as standard. This is the one I fitted. It has the usual three functions Off on when door opens off when door closes on manually

I am sure you can retro fit an Amundsen and have your steering controlls and parking sensors working (if factory fitted). My dealer told me it could not be done and so I did not attempt to fit the Amundsen. I now know that the Columbus can be fitted and this is a much better unit and so I will eventually go for it.

Here is a link http://www.visualgarage.com/ It is an American company who make fractal antenna

I could not decide on a replacement aerial Did not like any of the stubbies So I fitted a shark fin and there has been no loss of reception