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I'll keep you updated. The car is mint and done 102k miles there is zero wear on the drivers seat so I'm guessing it's been mainly motorway miles. I live in Farnborough so if you know any good garages that can do the work please let me know. I've done a quick Google and SJB Autotech have some good reviews. Thanks again.

Relevant HVAC measurements are refrigerant pressure, compressor load (actual and requested), evaporator temperature and vent temperatures. You can deduce many airco problems from these. Refrigerant pressure measured prior to engine startup should be 5+ bars on a hot day, see my last post in this thread from sometime ago: https://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/503690-airco-refrigerant-pressure-climatronic-typical-values/ When running engine and compressor, after a while high side pressure should be above 10bar at 20degC ambient, and above 16bar at 30degC ambient. There are more exact tables and charts of temp vs pressure, do a search. Remember the sensor shows absolute pressure (0 is absolute vacuum), while most Internet charts show pressure above ambient, so 1 bar less. With temp set to low and airco fan running on full, evaporator temperature should be low several deg C, perhaps up to 10degC on a really hot day and stationary car with idling engine. Compressor load helps see that cooling is actually requested and that the compressor responds, and also useful if you overfill the system. One thing worth also checking in case of inconsistent behaviour is if the front airco fan (behind engine and airco radiators) switches on and works OK. if the fan or relay fails, cooling efficiency depends much more on whether the car is moving rather than just ambient temperature. There's a whole host of other potential issues, eg freezing water in the system, stuck expansion valve etc., but on a system that has worked well in the past, the above would be my starting point for diagnostics. HTH

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The workshop manual does have information on paint - I’m not able to access it now, however, but maybe somewhere to look?

Do make sure the above service items are adhered to - no dealer acknowledges that the DSG has a replaceable filter, for example. It would be interesting to see/hear about the condition of the fluid in the diff. While 50k without a service isn’t good, I wouldn’t be overly concerned just yet. You don’t know what sort of use the car has had, so it may be absolutely fine. I would go to a decent indie however, rather than a dealer. Whereabouts are you based?

Interesting. For paint thickness I’m not sure you’ll find anything that will hold them bang to rights. Although some of those figures sound horrendous - not sure my NexPTG would read paint that thick. As for recourse on damage, having always had a weird shape in my rear bumper since buying it at 6m old from a Carr’s Exeter in Sept ‘21 as the GM’s company car, and now having been hit up the rear last week, you can see evidence that the rear bumper has been damaged and filled before respray. They never mentioned a thing - I wouldn’t have cared. I’d never get anything from them but it was a **** move by them.

Must get myself here next year 😁

Best I could manage with a cheap Amazon cardboard and plastic solar filter And the sunset after the moon made way

So, which of the very many live data parameters (or, is it not in live data) gave information about AC system pressure? thanks,

Ok then. Let's hope the studs are made of some pretty amazing steel to take that torque without snapping.

Hi I am a new Kodiaq owner and when towing on a dual carriageway and several motorways, I am getting a towing speed limit of 50 mph when the actual speed limit is 60 mph. Is this a known issue and is there a fix to this? The tow bar, electrics and towing display seem to work correctly in all other respects. The tow bar and electrics are Skoda supplied and fitted.

Thanks @Breezy_Pete , yeah, guessed that; now, is there any way to get out of the system when that happened? We know that the system had been low (I had it recharged, and the amount of gas extracted was almost 50% low; I took these recordings after the recharge); my OBD11 never reported any faults in this system 🙄

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Hi from me as a new member. Looking forward to seeing what goes on.

Hiya all My third brake light has decided to crack and I'd like to replace it, however I'm struggling to find any youtube videos that show how it all comes out. Has anyone done one before or does anyone know of any videos that they have links to? Might be worth mentioning ive got a Combi/Estate VRS so ive got the spoiler above it aswell. Many thanks Kyle

This is really brilliant help. Thank you so much 😄

Thank you so much. You Guys are the best. PM Sent. Many, Many thanks. 😊

The reported shutoff due to low pressure event would be a clue pointing you toward lack of refrigerant, I expect.

You will not find any data for 'AC clutch' as the Mk3 A/C system doesn't have one - the compressor is permanently driven via a sacrificial shear plate.

Maxton design Honeycomb grill for facelift VRS, never fitted, £65 posted. Racing line intake kit, Gen3 888, airfilter, grill rear blanking plate, Turbo inlet elbow, silicon hose, never fitted, £145 posted. kit to convert bonnet to strut opening, never fitted, £15 posted. Powerflex Dogbone mount and new bolt, rear anti roll bar bush, £20 posted. These were bought for 2019 VRS 245, never fitted as I changed car.

LED Lighting. puddle lights, dynamic indicators, boot light, interior lights, never fitted, from Kopacek. £30 posted. Footrest for RHD manual models, not sure if it fits DSG, Never fitted, £15 posted. OEM cargo nets red/black, these have been fitted, £25 posted. OEM mudflaps, never fitted, were bought for facelift VRS hatch, £30 posted. Team Heko wind deflectors for hatchback, £20 posted.

For factory options / build codes I got mine from ebay. A guy in Italy emails it to you in a couple of days or so. Then print iff. Cost about £3 or less (via ebay uk). Just search for “vin decoder VW/Skoda”. Seller has a name like “ glavaneski”. Edit: ( got the original info of the source from earlier posts on this forum)

Hi, thanks for the reply and very helpful. I'll get the final drive done asap then and keep on top of it now I'm the owner. Appreciate your help 👍🏻

I can get brief VAG service history. Just PM me the Reg number. Thanks. AG Falco

BCM replaced, all ok. I didn't tell them what the other garage diagnosed, wanted to see what their diagnosis was.