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Yes, you absolutely right. Lane assist can be easily coded using Obd11 or vscd. The problem I had was limitation of Car Scanner which codded actual function but it would not enable it. That's why I'm waiting until get my hands on Obd11 or vscd. 2Q0 camera is the newest available for MK3 so Traffic Signs are possible to code with same tools, they will appear but there will be error "not available" because its locked by SWaP/FEC software certificates. It was easier with models up to 2019 but after Facelift, VW/Skoda are actively blocking access. You would need someone with ODIS-E or VCP to put dataset in and there you go 😎. You right, we shifted slightly from the subject but it's a beauty of this forum to learn about 10 other things that the one you asked for 🤣

I had a look and on Ebay you can get inner ones in range £50-£100 depending if new or used. But same here, until its continues problem I will leave it. I might get time to strip the panel and inspect the connector and pins. Will update if I get somewhere with it. Its just now, when it's darker it will be bother me even more 😳

Hi guys, I recently purchased a Skoda octavia VRS 2017/67 plate face-lift model, and I noticed upon hard acceleration there is a vibration noise coming from NSF side/passenger front more towards the middle, this happens in every gear when the revs are between 2000 rpm and 3000 rpm. Whilst I was travelling 40mph, I pressed the clutch pedal in and revved the car and noticed the vibration noise happened again between those revs. The dealer i bought it from said it was a boost pipe leak but I know for a fact if it was that, the vehicle would be under power/limp mode and engine light would be on. I even did a smoke test to see if any pipe for leaking to which they weren't. I asked a few mechanic friends and one of them mentioned a borne speaker which sits under the scuttle panel and apparently they were common to vibrate under hard acceleration. I removed the speaker and its still vibrating. Im thinking it could be down to the gearbox and if it is I am going to return the car back within the 30 day period and get my money back but before I do that doea anyone know what it could be because its a very nice specced car and dont paticularly want to give it back if its a fix I can do myself.

I thought about the renegade, but the navigation system clue was throwing me way off 🤦🏼‍♂️

I also considered it, as a taxi driver myself.. In the end i couldnt bring myself to go with such a small engine maybe im still a bit old school when it comes to electric too. My previous taxi was a fabia estate 1.4. I ran it for 7 year and i didnt have many issues but i always felt it wasnt robust enough, or designed for this constant work use.. I now have a MK4 octavia 2.0TDI 150PS. I do plenty of short journeys and some longer ones. Had it 12 months now and really enjoy driving it. Brilliant on fuel, comfortable, powerful enough and no concerns with the DPF/GPF thus far. I sometimes add fuel treatment and use premium diesel to help with that though.

When I was waiting for my car after being repaired, I sat in a Scala in the showroom. It was really comfortable and a nice dash layout. Definitely something to consider at a later date.

The first time I saw a "Maxi Countryman" there was a Vauxhall Omega hiding behind it!!

I saw a Renegade (Doh! ) the other day. I always think of them as big yankee iron, but I swear it was smaller than the BMini Countryman in front of it 🤷‍♂️ Thanks for alleviating my misery 😁 G

You would think it is their money. All they need to do is arrange the inspection and send the photos to Skoda UK. At this point your dealer has straight up lied to your face to save 10 minutes work.

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Cross Climate 3s fitted to the rims yesterday morning and I put them on the car in the afternoon. Early impressions are good. Looking forward to winter 😀

I am now confident that the dealer didn't contact Skoda UK. When I contacted Skoda UK they set up a case number and emailed Caffyns to arrange an inspection. They asked me if Caffyns had been in contact with me which they hadn't so Skoda UK emailed again and, again, Caffyns didn't contact me. The agent then tried ringing Caffyns but their numerous calls went unanswered and the only time they did answer they cut them off. They have now escalated it. I am still fully prepared for a drawn out argument with Skoda but so far they have kept me updated on a daily basis and are getting punchy with the useless local dealership.

The irony in insisting that you report the corrosion "immediately", and then the stand-off with customer, the dealer, Skoda UK and the Motor Ombudsman then proceeds to last 3-4 years.

good start then!

When I was looking into it, I did find that even oil services include a body inspection, but it isn't there for the purposes of the body protection warranty and it isn't a requirement in order to make a claim. The extended scope servicing provides nothing that would materially change the situation, as it is all related to the mechanical parts of the car.

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will do!

Ok well seeing as no-one seems to be guessing any longer I'll put @Gaz out of his misery... Its a Jeep Renegade Longitude in flat white...

Do you have anything in writing? If you don't, you don't even know the dealer submitted the claim to Skoda UK. The classic wait a couple of days and then call the customer back to say it has been declined trick, don't fall for that one.

I tried Audi style dimming tailgate lights when indicators are on. I reverted changes but animation was lost and I can't get it back. At the moment I turned it completely off so it doesn't annoy me 😂. Odb 11 will be a fix once I get it. Apart from that Car Scanner is quite good tool for some adaptations but deeper coding like lane assist or matrix headlights its a no-no for it.

I'm not 100%sure but I think the right hand one stopped working and the left one could take a certain amount of the weight but not the full weight. I know this because if i lift it helping it would go up.

Yeah didn’t think bout that but it’s really very simple. You have to pop off a small piece of trim at the rear of the side window. Undo the 2 plug clips. Will be obvious which ones. Then follow the strut rubber sleeve and pull out of the bodywork. To remove the actually strut it’s held on by 3 retaining staples that you lever up but not off. This releases the socket off the ball on the car. Am sure there must be a video somewhere. If it helped Skoda local dealer wanted about 440 quid for the job. All in was about 20 mins and 50 quid on eBay

Nice evening one from our hotel in Menorca...

I can’t help with this issue directly I’m afraid. But I use carscanner too and have found the coding history to be a bit hit and miss. A good tip is to take screen shots of the standard code before changing anything then you have a record of what it was when you started. What were you trying to code originally that lost the animation?

Is there any advice on upgrading?