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How much of a rush are you in? I’m probably going to remove my full rear wiper assembly soon

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Thank you for the comprehensive suggestions. I already have PIR lights over the drive but they trigger much too late to do any good. I've coated the glass on her car with Rain X, although I've never seen much improvement with it before. I'll consider the LED bulbs. I noticed earlier there are two reversing lights, I'll check later to see if they both work

Some arrived from Amazon this morning and the job this afternoon is to fit it! Thanks for the tips.

I use self vulcanisated tape to fix it. Better than new. https://uk.rs-online.com/web/c/adhesives-sealants-tapes/tapes/self-amalgamating-tapes/

Damn :-( What did the bloody idiot say ?

I wonder if fitting a steering wheel cover would help make it less sensitive.

All In been available to buy on daughter's Kamiq since I first looked a good couple of weeks ago - car turns 3 on 3rd Nov. Apparently it should show up 30 days before. Bought it today, and everything in the plan, including the service element, is dated from 3rd Nov. Agree it's daft - surely many owners will get the MOT and 3rd service done elsewhere and then be lost to the franchise network for ever? That said, if nearly two months lead-time for servicing, as it is at our dealer, is common, then I don't suppose the dealers are bothered. As best I can gather from the Tiguan forum, some posters talk about getting the 3rd service done on All In, but one of them definitely had it done a week late, which obviously would work but I wouldn't want to risk any VW Group brand getting iffy about warranty. And you'd have to sort the MOT out separately - or just not use the car for a few days. Another Tiguan forum poster says that his service and MOT was done on time under All In, but it was back when there had to be an inspection - and that's exactly what happened when we had our Tiguan, just before it turned 6. I couldn't take the plan as the car was covered by extended warranty. Dealer serviced it 31st Aug, the plan started 1st Sep. Car was 6 on 2nd Sept. Yet they managed to charge the the service and MOT to All In. Our Skoda dealer insisted this was impossible, and also that All In could never be used on day it was taken out under any circumstances - they said it has to be 48hrs prior.

A few from me taken today on my cameraphone

Hello @pab567 Can you send the MEN2_EU_SKGPx_P0080L_8755 thanks so much. I have 8742

I live in Somerset, but come from Fife, and can vouch for the ease of travelling up there in my 2018 Superb SE Executive. I had it for 4 1/2 years and it never let me down. We parted company last month and so last weekend I rented a car from Enterprise for a trip to Stirling in Scotland. I had a Mercedes GLC which although nice wasn't a patch on my Superb. Getting a new Superb diesel next month, and can't wait. (But I'll have to)

2019 Octavia vRS Petrol Car starts in Normal mode. Press the vRS button to change the "mode" and you cycle through Sport, Custom, Eco and back to Normal. Press vRS button and it opens the mode menu. So if I want to move to Sport mode, I have to press vRS twice. Can I use OBDeleven to set it so I press vRS button once and it goes in to Sport Mode and THEN subsequent presses scroll through the options?

Looks smart that 👌🏼 you just need some other bits to compliment it now 😎im in process of putting some more racing line bits too...so far oil filter housing and dipstick. Next one might be screenwash cap and coolant cap

Tried to get shocks from dingboro with no joy so ended up ordering some kyb bouncy guys, febi wheel bearings, and what MIGHT be the right rubbers for the strut top, we’ll see. I’ve also got a spot welder in the mail to make getting the bottom of the sill on more easily, I’ll just sell that on when I’m done. Tomorrow I plan to get the no jack warning painted on the axle, the hammer it’s has had plenty of time to settle.

Cheers Will - although have found that while the parking sensors work, the virtual pedal isn’t responding. I wonder if it’s quite sensitive to positioning and the diffuser has it sitting at a slightly different angle etc

On my old fabia I used to have an ultra gauge plugged in Which allowed me to read some data and any engine lights and clear them I used carista to code stuff like alarm beep, lane flash, MPH etc Now with the superb I would love to code a few things Maybe headlight DRL stripes, maybe rear DRL on And alarm beep to name a few But I really want to be able to read any codes that come up, need a half decent code reader To be able to read any future issues Any advice please

SIL has a 22 plate Fabia with the 1.0 engine. Today she reports it felt like it lacked power after a cold start and a short drive. She turned it off and then it refused to start after extended cranking. I went about an hour later and it started up after a second or two cranking. At idle the car has a distinct chug noise that sounds a bit like a bit tractorish / vac leak and seems to be coming from the free end (belt side) of the engine. The odd thing is that it periodically stops as if a sensor or something is turning it off before it starts again. Ive never driven a 3 pot car (I have always had diesels) and know they have certain rhythm but I query if this one is missfiring. At a stand and in neutral it will only rev to just under 3k, is this a normal limited standing unloaded normal max? There is only an airbag light on (she reports this has been on a while) I only have a basic blue tooth OBD reader and torque app (my better reader is elsewhere) but it shows no faults. YT short of the noise Any ideas what is doing on?

Yes, that's what I meant. Why it's not working I don't know.

All sorted Was that rubber sleeve on the neck

Herę You arę. Wrap the fabric wiring-harness tape around once, as shown in the photo, without any overlap. Once compressed, the tape is approximately 0.11 mm thick, resulting in a clearance of over 0.22 mm—I’m not sure if that’s considered significant or not, but it does affect how the wheel centers itself during installation. Also, I would suggest tightening the wheel bolts while the wheel is unloaded; lower the vehicle only enough to keep the wheel from spinning while you tighten them. Let me know if this helps in your case. I’d also appreciate hearing from others

Reiger diffuser looks good.

And some subtle RacingLine goodness @MarioVrs I see your dipstick and raise you air con caps: Before: After:

Rear bumper replaced with rough and ready replacement. Painting is a 2027 project.

Have a slight light creaking going on somewhere behind the dash and think I noticed it’s from that central vent piece too! Driving round holding bits to see if I can make it stop or exacerbate and I think this is it. So that and the classic sunroof will get rid of most of my interior noises. Still gotta read up on the sunroof one - sit in the back and pull it down or something! Good work on the speakers and MIB too - car’s in much better shape than when you bought it!

Been using GT radial FE2 and GT radial all season. Mid priced tyre and so far been excellent. Have them on my Octavia MK2 and sons Fabia mk1. Good in dry and wet plus all season excellent in wet as well. Been getting discount if ordered online through tyre service I use. £15 off for two and £40 off for four. Working out after discount at around £75 fitted (205/55/16) Alasdair