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I own a 20 plate 1.5tsi Octavia SEL dsg estate, it's my 3rd Octavia. I bought it a year ago, it came with 17s, as standard. I sourced 4 decent used late MK 3 facelift Octavia alloy wheels, fitted those for comfort. I've also fitted 4 all season tyres onto them, too. I see a few positives from this, tyre choice is larger & tyres are cheaper, than the previous 17s. You would also gain on fuel economy, marginally, too. Also comfort levels are marginally better, compared to running with 17s. You will notice a bit of a difference with comfort levels, hitting potholes, but it's not a massive difference, more of a subtle change. I've done this on few other cars, previously, down graded their wheels to gain more comfort. Bit more pothole & kerb resilience, too. I've also stuck with the 91 load ratings for 16s wheels from factory for my car. I'd never fit higher load ratings if not required. I prefer higher spec trims, with lower spec wheels, mainly for comfort, not vanity. I've also informed my insurance, there was no extra charge to my premiums.

Another standard one from last week on way to work one morning.

Unfortunately not. Only OBD11 Pro. What do you suspect?

@rum4mo oops thanks but I was too late - yes 19 inch rims.

I know that my old Audi A2s had a plastic coolant 'pipe of death' in front of the bulkhead that would crack over time and leak, but that was not clear coolant ! If it's not air con condensed water, I'm sticking with the washer fluid idea 😁

is having good wages and cheap home made goods possible?

Do you know roughly how many miles you got out of your Bridgestone Turanza's?

Why take it to a garage ! Do it your self

We went to Nymans, near Haywards Heath, this afternoon. I was watching bees busying themselves, and took this snap, which I quite liked: Gaz

Thanks for the ideas. I too thought it might be rainwater and I checked the drain hole on the offside but that was perfectly clear, and the car hasn't been out of the garage in any rain for 4 days. It's not the washer bottle either as I have a washer fluid additive and the water is blue and not clear. Once I find out what it is I shall certainly report back.

Thanks Maggie and Co....

You have vnci red/vas6154a or b?

Finally upgraded to the front brakes from the Polo GTI AW - Audi A1 Gba 🤘 This was something I should have done a long time ago. However, after going through three sets of brake discs, the same number of sets of pads, and putting the stock setup through some serious punishment on track, I think I finally made the right decision. The car in question is a Skoda Scala 1.0 G-TEC, which comes from the factory with 256 mm front brakes. 🔧 What was needed for the conversion as mentioned by carlston and the other guys here: • Steering knuckles from a Polo GTI AW or Audi A1 2.0 GBA Unfortunately, I couldn't find them anywhere, so I had to order them through official dealership here in Greece. • Brand-new TRW red brake calipers, together with their matching red caliper brackets. • FAG wheel hubs with bearings from an Audi A1 These are 76 mm, instead of the 72 mm units fitted to my model. • Brembo brake discs from an Audi A1. • Ferodo Racing DS2500 brake pads. • Brake dust shields / heat shields. • TRW 23.8 mm brake master cylinder The original master cylinder was 22.2 mm. The high-pressure brake lines remained unchanged. I also replaced the brake fluid with Castrol React SRF. 🏁 And now... time to test it! The installation was completed today, so I will obviously need some time to properly bed in the new discs and pads. I'm really looking forward to seeing how the car behaves with the new setup, especially on track. Considering how much abuse the stock braking system has taken, I'm hoping this will result in a significantly stronger and more consistent braking setup. 🤞

@thamestrader , get in there quick and change the "29 inch rims".

Hi everyone. The driving assist camera (A5) that I had from new originally failed. It was visible in the gateway but showed several errors. I bought a used replacement, had it adapted by a professional company, and it worked flawlessly for a few years until it died too. This time it seemed to be a power supply issue because it was completely dead and not visible in the Gateway at all. I decided to swap the PCB (board) from my first original camera into the housing of the second one. Now the camera is alive and visible again. There are absolutely no errors in module A5. Sign recognition (VIBR) is working fine. Lane Assist can be switched on in the infotainment menu, but it doesn't actually work (it fails to detect lane markings). However, my ACC (Module 13) is now down and throws 3 static U112100 "Data bus missing message" errors that cannot be cleared. What is the next step to get this sorted? Does it need parameterization (dataset/XML), coding, or calibration? Any help would be appreciated.

Bueller? Bueller? Anyone? 😅

Reviving an older topic; I own an older generation OBDeleven device, which does not have useful Live Data recording/graphing. I asked OBDeleven about that, and they said, yes, my older device can't do that; I'd need to buy one of their newer devices. But, do you all recommend that I just go with a newer OBDeleven device? (I've always found OBDeleven's Android app and data exchange with my 2020 April-manufactured 2019 model year Octavia III Facelift to be frustratingly slow). Or, go for something other than OBDeleven at all? Is VCDS still the best thing? I saw some discussion of a VLinker brand, but their products are confusing - they don't explain how to choose among them. thanks for your suggestions, -Jay

What makes you think the discs need replacing?

4x4 Sportlines have 45 profile tyres on 29 inch rims and multilink rear suspension (similar if not identical to Passat, Golf and others) 2wd have torsion beam axle - this is a big factor in ride comfort. Try and get a late 73 plate which will still have warranty and then purchase All-in-one plan. I m just about to do that for my Karoq 2.0 TSI 4x4 Sportline. Cost is £959, cost of 2 yrs extended warranty is £624 - thus allinone 2 services and 2 mots is £335, so that’s £168 per service and mot- 2 years roadside is also included - no brainer. Can get extra 4 years warranty, I have checked DSG, infotainment screen, dash screen and matrix headlight units are all covered if they fail.

O/S/F N/S/F O/S/R N/S/R But don't loos any sleep over it. FOS = found overly stiff ?

Thanks all for the REALLY helpful insight. I think I can live with the 19" wheels as I had them on the mk4 VRS (without DCC) - but will be sure to really concentrate on ride quality during test drives. I might consider the SEL but the Sportline was the one that caught my eye and coming from a largely VRS and GTi background, I suspect it'll win through for me, even over comfort. I'll definitely buy approved used and look to use the all-in-one followup cover during my ownership, so hopefully things like headlights and boot struts aren't much of a concern. Is the pano roof standard on later models? basically I'll happily avoid it if I can.

My only other ideas are - 1) Blocked holes in the plastic cover that sits under the front wiper arms, ahead of the base of the windscreen. 2) Washer bottle or a pipe from it has sprung a leak. That makes more sense as OSF / FOS

PS 92 pence a kWh. Ultra rapid up to 160kW. "No parking" just charging in bays.

So my rear seats releaser popped up a little bit, mechanism works but this red button doesnt move at all and i cant get it back. How to fix this

Hey all Have a 2021 mk4 octavia vrs and i am not far from needing front pads and discs changed Been quoted £750 by a trustworthy indie garage and on akoda website it goes for about £800 Just checking how much it has cost other people to get both front pads and discs changed at a garage?