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Quick update; put in the 15" AudioSystem ASS15 sub and placed the 8channel DSP. Wiring to be done and amplifiers placement👌🏻

my brother in law bought one, friday evening! finally got shot of his pita insignia, 2 yrs after i told him get rid of it! its a 2021, ex demo with about 6000km on the clock. ive only driven it around the block here, and not looked into the spec etc, but... its comfy, well equipped, looks decent enough, boots pretty alright, though no Octy in terms of length. first time driving a BEV, its weird. he has the KERS at max, so wgen you lift off (at housing estate speeds) theres not much coastimg, it just starts to brake. gear knob is a dial, literally. twist to the left, reverse, neutral in the middle, drive to the right. didnt play with the infotainment or anything, and only got to do 50kph around the place, so no idea whats its like myself on a big fast road. 7yr parts and labour warranty, and hes booking in the home charger installation. couple of pics, i didnt take any of the outside... hes a fitness instructor, thus the "prowler" shoved into the back at the minute. ill keep up with him on how it goes, and what living with it is like, he did the maths and reckons hell save about 1900e in yr one against the diesel. plus he isnt turning the key wondering what will break today like i used to do with my inshi7nia..

Still a great car

I prefer the 3door seats as they make it easier for cleaning under them 👍

Well, I've gone & spent some more money on the car. I've just put in a set of Recaros from a Mk4 Golf. They're from a three door but they fit fine & I'm not bothered about the catches on the side of the seats. They were the best set I could find at the time & for 20 year old seats they are in good condition. There's minimal wear to the bolsters and I'm looking forward to not having to worry about the white inserts any more. I got them because the Skoda seats don't give me the support I need on longer journeys. Hopefully these will be better for my back & I'll not have to hobble across car parks any more after a longer drive. There's a small issue of a missing plastic part from the sliding mechanism but I've temporarily sorted it for now. I'll see how I get on with them & will probably sell the originals in the near future. Next is the door cards as they look terrible at the moment. I'm undecided about what to do so any suggestions are welcome.

I've been noticing a Mazda colour of late that keeps catching my eye. I think it's called Soul Red Crystal & it looks amazing in the sun. Not sure about it on a Mk1 but it's definitely eye catching.

For Park Assist to work it needs to be able to detect the vehicles alongside, hence the need for 4 extra sensors - 2 on each side by the wheel arches. I only rarely used Park Assist on my Mk3, but it did frighten my ex-SWMBO when I took my hands off the wheel and the wheel started whizzing round which made it worthwhile!

How many trees would be needed to offset the journey

I had a Jungle Green mk3 Cavalier... lovely colour, pearlescent - a bit darker than the Audi green iirc? I've seen pics of Race Blue mk1's. They do look nice imo but (also imo) not quite right.

That's alright, because the logistics behind moving a full watering car in the boot of a car which has a tendency to lean well into corners doesn't seem like a good idea.

West coast, St Phillans, just north of Largs. Couldn't pop round with a watering can could you? - there's a burn nearby. No taking any cuttings yet mind Gaz

I got the mirrors from this website mate. https://thewingmirrorcompany.co.uk/searchresult.aspx?make=skoda&model=octavia&year=2000-to-2004&mtype=wing-mirror-glass,wing-mirror-glass-with-base Very well packaged and quick delivery also. I'd highly recommend having a good clear out behind those arch liners! I do like Race Blue but not sure whether it would like right on a MK1? As it's a colour I associate with the MK2 and a much more modern car. I fancy a change to green albeit a darker shade? Maybe Audi 'Cactus Green' or Vauxhall 'Jungle Green'

Even the +100% Nightbreakers only actually give 10% better range. Attempts to "get better lights" by using fog lights just dazzle everyone except people following you (you included). Fitting LED lights or plasma discharge units is likely to break the law unless you also add headlight washers and automatic beam aimers, which is expensive. Auxiliary headlights can only legally be used at times when you can use main beam, so don't actually offer any benefit unless you mostly drive on quiet roads.

Hi @BacktoaVRS, I fitted one almost 2.000 km ago and for the time being, so far so good. It's quite straightforward to install, for me the most tricky part was putting back in place the torx located in the bottom part of the muffler, I was afraid of dropping it inside the engine bay. Once in place, the rest is peanuts. No mapping needed, just plug and play, as @TheUltraRunner said, besides the increase of turbo blowing sound no noticeable power gain. You could go for a dyno run to test, but I think it is pointless. I see that the air intake system is already available to buy but, to be honest, for me makes no sense its installation before proper ECU remap. In the market we start to have a big bunch of hardware, I am still missing intercooler though, but without remap ...

A few more............

A few more

Suspect he is top dog!

So Been a LONG time since i've updated this, but I still have my Octy. It has, however, changed (quite a lot!) See below recent pic: If people are keen, I can do a write up in more detail of what i've been up to. Essentially, the car is now a lot more fast road focused and running circa 240bhp.

hi I recently couldn't figure out where to find the location of the alarm system/ siren on skoda octavia II (MK2) (1Z3) 2005 but now i can help you showing you step by step how i did it Here’s a link showing you how to do it but it took me time to figure it out. https://workshop-manuals.com/skoda/octavia-mk2/vehicle_electrics/electrical_system/lights_lamps_switches_inside_anti-theft_system/anti-theft_warning_system/removing_and_installing_the_hornh12/ How to remove anti-theft siren step by step __________________________________________________________ *Required tools -T20 screwdriver -6-8mm Iron Drill -13mm wrench -10mm wrench _________ – Switch off the ignition and all electrical components. The vehicle must not be locked via the radio control receiver of the central locking. - I also disconnected the battery – Remove the front right wheelhouse liner (passenger side)

+ 1 to that!

Normal that the guy did not explain the difference? - Only he or someone that knows him can answer that. Is 100 hp at the wheels normal for your vehicle? Well it would help if you were to say what you were expecting, what the manufacturers figure is.

You are measuring DIN net wheels, not DIN test flywheel. The problem is that your dyno operator didn't explain the difference to you properly.

I bought dynamic ones off ebay, loads of videos on YouTube to guide you, simple job

You might want to investigate washable seat covers, too!

Spent some time today tackling some of the electrical gremlins. First up. Was the outside temp sensor. Looks like it received a coat of paint when the front bumper was painted as some point. I scraped the paint off the sensor, but it was still not reading right so I ordered a new one. Next up was the drivers mirror not working. That was quickly traced to a broken wire in the loom where it passes through the large rubber grommet on the door. I soldered the wire together and mirror now working. Last up was the passenger side rear window not working. I could hear the motor clicking. The connector on the module was good, no corrosion. I pulled back the rubber grommet on the door to check for broken wires, all looked good. Next I disconnected the loom at the b Post (that's a pig to do) so I could do some continuity tests. I completely removed the rubber grommet and pulled the door loom to get better access, and hey preston a broken wire was found further down the loom, inside the door. This nearly had me beat, and I was happy for a bit of luck. I soldered the wire and window now working. Makes a change to fix things on this car without having to spend any money!

Sorry if I seemed defensive. I used to mod on a forum and I know how annoying it is when people ask questions when the information is there if they search for it. But they're too lazy and expect it spoon fed. Like I say I just couldn't figure it out with the posts I had read. I'm going to give my local dealer a call tomorrow, although it seems very hit and miss, from the posts I've read at least.

They look nice.... 😎 I really like the original interior but have to admit was thinking about options earlier. It'd have to be something pretty special though.

We still have an SRi150 one of those.. in black.

I've been watching these since before the EV version was released and been on the fence when pre-order offers were on. Wish I had now for the value of the Exclusive model back then. There have been some horror stories ref the application of the warranty and one man in particular who got one that hadn't been coated properly and started to rust heavily immediately and they refused to sort it for some time and only through his finance company did he get rid of it after several months and independent inspections etc etc. That was around the time of the change over from the ICE ones being no longer built in China but Taiwan maybe? That was what ultimately stopped me as I'd not be purchasing on finance and in the same boat I'd have been left hanging big time. I like the bigger HS but only has a PHEV on the electric side of things and is also not cheap cheap at all. The facelift one shown this month, im not so keen on the new Hyundai borrowed grill, but inside infotainment and tech in general is fantastic looking with proper full app control and I'd like to think the heated seats have more options than burn/off. The MARVEL R looks like it could be a big hit though, keeping an eye on it!

Such a fine example. I also saw small kids run suddenly between parked cars.

Way too many parts for my eyes to pick out but see if you can see it here.. https://skoda.7zap.com/en/cz/octavia/oct/2003-252/8/881-881007/

Yes exactly the same.

OV62DKF was on the dealers website Friday afternoon sold/reserved Saturday morning! In the 3 and a half years of ownership its retail value dropped £500!

I may have misunderstood the above, are you saying you cannot connect wirelessly via AA in any Superb? Because you can, my Samsung A42 on Android 11 connects wirelessly to my Superb within seconds of me starting the car up. I only ever plug mine in if I want to charge the phone.

Plug in your phone and slide down the notification menu at the top of the phone. It will tell you what the USB setting is currently set to and allow you to change the connection type. I can't remember the exact wording, but it should say something like it is set for data transfer or file sharing. That means you have a wired connection to the head unit. (You may still need to set AA up, if you haven't connected before, but it means you do have a data connection ready). One of the available options will be to connect for charging only if you so wish.

Hello Rob These things are not to be rushed - glad you finally made it 😁 Gaz

No problems, the values that I had were from an article written by a VAG engineer that explained the whole process very well and I believe that they were much higher, however I am working from memory as the printed and laminated article is in France and I am in the UK. Your figure of 15g may be correct but your use of light, full and full hard regen is very confusing, I dont think a "Light Regen" exists in that at 9g the vehicle ECU commands an operation however Passive Regens occur at any time the driving conditions are correct, high speed/high load etc. At whatever the threshold is be it 15g or 25g an Active Regen is commanded, it is not a Full or Hard Regen, it is the one and only Regen that the vehicle does automatically. Beyond that if the driver has ignored the warnings and the vehicle goes into limp mode having hit the higher threshold there is a Forced Regen which has to be done by a dealer or garage/individual equipped with VCDS or similar. Plese feel free to correct me as I am still learning and there is a lot of inconsistent and incorrect stuff written on the subject, I still do not know for sure if the regen is triggered by the measured value (from DPF diff pressure sensor) or calculated values, my car appears to be the latter.

Yes thats the one thanks

Hi and welcome to the forums!

Let's hope Sparkgap reads this before before dismantling roof. Have you thought of sending message ?

What about the other interior parts?

Changing the turbo outlet alone will not give you any noticeable power gain. But it will give you a bit more turbo sound and whistle. You might gain a bit of power if you change a couple of parts which will help the car breath better. For example if you change air intake, turbo outlet and exhaust. This will be even more noticeable when doing a remap on the car. Check the Racingline website. They have few more parts available. https://www.racingline.com/octavia-nx-categories

The seats are basically the same;)

Fixed the total again

Problems: No track names Can't skip tracks Corrective action: Change BT AVRCP version accordingly On Android 10/11 try this Activate developer options Settings About Phone click 7 times on build-number, confirm go back to settings ... system ... advanced ... developer options Find [Bluetooth AVRCP-Version] On my former Passat B7 track names where not shown after a while (Android 11) and on the newer Octavia III I couldn't skip tracks in addition (buttons grayed out) Turned out that AVRCP got raised to v1.5 After switching back to v1.4 track names where immediately shown and skip buttons visible AVRCP has several versions with significantly increasing functionality: 1.0 — Basic remote control commands (play/pause/stop, etc.)[5] 1.3 — all of 1.0 plus metadata and media-player state support[6] The status of the music source (playing, stopped, etc.) Metadata information on the track itself (artist, track name, etc.). 1.4 — all of 1.3 plus media browsing capabilities for multiple media players[7] Browsing and manipulation of multiple players Browsing of media metadata per media player, including a "Now Playing" list Basic search capabilities Support for Absolute volume 1.5 — all of 1.4 plus specification corrections and clarifications to absolute volume control, browsing and other features[8] 1.6 — all of 1.5 plus browsing data and track information[9][10] Number of items that are in a folder without downloading the list Support for transmitting cover arts through the BIP over OBEX protocol.

A couple from yesterday's walk.......

A couple of starlings

Northumberland

Hi, I'm Andy, just saying a quick hello! I have used the forums a few times and thought it was time to sign up. I have owned 3 Skoda's and they have all been great! The first was a 2011 Skoda Fabia MK2 1.2 TSI which replaced the girlfriends 2008 BMW 1 Series which started to become very expensive to fix. The Fabia which was bought poorly was quickly named Fiona. Fiona limped the 16 miles home and after a bit of troubleshooting she had 4 new spark plugs and was running great! 4 new tires and a service she has been perfect for the last year. Fiona has had a few light mods performed: Dechromed Sound deadened all four doors Kenwood under-seat sub Hardwired Dashcam The Second is my 2015 Skoda Octavia MK3 Estate 2.0 TDI which replaced my 2009 Citroen C5 MK3 Estate, which again started to become very expensive to fix, given all the money it had thrown at it over the 3 years of ownership. Octy has had its Cambelt & Water pump recently replaced as well as a full service, its soon due disc and pads all the way around too Mods for Octy are: Window Tint (DONE) Hardwired Dashcam Aftermarket Audio System, Replacement Door Speakers & Sub (Waiting on final parts) Sound Deadening De Chroming Remap The Third is a 2014 Skoda Rapid 1.6TDI which is replacing the Fabia. The Girlfriend is traveling a bit further to work and need a bit more space & comfort. The Rapid now named Rubie is booked in for its cambelt & water pump, it also need new front disc & pads. Mods for Rubie are: Wrap the roof & spoiler black Hardwired Dashcam Aftermarket Audio System, Replacement Door Speakers & Sub Sound Deadening De Chroming Remap. If I remember I will take photos and do a write up on the mods as it may help others. Thank you Andy