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I've got a steering wheel boss for a Skoda Favorit, standard aftermarket 6 hole mounting. I used it to fit a Momo wheel to my Favorit. The boss is free to a good home. (without the 6 steering wheel bolts) Just cover postage please. £5 will cover signed for 1st class. I can email/ post a pic if any one really wants to see it...

I'm selling my Momo Monte Carlo Steering Wheel 350mm diameter (approx. 13.8 inches) Black leather rim with shaped hand grips and with red stitching. Black spokes Red ‘momo’ horn push In excellent condition. Uncluded is the steering wheel, 6 allen bolts and horn push only. There is no boss included. I purchased this in May 2013 from the USA for $209.95 including delivery and duty, as I wanted a wheel of 350mm diameter rather than the more commonly available Momo team size of 280mm or 300mm. This model of steering wheel is currently listed online in the USA for $189.95 plus shipping and duty. Product details on the Momo website: The link shows black stitching and horn push rather than the red stitching and horn push on the wheel I’m offering. http://momo.com/en/tuning/steering-wheels/montecarlo-black.html price includes delivery by Royal Mail 1st class signed for: £95.00 Thanks for looking. Any questions please ask.

So after nearly three years of ownership, I've reluctantly decided to sell the truck. It never got the light modificatons I'd planned - mainly because it enjoyed it too much as it is! Having three children means having a two seater isn't the most logical family transport... I'll be sad to see it go but it's been great fun....

Skoda Favorit Foreman E pick up. Red. Fuel injected 1.3, 5 speed gearbox, intermittent wipers. Has never had a radio fitted. 2 set of keys, with factory/dealer fitted immobiliser, Standard and unmodified. First registered 08 09 94 I bought it in May 2013 and have covered about 13,000 miles. It’s now on just under 61,200 miles. I’m the third owner. The second owner only had it for a short time. He was a commercial vehicle enthusiast, and bought this planning to use it as a work truck and also as a promotional vehicle for his business. However, he realised it was too good to use as a work truck and his wife wouldn’t let him have 2 trucks, so he reluctantly sold it to me! As far as I know it’s never been used as a commercial vehicle. I’m told the first owner kept in it a heated garage and only used it for regular tip runs with his garden waste. I’ve mostly used it for transporting bicycles to and from rides and regularly drive it on a 200 mile round trip to see family. LOTS of history! I have (I think) every receipt from new including the original bill of sale and a thank you for ‘buying this vehicle’ letter from the supplying dealer. Original dealer sticker in rear window. It’s just been MOT’d. MOT expires 22 Feb 2017. No advisories. In my ownership it’s had regular oil and filter changes, new front brake calipers and front disks, and this month, a front CV boot, rear exhaust box, and had the fog light switch replaced as it stopped working. It had a mystery cutting out fault for a few months, hence it had a new crank sensor, but it turned out to be the fuel pump - which was replaced. In my opinion it wears its miles very well. The body has a few marks commensurate with reular use. The (steel) wheels would benefit from a re-paint. There is a small area of rust bubbling on the offside rear wheelarch as shown in the photos. The paint is peeling on the rear (alloy!) panels above the rear lights, and on the passenger side door mirror mount. it has had a bed liner from new. the Tonneau cover has about a 6 inch length of stitching that as come un-stitched and it has shrunk over time so doesn't fit properly. The MOT tester commented on the good condition of the car in general and in particular the underside, expressing surprise that, unusually, it was still red! A reluctant sale, but I’ve had to finally admit that no matter how many push-bikes it can carry, having a 2 seater when you have 3 children is not the most logical choice for family transport! Car is located near Thame in Oxfordshire. Any question please ask. A good home is wanted! It's had to know what it's worth - so I'm asking £1,950. IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v637/westywagen/rear_three_quarter_zpsqziu7qdl.jpg[/img] ]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v637/westywagen/Driver_side_zpsast4quja.jpg

Tgsnks for the suggestions. Turns out the fuel pump was intermittently cutting out. Which is why sometimes it would restart first turn or sometimes not!

Yup their dealer sticker's in the back window and the tax disc holder is kept for posterity!

That's a good thought. Thanks. As I'd be happy with'only' 5.5j or 6j I thought I'd see if there was a bolt on solution....

After time away from car fiddling due to real life I'm back to pondering my options. Gaz shocks are looking into the possibilities for me. Now. Wheel's... The stock steel wheels are 4.5j x 13 et38. Did any favorits or felicias come with 13" steel rims wider than 4.5j. I'm pondering keeping 13" steels but going to 185/60r13 tyres from the stock 165/70r13 so want wheels up to 6j wide. Thanks.

A belated response to this after family illness (now thankfully resolved) has minimised my online-ness. Although it 'felt' electoral turns out it was the fuel pump. Took my local old skool mechanic an age to diagnose it, to his embarrassment, so much so that he only charged me half the time it actually took him! Enjoying driving the truck again very much...

Anyone want this before I send it to the scrappy's...?

We bought this as a 'stop gap' about a year ago when my wife's Polo went kaput. It's a 1999 Felicia Magic 5 door hatch (but without the Magic decals on the side). It's a metallic green-y/ blue / grey colour (what colour it actually is a source of much debate in the family.) Good bits: It's done approx. 50,000 miles and body work is is pretty good condition. It looks very presentable. It has a new (exchange) alternator, new fan belt, head gasket, coolant, thermostat and housing, Skoda Magic alloys Briskoda stickers in front and rear screens! Power steering. Bad bits: Interior is a few cigarette burns to seats and dash. The first owners was an elderly smoker! Sticky residue on dash that won't come off from an air freshener base Has original dealer interior mats. There's a couple of scuffs and a crack on the rear bumper and the nearside rear arch has been scuffed and badly touched-in (mis-matchi paint) in the past. Bodywork has usual wear and tear marks One alloy has a puncture (which is why it's wearing the steel space in the pics). All 4 alloys are present. It will need 2 tyres for the MOT. wiper blades need changing. One wheel nut missing, lost when I last changed the wheel. Oppps. It overheated after the bottom hose split. On replacing the head gasket I found that one of the bolts that holds the alternator bracket on had been replaced with one that's too long, and tightening this up had cracked a section of the block. I replaced the head gasket anyway, to see how it runs. Because this broken off bit of block is outside of the area of the gasket it runs OK and doesn't overheat but it weeps oil. I've not driven it far, only about 10 miles to the supermarket and back, and after 30 mins in the supermarket car park there was a palm-size puddle of oil below the car. It's useable as it is, but it is a notable leak. MOT has now expired. Advisories on the last MOT were slight play in both rear wheel bearings and slight play in rear shock top mounts. As per above, needs wipers replacing and two tyres for the MOT. The car's to good to scrap. It took us 1,200 miles round France last summer. Simplest would be a replacement engine dropping in,but sadly I don't have time to do that. The scrappy's offered me £120 for it. I'd much rather it went to an enthusiast Anyone want it for £120? That's £120 without road fund licence. If anyone wants the remaining RFL we can agree an additional price, Otherwise I'll cash it back in - is currently taxed till end of August. Collection from near Thame Oxfordshire by trailer, or driveable if you pre-booked it for an MOT, I guess.

Coil pack,and crank sensor changed. Started and then went 10 yards before dieing! Arrrrrgh... So far it's had Fuel filter Dist cap Rotor arm coil pack crank sensor and cable Any more suggestions welcomed A 24 mile drive to work takes 2 hrs by public transport.:{(> Cheers all.

Hi all, Suggestions welcome please. My Favorit ('94 SPI 50k miles) is cutting out intermittently. It starts fine (first turn of the key) and runs beautifully and ticks over sweetly. But it randomly just dies. It will sometimes instantly re-start after much cranking it over. Sometimes it won't. It has cut out when pulling off from a roundabout , when cruising on the motorway, gonig up hill and down hill, turning left and right. no commonality to any of the circumstances. I've changed the dist. cap, rotor arm, plugs, & fuel filter. I changed the fuel filter Sun eve and it's driven 50 miles with no issues, and then cut out when my wife was driving it 3 times this morning I can't see any loose earth wire or connections anywhere. It's got a factory(?) / dealer immobiliser on it - little red key and slot on the dash. Any suggestions please. This is driving me mad..... how can I best test the fuel pump? is it time to drain the tank and check for any junk in there? Thanks... (and the head gasket has gone on the Felicia.... bah humbug..... ) :{(>

Hi all, Just got back from 1,600 miles through France in the Felicia As I que'd for the Ferry at Dover for the outward trip, the charging light came on with the engine at idle. The car ran and started fine all the time we were away (although I minimised load were possible) and for the 550 mile return trip (5 up!), but the final stretch from Dover last night with the lights and wipers on meant as we pulled on to the track behind our house the car conked out !!! I jump started it today and put a voltmeter on the battery. It shows 11.9 volts at engine off. It goes up to 13.4V as the revs rise, and stays there, but as the revs drop to idle the voltage drips and keeps on dropping. The fan belt looks OK (and give that it has a tensioner I assume the tension's OK). The voltage regular and battery were replaced 5,000 miles ago. Suggestions please? I'm stumped. Is it simply that the alternator is knackered? It seems odd that it's putting charge in at higher revs but not lower revs..... If it wasn't for the tensioner I'd think it was a loose fan belt. (I've used search but couldn't find an answer) Thanks, Nick

On the drive into work this morning, I was following a Caddy pick up with a demountable rear Camper body that overhung the cab Luton van style. This set me thinking..... Does anyone know if anyone, in any country, ever made one for the Favorit?

Although I think most avenues have been covered in the replies already, I'll just add that as a relatively recent convert to Felicia (& Favorit) ownership I've been impressed with the availability and surprisingly low cost of spares through my local Skoda dealer. Admittedly this is only for service parts but I've asked about other bits and they told me it's always worth asking. They're also giving me trade price as they're glad to see someone keeping older Skodas on the road. As as you're already experienced this part of Briskoda is a very helpful resource/community.

Does anyone know the size of thread on a Favorit gear stick (where the gear knob mounts). Would be useful to know for a new gear knob - so I can get one with the correct thread rather than a self tapping nylon insert. Thanks.

yup, they self cancel as they should - the self cancelling 'gubbins' is on the steering column below the boss, so isn't affected by the change of steering wheel.

Boss arrived, from Bulgaria! Wheel arrived yesterday from the US. All fitted. Pic to follow Very pleased!

Didn't win the ebay 14" wheels. I found a very helpful mk1 Caddy owner who let me try one of his G60 steels on the Favorit at the weekend. I was worried that it would look 'over-wheeled' on 15s but it looked spot on! Decision made. My Momo wheel is winging its way from the states. Boss arrived (from Bulgaria which was a bit of a surprise!) Just need to make a decision about the suspension now. I'm going to go for a estate kit and hope the rear springs aren't suitble (enough) - just got to decide whether to go for H&R springs or if the budget will stretch to HPSporting coilovers!

Was down in Somerset yesterday (in the Felicia), so popped into Dubmeister and got some road legal pressed metal plates. Pics to follow. I think I might have got to the bottom of my lowered springs dilemma so that can progress. Noticed a slow puncture this morning and took the opportunity while it was a my local friendly tyre fitters (Wheatley tyres near Oxford) to try te spare of the felica to see if the PCD is 4 x 100 or 4 x 98, as i'd realised it could be he latter. I'm chuffed to say it's 4 x100 so wheels next. the slow puncture was a perished tyre of it'll be sensible to change all of them. I was planning on fitting G60 steels but having seen Tom's lovely 1.8T Felica on G60 steels, which looks great, it set me wondering if 14's would look better on the pick up as i don't need big rims to clear brakes, and i'm fter what i suppose you'd call an OEM + look. So I've found a set of as new 14" VW steelies on ebay. 6J x 14 ET45. Can anyone advise will this offset work ok on the pick up: I forgot to look at the ET figure when the rim was off the car earlier. I'll run 185/55 tyres to keep to the same as std overall size and (hopefully) 35mm dropped suspension. also 185/55 14s will be a little lighter on the steering than 195/45 15s. Cheers all, off to fit the plates now.

I popped in Jewson's in Oxford this morning and although the parts guy wasn't in, Roy the service guy very helpfully printed out the ETKA list and illustration for the rear suspension. The rear shock is the same part number for the pick up and the estate (116 395 001) and the part numbers for the coil spring are one digit different for the spring and the pick up. ( 116 350 300, and 301) the lower spring cup is listed as a single part number with no vehicle variant. (115 395 210) So, if the shock is the same as the Estate then I think a lowered spring set for the estate will fit. The spring rate may differ, but i'm not planning to carry any heavy loads, and H&R list the same kit (35 mm drop) for the hatch and the estate, so by my logic the H&R kit should fit the pick up and we'll have to see whether being a pick up has any difference on the ride height, and the ride quality due to the spring rate. Before I order the springs what's the view, does my logic seem sound? Cheers, Nick

Thanks for the offer felicia 16V. I've ordered the boss so I'll see how that goes. Thanks Wright Bro's, it's good to know the boss fits! I ordered my steering heel today. Typically the wheel I want isn't readily available in the UK, so I ordered it from the US. In for a penny and all that.

Typical, after looking for a few days as soon as I post this topic I find this: http://www.meanmachi...ml#product-desc