[back door will not open]

try giving it a thump beside the lock while pressing the fob at same time.. always worth a try before taking anything apart

[parking sensors]

I have black ones on the front trims, as for how easy it is.. I just not long fitted a set to the back of the other halves car and hardest part I found was getting thro the foam behind bumper apart from that I would say it was easy enough...

[Currently Breaking 2001 Audi S3 8L]

Cheers, amp would be in the boot behind the side panels

[Currently Breaking 2001 Audi S3 8L]

don't suppose this had the Bose 2440 amp in it?

[help me! driver door wont open at all]

lol I was just typing something similar but clearly my 2 words a minute no match

[central locking]

have a look on this thread

 

http://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/201003-changed-headunit-tonight-now-central-locking-isnt-working-help/?hl=%2Bstereo+%2Bcentral+%2Blocking#entry2384350

[central locking]

cant remember how long you get think it was 10 mins so if you swap it straight over then no need to worry, I replaced my stock stereo and never come across any issues, only thing I get is it flagging up on the vcds..

[central locking]

could be something simple, best thing to do it change the battery in fob and check the fuses... once you tried that you can rule it out and come back on here for bit more help

[Brake lights staying on]

push in and twist is all there is to it, just make sure you DONT push the brake peddle down when fitting new one

[Brake lights staying on]

mine done this too, stayed on when key removed and locked, I took out the fuse over night until I got chance to look at it, popped fuse back in and replaced switch next day and all back to normal

[Dell XPS L701X 17.3 inch screen i7 Cpu]

This is now sold

[Battery Question .........]

since fitting mine I have become aware of an issue with the alternator that I would have never known about.. there were no pop ups or warning lights, it was only when I noticed the camera was shutting down during the night on a regular basis that I took it to the garage and had them check over the battery and alternator..

[Battery Question .........]

I have fitted this for my cameras

 

set to 11.8 volt it will switch off the camera when the battery voltage drops below 11.8V

 

http://www.carcommunications.co.uk/car-accessories/driver-safety-aids/accident-and-witness-camera/power-magic-pro-for-blackvue-vehicle-recording-systems?gclid=CI7pyaW6u8MCFQHmwgodMLIA6Q

[Dell XPS L701X 17.3 inch screen i7 Cpu]

^{I take it there are 2 HD bays then?}

^{1 taken up by the SSD and 1 taken up by the standard HD? (Unless the SSD is one of those mSSD types that looks like a RAM stick}

 

^{yes has two HD slots}

 

 

^{Where are you located?}

 

^{Arbroath Scotland}

[Cruise control issue / removing steering wheel controls]

would deffo start with switch, I had this on mine brake lights worked fine but cruise just stopped out the blue, swapped it for a new switch and cruise started working again...

[octavia vrs parts to clear loads of items left cheap cheap cheap]

how much for the alternator posted?

[Dell XPS L701X 17.3 inch screen i7 Cpu]

feel free to message me if your interested, I am happy to take 400 and post, would be 2 day delivery signed for and tracked..

[Dell XPS L701X 17.3 inch screen i7 Cpu]

before I say including postage I must point out that I have noticed a tiny small white mark on the screen and I have stuck up a pic so you can see it and a pic on a normal back ground when it not visible, I only noticed this because it was on a white back ground, any other colour it not there so not sure what it is, but this has only appeared since I rebooted it with windows 7.. I have also stuck a picture of the windows rating on and as you can see this has a very high score... ignore the wavy lines in the pictures it was just due from taking a picture of the screen

 

 

 

[vrs yellow colour code and name]

you should find the paint code on a sticker under the boot carpet...

[Dell XPS L701X 17.3 inch screen i7 Cpu]

Dell XPS L701X laptop

17.3 inch screen
 i7 1.73ghz quad core 8 thread Cpu with overstep technology able to run at 2.93ghz
250 GB Samsung 840EVO solid state hard drive and secondary 640 GB hard drive

8 GB of DDR3 Memory...

NVIDIA GeForce GT 445M 3GB GPU
2 usb 2.0 and 2 usb 3.0 ports
Hdmi out port
eSata port
Dvd rewriter

9 in 1 Card reader

JBL 2.1 speakers with a built in subwoofer
Webcam

Aluminium case

 Will come with a clean install of windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
 
Good clean condition and has a couple of small marks and some scratches on the bottom but been well looked after..
This is a serious piece of kit and was built for gaming and video editing
Comes with the original box, disk, paper work

 

£400.00

 

[Engine temp, slight drop, normal?]

http://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/244609-how-to-replace-coolant-temperature-sensor/

 

I followed this guide....

[Engine temp, slight drop, normal?]

I had garage do mine other year and they used a cheapo lasted a wee while but had same problem and swapped it over for a genuine one, I would start with that as it the cheaper option, I found if the temp goes up and down it most likely the sensor....

[Engine temp, slight drop, normal?]

far as I remember once engine is heated up the sensor will always keep it on the 90 mark, even tho the engine might run hotter or colder, I also know that cheap replacement sensors usually cause more hassle than worth.. as most of the guys on here say buy cheap buy twice lol...

so if it was a cheap one likes off ebay it might be worth buying a genuine one and see how that goes

[Santa come early]

Santa has arrived early

 

[where to get vcds?]

I got mine from here

http://www.gendan.co.uk/product_VCHU.html

official ross tech dealer, super fast delivery and great service