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Let me inform you that the Hillbillies and the Rednecks (moonshiners) back in 1920 era were the first which started improve their cars ( horsepower, bodywork, suspension, bigger rims and tyres) not only for escaping from Police cars but they invented the drifting and the racing in oval tracks (NASCAR). Without them as pioneers the World of Cars and rhe Customisation would be much different than it is now so we must respect their herritage.

Some years back i had stored links from some CZ stores about these aftermarket gauges but i lost my interest when i heard about problems with the main red needle alignment-the led light which have-the reflections from the sun in those chrome rings etc. With Paypal payment you have more security in payment with e-stores.

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The factory has made many tests in many road situations, the driver that buys parts and tries to make them work together he gambles. It may work but it may not, so what's next? Drive an unbalanced in brakes car or go to the garage and start again from the beginning? I have seen many videos from USA that drivers had to make again and again tests and corrections (and of course extra money) to their cars after making patents upgrading their brake system. Personally (and maybe some other driver too) have not the luxury to test again and again my car in a track to find what's wrong and pay again and again money to correct things. If 3-4 drivers in the C brand forum make a specific patent and didn't worked to all of them then the 5th that thinks to do the same it doesn't take a huge risk? In Greece we call them ''volunteer suicide guys". All i am trying to say to @vucko1011 is to ''walk in a certain path" and don't make gimmicks.

As for those fance chrome rings that i mention before: https://www.ebay.ie/itm/222783693828 These are RS style https://www.skodateam.cz/bazar/?row=9gt These guys from si.onlinecheapsales.ru can not send items in Croatia? https://shop73002.abcdaustin.org/category?name=budíky škoda felicia They have Credit card and Paypal payment.

I searched these many years ago, usually were in CZ stores but now can be found in other e-stores. Here is an example: https://www.ebay.com/itm/123114442820 https://www.ebay.com/itm/123114442334?hash=item1caa314e5e:g:1IMAAOSwG4xa7CC9 I remember that i had searched also for these fancy chrome-look "rings" around those gauges. I stopped when other users informed me that they had problem with sun reflections while driving in sunny days.

I didn't said about those kits which have everything but for those patents in which try to "marry" things. No matter if the parts they are from well known brands the driver must know from other drivers test if these are working in every road situation. Many years back in Greek auto-forums some guys wrote negative comments after made patents because their car wasn't controllable at the last meters of the braking. Others made complains that they couldn't find new parts and installed used calipers, others that every time had to replace or fix something had a nightmare trying in various stores to find parts etc. IF there is a certified and proved by the time brake solution then GO.

Few months ago i visited the most famous Brake specialist in Athens to make an upgrade to my Felicia brakes. I said to him that from Skoda forums i have read that the A guy did this, the B guy did that etc but was didn't impressed, he said he know about these ''patents'' from many other cars but he insisted that: ONLY if many guys have done absolutely the same and that worked after many Kilometres on the road-track then the new customer can do this. Yes the C guy may done some ''miracles'' and posted them but he had to certify that what he done worked perfectly while braking in curbs-straight lines-on rain-on emergency braking situation etc. There are so many other factors (car factory balance-tyres-rims-suspension-ABS) that the owner must take consideration otherwise may end-up with a fancy brake system but in ''tough times'' can turn to a nightmare. The ''ready to installed'' kit's are much preferable but we the older car owners can not have often that luxury.

I was in cellphone last night and i couldn't see those 2 small buttons below. Yes as it is in my Felicia. The small motor is outside inside the engine bay, easy access with only one screw that holds the cap.

Are you going to replace those two empty buttons with one for a/c and the other for air recycle?

What type of cats we call black Siam in Greece: https://mypet.gr/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/maures-gates-facts.jpg Of course there are others in different colours. What we call Sellotape: https://www.24hr.gr/el/προϊόντα/προσφορές/κολλητική-ταινία-σελοτέιπ-logo-tape-clear-διαφανής-12mm-x-33m Different brands, different colours-thickness-length-sizes, transparent or non transparent, with plastic reel or without etc, all these are clarifications that follow the main word "Selotape" that you have to say to the seller or write in your search on the web. The same happens with the word "Paraflue", yes it was a Fiat additive for aluminium radiators and after some time every Coolant was called "paraflue" no matter what brand was or concentate-premixed-colour etc the first established word in older mechanics was one: "Paraflou" (that's the way we spell it). When a seller or a mechanic or a fellow driver here asks you about your radiator system: "do you have paraflou in your car?" he asks you if your car has enough Coolant.

Looks like Siam, lovely. Here we call it "Selotape"

Electrical diagrams and devices: Heating and air conditioning https://epowering.cz/skoda-felicia-dilenska-prirucka-elektrika/ (a part from my second link), it's far better than the Haynes manual.

These are from my book. I also found this in CZ language: https://skoda-virt.cz/cz/clanky/elektrika/845-el-schemata-felicie/ Click to enlarge the photo. This is much better, has ALL the manuals but not in english https://epowering.cz/skoda-felicia-dilenska-prirucka-elektrika/ For sure from the photos you can understand much more things than me.

My english are not good but you mean for example something like these?

Some guys use the:

I glued temporary the two pieces from the part of the plastic socket which has been cut-off. As you can see in the photos (front-rear) it's not round but oval shape. That means ''Overtighten'' is the cause of the problem so keep this in mind for your own coolant hoses, don't to my mistake.

No spark? I don't think so. https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2023/01/07/5-signs-of-a-failing-crank-sensor/ https://mechanicbase.com/engine/crankshaft-position-sensor-symptoms/ Crank sensor ''issues'' in the past caused me 2 times the car tun-off suddenly in the middle of the road.

It's impossible to find such a part here those days,the latest arrive of Felicia here was April 2000 so after few years the local official Skoda dealer stopped to import parts from Skoda Cz for this model. Even in Cz stores all you can find is like these from China: https://www.autobyznys.cz/x29272-en/hadice-hrdla-termostatu-favorit-felicia-1.3-cn-6u0121101 https://www.autodily-stancl.cz/motor/hadice-a-trubky/hadice-chladice-horni-felicia-13-cn-6u0121101.html or like these: https://autodilycz.cz/nahradni-dily/hadice-chladice-594152/?s=2573526 https://www.autokelly.cz/Product/XS-6U0121101/8673579 They don't say Genuine Skoda but even if you manage to find an original they don't have Paypal or credit card system but only bank transfer which means: delay plus money commission.

Have you checked your spark-plugs? Have you installed other type for example Iridium? Have you checked the crank sensor? Connections or dirt beneath it? Have you ever cleaned your injectors?

Still can be found here in Greece. https://kritosparts.gr/part.aspx?expression=6U0121101 https://www.getparts.gr/gates-solinas-psygeioy-vag-513382 https://onparts.gr/index.php?route=product/search&search=6U0121101 Shown some signs before the end or suddenly cut off?

Some months ego my mechanic made a ''pressure test'' and found 2 tiny leaks, tighten the screws but from instinct i went the very next day and a bought a new hose-clamps ''just i case". I had the new radiator hose-clamps from last year in my shelf and in my mind was that in the next coolant change (before summer vacations trip) i will make the replace but the bad luck overtook me. I learned a lesson from this: Don't overtighten the screws of the clamps if there is no serious reason for this. The radiator has another 2 hoses below, i will leave them ''as is'' and i will don't touch their clamp's screws. Here is a yesterday's photo, the engine bay was cleaned this afternoon and i checked for leaks, none was found.

This is a photo from today. The new hose if pushed all the way to the remain of the socket and a new clamp installed, tightened properly although i wanted this clamp few millimetres more to the right. I wonder if i use plastic epoxy putty like this https://www.chatziathanasiou.gr/en/putty/840-permatex-84330.html to ''build'' the whole area and ''bond the hose and the plastic frame of the radiator would be a good idea? Of course this means that the hose would be extremely difficult to be removed even for a repair. This is ''one way only'' solution which means there is turning back, if in the future something goes wrong with the hose then the radiator (and the hose) must be replaced.