vehdyn

I'm sick of the over-damped and appalling ride of my 2012 Octavia VRS 2.0TDI and wonder if I can swap the suspension dampers for softer replacements that would be for the standard 2.0 litre car. I've heard that, maybe, the internal (female) spigot diameter of the bottom of the front dampers (that fit onto the male spigot on the hub carrier) are different between the two models. Does anyone have any relevant knowledge or experience?

Cannonball, did you solve your problem? I have a 2012 Octavia VRS estate that I bought in 2015 and fitted with 17" rims and 225/45 Michelin Cross Climate tyres. At service last week 23/06/2020 after 27000 miles, all four tyres show even wear across the tread with 3mm tread depth remaining at front and 5mm at rear. The garage did report though that the rears show slight scallop wear around the circumference, although I can't see it. Incidentally, on a front-wheel drive car, the front wheels provide both the main braking effort and the traction, of course, but all four wheels provide the cornering force; indeed, on any car, front or rear-wheel drive, the cornering potential of the rear tyres is the most crucial for cornering and straight-line stability, so that is where the "best" tyres of the four on the car should be, contrary to popular belief.

My failed light warning lamp on my dashboard has recently lit up (23 June 2020), every time I hit the brake pedal. Sure enough it is the 3rd brake light that is not functioning on my 2012 VRS Octavia estate. I was dismayed to find no relevant instructions in the bulb replacement section of the car handbook; presumably Skoda assumes this unit will last the life of the car. I'm even more dismayed that I have to dismantle the interior trim of the tail gate in order to replace the unit.