Dean

Worth getting the car cleared of codes and then rescan to see if it has stored any error codes to investigate. I did have a similar issue and mine turned out to be the fuel pump, but I think this is more to the point that I was running a stage 2 and didn't bother to upgrade it.

I’ve heard to stay away from the 2.5 V6 and the 2.0. I haven’t any experience in these engine so I can only go by what others are saying but I know the 1.9TDi PD engines are fantastic. I have a PD130 MK1 Estate for work and they’re quite fast for what they are.

Hi @JCV13, there's plenty of advice in the MK1 Superb section. I don't think you can go wrong with the PD engines, with regular maintenance they will go on forever! These usual come very well spec'd, including heated seats, maxidot, cruise control and parking sensors. So make sure everything works and it's got a good service history.

If you happen to be buying them of a guy called Alan, be sure I shall have to hunt you down... The wiring is different compared to the Octavia. I'm looking for a set to go in my L&K which I believe are plug and play. If retrofitting a few people have used the Golf MK4 heated switches which in my eyes doesn't look right. So, if you're buying a wiring loom, I'd probably go for the Octavia with the switch but, make sure it comes with the relays and then match up the wiring (The octavia heated seat switch has both dials in one unit, hence the need for separate relays.). I think you only need a 12v and ground to get them working. I found this thread which is for the Fabia but it should be to dissimilar - Also, here is the wiring diagram for the MK4 Golf which should help identify the wires. To make one's life easier, you could go for the Kufatec loom and then source the relays from TPS/Skoda https://www.kufatec.com/en/skoda/octavia/octavia-1u/cable-set-seat-heating-for-skoda-octavia-1u-40303 I have factory heated VRS seats in my MK1, but I wanted to retrofit another set into my other VRS. I wouldn't recommend doing what I did and spend 5 hours stripping the interior of an L&K just for the wiring loom/relays (basically the whole kit) But, seeing as I had a massive area and the whole day I didn't mind. Pictures here: As it's all factory for me it's just a matter of moving the loom into my VRS and connecting it.

Hi Dan, and welcome to the community.

A very warm welcome to our community.

Welcome to the world of Skoda John!

Big wave from across the pond!

Welcome to the community Adok.

You've redeemed yourself. Very lucky indeed!

Welcome to the community!

Welcome to the community!

Welcome to the community!

I believe that just connects to the metal pipes on the side of the engine. If you remove all the airbox you'll see the pipe where they usually say cut the pipes from instead of having to move the whole bracket. Should be in Bowders guide for reference.

Braver than me doing that. It's not something I want to tackle, so props to you! Let us know if you notice any difference.

Very common issue. Check the door seal and inside/behind the door cards to make sure the plastic door coverings are in tact. Double check under the scuttle panel (both sides) as there are two small bungs which you can see straight into the footwells. Drivers side should be the bonnet release cable and the passenger side will just have a bung if it's there.

A very warm welcome to the community @Vixxi!

Ordered/Registered/Collected list for the MK IV Fabia. So who is going to be the first on the Briskoda community to order?

I’m a stickler for OEM, so I would’ve gone to TPS for a new one. As much as I know you pay for genuine, I’d rather do it right once.

Welcome aboard. I think personally if that was me I would be looking at the new hub, in order to make sure of a good fitting and to eliminate any potential all issues down the road.

I would’ve bought an Audi. Skoda are the absolute worse for road noise, even with the quietest sounding tyres. I ended up getting so sick of it, I fitted my MK1 with sound deadening on the floor pan and it helped a lot.

Not in my estate, I just left it with components. However, in my VRS I did the full setup with crossovers and tweeters. The unit is inside the door panel and the twitters are standard size to they fitted straight in. There no issues fitting the speakers as long as you get the correct size, there should be a topic that Rob made about the right size/depth.

This is something I’ve been looking into. I found a simple (decent) head unit made a hell of a difference, even with the standard speakers. I upgraded the front with some spare components I had laying around (never used) and that improved things even more. I thought about the corner rear boot stealth sub and upgrading the rear 6x4s for improved sound. I have yet to get round to the sub, but my next upgrade will be the rears and I think I’ll be going for some rockfords. I’m going to try these and see how they sound and I may possibly amp them to improve further. But right now I’ve just replaced the HU and front speakers and they sound decent.

Check out my post of my MK1 Estate L&K (out of my 2 VRS’s and this estate) as this has been the worse for water ingress. I did the same process on my Black VRS and added sound deadening too (no topic for this car yet). But don’t let the older cars put you off as its done well to server you 14 years. It just needs some parts renewing.

Make sure you post in the MK2 section if that's your car, as this is the MK1 section. Make sure your car isn't mapped as this can also cause flat spots.