shakeyman
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2013 Vrs rear light cluster
shakeyman replied to hatchy's topic in Skoda Octavia Mk III (2013 - 2020)
5E5945112 is right hand lights for a hatchback, but not LED 5E5945112A is the LED version. Edit: these are the parts for the pre-facelift version, if you have a facelift (split headlights) there are 2 LED versions, high or low (I don't know the part numebrs though). -
2013 Vrs rear light cluster
shakeyman replied to hatchy's topic in Skoda Octavia Mk III (2013 - 2020)
Also, estate or hatchback? -
Weird trim on 2013 Octavia elegance
shakeyman replied to Darck11's topic in Skoda Octavia Mk III (2013 - 2020)
I Had a 63 plate Elegance spec MkIII, it had the 3-spoke wheel too. -
access when battery is flat ?
shakeyman replied to colfair's topic in Skoda Octavia Mk III (2013 - 2020)
I've had the same issue with mine from leaving dashcam on for a week. Except I'd previously had drivers door damage (that's another story...), so the emergency key lock didn't work. RAC guy had to jack the car up and jump it via the starter motor, which gave just enough power to remote unlock the car. Useful fact to know that the starter motor is accessible from under the car, and has a permenant battery feed. -
Extreme replacement wheel cost?
shakeyman replied to moonwrasse's topic in Skoda Octavia Mk III (2013 - 2020)
Top picture is for 1 wheel, bottom one is for the set of 4. -
Recommendation on where to get Accident Repaired
shakeyman replied to RB79's topic in Skoda Octavia Mk III (2013 - 2020)
When I needed a repair on my Ocatavia, my insurer wanted to use their 'approved' repairer, which turned out to be a Vauxhall garage?! I told them I wanted to use a "Manufacturer approved repairer", which they grudgingly accepted, and sent it to a local Audi garage. -
Blackvue Dashcam sd cards
shakeyman replied to Cakemonster's topic in Skoda Octavia Mk III (2013 - 2020)
Couple of useful links below: https://www.carcamcentral.com/guide/recommended-sd-cards-avoid-sandisk-ultra-cards https://dashcamtalk.com/forum/threads/microsd-options-including-mlc-cards.26035/ Basically, it depends on what type of flash memory the card uses. MLC is a slightly older tech than TLC (which offers higher capacity), but MLC has much better endurance. In a dashcam the whole card is constantly being written and erased, so endurance is a major factor. Also useful in these links are details on which manufacturers will void the SD card warranty if it's used in a dashcam. -
Octavia mk3 vRS- petrol or deisel?
shakeyman replied to littleade's topic in Skoda Octavia Mk III (2013 - 2020)
What options did you want that it's not got? Depending on what they are, retrofitting or enabling via VCDS might be possible... -
Ditto with my 750.
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shakeyman started following Sasha’s Octavia vRS
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Instead of tinting the reflectors yourself, just buy them already tinted? http://www.superskoda.com/Skoda/OCTAVIA-III/Octavia-III-RS-original-Skoda-rear-bumper-reflector-set-MONTE-CARLO-dark I got them for mine, and they do look much better.
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"Normal" Octavia MKIII mudflaps fit perfectly on the vRS, even though the dealers say they won't. I've got a vRS, and had a non vRS MKIII and the flaps fit exactly the same (and perfectly) to both. The only thing is that the vRS is slightly lower than the standard, so you need to be a bit more careful with about scraping the flaps on high kerbs. I've not had any issues so far though.
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The linked power curves on that page show the stock engine doing 260bhp!! Is that a one off anomoly of the engine they tested, or do most/all (my?) 230's put out that kind of power...
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Octi - my grey vRS Estate
shakeyman replied to Richies83's topic in Skoda Octavia Mk III (2013 - 2020)
You even got it in the right colour! Is that a lane assist or high beam assist camera I can see on the windscreen? If it's lane assist, get someone with VCDS to activate high beam assist if you don't have it. Traffic sign recogition is useful too.- 49 replies
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It is possible to input 7 digit postcodes on a 2016/2017 Octavia sat nav. Annoyingly you have to switch back to the letters keyboard to input the space the after the first part, then when you switch back to numerical input, it works!
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Rear light cluster on L&K
shakeyman replied to darnell's topic in Skoda Octavia Mk III (2013 - 2020)
I stand corrected. I don't think their search function likes me :-(