[What plate is my car?]

Yours is simply a 2004 as you're in Egypt.

 

04, 54 etc relates to the year and month it was registered in the UK.

 

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_the_United_Kingdom,_Crown_dependencies_and_overseas_territories

OK, so this has nothing to do with the car specs, it has something to do with the car registration in the UK! Thanks guys, much obliged.

[What plate is my car?]

I keep hearing you guys mentioning that "i have a 55 plate" and "57 plate" and so on. All i want to know is how to know the plate number of my mk1 fabia, it's a saloon 2004 1.2 12v 47kw.

Thanks

[Front speakers]

Thanks chaps for your replies. Straight going forward speakers was replaced and I used extension things for both doors. Speaker size trully are 6.5 inches - I`ve got them together  with adaptor things in one set.

Where did you get them? From ebay?

[Turned 200k, anything special to do?]

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It's a saloon, so it's not a vRS and probably not even diesel given that the OP is in Egypt.

Yes it's a saloon and it's 1.2 12v petrol. No turbo !!

[Turned 200k, anything special to do?]

Gearbox oil, power steering fluid?

I have these under control, anything else? I also have it completely checked, and oil and filters changed every 10000 km. the spark plugs are changed every 25 - 30 k. I guess i am doing it right!

[Turned 200k, anything special to do?]

That's only 120,000 miles. It's just about run-in now. You can use all the revs now

Do you think?? Is it that long living? Actually i have no problems with the mechanics of the car, it runs perfectly. The problems are with the electronics, i changed the driver's door lock once and it's broken again, the window motor is broken on both driver and passenger's side. I lost the outside temperature sensor, the roof antenna is a mess, and my windsheild is cracked.

But it runs very good, and accelerate fine!

[owners review about my 1.2 htp fabia]

you should take this for a profession

[random find]

Still want to know?? It's the lever to open the A/C onto the small compartment so you can keep a can of soda cold, just like the "rotating black hole in the glove compartment". Although i read the manual, it took me some time to figure this out! After i changed the internal evaporator of the A/C, which needed the whole of the dashboard to be taken off and reattached again, it stopped getting any cold air out

[2004 Fabia 1.4 16v MK1 electrical issues?]

My 2004 mk1 saloon 1.2HTP had a broken down alternator a couple of months ago. I insisted on driving it though, and after a while it started to do strange things. The rev and speed dials started to act bizzare at first then stopped working completely. My horn used to sound a lot longer than I press it. All the lights in the instrument cluster lit up, and the steering wheel became very heavy. After that it started to lose power every now and then till it came to a complete stop, and all that happened on my way to the mechanik. I had to call him and he came and towed the car to his workshop. I drained the battery as i was trying to reach the workshop. When a new alternator went in, the car started to work normally, although i had to change the battery a couple of days later.

[Noob question alert: Does my car have ABS?]

Thanks, i got the idea, my car sucks. Yet i still love it!

[Noob question alert: Does my car have ABS?]

Big job.

Probably easier to buy a car with ABS, then move everything that you like about your current car into that one.

thanks

[How-to: Replace Fabia aerial base.]

I mean a shorter mast - the new one I have to replace it is perhaps only two/three inches long.

I have tried unscrewing the original long mast out, once it gets to a certain stage it just continuously spins. As though it has a 'security' lock. I am told the reason the original mast unscrews a certain amount is so that it can be folded down when going through a car wash (not sure how much truth there is behind this) ?

Thank you for your reply anyhow.

JRJG

Yes mine too is like this, it only loosen so you can fold it down into a carwash or if you need to cover the car (instead of removing it completely) it never screws off . Kind of security measure too, so it won't be stolen!

[Noob question alert: Does my car have ABS?]

Is it easy to retrofit ABS module on my 2004 Fabia saloon? I mean if i got the module is it easy to install and make the connections, or i will be pushed to change a lot of things in the car?

[Turned 200k, anything special to do?]

My 2004 Fabia saloon just turned 200,000 km, is there anything special now about the mentainance I should do in this special occasion?

[Where to find the outside temperature sensor on my Fabia mk1]

Thanks all for the info. Actually my A/C works fine, inspite of not knowing what the outside temperature is!

[Where to find the outside temperature sensor on my Fabia mk1]

The outside temp. sensor started a few days ago to show --.-c, and i noticed a plug hanging below the car. I need to know where the sensor is to reconnect it. Does this affect any function in the car, like the A/C?