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The legal requirement is for FRONT daylight running lights. The concept of a rear DRL does not exist.

That is certainly not my experience. In the past two weeks I have had both a slow puncture (bloody blackthorn - it's evil stuff) and a leaking valve on separate wheels. In both cases it was the TPMS that alerted me and when I checked pressures, on each occasion the tyre was down by some 3-4lbs - so the system seems quite sensitive in my view. Conversely, in the Spring I had an instant blowout after hitting a big pot-hole and there was nary a peep from the TPMS. Go figure! I suppose it was because I stopped instantly before the ABS sensor had a chance to re-act.

Change the key fob battery - then there's a sporting chance the warning will go.

Could be one of the disc backing plates starting to work loose - they are notoriously flimsy on these cars and the mounting points corrode away. Easy enough to check and eliminate that as a cause. There was a thread recently about this.

Generally speaking, wheel balance you can feel through the steering wheel, - wheel bearing tends to be more of a droning noise. It sounds as if I've got a wheel bearing starting to go, but my mechanic can't really tell which side it is at this early stage so we're going to leave it for a few more miles until it is clear which wheel it is.

Just to re-assure the O.P. The floor-pans are made by robots on an automated line, - no opportunity for human error. The holes will be there.

This may sound silly, but have you had a good poke and prod at where the bolt holes should be? As I read your post I had a vague memory of being similarly bemused once - it may well have been with my Octy - only to discover that the holes had been gunged over and painted so well that they were perfectly camouflaged.

I am struggling to think of situations where this might be of use. I really hope you are not suggesting that as the driver you could be watching video.

Dunno about specific tailored protectors for a Scout, but you could try "helicopter tape" which is very effective for this sort of thing. There are various suppliers on fleabay.

There are very helpful people who will, I am sure, be along in a while to give you chapter and verse. In the meantime if you wish to push on yourself, there are a large number of past threads on this subject. The search function at the top of the page is a bit clunky but it gets there in the end.

Can't help really - have not seen this raised as an issue before - but I guess the obvious first question is: are auto-dipping etc working as normal

I would second having a look at the PF Jones website. They do the Westfalia towbar, as used by Skoda, and often have special offers which represent a considerable saving. It's a fairly straightforward job to fit, alternatively you could check on the approved installers recommended by PF Jones.

First thing is WD40 is useless - it's a Water Dispersant, not a penetrating fluid - so best to use Plus Gas or some other proper release agent. It's probably corroded on, so might be useful to apply heat to the remnants of the arm, hot air gun etc., but be careful to protect the screen.

These are a good fit and no worse quality that the originals at £7.99 from a UK seller. /www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4x-Skodas-Center-Caps-Wheel-Centre-Hub-Alloy-Cap-Set-Check-56mm/303312587016?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649

You lives and learns! I never knew how to do it with voice control. Thanks a lot.

Pah! You are a complete amateur, one miserable tyre, that hardly counts! Beginners territory, that. Three effin tyres last week, three of the buggers! I'm in Shropshire, pot-hole capital of the world. Hit a little puddle in the centre of the road that in fact was a world-beating pot-hole, tremendous crashing noise and the front off-side deflated immediately. Fortunately no other damage. Put the spare on in the pouring rain and straight down the tyre place. He'd got one in stock to replace the spare, but as an after-thought checked the others and found that the rear off-side had got a monster bulge in it too. Went back next day when he'd got another one in, and he spotted that in the interim the front near-side had developed a minor bulge as well, no doubt due to the almost continuous pounding from holes along the kerb sides of what passes for roads around here, so that had to be replaced too. These had been a brand new set put on before winter started. I am not happy! Interestingly the TPM did not give a peep after the blow-out as I crawled to a lay-by! but it has complained incessantly about the marginal pressure differences at each tyre change. Go figure.

Same here. Octy is my daily drive and the battery is more than 5 years old. At the dealers last week for service/inspection and they pronounced the battery as still being sound - although that is doubtless tempting fate.

No experience of this, I get no wind noise from my mirrors. If it was Ok before, and now it has suddenly changed, I would check that the the seals are still in place - comparing with the passenger side. Can't find it but I think I can recall someone else complaining that a seal had become detached

There's a couple of internal lugs either side that clip over the gubbins that surrounds the nut. I slide a thin blade into the hinge gap - the horizontal, upper side in the pic - and gently lever it upwards a mm or two which releases the lug.

Can't see that the estate will be much different to the hatch, in which case it is a simple enough DIY job, takes about 20 minutes. I believe you can access the workshop manual through here on-line, otherwise the PF Jones tow-bar site has downloadable instructions that are perfectly sufficient. Best with two people to avoid dropping the new bumper and to "spring" the bumper on and off the sides.

I appreciate that the OP wants to source the specific Skoda/VW part, but for anyone else interested, I cannot imagine that this is anything other than common-or-garden "helicopter tape" that is available from various Ebay sellers at a much cheaper price than the £30 quoted above. I have used it on various cars for this purpose.

Assume you have halogens. I can't post a link on this crappy mobile, but this thread - Mk3 Octavia Headlight Bulb Replacement By RIncewindwiz, - discusses it. You should be able to find it in the Search function.

Don't think I can post a link from my primitive phone. It was by VRS_White_Hatch sometime last week and it comes up if you search under that title on "This Forum"

There's a recent thread entitled "Oil and filter change" that goes into some detail on where it is. Forum search should find it.

FrancisC It's not a major job to remove the rear bumper. Dunno what the workshop manual says, but if you go on the PF Jones towbar site, you can download bumper removal instructions. From memory it's a twenty minute job off, same again back on. Best with two people to "spring" the sides outwards and to avoid any damage by dropping.