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hmm, i might try that, thanks but do you guys know why it makes such a diffrence ? the stock one vs. ebay 007 clone that is ?

well i dont know about cheap, costs about 86 pounds at the dealer :s but i changed my 007 ebay clone to the Forge bov wich the car came with, alot of diffrence, i feel more torque now 2 questions .. whats the diffrence, why does this make the car lose power having something like the cheap recirc valve, now i dont know if it was a wrong spring in the valve or what. and should i spend the 86~ pounds for a new stock one ...

Hi, so the thing is i spent time and money for the mechanic to fix my engine light, now there is no light but i think the power is missing plus i feel a spike in torque in the 1-2k rpm range, in 1 and 2nd gear i fixed the boost leak new afm new N75 the car runs great now, but the lack of torque is baffling me now after some googling i am thinking about these things that can be wrong the cheap aftermarket re circ valve (007 clone) is acting up ?, before it had Forge Bov the map sensor is bad ? what other solutions can i check out ? im tired to throw cash at new sensors but nuthing changes..

would you post it out of UK ? the arm rest that is pm me price if you do, thanks

well i got the car back, and the black wire was fried along with some fuse there, replaced and good as new tho i would like to know why it got fried :/

hey thanks for the reply update: i took the car to a garage that fixes altenators etc. and i showed him the fusebox on top of the battery and the black wire was kinda loose and there has been some sort of melting, and he said that it would most likely be the troublemaker, il give an update as soon as i get the car , fingers crossed its not anything else serious

Hey guys my troubles started few months back, when i changed the altenator, seccond hand one, all was ok on friday i see the lights in dashboard going dimm and the ASR and the ABS lights come on, later in the day the same thing happen but it looses power, suddenly it goes back to normal, i go to the shop, pick up some groceries, and when im goin back home the same thing happens. i think it would be wise to kill the engine and start it again, i stop in the parking lot but it wont start again, all the lights etc. turn on but nothing happens when i try to start it. i get out the jumper cables and get a jump start the car goes ok and i drive it home. yesterday i try to start it nothing happens, i get another jump start and it goes ok, but the car aint right, dimm dash lights and no throttle, low rpm etc. like there is no juice in the battery, so i go and buy a new one $$ the car works fine, i go to the store again, now the battery light comes on but the car works fine, i drive back home, the battery light is gone. This morning ! the battery light is there again, i drive a bit with the kids, everythign works fine but in the middle of driving the ASR ABS and later AIRBAG light come on, the car loses power and gauges wont work. basicly no use of the car now my thought would be faulty altenator since its seccond hand and because of new battery and the battery light coming on, sucks but maybe true, my dad guessed that it might be something more serious like the ECU but at the moment i am hating that damn "VW" electric syndrom..... what are your guys suggestions ? thanks in advance

one related question how does the car act if the battery is failing ?

Hey guys, would this downpipe fit the mk1 vrs octavia ? http://www.atpturbo.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=tp&Product_Code=ATP-VVW-170&Category_Code=AUDIVW-DP

Hey guys, my wires are broken in both driver side doors, ive been googling etc. but what part number is there for the loom ? i found something in ETK 1U0971120BG or 1U0971120BB wich one is it, or is there any other part number ? mk1 vrs octavia

hey, can you explain to me what you meant there, since my carpet seems to be wet on my left side, so i want some info on what might be the cause..

hmm, that might do the trick, send me a pm when it would be available and the price posted to iceland and il think it over if i cant get any local thanks for the input guys

My thinking was not risking buying seccond hand in case they break after few months, but could try finding late model mk1 ones, do you know if all the mk1 looms are the same on the vrs ? from what 2001-2004 ?

Hey, my windows on the drivers side stopped working and the rear door didnt lock, so after some digging, i found the wires to be broken in both doors, now ive been searching like a mad man for new looms on the net, with the dealer its ~300 pound for both looms, is there any place that sells new one cheaper ? thanks mk1 vrs octavia

thanks for the info guys, i will check these out

hmm ya, by the pictures i doubt this will fit, there is alot of clearing issues there, really tight spot .. i thought that i had read somewhere on this forum that that AUDI partnumber would fit the mk1 vrs :( oh well to bad there is just something like Forge short shift linkages, they are really exspensive but do you guy have any idea why its hard to get to Reverse after removing and installing again the original linkage ? iam thinking something must have gone a tad out of place, its like some locking mechanism is spomewhat blocking the shifter to goto R maybe the shaft or some of these items are out of place ? http://workshop-manuals.com/skoda/octavia-mk1/images/octavia-mk1-5050.png

Hey guys, i bought this item http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/151402562022 thinking it would fit to my mk1 VRS, after waiting for damn 3 weeks shipping, i tried to put it in tonight, and no luck, as you can see in my pic, mine is the "taller" linkage, so it didnt fit. i made the error of not taking a pic while the stock one was in because when i was putting the stock one in again i had no idea the position of the spring adjustment, so i couldnt put it in any gears, so after 40mins of adjusting the spring i was able to put it in all gears, but Reverse is real stubborn and hard to get in and out, and 3-5 are sometimes also hard. http://imgur.com/Zzh4LS9 why is that ? while removing the old linkage, did i yank something out of place inside the case, or isit just issue of setting the spring correct ?and why didnt that AUDI linkage work ? after googling it looked like the 8j0711046E should work in the mk1 VRS ? thanks in advance boys ...

one question, if the N75 is faulty, will it show a error message ? perhaps check engine light ...

allright, thanks, cheap fix like this are fun no need to spend hundreds of $ for some easy upgrades

Hi guys ! i was trying to google two things, 1. Trying to find non UK headlights, but having a hard time finding some for a reasonable price, any suggestion ? 2. I was trying to see if any one has put induction duct in the front lower ducts on the mk1 vrs bumper, the passenger side is partial open for the intercooler, but the drivers side duct is closed, is ther a aftermarket piece that is open so i can get air in there for the induction kit ? any tips are welcome, thanks,..

Ya thats what i was afraid of, but isit the one big piece or isit just a strip of plastic ? and do you have any idea how i can fix the roof to act normal with the switch or will that be fixed when i change the plastic ?

Hey, my sunroof did tilt, but didnt slide back so i did some digging, took the glass out and found this piece bent and all out of shape ... http://pasteboard.co/252wF3Le.jpg now i cant find it on this pic, but is it the whole piece nr.10 http://pasteboard.co/252Iv63e.png any one has any suggestion or had that happend ? ps. Now i have to manualy close my sunroof, it doesent close with the button, hardly moves, and if i try to close it with the key in door trick or by making it go default doesent work

allright thanks, guess il dont waste the $$

So when i had my Swift GTi 1.3 i bought a lighter crank pulley for it, worked great ^^ while googling i stumbled upon something like this http://www.ebay.com/itm/Skoda-Octavia-VRS-1-8T-Light-Crank-Engine-Pulley-Set-Aluminium-Alloy-Upgrade-/281104837612 has any one tried this, or is this just BS on the turbo cars ? .... mk1 VRS

Thanks for this answer, so we are talking about i should get me forge 007p right ?