[Tyre pressures]

To the OP, are you sure the pressure gauge you are using is accurate?

That's a high pressure for a car tyre

[Skoda Octavia 3 Owners register]

Silver metallic 2.0TDi Combi Style picked up yesterday. Worth the wait!

Extras/options include - Xenons, rear airbags, FA, heated windscreen and front seats, sunset glass, folding auto dimming door mirrors, 16" full size spare wheel, rear camera, PDC front and rear, LED rear lights, kessy, 17" Terons, colour Maxidot & 3-spoke flat bottomed MFSW.

[ordering from SkodaDop]

Ordered some stuff just last night from Skodadop so I'm interested to read people's thoughts on them too. Their prices are very competitive.

[Octavia build dates for new orders]

My Octavia Style 1.2 TSI has finally arrived. Ordered Dec 5th, build week 4 and now in Ireland, registered and awaiting collection this Saturday. Looking forward to it, my first brand new car. Got a small road trip planned two weeks later to stretch it's legs. And then all being well 6 weeks after that, it will be smelling of baby poo and puke when our other new arrival comes.

Best of luck with both new arrivals.

Our 2.0TDi Combi Style, ordered 28th Oct & build week 5, arrived at the dealer today. We will hopefully collect before the weekend. It was cutting it a bit tight as we have a new arrival due in exactly a month!

[Wheel centre cap delamination]

I've had this happen on BMW wheel centre caps too. They don't salt the roads over here all that often so I doubt it's road salt alone, but it certainly won't help the situation.

[Octavia build dates for new orders]

That sounds good. I'm in Meath ordered mine start of Nov. Hopefully it's parked beside yours on that boat.

I hope so for you too, it's been a long wait. What did you order?

[Octavia build dates for new orders]

What build week did you have hebegeebee? What model your order?

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Build week 5 and a 2.0TDi Style Combi with quite a few extras (xenons, kessy, heated windscreen & front seats, dimming door mirrors, PDC front & rear, rear airbags and a few more, along with the standard style spec items here)

[Octavia build dates for new orders]

I had a call from the dealer yesterday, our car is on the boat and will land in Dublin tomorrow the 18th. It should be less than a week to the dealer from then. Looking forward to it now, it's been a long wait (ordered 28th Oct).

[LED Bulbs For Reverse Lights & Fog Lights]

Ok I know I've taken this off topic mentioning about OEM number plate LEDs but just a quick update.

The 2 pair I ordered from carsystems showed up today and they look perfect, complete with VW emblem on them.

All I'm missing now is a car to install them in.

[Octavia build dates for new orders]

Speaking to my dealer last week for an update on our wk5 build 2.0TDi Style combi I was told that there are ships sailing from Emden on the 13th and 18th so it could be on either.

[Octavia build dates for new orders]

Just received info that my 1.6 greenline has arrived at the dealer. Ordered on first week of October 2015. Took a long 19 weeks!!

Whoa, that's a long wait! Did you spec many extras for it to take that long?

[Philips H16 LED Fog Lamps; Has anyone tried these?]

@SteveB - I totally agree with you. It absolutely boils my p!ss when I see people with fog lights switched on when it's not foggy, especially in the rain. I give them a dose of full beam too.

Why I'm personally interested in these is for cornering lights and for coming home lights.

[LED Bulbs For Reverse Lights & Fog Lights]

I went ahead and ordered an OEM pair for the Octavia and for my parent's new Golf HL from car systems (link above). They're in the post already.

Will post some pics when I get them fitted and recoded.

[Philips H16 LED Fog Lamps; Has anyone tried these?]

They look brilliant FE. I'd seen those on Powerbulbs and was wondering how they'd be in use. I did baulk at the price though! They look almost as bright as the xenons.

Any chance of the link where you got them from please?

[LED Bulbs For Reverse Lights & Fog Lights]

Let us know how you get on, if they're up to the job I'll get some myself!

Will do. I just need to get the Octavia first, the bloody wait is killing me.

[LED Bulbs For Reverse Lights & Fog Lights]

You could get the OEM LED unit and recode using VCDS

http://www.carsystems.pl/license-plate-led-3af943021a-x2,id366.html

I've never used the above company but I plan to do so.

[ouch]

I'll shout horsesh!t on this one. I'm sure someone will be along to tell you how it's done - not easy but doable with Skoda parts

[Octavia build dates for new orders]

Anyone build week 5? Should be next week right? How long to get to Ireland then?

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Yep, supposed to be build week 5 next week (ordered on 28/Oct). I'm guessing it'll be 3-4wks before it gets to Ireland. Dealer said to call them back on 8/Feb for an update, they'll know more on shipping then they said.

[Winter issues]

I've used Sonax windscreen washer stuff as I've found it to be very good, admitedly that's the summer stuff.

They do a winter xtreme version that I've ordered so waiting to try it out. It's good from -10 down to -30, which we won't need over here, depending on dilution.

Have tried Aldi stuff but didn't find it great at cleaning.

[Post your Mk3 Octavia photos!]

Nice apart from the wheels

I'd guess, given that this guy is in Norway, they're his winter wheels.

I think they might be Dezent rims.

[Skoda Octavia 3 Owners register]

Picked up the car yesterday. Delighted!

I would like to see some pics if you have some time, thanks; great extras!

[Windscreen cleaning (inside)]

I've used Würth active glass cleaner for a few years and IME it's better than anything else I've used before including a lot of what's been mentioned and some others. One downside, it's not that cheap.

Merry Christmas.

[H&R Springs]

That does look great although the 19's can't be the most comfortable on broken road surfaces.

[Octavia build dates for new orders]

Got a call from the dealer yesterday to say my one has arrived in early. Ordered on 27th of October. Went for sneak preview this morning and am glad I opted for the Metal Grey!

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Ordered mine the following day but it won't be here until the end of Feb, start of Mar at last update.

[Octavia build dates for new orders]

I placed an order for a 2.0TDi style combi with a lot of extras the last week of October. I had initially been given a wk51 build date, so delivery mid Jan, I've just been on to the dealer for an update. It's now expected to be built in wk5 with delivery last week of Feb or 1st week of March. That's 17-18 weeks from order.

Gutted that it's going to take this long.