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Any time I've got a halfords branded bulb in the last number of years they've blown after a few months. The GE and bosch ones they have always last a good while. Got 2 Bosch +90% H7s for €29 so not too bad. They're doing a 2 for 1 at the moment.

the headlight washers would have been an extra on the vRS, the cutouts are in the bumper for them. Have to get the bulbs in Halfords unfortunately (need the bulbs today and Halfords are across the road from work) so I'm limited to theirs, GE or Bosch. The Bosch +90% ones seem to be the best of the bunch that they have. Might order a set of the PIAAs and use them when the Bosch ones blow in 2-3 months :p

Looks like good news for me. I have a knurled knob :p At least I won't have to hand over 120 euro to the local motor factors now for a D1S bulb. Can get some nice Osrams or Philips for a quarter of the price instead Thanks folks Oh, I don't have washers for the headlights either.

Quick question about headlights. My front left dipped beam blew on my 2012 VRS today. I think they're Xenon headlights but not 100% sure. Is there any easy way to know if they're Xenon or normal lights without taking the headlight unit out and checking what kind of bulb is in it? The housing has a lens on the dipped beam which kinda makes me think it's xenon.

When I bought my Octavia a few months ago the dealer said when the Emissions recall fix is done they'd put a sticker in the boot (under the carpet I think) where they put all the recall info. Maybe check your boot and see if your dealer has done the same.

Probably should have mentioned I'm in Ireland, not the UK so maybe the 5 years isn't recommended over here. I emailed skoda Ireland but haven't heard back from them yet. Car is very good so will complete the sale even if they won't do the timing belt before it and get an indie garage to do the belt next year regardless. Second-hand car salesmen wouldn't lie about something like this would they?

Thanks for the responses. Anyone know what Skodas official line is on the changes? I downloaded the user manual from the skoda site but there's nothing in it about servicing.

Hi all, I'm in the process of buying a 2012 Octavia vRS 2.0 Diesel. The timing belt on it is still the original one and I can't find much info on the changing intervals for them in years. The milage is low so it's nowhere near needing to be changed based on that. The link at the top of this forum suggests between 120,000 to 180,000km depending on which vRS diesel engine it is. The dealer I'm buying from says they recommend 10 years between changes if the mileage isn't above the limits. Is this correct? 10 years seems a very long time between changes for a timing belt. Or have timing belts (and the pulleys/pumps) just become that good? Thanks.