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Most breakdown companies will cover this if you have cover. Give them a call and ask.

I put 150% halogens in my Fabia projectors but the biggest improvement was to have them aligned and adjusted properly.

Many thanks rum4mo, the part number was spot on. £11.05 and a 30 second job to fit. I must remember to not sort out advisories at the last minute!

It's a common problem apparently. Video of replacement here,

My Fabia 1.2 HTP is due it's MOT soon and last years advisory was for the fuel filler cap seal being cracked or perished. Are these an easy job to change? Thanks.

I found that leaving the adapter in place certainly stops the cars rear fog lights from working! That had me thinking for a day or two...

Just for info on the front number plate https://www.honestjohn.co.uk/askhj/answer/152364/is-it-illegal-to-display-a-registration-plate-behind-the-windscreen- One of my pet hates. Why risk £1000 fine for a fashion fad? Ahemm, of course I never did anything naughty with any of my cars ever....

The later MG Midget was powered by the Triumph 1500 engine, single rail gearbox and J type overdrive so I found I could buy parts for those cheaper from the MGB Hive near Wisbech. The body panel presses were bought by Heritage when BL sold them off so they are not really in short supply , but you do have to wait until Heritage have enough backorders to make pressing them worthwhile. I've been waiting for a new boot floor for years now. 🤐 I'll buy and MGB project car one day.....

I let my TSSC membership lapse when their website forum was offline for months on end about 10 yrs ago now. Glad I never partook in the sewage farm/dual carriageway jolly though but a lot of their parts were very good value at the time. I fitted Koni shocks all round from the club shop. Club Triumph always seemed more fun to me 😁.

Off topic now but I'm lucky that Rimmer Brothers are just up the road from me, expensive but knowledgeable and usually in stock. Most oem parts are like gold dust and 'County' make pistons, bearings etc are made in India. I found AE pistons and bearings when I rebuilt my 1500 unit 12 yrs ago and they are still going strong!

I did upgrade to halogen headlight units about 15yrs ago when the sealed beam units (remember those beauties??) became hard to find and expensive. 🙂

Yes, the rules changed in March this year and the manual now states 'Existing halogen headlamp units on vehicles first used on or after 1 April 1986 must not be converted to be used with high intensity discharge (HID) or light emitting diode (LED) bulbs.' But I won't be upgrading the old Spitfire bless it 🥰

As long as the appropriate checks in the MOT Inspection manual are completed it doesn't matter how, unless directed by the manual. It's an interesting read! 🤓 https://www.gov.uk/guidance/mot-inspection-manual-for-private-passenger-and-light-commercial-vehicles

I had exactly the same issue with Brembo discs and pads combo. These were for the FS111 brakes on my HTP. Changed to Pagid discs and pads and no problems since. Avoid cheap makes such as Eicher as was fitted to mine prior to the Brembo's as they squealed and the pads were loose in the calipers.

It was our choice to have the replacement glass fitted in the uk at the time. iirc there was the option to have it replaced in France once they had sourced the correct glass. Too many vineyards and too little time. 🙂

When I had a rear door window smashed on my Corsa a few years ago the insurance arranged for autoglass to fit a temporary plexiglass substitute until a replacement could be sourced and fitted to suit my work timescales. (edit) Sorry, should have said that the window was smashed in Perpignan (France) and the temp repair was fitted there. The replacement was fitted in the UK once we had returned home 10 days later.

I read somewhere that Skoda used the wrong gasket material between the light unit and the tailgate. It apparently acted like a sponge and retained water. I have this same job to do on mine before the summer is out....

Mine does the same, and I started to remove the non working number plate light too before realising it's designed to work that way. As far as I know just showing sidelights on one side of the car is not legal in the UK as all sidelights must be illuminated if used.

Very true, without those people we wouldn't need speed cameras or accident investigators.

Nope, it's a sensible answer, probably one the Halfords man would start off with. Like Hudson1 I was hoping for some roof box owners experience but I'm realising that no one that's replied actually owns one to give any advice or recommendations re make, size, capacity, how easy to remove for storage etc. I already knew about the safe load limits as it's on the bars and in the manual, but the conversation/discussion about how many 25kg bags of cement you can load in one before the car falls over, like Jeremy Clarkson in a Reliant Robin, was a bit weird. If I wanted to load up a 75+kg RSJ on the bars then well and good (although I suspect the bars would collapse first), but most average sized roof boxes have a maximum load limit of 50kgs in any event.

I was thinking about buying a roof box so I was interested in the query by Hudson1. Goodness knows what Hudson1 made of it all but I found it probably the most unhelpful thread ever. If anyone can actually answer the question I would be grateful.

I read a motoring mag review of the HTP when the facelift came out in 2010. The reviewer said there were 5 correspondents testing the new Fabia range in Greece and they had no problems 5 up in the mountains at all. I took my HTP 4 up with luggage around Snowdonia a few years ago without to much issue. Just remember it's a 1.2 3 cylinder engine and the revs need to be kept up in the torque band otherwise it will quickly struggle, so get in the right gear in good time. And enjoy your trip!

Here's Auto Express 2021 review. https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/product-group-tests/76760/best-car-headlight-bulbs-2021

If you're as professional as one garage I used just using zip ties is recommended (not). Mind you it was on a Kia Rio....

First and most important thing is a full, on time service history, and check it's MOT history online. Check the central locking/electric windows work as they should as door wiring looms can give problems. My HTP needed a gearbox rebuild at about 50k miles (£1030) so listen out for any bearing whine in any gear. Look for rust/corrosion around the number plate lights, that's a known issue. Other than that my 1.2 HTP Elegance has been pretty faultless for the 108,000 miles and 10 yrs it's been in the family. I'm now running a 2019 Picanto GTLine 1.0 turbo (which is good fun) but because the Skoda is so reliable we have kept it.