Everything posted by Tazdaz
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Skoda octavia vrs 245 remap
Hijacking this thread to avoid starting another. My 67 plate 50k miles is now out of warranty (Skoda extended) so looking to get a remap. It's a 245 special (heated seats etc.) so doesn't have the GPF as far as I can tell/see. Anyone have any recommendations for where to go for the remap in central belt Scotland?
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Delayed delivery
We ordered ours (1.0 110 SE DSG) in Nov or Dec and it was delivered in May with electric rear windows.
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Kamiq delivery dates
Came with electric rear windows too! Was expecting wind down windows as thought electrics in the rear were de-speced.
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Kamiq delivery dates
Car is getting delivered on 20th May. Given it was estimated to be April not bad at all. That being said we ordered bog standard spec so expect it wasn't built for our order.
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Kamiq delivery dates
Had a call to say should be receiving the 1.0 TSI SE we ordered in December sometime this month. In the UK already apparently. Suspect reallocation of stock as last update they didn't even have a build date.
- Satin Black powder Coated Extreme Alloys 19"
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Kamiq delivery dates
Ordered Kamiq in December 21, with expected delivery of April 22 but was told yesterday that Skoda have no idea when it will or can be built.
- Satin Black powder Coated Extreme Alloys 19"
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Original brake pads, VRS 245 2017.
I recently replaced all four corners with the OE equivalent Brembo discs and pads that Eurocarparts stock, when they were running 50% discount of course. Used their fitting service for the first time too which was straight forward. Total for parts and fitting was less than half what Skoda main dealer wanted. 300 miles in and no complaints, performance as expected and not dramatic either way. I went with Brembo purely on price point and not the brand name. With previous cars can't say I've ever noticed much difference between OE equivalents from various brands so I would have gone for Pagid, Ate etc. if cheaper.
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Coolant loss on new Octavia VRS 245
Resurrecting a thread, but my 67 plate 245 (Dec 18 build) has a coolant leak around the thermostat housing / water pump so doesn't appear to be completely fixed for '17 onward. 6 months out of warranty so goodwill is only covering around a third of the total fix price.
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Bag in coolant.
My 2017 vRS 245 had the bag in. I took it out several weeks ago and the seam on one side wasn't perfect so glad I did it.
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Adjusting the self-levelling headlights
The LEDs can definitely be adjusted at the dealership. Mine were far too high so got them adjusted down after a lot of complaining and having to wait for clocks to change for them to test drive in darkness. They agreed they were too high and adjusted them down, but now they are slightly lower than perfect but I prefer that to getting flashed all the time.
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LED headlight adjustment
Dealer finally adjusted the lights down and they are noticeably lower and how I would expect dipped beam to be! They took it for a test drive and agreed they are high and likely dazzling oncoming traffic. Also compared to another car of same model and year they had in and the difference was huge, although turned out the other model was set too low!