AngryViking

Hi, My Rapid sits in the garage for months, connected to a CTek charger/maintainer. No problems with the battery so far. Starts fine if left outside over weekend in -22 degrees Celsius. Deactivated the start-stop system with VCDS as soon as I got the car, as start-stop systems literally kills batteries a few car electricians told me. Battery that's in my Rapid is a Banner 90Ah.

Upcoming mods are: (in no particular order) Lowering kit, not going for springs only. H&R anti sway bars. Big brake kit, will require 17 inch wheels minimum... Turbo-back exhaust with sport catalyzer.. Forge Motorsport intake & boost pipe. 2018 Rapid Monte Carlo LED head- and taillights. 18 Inch lightweight wheels for summer use. Amplifier upgrade/install for the ICE. Possibly speaker upgrade with seat shakers. No time frame on any of this, but I hope to have everything done before 2021. On a side note, it seems that the 2019 VW Polo GTi engine and transmission fits into the Rapid without much work... Hmm.

Hi Jme89. You need to remove the grille from the car. Put it on a firm surface covered with a towel or similar. Use a plastic or wood tool to press the locks for the grille outwards while pushing down. Do this for all of the locks and the the frame will be loose so that you can gently (and gently is the word here) pull it off. Give everything it a quick wipe down and you just need to press on the new frame. Sometimes easier to install the surround frame (Grille frame?) when the grille is mounted to the car. Good luck.

Thanks Jme89. Yes, it just popped out of the factory grille, and snapped into place on the new grille. Mind you it was around 33 degrees celcius, and the plastic was very soft. Swapping the grille took me 15 minutes. Changing emblems took 2 hours..

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Hi guys and girls, Here's my project car that is a 2016 Skoda Rapid Monte Carlo with 1.2 TSI 90HP and DSG. Ordered with: DAB+ Trailer hitch Side trim in car color 17 inch summer wheels Very pleased with the car, but it needs lowering. At Autobahn speeds it is a bit nervous if there is side-wind. Highest speed on Autobahn is 229Km/h in a long downhill in 7th gear. Mods to date: Led inside and some places outside. Hard to find H15 LED bulbs that actually works. Power Deck from v-tuning that gave 125HP and 223NM. Check link for graph and pictures. New honeycomb grille from Maxton Design in Poland. Eyebrows from SuperSkoda.com that were delivered painted and ready to mount. Black emblems from SuperSkoda.com. Rear bumper protection from Superskoda.com Here are some pictures.