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As you can see, I had the similar issue but I am not regreting to have my shocks and coil springs changed, coz once the shocks were out and i inspected. front right one was gone (even though there was not too much oil leaking)...left one had 30% life left. My springs were good all around though. Miles of my car is 90k miles and year is 5 and half year.

Just wondering do I need my wheel alignment checked up as i had my front shocks and coil springs replaced? Tank you.

Front Monroe Shocks + CS Germany Coil Springs and rear just coil spring (JAPKO Coil Springs) have been fitted. All the original coil springs were absolutely fine..no problem at all. Still just for piece of mind I have changed them. Front right shocks were damaged and left has still some life left.. Car feel very solid over the humps now. Next will be changing the rear shocks...but not too soon though.

I've checked the front suspension today and they are leaking..not that bad but I have decided to replace them. Shall I go for Bilstein B6 or Bilstein B4. I want some heavy duty but comfortable one. I may change the coil spring as well. Next project will be rear and I'll change them myself. At the moment I am gonna use a garage to do the job. Got the part number: 5Q0413023GH

I have inspected the rear shocks and springs today.. There are no signs of damage of any springs or shocks. Changing the shocks seemed to be very easy for the Rear. Only bottom two nuts and top two nuts. Scissor jacks can be used to lift the part when needed. Once the bolts are out probably coil spring will jump out itself or little wiggle will make the spring come out very easily. N.B: I did paint the Springs and Calipers when I bough the car if you wonder why they are blue. Rear Shocks Left and Right: 5Q0512013KH Rear Spring Left and Right: 5Q0 511 121 AD Front Shocks Left and Right: 5Q3412014K Front Springs: blue and red dot, Couldn't get the original aprt number though. I'll try in the morning. I have checked the rear coil spring with the part number and in autodoc I found lots of different makes and they all are in different lengths which are in mm 343, 348, 349 and 352. I am just wondering how long was my original one. If it was 343mm then I could go for 352 now and it will give me quite a bit of height.

I have very bad experience with garage. most of them are dodgy. recently, had it oil and oil filter changed, the guy put whole 5liters in it and also made a mess on the engine bay. I am sick off taking the car to the garage. the other time, i had oil sump repair/replace because of hitting the potholes..garage guy fixed the job for £250. when i asked him what did he do and where is my original parts. he gave me a dodgy part saying that it was broken and he replaced it with new one. I've a thread about it in this forum. Money is not that much fact here. but they do not pay attention to the job. they will not dust out of the parts or surrounding areas which I'll do with great care and also will inspect if any other parts needs attention. Safety and doing the job properly is my concern. hence I am asking if i can get the car lifted with the resources i have, would it not be easy enough to swap the parts! just wondering, if not then I have to definitely take it to a reliable garage and leave it with them reluctantly. thanks MarkyG82 for your advice.

I don't get what you were trying to mean. How local authority and mini cabs relate to my questions!!!!!

Just wondering is it DIYable to change the shocks,springs, bushes etc. I have very basic tools like one scissor jack, one bottle jack, pair of 2 Tonne Axle Stands, torque wrench bar, sockets, a hammer drill (not driver or wrench) and some other very basic tools. Local garage will not pay attention the way I'll love to do. So, just asking for the expert opinion. Thanks.

Do you recon not to change any Coil Springs, just the shocks for all around? To be honest, car has no problem of anything, just front shocks had trace of oil (Oil misting) one year ago during MOT. ( I have a thread about it in this forum). still no oil leaking, just oil misting .wheel alignments are perfect (I can drive it without holding the steering and it will be going straight line). I may have a look the rear shocks as well. I love my car and always take good care of it.

I like your thought as well. do I have to change all four shocks or just only front? if only front then would the front of the car be not lifted then the back (I am just assuming). If it is four then it's gonna be quite a lot of money. I saw one of them costs around £181 (Strut outside diameter 55mm) and also £136 (50mm). How do I know which one is mine! instead if i just change front and rear coil spring..or 4 coil springs and two shocks for the front? front shocks got little bit of oil misting. (I can not see the rear, they are hidden). Any other thought from anybody else. Did anybody try anything with their similar model car? where can i get those increased Coil Spring as Carlston was talking about?

Hi guys, I have been thinking to change the front shocks for my car 1.4TSI Hatchback 2017 150psi. It is now 88,300 miles on the clock. Would this be a good idea to change all four coil springs as well to give the car a bit extra life and some extra comfort for the riders. I do part time cabing as well. So it goes through millions of potholes in london everynight. Last night it hit so hard underneath that freaked me out. I wish if i can raise the car a bit..so underneath doesn't get hurt once crossing a big speed bumps. Well, I am open for any recommendation to upgrade the shocks and springs..You guys are genius and I am still learning. Thanks.

I know its good..anyw warning is good. i preferably wanna change it t 0 ° if there is any way.

Sorry to bring 17years dead thread alive. Did anyone find the solution? Is there anyway, we can change the 4° threshold? it's really annoying.

Not at all. I know I have High beam assist and thats what matters to me. It works like a charm!!! it goes off without miss. Well, its good to know about Matrix headlight. Does it come as factory default with Octavia? Regarding original post, I will keep my eyes open for double C rear LED tail light. I was on holiday..just got back home yesterday. I'll update here if i find any.

Yes. Never had a single issue since I took the OBD11 out of the port. try removing any electrical cable or devices out of the port. as an example mobile charger, dash cam etc.

Happy New Year guys. I spoke to my local Skoda dealer today. they also confirmed me that, my particular car has FIVE years interval for timing belt change regardless of mileage. So they gave me a quote of almost £900 and after especial discount it was £699 (inc. vat). No water pump changing required. water pump located at the back of the engine, therefore it doesn't have to do anything with the timing belt. I asked the man to give me the breakdown of the price. he gave me almost £300 for the toothed belt and other components of the timing belt. I am just wondering is it really that critical job that they have to charge that much money!!!!

My car has front and back LED. So, it was optional in my car to have double C, is it?

I am confused. cause i saw the newer number plate than me that car has double bracket (C) light. Probably it was different variant or as someone else said VRs. Next time I will keep my eyes open and update here.

This is exactly what I was looking for. Mine is 1.4tsi SE L hatchback 67plate. I have single bracket (C) light. I know about brake light as you can change the bulb. But this cluster C shape, you can cot change the bulb. some car has single and some car has double. I am just wondering if I can have double in my car. I don't know if there is any VCDs adaptation for it.

Wow, lots of different opinions. Totally confusing. What UK Skoda said was 5years intervals regardless mileage. Probably, I'll linger it as much as possible..when I'll hit 7miles or 120k miles, I'll consider changing..meanwhile I will keep it inspected every time I do servicing in my local garage .

This is exactly what I have in my car..normally all SE L or Elegance (as far as I know). Skoda calls them HBA and other car company calls it intelligent headlight. As I said, It doesn't dazzle oncoming vehicle at all as it shuts off itself as soon as it detects any kind of light.

This is high beam we are talking about..which comes on automatically after certain speed threshold (about 40m/h speed)..and goes off automatically for on coming vehicle.. people use it manually but can forgot to switch off..hence this option..it also come on with heavy rain ..on the rear of the rearview mirror mount, there is a little camera sensor for this HBA..

I don't know what MATTIX headlight is. My 1st Octavia was Elegance 63 plate with halogen everything..i had this HBA in that car..this is very good technology. I don't understand why some other brand like bmw or MB doesn't have it?

I got the reply back from Skoda.. following is the email " Re: ŠKODA OCTAVIA Hatch – CK67 XXX Dear ................. Thank you for contacting ŠKODA UK regarding your vehicle timing belt change and service history enquiry. I have gone ahead and spoke with our Technical Support Team to confirm about your vehicle timing belt change. The team has advised that your vehicle is fitted with a timing belt and there is no mileage stipulation for the timing belt replacement on this vehicle however, the UK recommendation is that the timing belt be replaced every 5 years. Having checked our records, I can confirm that the information attached is the service history that was done through our Approved ŠKODA retailer. Please note, this information does not include any servicing which may have been completed independently of our network. Should you have had your vehicle serviced independently you will need to contact them. I hope this information proves useful. You may receive a survey about the service that I have provided. I would be grateful if you have the time to complete this, as it will help me to provide the best customer experience possible. Kind regards Nomampondomise Plaatijie Customer Relations Advisor ŠKODA UK | PO Box 9004 | Leeds | LS1 9WA Tel: 0333 0037504 "

is it possible to replace my tail lamp with the double C (Bracket) types of tail lamp?