paulolourenco76

looks to me this is for the new octy 3 only nav systems, ie new MIB columbus, not RNS510

you need to leave the wiper stalk in the Auto position, ie, the first position. This activates the rain sensor. Then, switch off the car, then try the cup of water over the rain sensor

495 length, 198 stroke, so even shorter than the Audi a3 bonnet strut suggested

Hi. just a thought, your tdi is a 56 plate, so it will be a PD engine, which means you are unlikely to have a DPF... DPF only came fitted to CR octavia as far as I am aware. perhaps problem is elsewhere?

no blinds required if you have good tints... I have tinted all my cars since 2003 including a octavia hatch and now an octavia estate. Sun never bothers the kids in the back and can see out perfectly through mirror, etc. Rear view dimming mirror also works fine.

thanks Silver, but I've already got them installed... did that a while back and bought the parts from skodaparts.com. Very reliable and even cheaper than ebay. It also tell you the part numbers for the plug and cables. The magical bit of info is the electronic trickery which I am no wizard in Sherlock's comment above was "a couple of wirring looms with bulb warning cancellors fitted and then fitting the led fogs"... I was looking for this in a dummies guide... buy parts x and do steps a, b, c

Hi Sherlock, did you get a chance to do the dummies guide for this? :think: I would really like to get it finished but wouldn't know the parts to use.

I've done this to mine a while back but also have the bulb warning on. Anyone near Edinburgh willing to help me find a coding solution for this? Will post some pics tomorrow.

the one i ordered above from skodaparts had all the clips required. it really was a 2 minute job.

I ordered and installed it on my TSI FL MY2010 from http://www.skodaparts.com/. Here is the link: http://www.skodaparts.com/product/octavia-bonnet-insulation-2004-2013-31893

https://www.dectane.de/index.php?cat=c1758_SKODA-Octavia-1Z-Facelift.html Will order a pair myself when I get back from holiday Paulo

Finally here... I have been keeping an eye on the Dectane site after getting the led rear lights for my estate. Dectane finally have a plug and forget solution for facelift models. Check this out. https://www.dectane....-v--passat.html Unfortunately (or fortunately for me) going abroad for the next month, but will order a pair as soon as I am back. My Led conversion is now almost complete Paulo

Go for it. They look great on my estate, and kids in the back never complain about the sun. I actually chose not to order it with the factory tints, and as soon as the car arrived in the dealers, I sent over my pal who does the tints. Some pics for you.

touchee! thanks to you both. Paulo

Quick 1 minute job... use a small screw driver to pull the plastic screen off...

I am in as I too missed the first group buy: FL VRS TSI DSG with Stage1 + STS Paulo

The problem has been sorted on mine. The hinges were adjusted slightly by the bodyshop and now there is about 1 mm gap after opening the boot. They are even going to touch it up for me. Job done, no wind noise, as it is just a slight adjustment.

lights are from here

I am finding myself pressing the f5 button...

Not usually a problem I hear for pre FL octavias, but may not work on FL models...

This is the look that had me sold btw Blue with Red/Smoke

Just ordered a set of Red/Smoke myself... Brimma, they may arrive and be fitted before m0bov get's round to his Out of interest m0bov, did you ever find out if licence plate LED's fit? Did you order black/smoke or red/smoke? Was initially thinking of red/crystal, but I now agree they look rather bland... except at night, but then, they all look the same at night anyway...

Slightly lift the side panel you are going to drill into and slide a block of wood so you know when to stop. I also used a bit of super glue to fix it permanently. I do recall it arriving with a template piece of paper from superskoda...

My bluefin worked fine on my TSI 10 plate, delivered in March 2010.

Agreed Pagey. Pics 1 and 2 has the best look, without being boy racer look. I think I am going to put an order through for a set.