wilsonian

Thanks, only reason why was a sale for mk1 leather seats. I think your right about sticking with mk2s

Im aware mk1 vRS seats can phyiscally fit in a mk2 but what do we do about the old airbag connectors as mk1 seats don't have them. Would the car need them coding out?

If you have Facebook go on the market place and search for breaking fabia and you should get a local garage/yard.

Yeah although I've read the newer audi a1 or s1 (with a longer gap for the balljoint) will fit and can use the abs sensor.

I'd check the wiring loom through the door hinge- these tend to be the area for issues.

OK to answer my own question for anyone searching the subject in the future. Yes you can swap the subframe along with the newer style wishbones. I'm tempted to fit vrs/audi wheel hub carriers as well so I can fit 312mm brakes (a big improvement).

With regards to the head unit, I fitted an aftermarket unit to the wife's and sure enough the battery kept draining, now I must have made up this next bit but I could have sworn reading about mk2s needing a signal wire fitted as it's not part of the loom. Unfortunately I couldn't find the article. Maybe you'll have better luck. Also fitting the cruise control is alot more complicated than the mk1s - I saw a garage quoting £200 for the mk1 and £450 for the mk2.

I ended up getting a second hand scrapyard lock. If you know the actual code pop a search in ebay.

Hello, The wife has an 08 Fabia 1.4TDi PD engine and the subframe is the same found on the MK1 fabia's (the ones with the horrible rear console bushes - or at least I find them a pain). Can the subframe from a later TDi (the common rail engines) with the changes wishbones etc fit the older chassis with a PD engine?