FrostPulse

My 65 Plate 1.6tdi did this. Had a blown front left shock which was paritally to blame but even after replacing, it still made some noises as you describe but again mostly over speed bumps. Sold the car just before loads needed doing to it (asked the dealer i sold it to how much stuff needed doing and totaled about £1500) so never got to the bottom of what was causing it. If i remember correctly, there was an issue with the gearbox mounts loosening over time and causing noises over rough roads. Also from what i read over time the rapid just starts making noise, and creak and scapes just start to happen. Maybe just have a look at all you undertray fittings to make sure they're all still there as those also go missing over time.

Just a thought, Osram have just launched (not on sale yet here in the UK?) the first road legal (i.e. E marked) H7 LED retrofit kit https://www.osram.com/ecat/NIGHT BREAKER H7-LED-LED lamps (street-legal)-Car lighting-Automotive/com/en/GPS01_3401765/ Price will be high and its only confirmed with the octavia currently but will surely be tested further. Any issues at the M.O.T centre, just show them the paperwork and they cant argue. They're road legal H7 bulbs that just happen to be LED. even tho Just wished these were around when i had my Rapid Spaceback as the headlights on those were actually ****. I tried a lot the major players over a couple of years in that car just as a curiosity, and the nightbreaker lasers were the best in terms of light output.

Rustynuts, Thank you very much for the reply. I presumed they were effectivly the same unit just part no. differneces. I have ordered a unit with the code and also have finally ordered a VCDS ive been meaning to buy for a while, as both me and my mother own skodas and it makes sense. If coding is required, is VCDS capable of this or does it require VAG-CAN? Cheers is advance.

May have been cover before but please point me in the right direction. Long story short, my mother has accidentally broken the screen on her beloro head unit in her 2012 yeti 170 4x4. Need to replace with the same as she was happy with the unit and doesnt want to deal with more complicated head unit (she thinks its rude to answer the phone while driving, each to their own) My main question is if i buy a similar unit out of a octavia or yeti with the correct radio code, will it be a direct swap. i.e. maxi dot working and parking sensors showing both front and rear? Also, is there any difference between the ocativa and yeti bolero head units as i believe they are both Delphi units? Cheers is advance.

Have realised the stock reverse bulbs on my MY2017 superb L&K are crap and need to replace with something brighter. I am aware people use the Phillips PY21W (https://www.powerbulbs.com/product/philips-x-tremeultinon-led-gen2-py21w-twin) for indicators with no canbus issues but was wondering if anyone had used the P21W (https://www.powerbulbs.com/product/philips-x-tremeultinon-led-gen2-p21w-6000k-twin) for the reverse ones with same ease of install. Has anyone tried the white ones as well as the amber ones and do they throw up canbus errors. Was used to LED reverse lights in my rapid spaceback as that had no canbus i could use anything but would like to avoid errors and get this correct first time. Cheers in advance