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Amazon.de (the German version of Amazon) are listing two Sachs 318 202 for 132.46 Euros (about £115.29) including shipping to the UK. That's under £58 each including shipping to the UK. Sachs 318 202 rear shock absorber https://www.amazon.de/-/en/gp/product/B083BJKS8V/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A3JWKAKR8XB7XF&psc=1

Just take the car's rear suspension back to new condition. The car when new was very comfortable especially on 16" tyres.

It looks like the OEM part number for the foam and jack kit (everything except the actual spare wheel) has changed from 5E3093860 to 5E3093860B, at some point over the past two years. You should be able to order this kit from any VAG parts department. However, do confirm with them that this will fit your car. Some Octavia MK4 cars have a sub-woofer (sound system) in the boot or are hybrid or are CNG, and it won't fit those cars. When you have the foam and jack kit, you can see if your current wheels will fit in the boot. My guess is that if they are 225s, ie. 225/45R18 or 225/40R19, that they won't fit unless all the air has been let out so that the sidewalls are floppy. I would also guess that the 205s, ie. 205/60R16 or 205/55R17, will fit. However, do check yourself. Foam and Jack Kit for Octavia MK4 5E3093860B (1569CZK is about £55.40) https://eshop.skoda-auto.cz/cs_CZ/sada-pro-vymenu-rezervniho-kola/p/5E3093860B One option for an Octavia MK4 spare wheel is a 6.5Jx16 ET46 5/112 57.1 steel rim with a 205/60R16 tyre fitted. This is one of the standard Octavia MK4 tyre and rim sizes. However, a 16" rim won't clear the front brake calipers on the biggest 340x30mm front brake discs. You might only find these on the most powerful Octavia MK4 cars such as the 245HP models. Alcar 8667 6.5Jx16 ET46 5/112 57.1 steel rim (about £45.10) https://www.mytyres.co.uk/rims/details?vehicleId=1192953623500182640&rimCode=ALCAR8667 https://www.oponeo.pl/felga-stalowa/alcar-kfz-8667

The Vredestein Quatrac sometimes incorrectly called Quatrac 6 (although it can be useful calling it the Quatrac 6 for clarity, so I will use the Quatrac 6 name) replaces the Quatrac 5, although 13" and 14" tyre sizes and the odd 15" tyre size are still only available in the older Quatrac 5 model. The Quatrac Pro and the recently introduced Quatrac Pro+ models are a more summer focused tyre that tend to be available in larger 17" and larger tyre sizes. The Vredestrein Quatrac 6 is only available in 15" and 16" tyre sizes, except for two 17" tyre sizes...namely 225/45R17 and 225/50R17. The Quatrac 5 and Quatrac 6 tend to have longer tread life than the Quatrac Pro and Quatrac Pro+ models. There's also a Quatrac Pro EV for electric cars...apparently the first all-season tyre fully dedicated to electric vehicles. The Vredestein website is useful for looking up what sizes these tyres are available in, and which models have rim protection. I'm not a fan of rim protection because I tend to protect my rims by using relatively narrow rims. With rim protection build into the tyre, you can get chunks of rubber broken off the tyre because the rim protection doesn't give like a bulging sidewall gives when you sometimes gently nudge the kerb while parking. Out of all these Quatrac models, only the Quatrac 6 is a directional tyre. Vredestein website https://www.vredestein.co.uk/car-suv-tyres/

205/55R17 are the most comfortable tyre size out of the following four tyre sizes: 205/55R17 225/50R17 225/45R17 225/40R18 225/35R19 However, 225/50R17 is very close to the comfort of 205/55R17. The below chart shows the relative comfort of the below five tyre sizes. The +psi figure is how overinflated the 205/55R17 would have to be to have the discomfort level of the other four tyre sizes. So to get the discomfort level of the 225/50R17 from the 205/55R17 you would have to overinflate the 205/55R17 it by 2psi. To get the discomfort level of the 225/45R17 from the 205/55R17 you would have to overinflate the 205/55R17 by 6psi. To get the discomfort level of the 225/40R18 from the 205/55R17 you would have to overinflate the 205/55R17 by 10psi. To get the discomfort level of the 225/35R19 from the 205/55R17 you would have to overinflate the 205/55R17 by 15psi. Relative comfort levels 205/55R17 225/50R17 +2psi 225/45R17 +6psi 225/40R18 +10psi 225/35R19 +15psi So as you can see, the 225/50R17 is very close to the comfort level of the 205/55R17 but the 225/35R19 is very far from the comfort level of the 205/55R17. Note: all other things being equal, such as similar type of tyre, similar relative rim width, similar standard load or extra load, similar speed rating, etc. So because the lower profile tyres such as 225/40R18 and 225/35R19 tend to be available in XL (eXtra Load) and Y (186mph) speed rating, the relative discomfort levels are likely to be even great than shown in the above chart for those tyre sizes.

225/50R17 fitted to a 7Jx17 ET45 rim is an Octavia MK3 Scout specification and a Yeti specification. 225/50R17 has a sidewall height of 112.5mm which is almost 4.5". It's very practical which is why this exact specification was fitted to the Yeti. 4.5" sidewalls won't give the car track car looks. If the OP did fit 205/55R17 as you are suggesting, I doubt he would be impressed with the lateral grip which is no where near the 225/50R17.

The Dorado has an offset of ET51, not ET49 as shown in the Skoda parts catalogue. 3 5E0601025P Aluminium rim 7.5Jx17 ET51 4 PR-C0X DORADO 5E0601025P 8Z8 Diamond silver https://www.lllparts.co.uk/catalogs/skoda/CZ/OCT/805/6/601/601070

195/50R16 or 195/55R16 would protect its 6J rim a lot better than 215/40R17 protects its 7J rim. In some countries with poor roads, 195/55R16 is a standard tyre size on the Rapid. 215/40R17 isn't offered at all because the roads would simply destroy the wheel. 215/40R17 on a 7J rim really is quite vulnerable to kerbing damage because the sidewalls don't bulge out much. Actual inflated width of tyres 215/40R17 fitted to a 7J rim is 212mm 195/50R16 fitted to a 6J rim is 201mm 195/55R16 fitted to a 6J rim is 201mm So although the 215/40R17 tyre fitted to a 7J rim is 11mm wider than either a 195/50R16 or 195/55R16 fitted to a 6J rim, the 7J rim is 1" (25.4mm) wider than the 6J rim. The result is that these 16" tyre sizes are 14.4mm wider relative to the width of the rim. That's the difference between badly scraping the rim on the kerb and not scraping the rim at all. Vredestein Quatrac 6 195/55R16 87H (Euro label C B 70dB) (3PMSF) (all-season tyre) https://www.camskill.co.uk/m139b0s7952p202114/Vredestein_Tyres_All_Season_Car_Vredestein_Quatrac_6_195_55_R16_87H_TL_Fuel_Eff_%3A_C_Wet_Grip%3A_B_NoiseClass%3A_B_Noise%3A_70dB 6Jx16 ET35 5/100 57.1 alloy rims NANUQ (from Kamiq/Scala) (3339CZK is about £117.11) https://eshop.skoda-auto.cz/cs_CZ/alu-kolo-nanuq-16-scala-kamiq/p/654071496B+8Z8

205/55R17 on 6Jx17 ET48 rims are not going to look good on a VRS. They are too sunken in the wheelarches. 205/55R17 fitted to a 6Jx17 rim has an actual inflated width of 208mm. 225/50R17 fitted to a 7Jx17 rim has an actual inflated width of 233mm. So the 225/50R17 will protect its 7J rim just as well as the 205/55R17 protects its 6J rim.

17" is a Skoda approved rim size on all cars with the big 340x25mm front brakes. There aren't any VAG Skodas that can't use 17" rims. Check the car's Certificate of Conformity. All the Skoda approved tyre and rim sizes are listed on that. If you really did need 18" rims, you wouldn't be able to use snow chains and Skoda don't sell cars that can't be fitted with snow chains. Bear in mind that snow chains are sometimes compulsory in some parts of Europe. Check the owner's manual as the tyre and rim sizes that are Skoda approved for the use of snow chains are listed in that.

One Yeti owner changed to 215/60R16 from 225/50R17 and was told by others that the handling wouldn't be as good. But after fitting the 16" tyres he came back and said that the handling was just as good, ie. he wasn't disappointed. So although technically you should be able to go round a race track slightly quicker on the 17" tyres (or in your case the 18" tyres), at normal speeds the car will handle just fine on the 16s.

5Q0511115AF isn't a Scout rear spring. There's only four Scout rear springs listed in the Skoda parts catalogue and they are listed below. Even the lowest weight range 5Q0511115L Scout rear spring is much heavier duty and longer than the 5Q0511115AF rear spring. Octavia MK3 Scout rear springs 1 5Q0511115L Coil spring 2 PR-1JB+0YB 1 5Q0511115AL Coil spring 2 PR-1JB+0YC 1 5Q0511115AM Coil spring 2 PR-1JB,0YD 1 5Q0511115AN Coil spring 2 PR-1JB+0YE https://www.lllparts.co.uk/catalogs/skoda/CZ/OCT/753/5/511/511010

The Kodiaq has an almost identical RATIKON alloy rim with just a 5mm difference in offset, ie. ET40 on the Kodiaq and ET45 on the Karoq. Both rims are suitable for 17" rims without clearance problems for the 340x25mm front brakes. The Kodiaq uses the 340x25mm front brakes on models with more than 150HP. Clearly, the Kodiaq RATIKON alloy rims wouldn't be suitable for Kodiaqs with more than 150HP if there was a problem with brake clearance. 7Jx17 ET45 RATIKON alloy rim (from Karoq) https://eshop.skoda-auto.cz/cs_CZ/alu-kolo-ratikon-17-karoq/p/57A071497C+8Z8 7Jx17 ET40 RATIKON (from Kodiaq) https://eshop.skoda-auto.cz/cs_CZ/alu-kolo-ratikon-17-kodiaq/p/565071497A+8Z8

Michelin winter tyres are one of the highest mileage winter tyres, as well as performing well. Michelin Alpin 6 205/55R17 95H XL (Euro label C B 69dB) (3PMSF) (winter tyre) https://www.camskill.co.uk/m97b0s1635p158261/Michelin_Tyres_Winter_Snow_Car_Michelin_Alpin6_Michelin_Alpin_6_205_55_R17_95H_XL_TL_Fuel_Eff_%3A_C_Wet_Grip%3A_B_NoiseClass%3A_A_Noise%3A_69dB

It might be these two Bilstein part numbers, as I tried two different models of Superb MK2 and one model of Passat B8, and these were the only Bilstein B6 (non-DCC) that came up on autodoc. So I think there's a very good chance it's these. You could contact Bilstein and ask them for confirmation that these are correct for your vehicle. Superb MK3 front shock absorbers (standard ride height) (non-DCC) Bilstein B6 35-229872 https://www.autodoc.co.uk/bilstein/7522722 Superb MK3 rear shock absorbers (standard ride height) (non-DCC) Bilstein B6 24-229890 https://www.autodoc.co.uk/bilstein/7543304

If you use standard ride height front springs and increased ride height rear springs the rear end will look too high compared to the front. Also, the handling might not feel right. Although it's often said that standard ride height is 15mm higher than lowered ride height, going by the specification of the springs you might find that the car's ride height is increased by more like 30mm than 15mm. If you still want more ride height, rather than looking at increased ride height springs you could look at slightly increased outside diameter tyres, such as 225/50R17 instead of 225/45R17. Compared to 225/45R17, 225/50R17 will increase the ride height by 11.25mm. 225/50R17 is a Scout tyre size, and you could use the Scout's 7Jx17 ET45 rim specification such as shown below. As you can see below, 225/50R17 has an outside diameter 3.5% greater than 225/45R17, 3.1% greater than 225/40R18, and 2.6% greater than 225/35R19. Outside diameter of tyre 225/45R17 634.3mm 225/40R18 637.2mm 225/35R19 640.1mm 225/50R17 656.8mm (+3.5% compared to 225/45R17) (+3.1% compared to 225/40R18) (+2.6% compared to 225/35R19) Vredestein Quatrac 6 225/45R17 94V XL (Euro label C B 71dB) https://www.camskill.co.uk/m140b0s8017p221164/Vredestein_Tyres_All_Season_Car_Vredestein_Quatrac_6_225_45_R17_94V_XL_TL_Fuel_Eff_%3A_C_Wet_Grip%3A_B_NoiseClass%3A_B_Noise%3A_71dB Vredestein Quatrac 6 225/50R17 98V XL (Euro label C B 71dB) https://www.camskill.co.uk/m140b0s8019p221178/Vredestein_Tyres_All_Season_Car_Vredestein_Quatrac_6_225_50_R17_98V_XL_TL_Fuel_Eff_%3A_C_Wet_Grip%3A_B_NoiseClass%3A_B_Noise%3A_71dB 7Jx17 ET45 5/112 57.1 alloy rim (from Karoq) (weighs about 10.1kg to 10.9kg) (same specification as Octavia MK3 Scout rim) https://eshop.skoda-auto.cz/cs_CZ/alu-kolo-ratikon-17-karoq/p/57A071497C+8Z8 https://eshop.skoda-auto.cz/cs_CZ/alu-kolo-ratikon-17-karoq/p/57A071497D+FL8

If you've ever jacked up a car to change a wheel, you will know that shock absorbers tend to have quite a bit of sag in them, ie. the car body goes up quite a bit before the wheel leaves contact with the ground. Therefore you might be able to use the sports (lowered ride height) shock absorbers with standard ride height springs. If you do go for new shock absorbers one suggestion is Bilstein B6, which is a standard ride height shock absorber but better than OEM quality. With the front buffers you need to change the 55mm ones to 70mm ones, ie. use OEM part number 1K0412303B. 70mm front buffers matching OEM part number 1K0412303B (for standard ride height) https://www.autodoc.co.uk/topran/2725189 With lowered ride height rear springs the rear buffers have a height of 112mm. For standard ride height rear springs these need changing to rear buffers with a height of 127mm. The OEM part number for the 127mm rear buffers is 5Q0511357H. 127mm rear buffers matching OEM part number 5Q0511357H (for standard ride height) https://www.autodoc.co.uk/topran/8878001 Being a VRS you might have the stiffest front anti-roll bar, ie. 5Q0411303AA. It depends whether you have build code 0AE as shown in the chart below. Front anti-roll bar (1X0=front wheel drive, 1X1=four wheel drive) 16 5Q0411303S stabilizer, complete 21.7x3.6 1 PR-0AC+1X0 16 5Q0411303T stabilizer, complete 23.2x3.5 1 PR-0AD+1X0 16 5Q0411303AA stabilizer, complete 24x3.8 1 PR-0AE+1X0 Rear anti-roll bar (front wheel drive with independent rear suspension) 16 5Q0511305AR Anti-roll bar 19.6x2.6 1 PR-0BD,0BN 16 5Q0511305AS Anti-roll bar 20.7x2.8 1 PR-0BE 16 5Q0511305BL Anti-roll bar 18mm rear 1 PR-0BM+1X0

The Octavia MK4 2.0TDI VRS 200HP comes with 312x25mm front brake discs so the minimum rim size is 16". The Octavia MK4 2.0TSI VRS 245HP comes with 340x25mm front brake discs so the minimum rim size is 17".

Skoda put those two codes there when they cast the rim. Then they either get finished in anthracite or silver, so that only one of the codes is correct on the finished product. I can see from the photo that you have the 225/40R19 tyre size. There's similar looking CRATER rims from the Kodiaq that have a rim width 1" narrower than the Karoq's CRATER rims, as shown in the link below. Notice that the ET43 offset is only 2mm different to the ET45 offset. Using ET43 instead of ET45 would move the centre of the tyre 2mm further out in the wheelarch...so a change so small you might not even notice the difference. On the Karoq 2WD, a non-standard 225/45R19 could be used instead of the 225/40R19 (225/45R19 is one of the standard Karoq 4WD tyre sizes). The extra sidewall height of the 225/45R19 tyre would give much better protection from pothole damage compared to the 225/40R19, and because it would be fitted to a 1" narrower rim the tyres' sidewalls would offer much better protection to the rims from kerbing damage. As you can see on "skoda eshop cz" the Kodiaq 19" CRATER rims come in three colours, silver, anthracite, and black. The Karoq 19" CRATER rims aren't available in black, only silver and anthracite. 7Jx19 ET43 5/112 57.1 alloy rim CRATER (from Kodiaq) https://eshop.skoda-auto.cz/cs_CZ/alu-kolo-crater-19-kodiaq/p/565071499H+8Z8

"skoda parts com" are listing the 57A071499A 8Z8 rim, and they appear to ship to the UK. Any VAG parts department should also be able to order them in. 57A071499A 8Z8 https://www.skoda-parts.com/spare-part/57a071499a8z8-aluminium-rim-19-crater-skoda-31823.html

Yes, 57A071499A is the same part as 57A601025G. It sounds like the dealer is trying to SCAM you by charging the more expensive xxx601xxx price and not the much cheaper accessory catalogue xxx071xxx price. £650 sounds like the 57A601025G price, ie. from the normal Skoda parts catalogue. Notice that 57A071499A has the format xxx071xxx and this is from the Skoda accessory catalogue where the alloy rims are often less than half the price of equivalent alloy rims supplied with the xxx601xxx format. You can see the xxx071xxx price on the "skoda eshop cz" website and elsewhere on the internet. VAT in Czech is 21%, so the UK price should be slightly cheaper with it's 20% VAT rate. So the xxx601xxx price is almost 2.5 times as much as the xxx071xxx price, ie. 650/266.60=2.438... 8Jx19 ET45 5/112 57.1 alloy rim CRATER 57A071499A 8Z8 silver (from Karoq) (7609CZK is about £266.60 which includes VAT @ 21%) https://eshop.skoda-auto.cz/cs_CZ/alu-kolo-crater-19-karoq/p/57A071499A+8Z8 What tyre size have you got on the 19" CRATER rim? If it's a 2WD Karoq then usually 225/40R19 or 235/40R19. If it's a 4WD Karoq then usually 225/45R19 or 245/40R19. I suspect you have a 2WD Karoq with 225/40R19 fitted to this 8Jx19 rim because out of these four tyre sizes that offers the least protection to this rim from pothole and kerbing damage. In effect, Skoda has set you up to fail by supplying this combination of tyre and rim size. It may look good in the showroom, but out on UK roads it's a very vulnerable combination.

The Octavia MK4 doesn't come with 19" Xtreme rims. The 19" Xtreme rims were fitted to the Octavia MK3 and had a specification of 7.5Jx19 ET51 5/112 57.1. Do you mean Altair rims? These have a specification of 7.5Jx19 ET48 5/112 57.1 and come in at least three colours, silver, black, and anthracite. The OEM part number is cast into the back of the rim. Altair 7.5Jx19 ET48 5/112 57.1 alloy rim SILVER Altair 7.5Jx19 ET48 5/112 57.1 alloy rim BLACK Altair 7.5Jx19 ET48 5/112 57.1 alloy rim ANTHRACITE

5Q0511115AH is an increased ride height rear spring, so wouldn't be suitable for a standard ride height car. Here's some suggestions for standard ride height front and rear springs for the Octavia MK3 2.0TDI hatchback DSG VRS. These springs are probably about as stiff as you would want to go on this car without making the ride too hard. Being a VRS it has independent rear suspension, so is always going to handle better than the solid rear axle models. I suspect that like the VRS, the Octavia MK3 1.8TSI 180HP also uses independent rear suspension...along with all 4x4 models. Standard ride height front spring 5Q0411105GN Bilstein 37-293123 Eibach R19441 Kilen 25123 KYB RA1491 Lesjofors 4095137 Sachs 993821 https://www.autodoc.co.uk/car-parts/oem/5q0411105gn?search=OEN 5Q0411105GN&supplier[0]=16&supplier[1]=253&supplier[2]=85&supplier[3]=32&supplier[4]=246&supplier[5]=112&supplier[6]=16&supplier[7]=253&supplier[8]=85&supplier[9]=32&supplier[10]=246 Standard ride height rear spring 5Q0511115G Bilstein 36-301799 Eibach R17742 Kilen 63137 KYB RA7151 Lesjofors 4285738 Sachs 994999 https://www.autodoc.co.uk/car-parts/oem/5q0511115g?supplier[0]=112&supplier[1]=32&supplier[2]=85&supplier[3]=253&supplier[4]=246&supplier[5]=16

Superb MK3 increased ride height rear springs only appear to be available aftermarket for weight range 6 to 9, so no equivalent to 3Q0511115AR. For a front wheel drive Superb MK3, I suspect standard ride height weight range 5 rear springs would be the best compromise for a mix of unladen and heavily loaded use. The weight range 6 rear springs might make the ride too hard when the car is driven unladen. Bear in mind, that the standard rear springs might only be weight range 3. Standard ride height weight range 5 rear spring 3Q0511115M Eibach R21093 (Length 361mm, Number of coils 8.3, Wire diameter 13.0mm) https://www.autodoc.co.uk/eibach/18112500 Standard ride height weight range 6 rear spring 3Q0511115N Eibach R21706 (Length 357mm, Number of coils 8.3, Wire diameter 13.5mm) https://www.autodoc.co.uk/eibach/18112503 Increased ride height weight range 6 rear spring 3Q0511115AS Eibach R22930 (Length 367mm, Number of coils 8.3, Wire diameter 13.5mm) https://www.autodoc.co.uk/eibach/18259221

The S1 uses the same calipers as your car, except for the colour and perhaps an S1 emblem. The S1 comes in two different colours, either matt black or tornado red as shown in the chart below. However, the S1 might match these coloured front brake calipers and carriers to coloured rear brake calipers and carriers, with bigger 272x10mm rear brake discs. 1 8X0615123A Brake caliper housing Matt black D >> - 07.07.2014 left 1 PR-1ZM 1 8X0615123C Brake caliper housing Matt black D - 07.07.2014>> left 1 PR-1ZM 1 8X0615123B Brake caliper housing tornado red D >> - 07.07.2014 left 1 PR-1ZN 1 8X0615123D Brake caliper housing tornado red D - 07.07.2014>> left 1 PR-1ZN 1 8X0615124A Brake caliper housing Matt black D >> - 07.07.2014 right 1 PR-1ZM 1 8X0615124C Brake caliper housing Matt black D - 07.07.2014>> right 1 PR-1ZM 1 8X0615124B Brake caliper housing tornado red D >> - 07.07.2014 right 1 PR-1ZN 1 8X0615124D Brake caliper housing tornado red D - 07.07.2014>> right 1 PR-1ZN 2 8X0615125B calliper carrier Matt black D >> - 13.04.2015 2 PR-1ZM 2 8X0615125D calliper carrier Matt black D - 13.04.2015>> 2 PR-1ZM 2 6R0615125B calliper carrier tornado red D >> - 13.04.2015 2 PR-1ZN 2 6C0615125 calliper carrier tornado red D - 13.04.2015>> 2 PR-1ZN https://www.lllparts.co.uk/catalogs/audi/RDW/A1/792/6/615/615050