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Part of my the door handle has come loose, and for the life of me, I can't get it back in flush. It goes in, then the top of it pops out, it is as annoying as hell. I thought it may be slightly damaged, so I ordered a new one from Skoda (part number 5e0 867 198) for £13, but the new one does the same. I don't really want to use a cable tie to hold it down, but is there any other advice? Is there anyone that's had the door cards off, that can advise please? Thanks.

Thank you for sharing with us, you've probably summarised how most of us feel about our cars too; I'm certainly very pleased and delighted with the 230, it's sooooooo much better than the BMW 5 series it replaced.

Agreed, they are super quality. I previously bought some from fleaBay, and they were absolute rubbish. Didn't stick properly, and fell apart, a complete waste of money. Kopacek, although expensive, are worth it.

I've bought a 'bolt on' one from SuperSkoda! Regretting it now, considering the prices of these things..

Is it possible to remove the existing 'glued on' badge, and replace it with the 'bolt-on'? I can't seem to get the bolts behind the grill. Is grill removal required?

+1 for the vRS, I have the 230 which I am extremely pleased with.

Hope you got the vRS. Coming from a BMW 5 Series to an Octavia vRS, I am nothing but pleased. The car has the ability to put a smile on my face every time I give it some stick. The kids love it, the wife hates it; so we're all winners.

Looks great. Can we see the centre caps too please? Where did you source them from?

Thanks for the advice, I also purchased a can of Desolvit, and it worked great!

Well done mate, you now have peace of mind..

Why don't you just shut off the vents manually that you don't want the air to come out of. I usually keep the cabin facing vents closed, whilst having air mainly to the front screen.

Whip the cover off and take a look at the bulbs, it'll take 30 seconds. It looks like the bulbs have been replaced.

Captain Hook...?

That looks really nice. So hot water, and then dental floss?

Honestly? The speakers have made a huge difference to the sound in my mk3 Octavia VRS. So much so that as they were wired in first, I was considering not installing the subwoofer at all, but then I went with it anyway. And I'm glad I did .

The Nextbase killed my DAB in my previous car, a BMW 5 series. However the exact same dashcam ( I removed it and installed into Skoda), works absolutely fine in my 2016 Octy. DAB works fine and everything. Try disconnecting just the rear Nextbase as this has been known to cause interference, and see if this works.

I just changed the main 4 door speakers with these: https://www.amazon.co.uk/JBL-Stage1-621-Coaxial-Speakers/dp/B07Y5DRS5G They have built in tweeters and sound really great; crisp and clear. I also fitted an amped Sub which provides great depth.

Look very nice, I really like what you've done with the wheels.

Doesn't this cause any damage to the body/paint?

Skoda don't sell black badges, in fact when I was at the dealership, I asked them and they referred me to eBay! The ones on SuperSkoda are ridiculously priced, but apparently good quality. I purchased a decent pair from eBay for around a tenner each, which seem really good; they even have the original Skoda part number on the rear.

Looks gorgeous, well done mate

Sure: https://www.amazon.co.uk/JBL-Stage1-621-Coaxial-Speakers/dp/B07Y5DRS5G https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pioneer-TS-WX130DA-Car-Amplified-Subwoofers/dp/B078PHCHSW/ref=bmx_e298yhao_3/259-0714971-0387455?pd_rd_w=q0pS7&pf_rd_p=eb113e0f-8c39-4b39-8cfa-62247fe4355e&pf_rd_r=X06TRR9V53VN2W34ZN7Z&pd_rd_r=9ce75df2-fcec-4494-8fb7-78a192b8b422&pd_rd_wg=dlPef&pd_rd_i=B078PHCHSW&psc=1 The sound is really crisp and loud; the subwoofer provides normal to deep bass as required. Obviously the quality of the sound also depends on the quality of the recording, but overall I'm very impressed.

Sorry to resurrect this thread, but I am looking to tint the rear tail lights on my O3 VRS230, what film should I use? Thanks

I had a similar issues in my previous car, a BMW 5 series. I had the windows tinted, and no issues with the DAB. However, as soon as the Nextbase Dashcam was fitted, I lost reception to the DAB. If I turned off the dashcam, the DAB would work, so there was obviously some interference. Since I've had the Octy VRS 230, I've done the same: tinted windows and Nextbase, but no issues with the DAB; it works absolutely fine.

The SubWoofer has a built in amp.