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Hi all. Can anybody advise of how to remove the door seals on my 2012 TDI CR pls? I've had a quick look and the leading edge appears to just slide of but the bottom edge appears to be fixed by some kind of plugs. They're not ping'ing off too easily so i dont want to force them in case i tear them off with too much force. Reason i ask is my better 'alf has bought a Yeti and the bottom front and back of all doors are a bit rusty and the rust is hiding behind the seals. I want to clean out any drain holes and make sure my doors dont suffer the same fate. Sorry but my search 'capabilities' on forums tend to fizzle out after five minutes (read 'impatient') :-)

Cheers Octy-Noob. Certainly wont do it any harm swapping the stat anyway, and as you say, for the price of the parts. I've only just bought the car actually so not sure if this was changed at the time. Might add a workshop manual to my shopping list of hydrometer and OBD tool

Cool (excuse the pun), thanks for all your responses guys. The drive home last night, although not as cold, got the temp gauge up to 90 pretty quickly.....and same again on the drive into work. I'll keep an eye on it under different circumstances etc. I think if it does start occurring regularly i'll swap out the 'stat. as even if it was swapped out at the timing belt change 35kmiles is a good distance for an item like that to last without wanting to start packing in. Can anybody recommend a good OBD tool (not megabucks but not cheap e-bay rubbish) and hydrometer pls? i know theres millions on ebay but rather buy half decent than get crappy results, just for the sake of a few more quid. Cheers.

I've not checked the strength tbh, but its very pink.....so assuming its got quite a good concentration. I'll invest in a hydrometer and do the check.

Its a manual Gav-is-con

Hi all. I know winter is approaching and that the temp here in sunny Sheffield this morning was was bloomin' cold..... enough to see a frost on my windscreen but should my car only get up to a quarter of the operating temp (i'm assuming its 45degrees C) even after an eight mile journey of hill-climbing and 40-50mph speeds? my cars done 109k and had the timing belt kit done at 75k so should hopefully have had a thermostat fitted at the same time. Is it generally accepted that they dont warm up quick/to full temp in winter? or might it be worth swapping out the thermostat after 35k miles (since it was last done)?

Thats really useful,thank you. If they're still performing well after five years i'm happy with that. What with all the storms we have these days i suppose its not worth 'modifiying' my existing bars.

Saw these actually SDWilliams....and they were in my budget range. Only thing that concerned me was that they have no profile as such.....just massive rubber blocks in the jaws....which then lead me to think...what if pack the existing clamps/jaws with rubber!?

Yeah, was hoping could get away with the Passat ones....but maybe not.

Cheers for that Gav-is-con. Not sure i can stretch to Thule....or should i say.....justify it with the good lady.

Cool, will do. Cheers StickyMicky.

Hi guys. I’m looking for some advice on roof bars pls. can anybody recommend any reasonably priced ones that actually fit the profile of the roof rails on my Octy 2012 estate. I’ve tried fitting the ones from my Passat 3B6 but the profile looks like it shouldn’t work, but then I look at some of the other stuff for sale and they are more or less the same. Here’s the pic of the bars I want to try and install. Theres no point in shelling out on new ones if they're going to be the same profile as the ones i've already got.

Thanks Gaz. Have picked it up today and performance feels fine actually....5-speed 'box works fine for me and its a one owner FSH car....'appy as Larry (so far ) Thanks Gissin. Picked it up today....i'm well pleased with it.

I went and bought one guys. A 2012 1.6 CR TDI Octavia. One owner, full service history....nice car. I drove it and it feels like a new car but it has the 5-speed box and ive heard these can be a bit flat in terms of performance. It seamed ok to me when i test drove it but then i havnt had chance to try a lot of other cars of the same spec etc. I might consider getting it re-mapped at some point to increase the power a little from its 104bhp so can anybody recommend a decent tuner in the Sheffield area pls?

Thanks for those Gissin. I dont actually do that many miles but after having the Passat i dont want to back to a petrol engine. Love the torque and longevity of the diesel motor....and the great MPG...and the way they cruise at motorway speeds. Just need to get my better 'alf to take me to view them.....and she'll LOVE that

Cheers for the speedy replies guys. Was thinking of an Octavia,estate,TDI. Been looking at motors around the 100k miles mark. Can only really afford max £3k if I'm honest. Would consider a saloon. Also quite fancied a Scout but the tax is a bit high for me....but still might consider one if the right car came along.

Hi all. I've heard these Skoda's are pretty good cars sos thought I would try and bag myself a new stead now my Passat b5.5 130 PD has been condemned by the MOT man. Any help,advice or even good cars for sale would be most appreciated.