samdh22

Thanks for the suggestion! I have double checked all my wiring and nothing’s immediately wrong to my eye, the speakers work and sound just fine when I use my old stereo, problems only come up using the new one so I’m quite confused as to what’s happening

I believe so, the old speakers have 4 ohms written on the back and the new ones are also rated for 4 ohms. Unfortunately I can’t find a spec sheet for the old speakers

Very quiet and tinny, the rear speakers completely overpower them

Hi there! In my 2011 Octavia I have installed a pair of Pioneer TS-D65F speakers (both woofers & tweeters) and left the rear speakers stock. They were fantastic even without an amp but since installing an aftermarket head unit (6RD 035 187B noname) the front speakers sound awful but the rears are sounding normal. Switched back over to the old stereo and everything went back to normal. I suspect it’s the stereo not providing enough power to the new speakers which run at 90 watt RMS and an amplifier might be required but if I’m wrong someone please help! Cheers in advance.

Thanks so much, saved me a headache accidentally ordering the wrong one!

Do you happen to have the part number for the shock absorbers? There’s 2 different options on Autodoc that both “fit my car”

Hi all, I was considering lowering my Octavia VRS and was wondering what the preferred approach is, lowering springs or a coilover set. I’m working with a pretty tight budget, I’ve seen “Stanced” coilovers for £280 and some “Eibach” springs for £170. Any help is much appreciated!

Hi there, was looking to upgrade my current car (a mk1 fabia) and I landed on the VRS variant. I’ve seen these cars listed between £1000 and £4000 and was wondering what’s the best “bang for my buck” in terms of price, milage and extras (and if they’re worth it at all!) Any advice on things I should be aware of would be most appreciated, cheers! I forgot to add, it’s a MK1 VRS!

Insurance is a real killer it had to be said, it’s not the cheapest I’ve seen but far from the most expensive. Depending on what price these cars usually go for it might just squeeze in the budget. If these cars are worth over £3000 - £3500 I doubt I can afford it. I’ve had both a diesel and a petrol Fabia and I do prefer the petrol - do you have any insight to any common problems with the petrol engines? As for the sizing I agree. It’s definitely a big change from the wee car I drive right now - but for me I think it’s just “sporty” enough? Maybe that’s just me. Cheers for you’re reply!

Hi all, I’m currently thinking about buying a Skoda Octavia mk2 vrs (in the next 6 months or so) as an upgrade to my Skoda Fabia. Looking for something a little quicker with decent mpg and the Octavia vrs seems to fit the bill. Just wanted to get some other peoples thoughts on whether this is the car for me or something different. I have just over a year of driving experience which isn’t much (and a full year of NCD) and I would need this car to be reliable, quicker than the Fabia and good on fuel. Has anyone with this car got experiences to share? Also, what’s a good price? The post facelift model is definitely my preferred option with the hatchback body, I have seen one or two ranging from £2,250 - £4,200 - there’s not many around! A summary of my questions: Is this car reliable? (common faults and all that) How long should this car last me? (provided that it’s been well looked after in the past) How’s the mpg? Should I go diesel or petrol? What’s the price range? (I’ve heard these things are built to last so I assume a well maintained Octavia with around 100k miles is decent) What are the differences between the pre and post facelift models? (The post model is definitely my preferred option purely based on appearances) Is this car suitable for young drivers with 1-2 years of NCD? Cheers in advance for any and all feedback!

Ah well that’s a shame, cheers for the advice though that’s why I came here. Furry dice is a good call!

Leaning more towards performance, just to get a bit more speed out the wee motor - but really anything that I can do to make the car my own

Hi all, I recently got myself a Skoda Fabia 1.2 MK1 petrol for my second car and was wondering what if any mods could be done? I’m new to working on cars but I figured I could start with this. This car is also my daily driver so it also has to be reliable, cheers in advance.