Danoid

OK, so i've talked myself out of it. I forgot that fluorescent paints/wraps don't last at all, game over.

Haha, so for a long time now I've had a weird need/desire for fluorescent yellow wing mirrors, I never done it on my b5.5 Passat but almost did but this was before wrapping was a thing. I recently started to think about it on my Superb but googled the colour and found someone had wrapped a G Wagon in exactly the same colour and in matte aswell, drool. I've attached some photos, one being badly painted on in Paint by me and the other is the colour I want. Does it look stupid and chavvy? (My wing mirror idea, not the G Wagon)

I've not swapped it, but it'll just prise up. You can then choose from the following Skoda DSG DSG 4x4 (which obviously you dont want) DSG L&K DSG RS DSG Scout Have a look at 5E0713146 (Just says Skoda), then at the end after 6 use the letters A to M. I quite like the look of 5E0713146J for some reason, but as my normal DSG one is fine, I won't be changing unless I really have to, it probably looks really cheap in real life though https://www.obautodily.cz/nahradni-plaketka-radici-paky-skoda-automaticka-prevodovka-s-napisem-dsg-prolisovane-provedeni-11563cz1763/ You can also see the bottom of the badge on the above link, which helps a little knowing how it pushes down

So I got the 6V0 part for £5.02 and works a treat. The parts guys were more miserable in real life then on the phone, so I didn’t bother to ask why there’s two part numbers and £4 difference

Excellent so the right part number then. I’m going to the dealer tomorrow as it’s coming in, hopefully they have an accessory wall with the 000 number out so I can look side by side

Yeah, well UK at least

Fuel and air filter is changed every 6 years or 60k believe it or not

Take your car to a large supermarket car park late at night, have your steering wheel straight then go forward at about 10mph and see how it behaves. Then go to a garage and get a 4 wheel alignment, not just the fronts. Then go back to the same car park and test again. If it still goes to the right after a 4 wheel alignment then something else is wrong but at least you’ve eliminated that. I assume your tyres match on the axles? Like front is same brand, mileage and importantly pressure?

Just had a look and your dealer is right, there's no replaceable parts 😞 There does seem to be revisions though so most likely better plastics inside so it doesn't break again. What P/N is your parcel shelf?

Tried ringing local Skoda dealerships no answer..., so I rang a VW dealer and neither of those numbers would show up, so it's definitely a Skoda part. I rang a different Skoda dealership today and sounded like I disrupted a family funeral moment, but the chap couldn't see the difference and has ordered in the 6V0 number for me to have a look at. I'm starting to think the 6V0 number is the part number for cars which have it fitted as standard and the 000 number is the "accessory" part number, and for some reason means a difference price as 000 comes with instructions on how to fit it etc. I'll do anything to save a couple of quid haha

The part number should be inside the flap from what I’ve seen. The dealer I rang never bothered to call back so I’ll ring another

What did you do to resolve this the first time? I’m not sure how they work but I’m guessing they’ll be a cog somewhere which has broken a few teeth maybe? Id also lube it to death with silicone lube spray and see if that fixes it, if it does then you’ll need to see if you can apply a grease for longer term fix, if nothing is broken that is

Haha, you’re not wrong. It did fit okay for a cheap Argos one when new, but over the years it has become less and less effective. I used a pair of marigolds and much better now, though still not brilliant. I’ll be buying a hatch bag if I ever find a job 😞

As title says, show your dirty car inside or out, it's no fun if you say it's dirty and it's spotless. I'll start with showing where Your Highness (my dog) sits, yummy!

Both those prices are from ETKA, which is confusing. I've rang my local dealership up but couldnt get through to the parts department so left a message. I'm hoping they'll see if they can see the difference, they might even say they can only get the 000 number in which case I'll ring a VW dealership for the 6V0 number. I'll update should anyone ever be bothered about saving £3.98

Does anyone know the difference between 6V0 955 485 (£5.02) & 000 096 706 (£9)? Yes yes £3.98 Both the same part physically, is 6VO a generic VAG number and 000 is Skoda? I know this isn't designed to fit on the Superb or at least the TDI's but worth a punt if I can get it for £5.02

Where did you place the pads? Struggling to understand where, though I did find this, which looks like the official fix albeit for a VW https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2014/SB-10069579-2280.pdf Did you put the pad inside the circle in the attached photo?

I read it a few times but confused, where exactly do the pads go? In the second picture does the black bracket need to be removed or lowered then you place the pad on top then put the bracket back into position?

Try and stick to a lower Kelvin rating for the LED light otherwise when you use the fog light as intended it’ll be crap when penetrating fog

You could get really geeky and set up wire shark on a laptop and see exactly what’s happening when your car tries to get the update when connected to your own WiFi, but you shouldn’t have to do that. I have literally too much time on my hands right now but I have a 2016 and not Skoda connect so I can’t test this out myself

Only customisations should be in car setting so take some photos of your settings. It is a pain but at least you’ll know for sure if it works or not

Ah that’s dirty, I assume you’ve done a full reset of infotainment for hits and giggles just to eliminate that?

I believe there’s an option to select which country to update, try selecting a small country and see if that updates rather than do all at once. See what this crazy guy does at 58seconds deselect all countries bar one then try

Two reasons, 2.4ghz travels further (handy for if car is on the drive) and second was I’m not sure whether the WiFi in the car can do 5ghz, if it can then great but if not be best to make the laptop be the same as the car can get for timings

What happens when you press download anyway? I’m guessing you connect to your home WiFi and sit in the car for at least 1 hour (depending on home broadband speed)? I don’t know how the online update works but first thing I’d do is have a laptop (connect to 2.4ghz network not 5ghz) in the car then download the file from their website and see how long that takes, that way you’ll roughly how long you need to leave your car to do the update