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Love it. I'll look to replacing the shocks after I get the MOT done as the MOT gets done around my birthday and I'll have money kicking about. I'll be a jinx and say it'll pass this year.

Lofty's vRS ones (see his Project Daffodil thread) did the same thing with the wire. He had a replacement base, in my case, I'll wait and see what I can find. I just need something that I'll fall out of less to be honest! Why thank you. It started on a set of steels with fairly abused original plastic trims. I have three left as one broke up into bits. The alloys make it look fresh now, not like a tired 14 y/o (15 in December) hatchback. They'll go back on the car when it gets sold with a replacement OEM cover. Let's just say I have some things lined up for the Bohemia wheels and the other Fabia-specific bits...

Wouldn't surprise me if everything was shot to be honest. I bought the car for the mileage alone (51k in March) and it's on that cusp where a lot of OEM stuff is dying or needing replaced. We (my Grampa and I) reckon the brake discs were original, which would explain why stopping was a great effort that required militarily-spec precision. I can grab them on eBay if I can't find a set local enough. I have a decent selection of scrap yards in Ayr and Irvine alone. So I shouldn't be too stuck! I've got a set of Team Heko deflectors on mine currently, they look sweet on the Fab. Functional too. The boot struts will be a TMS bought item since that's where I get all of my serviceable/consumable items from without issue. We've been using them since the days of my Granda's '51-reg Vectra.

I know, it's the same here. There was a red 1.9 Elegance estate going for £150 up my way with a few days MOT and a knackered PAS system that I considered snapping up, but alas, I don't have the room for it and my Mum would kill me!

Indeed - which then links me to this point... Once again, indeed. I've been doing my research. I'd like to stay true to Fabia Mk1 parts however where I can for the interior. If I can get my hands on a Bohemia interior then it'll go with the wheels (nicked, but not actually nicked, from a Bohemia) and I'll grab a rear headrest that's correct from somewhere (apparently the Mk4 Golf one fits) and bodge it in to a standard that'll do. If all else fails then I'll get some Polo 9N seats since most of them came with a centre rear headrest and they don't look bad. OEM probably. The car has a tendency to bottom out and lean like hell even when driven gently and I keep falling out of the driver's seat (hence the above) and I'm quite a big fellow who fits in those things pretty snugly, so it's not fun. I can't go too low as the roads are shocking here and the clearance is good for the speed mountains down along Ayr's beach car park (pictured) but I would consider a small drop. The console bushes are more of a priority as the creaking is so irritating, especially over bumps or when there's a rapid change in road surface.

It's a nice looking car. I was never fond of that beige colour but it looks good with the body coloured handles. Those wheels are also excellent, in my "unbiased" opinion, really smarten a Fabia up. Yep, some of them can be really odd too!

Until then you're going to have to bring a big stick... All jokes aside, glad you've got it partially working. The feeling of accomplishment and success is a great thing.

Does anyone else do this or is it just me? Going to be hitting some scrap yards to scavenge a couple of bits for the Fabia. Anything with a strikethrough has been purchased and is or will soon be fitted. The second section is just parts that need replaced/repaired.

I know a guy...

Measure the current Audi ones and then check the 'net for a set that match your dimensions.

Thought I'd update this... Rookie error: make sure the SSD (a slimmer drive) isn't narrowly missing the SATA connector.

One of my favourite pictures of my little Fabia.

Did you use VAG-COM/VCDS?

That would actually be quite a clever marketing stunt!

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Hi there. You'd be best making this post in the Skoda Octavia MkII Section, see here. As this section is for the 1999-2007 Skoda Fabia Mk1.

Loving this thread

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Check the coilpacks too in terms of engine related things.

Gorgeous scenery!

Hi George, welcome to the forums!

On a less serious note, your Fabia is probably a better drummer than me and I've been doing it for 11 years!

Echoing Wino, the dealer probably wouldn't be interested in supplying a maxi-dot cluster. They're like hen's teeth these days so I don't know if you'd be able to get a hold of one. You'd be best looking at cars getting broken up for scrap.

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Tell me about it! This Briskoda lark is a bad influence.