Everything posted by AnnoyingPentium
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Skoda fabia door rivets and plastic door clips
Can confirm. Got a whole poke of these still from when I had my front doors off. Had a whole saga with the dealers trying to procure them, but we'll ignore that.
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AnnoyingPentium's 2006 Fabia 1.2 12v Ambiente-ish
They look to be fairly new from what I seen underneath and when I had the wheels off. It's as nice tomorrow as it is today then I'll get the wheels off tomorrow and have a prod about things on the suspension side of the car and see if anything is... ****ed.
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AnnoyingPentium's 2006 Fabia 1.2 12v Ambiente-ish
Been out a "wee" drive today... Bad news is the following though: Wheel wobble is still terrifying beyond an indicated 65mph (about 62mph). Thinking tracking or balancing still. The above may be linked to the bloody annoying clunk I'm getting over bumps, still. Brakes are very soft and require a lot of pedal travel to do very little... again. The discs on the front are looking a bit carp and the rear drums... well, the less said, the better. Handbrake is also horrid too. Thankfully, the fuelling issue seems to have cleared up a little bit... my MPG seems to be touching 45-46 now, even if it is being indicated pessimistically on the computer. Cupar and back was great fun though!
- Issues with instrument cluster
- Cruise Control Retrofit
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skoda fabia mk 1 2004 engine seized up
My thoughts exactly. A lot of these types of issues can stem from the timing slipping.
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Radio Interference...
Thank you. Might give it a shot if I've got the aftermarket system back in.
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Radio Interference...
It goes away with the engine off, only comes back on with the engine on as outlined in the video. I meant to update to say I've just went to an OEM head unit as the Sony kept falling out anyway.
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Hifi of Yesteryear vs Today's effort!
Received this delightful Bush MTT1 for £20 from a member of another forum. Arrived today and is a lovely wee bit of kit. Also included were some free LPs... including this Genesis one. I've never heard it before, good so far.
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Air Con Help
When my air con wasn't working, the fan was never on unless in traffic for extreme periods of time. Now that I have air con c/o a regas, it comes on when set to.
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AnnoyingPentium's 2006 Fabia 1.2 12v Ambiente-ish
Aye, it's a bit basic though, no use of the rear speakers and no CD changer capability but it glows green when I ask the whole interior to, it gets me AM radio for the one local station I like, and I've still got the cassette. Thank you, it hasn't been easy at times. I always consider that this is OEM+, as if it's kitted out the way it should have been, not to the spec of the skinflint owner who specced it lol.
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Diesel Monte's 2001 Skoda Fabia "Project vRSDI"
DieselMonte and the Amazing Technicolour Fab Comfort? Definitely a good spare car once NCT'd etc. I've got a pair of facelift rear lights if you'd be interested in them, by the way. Dunno how well postage would work though given political events that I shan't mention etc. I've got one of these lists too, thankfully just fairly short. Just as a tip, don't get too picky about what you're repairing. The bare minimum, then iron out the finer things later.
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Diesel Monte's 2001 Skoda Fabia "Project vRSDI"
Go for the black headliner too. I'd like to do the same but I've just bought the sunglasses holder from a Mk4 Golf Anniversary Edition. Could spray it, but I'll stick with the light coloured headrest for now. This car is going to look absolutely brilliant when you're done. Definitely won't be showing it's miles, that's for sure!
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Diesel Monte's 2001 Skoda Fabia "Project vRSDI"
Nice 'haul' there. Looks to be the same door cards I've got as well.
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Leaving an old iPhone in boot of Karoq as a cheap tracker
What about one of those Tile things? Smaller than an old phone and could be hidden anywhere realistically.
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Vrs Drivers seat foam advice
Sadly unavailable. @Lofty spoke about this on his project thread some time ago.
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Retrieving Radio Code
£7.60 or there abouts. At least I have the code should I require it in the future though.
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AnnoyingPentium's 2006 Fabia 1.2 12v Ambiente-ish
That bloody Sony barsteward. It never stays in the dash. I may have fallen out with it... just a little and bought an MS202 off eBay. I'm losing the CD changer at the moment but I've still got the cassette. Been looking for an MS502 but those are scarcer than gnashers in your typical farmyard fowl that were subject to a stop-motion movie about flying, an MS402 would even do right now, but it's a wait and see thing really. In the meantime, here's what I've rammed into the dash. It didn't even want a code, which was bizarre, but I'm not complaining. For a basic wee unit, it sounds rather good too and I have interference-free AM radio!
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Retrieving Radio Code
Unit is in. Didn't even need the code.
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Cleaning the SD card port
Could always do what was done with the Gameboy or N64 cartridges, blow on the contacts, and blow air into the slot for the card.
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Been getting atrocious 18-22 urban mpg and 30-35 motorway mpg!!
Came from the filter directly. I do think that this you describe here is more than a leak. I'll leave it to the smart folk to work out what to sort etc etc.
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Been getting atrocious 18-22 urban mpg and 30-35 motorway mpg!!
I had this issue. Check to see if it's leaking around the fuel filter etc.
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Looking for a new audio system for my Mk2 Fabia vRS
Can't help with a head unit, but fronts should be 16.5cm-17cm. If it's like a Mk1 Fabia you'll need spacers too as the OEM spacers are structurally integral to the old speakers. I personally found that these Pioneer speakers were excellent in the front of my Fabia, could shoogle the seats as well. I don't know the dimensions of the rear speakers of a Mk2 Fabia, but in the Mk1 they're 10cm, and I used these Pioneer ones too. Only bought either because they were cheap. The rears don't do much for bass and overall power, but nice filler. Hope this helps.
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car recommendation?
Okay lassies, handbags doon.
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Radio Interference...
This is a new one on me. It was working fine with my antenna adaptor, but now it's not happy on medium or long wave radio. What do we reckon is causing this? 20220523_192656.mp4 The antenna adaptor is wired in through the blue wire on the loom as well. I think (and hope) that was the correct one. Otherwise, Christ knows... I'll probably tackle this tomorrow with the other mountain of problems that has been slowly accumulating. Advice is very much welcomed to rectifying this. Like I mentioned in the title, I think it's a grounding or interference issue but I'm a Lit Student, not an electrician.