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I’d love to put eibach springs on mine but can’t justify the work to do it. So might buy them to sit in the shed awaiting it needing some suspension work….

Interesting….

If it’s as flexible as he claims I wonder if you can code any buttons on standard steering wheel to act as dsg change on a wheel without dsg paddles 🤔

I don’t need but I thought it would be useful for others.

As I’m always one to resurrect an old thread… Was browsing instagram the other day and came across a bloke who has made an open source lin to can/can to lin etc adaptor. Universal for any PQ/MQB steering wheel to any steering wheel. looks interesting. https://forbes-automotive.com/products/lin-mfsw-controller https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdR4JF5sBRx/?psln=MTFnbzJ1bjF2MjZzeA== Also doing some very interesting stuff with haldex controllers

Personally I’m not sure but there are plenty on here who would have more knowledge than I! Does it have dcc currently or just standard shocks?

How does the wiring for the new buttons get through the clockspring?

Sounds like a good justification for some bilsteins!

Its the button with a picture of a car with the door open. It should be pressed in to be on.

Impossible to know for definite what independent garages would include in what service as each might be different. Best is to use the list I emailed you as a guide and ask the question of the independent. Word of mouth recommendation from other people is the best way to find a reliable garage. Where abouts are you based? There may well be a member relatively local to you who can recommend a garage.

Ha I haven’t added that much! No not wanting to change. Just browsing and daydreaming!

The trouble with later facelift is you then get MIB3 infotainment which tends to be buggy, and also ADAS becomes more intrusive.

Is the facelift one you’re going to look at a 280? Quattrotech in Cambridge have a facelift and pre facelift 280 for sale currently.

I have a 190PS diesel. It will spin the wheels through a couple of gears easily. Would love it to be 4x4. Certainly the fastest and punchiest car I’ve ever driven, especially accelerating from 50mph plus on motorway. Plenty fast enough acceleration to get you in to trouble! Diesel vs petrol all depends on your travel distances. When I got the car I was commuting 45 mins each way 5 days a week. Now I’m wfh mostly and do lots of short trips and the occasional 4-5 hr each way work trip a couple of times a month. Enough to blow the cobwebs out hopefully. If I was buying now I’d probably go petrol as all the long trips I do are on expenses so cost isn’t so much of an issue.

You don’t state what engine and gearbox you have and if 4x4 as that will all impact what’s included. E.g petrol will need spark plugs, DSG and haldex for 4x4 have servicing requirements. I have a copy of the Skoda service manual that lists what’s included in each level. It’s more than 20MB so I can’t share it here but I will send you a link to download it from as a PM. As others have said, out of warranty I wouldn’t use main dealers. I find them very regimented in what they look at and I have had Indy garages pick up on things dealers haven’t. They’re also horrendously expensive. The best option is a VAG specialist Indy that uses parts from TPS (genuine parts).

Yes it’s strange. I think it just needs to see a different number in the serial number field so it knows it’s a different battery. Interesting yours was set to all 1s as that’s what mine was when I changed it and it definitely wasn’t OEM battery. Perhaps it had never been coded properly at the last change 🤔

No. Just a good source for cheap components! I’ll edit my post above. Found some other potential wires.

No warranty! Doesn’t even need to be powered tailgate. If you find the central locking motor in the rear lid. Thin grey / blue wire (circled in brown below. Ignore the red one. That’s incorrect) gives switched earth that will energise when boot open. This is how the standard trunk lights (w18 and w35 on the diagram) are switched in the hatch so should be no issue. You can splice in the wire anywhere or make y connection at the plug. You would also need a constant live and it needs to be one that is live with ignition off. The only one I’ve found from wiring diagrams is on the illumination for the button to close the rear lid. Red/blue wire in pin 1 on the plug. The other side of this illumination is the grey/blue wire (pin 4) already mentioned so potentially you could take a feed from both at the connection to the button. I think these are the right plugs: https://a.aliexpress.com/_EwDOgHg You would just need to cut a rectangular hole in the plastic in a strategic position to install the lights.

If you have a powered tailgate there will be a constant power to the latch motor and there may well be a switched earth from the catch. If not will be vice versa. Should be achievable without running new wires out to the tailgate. I’ll have a look at the wiring diagram later.

No I don’t think so. Just check the colour code is correct. Might be best to pop one of yours off and have a look at the sticker to get exact match.

The red tab for the rear seats doesn’t pop up as the plastic trim isn’t seated properly. Read on a post that it needs reseating and then they work properly. Tried to remove the trim to refit and failed miserably. Twice. Catch broken off on both sides. Lots of searching on Ali express and eBay and couldn’t find them anywhere. Not even the trusty Skoda-parts.com But found them on Skodapartsdirect.co.uk for £7.50 each plus postage.

Painting over it is wild. I’d take it back to the dealer and hand it back personally.

The ridge along the bottom of the seats? But not on the seat backs themselves? This is part of the main carpet of the car. You could potentially source a second hand one: https://ebay.io/m/nacweg And then cut it where it fits under the rear bench and “join” it/glue it down so the joint isn’t visible but gives you clean carpet in the boot. OR get a boot liner. Mine covers this bit.

Side trims available on eBay pretty reasonably: https://ebay.io/m/WvrIPJ https://ebay.io/m/txRi2N And they are pretty straight forward to swap. Floor carpet even easier as it just lifts out. Seat backs I suspect you would need to change the whole back of the seat as it is glued on I think.

At this point I’d be taking it back and getting a refund. That’s ridiculous.