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@Simon TDI Sport Thanks will give it a try tomorrow

Hello all my fellow briskodians. I am looking for some advice on possible fixes for the issue I am experiencing. I recntly purchased an AA Wireless v2 device. Paired my Honor 90 device and experiencing connection issues when I get in the car and start up. Sometimes it will connect and opens maps and streams music from various apps, other times it refuses to connect and I have to restart the phone or unplug / plug the USB to the AA device. I update the firmware on the AA device whenever a new one is available but this makes no difference. Do I need to update the firmware on my audio control unit ? This is like my display: Thanks in advance

@Rooted Just had the full service including DSG oil change + filter, Haldex Oil change + filter (strainer/gauze/filter) clean, brake fluid, spark plugs, pollen filter air filter eng oil + filter for a little over £800 with genuine parts from a Skoda independant specialist. Oh and they checked the brakes are fine and don't need servicing. Compared to the quote from another indy in my original post of £1200 that included "transfer box" and "rear diff" oil. Do these also need servicing as I read a post elsewhere that states these are lifetime and do not need to be serviced which I find hard to beleive! Do I need to worry about the silica bag? as I checked and cannot see one, my water tank does have silica symbol but looks double skinned, I think my car was built May 2017. Thanks in advance

I could not select spark plugs on the Skoda site as not showing, they were last changed at 60k, so not sure if they need doing yet. Front disks and pads only done in 2022, only done 15k since then but agree they need checking. I know the rear disks and pads need doing so will get that done. Will request a full cost breakdown and a full haldex service (where they clean out the filter I beleive) Do I need to worry about the silica bag in the water expansion bottle?

@Rooted This is the link as of now: https://tools.skoda.co.uk/book-a-service-online/#/sk-data/osb I presume filters are included with the oil services, not sure if extended scope includes pollen filter.

My 2017 280 is warning me of an oil service @ 94k. Also aware it will need DSG & Haldex doing at 100k as it was last done at 60k according to previous owner receipts. My indy quoted £1200 for inspection servicing including oil / dsg / haldex / spark plugs / brake fluid / pollen filter including labour. Have just looked on the Skoda website and can have all this excluding spark plugs for less than £700! I think the indy is a bit overpriced in comparison! In my 2.5 years of ownership have only done 30k and had front discs / pads / water pump and 2 oil services. Also just read a post about the silica bag, which mine has but it looks double skinned, should I be worried?

Looking for advice, will VW alloys with 255 45 18 fit my 2017 280 4x4. Not sure of the offset or how to identify the offset. Thanks in advance.

The wheel repair place I took it to refused to repair due to the buckle. They showed me the wheel on the balancing machine and you could see it move right left ever so slightly. They did not check all 4 wheels, only the 2 with MOT advisories, although I suspect 1 of the other 2 wheels might need repairing. I think I will take it elsewhere for a second opinion.

@ItalianJobs Is this still available? One of my 19" Vega is buckled and not repairable

Have been looking at some Audi twin spoke alloys I quite like but just need to check the specs.

Wheel alignment was done last year, there are no signs of unusual tyre wear. The front offside wheel is the buckled wheel, with the nearside rear being the slightly damaged one. Thanks will take a look.

I am experiencing shuddering / vibrating once I hit 50 mph and continues to 70 mph then fades out. I have had all wheels balanced but the shuddering is still there. The MOT was done in the summer with advisories about 2 of the wheels being slightly distorted yet the shuddering was not evident back then, it started about 2 months ago after I hit a pothole. I booked it in today to have the 2 wheels checked / repaired but was told 1 of the wheels can't be repaired due to being buckled (I was shown this on the balancing machine where you can see the wheel moves left to right ever so slightly) and the other is so slightly damaged that attempting to straighten it would damage the wheel. I have 19" Vega alloys and looking like I now need to replace 1 of them to get rid of the shuddering, but the cost of 1 wheel looks to be very expensive. Have looked at a new set of wheels but wanted advice on should I replace the 1 buckled wheel or replace all 4? What wheels do you Briskodian's recommend? and if I go to the trouble of replacing the wheel(s) and the shuddering is still there what else could it be? Thanks in advance.

Here are some photos showing the part number 19-230559. I doubt these are factory fit but I am no mechanic. Does anyone know what the section behind is with the crack, should I get it looked at?

Looking for some advice. I noticed while rear wheels were being balanced yesterday, I have Bilstein shockers, I suspect they were upgraded prior to my ownership, but wanted to check if they are standard or not. I took photos of the label but could not see the whole number, will post the photos later. I noticed when going over speed bumps much more bounce from the front end compared to the rear end. I would like to upgrade the front end too to make the ride a bit firmer.

I was going to view that car in June 2021. I even have photos of it back then with 17,508 miles on the clock!