Mh96

Had a skim through some of their documentation, didn’t come up when I googled the code because they spaced it C1112 04. Looks like I’m on the hook for a new pump and a repaired control unit!

Alright, here we go… 2.0 TDI 170 4x4, 64 plate Yeti is throwing an intermittent C111204 code (Haldex clutch pump) - was tipped off by spinning front wheels a bit if I stomp it and the roads anything other than bone dry. Had another 4x4 Yeti before this (written off in a police RTC) and a 4x4 octy vRS (sold) before that and both had the rear wheels kick in before my fronts started spinning. Tried to run a pump relearn, it refused to even start so I drained it, removed the pump and cleaned it up. Was only serviced back in Feb of this year so really wasn’t much at all on it. Plugged it up to 12v on the bench and it came to life? Refilled with new fluid, new O-rings and plugged it all back in. Successfully ran a relearn and then gave it some acceleration with the handbrake slightly engaged (while it was still in the air) and the back wheels fought the handbrake and span. Had 36h of lovely AWD goodness, felt like a different car, and then pulling out of a junction Sunday morning the front wheels went, traction control kicked in and I’ve checked and the code is back. Working theory in my head is that I resuscitated a dying pump by plugging it directly into power, squeezed what life it had left and then it’s died. Then again, could also just be chatting out my arse! Any ideas folks? Bit thrown off by the pump springing back to life after servicing it as I was expecting it to be dead. Thinking replace the pump and see where we end up, but figured it was worth asking thoughts before I fork out

Now I reread what you said, if you mean the black back panel - I didn’t bother taking that off. I removed the badge from the back panel on the car, did the same with the new part and stuck the new badge to the old back panel, if that makes sense?? Basically, didn’t wanna risk snapping owt off the grill

Haha feel that, think I ended up wrapping it around a couple biro pens by the end. Just used 3m double sided like I did with the bonnet/boot. A little fiddly cutting pieces to size but never came off again to be fair to it

Hair dryer did the trick, then just worked along the back of it with dental floss

Didn’t realise it’d be a bumper off job, made for a nice Sunday afternoon in the sun like

Dangerous game isn’t it. Cars in for service today so has already done enough damage to the wallet, was easy to limit myself to the one buy haha

You beauty, had found their .com site but didn’t realise they’d have .ie and .co.uk sites. For anyone in the market in the future: https://www.maxtondesign.co.uk/body-kits/skoda/skoda-octavia/skoda-octavia-mk3.5-vrs/GRILL-SKODA-OCTAVIA-MK3-FL-MAXTON-DESIGN Ended up ordering boot lights from Kopacek and getting stung with a delivery fee, but enough people raved about em on here I felt like I had to haha

Since the change in their shipping policy, post-brexit back in April of last year, has anyone used like a postal proxy service based in Northern Ireland to get around their larger weight/size order limit? They said it’d be ballpark €80 for shipping to the UK. Some muppets reversed into my parked car and want to replace the cracked grill with a honeycomb style one listed on Kopacek, but because it’s 3.5kg in its packaging they won’t ship it to the UK.

Part number for the front vRS badge I ordered for my facelift is 5E0 853 736 C 9B9, hope that helps. Regarding folks questions on splitting it from back plate, see pictures. 4 ‘pins’ that align it on the plate, then Skoda’s crazy adhesive.

Yeah I think I might have to apply that logic and bite the bullet haha. The photo looks sweet. Have to get heat-resistant spray for the tips or just normal?

Aye it’s mega isn’t it. Priced up two colour matched emblems, rear vRS and rear 4x4 lettering and it comes to like £120. The Yorkshireman in me says no chance, but I keep staring at the bloody chrome haha You chuffed with em? They aged well?

Did wonder what they’d be like. Managed to color match the blue reasonably well myself respraying OEM but can’t get the black right. Might give it another go some time but think I’ll probably just bite the bullet and pay through the nose at Kopacek eventually.

Am still so blagged they’ve prised it off, absolute madness. It’s worth a gamble for how cheap they are on eBay, but my fear is that the non-OEM could well just be one single moulded piece of plastic - bit of a lottery really unless someone on here has bought one

Wait I’m being thick - your back piece and ring are still attached you can see by the square holes. Long day haha