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thanks for the above advice - ordered and received prompty a bosch battery from tayna.co.uk at a good price and delivered post brexit to northern ireland with no bother. It is fitted and working well with no issues - coded with obd11

its a matched set (matched as being similarly increased in thickness over stock , not necessarily identical). if you have massively different stiffness of front and rear arbs you have have unpredictable handling

leave those springs alone and upgrade front and rear ARBs (along with fresh droplinks) this will make a massive improvement in handling, far more than altering springs

cheers for the advice ordered a bosch S5 A08. how difficult is it to remove and refit a battery? (i have obdeleven for the coding bit) was keen to get it ordered sooner rather than later with all the border shenanigans between NI and rest of UK happening at the moment!

my battery appears to be on its way out when i check my battery from my reg on tayna.co.uk it suggests an AGM battery is what my 2016 petrol vrs takes, but when i look at the battery if came with from new it is an EFB battery (MOLL 12v 69Ah 360A) any thoughts on what exactly i should order? (plan to buy bosch) thanks

same here - had this happen a couple of times on my mk2 octavia - was through the speakers/sound system. completely random.

this was a bit fiddly in my 2016 vrs. initially holding down the reset button only pinged up settings for the clock and the battery. i eventually worked out to reset oil and inspection i had to wait until the warnings popped up (ignition off), press in reset button (keep holding) and turn on ignition. this popped up the reset oil and service options that could be acknowledged by releasing and quickly pressing the reset button

don't create too much of a difference between front and rear or you can have unwelcome handling traits like unexpected snap oversteer. Either go with a modest upgrade as mentioned in post above or a matched front and rear setup (matched being matched for the pair, not necessarily matched for the same thickness)

https://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/482795-looking-to-improve-grip-handling-of-20-tsi-220-ps/?tab=comments#comment-5426375 i posted some stuff in the thread above, also strut brace - subtle effect cutting down chatter through the wheel when cornering on bumpy roads front and rear arbs - brilliant upgrade bilstein spring/shocks moderateimprovement although fitted at the same time as my arbs michelin ps4 tyres (im running 18s) and get a proper hunter 4 wheel alignment - this is what i would do first!

erwin?

there was an issue with fuel line vibration on some cars i think that caused an intermittent buzz/vibration from the drivers seat area

torquetronix in kells supplied and fitted my uprated clutch for me

you need to look at an uprated clutch. lots of stuff on golf r forums about stock clutches slipping, cupra would be similar. i changed to an uprated sachs clutch, wee bit heavier but you get used to it very quickly. its going to be around a grand for clutch and labour, no point in not getting an uprated one if you are keeping the map on bangor wales or county down? if the latter i can let you know where i had mine replaced

Sorry about the images not working - hopefully they display now ok. The codes are what i fitted to my combi/estate pertrol vrs. hope this helps!