GarryC

Agreed, just drain what you can and you will be fine. The lock to lock method seems to work well

Ha ha, good point. Always nice to give back to the community I find. Leaves me feeling all fluffy and warm. Actually... a bit like a good drink

Hi YellowCar, Thanks for your assistance on this. I have found the thread (HERE) and after reading the comments, it seems this is indeed my issue. Will whip the door cards off, and have a look at the connector, to clean it all up and see if I can get it working again. Kind Regards Garry

Sorry to jump in here as a bit of a hijack but I think I am suffering a similar problem and hope you guys could point me in the right direction: Using the central locking key fob, ONLY the 2 offside doors open, the nearside ones do not. They open okay from the inside (pull the door handle) but not on the central locking. This isn't a side of the car issue and its intermittent and sometimes one will randomly work, but most of the time they do not. What do we think the cause is, and what is the best way to fix this? Thanks in advance for any guidance. Kind Regards Garry

Morning Gizmo, Folkestone is good for me, I am based in Ashford so nice and convenient. When and where is good time to meet up, and how many bags of jelly babies or other payment would you like Good to see many familiar names here from when I was more often on this board, good times. Kind Regards Garry

Morning all, Is there a friendly vag com owner in Kent who would be willing to meet up and enable cruise control on my MK1 Octavia VRS. I have the stalk now can can fit that, just need it enabled please. Happy to pay in cash, beer, sweets, freedom membership or buttons Thanks in advance Garry

This appears to be quite the common issue :( My door is also locked and wont open, you can hear stuff moving inside but it just doesnt lock, almost like its jammed inside. I shall keep an eye on this to see if anyone is able to fix it

Hi, do you have the engine sump avaliable? Managed to crack mine at the weekend. Whoops...

Thanks Buddy I shall keep you posted on your order

Bodge You are correct in what you say. They have ceased trading and started again but at a new factory

Thats right, the B8s have shortened rods for cars with more of a drop. As Bilstein make specific shocks for the VRS they will be designed for the lowered height of the VRS. As you are only dropping it around 15-20 mm i would use the B6 as they will offer a more comfortable ride compared to the shorter (and stiffer) B8s. I hope it helps but im sure it has just added to your confusion

Bilstein shocks are very very good shocks. The B8s are designed for quite low cars though, so i would suggest the B6 shocks instead

Quite a mix then I would suggest the H&R ones then buddy if your budget can stretch. If it cant then the V-Maxx will be a nice safe bet, espeically as you have a local supplier.

Whats your budget? H&R are my personal choice (i have their coilovers on my car). I find they are soft enough to be comfy, yet firm enough to be sporty, a nice all round package. A friend has a set of Bilstein B16 coilovers on his MK4 Golf and they are awesome on track days, but on the road i find them to stiff and crashy. As you dont do too many track days i would avoid the Bilsteins. Thats just my experience of these 2 brands I guess it depends on your budget, in the UK H&R are over 2 times the cost of V-Maxx, and Bilstein more like 4 times the cost. What are the roads like in NZ?

I have this problem also sometimes when cold :( But i dont have a secondary air pump, and my throttle body is clean Most odd but i have learn to live with it till it warms up