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Hi folks, This may well be an issue which has already been discussed and solutions posted. This is just my personal experience. I had a problem with the driver's door window on my Yeti - it would close one shot but not open one shot and I had to hold the switch to get it to open all the way down. I looked online for a solution but all I could find was advice about resetting the limits of the winding mechanism and removing/cleaning or replacing the switch. I tried all the reset fixes I could find but none of them cured the problem. Then a distant bell started ringing in my head. Previous experience from over 20 years ago, when I had a Mk.4 Golf with a drivers window which would open one shot but not close all the way one shot, suggested a simple solution which I used to fix that car. I thought it worth a try on my Yeti. I fully opened the window and simply sprayed a fair quantity of silicone lubricant down both the front and rear window glass channels, then cycled the window fully up and down 6 or 7 times to distribute the lubricant. The window now works as it should and is one shot opening again. Definitely worth a try before you start pulling switches out and cleaning or replacing them. A 5 minute fix for the price of a shot of silicone lubricant. I hope this advice helps anyone with a similar issue.

That is reassuring that you have had no problems with the extra power of the remap destroying anything - it suggests that the standard kit has a good margin of overengineering built in. Did you upgrade the clutch when you replaced it or just go with the standard? My car has a 5 speed box fitted - did you change yours or was it fitted as standard with the 6 speed? My old Passat had the 6 speed box with 140hp 16v 2.0ltr TDi and was a nice car to drive. A bit more power would have been occasionally useful, but it did everything I wanted so I never tweaked it. I was wondering if it would be worthwhile swapping out the 5 speed box for a 6 and fitting a larger clutch at the same time. Again, I'm not sure if it would be a straight swop, assuming I could get hold of a good 6 speed. Would the linkage to the gearstick etc. be compatible? Again, as I'm new to this, I try to think of all the potential problems in advance. I've contacted the eBay vendor who I bought the brake kit from, to find out if he can supply the parts I need to fit the brake kit. So far, no reply apart from a request for my reg number. I may just return it and try the pads you have suggested. That is certainly a cheaper alternative to all the brake parts being swapped over. I'll see what the vendor comes back to me with before I decide. Thanks again for your help and advice.

Thanks for the replies J.R. That's a shame the GTI parts didn't fit. I'll need to check, but I think I saw, on eBay again, a vendor selling knuckles with a 50 or 51mm dia. strut mount hole. I think they had 4 bolt bearing mountings and caliper carrier mounting holes, so I'll need to investigate further to find out if they will fit. Perhaps it would be easier to track down a setup from a higher power Yeti? This is all new to me and I'm very unsure as to what vehicles could be suitable donors for this modification. I'm concerned there could be subtle differences in camber and castor angles if I use parts from other VAG models. On a different tack, how do you find the 184hp remap? It's a fair jump from 110hp. I have read that the clutch on the 110hp is smaller, so I was wondering how it handles the extra 74hp? Is there any sign of slippage under hard acceleration? Also, is the gearbox capable of handling the extra load the 184hp puts on it? I was thinking of a 140hp remap as I've read that the 110hp is simply a detuned 140hp engine and they are mechanically identical, the extra power is simply down to the mapping, so a standard VAG 140hp map is all that is needed. I'll have a look for those knuckles on eBay and get back to you. Cheers,

Hi folks, I'm new to this forum so please bear with me if I get anything wrong. I'm looking for some advice from fellow owners regarding my recently acquired, first ever Skoda, a 2017 Yeti 2.0 TDI 5L 1968cc 81KW 110HP DFSA SE Drive Outdoor. I'm happy with the car except for the brakes, which do not inspire confidence. I'd best describe them as adequate. My last car was a VW Passat 2.0 TDI 16v 140hp estate. The brakes on that car were very good. I looked for an upgrade kit and found one on eBay. The kit included new calipers, caliper carriers, pads and 312mm drilled and grooved discs. The listing confirmed fitment for my car. When I tried to fit the kit, I found that the caliper carrier was cast as part of the hub knuckle and is not removable, thus the kit cannot be fitted to this hub knuckle. Can anyone advise what I need to replace to get this brake kit to fit my car? Can I simply fit the hub knuckle from another model of Yeti, along with different wheel bearings, or is there more involved? Will the driveshafts fit the hubs I will need to fit to accept the caliper carriers? Is there anything else I am likely to need to change? Or should I look at improving the current brakes instead? Many thanks for any advice which you can offer. Cheers folks.