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Thanks folks. So turned up and the car wasn’t even as advertised (no heated seats, heated steering wheel or active cruise control)… on the plus side it had front parking sensors which weren’t spec’d anyways - I did grab the VIN but ultimately walked away… fwiw, the tow bar was detached in the boot and looked like this

Hi Pete - unfortunately not yet - just the reg number at this point in time

Hi - I will be going to look at a second hand car later... already slightly concerned it has a tow bar on it (as I have no plans for towing, and won't be able to tell its history of towing) Is there a way to at least identify whether the tow bar was factory fitted? (at least that will give me some comfort that the car hasn't been put under an extra stress from not having a factory fitted one... springs, fan etc)

I did this a while ago, but the logos on my O3 VRS are smaller than those on the wife's F3 SEL not sure why. One other difference I noticed, is that her stereo sounds a lot better than mine - lots more depth to it, better bass etc

I did the wife's dashcam in her Fabia a few weeks ago too - went for the front heated seats As I hadn't got all the parts, I initially thought I'd power the dashcam from the USB (next to the cigarette lighter), however for whatever reason - low voltage perhaps? - it wouldn't provide enough power. So ordered a cigarette adapter, and a piggy-back fuse blade. Annoyingly I had already cabled down the passenger side and behind the glovebox but fortunately my cabling could stretch over to the fusebox.

Lock / unlock is done via. the headunit (IIRC)

Ok, so wired in the other half's dash cam today... well nearly... got lazy half way through it and wired it to her USB port (arguing that I'd buy her an SD card to play her music off so we can ditch the USB Memory Stick) Anyways, it doesn't kick off the dash cam recording when the engine starts as it should (and does when connected to power via. the cigarette lighter) Any ideas why? (for reference -> the dash cam is the Mobius Action Cam)

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Cheers all - I have made Cheshire Police aware of it and it's down to them... As mentioned, I wouldn't expect prosecution at all but even if they just send a PCSO around to make the driver aware of their actions and the possible consequences, it would be good

So I would feel guilty as hell if this guy continued to be a danger to other road users... what is the best way to bring this to the dibbles attention?

I can see how your awareness is raised when you have blue lights on and are driving in a different pattern to the rest of the traffic (ie. forcing your way through, sometimes at speed)... I suspect it would be very difficult to drive in that state all the time though (for example, your driving would be more relaxed, should your lights not be on) It's difficult to tell from YouTubes downscaling, but he pulled in at the last minute just before the car in front went past, and he had time to swerve... because of the curve of the road, I saw the reaction, and him a bit later and could tell he was actually edging into the lane. I knew I'd gone past the lorry, but wasn't 100% confident (without looking over my shoulder) how far I'd gone past, so my eyes fixed on the danger in front, and also checked my rear view mirror to ensure it was safe to stop. I guess the reality of a potential incident occuring, and the split second decision making can't be altered no matter what you do - and the theory you are taught, is great yet in reality not always possible to put into practice as your instinct would overtake it. Interesting thoughts though

Ok, fortunately not quite as bad as mk4gtiturbo's footage in that no-one got hurt and nothing got damaged, but I'll be honest, I probably crapped myself a lot more than he did! I think if I'd been hit by a lorry from behind exiting to take the M6(S), I wouldn't be alive, let alone have a camera that would've survived impact, but basically, this old guy nearly got me wiped out today. Opinions welcome. For those that aren't aware, this is the junction between the M56 and the M6. The road splits off into two lanes (M6 North in the left lane, and M6 South in the right). My question is, can I do anything this driver? (is there an easy way to report them???) It was an old man and I worry they are a hazard to other drivers... or should I just move on? As I passed them, they looked at me as if they didn't know what my problem was? (or did I just massively overact) PS - sorry for the language

thanks all - will only be front electrics so sounds like it wont be an option for us... really surprising and a bit of a ****ty corner to have cut! not picking up till tomorrow so will double check though edit: sometimes wonder if they hold back on these things so they can freshen up the range in a couple of years and add these 'new features'

Wife picks hers up tomorrow (will become a member of the SE L club too!)

Is there a way to enable the one touch open of the electric windows? Both driver and passenger side currently require you to hold down the electric window button to do a full open / close, unlike the Fabia 2 where you could just 'click' the switch quickly, and it would automatically fully open or close the windows. Hope that makes sense... this is for a UK Fabia SE L edit: the dealer states the option / functionality doesn't work on the new Fabia... I smell a big fat cop-out, so want to double check!

Panic over - all working now... seemed to take a few drives for it to settle into the system (... no idea why but I see other people have reported similar!)

Wondered how I could get the logos on, so have tried this this morning. Downloaded the logos from skauts post: http://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/347583-station-logos-on-amundsen-system-help/#entry4173705 The logos appear briefly upon channel changes, but then disappear (looked at station info, slideshow, and the other options. It hasn't really worked and it would've been cool but not to worry I thought HOWEVER, it's introduced a problem whereby, my radio is no longer changing channels properly. I have it set so 'next / previous' changes through the presets, but if i leave a channel change more than a second or so next time I click "next channel" (the arrows on the radio / steering wheel), it just goes back to preset 1. Nightmare!!! can anyone help me please? edit: my profile is out of date - I do have a mk3 now

wanted to use the box to power some other stuff too - ah well, I can squeeze in a smaller adapter if I have to

Cheers Adam, really appreciate it. Are there any good looking (hidden) spots to put in something like this that could be wired directly into the fuse box? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/361152820481

There's no way he wasn't trying to do a runner there... It would be nice to think that he was finding somewhere safe to stop, but to me, that's when you gradually decrease in speed and look for places to stop - not continue hammering it! OP - what dashcam was that?

Thanks for the tips and info in the thread... fitted my cam today. Would've done it in no time at all but spent ages faffing with getting the glove box back on!! (that little bar thing you have to hook back on was a nightmare!) All done though and grounded as per mrk4gtiturbo's (post #30) though...

It if's same sensor as Octavia 2, then I asked the question and got informed it's to help the car know the 'ambient' light so the rear view mirror knows if it needs to "dim" or not Re: other comments, I loved the fact on my Octavia 2 that I could have the "cigarette lighter" power source for the cam in the cubby hole on the drivers side... it meant I could also feed up a phone charger from it and have my phone mounted and chargeable on the air vents to the right of my steering wheel... going to have to re-think my strategy when I get my O3 if they're forcing me to pop the power element into the glovebox :/

I remember a few people with the Octavia 2 have commented the same (ie. blowouts @ 70mph on the motorway weren't detected). As you've probably learnt, it's useful to have as a guidance but I wouldn't put too much trust / faith in it

Just wondering... do people bother informing insurance about these kind of changes? Those that do, has it ever had an impact (£)?

That had also crossed my mind on the way to work this morning lol ... fingers crossed