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Nice one, that could save me some cash as other than that its fine:thumbup:

I got the 'original' version of that in my car atm(no DAB/touchscreen/MP3) can't really comment on the sound as I have only ever used it with the dire octy speakers. Its also developed a slight fault in that it won't save any settings I set, when ignition is turned of it reverts back to stock :confused: Thx for the suggestion tho m8 but I fancy a change;) So heres what I have in my basket : Alpine SPS-171A =

Its an Octy 1. So which of these are the best fit for the octy? And would I need a separate amp to power them or would they just power of the HU direct? Car Audio Direct - The UK's leading car audio and stereo resource.

Cheers for that:thumbup:

lol, no worries m8 - I had alot of sugar today;) In addition to my OP I aint got a clue when it comes to audio so its basicly gotta be plug'n'play please.

Nice one troll:thumbdwn:

Finally getting around to upgrading me ice so would some kind gents spec me some ice please. I need : Headunit Front speakers (no modding required) Just need it for mp3's mostly - a usb connection would be handy but not essential. Don't need an Ipod interface. Budget circa

Havn't the rulings on MOT's changed regarding the spare wheel. Afaik it isn't checked anymore. If the car is safe AS IS then all is fine. I have 18's on my octy and the spare is the oem 17" affair. Recently passed MOT. My 2nd car (Range Rover HSE) dosn't even have a spare wheel as it has an LPG tank in the wheel well. Just has one of them emergency tyre inflator things - Passed MOT. Hope this helps.

Been a while since I updated so appologies for the long winded post. The turbo was sent off to Turbo Technics for evaluation and it was eventually confirmed that the Turbo was faulty and needed replacing - told them this from the start but hey-ho. New turbo arrived at the dealers but the 'bracket' for the turbo was missing so they couldn't fit it until they got the old bracket of my old turbo to fit to the new turbo. Whilst fitting the new turbo they noticed the exhuast manifold had a crack in it so that was also replaced - again more delay but I'm happy they spotted it and replaced it, full marks there and goes a little way into restoring some faith in the dealership. Picked the car up last Tuesday and felt/sounded like new again. Gave it a good run home (from chesterfield to the high peak - nice roads) and all appeared well - big grins back:D. Next morning seemed fine but coolent temp light began to flash on the mfd 5 mins into the journey. Got to work, checked the coolant and all looked fine:confused:. Started it back up and the same again on the way home - coolant temp warning:(. I topped the coolant up ever so slightly (although it didn't really need it at all) and same again - coolant temp warning:mad: . Came to start it up again next morning and click-click-click - dead battery. I didn't know whether to laugh or cry at this point - jump started the car and everything was fine - gave it a 30 minute run in hope of recharging the battery, came to start it again at work.... click-click-click:thumbdwn: Reading here I feared it was the alternator that could have died so I took it to ATS yesterday to get them to do a battery and alternator check - battery was 'borderline' but the alternator was fine, thank God. Battery replaced, Bosch 027UR(6PN) iirc and problems have now dissapeared. So items replaced in the last month are : Insurance Tax MOT Dogbone mount Full service Brake pads (Front&Rear) Brake discs(Front&Rear) 4 new tyres Turbo Turbo gasket Exhaust manifold battery Its been an expensive month but hopefully this will be the last of my problems for a while. My confidence in the make has taken a serious knock and although I still love the car I can't help but think of what else is going to go wrong with it:(

The Pod was universal one by RGM (

Well I changed my mind - I think it looks dire.... Wanna sell it?

Your real name Don Johnson by any chance?

Not a big fan of the wheels but that spoiler certainly looks the business, where did you get it from Quinten?

My discs and pads needed replacing all round at 30k - guess there are more hills where I live;)

Trimmed to fit - RGM.

Very similar to my autogauge ones:

Why the headlamp brows on a police liason car?

You will get more gains from doing the exhaust than the tip, I would do it in this order : 1. Exhuast 2. Tip 3. Remap The most gains will be from a remap, even without an aftermarket exhaust but you are best getting the map done after all the other mods are done as this will take the mods into consideration imo.

Well I went down today and the problem noise is still there even though they replaced the turbo gasket which did indeed have a split in it aswell as a loose nut allowing air to escape. They are now going to replace the turbo (finally) which will hopefully cure it. Driving round in the wifes rangie is givng me serious speed withdrawal symptoms tbh:(

A little update for those interested. Gordon lamb got back to me (the wife) today and 'think' that the problem is that the turbo gasket is blowing. This sounds a much more likely culprit. Hopefully this will be fixed on monday/tuesday. At last there seems to be a light at the end of the tunnel:). I just pray that when I pick it up it was the problem and everything is now sorted:(

Noticed I had some mayo on my oil filler cap last year after moving closer to work (4 miles commute now instead of 34!). I just change the oil every 5k now instead of 10k and do the occasional long run.

The parts were fitted by Gordon Lamb and have been on the car for the past 30k - this is a new sound that was definatley not there before. When I took it back to the dealers they said it was the active charcoal filter that was making the noise - what they failed to mention was that the 'noise' they assumed I was complaining of was a 'ticking' NOT the whining I had told them about:mad: so that was one wasted journey. Anyway I took the service parts manager out for a spin today and he has heard the sound that its making and admits it dosn't sound right so they are gonna get back to me on their next course of action which will hopefully be a replacement or adjustment of said 'part' to get rid of the noise. I have also taken it to an ex VW mechanic who said its most likely the turbo bearing but without stripping it down it would be impossible to identify solely on the sound alone but that was his 'best guess'. If there isn't a satisfactory conclusion this time around then its off to the solicitors as I've quite honestly had a enough of this shambolic affair - and to think Skoda are now no#1 in the top gear customer satisfaction awards:confused:

Yeah its NOT the usual turbo whistle - I know what that sounds like after 3 years of RS ownership;). At least Skoda UK have now heard the car and say that there is deffo an 'odd' sound that shouldn't be there but have passed me back to the original dealer as Skoda don't warrant modifications (I already knew that!). So as it stands now its back with Lambs who gave it the original warranty 'with mods'. Lets hope they will sort it this time around now the noise has been identified by a Skoda tech. To determine what exactly is causing the noise it needs stripping down, who will pay for that - the dealer or lambs, is being discussed atm.

Cheers bengie although sadly I am getting totally fed up now going from one garage to the next in a vain attempt to get this sorted or get a definative answer as to where or what is causing the noise and should I be worried etc. It passed the MOT today without a hitch so thats something I guess but the noise is really preventing me from putting my foot down until I can put my mind at rest that something aint gonna blow. IF it is the charcoal filter making the whine (which I'm hoping someone here can confirm) then I'll be a happy chap. I've done a little research that suggests the filter dosn't whine but rather taps - it definatley aint a tapping noise:confused: .