Bosco1980

Reckon you'll sell it fast fella. Plenty of car for not a lot! I know how well you look after your cars, better than you look after the mrs!

Thanks Raf, it's about 30 pounds cheaper when selecting the immobiliser option!

Am i right in thinking that the mk1 vrs came with just a factory fitted immobiliser. Just looking into renewing my insurance and it came up as a thatcham cat2 alarm. Cheers.

Mine sounds like that all the time. Bugs me a bit, but just put it down to the way the 1.8t engine runs. Done it all the time I've had the car (5 years!) and 50k miles later it still pulls as strong!

It was a guy from the Leeds dealership, that's where the body shop is. It could well be that the mk2 is a 12 year warranty??? Mine would still qualify under 10 years as it was registered in June 03.

I did question the 12 year warranty but he was pretty certain. He said they had done quite a few mk1 Octavias already, so it wasn't the first time he had encountered the problem. They apparently fit some sort of rubber seal between the boot and light cluster/handle.

Took my octavia estate to dm Keith's in Leeds last week to see if I would qualify as I have the blistering around the number plate (very similar to yours) and also where the glass meets the tailgate. The really helpful and enthusiastic guy took some photos and details and sent them to skoda uk. He was pretty confident it would qualify. He phoned me the next day to say they would do it. Just need to set the date. My car is on an 03 plate and he told me it was a 12 year corrosion warranty. A fairly painless experience for me. Good luck!

Good to hear some positive feedback! Thinking about getting some prosports myself. I heard that you need different drop links, Vito ones from what I remember. Do you remember how much the drop links were or even a part number if you don't mind me asking?

I have the exact same one on my vrs. Local independent garage fitted it for me. As far as i know there were no complications fittng. Been on a couple of years now, with no clutch judder. Hope this helps.

Just put a set of kumho KU39's on my 16" rims last week (perhaps not as sporty a tyre as the KU31 but are a newer design). I too was unsure what tyres to try but decided on these. Price was a factor with my decision, they cost £264 for 4 fully fitted from a local independant tyre fitter. So far i am quite impressed. Level of grip seems pretty good so far and they are a really quiet tyre. Don't know what mileage they will do but am fairly sure they will wear better than toyo's and vredesteins.

Just replaced mine, got just the brake light for local dealers for about £70. Light is siliconed in so just need a flexible stanley knife to cut round. Had to replace mine because the circuit board was knackered in about three places. All leds were fine. Water must have got into the sealed unit. Crap design!

well said raf75. This car is in mint condition. Chris has always kept the car to a high standard. An absolute steal for that price!!!

Thanks for the replies folks. Thought it was going to be some obscure way of removal. Will leave as is for now, until i have more time and money!

Does anyone know how the high level brake light is removed from an octy vrs estate. Looks like it is set into the spoiler. Only have two sections of the light working. Can you replace the bulbs separately or is it a sealed unit. Had a quick look couldn't see any fixings from the exterior. Do you have to remove the spoiler to get to it or is it more simple than that? Don't want to start prodding and poking in the wrong bits. Cheers Rich.

The time is near to buy new front and rear discs and pads for my mk1 vrs. Have a budget of about £250 which gives me a few options. Don't want any drilled or grooved, just a standard look. Looking at the following brands..Pagid, Bosch, Febi, Eicher and Ebc. Does anyone have any feedback/recommend any of these brands and which ones to avoid? Or any other options i may have missed. Many thanks. Rich. HAPPY NEW YEAR!