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How far down did you have to pull the bellows back to find this issue? Did you essentially have a dead drivers door no electronics whatsoever? Did you need to remove the door card ?

Plus one for DSG stat. Plenty of write ups on the s2 forum. Plus part numbers.

Are you not able to have said panel repaired? there are about 3 eBay auction tailgates for sale. Watch for the corrosion around the number plate lights

That’s a petrol 1.8T, usually only see a diesel with that kind of miles

Or in the Maxidot if the OP has it fitted.

Isn’t there a known problem fitting a non factory radio to anything pre 2007, will drain the battery or was that only when fitting a Columbus. A newer version of a component needed to be installed to prevent this. I forget the name of it. The OP has a 2005 car.

I did not get this unfortunately, was beaten to it. Hopefully went to a good home.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/165790829143?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=XHGDQlaMSRi&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=45o-tdWCRea&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY From a quick search warranty and all so you may get replacements if less than 3 years use ?

I think ring or someone do a long life H7. They will just be standard types not ultra white etc

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I think I have a few of them still knocking about myself. I do remember the days of the fan running like mad and the area underneath the machine burning hot. Nothing less than W7/W10 running in our family now. But not on the N610c’s obviously.

Vibration from near the front passenger side could be DMF (dual mass flywheel). I have not experienced it on a DSG but a manual 1.9. Or perhaps a wheel bearing if increases with speed. Not an expert just sharing my opinion.

That’s a poor show from a main dealer. They should surely rectify this and provide another?

I heard it can get very hot in the headlamp with headlights in LED and could lead to problems. I will let experienced people respond. Maybe stick with 30%+ brighter Halogens? plus the light pattern for some of these LED bulbs make them bad for road users.

I forgot to add rear parking sensors so that discounts a lot of the cars out there. Coming from an elegance the spec is very much cut back on the vRS models. The fact I got maxidot and MFSW on the elegance was quite nice back in 2009 buying used.

I owned my Octy 2 same colour as @FiiiTZiii 1.9 elegance 2005/55 since 2009 with 28k on it. Now has about 260k on it. Original turbo. New SM flywheel and clutch. New rear shocks. One front broken spring. Alternator pulley replaced. Cupra style console bushes. As it’s been a motorway car most of its life, rust is the enemy, sills and a few other areas. It just keeps on going though. Starts first time. Services every 10k with fresh oil and filter. Original exhaust and wheel bearings. the boot is massive on the hatch.

I am hoping there are some people on here who can help me with a new car choice. I currently own a mark 2 Octy 1.9 TDI Elegance 2005 and a Superb 2 Estate DSG 170 elegance 2011. I like both cars in their own way. The tech in the Superb 2 is amazing even though old. The Octy has been the most reliable car I have ever owned. Added about 230k to it. I have also owned a Fabia vRS for a short while and that was fun little rocket. I am now thinking of something sporty again. Been window shopping an Octy VRS. Manual as DSG is nothing special, in my Superb not as smooth at low speeds and changes up too soon. I crave reliability, don’t we all, so with that in mind and petrol is on the table what car age should I be looking at? later post 2010 appear to have cam chain related issues? How about coaked up inlets? The earlier models were cambelt so are they any better? i would like Bluetooth, SD card. MFSW electric windows and sunroof, again as long as that is trouble free. Any pointers what to look out for and what to avoid? Thanks

What was the issue how did you resolve ?

Sounds like it’s the drivers door loom. It does not just affect the front. Plenty of write ups and info in this forum. You can buy repair kits or slice and solder and if course have the whole loom replaced.

There maybe some forum members who do retro fit type stuff, I wonder if @Eddie-NLcan help ?

I have put mark 2 2005 vega wheels on the superb tyres size 205/55/16. the superb runs on 18” wheels. The spare is a 205/55/16 also. They fit fine because it’s not a V6 with big brakes. The only thing is, they look silly because of the offset business, superb wheels stick out more so fill the arches better. Picking the right wheels if in the market is therefore key

I thought Skoda started bolting DPFs on from around 2007/8 to the 2lt engines, this is when things started to go wrong for diesel owners, if memory serves, from all the forum activity around that time?

Try YouTube a golf mark 5 will be the same. Gives you the confidence to ensure you are not going to break it trying to prise it open.

A picture of one for sale and what you should have https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/394244764839?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=rwKaJUFqRtO&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=45o-tdWCRea&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

Pretty sure it’s already fitted I have the same car and have had one even on my 2005 Octavia elegance also. I think there are a couple of LEDs below the mirror glass to show if on or off and a button directly beneath to switch.