Benatron

Silica Cat litter is the same stuff that is in the little packets that come with new electrical items. So get an old sock, (obviously colour matched to the interior!!) fill it up, tie a knot in it and sling it under the front seats!! You can make a few huge one's for under a couple of quid, and when they get 'heavy' with absorbed moisture just put them on top of a radiator to dry out! Have used the ones above before and they are a right pain when they tip over!

Hi, Daft question probably, I have a 51 SDI estate. With a broken N/S/F spring. I also happen to have a set of VRS springs and shocks. Now, I could change the lot but are the actual springs at the front the same anyway? Looking online it would seem that most of diesel MK1 fabia's share the same part number for the front spring, just wondering if they are the same part or if they are different (height, rebound etc.) If anyone knows for sure I would be delighted to hear from you!! Cheers, Ben

You might as well get the answer straight from the horse's mouth https://www.taxdisc....?skin=directgov Choose vehicle enquiry, input manufacturer and reg plate. Definitive answer!

If your Fabia is a 2001 (going from your details) the carrier is bolted rather than riveted. It is quite straightforward and as long as you are methodical you should be fine!

Many, many threads about power steering issues so maybe having a wee search through first might help you! But certainly get the fault codes read and post the results up. Maybe you should tell people whereabouts in the country you are and you might get some help!

Hi, Thats sounds a bit weird. If it went up a little then came back down it would sound like the anti-trap was kicking in but to not go up at all? As your car is a comfort level trim you should be able to put your windows up and down from the driver or passenger door lock from outside as well. I would give it a go - put the drivers window down a little and then lock the door with the key and keep the key in the lock position - after a couple of seconds the windows should go up. Would be interesting to see if that makes the passenger window move up as well as the driveers and would eliminate the switch if it doesn't (and point to it if it does!). If you have already tried this then apologies for mentioning it but it is a free way of checking! Hope it helps!

SDI all the way. If mine died tomorrow (which it shouldn't), I would go straight out and buy another one.

Go to TPS (Trade Part Specialists). They ARE Volkswagen and 5L of oil will be between £12 - £30 depending on which grade you are after. Also very cheap at the moment for filters etc.

Front window is £20 from a scrappy. Estate, Saloon and hatch are all the same (check for tint though!!) I don't know what year yours is but they changed from bolts to huge rivets on the carrier at some point which makes it a bit more of a pain to get all the broken glass out. If I had to do it again I reckon i could get it changed in 30 mins or so if i wasn't too fussed about the broken bits of glass. But you have to think how secure the car will be with a broken window and when you would be able to do it if you are planning on fixing it yourself. If you had been local I would have gave you a loan of my perspex emergency window that I made up to see me through. And don't feel too bad - I locked my keys AND my son (who was only 2 at the time) in the car, 30 miles from the spare key. Hence the smashed window entry method. If you have a chance (even an expensive one) of getting the spare then that would be the best option tbh.

Speaking from personal experience, smash one of the front windows (passenger most likely), climb carefully over the glass, drop the backseat, retreive keys. Having had a broken rear quarterlight (estate) and a broken front window and having fitted them both back in myself it is so much easier to do the front! Good luck and hope you get in okay.

They are plug and Play (as long as it is TRW - TRW or Koyo - Koyo), well, mine was!!

Hi, Where did you source the bearing from and how much was it? Been looking for a while and everywhere so far just seems to supply the hub with bearing already inserted? Cheers! Ben

824 Miles with 15 showing as left on the range, took 54.68L to fill back to the brim - and that was last week! 85 Mile a day commute, motorway and A-road with a combination of Miss Daisy driving and sitting in queues and a bit of driving it like I stole it. :yes:

Hi, If you don't mind me asking - how much without the tyres?? Cheers! Ben

For £30 posted i'll take it bud. PM your email address for paypal. Cheers!