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Have a look here. Posted over 10 years ago now, but still the best guide.
 
http://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/43733-312mm-brakes-pictorial/

If you've bought them on eBay they are probably fake copies of the original bulbs.
 
Get them from a reputable source, i.e. local motor factors, Amazon - shipped by Amazon though.
 
One other option are Morimoto bulbs.
You'd probably have to import them, but they are amongst the best rated bulbs for HID.
 
https://www.theretrofitsource.com/components/bulbs/d1s-morimoto-xb-hid.html

Yes, you'l need the bumper (obviously) and the bumper clips that go on the front wings as they are different.
 
Part numbers:
 
6Y087049C N/S wing 6Y080750C O/S wing 

These will do the job.
 
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SKODA-FABIA-CAR-STEREO-RADIO-REMOVAL-RELEASE-KEYS-TOOLS-PC5-107-/290585077000?hash=item43a8386508:m:mAC0OwM18FJMal0tUizYx5w

Sounds like you're looking at trip1, which resets after 2 hours.
 
You need to press the OK button under the stalk which is trip 2. This resets after 99 hours of driving.

Can you not put the key in the door and open the old fashioned way?
 
If there is no visible key slot, the cover will pop off with the key.
 
http://www.vwgenuineparts.co.uk/vw_manual_door_unlocking.shtml
 

Has it been bled properly?
 
Air in the system can cause spongy brake pedal with a long travel as you're compressing the air rather than pushing the pad against the disc.

Isn't that the fuel filter housing?

Without reading the codes it would be impossible to tell but those lights can be brought on by a number of faults:
Faulty ABS sensor
Broken magnetic ring in hub
Cabling between ABS sensors and pump broken
Faulty ABS pump
To name a few.
Do you have a local member with vcds near by? That way you can scan it and see what it could be before they have a look at it.

Fingers crossed I have now fixed this properly, as it reappeared again big style on Saturday.
 
Went to visit some friends holidaying in a village in the middle of no where, so bumpy single track roads for miles to get to the place.
 
The speedo was bouncing all over the place, doing 30, it was jumping down to 25 and up to 35. You could feel the car tugging as it broke individual wheels as it thought the car was skidding. Coming to a stop the ABS was also kicking in.
After a while, it obviously had too many errors, so it threw up the ABS, ESP and TPMS lights. Obviously at this point it stops taking readings from the sensor that's caused the fault, as the speedo was fine while the lights were on.
 
 
 
I had proper look at the car yesterday, and it was pretty obvious that I'd caused this.  :peek:
 
Scanning the car, I had again: 00285 - ABS Wheel Speed Sensor; Front Right (G45) 012 - Electrical Fault in Circuit - Intermittent 
 
Took the wheel off, disconnected the sensor cable, and there was the problem. 
When my left side was faulty, I'd disconnected the right side to check the voltages as a reference. To do this I'd used the probe from my multimeter on the contacts inside the connection. 
 
It seems that I'd pushed one of the contacts partly inside the connector with the probe without realising, so although it was making a connection most of the time, it was coming adrift during bumps...
I've put the connector back to where it should be, and on my way in into work this morning, deliberately going over bumps, no more problem
 

Now completely fixed itself. Self healing Octavia
 

If yours is a 2005, you'll need to drill out the rivets holding the metal door carrier in place, and then replace the cables and plastic bits of the window regulator.
 
FYI, the door card is just the cloth covered piece that goes over the carrier, you'll need to remove the door card first, then remove the carrier.
 
Guide for removal of the door card:
http://workshop-manuals.com/skoda/fabia-mk1/body/body_work/trim_noise_insulation/door_trim_panels/removing_and_installing_the_front_door_trim_panel/
 
 
Guide for removal of the carrier:
http://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/119359-removing-the-ancillaries-carrier/

I bought one of the below.
Good enough quality for DIY, both left and right hand options and plenty of adapters for different cars.
You can't complain for £15
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=360643337387&alt=web

Here is one for £9
 
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2007-1-9-TDI-SKODA-OCTAVIA-HEAD-LIGHT-ADJUSTER-DIMMER-SWITCH-1Z0941333-/321677604618?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item4ae57ab70a

They won't fit as they're the wrong PCD
Rapid is 5x100.
Octavia mk2 is 5x112

Here's how to reset the ECU fully.
 
http://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/201016-how-to-reset-the-engine-ecu/

Caliper wind back kits are dead cheap these days.
 
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/UNIVERSAL-NEW-BRAKE-CALIPER-PISTON-REWIND-WIND-BACK-TOOL-KIT-22-34-PIECES-SET-/360643337387?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item53f8049cab

You don't have maxidot.
 
http://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/147872-fl-maxidotnon-maxidot-with-pics/
 
You need to swap the entire cluster and code it in to upgrade.

When on the factory tour in Mladá Boleslav the guide pronounced it as Ra-pid.

It's this one:
 
6Y0857231B41
 
http://www.theskodashop.co.uk/product/Radio_Facia_Adaptor_%28Fabia_00%3E07%29_6Y0857231B41

No, you need to modify the bases and swap brackets over.
 
The only seats that will fit straight in with no modifications whatsoever are from a Fabia, Polo 9N/9N3 or an Ibiza 6L.

As said, depends on which gearbox code you have, but the following post on TDI club is very useful
 
http://forums.tdiclub.com/showpost.php?p=3370638&postcount=26

This is the best video I've ever seen explaining it. Even I understand it
 

Stupid question, but the child lock isn't on is it?