MarkyD

Thank you for the suggestions. i have projector style headlamps from factory and as they are pretty scratched, yellowed etc rather than polish I picked up a new set ( one genuine and one aftermarket )as I expect that to have a good improvement in light clarity with my halogen bulbs. had another awful return home from work in the dark plus bad weather yesterday. I will look into the led projector option. Are you suggesting using a particular headlamp unit more suitable to led or perhaps modify a xenon specific one? Without having one to examine I have read on previous old threads that it was suggested that basically the ones I have ( halogen projectors) were the same as factory xenon with maybe some slight difference in the projector lens but more importantly the levelling motors so that the car ( with the appropriate sensors and coding would control the movement of the lens). There seemed some debate on that so I may get a xenon headlamp unit to take apart. I,m trying to avoid the aftermarket hid. I have all the part numbers and prices for the level sensors and other necessary including that cable set. I have also seen that separate led specific projector lenses are available and the headlight unit can be modified for these. M

If you haven't found its location yet I am sure it is shown in one of the pictures in this Xenon FL retrofit by langers2k

Good morning, Every winter I look at doing a conversion. Maybe finally this year. Currently I am getting a list together for swapping out the headlight units for genuine Xenons . the front and back leveling sensors, range control module and wiring harness etc. I have VCDS and am assuming my Pre facelift L and K would have an option for factory Xenon so should be able to be coded. In the mean time I ordered the unsanctioned London colour HID ebay kit as recommended in the past using this link to have a play. Can anyone who did this confirm this is the right kit as I am concerned the pictures show a CANBUS Canceller black plastic box before the ballast which I understand could be a cause of potential harm to vehicle electronics? I have specified NON CANBUS but message back was to me cryptic. Thank you.

Yes there were 2 different sizes on the front axle ie driver and passenger were different sizes.

Thank you. m

Hello, I was just looking at the mot history of a Mk 2_ superb 4wd and in 2022 it was noted it failed due to different size tyres on the front axle. There is a period of a maximum of 2100 miles between this and the previous mot so assuming the 2021 mot inspection was decent this would be the maximum miles this would have been. What is the likely outcome of this and would there be damage or premature wear to the 4wd components? Thank you M

Hello, It used to be that Gates was recommended but have noticed they don't seem to be held in such high regard these days (anecdotal from USA websites/youtube). What would you recommend? Conti, Ina? Who are the OEM suppliers? Darkside do an genuine VAG kit for £260 whilst Conti and Ina are approximately half that. i will be doing it myself. Thank you

I would like to have a couple of cars likely in the sub £5000 bracket and because No claims Discount would only apply to one and therefore the others would be on zero years contributing to NCD (despite having well over 20 years total NCD), can anyone suggest a good company for either mirroring NCD or any other means of insuring more than one car? Generally insurance for me for 1 car is sub £200 but for another car without NCD would be a separate extra £450. Thank you Mark

i remembered this post regarding the differences in the 1.8 engines https://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/2135-how-do-the-4-versions-of-the-18t-engine-fitted-to-the-uk-octavia-differ/ hope it is useful M