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Thanks for that. Do you also happen to know if a replacement must be the same exact part number? I see some on ebay with different suffix. Thanks

This applies to MY2000 fabia comfort. Sorry for the lengthy post. Last winter I found that after particularly cold nights, the remote central locking wouldn't unlock properly in the morning (I could hear the motor whirring once instead of the usual twice but the door remained locked, I could enter the car normally using the key) Later each day, when it had warmed up a bit everything returned to normal. This problem has steadily got worse, recently it has been happening every morning - but again it would return to normal later each day. Now each morning, during the period when the locks don't work: - the red lights in the doors randomly flash on and off, regardless of which door is open; - the locking / unlocking switch on the driver's door works intermittently; - sometimes the locks go crazy locking and unlocking by themself, one time it deadlocked me inside. If I pull out fuse 49, I can lock the car manually, but rather oddly the electric window controls reverse in this condition, and the boot remains permanently unlocked - so I don't appear to have the option of reverting to manual control. I have examined the circuit diagrams, and it all seems to work on a CAN bus system, and the functions or control seem to be shared somehow between the convenience unit 6Q0 959 433A and the Onboard Power Supply Control Unit. Can someone help me to identify which of the control units is likely to be failing? I have an Autel VAG405 code reader but it finds no fault codes. Thanks Andy

It's only about £120 fitted if you pay for it yourself. Really not worth trying to fiddle an insurance claim as they'll probably load your premiums in future to recover it.

Blue/black wire is fed from fuse 45, it's one of the larger ones in the dash fuse panel.

It should be permanently live - check your fuse!

The instrument panel lighting wire goes to the radio, my guess is it is shorted or has too much load (did you use it to power the radio?)

This is what I have in mine: (not sure if all years & models are the same) Connector T8d 1 white/purple - vehicle speed signal 2 not used 3 grey/white - diagnosis K line 4 brown/red - positive connection 86s 5 black/blue - positive connection 30 6 grey/blue - positive connection 58b 7 black/blue - same as pin 5 8 brown - earth Connector T8n 1 red/green - rear right 2 brown/green - rear right 3 red - front right 4 brown/red - front right 5 blue - front left 6 brown/blue - front left 7 blue/white - rear left 8 brown/white - rear left

Seems to me he is just complying with the terms of his insurance, which probably go something like this: "...in the event of an accident, do not admit liability..."

... I might even hoover it!

As I've got older I've had more and more to deal with - wife, kids, job, house. So long as there's the proverbial bread on the table and a roof over our heads then I won't lose any sleep over the state of my car. It's not that I don't care about it, it's just lower down on my list of priorities. I support what vagophile said: a car is for getting from a to b. It would be a different matter if I was going to cruise around town all night, trying to pull :p

Interesting topic. As I understand you, engine spec doesn't really matter as you will be modifying it. So why look out for a 100bhp model? Well: they're cheap, and they've got disc breaks on the rear, which probably makes for a good donor. It may come with ASR but I don't know if this will survive an engine transplant, and you're probably better off without it. It may have AC / elec windows / mirrors / remote locking, probably not wanted on a rally car though. I think all models had ABS (?) Parkers website is pretty good for comparing model year / spec variants. Not sure why you're looking for an elegance? Can you provide your ideal list of features?

Is that the Foxhunter carvery? Looking at the road markings in the photo of the accident site it shows two lanes merge just before the junction - that might have been a factor.

The only way you'll gain any experience is through practice. Talk is no substitute for doing. Just don't be too silly.

climate control is standard fitment on most http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/14806-full-climate-control-in-a-fabia/

I have wiring diagrams. The LED is supplied via pin 1 of the white 6 way connector between A pillar and door (white & purple wire). It earths inside the door harness. The diagram doesn't show it going to the passenger side, and pin 1 might be absent from the connector on that side. It should be fairly easy to check just by pulling back the rubber boot - without removing the door card.