JR RS

Agreed, prices r ridon-culous of new cars now!! Can't get the performance, value and practicality of a Superb for the price I paid many years ago. Gandalf has now ticked over 7 yrs.....and I don't have any plans to replace it any time so soon 😁

Mudflaps between pre-facelift and facelift "should" b the same as the body panels down there haven't changed. But then again, manufacturers like to play games n change things up to mess with us.

90k kms later, Gandalf's factory brakes were starting to run low, so I decided to change all 4 corners for DBA Rotors and Pads. Front - DBA2806S slotted rotors + DB2384SP Performance pads. Rear - DBA2837E plain rotors + DB2384SS pads.

Gandalf got new brake pads & rotors fitted today....after 90k kms, the factory original brakes, front specifically, were getting low. Rears still had another 5.5mm left. Decided to change all 4 corners for DBA Rotors and Pads. Front - DBA2806S slotted rotors + DB2384SP Performance pads. Rear - DBA2837E plain rotors + DB2384SS pads.

@Tankdave - those look nice, especially in Bronze. Wat size specs r the rims?

@Macsamillion - I replaced the endlinks, front & rear, with Whiteline adjustable ones. I'm also on Eibach Pro-kit springs, with the stock DCC shocks. Front:- Rear:-

Yeah, should b possible to do the cut without removing the trim piece.

Thanks. Please make sure u don't put different sized tyres between the front and rear!! All 4 must b the same.

@BennyGil - many many Superb owners with the 19" rims have gone up from the factory 235/40/19 tyre size to 245/40/19 tyre size. It's more comfortable (thicker sidewall), more readily available and hence cheaper. The Speedo is also more accurate with the GPS reading. If u have DCC, 19s r just as comfortable as smaller rim sizes.

Indirect TPMS will only alert u if there is a rotational difference (equating to 4 psi or more) between all 4 tyres. Indirect does not have a target tyre pressure like Direct TPMS. Hence even if all 4 tyres r at 20 psi, no warnings or alerts. If all 4 tyres r at 50 psi, no warnings. If all 4 r at 30 psi, no warnings. But if one of them is 20 psi, and the other 3 r at 30 psi, then u'll get warnings. Direct TPMS on the other hand has a target pressure, and a sensor inside each tyre to measure the actual pressure.

Mudflaps r noisy. Wind deflectors r noisy. Wing mirrors r noisy. Downsides - yes, but the advantages outweigh that.

Wat do u mean with and without electric power steering? Since when did our cars have the option to turn on/off the power steering?!?!?

@Skodev - that looks nice, subtle and not over the top. Suits the car well.

There r hook anchors at the back part of the seat base. U need to push down above the anchor, whilst doing that, pull it towards u and up to release it.

i find them very useful - keeps the car ventilated when parked outside on a hot summer day without having to worry about rain. as above, i can also keep the window cracked open whilst driving, if needed.

i'm currently using it with the 19" Trinity wheel - no issues, provided u use the strap to hold it down to the rim.

Sorry, I don't have the part number, though @Carlston might. Mine came from factory with the 16" spare and the kit. So I simply swapped out the 16" spare with a 19" spare. The 18" spare kit from the factory comes with a different version of the kit - thinner and wider.

The B8 Passat and mk3 Superb don't share the same windows. There r plenty of options for Superb weather shields, including Kopacek.

all good - no need to b sorry. that's wat forums r for......to ask questions/help/opinions. with regards to the foglight surrounds, i got mine from AliExpress. they came with 3M tape pre-stuck, to stick on to the bumper. in my case, the surrounds fit perfectly to the contour of the bumper, and stuck on well. they've been on for 4+ years now and still holding strong. having said that, i've heard plenty of others who have bought the Maxton version which was not a good fit because the curvature did not match the bumper, hence making it stick was a challenge. show us pics once u have the spacers on 🙂

@Bap33 - that was the total price. i didn't have to pay any import duties or taxes. i'm in australia though, so other countries may differ.

This is the one I got 9 months ago - haven't had any AQS warnings since then. Bought mine from ECS Tuning for $75 USD, delivered.

Yes, same steel bodies. The Superb may have more sound deadening, depending on the market or options fitted. It's a lot quieter than my previous mk2 Octavia RS. The 220 shares the same engine as the mk3 Octavia RS, and both r FWD - however the 280/272 use the Golf R engine, and it's AWD. They use the wet DSG, not dry. Only the lower powered engines use the dry 7-DSG.

The Octavia and Superb r different beasts. Don't expect the Superb to b as nimble, dynamic and agile as the Octavia RS. The Superb is more of a Tourer, with performance on tap. The Superb shares a few similar suspension components with the Octavia still, although a few other bits r shared with the Passat B8 and Arteon.

Gandalf had it's 105k km Service yesterday. I just went over the 90k km mark about 2 wks ago...7 yrs later. Everything is behaving. Front brakes r down to 3mm, hence will need replacing soon. They did well lasting 7 yrs, over 90k kms. Will b replacing them with dba T2 rotors and pads. Rear brakes r still good with 5.5mm left. Tyres (Continental MaxContact 6) r down to 3mm too, front and rear. This is my second set of tyres in the 7 yrs. They've done about 45k kms so far. Will likely replace them with Continental MaxContact 7s next, towards the end of the yr.

@fila_superb - thanks for the encouragement. I'm a nutcase when it comes to Gandalf, but I've tried to b as sane as possible without going over the top. 7 yrs and still enjoying every bit of it 😁