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I never had a graphic on the Columbus with the seats. Just an indicator on the dash; might be a facelift thing though? However that was until a little over a year ago when it stopped working altogether. Had a new steering wheel out of it under warranty (just before expiring) but tech reckoned if Skoda wanted to dig deeper into found I’d been using VCDS then they might void the warranty. Tech was a bit vague on the phone but I think he said the system was feeding back that the wheel was over temp and so auto-switching off permanently. Found on VCDS that you can set the shut-off temp but it’s at 50c and can’t be set higher.

And, sorry to overlook but thanks @MartiniB for putting this together. Really useful and some brilliant stuff. Love tinkering with stuff like this.

On this turning on rear DRLs - I found the stored value is in English…BUT…there is Daytime Running Lights, and Daytime Running Lamps. On my MY21 it is “Daytime Running Lamps”. It is nuts how half of it is in English and half in German. For example - “Not Active”, then “Activ 100%”. Tricky

Yeah I think you’re right. The fixing at the end of the elbow is the wrong angle for mine. It’s silly as I think a load of websites are getting it wrong probably because 2021 vehicle for one brand isn’t the same. Mine must be very early Gen4 and is probably when they switched from 272 back up to 280. Maybe. Cheers for getting back to me. Fingers crossed for the sale 👍

What Gen of EA888 is this suitable for? I have a set of Racingline versions but found the intake hose doesn’t have a connection to spur in an oil breather - which means it’s for the Gen3 and my engine is the Gen4. If your stuff is for Gen4 then I’d be interested! Otherwise, it’s the same issue as what I already have. Cheers!

@vRSRutty are you still looking for something? I bought some Racingline intake bits and turbo muffler delete on here that should make a bit better intake sound. Panel filter, intake hose and intake elbow are all simple and smooth the airflow, the turbo muffler delete is designed to do that also. Bought them in prep for warranty expiring…and completely overlooked that I bought bits for a Gen3 engine and I have a Gen4 so some different infrastructure design and these bits won’t fit 🤦🏻‍♂️. Send me a message if you want to know more.

Hey all, Hope this doesn’t contravene any regs but please give me a yellow card if so! Hey just in case anyone was feeling flush and was looking to purchase - Racechip have a 25% discount code that I’ve seen ends today. It is hH1ahpHS I have no affiliation, just had this in an email as a previous customer and thought I’d pass it on as I don’t think it’s individual to me so shouldn’t need my login or be a 1 shot (but as I haven’t tried, I can’t guarantee anything!). Website is https://www.racechip.co.uk/

Can also spray it on the body around the wheels to decontaminate any iron fallout, stated to be safe for lacquered wheels so no issue on lacquered paint. Same thing, let it dwell without drying, see if there any little red dots appear and jet wash off. @Colin170CR Surfex is probably the best APC on the market by the looks of some isolated testing so def a wise choice.

Atom Detailing is Sheffield based. Both approved by International Detailing Association and Professional Valeters and Detailers which are the two industry bodies which means you’re getting quality. They’ve also been around long enough to add a plethora of additional services so should have a menu for pretty much everything you want. https://www.atomdetailing.co.uk/

Hey Nick - let me look at contacts I’ve got and let you know.

Yeah that looks like it AS. None of the suppliers I can see mention the gen4 until I spotted reference to the Mk8 golfs. Cheers for confirming.

Hi all, bought a silicone intake hose a little while back but waiting for warranty to expire. Now that has, I was looking to swap but have noticed the following pipe spur into the bottom of it that isn’t on the replacement. Is it a sump breather? I can’t see facility to plug it into any replacements so what do people do with it?

Thank you for coming back to post the resolution. Always good for the bank of potential answers in future 👍

Some detailers will use compound with a 1” head and rotary polisher but you need to know what you’re doing. Worth trying some polishing compound with microfibre cloths for on and off. Needs to be proper compound not just a hand polish product which is more likely fillers and a wax coating.

Personally I’d leave the battery in place and charge so that any permanent live systems stay on. May be other considerations that others will state though