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Yeah - Amin pointed it out when he repainted it lol

I thought it had been agreed that it could only be ascertained by pictures? None were provided so the conclusion that anyone is right or wrong? 🤷🏻‍♂️

Definitely 2013? As in Mk2? If so, that’s a different forum and might get more experienced owners there…

Looks great - turns out I’ve got the dropping tow bar, so if I’m right I can’t have this as my current rear valance has a hole for the tow bar to drop out?

Are you shopping around and moving? Or staying with the same?

I thought it was the same. I googled - DTE manufactures them, DTUK sells them in UK basically as a distributor. I don’t think it’s because DTE choose not to, it’s probably they reduce costs by bulk shipping Business 2 Business to DTUK rather than individual sales to UK customers. There is a £135 point where duty becomes payable on inports; but I can’t remember the stipulations. Superskoda stopped selling to UK over that amount I think but can’t remember if that’s still the case. But basically; the same product. There are plenty of alternatives to keep an eye out for. Racechip do deals now and again so the others must do as well.

Welcome. It was just a bit of thinking. Mine were starting to get low at the rear before the front and seemed like a rumbling under braking. Glad it’s sorted though 👍

Although you can update your MIB software from 324 to 332, this sounds like a very old map update. You can find the updated maps either Here or you can go to the Skoda Update portal and download them there after putting in your VIN. You’ll need a 64Gb drive as the latest are 29Gb so a 32Gb card is cutting it fine.

I’d def avoid runflats just because I’ve never heard anyone ever say anything good about them. Otherwise, you’re likely to get a mix of opinions across pretty much every brand. There’s the old adage: “Quick, Cheap, Good - pick 2.” Probably a bit like that but with: grippy, economical, quiet. (Removing price from the equation). Speed rating can also effect structure like load rating having a knock-on effect on sound and price.

Never ceases to amaze me how properly corrected paint has such a deep colour. Spot on.

Ceri pro does get good reviews. Seems to be one of only a few products that have cerium oxide. @numskull bought some cerium oxide alone, made a paste with some water and had good results. Not sure if this was just for contaminants or smoothing out scratches as well. Edit - scratches too 👍🏼

3G746EJY Give that a try if you wanted to price it up fir the GTR5

Nuts that they won’t entertain any queries - as if customers won’t sell their stuff on 🤷🏻‍♂️ For me, Donald Duck them and buy from a competitor anyway. Racechip have 25% off code that runs out today if you want it.

Doubt it would be that transferable but it’s only effectively a signal amplifier so perhaps the amplification setup is the same and they’re very transferable etc Only way to be sure would be to email them and ask 👍🏼

This one? Autotrader ad Apart from saying "low mileage" when autotrader states its 3.5k above average, and saying it has 2 owners rather than 1 (who hasn't necessarily looked after it if it has a few dents and alloy scuffs) it looks ok. For £500 less there's this one with 24,000 miles on it. That's probably because its in the corner of the planet and looks like it could do with a good clean. MOT runs to the end of the year too. Its also a hatchback compare to your ad which is an estate but there is very little difference in boot size. The hatchback has 625 litres compared to the estate's 660 litres. Put the seats down and you get to take advantage of the roofline/rear screen so gain an extra 200 litres but for me the hatch is an ample car for 2 kids and various long weekends away. Other than that they disclose the rear bumper issue and it needing a service. I'd plan to look at the latter. Get it to a decent detailer and spend a couple of hundred quid and it'll look spotless inside as well as properly cleaned outside. 35,000 miles is a pretty decent gap.

Jeez VAG are stupid if this is the case. Impossible enough to get a match for the right colour, never mind possibly nit even getting the right colour 🤯

Love that. Looks perfect. Damn my black car!

https://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/531079-2024-mk35-20tsi-lk-or-2024-mk4-15etsi-sel/#findComment-5928901

It’s all good. Having a backup plan in taking to a bodyshop at least gives you the opportunity to try 👍🏼

I haven’t taken a roundel off but yeah I’d use that method…although by the look of Martini’s post on your original thread, there are also prongs on the back of the badge so just be aware you won’t be able to go all the way across the back

If you look at YouTube videos of repainting, sanding you’ll see they paint on, then rub it down, then more, then rub down. It takes a bit of time and patience. It’s never a case of dabbing paint on and looking even passable!

The wipe will be to clean the surface and make sure there are no oils on the paint. You could also use “panel wipe” products from valet-product companies or Iso-Propyl Alcohol (usually 50/50 dilution with water). That’s the prep before using the adhesive to stick the badge on. Getting rid of old adhesive: you can buy ‘tar and glue remover’ products (Carpro TarX). Spray on, let dwell/sit, agitate gently with a clean microfibre cloth. Careful as they’ll be solvent-based; some can contain toluene or xylene which aren’t designed to be lung-friendly. Other options would be a bit of t-cut as that has Naphthalene in which is a pretty decent solvent too.

Good shout. If your life doesn’t depend on it then wait for the right car.

They’re “Aero-Vega’s”. Fella who was debating the mk3 v mk4 had them on the L&K that he bought. On a side note I’m mildly triggered about having to falsely apostrophise Vega’s as in plural of Vega and distinguish it from Las Vegas.

I’ve ridden up box hill plenty on the bike. They resurfaced it for the 2012 Olympic road race so it’s a beauty of a road surface but yeah there are a couple of humps. No barriers though. When you get to the top and carry on through the village it’s back to a ploughed minefield of a road surface.