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here it is dent and badge free, at least for the time being, i'll probably invest in a new octy badge at some point, but its fine as is for now
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no badges would suit me fine, i'm just thinking of this time next year when its time to trade it in
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and as for 20 quid a side, i think i'll replace the Octavia badge, but just take the MPi badge off and leave it off, no need to advertise a crap engined model
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you're right, it is a poor show, i was mighty suprised they didn't take a reference photo at least, at the end of the day it sounds like they should have just got new badges in the first place instead of trying to save the old ones, and if they'd have done that it would have no doubt have been added on my bill - they didn't include replacement badges in the quote, so if i take it back or do it myself, its still going to cost me, so its a lesson learnt, and if i fix it myself, i know its done right
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i might get out with the hairdryer tomorrow morning then, they were only put on today, so they should be quick to get off i hope new badge it is, and problem solved. i probably need to buy a new Mpi one too then
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no problem at all buying a new badge if thats what it takes, if it comes nicely spaced out and ready that sounds like a plan to me, thanks
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My Octy has been in the bodyshop this week for a repair of a dent on the boot lid lip that i did about 18 months ago and never got round to doing anything about The dent itself was right under the Octavia word badge, although the badge itself wasn't damaged - here's a pic i took at the time Anyway, the bodyshop that did the job was one of these independent crash repair places - Just Car Clinic in Durham. and they've done a great job on the bodywork repair but then they made an absolute hash of putting the badges back on - firstly they put the Octavia AND the MPi badge both on the same side, and second, they were rather crooked. I voiced my displeasure asked them why they didn't use a reference or take a photo before they started, and i even went out and took a pic of a similar octavia in a car park to show the badge position so they could correct it They took the badges back off and refitted them and they are now in the right place, and better, but the individual letters still aren't quite straight, and its pretty obvious that the badges have been off and replaced, and it just makes me think its obvious that its had some body work repairs. i think the badges themselves have suffered a bit for being on and off and on and off and on again too anyway, i figured that i could keep rejecting it and the garage would keep trying to bodge it and never make it any better, so i decided to let it go, get it home and do the job properly myself. So now i have two questions 1) how do i get the badges back off again safely without damaging the body work (i wish i'd told the garage just to leave them off) 2) can i get a template or guide for fitting the individual letters nicely lined up?
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Broken Windscreen Wiper
SAFC Demon replied to SAFC Demon's topic in Skoda Octavia Mk II (2004 - 2013)
i'm assuming it will be covered under warranty, but i'm so used to dealers worming out of warranty payments etc, i'm never comfortable til its done and dusted -
So i'm driving home in heavy snow, and all of a sudden the windscreen wipers get tangled up with each other.... no other choice but to switch them off, but fortunately i wasn't far from home and i could just about see, so i kept going when i got home, i check it out and find that the nut holding the drivers side wiper on is very loose and as a result the splines on both the wiper arm and the splined shaft out of the wiper motor have worn down to almost smooth, hence why the wipers got tangled up my first thought is how this has happened, the car is less than two years old, i've never touched the wipers before and they've never been used excessively - ie no daft stuff like using them to clear snow and ice off the windscreen or anything like that It looks like its been slipping slightly for a while and working loose and destroying the splines etc. i'm wondering if its possible that the nut was never tightened properly when new - but if so, would it really take nearly two years to develop into a fault? i'm hoping its covered under warranty, but my local Skoda dealer can't do anything for me til Monday morning when their parts and service dept opens again - which is useful given the current weather and the fact the broken wiper is the drivers side.........
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Cost for Brake Light Switch Repair?
SAFC Demon replied to samfan121's topic in Skoda Fabia Mk I (1999-2007)
just had one done on our Fabia for £25... local independant garage who specialises in Vdub Audi, Seat and Skoda, offered free diagnostics, identified switch issue, replaced it, job done. -
fabia 1.2 brake switch problem
SAFC Demon replied to danielson's topic in Skoda Fabia Mk I (1999-2007)
had mine back to the garage that changed the switch today, they've fitted another switch and its working fine now, and the EPC light has gone off.... the only difference is this time they have used an original Skoda/Volkswagen Group part, and last time they used an aftermarket part from Andrew Page's will have to wait and see if its gone for good, but so far so good -
fabia 1.2 brake switch problem
SAFC Demon replied to danielson's topic in Skoda Fabia Mk I (1999-2007)
i just had a drive of the fabia tonight, and noticed that the brake lights aren't working at all again, although the EPC light was definitely on before when they were working, so i'm not sure whats happened now, back the the garage then..... i'll post any updates on here too -
fabia 1.2 brake switch problem
SAFC Demon replied to danielson's topic in Skoda Fabia Mk I (1999-2007)
my wife is currently driving her mums car on a long term loan, its a 56 reg Fabia 1.2 htp .... and has exactly the same issue as yours - EPC light came on, local independant garage diagnosed it as brake switch, replaced brake switch and the EPC light went off, but in the time it took to drive home, it came back on. we went back to the garage and they hooked it up again and told us it was still flagging a faulty brake switch although they confirmed the switch was definitely working, they've said they'll keep it in for a day sometime soon and have a good look at it, in the meantime the EPC light was on/off intermittently for a while and is now back on all the time -
Octavia SE 1.6 MPI 25% off
SAFC Demon replied to flinflon's topic in Skoda Octavia Mk II (2004 - 2013)
well my 1.6mpi is now a year and 11,500 miles old. still enjoying it, but i'll be looking with something with more grunt and much better economy when i come to change it in another two years. didn't enjoy paying £195 for a tax disc the other day either. still, its a nice car and it was a cracking deal when i bought it. -
is that not for a diesel tho? mine is a petrol and pre tsi, I wouldn't expect to be getting 18/20k out of it, much as i'd like to
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I'm just after a bit of info on how the variable servicing wotsit does its calculation my 11 plate 1.6MPi SE has now done about 7700 miles in just over 8 months since I got it last April, slightly over my planned 10k a year at the minute. I knew it was set to variable servicing when I got it and thought nothing more of it until recently when I discovered how to check the estimated time until service, and found it was coming in at 10900, which seemed low to me (i was expecting at least 12,000) since then i've been keeping an eye on it its seen it drop to 10,700, then 10,600 and more recently back up to 10,700 the car is never thrashed and very much driven with economy in mind, most of the miles are town miles with a few motorway trips of about 70 miles a time thrown in One thing I have noticed when checking the dipstick is that the oil level is right at the low end of normal, i was wondering if there was an oil level sensor taking this into consideration I suppose I should also consider what the expected service window should be - is 10,700 good or bad?
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Mk2 Octavia vRS.........mmm, looks familiar
SAFC Demon replied to Delcac's topic in Skoda Octavia Mk II (2004 - 2013)
I had a megane scenic before my Octavia. the scenic was the worst car i've ever owned, and the Octy is the best -
SKODA Octavia 1.6 petrol
SAFC Demon replied to skippy41's topic in Skoda Octavia Mk II (2004 - 2013)
I average about 35 mpg in my 11 reg 1.6mpi se - I got the 25% off deal too Most of our miles are in town, covered just over 6000 miles in 7 months so far, I'm putting about 160 quid a month in the tank -
Bolero screen not working
SAFC Demon replied to SAFC Demon's topic in Skoda Octavia Mk II (2004 - 2013)
Thanks for the replies guys, thanks Silver, good plan I'll do that when it goes for its service -
Bolero screen not working
SAFC Demon replied to SAFC Demon's topic in Skoda Octavia Mk II (2004 - 2013)
Pretty sure it was completely off and not just a brightness issue, but I've turned it up from medium to brightest just in case, and noted the date it failed so I can monitor what happens now -
Bolero screen not working
SAFC Demon replied to SAFC Demon's topic in Skoda Octavia Mk II (2004 - 2013)
Just been out in the car and its working fine again now, one to keep an eye on it seems, don't want to end up with an out of warranty failure somewhere down the line -
Strange one this, stereo is still working fine but the screen is just black as if its switched off, the touchscreen is actually still working if you guess right where to press it Anyone else had this problem? The car is only 6 months old so no doubt it'll be a trip back to the skoda stealer tomorrow to see what they're gonna do about it
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IsoFix on a 2011 Octavia Estate?
SAFC Demon replied to stuartgmilton's topic in Skoda Octavia Mk II (2004 - 2013)
i've got one too, and i'm also very happy with it and the deal -
oops, where's me window gone?
SAFC Demon replied to Obadiah's topic in Skoda Octavia Mk II (2004 - 2013)
it was a regular problem on my old renault Scenic, i was hoping i'd left it behind when i moved over to Skoda..... -
mine must be a freak then.....