funkyjutel

Cheers I'll try that, see if it makes a difference!! Still won't stop the trim creaking and vibrating though (aaaaaaahhhhhh!!!)

Is it me but does the standard crap RS stereo have a really annoying sound level attenuator fitted to it? I have recently disconnected all tweeters and I notice that now when I crank the stereo up a little, if the track playing is particularly loud, the stereo suddenly automatically fades the volume :cry: . I'm assuming that this is in vain attempt to protect those "quality" :roll: speakers fitted as standard (ho ho!) Also I notice that the stereo goes up to 47 :shock: on the dial but the loudest I can get anything to reach is 30 :( , which is not that loud really. Well when funds allow, I'm gonna junk the whole sorry setup :cry: :cry: . Mind you I hope I still won't be experiencing the trim vibrating and rattling along with the music still. Answers on a postcard please............. :roll:

Speaking as an official RS carpet cleaning tart, I think this forum would be very useful to the uninitiated carpet cleaners amongst us. We could call it "Everything You Wanted To Know About Carpet Cleaning But Were Afraid To Ask" :oops: Each week there would be guest slots from boffins from Sketchleys and we could all marvel at just how easy it is to find a damn good shag, cheap :twisted: (shagpile that is) There could be heated debates :!: on "do I vacuum then scrub" :?: "should I use Miracle 1000 on my RS carpets" :?: Something tells me Denis that this subject is not one of your favourite!! Well the cure is to spend 1/2 day cleaning your carpets, you'll be glad U did!!!!!!!!!!!!! :P

Add one Midlander to the mix! I have registered on the list Funky Jutel - Andre

Not to be outdone, here's a few more: Worlds Smallest Mobile Phone 3 Fellas, American, Japanese and Irish man on the golf course. 1st tee, American about to tee off, mobile phone rings. Reaches in his pocket and pulls out mobile phone smaller than a credit card. "World's smallest mobile phone" he says "Made in America" The others just look on. Third tee, Japanese guy just about to hit his ball. Phone starts ringing. "Ah Scuze me" he says and proceeds to unscrew his middle tooth. "Harro" he says into the tooth. "World's smallest mobile phone made in Japan" Wow say the American and the Irishman. On the last hole the Irishman's about to hit his shot and he lets off a massive fart. "Ah that'll be a fax comin trew" he says. Two peanuts walk into a bar. One was a salted. A dyslexic man walks into a bra. Nice Pies!! Thick Mick the Capri driver, walks into a pub and decides to order something to eat. He walks over to the food counter, looks in and decides what he wants. He then walks over to the barmaid and says "Could I have a quickie?" "What did you just say?" says the barmaid. " I said could I have a quickie?" says Thick Mick. The barmaid then proceeds to slap him in the face. "Blimey says Thick Mick, I only want a Quickie" Again he gets a slap in the face by the now rather put out barmaid. At this point the fellow standing next to Thick Mick says "I think you'll find it's pronounced Quiche mate"

Right well no dirty bits on my drivers side for my carpets from now on. I have successfully completed the "Stopani Anti-Dirt Carpet Tart Conversion" This for those of you who are not familiar is - One large piece of see through plastic (builders sheet from Wickes) cut tastefully to size then pushed to fit into foot well and over all drivers side carpet. End result - No dirty carpets and U can still see em, but well protected. Plus U can still give it a handy wipe if dirty. Taking this thread to ridiculous proportions (this bit should only be read by professional car tarts!!) I have used the same plastic, wrapped it around and shaped it accordingly on the drivers side RS logoed mat (of course!) and put extra plastic filling, thus to avoid your heel wearing out the centre bit. I then cut out holes for the fixings on the floor and on the bits on the mat. Bingo, still see the mat (just) no dirt, no wear. I plan to remove this sometime in the spring. Until then, no cleaning, no wear and less work. Warning only total car tarts or people with too much time on their hands or total RS Obsessionists should attempt this. Mr Stopani U have much to answer for!!!!!! PS. You'll see the end result at the Northern meet!!

"As you bury your foot on the barge like accelerator and your foot sinks endlessly into the wilton, the engine is barely audible, infact it's as quiet as a church mouse in slippers" A La Quentin Wilson!!

Found some old Action Man stuff recently in mum and dad's loft and flogged it all for 50 squid. RESULT!! Got stacks of Matchbox stuff and Corgi.............How did we get onto this from carpets??????????

In the Delcac tradition of not being serious, here are my suggestions for carpet cleaning. Firstly do not and I repeat do not allow any labrador no matter how nice, to drive your RS under any circumstance. Excuses about paws touching the pedals not valid! Secondly to avoid any dirt at all getting to the carpet, make sure your feet NEVER touch the floor at any time, only the pedals. Thirdly have your friendly carpet shop fit the very best bit of shagpile offcut they have, OVER your current carpet. Fourthly cover the new carpet in heat activated shrinkwrap, thus ensuring no dirt. Fifth, have an airlock fitted to the car so that no air can get in or out (disadvantage is that the extra metalwork on the outside may look messy and spoil the clean lines) Sixth, take the car to Sketchley's once a week and have it dry cleaned. Do not however under and circumstances try to save money by putting your RS in the washing machine at the local laundrette, as this is not big and nor is it clever! Seventh and most drastic of all but will ensure catagorically that you'll never ever ever ever get a smidgen of dirt and guarantee zero cleaning needed. This is to never ever drive your RS ever no matter what. Never get in it, only park it in the garage and look at it by pulling it out of the garage on a large carpet covered trolley using white cloth gloves. In other words do what most people who drive a classic car do AT Classic car shows: NEVER DRIVE IT!!

The best idea I have ever seen was done by John Stopani. He's covered the whole area and fitted it snug with opaque builders sheet. This will ensure no dirt can even get at the carpets and you still get to see them. I have myself nicked this idea and have just got some sheet from Wickes to fit this weekend. Mind you, this is ultimate tart territory. My missus just looked at me and shrugged her head when I told her what I'd be doing this Saturday. I think the words sad and ****** were muttered under her breath!!

Help I'm going mental!! I need some advice urgently before I go mad!! My passenger side speaker seems to be making the door or casing vibrate like mad at even very low levels of bass. Now I recently took the advice that I think Doug gave and removed the speaker to cut a cat flap in the waterproofing in the door to get extra bass. The problem now is that at even very low levels, anything with even a tiny amount of bass makes the whole door vibrate. I thought it might be the grill vibrating against the housing, so I took it off for a recent trip. No difference at all. The vibration is really driving me mad and ruins any music enjoyment. I know that the factory stereo is pants but does everyone have this problem or just me. Strangely, the drivers side doesn't seem to do it unless you really crank the thing up. I even recently disconnected all the tweeters as the shrill was terrible. Lastly does anyone get a low level type crackling coming from the electric door switch area when moving. I have this very strange crackling / rustling noise and I can't identify what it is. Bloody annoying though!! Help guys!!

Aye!! Me is well pleezed to be hangin' wit da original cru. It is well important that we hangs together and dat we increase da peace. Me mate dave rekons dat me Skuda is a skip. Howeva, after ad ****ed him off at da lights he was crying like a batty boy, cos e is drivin a Bemma. Ere, he reckons that da Skuda's is driven by batty boys and rug munchers!! I as sent round me Uncle Jamal in is 4x4 to sort him - For Real!! Seriously though folks I am very proud to be associated as a founding member (it's not the first time I've been called a member!) even though all i've done is organise 1 meeting and typed a few words. If we tell all fellow Skud drivers, we stand a chance of not only increasing all our knowledge, which has helped me already, but also it might make some of the more let us say, non-helpful dealers to sit up and take notice that there are people who take this Skoda thing rellay seriously!! Good work chaps!!

Well seems yee old topic is a mite controversial!! He Hee!! The missus has know found an extra thing to take the **** on now!! Having said that she soon shut up about driving "The Skoda SkipThing" once having driven it. "Yeh very nice motor, she chirped" "Told you", I said. It's great to be smug. By the way if I see Elton John in a VRS i'm gonna get well worried, especially if he's three up with Dale Winton and Barrymore. Gives a new meaning to sweeping ya swimming pool with by candlelight, in the wind!!!!!

Oooops, last post was in the wrong place, I was trying to reply to Panrix. My mistake!!

Panrix, seems to me like you need to name and shame these miserable plonkers. If nothing else a) U feel better The rest of us can avoid them like the plauge c) They can get shown up for the prats they are If we all do this when we get poor service it might make a few of them sit up and take notice. I guarantee U that many of them will know about this site and probably look at it in secret!! Shame the buggers I say!!

Panrix, seems to me like you need to name and shame these miserable plonkers. If nothing else a) U feel better The rest of us can avoid them like the plauge c) They can get shown up for the prats they are If we all do this when we get poor service it might make a few of them sit up and take notice. I guarantee U that many of them will know about this site and probably look at it in secret!! Shame the buggers I say!!

Don't know which of you caught Top Gear tonight but at the end when they were taking the p**s out of Clarkson for having the 3rd Gayest car, I noticed that at no 8 it said New Skoda. Hmmmm interesting!! As a purely Hetrosexual Skoda driver I wondered which gay men drive a Skoda. Is it likely we're going to see Graham Norton, Julian Clary and Steven Gately turn up at a pub meet in their shiny new "Special Order" pink RS's. Most concerning me thinks. Ah well if the press would have you believe it, gay is ultra trendy. Yeh ok, but i'm buggered if i'm changing my interior for pink draylon darlings!!!

Well my first reply/post on Briskoda. Thought a midlander better get involved pronto to keep an eye on U northerners!! Will be there on the 15th with a fine crowd from what I can tell I'm looking forward to more posts on Briskoda. Good site by the way chaps keep up the good work!!