wowbagger

Just Google it. Not saying you cannot use them, but given the compound they won't last very long. Maybe "pull themselves apart" is a bit strong.

Thx for the Toyo idea. Was looking at them on Camskill's website yesterday. Good rating with the new tyre info that manufacturers now have to provide us with. Hankook also looked quite good.

Winter tyres start to pull themselves apart in warmer temperatures.

Just had my Superb serviced and have been advised that all 4 tyres are at 4mm. The rears are the original Conti's and the car has 18,500 on the clock. They'll see out over 20,000. The fronts are Michelins and have less than 10,000 miles on them. I won't be replacing on a like-for-like basis. I drive 85 miles/day in a straight line up the M3 and back. Tracking was checked after the Michelins were fitted as I'd hit a pot hole and destroyed a tyre just as the Conti's were coming to the end of their life. So Conti's are out, so are Michelin's, any other suggestions?

Another iPhone 5 user here. 2012 Superb and no issues with BT.

Is a glass half full, half empty, or twice as large as it should be because it was designed by an engineer? Any way, I'm not an engineer. I work for a house builder. I'm the guy that buys the land and starts the process.

Fuse box you say? B*gger. Had hoped to avoid too much fiddling. The DAB unit switches off after 4 hours so I might just see how it goes in terms of battery drain. Thanks.

Just installed a DAB receiver in my car. It's a stand alone unit from Denmark & sits hidden in the boot. I need to find a permanent way to power the unit, but for now it's plugged in to the 12v supply in the boot. Small aerial on the roof - may consider a glass mount, but we'll see. Broadcast a signal on 87.6 mhz to the Columbus unit so it's just a case of selecting that preset. Small remote enables me to tune the unit or simply swap stations.

Just picked up my 2nd Superb estate. Interesting number of comparisons. 1. The seats feel different 2. No small net down by the front passenger's knee 3. The "bleep" when locking/unlocking is a higher pitch 4. The Columbus has been updated & now shows what's playing on my iPhone & also allows me to skip tracks via the steering wheel 5. The alloys are 9-spoke as opposed to 7-spoke. I have no idea on the MY for each car, all I know is that my 1st one was reg'd 14/02/11 and the 2nd one 13/04/12 Needless to say I've already swapped the DRL's for the LEDs, same applies to the interior roof lights and the side lights. Oh and I've installed a DAB radio unit (in the boot) so that I can listen to Planet Rock & annoy the kids This broadcasts on 87.6 mhz to the Columbus and is nicely hidden away from view.

I'm going to be adding a DAB radio module to my car. This will then transmit a signal via FM in to the Columbus units & allow me to annoy my kids by listening to Planet Rock VERY LOUD! What I need is some advice on a switched power supply for the unit. As standard it comes with a cigarette lighter adapter, but the socket in the boot is constant live, and I don't fancy coming back to a car with a flat battery. Can anyone point me in the direction of a switched supply please? Thanks, Wowbagger

Nope, but I'm also interested.

The reason it's there is that the main speedo does not show KPH on the dial, therefore in order to comply with Euro-regs the Maxidot gives you the KPH reading. At least that's what the sales guy told me. Have to say that I think that it's a sensible idea as I could never read the small red KPH figures on the dials in my previous Ford S-Max.

Any additional layer will degrade the reception. If you live in a poor reception area [hills/buildings] then you could lose accuracy

I'm about the same. Tend to drive longish distances between fill ups. The other day the DTE reading was 20 miles. Could only squeeze 52 lites in, therefore I had at least 8 remaining, probably more like 9 if you allow for the filler pipe to carry some additional volume. Therefore I had 2 gallons remaining, so that's at least 80 miles, plus 20 indicated, therefore 100 miles, which would, in effect give over 500 miles on a tank. The question is how brave are you? Do you fill up when indicated, or do you go for dead reckoning? 60 litres is 13.19 gallons [divide by 4.55] so at 40 mpg average that should be 527 miles, or even 593 at 45 mpg average. In other words the orange light lies!

IIRC they cannot be painted as that affects GPS reception.

I get exactly the same problem. Interested to see if there's a fix.

I'll start this by stating that the answer is probably "take it to a dealer", but here goes: - Over the weekend we drove down to Cornwall in my Superb estate. Fully-laden we had 2 dogs & the pressies in the boot, 3 kids in the back & a roof box with the rest of the kit. As soon as we got on to an unlit road it was obvious that the head lights were 'over active' in their attempt to self level. The slightest bump in the road caused the lights to 'jump' and shoot skywards thereby dazzling oncoming drivers. I should add that I had the lights re-adjusted by the main dealer in Cardiff recently, but don't think that this is related. Seems to me that either the software is over reacting, or that there's a problem with the ballast system. Has anyone else suffered this problem & what was the cure? Thanks.

Understood, thanks. Off to a dealer then. *thumbs up*

Morning all, Does anyone know which screw I need to turn in order to raise the offiside headlight up a notch? I'm probably being a bit OCD but the offside light is lower than the nearside & I'd like it adjusted. There ought to be 1 screw for left/right adjustment & another for up/down. Thanks in advance Wowbagger

I got the iPhone re-connected but the whole BT streaming function does seem a bit hit & miss. My suspicion is that if the bionding is rushed then it fails & then the only solution is to pull over & switch the engine off, then back on again. I did also yank the fuse in order to perform a 'hard reset' and that too seem to do the trick. The only real annoyance now is that every time I receive a notification on my iPhone [email, text, Facebook, Google+ etc] then the Columbus switches in to BT Audio mode. This interrupts both the radio & the map & is a distraction. Can this be switched off?

Clearly written by someone who has never driven a modern MPV.

Has anyone come across a supplier of gel overlays for badges by any chance? I had these on my S-Max where I was able to change the colour of the oval from blue to black to match the car. The supplier was DMB Graphics - http://www.dmb.uk.com/ I might get in touch with Dave who owns DMB and see if I can tempt him in to start a Skoda range, that is if no one else makes them. Thx Wowbagger

S-Max boot much larger than the Superb, but roof load better with a roof box. Still need to remove front wheel and seat to get a bike in upright. The S-Max boot by tailgate is lower due to roof line. If you want space buy an S- Max but be wary of servicing costs and tyre wear.

Just sold an S-Max 2.5T Titanium. Bought a Superb Whaddya need to know? (-:

Ah, ok. Thx! Don't suppose you know the length do you? I'll need to order some. Are they the same as the number plate lights? Wowbagger