SilverBandit

so, some scrotes nicked my Blaupunkt stereo the other night :irked: and yes I know I should have taken the removable face in the house. However... they CUT the damn power ISO connector (Block C) off. So now I'm trying to re-fit the original Symphony HU and I can't find anywhere that tells me what colour cables should go to each of the pins in the ISO block for power etc. (the Haynes manual doesn't mention these left-over cables either.) Please could someone check the following and identify the left-overs? 1 ? 2 ? 3 ? 4 Red/White - +12v Perm 5 (empty) 6 Grey/Blue - Dash Illumination 7 Yellow/Red - +12v Ignition 8 Brown - -12v Earth I have the following cables left: a thick red/white... (looks like another +12v) a thin blue/white... a thin grey/white... I don't actually care what they do, I just need to know which colour goes to which pin... Thanks for any assistance.

My Elegance estate has rear speakers (Combi/Wagon is the estate, isn't it?) The standard rear speakers in the Estate are 4"x6" - I replaced the OEM with Kenwood KFC-4625C's

if you mean the trim in the boot area then it's fairly simple to remove - I created a guide to replacing the rear speakers which covers most of it. Download it from here... http://www.tvrchimaera.plus.com/Skoda_ICE.pdf (924KB) Hope that helps.

mine passed the re-test this morning after I put new front discs and pads on at the weekend. I would say another 12 months trouble free motoring, but my next service is going to have to include the cambelt - ouch!

:P Also, if you use a little soap and water you can get that nice shiny white look back!

I thought about it (your blue carriers came up REALLY good with a bit of Nitromors and elbow grease - almost looked like new!) but in the end I couldn't be bothered. My calipers are so pitted and flaky it would have taken ages to get them to a point where I could start painting them and I could only spare a few hours with the car off the road. If I'd bought replacement calipers as well as carriers I may have done... Thanks again.

completed my upgrade this morning - took me two hours from start to finish. Thanks for everyone's advise and to auroan for the caliper carriers. do 288mm caliper carriers sell?

I did a search and couldn't find this information so I took some photos when I undertook the task. Not sure if anyone would be interested but I created a pdf with step-by-step instructions and pictures... (925K) http://www.tvrchimaera.plus.com/Skoda_ICE.pdf

Mine was replaced middle of last year under warranty, apparently it's such a common fault that Skoda extended the manufacturer's warranty by an extra 12 months just for that componant!

Please don't berate me for a stupid question, but are the pads for a TT the same as the pads on my 4x4? I've bought auroan's carriers and nearly committed to buying a Mintex "Brake Box" for the Audi TT, before I stopped and thought "I know the discs will fit, but are the pads the same??" If not, can anyone recommend a reasonable combination of discs and pads (hoping not to spend more than about a ton)?

Don't worry, found your ebay listing.

so out of interest how much is a full set golfturbo?

Bought my Octy 4x4 Estate from Simpson's last March - very friendly and helpful. Numerous testdrives allowed (couldn't decide between a yellow vRS hatch and the white 4x4 estate) and even let me take a new vRS out while making my mind up! Had to go back this week for some electrical work which they have agreed to pay for even though there's no record of my car being registered for the 12m dealer warranty. Excellent service, would highly recommend.

auroan - yhm goochie - so do u

Just been told I need new front discs and pads to get my 4x4 through it's MOT and I fancy upgrading to the 312mm's - but can I find any 2nd-hand caliper carriers?? Anyone know anywhere that has any? (lol - too many "any"s) And what sort of price I should be paying? There are some on ebay from Spain at £110 including delivery - but compared to Diving Pete's £56 it seems a bit steep... Thanks for any help anyone can offer.

Any chance someone has a copy of these pictures as they don't seem to be available anymore...? Cheers, Gerrard

Is this likely to happen at all? I've got the chance to go along to Jabba with Nottigham ClubGTi at the beginning of May but if the Briskoda one(s) might happen before or just after then I'll hang on... Who's actually organising this (these)?

Hello?

I've just added you all too. Now have a decent looking MSN contact list!

Just added everyone in this thread to my list (in case you're wondering who just added you!) - and no my MSN avatar isn't me - sorry to disappoint any of you.

distributed computing (have you heard of "SETI@Home"?) to understand protein folding, misfolding and related diseases. http://folding.stanford.edu/

Cheers for the welcome. The username is the same one I use everywhere and refers to my first bike - the Octy is white. Gerrard

Awesome GTI, Warrington nr Manchester 1) Daver 2) Bouron 3) Wardy 4) Faboka vRS (Trying to increase the numbers for Awesome) 5) Fluffmeister 6) Black Magic 7) Hawk 8) GaryM 9) SilverBandit (either or) JBS Chesterfield, Derbyshire 1) Tom_vRS 2) HellFire 3) Verr_Err_Ess! 4) Bouron 5) Decron 6) Wardy 7) 150HP&Counting 8) Dsmithmobile 9) Beeftech 10) bryand 11) daz_vrs 12) vrsfab 13) Daver ( well might as well join in the fun to keep it up North....would be rude not to!!) 14) drm_jones 15) Hawk 16) AntvRS 17) bryand 18) GaryM 19) harrystainer (Depending on date) 20) SilverBandit (either or) AMD Bicester, Oxfordshire 1) Tom_vRS 2) VRStu - AMD or Regal 3) SkodaLover (Date permitting) 4) walkie 5) mpopevrs (Date and funds permitting) 6) Octygone. (Out of money, so no run, but I'll come along to meet everyone) 7) Decron 8) Boyced 9) Matt_D 10) Flatfourburble (depending on date) 11) Beretta (date depending) 12) Makefish - (Probably won't run, but will come along anyway!) 13) AvRS (depending on date, wkends best) 14) Baker21 15) ItsOnlyMe_vRS (Date permitting) 16) ncarring 17)Bengie Stealth - Birmingham 1) Phil "Goochie" (hopefully no longer a loner) 2) CupraR- Rog (depending on dates and various other variables) 3) Phil's boss - TVR Tuscan 2 (he says it'll be a laugh but it'll probably break) 4) Decron (Because he just wants to go!)

:confused:?? referring to my sig? Neat innit!

Hi all, I have been lurking for a few weeks and am now the proud owner of a plain white Octavia 1.8T 4X4 Estate. It's been debadged and feels bloody quick so I'm guessing it's been "breathed on" by someone (possibly the factory?) , 'though there are no material changes that I can find. The first owners were a private ambulance firm so I they will probably know what's been done. I am considering taking a trip down to Peterborough to see the guys at Jabba to find out exactly what it's putting out. I'm fairly sure it's more than 180 coz it felt far quicker than the two vRS's I test drove the same day that I chose this one (if only they did the vRS in 4WD...) I've so far used this forum to find out about Jabba and VAGparts and have ordered a sunglasses holder and changed the plain tray in the console for one with two cup-holders. I've also saved some loose change by finding the details on how to show "true" speed on the aircon display - there are people on ebay paying for that info! What a great place! Gerrard