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15 minutes ago, JonBRapid said:

Looks nice. I had a white one a while back, in my opinion one of the nicest colours for the car (that and the metallic blue). When I was over at Oxford Car Audio they tried to persuade me to go for air but insurance and cost where a bit of a concern. What's the ride like? I have to say where I live is a pain cause of speed bumps...

Thank you

yes I love the colour, although I haven't owned a white car before and I can't believe the amount of tar and iron it picks up! I clay bar'd it when I first got it and it's probably as bad now as it was then and I've only owned it 6 months,

the cost of air suspension is a bit daunting but this is my second 'bagged' car and in both cases Adrian flux have knocked £100 off my insurance when I declare it  ,

the ride is hard though, most air suspension is designed for mid to large cars so in a little car it's quite solid, but at the same time it holds the road very well

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I think colour coding the door and bumper Trim would look smart

i also follow someone on instagram with this which might give you some inspiration...

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1 minute ago, Scobymoby said:

Same as myself ha cheers

Always something to change/improve  

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2 minutes ago, Scobymoby said:

Would your set up be similar to what id need ? Coilovers aint enough :-) lovely car by the way

You would need 55mm front air shocks, these are very common and easy to find, the golf, Passat, a3, a4, A6 and Leon all use 55mm shocks, would be best if you found air suspension for one of these cars for around the same year as yours, the rears you can probably use universal bags and your current coilover rear shocks, hope this helps!

Thank you, I'm very happy with how it looks, I still have more plans though!

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32 minutes ago, Kurt_P said:

Damn that looks good. Where did you get it bagged and what was the rough cost?

I've been looking around for bag kits with very little success

Thanks bud!

i bagged it myself,

the front and rear bags and shocks are off a polo (I need polo gti top mounts really)

the compressor is firestone,

the tank is out a land rover disco

and the airlines and power leads are just off ebay,

then im only using 2 way manual paddle valves as control,

at some point I'll either swap to solenoids or go full digital

so including all the suspension and air kit and the wood for the boot build And a few tools I've spent just under £800

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On 07/06/2017 at 01:03, JonBRapid said:

Oxford car audio tried to persuade me to go air... I have a couple of children and a loving wife so they had to come first! 

Mines a bit of a home make kit, 

Polo avo performance front shocks

Polo ta technix rear shocks

ravern front bags

universal firestone rear bags

tank from a Land Rover discovery

Firestone compressor

manual 2 way paddle valves

and some generic air line and power/ground leads from eBay

 

all in im just shy of £800

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3 minutes ago, AutoScholar said:

Quite likely the only such Rapid in the UK...

I believe it is, I've only seen one other in Germany

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2 hours ago, AutoScholar said:

Yikes!  Air suspension?

Indeed, fitted it 2 weeks ago

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Yeh it's bagged

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Here's my Rapid

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Thanks

 

need to go and upload a photo then because now it looks like this 

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Hi,

I'm Tom

I have actually been a member of Briskoda for a few years now because I used to own a mk1 Fabia vrs and then a mk1 Octavia vrs,

since then I have been messing around with Fords, VWs and Audis but I'm back in a Skoda!

Specifically a 2014 Skoda Rapid Sport 1.2tsi in white, I have a few plans but possibly things no one here has seen on a Rapid before...

[Not impressed with Skoda Gloucester]

Literally just dropped my rapid off so they could fix a noise from the front suspension,

i asked if it would be covered by the manufactures warranty and the reply I got was 'dunno'... helpful,

 

Then I was refused a courtesy car by the insurance company, he asked if I had points on my license, which I do not, but he didn't even attempt to try anything to help me.

 

so by the end of our little chat I'm left stood in the pouring rain, with no car and an unknown bill,

 

this doesn't seem fair and since my service is due in the next couple of weeks I think I might end up going elsewhere.

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Sorry about the 'S' comment, pocket typing at its best, just read this topic from start to finish, absolutely awesome! Can't wait to see it completed! If only I was as courageous as you!

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hmm, sounds good to me.

de-cat is being fitted next week so will have a little peek

cheers

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Ive done a little search and although Ive found lots of answers to similar squeaks Im not sure mine is the same.

this squeak started around 2 - 3 months ago but only very occationally, i figured i could live with it until the weather improved but it has become unbareable!

it appears to be related to the movement of the car, bumps, pot holes etc.

BUT

it only happens when im on the accelerator, whether im holding speed, building up speed or just pedal to the metal,

as soon as i come off the throttle or disengage the clutch the squeak stops.

tell me if im wrong but in my mind this rules out

ARB

Rad mount

suspension

and bearings

my only logical thought is engine mount, i think it could be drivers side but its quite hard to tell.

PLEASE HELP ME!

much love.

T

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Hi guys, thank you for your suggestions

After getting it out the car and hooking it up to a booster it still did absolutely nothing, I decided to just buy another one, this is not usually how I roll but at £51 for a new one from euro I decided that it was worth just going and getting one,

So my car is now fixed

T

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Too much, but what's helped massively is that I work in gloucester 5 days a week so I'm insured at my flat,

Saved me about a grand compared to my London address

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Thanks bud, ill give this a go!

Thanks to everyone for you help! Wish me luck

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indeed they are,

ive checked all the fuses i can find, are there any hidden ones that i should know about?

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yup :/

ive had the battery tray out just to make sure

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Why does my first topic outside of introduction have to be a problem?

ah well

anyway.

today i managed to collect all the parts for my oil catch can.

other than a gunked up pipe all went to plan,

although.

this morning my car started fine,

this afternoon my car stared fine,

it started fine putting it into the garage,

but since ive fitted the new pipes it wont.

it is 100% not the battery, it bump starts fine and all the lights come up on the dash etc. also theres no fault code given.

but when i turn to key to engage the start motor nothing happens,

no click, no whurr, nothing

ive followed the wires from the startmotor to the battery, every thing is connected and nothing looks disturbed as far as i can see.

im absolutely stumped,

tomorrow im going to get a multi meter on it but any advice before i start would be much appreciated

thanks T

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Thanks bud

Intercooler has arrived!

Just picked it up from parcel force on my lunch break so haven't even had a chance to open the box!

Ageidfkshrbdisbexcited!!!

Must be what kids that have been put on reins feel like

Might even start my build thread tonight