hi all

just a quick question i have one of the 09 VRS LE estates, have seen a few threads about the variable boot floor available.

Is this an option i can retro fit to my model, just i have the plastic boot tray for the dog but she sits to low and reckon the false boot floor might be better for her

Regards

Jas

They are available as aftermarket (slightly more expensive with labour etc, but you can fit them yourself AFAIK):

?koda Accessories

You need the floor AND sides (which oddly are separate items - I can't see why or how you would want them independently?)

= £93 + £87 + fitting

Seems a bit expensive at nearly £200 for the floor and the sides. Maybe I'll have a go at making my own out of some timber, carpet and a couple of piano hinges for around a tenner.

Seems a bit expensive at nearly £200 for the floor and the sides. Maybe I'll have a go at making my own out of some timber, carpet and a couple of piano hinges for around a tenner.

Check out the scrap yards you may get lucky:thumbup:

do the false floors from mk1 octavias fit? Bet there will be loads of mk 1 elegances at scrappers to nick the floor from

you dont need to pay for fitting, its a piece of cake to put in yourself, did it on my vRS estate

two sides clip on to the hoops for tieing loads down, top sits on the sides and two thumb screws hold it down at the back, highly recommended,

Sold it on to another memeber on here with a scout when I changed cars, fitted it him in less than 3 minutes

Just ordered variable boot floor in my new car. Don't know how earlier versions were fitted but one dealer i spoke to told me its expensive to have it retro fitted because it involves some welding work.

Might be right or might be sales talk. Either way my wife insisted on it as she's not keen on the big lip to access the boot, so it was the first option on the list regardless.

its certainly sales talk

its certainly sales talk

Thanks - I did wonder and was never 100% convinced. But as a car novice anything is possible to me that's why i like this site, it helps me clarify the fact from the fiction.

do the false floors from mk1 octavias fit? Bet there will be loads of mk 1 elegances at scrappers to nick the floor from

I kept my false floor from my mk1 elegance thinking it would slip in to my vrs le but not that easy i`m afraid it`s about a centimeter to long plus the new boot floor has two ancher points per side not one as per the original mk1 floor .I think it could be made to fit with a bit of jiggery pokery .

Just ordered variable boot floor in my new car. Don't know how earlier versions were fitted but one dealer i spoke to told me its expensive to have it retro fitted because it involves some welding work.

Might be right or might be sales talk. Either way my wife insisted on it as she's not keen on the big lip to access the boot, so it was the first option on the list regardless.

I got quoted around £280 by platinum skoda to supply and retro fit false floor , they most certainly did not mention any welding !

Ouch, 100GBP for fitting something you can do yourself within 5 minutes?

Just get the parts listed above and fit it yourself. It is self explaining and simple.

Don't know how earlier versions were fitted but one dealer i spoke to told me its expensive to have it retro fitted because it involves some welding work.

Is it any wonder there's so much distrust of dealers. Whilst I don't expect them to have every detail at their fingertips I do expect them to not give obviously false information.

I'd respect them more if they just admitted that the price is high and not try to dream up implausible excuses for it being so.

i have the plastic boot tray for the dog but she sits to low and reckon the false boot floor might be better for her

Once you fit the false floor, the plastic tray won't fit properly...

Once you fit the false floor, the plastic tray won't fit properly...

So how do you get round that? I've recently taken delivery of an Elegance Estate and had the dealer supply a rubber boot mat, OK it does the job but it just looks a bit un-finished as the mat hangs down at the side of the false floor as the VBR does not exactly follow the contours of the boot leaving a small space either side.

What's available to cover the entire boot area, with no droop and allows me to use the cargo net?

]Just get the parts listed above and fit it yourself. It is self explaining and simple.

The instructions on how to fit and remove the floor are actually in the owners manual, its a piece of cake. I have taken mine out a couple of times and got it back in, in a about 10 mins max.

thanks for all the responses looks like a quick and easy upgrade then

Jas

The instructions on how to fit and remove the floor are actually in the owners manual, its a piece of cake. I have taken mine out a couple of times and got it back in, in a about 10 mins max.

Do you know which page or section the instructions are in? I've had a look through the manual for my pre-FL Octavia II estate but I can't even find a mention of the variable boot floor. I'm just trying to fit one at the moment and while I can see roughly how it's supposed to go together, there's quite a few fitting that I'm not sure where to place, the only documentation that came with the boot floor says what parts are present and that it isn't to be sold to end user without fitting! I assume the two sides are supposed to clip into the hooks beside the cd changer compartment/hazard equipment bay but when I do that and take the boot floor forward, the sides are too far apart and the floor isn't supported at the boot opening side.

Edit - All sorted now, my mistake was not replacing the boot floor...I assumed the new boot floor was just cosmetic so didn't bother to take the old one out but when I had a look at it I realised it didn't have cardboard packaging, that was actually part of its structure. So on taking the old one out I could see the new one fitted differently so the rails sat on the metal rather than a section of the carpet. Once I put the rails back in the top now fits properly, I'm obviously left with a lot of parts but that seems normal from reading other posts. I have to say it looks great, the idea of having some hidden storage is definitely appealing and I think the dog is going to be a lot happier without the lip and being able to see out the windows with ease.

Big thanks to the forum as I think it would have taken a lot longer without the information here.

John

Edited 26 April, 201016 yr by JohnMcL7

I mananged to buy a used variable boot floor from Ebay for £10 - bargain.

Although its not fitted yet as I'm still awaiting the car!!!!

So how do you get round that? I've recently taken delivery of an Elegance Estate and had the dealer supply a rubber boot mat, OK it does the job but it just looks a bit un-finished as the mat hangs down at the side of the false floor as the VBR does not exactly follow the contours of the boot leaving a small space either side.

What's available to cover the entire boot area, with no droop and allows me to use the cargo net?

The plastic boot tray may be better. I have one on top of my variable boot floor and it works ok. Sides are not sagging yet so hoping it'll be stiff enough to stay flat. Can't use the cargo net with it though.

Sarge.

Seems a bit expensive at nearly �200 for the floor and the sides. Maybe I'll have a go at making my own out of some timber, carpet and a couple of piano hinges for around a tenner.

You might want to check this out: Bootfloor - text in German but maybe the pics and measures help anyway. If you need translation let me know.