I think I can safely say you are OK with a Richbrook alloy tax disc holder.

You sure? Extra weight on a relatively fragile windscreen? :rubchin:

Rob.

As long as you dont super glue it to the screen like one of my customers did....some people.

:eek: Out of interest...was that a warranty job?

Rob.

I think I can safely say you are OK with a Richbrook alloy tax disc holder.

Unless of course you scratch the screen removing the stick-on one... or the dealer gets the hump with you for removing their free advertising

You sure? Extra weight on a relatively fragile windscreen? :rubchin:

Rob.

Cupra intake removed until after the weekend...

Should really change my username too if I want to protect my anonimity from the lurking dealers...

Should really change my username too if I want to protect my anonimity from the lurking dealers...

Honestly, the problem *isn't* the dealers...they want to do warranty work, as they get paid for it! The problem is with Skoda UK, who don't want to pay for warranty work that isn't their fault.

And I have to say, I agree with them on that one...

Rob.

Honestly' date=' the problem *isn't* the dealers...they want to do warranty work, as they get paid for it! The problem is with Skoda UK, who don't want to pay for warranty work that isn't their fault.

And I have to say, I agree with them on that one...

Rob.[/quote']

Is it possible to edit my username?

Honestly' date=' the problem *isn't* the dealers...they want to do warranty work, as they get paid for it! The problem is with Skoda UK, who don't want to pay for warranty work that isn't their fault.

And I have to say, I agree with them on that one...

Rob.[/quote']

PS agreed, if somebody breaks their own car and demands a free repair, they're cheeky!

If something breaks and the dealer tries to blame it on something else completely unrelated to the mod, then I don't think that's too reasonable.

Shouldn't moan, the fine print on the warranty for my 200SX was pretty comprehensive - in a nutshell, anything that didn't physically stop the car from moving, wasn't covered - irrespective of whether or not the car would have been road legal or not as a result. And anything damaged as a result of something else breaking, wasn't covered either. I queried this for a laugh, and asked them whether, in the event of total brake failure, I would be covered. Answer - no, because the car would still move, it just wouldn't stop! :eek:

Similarly I wasn't covered if the gearbox seized in first gear, as the car would still move - albeit at a maximum speed of 45 mph whilst sounding like a proper nob

Although this was a Suzuki warranty on a Nissan car... :crazy:

LOL

I can't believe the attitude of a lot of people on here - we really are turning into a nanny state.

My other car is a year old and in the process of being modded to the hilt - if something big goes on the car (ie 5k engine), then I'll just have to return it to standard. IMHO as long as you stay away from a remap then you're laughing - pretty much nothing else is traceable (although I'm sure someone on here will prove me wrong )

The other issue is performance modding maybe isn't best suited to the Fab as it has quite a hard time coping with the 130bhp...all IMHO of course

The other issue is performance modding maybe isn't best suited to the Fab as it has quite a hard time coping with the 130bhp...

Does it, in what way?

IMHO as long as you stay away from a remap then you're laughing - pretty much nothing else is traceable (although I'm sure someone on here will prove me wrong )

You can't 'see' a remap unless you go looking for it with suitable diagnostic equipment but you can see non standard DVs, exhausts, decat pipes, power gaskets, CAIs, FMICs, brake callipers, wheels and just about everything else which makes a car go faster or look different (ie otherwise know as mods).

The things I'm principally concerned with (as most likely to fit to my car) are:

Green panel filter

Ibiza intake

Ibiza strut brace - all of which can be removed for servicing visits etc.

AMD one click once the running in period is over - maybe...

Head unit - want to change it, when I got the car the dealer said they didn't mind mods to the stereo as long as nothing was cut or drilled in the process. Well, I've fitted an amp, sub, powercap and 6x9s using all standard holes and such, and have cut no wires (I got another shelf off ebay and butchered that, I still have the original hole-free shelf) nor drilled any holes so I'll see what they say about that and about changing the HU when I take it in on Saturday....

My other car is a year old and in the process of being modded to the hilt - if something big goes on the car (ie 5k engine)' date=' then I'll just have to return it to standard. IMHO as long as you stay away from a remap then you're laughing - pretty much nothing else is traceable (although I'm sure someone on here will prove me wrong )

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So you dump your car back at the dealer after having broken it with your mods, and expect them to fix it for you at their cost? And who bears that cost? THE CUSTOMER! So their prices will increase to cover costs...which you might not mind, but maybe some of us don't want to have to cover the cost of your fun?

As for being a nanny state - this has nothing to do with it whatsoever. If you want to mod/break your car DO IT AT YOUR OWN COST. Do not expect the dealer to fix it. And do not expect everyone to think it's "cool" that you do this...

Rob.

Any one checked their insurance - post mod - never mind the warranty? Things could get pretty ugly on this side of things if you had a prang. The reason I ask is because I have just (yesterday) insured a new car and they needed to know everything that wasn't totally standard spec; and that includes any factory fitted optional extras (such as heated rear seats or zenons) above and beyond the original, manufacturer quoted, standard spec for that car. Their take was that if I had a prang and I hadn't specified the zenons when I took the policy out, then they will not honour the claim :eek:

Sounds like a bunch of pencil neck, rubber-desk Jonnys trying to chissel their way out of paying if you ask me. Either way you see it, if they can get this anal about factory fitted, manufacturer approved additions, how do you think they would react if you had a big off with something as simple as a Cupra intake? (although I will be getting one and to the lot of 'em! - does it actually do anything positive anyway??)

Just my 2p worth. (Standing by the fire extinguishers to be shot down in flames)

So you dump your car back at the dealer after having broken it with your mods' date=' and expect them to fix it for you at their cost? And who bears that cost? THE CUSTOMER! So their prices will increase to cover costs...which you might not mind, but maybe some of us don't want to have to cover the cost of your fun?

As for being a nanny state - this has nothing to do with it whatsoever. If you want to mod/break your car DO IT AT YOUR OWN COST. Do not expect the dealer to fix it. And do not expect everyone to think it's "cool" that you do this...

Rob.[/quote']

Kind of reminiscent of the god-awful "where there's blame there's a claim" culture the Americans have infected us with. People love to claim

Kind of reminiscent of the god-awful "where there's blame there's a claim" culture the Americans have infected us with. People love to claim

...Cupra intake (although I will be getting one and to the lot of 'em! - does it actually do anything positive anyway??)

Just my 2p worth. (Standing by the fire extinguishers to be shot down in flames)

Yes, seems to make the car rev more freely and pull smoother. Doubt it's any real performance gain on its own but what do you want for

OK, visited my dealership today and they didn't have any problem with the stereo gear I fitted so far. When I mentioned changing the head unit, they said as long as it was fitted professionally they wouldn't consider it invalidating the warranty (as far as they're concerned anyway) and offered to fit it for me. Nice!

Shame they didn't tell me they weren't actually going to fix the bits on the car I brought it in for though - just checking what parts they need to do it :confused:

Oh well, booked in to be sorted out properly soon

Incidentally, my main beams had been poorly alligned and I asked them to adjust them so they didn't dazzle oncoming traffic - which they succeeded in doing by pointing my passenger side one at the floor about 15ft in front of the car is it difficult to adjust the main beam angle yourself on a Furby with xenons? I know the xenons are tricky to adjust but are the main beams too?

Cheers

Main beams should dazzle on comming traffic, thats why you should be on dipped beam!

Xenons need to be adjusted with the ECU in basic settings otherwise the unit will just try and compensate for your adjustment.

Main beams should dazzle on comming traffic' date=' thats why you should be on dipped beam!

Xenons need to be adjusted with the ECU in basic settings otherwise the unit will just try and compensate for your adjustment.[/quote']

You don't say... Maybe I should be a bit clearer - my passenger side main beam was aimed at the right hand kerb of the road, not straight ahead like it should have been. I don't keep my full beams on when driving towards other road users, but in the brief time between seeing them and switching back to dips, I would have been blinding the poor sods

Still, is it an easy or hard job to adjust the aim of the main beams? I wasn't planning on taking the car back in until the new year but the main beams are now rubbish as a result of the numpty adjustment that was made today.

Ahh I get ya

Main beam adjustment should be stright forward, up against a wall, Phillips screwdriver should do and adjust the main beam screw (not the dip beam one). Have a look through the slam panel and around the headlight, you should see the little white screws for adjustment.

Ahh I get ya

Main beam adjustment should be stright forward' date=' up against a wall, Phillips screwdriver should do and adjust the main beam screw (not the dip beam one). Have a look through the slam panel and around the headlight, you should see the little white screws for adjustment.[/quote']

Job for the moro now I think

Got my Green filter and Cupra intake back on this evening though, he he he