iv just bought my first octavia vrs and need some help.

firstly id like to paint the grill chrome surround black to match the car.anyone know how this comes apart?

also id like to paint the bumper trims black.how hard are these to remove?

and finally im looking at hid light kits and iv came across some canbus kits?wat are these?

cheers in advance

bumper trims just pull off mate easy. the grill un bolts from the bonnet then lookin at reverse of the grill it clips together so just unclip them all. then the chrome bit i soaked in cheapo asda bleach for 48 hrs as its a nightmare to get off

Hi,

Grille comes apart quite easily - you can prise out the clips from behind with a screwdriver.

http://www.pimpmyskoda.co.uk/BlackGrille.htm

Bumper trims just pop out and clip back in - really easy to do.

good advice.il give that a whirl then give everything to the painter for him to paint

Don't mention aftermarket HID kits on here, you'll be burnt at the stake as a heretic

Don't mention aftermarket HID kits on here, you'll be burnt at the stake as a heretic

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Oh now you have gone and done it. Woooosssaaar people! Stroke your ears and take a deep breath

The best thing i can advise mate is to do a thread search under HID Kits and you will see what we mean

Edited 30 April, 201016 yr by TazD

They always get a slating on here, for being illegal and potentially dangerous.

At the end of the day its your car and it's your decision what you do to it though

Edited 30 April, 201016 yr by chicken_eyebrow

As long as you use them with projectors, it'll be ok

CANBUS is a clever electrical/electronic system, that runs auto electrics off a ring main, rather than having separate wires going battery -> switch ->[relay] -> device for every electrical device on the car. Given that you may have separate electric motors for each door window, both side mirrors, the sunroof, potentially for front and rear screen and headlight washers... it can considerably simplify the wiring.

I'm amazed that no-one has yet claimed that aftermarket xenons are illegal, despite the so-called evidence of this explicitly saying "aftermarket xenons should conform to the same standards as OEM setups". This is a recommendation, not a statement of law, which would say "...xenons shall conform...".

thats rather strange i ran a set of aftermarket 6000k hid lights in my golf and never had a problem with them.