well i.ll let you know if i need one bud hope not. Mine is a 55 slave and yours a 04 so hopefully will come straight out like yours. Heard about earthquake in new zealand hope you weren't affected.

Yeah it was on the South Island - we're on the North. Managed to sleep through it!

Hell of a mess though - it's going to take a lot of fixing up and it's a miracle no-one was killed.

Any damage in the north at all or anyone affected by it. Glad the skoda is ok tho

How hard is it to remove the O2 sensors from original downpipe? Any special tools or any tools that might help other than the usual stuff.

you won't be able to get a ring spanner over the wiring plug on the O2 sensor, so you will either need to use an open ended spanner, or you can buy a special socket with a window cut out on one side to allow the cable out.. it should be 22mm... if the probe has been in there a while it's likely to be very stubborn coming out and an open ended spanner will round it off

OK guys received decat today so hopefully get round to fitting it this weekend maybe. Will let ya know if I encounter any problems which you may or may not be able to help with.

What are people thoughts on the miltek decat as its alot cheaper than there down pipe inc sports cat....

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/OCTAVIA-1-8-TURBO-CAT-DOWNPIPE-EXHAUST-MILLTEK-NEW-/230524567883?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item35ac55c14b

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