I had a call from the dealer to say my car has just arrived and got round to quoting me for a dog guard.

Apparently they want £70 for fitting as it gets riveted to the chassis. I just can't see where they do this or am I missing something?

Appreciate any advice from others that have fitted one.

Cheers

Martyn

Sounds a bit odd asking, but if this is in an octavia and assuming it's the same as the one in the estate pre-fl, they're talking b0ll0cks! You screw a square rod on two fitting points on each side of the boot and the top part clamps into that.

Bought my dog guard at time of delivery from Rainworth and it's great as the square rods have stayed in permanantly allowing me to choose whether to simply snap on the grille bit or not and it's not affected anything else, like the seats or the umbrella carrier. Great design.

Have no idea why they're saying it needs riveting unless the design has MASSIVELY changed and/or it's not a Skoda part they're using.

Edited 17 September, 201213 yr by blackspaven

10 minutes to fit if it is the genuine skoda one, as per above. You need an allen key to tighten up the bottom clamps.

Tell them to leave it in the boot and you will do it yourself!

It is for an octavia estate and they quoted me the official skoda part number. Think I'll buy and fit the part myself if they say the same thing tomorrow.

Cheers just wanted to check I wasn't missing something.

This is what I have: http://www.theskodashop.co.uk/product/Octavia_Estate_2006_%3E%3E_Dog_Restraint_DMM620001.

If you look below the pull back, slidey boot cover, where the sides meet the backs of the seats, you can see the square rods in each corner. Easy peasy.

Dunno if it'll fit the new estate (don't know why it shouldn't), but I'd also recommend the waterproof boot liner (http://www.accessori...?p_no=DMA629001) if you have a dog, as it has a detachable flap that flips over the edge of the boot so it doesn't get scuffed.

It's brilliant!

Edited 17 September, 201213 yr by blackspaven

Dunno if it'll fit the new estate (don't know why it shouldn't), but I'd also recommend the waterproof boot liner (http://www.accessori...?p_no=DMA629001) if you have a dog, as it has a detachable flap that flips over the edge of the boot so it doesn't get scuffed.

It's brilliant!

We do have a dog so was looking at either the rubber boot liner like the one you've linked but wasn't sure how easily it might get pulled off by the dog. Think the one you linked will probably.work better and protect the boot.

Cheers for the help

i have the dog guard in my pre fl vrs estate and it does not needed riveted in as there are fixing points. the interior hasn't changed on the fl so i think they're talking *******s

Ask the stealer about it. It fits by using the loops & hooks for the net system things: there's an elasticated loop at the top of each corner and a corresponding snap clip at the bottom. As long as there's one pair of each in each corner, the same as the pre-fl, it'll fit. It's that easy! If your stealer has an old pre-fl for sale, you can compare quite easily. (just to let you know, the top loops at the front of the liner are the same ones the rear seats click into when they're put back into they're normal upright position, and the clips lock onto that same bit that the dog guard square rods are allen-screwed onto, so i'd be stunned if at least those ones aren't there!!)

Just remembered, the loops which the clips nearest the back of the car lock onto are the same ones that utilise the variable boot floor thing that's still done on the fl, so those loops MUST be in there. It sounds like it's just the 'T' shaped clips above those which you hang the top off of and whether the boot floor shape has changed as to whether it won't fit.

Edited 17 September, 201213 yr by blackspaven

Okay, this should clear it up:

Take a look at the following link to Skoda's FL accessories. http://www.accessories.skoda.co.uk/productsList.aspx?type=a&id=18&main=Comfort%20and%20Practicality⊂=Boot%20Storage and click on 'Large Boot Storage Bag'

If you look in the pic...

There's a black clip on the left, just below the white boot light. That's the TOP clip for the rear.

Underneath that, you can just see tha very top of the silver metal loop in the floor. That's the BOTTOM clip for the rear.

On the far right, there's another silver metal loop in the centre of the pic. That's the BOTTOM clip for the front, and where the dog guard is secured to.

The TOP clip for the front is the metal loop the seats clip into as I mentioned before.

Unless the pics on the website are innacurate, I see no reason why the part wouldn't fit, although I can't remember if I had to look on the european website for the part number to order this thing. Annoyingly, there are bit you CAN order in this country, they're just not advertised in the UK!

I've never even seen a dog guard for the Octavia let alone attempted to fit one.

However, I do remember a thread that talked about needing to drill into the car to fit it?

Maybe they've changed the design?

You have ordered a £20K car and they are asking you to pay for the fitting of an accesory, I would just laugh and put the phone down on them! I have never paid for an accesory to be fitted, it has always been done and in the car ready for collection at no cost, even accesories that I have bought myself and delivered to my dealer to put in on variosu new cars, i.e. new steering wheel in a car a few years ago as the model only came with a plastic trimmed one I wanted leather etc

Sorry, but they are taking the **** expecting you to pay for it to be fitted!

I had a call from the dealer to say my car has just arrived and got round to quoting me for a dog guard.

Apparently they want £70 for fitting as it gets riveted to the chassis. I just can't see where they do this or am I missing something?

Appreciate any advice from others that have fitted one.

Cheers

Martyn

None really,except that the time to ask about price for fitting was at point of sale. e.g , fit ,no charge= sale. Charge = look elsewhere. I'd now be asking if they still want your business ( ie ,vehicle servicing etc), in return for a bit of free work. As for the practical issue of fitting. I've got one tale of woe- little while ago I had a fuel pipe leak. Tried few places for a pipe- none could find anything like it. In desperation went to main dealer, to be told it was an expensive part with possible two hour labour. ( Possible total =£300 approx). Expert opinion was that pipe was in high pressure line. But if so -why was hose a simple fabric part. it turned out that hose was low pressure return pipe. Cost =50p at motor factor. To verify this, I called in at Audi TPS and the staff looked for the pipe. After a look under the bonnet,and a check on the PC, back came result "low pressure fuel pipe- cut to length".

moral of story- never,never take anything a Stealer says as gospel.

Edit-

james_19742000 puts it in a nutshell.

Edited 17 September, 201213 yr by VWD

10 minute job, I've done a few times to the FL. I have a guide somewhere I'll dig out. No drilling, no riveting...just 2 Allen keys to tighten and hey presto!

Dealer is an idiot.

I've never even seen a dog guard for the Octavia let alone attempted to fit one.

However, I do remember a thread that talked about needing to drill into the car to fit it?

Maybe they've changed the design?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GENUINE-SKODA-OCTAVIA-ESTATE-DOG-GUARD-DMM620001-/380404373254

This is the same as mine - no driling required

The dog guard should be supplied with instructions.

Here's the thread you need

http://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/157883-fl-estate-dog-guard/