vRS19TD's Fabia vRS

[vRS19TD]

Never posted anything in here as i didn't think i would do much modding to my car but this year that all changed.

This is how my car looked just 10 months after i bought her brand new:

At this point, the only mods were some Briskoda.net stickers.

Kept her pretty standard for all these years until this year when i changed the rear badges for some Mk2 badges:

Before:

After:

I also added a Robert Dyas LED light into the boot, stuck on with super strength velcro:

I then changed the stereo for a Sony Explode, bought a storage drawer for under the stereo and replaced the vRS badge on the gear stick for a new one as my original had been damaged by the garage:

Excuse the mess in the car, hadn't vacuumed for a while.

Some 17" Spiders then became available on eBay, so contacted the seller and made a deal to buy them but i had to go and pick them up, so took a trip to the Lake District:

Drove down to Halesowen to have the tyres fitted, Toyo Proxes T1-R's all round and this was how she looked:

This was my total driving time and distance on the day after i drove back to Surrey:

That was going from Stourbridge, to the Lakes, back to Stourbridge (via Halesowen) and then to Redhill in 1 day. :yes:

I then found some old PastyBoy badges i had bought a few years before but never got round to using them, so i used the VW wheel centres that came with the alloys and ended up with this:

I also fitted a Devonutopia bonnet lifter (picture taken November 2012):

Then i had this arrive in the post:

I decided i wanted to update a few stickers and change the front badge:

And in preparation for my 1st Track Day, added this:

[vRS19TD]

Took another trip to the Lakes but this time it was actually for a holiday:

And while in the Lakes, decided Scotland wasn't too far, so set off to visit where i stayed back in 2005:

And some of the local scenery:

Headed back to the Lakes:

Then i decided i needed to better prepare my car for Castle Combe as the sticker wouldn't stop me at high speeds, so i bought these off eBay after being let down by a former member on here:

After a bit of sanding and a paint job later (and another couple of stickers):

Fitting:

After:

Bought these as well:

Also bought a Mk4 Golf armrest and had it made up by Mattievrs:

Still haven't got round to fitting it yet but thanks for your work Mattievrs.

[vRS19TD]

Then came the track day:

At Castle Combe, i met M12MKD where i bought his PD160:

I then made a little change to the indicator bulbs, swapping from orange to silver:

Paid a visit to Group1RS:

And had this fitted:

Thanks for your hard work Group1RS.

Next up was another couple of minor mods. Moved the handsfree mic:

Fitted LEDs to the interior:

LED Reverse Lights:

Finally, this is how she is currently looking:

I've still got these to fit:

It's only taken me 8 years but i think the mod bug has got its teeth firmly in me now.

Oh, and i paid a visit to Rob @ W8 Performance last night and had a Shark remap added as well.

Hopefully people have made it this far and i will continue to update when i do things.

[vRS19TD]

Not a bad difference when i look at it:

July 2005:

November 2012:

October 2014:

[robertwaite]

Nice one John. More people should see it here than in the Freedom bit.

I can't believe you've owned it from new and only just started fiddling

[vRS19TD]

I know it's going to be nothing new to a lot of people but it's my pride and joy.

I think Pete was as surprised as you were when i said i'd owned it from new and hadn't really done anything to it until this year.

I keep toying with the idea of taking the bump strips off and have photoshopped a few of my pics to see how it looks but then i read the stories about paint bubbling and it puts me off. :( I also can't decide which i prefer.

[wardy_21]

love the calipers with the vrs stickers!

[vRS19TD]

love the calipers with the vrs stickers!

Thanks.

If you look on eBay, you'll find the seller on there. He does 2 different kinds, one with the green filled in like i've got, or ones with the red filled in if they're going onto green calipers.

[wardy_21]

ahh quality may have to be another item to my basket on ebay

[vRS19TD]

ahh quality may have to be another item to my basket on ebay

Do it.

This is the guy i got them from: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SKODA-VRS-Brake-Caliper-Calliper-Decals-Stickers-Octavia-Fabia-/380501443549?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item5897a743dd

I think there are some cheaper ones on there but i like the quality of these and they were delivered within days.

[Dark_Hero]

Excellent progress mate :-) like what you've done

[Dr Zoidberg]

Looking good. Spotted you out and about recently.

[vRS19TD]

Excellent progress mate :-) like what you've done

Thanks.

[vRS19TD]

Looking good. Spotted you out and about recently.

Thanks.

Where have you seen me??

[vRS19TD]

Little update, bought a Seat Sport Strut Brace off a member on here:

And did my 1st ever spray job:

Not a brilliant job but good enough. Just got to add a sticker or two when it dries.

[M80JJB]

Nice mods mate. Where in Scotland were you, looks familiar but probably isn't.

[vRS19TD]

Nice mods mate. Where in Scotland were you, looks familiar but probably isn't.

Some were taken on the Mull of Galloway (2005), 1 in Garlieston and the others in Galloway New Forest, i think thats the correct name.

[M80JJB]

Spot on m8, I'm in Newton Stewart so you would have passed through on several occasions no doubt.

[vRS19TD]

Yep, all the time. We used to go to the supermarket there back in 2005, i think it was Safeway at the time. When i went there this year, i stopped at Lidl for some Scottish water.

I've also been to the VW dealer to buy oil before.

[M80JJB]

Ha, that could have been costly oil, he is known locally for his high prices but that's really mainly for the used cars he sells mind. Bring back Safeway, sainsburys now :( lol

[vRS19TD]

Ha, that could have been costly oil, he is known locally for his high prices but that's really mainly for the used cars he sells mind. Bring back Safeway, sainsburys now :( lol

It was desperation as the nearest Skoda dealership was Dumfries and Ayr i think and i thought i needed it at the time but turns out i didn't as it's still in my garage.

[sharkrider]

all good stuff

[vRS19TD]

Face lift rear lights fitted...

Before:

During:

After:

Seat Sport Strut Brace fitted:

[vRS19TD]

Spent this morning changing a few LEDs.

Drivers door:

Passenger door:

Unfortunately, the drivers window LED decided not to work properly the 1st time and then, when i swapped it, the 2nd wasn't working at all! Need to order a few more and finish the job.

[Dark_Hero]

Like the led changes mate. don't suppose you got one the wrong way round? Could be why it didn't work?

Do you have a link to the reverse lights? They look cool :-)