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Tyres, DPF, Lights........

Fairyvan
in Skoda Yeti

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I love this forum and have found a lot to help me but as I read more, I am getting worried.

 

 

Tyres- I have always bought good tyres- the best I can afford. Always been fine, have never aquaplaned or skidded in over 35 years on the road, apart from an occasional slip on snow!

 

 

Worry No 1-  Will my lovely new Yeti arrive with tyres I can safely drive on?

 

Worry No 2-  As I have ordered only a humble 'S' level, will my lights actually show my way as I drive my lovely new Yeti home to the west country?  (Ford Focus standard lights have served me well)

 

Worry No 3-  Is my lovely new Yeti going to die of DPF failure if I don't watch out!

 

Worry No 4-  As the clock strikes midnight on my Yeti's 3rd birthday, are a variety of expensive components going to fail?

 

And so in the wee small hours of the morning, my thoughts go on.........!   :think:

 

Oh dear !      

 

 

 

 

 

So I'm not the only paranoid person on this forum after all!!!

 

Perhaps we can start a sub-forum, like the special small wheels club but with a mission statement to collate every minor defect from every post (from day 1) and agonise that 

 

i) Our Yeti has every known problem, probably since the day it was collected from the dealer

 

II) It doesn't appear to have all the problems, but that's probably only because some of them are being masked by something worse.

 

There used to be a regular contributor to the forum who I'm sure would willing serve as our president. What was his name? Two tone? I'm sure someone will remind me.

 

But on a serious note, I came to Skoda from a marque that I went to because of its long-held reputation for dull but reliable. Well. I was half right. My Yeti has so far been faultless - the sunroof doesn't squeak or let water in, I've not found a pond under the boot floor, the brakes don't squeal and the leather in the seats hasn't stretched. Apparently i even have a variable height centre console to rest my weary left arm on - took six months to find that one!

 

But I do agree with your comment about the tyres, my last car was dreadful in snow and I have been toying with winter tyres but living on the South Coast I'm struggling with whether the cost, but more importantly the storage of the off-car set of wheels and tyres and the apparently limited life of winter tyres, is justified; longer term I will probably go to all season tyres. So I'd be interested to hear how other Yeti owners with 215/60/16 tyres cope in the snow - is the higher profile likely to give better traction and control than the lower profile tyres fitted as standard to the higher spec. cars?

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    don't  worry no1 - the tyres will be OK, but I have the Goodyear four seasons fitted to mine to make sure I keep moving in the snow.

     

    don't worry no2- the lights will light the way ahead, but I up graded mine to night breakers much better.

     

    don't worry no3 - DPF drive it forget it if the light comes on thrash it till its clear then forget it again

     

    don.t worry no4 - take out a dealer warranty for the following years, you may need it you probably won't.

     

    NO5 - GO TO SLEEP, you are only making it feel longer till collection :rofl:   

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    ^^^ probably the best advice.

     

    Ours came with Continental tyres but we purchased a set of steels with winters (GoodYear Ultragrip 8's) for winter use.

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    Please, what are night breakers and how do I get them? All this stuff is a bit confusing to a non techy female   ;)

    Please, what are night breakers and how do I get them? All this stuff is a bit confusing to a non techy female   ;)

    Nightbreakers, a name of a headlight bulb from the Osram company. Regarded by many to give a better light from the headlights at night.

     

    http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/accessories-tyres/44499/osram-night-breaker-plus

     

    Available from many places including online.

     

    Will your new Yeti have factory fitted Xenon headlights?

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    No 'cos it's only an 'umble 'S' !

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    PS I think I'll just have to eat more carrots!

     

     

    I'm off to the land of nod now and as advised- stop worrying!

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    Nightbreakers, a name of a headlight bulb from the Osram company. Regarded by many to give a better light from the headlights at night.

     

    http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/accessories-tyres/44499/osram-night-breaker-plus

     

    Available from many places including online.

     

    Will your new Yeti have factory fitted Xenon headlights?

     

    Much cheaper here though. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Skoda-90-Osram-H4-Night-Breaker-Plus-High-Low-Headlight-Bulbs-472-P43T-/300824848707?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&fits=Car+Make%3ASkoda%7CModel%3AYeti&hash=item460a8ee943

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    Thank you guys    ;)

     

     

     

    just done a compatibility check on the Ebay site and it says a no no on 2013 2.0 TDI

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    If in doubt, go to hellfrauds, get them to supply and fit Osram Nightbreakers or equivalent, watch the guy do it then in future buy them online for a lot less and do it yourself!

    I read this forum on my wait for my SE with added sunroof off-road button factory fit towball etc and got worried. Ordered on 12th August and dealer said delivery 07 - 21 October. Took delivery on the 09th October, hooked it up to the caravan and no problems with the electrics, sunroof does not leak, despite torrential rain, goes off-road fantastically with factory fit Dunlop tyres and once they had been scrubbed off (bout 200 miles) they are like the proverbial to a blanket even in 3 inches of rain on the M62!

    The standard lights are great, put the fogs on and the Tarmac starts to soften ;-)

    DPF is as has been said - Octi handbook advised if DPF light comes on do about 50mph at 2500rpm for about 10 minutes along the motorway to clear it

    It's all a matter of percentages and human nature - people don't hesitate to complain about little problems but rarely say when things just work as they should.

    Go and look at accessories to pass the time, you will love your new Yeti when it arrives :-)

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    My Yeti continues to astonish me.  A Greenline SE (with no extras apart from the tyre pressure monitor) it seems to funtion perfectly on all its bog standard equipment:  lights,  tyres, paintwork,  bits of trim.... all function completely adequately without dropping off,  and so will yours!  If you've got spare money to throw away,  then feel free to modify anything you like,  but I find the basic car is safe,  comfortable, quiet,  reliable,  and fun to drive.  So there!   (I have bought a set of winter wheels and tyres,  but I've gone for the Continental winter equivalent to the normal tyres fitted to the car,  none of your fancy Himalaya climbing tackle that everyone else says I should have.)

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    ^^^ probably the best advice.

     

    Ours came with Continental tyres but we purchased a set of steels with winters (GoodYear Ultragrip 8's) for winter use.

     

    Agreed. I had the dealer swap the OEM tyres for Goodyear Vector 4Seasons, which I am sure will be fine up north here in the winter.

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    Great! Keep the positives coming! Seems to have been too much the other way - when I first looked into the forum the posters all seemed to love their Yeti's. While I have been waiting for mine  a bit more negativity! Or is it just my nerves ?!!

     

     

    Mine is built- just waiting for 'THE CALL!' 

    I'm assuming the Yeti in question is likely to be an FL  :wonder:

     

    If so the FL Yeti headlights are most likely to be similar to those on the new Octy which it seams follow the bulb layout used on the Golf VI.

     

    If it is the case then the normal dipped beam will be the standard universal H7 type bulb.

     

    However the main (high) beam is the odd one, as the H15 bulb also fulfils the role of the DRL (no nightbreaker or extreme available).

     

     

    Tyres wise your already onto a winner with the S trim as you have the correct size tyres fitted as standard, getting them switched if you can to Goodyear Vector 4season or Hankooks equivalent would defiantly keep you moving safely all year round.

     

     

    Oh and if your keeping the car more than 3 years go for the manufacturers 4 or five year warranty extension, which the dealer can apply before registration.

     

     

    TP

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    I asked for and was assured it would be pre F/L   Thanks for all info.  At the moment I just want my car-  Pre or post FL doesn't seem to matter so much now!!

    the apparently limited life of winter tyres

     

    My understanding is that they only wear noticeably quicker if you leave them on when temperatures are consistently above the temperature at or below which they are designed to start work better than summer tyres ie ~7?.

     

    See also this post, including the following statement: "summer tyres suffer more wear if used in winter than do winter tyres if used in summer".  So if you swap tyres at the right time it works out about even, and two sets of tyres last you roughly as long as...well, as long as two sets of tyres should last you.

    I asked for and was assured it would be pre F/L   Thanks for all info.  At the moment I just want my car-  Pre or post FL doesn't seem to matter so much now!!

    If you end up with a pre FL then the bulbs you need are H4

    I got mine from Autobulbs direct

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    Thank CFB, when I have finished playing the waiting game I shall order some, if I get my pre F/L!

    I'm assuming the Yeti in question is likely to be an FL  :wonder:

     

    If so the FL Yeti headlights are most likely to be similar to those on the new Octy which it seams follow the bulb layout used on the Golf VI.

     

    If it is the case then the normal dipped beam will be the standard universal H7 type bulb.

     

    However the main (high) beam is the odd one, as the H15 bulb also fulfils the role of the DRL (no nightbreaker or extreme available).

     

     

    Tyres wise your already onto a winner with the S trim as you have the correct size tyres fitted as standard, getting them switched if you can to Goodyear Vector 4season or Hankooks equivalent would defiantly keep you moving safely all year round.

     

     

    Oh and if your keeping the car more than 3 years go for the manufacturers 4 or five year warranty extension, which the dealer can apply before registration.

     

     

    TP

    I only have experience of the standard halogen lights on my S spec 4x4, and I think they are the weakest link in the design, not really to do with bulb brightness, more reflector and lens design not being very good. So this could be a real benefit with the FL Yeti and new headlamp design.

    Also from what I read there is some inconsistency with bulb output between samples. I've tried Osram Nightbreaker Plus and although an improvement, still find dipped beam to be too diffused, especially in bad conditions. I'm about to try Philips X-treme Vision to see if this seems any better in the dipped position

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    The quality of light output is decided by two things.

    The headlamp reflector design and the tolerance in bulb construction.

    The reflector in a single bulb headlamp, such as that fitted to the SE and below, has two jobs.

    Providing the correct beam pattern for the dipped beam to give good light output but to avoid dazzling oncoming vehicles.

    It also has to have the correct shape to provide the high beam with enough distance and intensity to make driving in pitch dark safe.

    There obviously has to be a compromise somewhere in the design.

    The other factor in the performance of a headlamp is the quality of bulb and the consistency of manufacture.

    The position of the bulb filament in relation to the reflector is critical.

    Cheap bulb, wide tolerances, poor performance.

    Top of the range bulb, close tolerances, superior performance.

    As usual, you kind of get what you pay for.

    I find the night breaker plus far better than the Chinese bulbs that the car came with so I'm sticking with them.

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    I love this forum and have found a lot to help me but as I read more, I am getting worried.

     

     

    Tyres- I have always bought good tyres- the best I can afford. Always been fine, have never aquaplaned or skidded in over 35 years on the road, apart from an occasional slip on snow!

     

     

    Worry No 1-  Will my lovely new Yeti arrive with tyres I can safely drive on?

     

    Worry No 2-  As I have ordered only a humble 'S' level, will my lights actually show my way as I drive my lovely new Yeti home to the west country?  (Ford Focus standard lights have served me well)

     

    Worry No 3-  Is my lovely new Yeti going to die of DPF failure if I don't watch out!

     

    Worry No 4-  As the clock strikes midnight on my Yeti's 3rd birthday, are a variety of expensive components going to fail?

     

    And so in the wee small hours of the morning, my thoughts go on.........!   :think:

     

    Oh dear !      

     

    Don't panic, just wait and see how you get on before spending a lot of money.   Generally speaking, the tyres the Yeti comes with will be much better in 'summer' conditions than tyres of old, but the trade off is that grip in very cold, icy or snowy conditions is reduced.

     

    This is a bit of a contrarian view, but I routinely keep cars a long time (8-9 years), and I've not yet spent more in unexpected maintenance than I would have done in extended warranty bills.  Extended warranty is there to make a profit for the vendor, so providing you have a bit put aside for the occasional unexpected bill, on average, you will be better off not bothering.

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