If, like me, your clutch pedal rubber is wearing out - or rather the rubber bits that poke through the silver plate (vRS) - prepare yourself for a shock. A new pad is - are you sitting down? -

I suppose it helps to prevent people hiding the tell-tale signs of a clocked car.

If you do a search, you will find that I covered this one a while ago when they quoted a higher price for an Octy vRS clutch pedal rubber.

After several calls to Skoda UK they reduced the price to about

8 quid is about the most I'd want to pay - that's already expensive, but I suppose postage etc must be (re-)covered :(

Ouch! Thats not good.

I've just paid

But IIRC a lhd one is

Got one for my Boxster last week from the porsche main dealer in Hatfield. Total cost including vat was

Porsche parts don't have the same quality standards as Skoda though

I feel a badge snobbery moment coming on

This is so wrong though, suppose the hourly rate is much higher though :P

I just said the quality standard was different for Skoda. I didn't say it was better.

I just said the quality standard was different for Skoda. I didn't say it was better.

Try http://www.vagparts.com I'm sure you will find the part a lot cheaper. Good company to deal with too.

Cheers, bookmarked but hopefully I won't need it.

The pedal cover for the Octavia is alos used on a VW model and I think an Audi, therefore it is relatively mass produced. The pedal cover for the Fabia fits only that model, no other vehicle in the VW group. Therefore it is relativley 'rare' and thus its production costs are much higher

If you do a search, you will find that I covered this one a while ago when they quoted a higher price for an Octy vRS clutch pedal rubber.

After several calls to Skoda UK they reduced the price to about