Mk3 Fabia Owners Register

[Waki005]

Fabia III 1.o TSI 110hp 6 speed manual

Steel (Meteor) Grey with Black Magic Color Concept
Sports suspensions
Security package
Black package

Sports Seats
Super Sport Steering Wheel

Light Assist

 

[1981miked]

Morning all,

 

I had a 2014 Fabia Monte Carlo Tdi new and kept it 3 years, still the best car I have owned pound for pound. Gave it hell and still got 40 MPG. Anyway after buying a Seat Leon FR estate with DSG then a Clio RS (nice but totally impractical) I’m back in a Fabia Estate with the SE spec. I would have liked a Monte Carlo but budget would not allow. I need the bigger boot for putting my bike in etc, went with the 1.4 Tdi and DSG box, it’s a 2016 66 plate. Already ordered some LED bulbs and windows getting tinted next week, but really fancy upgrading the wheels from 15” to 16”, am I right in thinking I need an ET38 fitment? Also considering dropping it on some springs, nothing too drastic but maybe 20mm at the front and 30mm at the rear. Anybody near Dundee who can fit the springs for me?

 

[FabiaGonzales]

40 minutes ago, 1981miked said:

Morning all,

 

I had a 2014 Fabia Monte Carlo Tdi new and kept it 3 years, still the best car I have owned pound for pound. Gave it hell and still got 40 MPG. Anyway after buying a Seat Leon FR estate with DSG then a Clio RS (nice but totally impractical) I’m back in a Fabia Estate with the SE spec. I would have liked a Monte Carlo but budget would not allow. I need the bigger boot for putting my bike in etc, went with the 1.4 Tdi and DSG box, it’s a 2016 66 plate. Already ordered some LED bulbs and windows getting tinted next week, but really fancy upgrading the wheels from 15” to 16”, am I right in thinking I need an ET38 fitment? Also considering dropping it on some springs, nothing too drastic but maybe 20mm at the front and 30mm at the rear. Anybody near Dundee who can fit the springs for me?

 

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Stock 16 inch rims are 16x7J ET46 with 215/45 R16 tyres. ET38 will fit though and if anything will look better. (Stock rims with 8mm front and 16mm rear spacers give an almost perfect look, and spacers effectively reduce offset, so ET46 with 8mm spacer = ET38) 

 

Eibach or KW springs are both a good choice, they look almost identical, though the build of the springs are different, the Eibachs are progressive to maintain more comfort on riugher roads, but stiffen up when pressing hard round corners. This does mean though with stock shocks they still have some of the floatyness as the stock springs at high speed. The KWs are linear and as such are more consistent in feel in all driving conditions, you lose some of the comfort on poorer roads, but you also lose the floatiness at higher speeds.

 

Do note you could also pair either of them with Bilstein B8 shocks, this almost entirely gets rid of the floatiness with the eibachs and (in my opinion at least) improved handling and comfort on poorer roads. I couldn't tell you how theyll do with the KW springs though.

 

Both spring options drop it to a tight two finger gap both front and rear.

 

As for the rear springs, if you have a torque wrench and two axle stands you can easily do the rears yourself to save money, if you feel that way inclined. Took me about 20 minutes for the entire rear axle including lifting and dropping the car back down.

[1981miked]

Thanks for the info mate, I’ll have a hunt around for a set it 16” wheels now I know what I’m looking for. 

[1981miked]

Ok, I have decided it’s 17” wheels I’m after for the Fabia, really like the look of the Camelot wheels on the car. Anybody looking to sell a set? Seen a nice set of 17” VRS wheels (are they called Rays) but I keep going back to the Camelot’s. Got the windows tinted today, planning a wee drop in the ride height aswell. What are people dropping the estate by with 17’s on it? Don’t want it slammed but maybe 20 at the front and 30mm at the rear.

[CRASH67]

On 21/10/2016 at 23:26, CRASH67 said:

1.2 TSI (90PS) Monte Carlo

Red

17in Savio Wheels

Spare wheel.

Thats it. Added a boot line + Nets

Mud Flaps ready to go.

And the little rubber mat to cover the transmisson tunnel in the rear.

Back again! After replacing the Monte for an octavia after 2 years.... now waiting on a Moon White Hatch Monte Carlo MY21

[jpaul81]

1.0 TSI (110PS) SE

Black Magic 

15in Cygnus alloys

Optional winter pack, floor mats

[homai]

Purchased July 2020

Queensland Australia

1.0    70kw

5 speed manual

White

Combi

 

Quite possibly the last manual wagon sold in Australia -99 per cent of folks buy auto.

[Silverbirch]

Wife is down sizing from her Octavia which is nearly 15 years old and we are becoming a two Mk111 Fabia house as I have a 16 plate 1.4tdi

 

Pre reg Colour edition, 8 miles registered on the 30th of September.

 

Price was £13105 with little in the way of negotiation room. Paid the deposit yesterday and will collect next week.

 

If any one fancies a similar car they have two others at £12900 without a spare wheel and tool kit at Rainworth Skoda. 

[MappyMatty]

I’m new here and this is my new (to me) Fabia III Monte Carlo 1.0 TSI 110.

My previous car was a 2006 Ford Focus Estate 1.8 TDCI that I’d had for 11 years, so quite a change.

Really enjoying the little Skoda and it’s the estate model so I can still get my bike in the boot easily.

The only fly in the ointment is audio through Apple CarPlay stutters quite badly. If anyone’s experienced this and found a resolution then I’d be interested to learn how this was achieved. Thanks, Matt

[shaggymoose]

2019 95bhp TSI 

Black Monte Carlo 

17s

Family bus 

****e stereo 

[Redibo]

2018 1.0 TSI 95ps

22180 km

Pacific Blue

"Style" + Comfort-package

Detachable towing bar

Adaptive cruise control

Engine- and passenger compartment heater

 

Picked it up yesterday, Coming from previously owning a Citroen Xsara Picasso (2006) in Sweden, and a 2009 Prius when I lived in the US. This is better in so many ways. And already completely in love with the adaptive cruise control. Rolling on studded tires for a couple of more weeks, longing for the summer tires. It was between this and a Hyundai i30 -16, but so far I am so happy with my choice. Just have to play around in the infotainment system to get everything set up. Thank you for all the info on this forum, it really helped me finding my way through the GPF-jungle! (read: finding a car without one... )

[GRowland]

This is my 2018 Skoda Fabia 1.0 TSI Colour Edition

 

So far I’ve added..

Vinyl door sills

Heko wind deflectors

Front and rear mud guards

 

Just waiting for private plates to arrive and then on Thursday it’s off to Wraps & Tints in Preston to have the front grille surround wrapped gloss black and a tinted sun strip for the windscreen

 

 

[GRowland]

On 11/05/2021 at 21:20, GRowland said:

This is my 2018 Skoda Fabia 1.0 TSI Colour Edition

 

So far I’ve added..

Vinyl door sills

Heko wind deflectors

Front and rear mud guards

 

Just waiting for private plates to arrive and then on Thursday it’s off to Wraps & Tints in Preston to have the front grille surround wrapped gloss black and a tinted sun strip for the windscreen

 

 

 

[JGrindel]

Never formally introduced myself on the Fabia MkIII page. So please let me introduce Fred the Fabia! 

 

I Purchased my Fabia back in September 2020 from Sinclair Skoda in Swansea. Traded in my loved Mk2 Fabia which I had for exactly 5 Years to the day of trade in (Coincidence) 

 

2017 Fabia III Colour Edition 1.2tsi 90ps (28,700 miles) (Race Blue)

• Cruise Control
• Heated Seats
• Light Assist (Auto Lights)
• Spare Wheel

Managed to get them to chuck in the passenger seat umbrella as part of the sale.  Since purchase I have done a few adaptations / changes to Fred.

• Activation of Hill Hold Assist, Needle Sweep, Unlock Lock Beep, Refuel quantity and Lap Timer. 
• Centre Arm Rest
• Flat Bottom Steering Wheel (Monte Carlo)
• Monte Carlo Dash Trim
• Reversing Camera
• Front Fog Lights 
• Wrapped Front Grill 
• Washer Fluid Level Sensor
• Yellow Fog Light Tint
• Black Badges all round
• Wind Deflectors
• Footwell RGB Lights

 

Done nearly 10k Miles in it so far and loving it!! Photo below of the day I put the deposit down  

 

 

 

A few photos of the changes I have made! 

 

(Red Fabia SE is my Partners) 

 

 

 

 

Edited 14 May, 2021 by JGrindel

[GRowland]

4 minutes ago, JGrindel said:

Never formally introduced myself on the Fabia MkIII page. So please let me introduce Fred the Fabia! 

 

I Purchased my Fabia back in September 2020 from Sinclair Skoda in Swansea. Traded in my loved Mk2 Fabia which I had for exactly 5 Years to the day of trade in (Coincidence) 

 

2017 Fabia III Colour Edition 1.2tsi 90ps (28,700 miles) (Race Blue)

• Cruise Control
• Heated Seats
• Light Assist (Auto Lights)
• Spare Wheel

Managed to get them to chuck in the passenger seat umbrella as part of the sale.  Since purchase I have done a few adaptations / changes to Fred.

• Activation of Hill Hold Assist, Needle Sweep, Unlock Lock Beep, Refuel quantity and Lap Timer. 
• Centre Arm Rest
• Flat Bottom Steering Wheel (Monte Carlo)
• Monte Carlo Dash Trim
• Reversing Camera
• Front Fog Lights 
• Wrapped Front Grill 
• Washer Fluid Level Sensor
• Yellow Fog Light Tint
• Black Badges all round
• Wind Deflectors

Done nearly 10k Miles in it so far and loving it!! Photo below of the day I put the deposit down  

 

 

 

A few photos of the changes I have made! 

 

And this is Fred now. (Red Fabia SE is my Partners) 

 

 

 

Awesome, really nice mods mate! Have you done the electrical installations yourself (Rear camera/steering wheel/fog lights/washer level) ?? Or can you recommend a specialist ?

[JGrindel]

12 hours ago, GRowland said:

Awesome, really nice mods mate! Have you done the electrical installations yourself (Rear camera/steering wheel/fog lights/washer level) ?? Or can you recommend a specialist ?

 

Hi GRowland, 

 

I have done all of those myself. Reversing camera was the most challenging. I found the guides to do the Reversing Camera and Washer Sensor from @wirer and his website https://wirer.sk/f3zmeny/ 

 

I have written up a guide on the front fog lights which you can find here. 

 

Edited 14 May, 2021 by JGrindel

[Aviii]

Been here for a while and only just saw this topic 

 

Here's my 2015 Monte Carlo TSI 110. Since I've owned it, it's got:

 

• Ramair Cone Filter
• Eibach 30-45mm springs
• Koni Shocks
• BBS SR in BMW Black
• Big fat sunstrip
• Various features enabled via Carista

[FabiaGonzales]

5 minutes ago, Aviii said:

Been here for a while and only just saw this topic 

 

Here's my 2015 Monte Carlo TSI 110. Since I've owned it, it's got:

 

• Ramair Cone Filter
• Eibach 30-45mm springs
• Koni Shocks
• BBS SR in BMW Black
• Big fat sunstrip
• Various features enabled via Carista

Sits well that! Those shocks must have set you back a bit!

 

Did you need spigots and/or spacers for those alloys?

[Aviii]

1 hour ago, FabiaGonzales said:

Sits well that! Those shocks must have set you back a bit!

 

Did you need spigots and/or spacers for those alloys?

Should have come as standard with this height aha, they were reasonably priced to be fair. Only costed around £260, I got them from Autodoc so had a really good discount on them. For the wheels, I didn't need spigots surprisingly but I may need to get some spacers on it, it doesn't look thicc enough ahaha.

[VladimirT]

I'm glad to finally join this community, here's my new family member.

 

Skoda Fabia 1.0 TSI (Mk III)

999 ccm

95 HP

DSG-7 transmission

Rear-view camera

Automatic A/C

 

So far so good. After 18 years of driving and tens of different cars, this is my first non-manual transmission and I just love the feel

The only thing that I will have to get used to is the consumption in the city (around 7l/100km in "normal" city traffic, almost 10l/100km in the morning traffic jam). My last car was a Clio 1.5 dCi (diesel) which rarely went over 5l/100km).

 

Here are some pics as well:
 

 

[HeavyMetalRich]

 

Acquired at the beginning of April to replace the black SE, this is our new Monte Carlo. In Quartz Grey with the new 95 hp 1.0TSi engine. Really nice little car.

[Bluephantom]

Fabia mk3 Runout edition 2021

Picked it up on: 4th June 2021

 

1.0L TSI 81KW 7-speed DSG

 

Runout edition included:

• Sports Suspension
• Black Exterior Elements incl. Front Grille, Rear Spoiler, Door Mirrors, Roof, 16” VIGO Alloy Wheels all in Black
• 3-Spoke Multifunctional Sports Steering Wheel

[nta16]

Hi, I've just joined today altho' my wife has had her Fabia (s/h) since April 2017.

 

We're not new to the marque having had 4 Skodas in the mid-80s to early-90s and remember that quality actually dropped when VW first took over Skoda back then.  At the time Skoda jokes were all the rage and I must have heard most if not all of them, some I might remember, most were good as jokes. :)

 

Just recently I've actually started to do minor jobs on the car even though I loathe working on cars as I'm not mechanical or technical and have to work outside but with 30 years of ownership of various "classics" (overpriced and valued old cars) I've run out of money to pay someone else to bugger up the work and am forced to do that for myself.   

[TylaTyl]

Recently joined after getting a new Fabia Mk3 on lease for 2 years.

Monte Carlo 1.0 turbo DSG. I love the colour.

 

Really happy with it apart from no arm rest lol