Gizmo68 Superb L&K MKIII

[Gizmo]

Thought it was time to do my latest project thread.

 

As many will know I am no stranger to the Superb having owned 3 previously:

 

My 1st was a MKI (2004) Comfort PD130 finished in Deep Sea Blue, which I actually refrained from modifying ...well OK I upgraded the bulbs and fitted a better seat (as I needed better lumbar support) this was a big step up from the 2001 Octavia Elegance it replaced:  

 

 

This went when I ordered my 1st brand new car... 2010 MKII Superb Estate 170 Elegance in Aqua Blue, only mods done were a 3 spoke vRS steering wheel and all bulbs changed to LED’s:

 

 

 

3 ½ years later I p/x’d it for a ‘cheap knacker’ as I was only doing 50 ,miles per week maximum, this turned out to be far from a knacker:

 

2006 MKI Superb Edition 100 130PD:

Modification / refinements

 

 

 

Now to the point of this thread, another change of jobs meant the Edition 100 was doing 20K PA, so I decided I needed  another brand new car.....

 

 

 

 

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[Gizmo]

MY16 Superb L&K 190 DSG:

 

 

1st mod was to fit the SportLine FBSW:

 

 

Then it was to add a few VCDS mods:

Enable refuel quantity in maxidot

Enable rear DRLs

Enable DRL menu in the MIB2

Enable fan blower speed  in ‘Auto’ position

Enable heated seat level memory

Disable start stop

Front Foglights & SLA eyelashes as CH / LH lights

Enable TSR

Enable driving mode display on maxidot

Disable electric hatch beep

Customise colour of ambient lighting

Enable auto change of the clock to summertime

 

 

 

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[Gizmo]

 

I had the car booked into KDS at Gillingham to have the Gtechniq Crystal Serum applied:

 

 

 

 

This process is not cheap but 17 months on and I have no regrets with it at all

 

 

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[ahenners]

That cabin looks a very lovely place to be!

[buddy]

Nice motor

[Gizmo]

Only took me 18 months to do this subtle mod...

 

From a std L&K wheel:

 

 

To a FBSW from a vRS (c/w vRS badge that I was never happy with):

 

 

To this (sans vRS badge):

 

 

IMO this looks better than my 1st choice which was to go for the shorter trim to fit the FBSW (some 3M carbon vinyl that I had sitting around for the last 3 years 

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[Superman001]

On 20/05/2017 at 19:03, Gizmo68 said:

Only took me 18 months to do this subtle mod...

Quality job on the steering wheel.

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[B33fy]

Great looking car Martin, how do the rear drl's work? Is it like having your fogs on all the time?

[Gizmo]

Cheers Mike, the rear DRLs are just the std sidelights:

 

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[Gizmo]

Now for sale 😪

 

 

[B33fy]

Hope all is well with you and the family Martin, a great car for someone, well looked after as always.

[mdk1]

Hope your all keeping well Martin.

whats the replacement? Model3?

[john999boy]

1 minute ago, mdk1 said:

Whats the replacement? Model3?

It's something a bit better looking but very similar to that. 

[mdk1]

1 minute ago, john999boy said:

It's something a bit better looking but very similar to that. 

Are the ID3's out yet?

[mdk1]

Now worked it out, new car sounds very interesting Martin, look forward to seeing it sometime.

[Gizmo]

1 hour ago, john999boy said:

It's something a bit better looking but very similar to that. 

Actually MUCH better looking (IMO) and MUCH better specced! 
 

Oh and f**kin’ quick 😮

[newbie69]

21 hours ago, john999boy said:

It's something a bit better looking but very similar to that. 

 

An Arteon hatch 272 then?  Or even better the upcoming R? 😛🤗

[shyVRS245]

20 hours ago, Gizmo said:

Actually MUCH better looking (IMO) and MUCH better specced! 
 

Oh and f**kin’ quick 😮

My Superb Sportline is not for sale though.

[Gizmo]

4 hours ago, shyVRS245 said:

My Superb Sportline is not for sale though.

Its got a fair few more ponies than your Superb! 😂

 

 

 

 

and LOADS more toys 😜

[shyVRS245]

3 minutes ago, Gizmo said:

Its got a fair few more ponies than your Superb! 😂

 

 

 

 

and LOADS more toys 😜

If it was a McLaren P1 or a La Ferrari I wouldn't be jealous honest, that's why I drive a Skoda because no one expects it to do 160mph.......so quickly. Happy that your leaving the land of oil burners and joining us petrolheads.

[Gizmo]

On 15/08/2020 at 21:47, shyVRS245 said:

Happy that your leaving the land of oil burners and joining us petrolheads.

Only partly... 

 

Todays purchase is my toy / work shed / old age crisis:

 

 

High spec E93 335i cabriolet 😂

 

The main car that will be the family car (and will also replace SWMBO’s Leaf as well as my L&K) is a Polestar 2... 400bhp 4x4 EV with more toys than you can shake a stick at. 

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[shyVRS245]

Hope the BMW is reliable my next door neighbour bought one also a convertible and eventually sold it because the repair bills cost more than the car but it looked nice when it was working. EV's not my thing and see plenty of Tesla's plodding up and down the motorway but at least your road tax bill will be zero.

[Gizmo]

Time will tell, it looks pretty well cared for with loads of receipts and history, it will only do a few thousand miles PA. 

 

TBH I am hooked on the EV, what’s not to like, instant power, grip, toys and built quality. 
 

Pondered over the Model 3 / ID.3 but neither of them cut it compared to the L&K, the Polestar is actually slightly higher spec than the L&K... which it needs to be as it’s an awesome car and one I will miss when it goes. 

[shyVRS245]

7 minutes ago, Gizmo said:

Time will tell, it looks pretty well cared for with loads of receipts and history, it will only do a few thousand miles PA. 

 

TBH I am hooked on the EV, what’s not to like, instant power, grip, toys and built quality. 
 

Pondered over the Model 3 / ID.3 but neither of them cut it compared to the L&K, the Polestar is actually slightly higher spec than the L&K... which it needs to be as it’s an awesome car and one I will miss when it goes. 

Not keen on two numbers. Starting price is £49,900 and it weighs 2,123kg (500kg heavier than my 360bhp £24,000 Skoda).

[B33fy]

2 hours ago, shyVRS245 said:

Not keen on two numbers. Starting price is £49,900 and it weighs 2,123kg (500kg heavier than my 360bhp £24,000 Skoda).

It’s only when you drive a better class of car you look further than the numbers and appreciate it for what it is.

 

Great choice Martin, Was half tempted with an iPace but it looked odd. Polestars look fantastic, I think I might actually be a little envious Lol

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