Hi all,

 

I've made this thread to track what I get up to with the car, feel free to add your thoughts if you like

 

I bought the car in February this year spec as follows:

16 plate Superb L&K

moon white metallic

Anthracite Pegasus alloys

pan-roof

2.0 TSI 220 DSG

all the L&K gadgets including TV tuner (I think they excluded it from standard spec in later models)

 

These first photos are from when I went to test drive it, and then on collection day when I'd got home  

Next, I got busy with properly detailing the car, had the mud flaps fitted by Skoda and then had Carpro CQuartz applied professionally by Tazglow detailing, Poulton

From then I've just been enjoying the car in and around where I live.

I also had the pleasure of borrowing a new Fabia estate when mine went in to have a faulty seal and rattle investigated

Also took some photos of some nice details included in my car's spec...

My partner's son bought a Golf GTI mk7 Performance Pack in candy white, so we got some good photos of the cars together

The photo of my car in the quaint village was featured on the official Skoda Russia Instagram page  

 

And then my car went in to have the quad exhausts fitted....

As some of you may know, the exhausts fitted were far too loud. I originally asked for just a tailpipe conversion which I was told wasn't possible....

So I went somewhere else and had them done as I wanted

I then took delivery of my Sportline spoiler from Superskoda, had it painted and fitted.

Also got a few more detail shots for my Instagram page (ace_superb)

During the nice weather I came across a lovely Sportline, so got a few shots of them together

I also took delivery of my logo light units which despite featuring the old logos, I love! I think they look great.

 

I thought the exhaust cutouts from the diffuser weren't as far up as they could have been, so I went back to have them cut more, and the tailpipes moved further up into the rear bumper to make them look a little more integrated (see last pic in this post).

Edited 5 July, 20178 yr by drewellis

These photos were from this last weekend, I detailed the car and I took the family out for lunch and we went to choose some new potting plants  

Update; I don't think my OCD can deal with the quads as they aren't on straight and the one guy around here who can do aluminium welding just can't seem to get it right so they're coming off. I'm going back to hidden exhausts but have ordered the Sportline diffuser to smarten the rear up....

 

But some exciting news, I had my new Sirius anthracite wheels fitted yesterday with Dunlop Sportmaxx RTs all round. Had to have the tracking done twice as the first time my steering wheel wasn't on straight lol...!

 

Car is in with Skoda in a couple of weeks for a replacement anti roll bar to stop the rusty squeaky bed suspension noises, so I might get them to check the tracking / wheel bolt torques etc just to be sure.  

 

Anyway...I'll get some better photos at some point, my car isn't clean at the mo! But here she is for now 

Liking what you have done! Those 19's do fill the wheel arches better. Can't wait for my moon white sport line (I know your is L&K), I will just have to drool over these pics until then! 

Those wheels should be standard on L&K. They look great and really suit the car.

Thanks guys I'm really happy with it . once my diffuser is on I'll be happier with it... Famous last words ha 

Edited 8 July, 20178 yr by drewellis

Today I washed the car (and got told off by SWMBO for being obsessed with my car....does anyone else get that? ) 

 

I used my phone's video editor to make a little video on my process... 

 

 

I want to spend a day on mine, wash, polish, glaze and glaze again, wheels off to clean and protect - will have to do it when she is at work ;-)

3 minutes ago, IJWS15 said:

I want to spend a day on mine, wash, polish, glaze and glaze again, wheels off to clean and protect - will have to do it when she is at work ;-)

Hah yes I know the feeling 

Car is looking great.  I was lucky on my exhausts as I was able to purchase the 280 so didn't have a problem.  And as I purchased a new L & K also combi, I ordered the 19" Phoenix diamond cut wheel option as I thought the car looked better on the bigger wheels too.

Unfortunately mine is in the repair shop so I cannot sit and enjoy how great the car looks now. Drew ordered his a few days after I did so we have been in contact and are fully happy with the way our cars look...

 

Drew - Defo a great choice by both of us... have you noticed any adverse affects since going to the bigger rim size???

 

 

On 7/11/2017 at 08:38, IJWS15 said:

I want to spend a day on mine, wash, polish, glaze and glaze again, wheels off to clean and protect - will have to do it when she is at work ;-)

 

 

Me too I want to order some new  Chemical Guys pads (orange and white) and refine the finish as I can tell the previous owner had it washed at a hand car wash place that use silcone blades to dry to car..lots a lovely straight surface scratches that need to be dealt with sooner rather than later.

 

I just wish I could polish out all the scratches to the black plastic trim inside....the previous owner (which I didnt notice at the time of purchasing) didnt take much care when cleaning as its totally scratched to hell.....I will have to replace all the black plastic parts as and when the piggy bank allows then I have a cunning plan to keep them tip top  

 

 

I watched the video above of the car "washing". It would be interesting to know how long the process takes. Whenever I advocate the following I am accused (justifiably?) of being mad but here goes anyway! Many years ago a Skoda salesmen told me that the optimum way (time/effort versus result) to clean a car was to use dishwasher rinse aid solution. I have done this for years using a sponge for bodywork and brush for alloys. It takes about 10 minutes on a Superb and gives, in my opinion, a very pleasing result. From the sublime detailing to the ridiculous wash?

10 hours ago, Zenbasses said:

Unfortunately mine is in the repair shop so I cannot sit and enjoy how great the car looks now. Drew ordered his a few days after I did so we have been in contact and are fully happy with the way our cars look...

 

Drew - Defo a great choice by both of us... have you noticed any adverse affects since going to the bigger rim size???

 

 Hope it's not in for anything too serious? The tyre place screwed my tracking up when he put my wheels on, I'm still not convinced so I'll get Skoda to do it properly when it goes in. Also my tyre pressures were all random so I've corrected those now...

The ride on mine has gone a little harder but hardly noticeable...in fact I think it's better, because you can really tell the difference between the DCC modes now. Sport is really hard now compared to before (but still not as hard as our Golf GTI), Normal just feels like a standard ride in any decent car, and Comfort is noticeably smoother and much more relaxing on any sort of road.

 

Before the wheel upgrade, I always thought that Comfort and Normal were very similar - Comfort just felt a bit bouncier if that makes sense? I've come to the conslusion that DCC only really makes a difference to how 'undulations' in the road surface feel. It does soften pot holes / cracks very slightly but because the wheel takes most of the hit on these types of bumps you do still feel them.

 

How's your ride now? Getting the same sort of result?

 

10 hours ago, Zenbasses said:

 

 

Me too I want to order some new  Chemical Guys pads (orange and white) and refine the finish as I can tell the previous owner had it washed at a hand car wash place that use silcone blades to dry to car..lots a lovely straight surface scratches that need to be dealt with sooner rather than later.

 

I just wish I could polish out all the scratches to the black plastic trim inside....the previous owner (which I didnt notice at the time of purchasing) didnt take much care when cleaning as its totally scratched to hell.....I will have to replace all the black plastic parts as and when the piggy bank allows then I have a cunning plan to keep them tip top  

 

 

 

Fyi, I had the long black trim on the dash replaced by the dealer recently, because it comes attached to the LED strip which was faulty in my car. I waited over 2 months for it because all those trims are on "back order" - the service lady said that they aren't a stocked part - the factory have to actually manufacture them when ordered!

 

53 minutes ago, Robbydazzler said:

I watched the video above of the car "washing". It would be interesting to know how long the process takes. Whenever I advocate the following I am accused (justifiably?) of being mad but here goes anyway! Many years ago a Skoda salesmen told me that the optimum way (time/effort versus result) to clean a car was to use dishwasher rinse aid solution. I have done this for years using a sponge for bodywork and brush for alloys. It takes about 10 minutes on a Superb and gives, in my opinion, a very pleasing result. From the sublime detailing to the ridiculous wash?

 

The process in the video took me about 2 and a half hours, followed by a wave of rage from SWMBO because the car is "all I think about" 

Problem is, I'm a perfectionist - I take ages with everything!

The dishwasher rinse aid idea is interesting, I don't think I'd try it though as my car's had Carpro CQuartz paint protection applied which is sensitive to certain chemicals, if a strong cleaning product is used (e.g. TFR) it can strip the protection off (which wasn't cheap). I even tell the dealer to make sure their Romanian valeters don't go near it 

1 hour ago, Robbydazzler said:

I watched the video above of the car "washing". It would be interesting to know how long the process takes. Whenever I advocate the following I am accused (justifiably?) of being mad but here goes anyway! Many years ago a Skoda salesmen told me that the optimum way (time/effort versus result) to clean a car was to use dishwasher rinse aid solution. I have done this for years using a sponge for bodywork and brush for alloys. It takes about 10 minutes on a Superb and gives, in my opinion, a very pleasing result. From the sublime detailing to the ridiculous wash?

 

The very reason why on my paperwork I get them to write 'DO NOT WASH'.

 

Horses for courses though.  If you're happy with the result then, ultimately, that's all that matters.  

1 hour ago, drewellis said:

 

 Hope it's not in for anything too serious? The tyre place screwed my tracking up when he put my wheels on, I'm still not convinced so I'll get Skoda to do it properly when it goes in. Also my tyre pressures were all random so I've corrected those now...

The ride on mine has gone a little harder but hardly noticeable...in fact I think it's better, because you can really tell the difference between the DCC modes now. Sport is really hard now compared to before (but still not as hard as our Golf GTI), Normal just feels like a standard ride in any decent car, and Comfort is noticeably smoother and much more relaxing on any sort of road.

 

Before the wheel upgrade, I always thought that Comfort and Normal were very similar - Comfort just felt a bit bouncier if that makes sense? I've come to the conslusion that DCC only really makes a difference to how 'undulations' in the road surface feel. It does soften pot holes / cracks very slightly but because the wheel takes most of the hit on these types of bumps you do still feel them.

 

How's your ride now? Getting the same sort of result?

 

 

Fyi, I had the long black trim on the dash replaced by the dealer recently, because it comes attached to the LED strip which was faulty in my car. I waited over 2 months for it because all those trims are on "back order" - the service lady said that they aren't a stocked part - the factory have to actually manufacture them when ordered!

 

 

The process in the video took me about 2 and a half hours, followed by a wave of rage from SWMBO because the car is "all I think about" 

Problem is, I'm a perfectionist - I take ages with everything!

The dishwasher rinse aid idea is interesting, I don't think I'd try it though as my car's had Carpro CQuartz paint protection applied which is sensitive to certain chemicals, if a strong cleaning product is used (e.g. TFR) it can strip the protection off (which wasn't cheap). I even tell the dealer to make sure their Romanian valeters don't go near it 

 

1 hour ago, drewellis said:

 

 Hope it's not in for anything too serious? The tyre place screwed my tracking up when he put my wheels on, I'm still not convinced so I'll get Skoda to do it properly when it goes in. Also my tyre pressures were all random so I've corrected those now...

The ride on mine has gone a little harder but hardly noticeable...in fact I think it's better, because you can really tell the difference between the DCC modes now. Sport is really hard now compared to before (but still not as hard as our Golf GTI), Normal just feels like a standard ride in any decent car, and Comfort is noticeably smoother and much more relaxing on any sort of road.

 

Before the wheel upgrade, I always thought that Comfort and Normal were very similar - Comfort just felt a bit bouncier if that makes sense? I've come to the conslusion that DCC only really makes a difference to how 'undulations' in the road surface feel. It does soften pot holes / cracks very slightly but because the wheel takes most of the hit on these types of bumps you do still feel them.

 

How's your ride now? Getting the same sort of result?

 

 

Fyi, I had the long black trim on the dash replaced by the dealer recently, because it comes attached to the LED strip which was faulty in my car. I waited over 2 months for it because all those trims are on "back order" - the service lady said that they aren't a stocked part - the factory have to actually manufacture them when ordered!

 

 

The process in the video took me about 2 and a half hours, followed by a wave of rage from SWMBO because the car is "all I think about" 

Problem is, I'm a perfectionist - I take ages with everything!

The dishwasher rinse aid idea is interesting, I don't think I'd try it though as my car's had Carpro CQuartz paint protection applied which is sensitive to certain chemicals, if a strong cleaning product is used (e.g. TFR) it can strip the protection off (which wasn't cheap). I even tell the dealer to make sure their Romanian valeters don't go near it 

 

1 hour ago, SC03OTT said:

 

The very reason why on my paperwork I get them to write 'DO NOT WASH'.

 

Horses for courses though.  If you're happy with the result then, ultimately, that's all that matters.  

Glad I'm not the only one 

I recognise the problem with SWMBO . With me it is you "are always on Facebook/Briskoda/email "etc etc. To elaborate about the Rinse Aid method it does give a fairly decent shine for minimal effort. At first I used to wash the car with an ordinary detergent solution and then rinse via a watering can with fine rose using the rinse aid solution. I have found that when the car is just slightly soiled you can just use the rinse aid solution. As regards damage to the paint protection you use rinse aid in a dishwasher normally on your crockery which you then eat off and hence it must be very mild indeed. Dishwasher rinse aid is actually a drying aid which promotes shine on whatever you use it on. The method is good enough for a non perfectionist like me but has a couple of snags. Do it out of sunlight or you tend to get a white haze ( my Superb is white anyway). You will have to leather the glass to remove said haze.

Edited 13 July, 20178 yr by Robbydazzler

12 hours ago, drewellis said:

 

 Hope it's not in for anything too serious? The tyre place screwed my tracking up when he put my wheels on, I'm still not convinced so I'll get Skoda to do it properly when it goes in. Also my tyre pressures were all random so I've corrected those now...

 

 

 

Had a great weekend, managed to get rid of the quads and fitted my Sportline diffuser. It was a fun project for me and my OCD in the end because you have to be pretty particular with glue removal and re-sticking in the exact same positions (sensor holders, virtual pedal and wiring clips) - a proper James May task 

 

I liked the quads and I'm sad I couldn't achieve the look I was after, but no welder could actually see the fact that they weren't straight (even though my friends, family and I could, lol). All they needed were some exhaust-fitting stands, a tape measure and a spirit level but unfortunately they had better things to do. My new diffuser looks great, much smarter and finishes off my unique L&K nicely 

 

With nice weather and living 50 metres from the beach we couldn't resist, took Ozzy the cockapoo for a run and was watching the kite buggyer fly around. I've got a power kite somewhere, need to dig it out again!

 

Last night I quickly washed the thin layer of motorway dirt from the car and then got some photos by the beach - we get some great sunsets here