Sasha’s Octavia vRS

[Stonker]

6 hours ago, pab567 said:

I hope Sasha doesn't mind if I post some screenshots from the unit she's getting

 

 

That looks a lot like my Amundsen's display minus the annoying buttons on each lower corner. Good screen but a pita to keep clean 

[shyVRS245]

3 minutes ago, Stonker said:

That looks a lot like my Amundsen's display minus the annoying buttons on each lower corner. Good screen but a pita to keep clean 

Yes but you forget Ladies like cleaning stuff.

[SashaGrace]

On 20/01/2019 at 16:50, AndGibs1486 said:

Could you tell me the breaker you use please

My current radio setup came from a variety of eBay breakers. I can't remember which ones sadly.

 

6 hours ago, pab567 said:

I hope Sasha doesn't mind if I post some screenshots from the unit she's getting

 

 

Don't mind at all; can't wait to get it in the car!!!

 

6 hours ago, Madmax889 said:

@SashaGrace if your getting rid of your large screen I’ll take it from you

I am. I've had a lot of messages and offers regarding the audio setup. In the interest of fairness I'll be listing it for sale as a unit (radio and screen) on here soon and the first person to ask and pay for the unit will buy it. Ideally I'd like it to go as a system rather than splitting the unit and the screen but I am interested in offers. I've not thought about a price yet but I will when the new radio is in.

 

52 minutes ago, uchuff said:

Initially I thought the FL Columbus had gone too far removing the physical knobs, but after having a car with the FL Amundsen for a while now I feel the volume knob exists purely to annoy me when it's not pointing in the correct orientation. 

I wholeheartedly agree!!! I can't wait to banish the wonky volume knob and I never use it anyway, only the steering wheel controls. I might miss the other one for scrolling through Spotify etc but I'll learn to live with it for the sake of the glorious 9.2 inch screen I said not 10 months ago I would't upgrade to.

 

52 minutes ago, JohnnyType2 said:

thats very tasty, almost make me want to trade up to a 9.2

If you've done the upgrade once, as you have, it's probably not worth doing it again. I was almost going to be a bit tight and keep my exiting screen but then I had that FL Amundsen one off you and it makes the display look much sharper so I decided I had to have an FL screen.

 

34 minutes ago, pauljohn75 said:

OMG - Sasha that is such a sweet setup...

Thanks It'll look even better in the car! It also has some other features I haven't run through yet that I'm very excited about  

 

23 minutes ago, Stonker said:

That looks a lot like my Amundsen's display minus the annoying buttons on each lower corner. Good screen but a pita to keep clean 

It is the same display technology but with no swivel knobs and a slightly bigger screen.

 

19 minutes ago, shyVRS245 said:

Yes but you forget Ladies like cleaning stuff.

You wouldn't say that if you saw the state of the car right now! It's filthy outside

[shyVRS245]

Every time SWMBO is sitting in the passenger seat of either car she is busy cleaning the 8" touchscreens. Personally I don't like the 9.2" screen I find the smaller screen more user friendly but your money your choice.

[Madmax889]

@SashaGrace I’ll throw in my TSI Exhaust as well justbfor the sweetener lol 

[SashaGrace]

27 minutes ago, shyVRS245 said:

Every time SWMBO is sitting in the passenger seat of either car she is busy cleaning the 8" touchscreens. Personally I don't like the 9.2" screen I find the smaller screen more user friendly but your money your choice.

I gave up looking for an Amundsen screen as a lot of them are either damaged, faulty or really £££. My Columbus screen has arrived today, but I’ll have to wait until I get home to see how it is. I never use the swivel knobs so I thought why not?

 

9 minutes ago, Madmax889 said:

@SashaGrace I’ll throw in my TSI Exhaust as well justbfor the sweetener lol 

Haha, the postage is just too many £££ I’ll come up with a price as and when it’s ready to go and we can take it from there

[Madmax889]

@SashaGrace didn’t say I would post it. I’d deliver it to you lol 

[shyVRS245]

7 minutes ago, Madmax889 said:

@SashaGrace didn’t say I would post it. I’d deliver it to you lol 

Desperate or stalker you decide LOL.

[Madmax889]

2 hours ago, shyVRS245 said:

Desperate or stalker you decide LOL.

Desperate 

[SashaGrace]

31 minutes ago, Madmax889 said:

Desperate 

Yours for a bargain £800 

[Madmax889]

1 hour ago, SashaGrace said:

Yours for a bargain £800 

Hahahahahahaha should have said stalker might have got it cheaper 

[widdershins]

If you're looking to replace your sound system I'm sure I can undercut Sasha.  I've got an old portable record player in the loft that'll take 33's, 45's, and 78's.  You can stack up about half a dozen LP's and it'll auto play them all.  I'll throw in the stereo speakers and a 12>240v inverter for your cigarette lighter to power it.  You can have the lot for £600. 

[SashaGrace]

I see your record player, and I’ll raise you a 2002 Sony Walkman personal CD player  Will plug in as an Aux source to bring back the missing CD drive

[silverden]

Ah, the good old days

 

[shyVRS245]

11 minutes ago, silverden said:

Ah, the good old days

 

Not his greatest moment unless he was getting paid loads to advertise the new technology. Dad had a Vauxhall Cresta PB 1963 with a six cylinder engine and column change. Drove it once, no seat belts, leather bench seats front and back, hated it LOL.

[59p]

Just gone through the whole of this thread! Crazy how you've been able to retrofit all those extras! Whats the car been like in terms of reliability? Not heard much about these newer diesel engines. 

[SashaGrace]

Thanks  One tries ones best. The amazing thing for me is looking back to the first post and saying I wasn’t going to mod it that much and here we all are 50 pages later!! The car has just clocked over 100,000 miles  

 

 

And in the last 30 odd thousand miles and 13 and a half months it has needed 1x DPF pressure sensor after it exploded and set fire to the surrounding wiring looms which happened the day after the cambelt was done and Skoda repaired the loom damage and replaced the sensor half price without me asking! Otherwise it’s been perfect and it’s never let me down. I get in it every day and it always starts and gets me where I need to be. It does burn a little oil, gets through many litres of diesel and screenwash but it’s been perfect and I think that is one of the main reasons I like it so much. I don’t normally keep cars longer than about a year so for me to be planning more stuff this year and it’s booked to be at Trax in the summer is a sure fire way to know it’s a keeper. In fact, it’s in a Skoda family these days!

 

 

Left to right, my OH’s Citigo MC (previously mine), my brothers OH’s Fabia MC (previously his), my brother’s Fabia vRS and my Octavia vRS.

[widdershins]

LOL  I'm not surprised they fixed the wiring loom and sensor cheaply.  Losing your family's custom would bankrupt the dealership!

[SashaGrace]

Haha, the 2 white ones in the pic were bought there and the only one that hasn’t been there is the black one. The local TPS make a few quid out of us for sure!!

[jordy_wd]

1 hour ago, SashaGrace said:

And in the last 30 odd thousand miles and 13 and a half months it has needed 1x DPF pressure sensor after it exploded and set fire to the surrounding wiring looms which happened the day after the cambelt was done and Skoda repaired the loom damage and replaced the sensor half price without me asking! Otherwise it’s been perfect and it’s never let me down.

 

Sasha - my DPF pressure sensor did this too. I fixed it myself but couldn't find any info about how it happened. Were you offered an explanation as to how it happened?

[SashaGrace]

None whatsoever. They tried to say it was the remap. I’m not convinced. The new one has been fine.

[SashaGrace]

Big day today, MIB2.5 Columbus install complete! Still no map mode on the cluster yet, but that’s either a coding issue I haven’t worked out or this is why it needs that Gateway! Either way, the screen and unit are awesome, and I love the new features and gestures. I’m so glad I went for the 9.2 inch screen 

 

 

 

 

Massive thanks to @pab567 for sorting this unit out for me! I’m also grateful to the screen supplier as there is some tiny damage to the bezel that can’t be seen but they have agreed a partial refund very quickly. This is a MIB2 Columbus converted to MIB2.5 spec and I love it already. Wouldn’t be an install with Sasha if I didn’t break somthing and/or cut myself and true to form I ripped my reverse camera wiring out of the back of quadlock so there’s a job for the weekend along with finding a home for the LTE antennae as this one is a DAB+ SIM model. Will get going trying to get the map mode working ASAP.

[ahenners]

Great work as always @SashaGrace the 9.2 Columbus looks fantastic 

 

Some might disagree, but I think the lack of buttons or dials is worth it for the way it looks. I also love that you can split the screen now too, it's one of the things I miss from having BMW Pro Nav prior to joining the Skoda world.

[SashaGrace]

Thanks  I am not missing the buttons yet, but I did head for my right swivel knob when browsing the settings earlier haha. There are so many new features to play with and it makes the car feel bang up to date, I’m so glad I didn’t cheap out and keep the old screen. This unit also has Media Connect added and that’s a cool feature for back seat drivers  

 

 

Not sure why the map mode isn’t working, the cluster and the radio are talking in some way.

 

 

But it just stays on this screen and there are no radio logos either, just blanks. The button for it on the radio is greyed out at the moment so there’s something I’m missing. I’m sure this is why I need the FL Gateway so I’ll need to have that coded soon.

[shyVRS245]

You really will have to update the front of the car now to match the 2019 interior.