Ok i will keep this really short and sweet. Just bout a 2013 Yeti S. So far im happy with the car but want to know the following:

 

1. I dont have an armrest, can i buy an oem one and will it fit in with no issues?

2. The swing radio is a piece of sh!t, i want DAB, whats the best no nonsense solution (im not interested in add on's etc) i want a proper head unit with DAB, bluetooth, aux in, usb and sat nav. Any one recommend one? even after market android touch screen?

3. I dont appear to have rear speakers (penny pinching Skoda) which is shocking when spending this amount of cash on a car. Question is despite the lack of rear speakers does the wiring loom exist for them?if so is it as simple as buying some and plugging them in? Again any thoughs on this would be great.

 

 

 

1. Yes. Track one down from a breaker from a Yeti or MK2 Octavia. This post may help, from those that have done it before;

2. Whereabouts are you located? I have a spare Admunsen unit with DAB and Bluetooth. Aux-in and USB are separate issues though. You might not be able to get this, whilst retaining a Skoda headunit.

 

3. Not sure I'm afraid. Removing a rear door doorcard will tell you.

Cheers wardy, handy info on the armrest. With regards to the stereo I'm based in Halifax west Yorkshire. How much would you want for the admunsen unit and will it just swap out with my existing radio with additional alterations. Also does it have a built in DAB antenna or would I need to fit a DAB antenna as well?

 

With regards to rear speakers I will take door card off at some point and have a look.

Was just wondering how local you were. As I'd only be happy seeing it fitted in-situ to make sure everything was functional. As it's been sat in a garage cupboard for a while...

 

With regards to DAB, you can either fit a pretty discreet flat antenna to the corner of the windscreen. Or some have retrofitted the proper Skoda DAB roof antenna, but that is a bit more involved and more costly.

Edited 23 August, 20187 yr by Wardy

As wiring looms are custom built for each car, depending on extras specified at purchase and original kit fitted, it is very unlikely the wiring will be there. Each unused wire would cost a few pence to add that can go towards the profit.

Penny pinching swine's, it would literally cost Skoda a few extra pence to add the wires and I imagine a few pound to fit OEM speakers, god knows why you have to add rear speakers as an optional extra in this day and age. My piece of **** 15 year old fiesta had a better standard sound system than the skoda. 

DarrenC.   You did buy an S. 

 

Now you know what the S stands for.

Yeah bought the S because it was local, really low mileage and cheap. I do indeed know what it stands for, I'm going for sh!t  in all fairness its a well made practical car, just missing some comforts I would have expected in any level of Skoda made after 2010 to be honest

3 hours ago, DarrenC said:

Yeah bought the S because it was local, really low mileage and cheap. I do indeed know what it stands for, I'm going for sh!t  in all fairness its a well made practical car, just missing some comforts I would have expected in any level of Skoda made after 2010 to be honest

 

Buyer beware - did you not check what spec. you were buying? Bit late moaning after the event.

 

Or were you misled by the seller?

 

Bill 

Why worry about rear speakers? Fit some decent ones in the front when you change the unit and it should sound fine.

There was a model below S. (E?) One of my colleagues had a 10 reg one by choice and it was a really poverty spec. Apparently only a very small number were sold before discontinued.

Skoda have to make a poverty spec car to justify the higher prices charged on the SE and SEL that virtually everyone actually buys. The spec has to be poor enough to push people to higher cost vehicles. They probably made little or no money on that original sale.

Eh?  I thought the idea of the "poverty spec" (charming turn of phrase there) models is largely so that manufacturers (Skoda are by no means alone in this) can advertise the car as costing "from £<not very much>" without being told off by the ASA.

Edited 24 August, 20187 yr by ejstubbs

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On 24/08/2018 at 11:32, kenfowler3966 said:

There was a model below S. (E?) One of my colleagues had a 10 reg one by choice and it was a really poverty spec. Apparently only a very small number were sold before discontinued.

Skoda have to make a poverty spec car to justify the higher prices charged on the SE and SEL that virtually everyone actually buys. The spec has to be poor enough to push people to higher cost vehicles. They probably made little or no money on that original sale.

I'd originally planned to purchase a 1.2 E, back in 2009! It had AC and electric windows, so I was pretty happy with the spec. I recall it lacked a lid on the box on top of the dashboard and didn't have the fog lights Integrated into the DRL's.

 

I actually ended up with an SE, mainly for the rear reading lights!

Edited 26 August, 20187 yr by pinkpanther

I think they sold only around 100 in this E spec!

Howmanyleft

Few more diesel E spec, so around 100 to 150 a year, and I bet most were bought by companies.

Edited 26 August, 20187 yr by kenfowler3966