What have you done to your Superb III today?

[Weebawbag]

Resent purchase for the land yacht.

first aid , triangle and new wheel centre caps as old ones bit tarnished . 

[g_tee]

Very nice. Considering new caps for mine and bolt covers...

[Bigeater]

On 01/03/2020 at 19:07, penguin17 said:

Bought some new Bosch wiper blades. Factory fit ones are starting to drag/squeak. A bit irritating given the current weather. 

I've fitted new bosch wipers, and the sqeak is still there. Most annoying. 😕

[mandp]

1 hour ago, Bigeater said:

I've fitted new bosch wipers, and the sqeak is still there. Most annoying. 😕

I think you need to give the glass a repeated damn good clean...and I do mean GOOD clean over and over again. A bit of a pain but that's what I did to successfully get rid of the `squeak` that I had.

Note: I used a DA to help out. Made it a little easier.

Edited 2 March, 2020 by mandp

[Steviedakota]

11 hours ago, mandp said:

 

Note: I used a DA to help out.

 

What compound did you use for that process?

[Dakr]

On 01/03/2020 at 18:33, Steviedakota said:

TW sealant between showers to the two Superbs, love this stuff so easy to use and such great beading.

Looking really good! 

 

What sealant did you use for this? 

[Dakr]

On 01/03/2020 at 21:49, Bap33 said:

Hi all,

 

I've trained a bit for the 'Land Rover G4 Chanllenge' 😄

 

Here after a brief cleaning... But wayyyyyy far from a real detailing 🙄...

 

I also took time to clean the engine bay, because I wanted to spray rodent repellent all over, since we had severe damage on several engine harnesses of my wife's Audi Q3.

 

Finally, I've made this small modification, to protect the top part engine against dirt. I'll see if it's efficient after some thousands of km... 

I'll make you some feedbacks if it works.  

 

 

Bought this rubber seal (D-shape 112x14mm) on Amazon for ~15€.

 

Nice work, you'll have to keep us posted on if it works! I am sure it will. Thanks for the info about the material!

[Dakr]

Big day for the Skoda, 

 

First of all I picked up new floor mats for her, the old ones had been totally ruined after many many miles of use. I went to my local Skoda dealership and they did me a fantastic deal on the Premium floor mats which look excellent! 

 

I then completed a full detail on the car, tar removal, clay bar, polish on body work and glass. I think the finished result is very good. I am biased though! 

 

I'll have to upload the images separately because this forum is awful for uploading pictures.... 

 

[mandp]

51 minutes ago, Steviedakota said:

 

What compound did you use for that process?

I used Gtechniq G4 and a medium pad on medium speed.

[shyVRS245]

On 29/02/2020 at 20:36, g_tee said:

That's shameful a real wheel/tyre killer if you hit it in the dark.

[Steviedakota]

1 hour ago, Dakr said:

Looking really good! 

 

What sealant did you use for this? 

This stuff, it's fantastic.  Been using all sorts of products over the years and this feels like a game changer. So much gloss and longevity with so little effort, and its not expensive either.

 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Turtle-Wax-Sealant-Hydrophobic-Carnauba/dp/B07N6DV49P/ref=asc_df_B07N6DV49P/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=208026936151&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=13672664242342863486&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1007850&hvtargid=pla-708532426036&psc=1

[Weebawbag]

15 hours ago, g_tee said:

Very nice. Considering new caps for mine and bolt covers...

very pleased with the result, as you can see in bottom pic the old compared to new

[g_tee]

Where's me wallet....

 

Very nice!

[g_tee]

41 minutes ago, shyVRS245 said:

That's shameful a real wheel/tyre killer if you hit it in the dark.

Yes, in the dark, ****ing rain - it was invisible to the eye...

[Bap33]

@Dakr Sure, I'll make feedbacks after some thousands of km. Roughly 2000 km before next overhaul (45000).  I'll have a first impression at this time.

[MartiniB]

1.

done warranty replace

of

7P0 915 105 (2016.mar)
12v 68Ah 380A DIN
680A EN/SAE/GS
VARTA
 AGM
612 880 RA Made in Germany JCB
 

to
000 915 105 CC
12v 68Ah 380A DIN
680A EN/SAE/GS
VARTA
 AGM
612 809 RA Made in Germany VAO
 

 

2.
dead air quality sensor were replaced by 5Q0 907 643 D

 

3.
topped 1l 5w30, after just 2.1 kKm from last replace

 

[ope126]

MartiniB - thanks for the info regarding the battery mate.

I have all that info ready to go when I look to replace mine soon also.

Surprised that you were able to get the original fitted battery replaced under warranty...

As for the Air Quality Sensor; what symptoms was it displaying to require the change?

I assume your superb is (like mine) a model without AIRCARE.

 

Was it just that it wasn't switching over to Auto Recirculate?

 

Keen to know, as I also feel that mine fails to "eliminate" poor odours from outside, unless I press the recirculate button.

 

[MartiniB]

4 hours ago, ope126 said:

Keen to know, as I also feel that mine fails to "eliminate" poor odours from outside, unless I press the recirculate button.

maybe also this, but i focused dealer's attention to OBDeleven report about dead sensor

https://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/454623-what-have-you-done-to-your-superb-iii-today/?do=findComment&comment=5347156

if that weren't warranty case i would change sensor to another model with dryness sensor 3Q0 907 643

https://www.drive2.ru/l/552917735525319734/

 

5 hours ago, ope126 said:

Surprised that you were able to get the original fitted battery replaced under warranty...

paid 465€ for EA9 option Extended warranty 5 year or 150 000 km

[MartiniB]

16 hours ago, MartiniB said:

topped 1l 5w30, after just 2.1 kKm from last replace

 

[g_tee]

Put my private plates on it... finally! (nearly 3 weeks waiting for my logbook...)

 

[Bigeater]

Had a bigger intercooler, Jetstream air induction kit, turbo muffler delete and the high torque stage 1 remap fitted.

Pssssshhh

 

[shyVRS245]

44 minutes ago, Bigeater said:

Had a bigger intercooler, Jetstream air induction kit, turbo muffler delete and the high torque stage 1 remap fitted.

Pssssshhh

 

Bet that improves the economy?

[g_tee]

I think I want a remap on my 2.0 TDI 150. Is it worth it even for my car?

[shyVRS245]

23 minutes ago, g_tee said:

I think I want a remap on my 2.0 TDI 150. Is it worth it even for my car?

I had a remap on a 2013 Octavia with that engine and makes a big difference. Stock was 147bhp went to 186bhp (Vrs diesel on 181bhp) and torque should have been 236lb/ft but was actually 246lb/ft which went upto 317lb/ft. Just to give that some context my current 360bhp Superb produces 378lb/ft. The Octavia could average 71mpg before the map and still managed 70mpg on the 138 mile drive home. Top speed increased from the standard car's 135mph to 150mph. All this 16" alloys and 205 tyres LOL.

[g_tee]

Just now, shyVRS245 said:

I had a remap on a 2013 Octavia with that engine and makes a big difference. Stock was 147bhp went to 186bhp (Vrs diesel on 181bhp) and torque should have been 236lb/ft but was actually 246lb/ft which went upto 317lb/ft. Just to give that some context my current 360bhp Superb produces 378lb/ft. The Octavia could average 71mpg before the map and still managed 70mpg on the 138 mile drive home. Top speed increased from the standard car's 135mph to 150mph. All this 16" alloys and 205 tyres LOL.

 

317lb/ft...