1 hour ago, CheshireBumpkin said:

 

Yes, I discovered that later. I don't think I have to keep the green caps though, do I? Is there any good reason to use nitrogen? 

I believe its just to denote nitrogen has been used.  Nitrogen is meant to be more stable at diff temps (less pressure change) and also less leaks.  

 

When i was at nissan all GTR's had to have nitrogen in the tyres. We had to install this when we became a high performance centre. 

5 hours ago, penguin17 said:

I see the dog approved   Looks great! How dirty is it now? 

 

Dog approved of the outside, she hasn't been let inside there yet 

 

 

8 minutes ago, Darners69 said:

 

Dog approved of the outside, she hasn't been let inside there yet 

 

 

Our dog hates the Superb!  He jumps in my wifes Golf and quickly settles, no worries.   As soon as the tailgate opens on the Superb he's a jibbering wreck! 

On 03/02/2019 at 15:47, Darners69 said:

Changed Skoda emblems for Monte Carlo black ones

 

And for the first time ever , I have washed , polished and waxed 

 

I know I am biased but it does look good

 

 

Looks the business. Sounds ridiculous but did you have to inform insurance about this? Very tempted. Is it just a hairdryer job to change?

1 hour ago, penguin17 said:

As soon as the tailgate opens on the Superb he's a jibbering wreck! 

 

It's all those horses !!

 

1 hour ago, Fantantonio said:

 

Looks the business. Sounds ridiculous but did you have to inform insurance about this? Very tempted. Is it just a hairdryer job to change?

 

I think it looks better all black, tempted to get the callipers painted black 

 

erm....... didn't think about insurance to be honest, would they class it as a modification??

 

It was real easy, much easier than I thought, hairdryer on it for a couple of minutes and some fishing line behind it, once it was loose enough to get fingers behind it just pulled straight off, just be patient and very careful 

 

I am sure there are easier / better / less risky ways but this worded a charm.

 

The Skoda & Superb badges were taken off by the garage when it went into there, just had to use some rubbing compound and polish to clear the 'ghostin', which  of course lead to doing the rest of the car 

 

The 280 ticked over it's first 10K miles.  I can't recall ever having a car that hasn't covered 20K+ by this point! I best start thinking about booking it's first service. 

 

I bloody love this car! A few trim niggles but nothing so far can detract from what is the best car I've ever had. 

I was told it arrived, 2 weeks before the estimated delivery...    So off I went to the dealers to admire it, even with all that white protection on I still fell in love... The first ever Sportline (let alone in Quartz Grey or with the black Supernovas on) that I see in the flesh, and looks much better than all the pictures I had seen so far.

The wheels look so much nicer than my Photoshop efforts to retro-fit them electronically 

Now If I can only find a serious buyer for my current car that is not asking for ridiculous discount, till then the car  stays with Skoda  

Quick pics:

Edited 5 February, 20197 yr by newbie69

Looking good, how i wish i had VC =(

35 minutes ago, Adrian55555 said:

Looking good, how i wish i had VC =(

Was one of the "must-have" options for the next car. But honestly there are so many gadgets on it that they will keep me occupied for quite a while I reckon. When I do finally get my hands on it, lol...

1 hour ago, newbie69 said:

I was told it arrived, 2 weeks before the estimated delivery...    So off I went to the dealers to admire it, even with all that white protection on I still fell in love... The first ever Sportline (let alone in Quartz Grey or with the black Supernovas on) that I see in the flesh, and looks much better than all the pictures I had seen so far.

The wheels look so much nicer than my Photoshop efforts to retro-fit them electronically 

Now If I can only find a serious buyer for my current car that is not asking for ridiculous discount, till then the car  stays with Skoda  

Quick pics:

 

Looking good, Virtual Cockpit does look nice, 

 

Now, can I get one retrofitted  

29 minutes ago, Darners69 said:

 

Looking good, Virtual Cockpit does look nice, 

 

Now, can I get one retrofitted  

 

£1.5K should see it retro-fitted!

https://www.cars-equipment.com/en/shop/skoda/oem-3v0920790a-virtual-cockpit-instrument-clusters/?tpl=product_detail

 

Not that I have been looking mind  

 

(mine also needs the later MIB 2.5 like you already have)

You can. The retrofit should cost somewhere in the neighbourhood of 1800€.

At least one man, a German who goes by matze, does it.

8 minutes ago, Gizmo said:

 

£1.5K should see it retro-fitted!

https://www.cars-equipment.com/en/shop/skoda/oem-3v0920790a-virtual-cockpit-instrument-clusters/?tpl=product_detail

 

Not that I have been looking mind  

 

(mine also needs the later MIB 2.5 like you already have)

 

Tempted.......

 

can i I hide it from the missus though

Well if she finds out I know someone who would take it off your hands 

Edited 5 February, 20197 yr by Gizmo

Got my Superb waxed and polished for the winther. Got it in november.

Swapped the reversing bulbs for LED's. Before and after in picture.

Small note, the 'jewel' that blocks the direct view of the bulb from the rear IS refective on the bulb side, bouces light back to the rear reflector, so led elements on the 'front' of the bulb do create useful light.

Really tempted by the superskoda boot lights next. 

I've picked up our 280 from the body shop today after having the horrible black textured plastic exhaust surround smoothed and finished gloss black to match the rest of the Sportline trim, plus had a cheeky Maxton Designs diffuser panel added, so it now looks like it should've done from the factory!! 

Nice.  Any pics?

14 minutes ago, Adrian55555 said:

Nice.  Any pics?

Yes, what he said 

 

Thinking of a Maxton diffuser myself. 

Edited 14 February, 20197 yr by penguin17

On 04/02/2019 at 11:16, Adrian55555 said:

I believe its just to denote nitrogen has been used.  Nitrogen is meant to be more stable at diff temps (less pressure change) and also less leaks.  

 

When i was at nissan all GTR's had to have nitrogen in the tyres. We had to install this when we became a high performance centre. 

Bog standard air is 80% nitrogen, unless the tyres are fitted in a nitrogen atmosphere (means the fitters need breathing apparatus) there will already be some oxygen, CO2, CO and other gases inside the tyre.  Don't see the point in paying for topping up with nitrogen but there was once something said about parting fools from money.

Gas laws don't vary by gas, just the gas constant does.  PV=kRT or something like that (temperature is in Kelvin and not Celsius,  0K is -273C)

I know, just stating what it was. I dont bother with it tbf. Costco dont charge extra for it either, think they use it as a selling point... 

22 hours ago, Adrian55555 said:

Nice.  Any pics?

 

22 hours ago, penguin17 said:

Yes, what he said 

 

Thinking of a Maxton diffuser myself. 

 

Sorry guys, I'm rubbish with computers so don't know how to load them onto here .

 

If you're thinking of one yourself Penguin, they do look nice once fitted, not over the top, IMO, and just like you would expect an OEM part to look.

 

Happy to give the picture thing a try if anyone can give me idiot proof instructions?

1 hour ago, SummersetBoy said:

 

 

Sorry guys, I'm rubbish with computers so don't know how to load them onto here .

 

If you're thinking of one yourself Penguin, they do look nice once fitted, not over the top, IMO, and just like you would expect an OEM part to look.

 

Happy to give the picture thing a try if anyone can give me idiot proof instructions?

 

Guess this is your car?

Looks awesome by the way

 

Edited 15 February, 20197 yr by Howardv

1 hour ago, Howardv said:

 

Guess this is your car?

Looks awesome by the way

 

 

LOL, yes that's my car.........Instagram is easy, you take a picture and post it.......simples .

 

Will try and get some better ones tomorrow, thanks btw for the approval, it's gradually getting there, front splitter probably next but there are 3 options and I keep changing my mind.