Hi, I have a recess behind the wheel arch of my face-lift octavia estate (photo attached). Does any one know of something I could fit in there to make it more useful. Some kind of storage box with a door, maybe.

You should have some of these the fit in the space and stop things sliding around in the boot

http://www.superskoda.com/Skoda/OCTAVIA-III/Octavia-III-practical-cargo-flexible-element-original-Skoda-Autoas

9 minutes ago, mar-mite said:

You should have some of these the fit in the space and stop things sliding around in the boot

http://www.superskoda.com/Skoda/OCTAVIA-III/Octavia-III-practical-cargo-flexible-element-original-Skoda-Autoas

Thanks for replying, certainly something that would help. I'm hoping there's something that slots into the 2 plastic bits either side of the recess.

There should be a small divider that slots in, this will have come with car 

You should have a divider that slots in there..

2 hours ago, Hearse_Driver said:

Thanks for replying, certainly something that would help. I'm hoping there's something that slots into the 2 plastic bits either side of the recess.

That’s what slots in there when there not in use

2 hours ago, weyland said:

There should be a small divider that slots in, this will have come with car 

Unfortunately it wasn't there, bought the car 2nd hand. At least I know something exists.

It’s In two parts a rigid piece that fits the hole and a bendy piece with Velcro on the bottom to stick to the boot carpet 

1 minute ago, mar-mite said:

It’s In two parts a rigid piece that fits the hole and a bendy piece with Velcro on the bottom to stick to the boot carpet 

Ah brilliant, that makes sense, apologies for being slow on the uptake. 

In the VRS (mine at least) it's just a solid plastic divide:

Have a look at some Aldi boot bags or something similar. They come with lots of velcro which grips the carpet. Mine seem almost designed to fit in the recess and hold lots of junk.  

Funny you should mention that, I've just picked up the small bag. It's slightly too large to fit in my recess (might soften and fit better over time), but it's velcro backed so is stuck to the side - £3.99!

On 14/10/2020 at 17:55, GreenMachine1.6 said:

Have a look at some Aldi boot bags or something similar. They come with lots of velcro which grips the carpet. Mine seem almost designed to fit in the recess and hold lots of junk.  

I had a couple in the back of my cupboard which I had completely forgotten about 🤦‍♂️, fit both sides very well. Problem solved, pleased you mentioned it. 

I carry a tyre pump, pressure gauge, 1l of oil, a portable John, a spare item of clothing, pack of biscuits, hand wipes et Al. Very handy. 

My 2015 Excellence came with VBF but no sideboards. So I made some removable ones myself. Seems these were not available with the VBF option.