Hi Guys, looking for some advice on past experiences.

 

When dealing with a dealership, do you think they will give their backing to a retrofit. My specific question is to do with fitting the newer 3QF radar instead of the 3Q0 radar on the car. 3Q0 is out of stock every where and costs £720 and the 3QF is ~£300. It makes sense but because insurance is involved they will only put that in if the dealership says its compatible.

 

 

A lot will depend on if it is your insurance claim, or if you are having repair as someone else crashed into you.

 

In simple terms if it is someone else’s insurance, you are entitled to be put back to the condition prior to accident, which means genuine quality parts.  It’s not your problem if they need to source a part from another country and airfreight it in.  
 

But if you are happy to accept a modern equivalent is fitted then that is your choice if that is easier

 

I want the modern equivelant because i can potentially unlock the pacc. I really don't want to be waiting till next year to get my car back. I think it works for all parties but my concern is that the "repairers" are probably not too well versed and will just say it's not possible. 

 

Unfortunately forums saying it's possible isn't evidence enough 

I'd assume they'd use the part catalogue from Skoda to find the 'correct' part for your car.

 

If it's been superseded you might get something newer but I doubt they'd take your word a 3QF is compatible over the part catalogue guidance. They have nothing to gain and risk not being able to code/parameterise/calibrate the 3QF version if the software they use doesn't recognise it as valid for your car.

 

You could ask for a settlement figure and then find a garage to do the work for you with a part you supply...?

If it’s been superseded, available and compatible they’d probably just fit it. 

Its not so much its been superseded but. When my car was made there was such thing as predictive cruise control. Later down the line pACC came along. Original part numbers started with 3Q0 newer ones were 3QF. My issue isn't really if i have pACC or not. I have heard driving around london isn't too good on it anyway. I am more concerned with getting my car back as quickly as possible but the 3Q0 variant of the radar is on backorder until next year!! So it made sense to me to fit the 3QF on it instead which is £400 cheaper then the 3Q0 (main dealer prices). It was a win win for all parties involved but it doesn't look like they'll fit it because they class it as a retrofit and not a part designed for my "chassis"

Have you actually asked your insurer? That's what I'd do.

I asked the insurance company and they sent a message to the repairers, please look into installing this instead. However the people installing the part have said that TPS (VW part supplier for UK) have said this part isn't for my car and because it's a safety related part, point blank refused to even send the part.

 

So now we at an impass because when I called the dealer up they said they cannot say a part that is essentially a mod for the vehicle is fit for my car. The repairers said that if I can get a statement from the dealer they can use that to argue the case with TPS..