Fan only working on setting 4 so the resistor has blown so a quick and easy thing to replace....... Why oh why have Skoda decided that such a simple thing requires half the dash removing!

I've found plenty of tutorials showing the multiple panels and screws that need locating but all are for LHD models. I'm assuming everything is mirrored in a RHD car?

 

PS, if anyone has discovered a simpler way to get to the resistor feel free to share as it looks like a 5 minute job will probably take hours.

I guess that's why it's so hard so a dealership can charge you an arm and a leg to do it 😉

Well, I bit the bullet and started dismantling the dash. I found a video of a guy removing the dash from a write off which was for the latest model and a lot more useful than the odd blower resistor video I found. Even then there were a couple more screws holding the glove box in.

Anyhow actually replacing the resistor took a minute max whilst the dash took a half hour to remove and replace. Luckily everything clipped/screwed back together nicely and the fan now works

Should have added that the local Skoda dealership wanted £180 so 2 hours labour!

Can post the links to the video you used?

 

It's covered in the first 3 minutes here:

The side panel he opens at 57 seconds conceals 2 screws that he doesn't mention but they are easy to spot. You don't actually have to completely remove the centre console or disconnect the switches in it. You only need to slide it towards the back of the car a bit to get at the screws.

Edited 13 January, 20224 yr by thebrighton

Job done.

Invaluable video, thanks again for posting.

Learnt a few things that the video misses, like getting the bonnet release lever off, but everything now working correctly.

Getting the center cover off is a real hard pull with your heart in your mouth waiting for broken clips, but oddly slipped neatly back on.

My wires to the console were just too short to slide the console far enough back (the handbrake gets in the way too), so did disconnect them.

Worst part of the job besides that was getting the bonnet release cover off

 

No screws left over so should be rattle-free.....

Whole job took 1 hour, changing the resistor about 30 seconds of course.

So, £180 saved!

 

Thank you all for the help.