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[Abitofbully]

Hi all, new owner here. I bought a 55 plate Fabia estate 1.4  back in October and was hooked l. So much so that yesterday I bought an Octavia 1.9 L&k estate !!!

Both great cars but with very similar problems, the Fabias front windows don't work and the central locking doesn't lock/unlock the drivers door and on the Octavia the rear tailgate doesn't open!!! Apart from that  I love 'em !!!

[AnnoyingPentium]

Hello and welcome to Briskoda! Good call on both models. I reckon if you fire a post in the respective sections for each model then you'll be able to get a hand with fault diagnosis and the likes. Enjoy the site!

[Abitofbully]

Cheers thank you, probably going to sell the Fabia and keep the Octavia. Been offered £320 by the scrap man but its far too good to scrap.

[xman]

Check the wiring in the rubber gaitor between the pillars and the doors for broken or damage wires. Also check the fuses.

[Breezy_Pete]

Blue/yellow and violet/yellow wires in positions 4, 3 of the white 6-way connector at the A-pillar drive the motor in the door lock.

Don't forget to check fuse 11 for the windows, as well as the main power feeds.

 

 

[Abitofbully]

Thanks guys, I've checked the fuses and all looks OK, I'll check the wiring.  It looks like a previous owner has had a meddle as there's a hole in the bottom of the drivers door pocket and there's 4 wires sticking out, a blue, a brown and 2 blacks, that look like they've been cut off from something ?, very strange 🤔