Hi Everyone, 

Recently bought a 2013 Superb wagon to become my new daily driver. 

Was previously driving my Chrysler 300 daily but the cost of fuelling a 98 octane-tuned 300kW V8 at the moment is absurd, and I've always appreciated the quirkiness of Skodas, so I welcomed Vaclav the Superb to my fleet. I also own a Porsche Boxster 987, as well as some motorbikes and boats.

I believe it's the Ambition trim level, 118kW TSI with the 7 Speed DSG, and high mileage but with a good maintenance history. The 1.8 does burn about 0.8L/1000km but I'm replacing the PCV valve and hoses and going up to a 5w40 grade oil, which should hopefully minimise that.

I've already replaced the awful Bolero radio with a PQ MIB2 Composition Media unit, (and done the software mods to enable Apple CarPlay and disable component protection, though I need a new CAN gateway and some coding once my VCDS cable arrives to get it perfect), as well as swap the ugly 16" Moon wheels for a set of 18" Octavia III VRS Gemini wheels with Bridgestone tyres, and changed the steering wheel over from the old style to the newer one, again with a Yeti wheel and Fabia airbag.

I may change the Composition Media unit for a Discover Media unit because I've got a lead on one cheaply from the same car my steering wheel came from, and I'd rather like to have DAB+ radio and inbuilt navigation. I also plan on upgrading the rest of the audio system, Alpine make some really nice looking mini amplifiers that will fit nicely in the underseat space my 9W7 Bluetooth module used to occupy. I've also found a very nice set of leather seats for a good price, which will go in too.

I'm currently waiting on a heap of new parts - Black Skoda badges to replace the green ones, a new chrome bonnet garnish, Superb III style rear badges, new key shells, LED lighting, and a heap of other little bits and pieces to lift and modernise the car. I'm not a fan of modifications that look obviously aftermarket, so I tend to go with upgrades that look and work like they came from the factory.
 

This forum has been a wealth of info so far, and I'm looking forward to contributing my own as time goes on.

Thanks,
Elyse. 
😁

And greetings to you Elyse, from up over 

 

Gaz

Welcome oh one from the Black Swan State. Wow you sound like someone who really knows their way around vehicle electrics.

On 15/04/2022 at 16:08, Gaz said:

And greetings to you Elyse, from up over 

 

Gaz

 

Thank you very much!

 

On 15/04/2022 at 23:58, Warrior193 said:

Welcome oh one from the Black Swan State. Wow you sound like someone who really knows their way around vehicle electrics.

Yeah, I'm an electronics engineer by trade. I've been working on cars for the last 25 years as a hobby, and this isn't my first rodeo as far as embedded software and CAN communications go... Just my first time dealing with VAG stuff.