@numskull

don't ask too much!

1. VAG engineers have had unknown reasons to develop them

2. they fit in our Superb

3. why not

then comes immeasurable

4. dust protection

5. sound deadening

6. finished look

 

huge closing comfort improvement came from Electric Suction Door

 

Can I ask where you got them, Martini? And are they all the same?

Edited 16 June, 20232 yr by numskull

@numskull

Ordered from local VW dealer,

They were four identical within one package

Prefect, thank you MartiniB. 

On 21/02/2023 at 14:39, MartiniB said:

car is gone to dealer for first unplanned service visit, logo projector tried to escape, wires held it

 

after 11 months also left side did the same 😞

 

 

 

5E3 052 133 E

 

 

On 16/06/2023 at 06:46, MartiniB said:

  

 

Hi MartiniB, how did you install them? Do I need to remove the two black Torx screws on the side of the door to install these seals?

@bradecline

Yes, all from outside

got new perforated leather on steering wheel

 

 

done by AutoMix.lv  

 

 

 

OEM had no wear sign after 14 months

 

 

 

full size Wiper Blades (from Passat)

 

3-397-007-863    650; 450mm    Bosch AeroTwin A 863 S (Superb; Golf; . .)
3-397-014-116    650; 475mm    Bosch AeroTwin A 102 S (Passat; Arteon; . .)

!!! part codes are LHD, not UK; AU etc. !!!
 

 

 

 

next upgrade waits for springs

 

Finally I found some time to go through this ... you've done amazing stuff on your car, compliments!

I took also some notes on things to do sometime on mine as well, when time and commitments will allow.

 

I've done a few full-interior noise treatment/insulation stuff in the past, and it makes a difference, in various degrees.

I was curious as to why only the 'bitumen' parts for done without the soft closed cell part, but is interesting to see there is allowance to do that.

My last project of that (my P38 RR), once I added, the carpet was a terrible fit, very precise fit from factory with no room to add material.

Anyway, for now I will not be disassembling the car ... SWMBO would kill me, after all I promised this was would not be a "project" car 🤪

So things will have to be very much under the radar, a first for me.

 

Thanks for sharing and don't stop tinkering 😝

 

Question about the vacuum, do the kits adapt to the existing motors or do have to be replaced? I had no time yet to go through the ru links, was thinking to do this when I feel ready to go for it ... maybe sometime in the summer.

16 hours ago, leolito said:

Question about the vacuum, do the kits adapt to the existing motors or do have to be replaced?

 

suction motors come in the kit.

by orange is marked part, which goes to replace in the OEM locking mechanisms

 

 

 

Hey M, wanna have a laugh?

The other day I went to a dealer to see a car and he noticed the Superb and wondered why it has no vacuum on the doors. So he proceeds to show me a Taycan he has for sale and says this is the only Porsche that comes without them, but he retrofitted and indeed he did. He offered me such service for ... I convert to euros ... 767 euros 🤪 😆

similarly as my previous 2016. Mk3 2.0 TSI 220ps FWD

-> https://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/485647-bilstein-b6-dcc-shock-absorbers-available-at-last/?do=findComment&comment=5620484

 

 

also current 2023. Mk3.FL 2.0 TSI 280ps AWD got this upgrade - 

challenge, stiffness without lowering, succeed

 

front

Eibach F11-85-043-03-FA + Bilstein B6 DampTronic 23-254343

rear

Eibach F11-79-013-01-RA + WRONG Bilstein B6 DampTronic 20-254353 (correct part code would be 20-267537)

 

OEM DCC

front

3Q0 413 031 AK + 5Q0 411 105 GN

rear

3Q0 513 045 AD + 3Q0 511 115 AL

 

 

played lottery also on front axle because

a) rear axle had it in any case

b) four springs set, Eibach Pro-Kit from Kodiaq E10-79-013-03-22, priced €193 while four separate springs €265

c) front of 280ps, in theory, has extra weight from bigger turbine and DSG radiator

 

choice table (green 2.0 FWD / yellow 2.0 AWD)

 

 

 

ride conditions improved, waterbed is gone  -

new Comfort is somewhere between as were OEM Normal-Sport 

new Normal is as OEM Sport

new Sport is as OEM Sport with a small plus

difference between modes decreased for about 50%

 

BUT, suspension got knocking sound after upgrade 😞

as first suspicions were wrong rear shock code -

i were too much focused on springs parameters as result i didn't double checked what b-šhit is declared on sellers webpage

such small mistake, minus €700+ (seller already rejected, crossing fingers on PayPal)

 

two weeks later knocking sound were solved by replace

rear struct Bilstein 12-281459 to used OEM 5Q0 513 353 E

looks like i will leave "wrong" rear shocks - they are ~20mm shorter than "correct" Bilsteins

but in compare to OEMs, they have same full length with extra 10mm in Biltein's cylinder length 

 

list of parts to replace together with shocks and springs were made from my previous Mk3

5Q0 412 545 D    x2    fr. Spring Shelf
N 015 081 6    x2    Nut M12x1.5
N 101 064 02    x2    Nut M12x1.5
N 909 548 02    x2    Bolt M12x1.5x80
N 912 464 01    x6    Bolt M8x32
N 910 216 01    x2    Nut M14x1.5
8J0 512 149    x2    r. Upper Spring Underlay (AUDI +9mm)
5QD 512 297 D    x2    r. Lower Spring Pad
1J0 512 135 A   x2    r. Rear Shock Mount Cap
N 906 484 02    x4    Bolt M10x35
N 106 283 01    x2    Bolt M12x1.5x90
WHT 007 127    x2    Nut M10
81A 407 183    x2    Control Arm Bushing (ordered 5Q0 407 183 F)
SACHS 900 347    x1    fr. Dust Cover Kit (2x 5Q0 413 175 C + 2x 1K0 412 303 E)
FEBI 40171    x2    fr. Top Strut Mounting (5Q0 412 331 C or 5Q0 412 331 E)
FEBI 44799    x2    fr. Ball Bearing (5Q0 412 249 E)
FEBI 44904    x2    r. Rubber Buffer (5Q0 511 357 L)
FEBI 45893    x2    r. Dust Cover (5Q0 513 425 J)
!!! knocking sound
Bilstein 12-281459 x2    r. Top Strut Mounting (5Q0 513 353 E)
 

 

later i also got parts codes list of Mk3.FL -

rear axle have no changes, front got nuts with bigger heads

N 91246401   x6     Nut M8x32        OEM 2016 Mk3
WHT 008 926  x6    Nut M8x39        OEM 2023 Mk3.FL
and another Top Strut Mounting

5Q0 412 331 C      x2              OEM 2016 Mk3 / Arteon
5Q0 412 331 E       x2             OEM 2023 Mk3.FL

wondering, maybe following can be in higher comfort level due VAG hierarchy
5Q0 412 331 F        x2            OEM Arteon
5WA 412 331 A       x2            OEM Arteon 2022.05.09
few months later -> https://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/510961-2023-280ps-lk-replaced-2016-220ps-style/?do=findComment&comment=5883174

 

 

 

rear OEM vs Eibach Pro

 

+ additional improvement, rear springs top mounts 8J0 512 149

-> https://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/481954-lowering-springs-install-on-a-280272-sportline-diy-and-results/#comment-5413309

 

Edited 3 February3 Feb by MartiniB

Yesterday i finished fantastic 3615 km round trip across Sweden and Norway
 

 

 

 

Thanks to the default speed limit 80 km/h, got numbers which i haven't ever seen before -

top score on the display were 6.5 l/100km.

Calculation for whole trip is 7.8 (36mpg) by filled 98/95 vs kms

 

 

Keeping to the speed limit didn't save me from being stopped by an unmarked traffic police car,

Škoda Superb wagon followed me about 15 kms -

they didn't like the maneuver of overtaking a nearly stationary car
as driving in the opposite direction Enyaq was still ~500 meters away, i overtook without using the accelerator pedal and returned to my line

No fine  just papers/trunk check and talking about driving safety

(first hour in Norway)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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That was a fantastic trip and it's one that I'd love to do, but SWMBO isn't interested as she likes to go somewhere warm and with plenty of shops!  I've been to most European countries, but Norway's one I haven't visited yet.

18 minutes ago, Penpusher said:

it's one that I'd love to do

just wait for climate changes

before we started i checked two weeks forecast for Bergen, which were cloudy rainy 14-18c

in reality just two days i didn't wear a shorts, temperatures in the cities were 18-30c, just in mountains lowest were seen 7c

 

as alternative for Norway i can suggest Slovenia

 

We went to Slovenia and Croatia 2 years ago and enjoyed it very much.  We went through Austria over the Alps and came back through Italy, France and Monaco, where it was very hot at 35ºC.

 

We were in Lithuania in May and June this year and it was hot there too when it went up to 30ºC.  We covered 3,427 miles or 5,516 km, so a trip to Norway from the UK wouldn't be so far.  SWMBO has friends in Flensburg, Germany who she wants to visit, so maybe I can twist her arm to combine a trip to see them and then on to Norway.

On 22/05/2024 at 12:18, MartiniB said:

wondering, maybe following can be in higher comfort level due VAG hierarchy
5WA 412 331 A       x2            OEM Arteon 2022.05.09

 

Arteon's OEM 5WA 412 331 A + Superb's OEM 5Q0 412 249 E have been installed!

i can't confirm improvement in compare to OEM 5Q0 412 331 E 

because few months between installation and current Eibach Pro springs are about 15% stiffer than OEMs were,

but definitely, they are better than my wrongly made side step FEBI 40171 + FEBI 44799

 

 

Superb's OEM 5Q0 412 331 E

 

 

 

Arteon's OEM 5WA 412 331 A sits ~ 2mm deeper

 

 

 

 

 

Edited 24 September, 20241 yr by MartiniB

On 08/04/2024 at 17:39, MartiniB said:

got new perforated leather on steering wheel

 

 

 

done by AutoMix.lv  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exactly why you have a leather brush to (gently) clean leather steering wheels 👍

Haldex maintenance required change only oil,

but i asked additionally clean also filter and weren't wrong with that

 

28.8 kKm

 

 

Shocking!

I think I will not wait until 60k km to do mine ...

Ahh same here, I would require filter cleaning as well on 30k km.

 

I cleaned it on my ex-car Octavia 3 and also changed the o-rings and bolts(the maintenance) for the pump. But I think you can change them every other time.

 

Have done mine every 2 years/12k miles. Pretty sure they’ve been similar to that at those distances.

I can report by installing top mounts 5WA 412 331 A (Arteon) has made a difference however I am on Bilstein coilovers aswell.

It's feel more comfortable/ road imperfections are a bit less intrusive and the steering weight is lighter in Normal mode.