The panel seems to be only available on special order at a very silly price. Do you know where they sourced yours and the cost? 

No idea where they sourced it but arrived next day. I paid £825 for the complete job, expensive I know but I’ve used them before and with a brand new car I didn’t want anything but a good job done. I have kept the original panel in case when I sell, the Towbar not wanted.

Hello Everyone - I saw this thread which is exactly where I'm at. I've had the car (2023 estate, SE-L iV) a week and want to get a detachable tow bar for it. Fitter in Shrewsbury mentioned that there's a different type of rear diffuser which makes things neater but he also said that cutting the existing one actually doesn't look too bad at all ( they've done a few Octavias)

 

Interested in any views and pointers on this - what route should I go down ?

 

Thanks

Edited 29 January, 20251 yr by Kt1966

I have the latest facelifted Octavia Estate. My fitters, Chester Towbars had to order in a different panel, rather than cutting the existing one. They gave me the original panel just in case I wanted to transfer the tow bar at a later stage. Works perfectly, it’s a Westfalia detachable. The only issue is that the Infotainment system couldn’t be programmed to show up when reversing. Instead I get a small speaker logo coming up.