Hello!

Bought my Skoda Octavia RS TDI last year and now looking at modifying it. the other half is modifying the Mini, and it's beginning to make the Octy look a little underwhelming, so Figured I'd sign up here for help, tips, advice, and to share progress, various odd finds, and other information that I come across.

This car is also a little bit of a project for me. I want to modify it both performance wise (I'm aware my options are heavily limited with it being a TDI) and cosmetically, but I'm aiming for an OEM+ look both internally and externally - I want to avoid the stereotype of having ramraided my local Halfords, so will mostly be using parts from other MQB platform vehicles, parts from Super Skoda (Kopacek), and occasionally, parts for completely different vehicles that have been modified to fit.

I'm based in the East Midlands of the UK, near the city (replace the C with SH) of Milton Keynes, always looking for local car groups to join and do things like coffee meets etc. The car itself has a chequered service history, and is having a few issues so between it and myself, have a very on/off or love/hate relationship, but as much as it likes watching me perform open wallet surgery I do intend on having it looked after properly and taken care of and I'm already painfully aware of the potential pitfalls of this - Ask me how I know how sensitive the DSG box is to oil changes and what happens when it doesn't get them at the required intervals! Lol

Looking forward to being part of the Briskoda community and sharing knowledge and enthusiasm for these cars!

Evening and welcome to Brisky!

Have a look through the project threads and the mk3 section you’ll get loads of tips and inspiration 👍🏻