This is a really trivial issue, but can the grab handles be modified to give them the damped action that they have in other VAG cars.

Although I never use them and nor do my passengers (I'm obviously not driving fast enough), they really add to the quality feeling in the cabin.

My mkIV Golf had them and I was deeply impressed and showed them to just about every passenger, but they still never got used!

Yeah it can be done. Quite an expensive mod though.

About

Why bother if they never get used :confused:

Spend your money on a worth while mod

You also get damped handles in seats and audis, raid a scrappy

i see your point it is one of the first things i do when i get in the car test the grab handles its a bit sad i know but a habit

Seem to remember reading somewhere that the Octavia "wasn't allowed to have them" in a kind of keep Skoda in its place kind of way.

Superb has them.

Dan

Its just one little spring - and I'm sure it can be fitted to the existing handles (i.e. for Fabia vRS peeps with black handles, I'm sure OEM R32 items aint cheap).

Don't know if its available separately.

You also get damped handles in seats and audis, raid a scrappy

Even Ford fit them as standard :eek: As said, raid a scrappy and they are an easy retrofit

Chris

Someone in Germany changed his to silikondamped ones of a Seat Leon Cupra R

1J0 857 607 R B41 Grabhandle satinblack

1J0 857 607 S B41 Grabhandle satinblack with clothinghook (that little thingy where you can hang your jacket on)

1J0 857 607 R Y20 Grabhandle perlgrey

1J0 857 607 S Y20 Grabhandle perlgrey with clothinghook