Presenting my Octi: what do you guys think?

[berre]

Hi all,

Gave my "Tsjech piece of crap" (as my brother always calls it) a good clean and I thought it was time to share some pics with all you skoda freaks

PS My brother just ordered a new Fabia Estate so he's quite fond of Tsjech crap

INTERIOR

I've got the sport-interior, combined with the leather pack (leather steering wheel, leather handbrake, leather shifter), in addition to that... see below:

Chrome speedometer rings

Beetle Sport Edition pedals

Laurin&Klement running board protection

EXTERIOR

Golf IV aerotwins

Chrome rear-light strip

Full shot of the rear: all logo's removed, incl skoda badge + bumperstrips colour-coded

Full shot of the front: mattig front grille + bumperstrips colour-coded

And here are the new wheels (example pic, I've bought mind second-hand, sanded them and they are at the body-shop currently for a new coat of paint)

audi TT Caressa velgen in 17"

Other plans? Hmm short antenna and MAYBE a 35mm drop. Would like some US lights as well but I'm still figuring out how I am going to do this...

What do you guys think?

Cheers

B

Edited 25 July, 2009 by berre
update

[speednut]

Lookin good Fella:thumbup:

Steve

[mluton]

Great car, have you got a front / side picture as we cant see the car in full.

[Gillywibble]

Looks good

Side pics would be nice.

[vRS_Si]

As i've said before, good looking motor!

Am really liking that Mattig grille!

[Wardy]

Looks very smart, with some good additions

How big is that Beetle dead pedal though? :eek:

Steve

[berre]

side pics will be presented when the wheels are under the car

anybody any ideas wrt short antenna?

cheers

B

[Wardy]

Yeah, an S2000 stubby aerial would look good...

Steve

[RobClubley]

Nice! I was looking at an A3 the other day that had those wheels, thinking they would suit the Octy.

[MudPuppy]

That looks great; looking forward to seeing some pictures with the new wheels on.

Kay.

[berre]

Yeah, an S2000 stubby aerial would look good...

Steve

Hi Steve,

Thx for the tip, would this fit you think? Any idea how much the reception would be impacted?

Cheers

B

[KenONeill]

Can't say how good the reception is in the S2000. What I can say is that with modern fixed "base-load" or "wire-wound" antennae, the critical factor is the effective length of the unit, not the physical length, so there is no reason why it shouldn't be as good or better, given the same head unit and speakers.

[berre]

Ken,

Thx for the feedback, in the meantime I've browsed the forum a bit and found a couple of threads about this... most people are happy with the fit and reception quality so I'll order one...

cheers

B

[Wardy]

Yep, fits fine although aesthetics are improved by trimming the plastic base a little. You should see some useful shots in my Member's Cars thread. If not I'll take some for you

I'm not a big radio listener, having my iPod plumbed in. But whenever I do use it, I don't notice a reduction in signal quality

eBay's probably your best source. Can be quite pricey direct from Honda IIRC...

Steve

[berre]

@ wardy, browsed through your topic (nice fabia btw) but I couldn't find any pics specifically related to the aerial though... what did you trim exactly and how?

thx mate

berre

[RobClubley]

I have the S2000 aerial - no fitting problems and no difference in radio reception.

[Tom_vRS]

Love the look of your Octy - some really nice changes you've made!

Great wheels too!

Only thing I'm not keen on is the grill, but every rose has its thorn!!

Keep up the good work!

[Taxi 219]

Nice looking car and great mods too:thumbup:

[Wardy]

@ wardy, browsed through your topic (nice fabia btw) but I couldn't find any pics specifically related to the aerial though... what did you trim exactly and how?

thx mate

berre

Thanks for the compliment

I'll get you some pics tomorrow. The aerial I bought was from a Briskodian, who had kindly already trimmed it. If you look at Rob's picture, there's a slight bit of overlap between the aerial and the base. It's pretty minor, but thought I'd mention it...

Steve

[berre]

S2000 antenna ordered

Indeed I noticed it on the pics of Rob as well... was the bottom trimmed on your antenna or was the side trimmed? And what was done after trimming? Was it repainted?

Thx!

Berre

[berre]

update: wheels fitted

some crappy gsm pics:

I must say that they look better irl... I'll try to get some better pics soon...

I like them anyway, had some doubts but they're gone now

Cheers

B

[UncleRic]

Looks good. Will look even better when you drop it slightly.

[Gillywibble]

Very nice. Doesn't need dropping much at all.

[4x4mark]

nice wheels wana swap ?

[RobClubley]

I like them