Belegur's Fabia RS

[belegur]

Greetings all...

Some of you Skoda owners may have bumped into me recently on here in other posts/threads.

I thought I'd setup a proper thread for my Fabia RS, as I begin to personalize it a little.

Fortunately I was at the dealer when the truck arrived to deliver my RS! See the first link below for a couple of quick iPhone shots when it was fresh off the truck, and another on collection day in the garage at home.

Fabia Delivery - Day 1 - a set on Flickr

The weather turned overcast during my drive home on day one, but cleared up nicely the following day. I took some time to bond with the RS by giving it a wash and took some better shots with the SLR...

Fabia RS - a set on Flickr

more to follow...

[belegur]

Today I decided to de-badge the rear hatch by removing the Fabia and RS badges. If you're interested in doing this, and have just bought or about to purchase a new car, I would suggest doing it soon after collection. I've had my car only a week, and the removal was very easy. All I required was a little heat from my girls hairdryer, some fingernails, and a small bit of bug & tar remover. Because the car was new nearly all the adhesive came off with the badges, leaving just a small outline of gunk to remove. I just simply cleaned the area around the badges beforehand with a damp cloth, and afterwards wiped it off with the same cloth to remove any excess tar remover. The whole process took about 10 leisurely minutes. Results can be seen at the link below.

Fabia RS De-Badge - a set on Flickr

Stay tuned for stage two of my personalization within the next week or two.

Cheers!

[BrashDaniels]

Re: Belegur's Fabia RS

Cool! I was wondering about this. Another idea was replacing the standard front and back logo badges with the new silver badge then maybe blacking it out. Any other ideas?

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[Rubbadub]

I'm getting the black top grille frame. It's the same colour as the black around your pillars and mirror tops.

[BrashDaniels]

Re: Belegur's Fabia RS

I'm getting the black top grille frame. It's the same colour as the black around your pillars and mirror tops.

Do you mean just the surround or the whole grille? I've been trying to source the honeycomb grille to match the lower half.

Super Skoda has one but says it is pre facelift and not for RS models.

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[Rubbadub]

Yes, just the surround. I agree the mesh-style grille would be cool, but then again the "moustache" grille is a Skoda trademark. You wouldn't see too many people remove a BMW grille even though that isn't the most appealing look on the market.

[belegur]

Belegur's Fabia RS

You'll have to wait until my next progress report to see my take on this


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[BrashDaniels]

Moustache Grille - love it ! - I never thought about it like that. It just reminded me of the old fishface grill from the AU Falcon.

Yes, just the surround. I agree the mesh-style grille would be cool, but then again the "moustache" grille is a Skoda trademark. You wouldn't see too many people remove a BMW grille even though that isn't the most appealing look on the market.

What about some links to where you're sourcing your stuff? - I got some Euro stuff, but some places won't post here.

[stormshark]

Moustache Grille - love it ! - I never thought about it like that. It just reminded me of the old fishface grill from the AU Falcon.



What about some links to where you're sourcing your stuff? - I got some Euro stuff, but some places won't post here.

Bit off topic, and you guys are probably giving the new cars a bit of stick, but how many km's distance from a tank are you getting in the VRS's please?

[belegur]

Belegur's Fabia RS

I'm getting about 8L / 100k's so far. But I'm deliberately varying my revs, using manual to change up and down instead of relying on the brakes, and applying the right foot generously. Although I am limiting myself to around 5000rmp for now. I'll be doing this until I hit 1500km's and then gradually increase the rpm over the next 1000km's before unleashing the little thing completely


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[Rubbadub]

My long term average is 7.4L/100km according to the computer, which is about 40/60 city/fwy (or country) driving. I also don't mind giving the odd boot, just not all of the time. For reference, I took a 300km journey yesterday, Perth to York to Northam and home. I wasn't trying to drive conservatively, and the route is a bit hilly, but I only managed 6.2, which is supposed to be the combined figure. You have to drive like Nana to beat the official figures. Then again, I didn't buy this car to be frugal, and it's still better than my old 4-speed 2L Focus - not to mention miles quicker.

As for the links... all your cosmetic needs are at Superskoda. Make sure you don't get anything specifically pre-facelift: it probably won't fit our "facelift" models. FABIA II : superskoda.com

[stormshark]

Thanks guys, 7.4 -8l still pretty good,Decisions decisions

[belegur]

OK all...

Just got home from picking my car up after having the tint and some vinyl wrap done. Afternoon sun making it difficult to get good photos, so excuse the lens flares and crappy contrast etc. I'll try to get some better ones over the next week or so.

Tint is Cabon XP in the darkest legally allowed here. Wrap is 3M Metallic Gloss Black applied to c-pillar, bonnet and grill surround.

What do you guys think? See link below...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/9338770...7632930015890/

[Rubbadub]

That's very impressive, mate. I'd have to see it in the "flesh" to see for sure, but from the pics it has an OEM look about it. Much classier than fake carbon fibre. Did you consider doing the whole bonnet?

I'd be interested in getting my roof done, but I'm too chicken that it'll end up looking ricey .

[belegur]

Belegur's Fabia RS

Thanks mate... exactly what I was going for. I wanted it to look like it could have been a factory two-tone option. Matte or carbon fibre would have looked stupid with the metallic gloss on the roof, and the gloss a & b pillars and mirrors.

There are a few minor blemishes in how smooth the vinyl went on... nothing too dramatic though. No bubbles or anything, just kind of like a tiny crease where the vinyl had to stretch in more than one direction. You have to get within arms length of the car, and catch the light at the right angle to even notice these though.

No doubt it is a better job than if I'd attempted it myself.

I never entertained the idea of doing the whole bonnet... I liked how the line from the side windows could be carried to meet the rear window, and then from the a pillar along the crease to the grill surround. I photoshopped a jgp of a silver car to test a few options, and this is what I liked the look of most.

Now to drop it 30-40mm and put on some 5 or 6 spoke black wheels with a machined lip ... this might have to wait a while though.