What did you do to your Octavia today?

[zei20t]

that torque isnt 'true' anyway, its just tractive effort on the dyno.

[bluefrog]

had the guys at Audvolks work their magic in my engine bay last night

Just wait 'till I can afford my tune.

don't wait ..

[redline3345]

I measured the height of my front guards today, as I am suspicious that my car has the wrong springs. The Octy TDI wagons @ work sit lower than my TSI vRS. Could anyone who has a vRS wagon with the standard suspension and standard wheels assist?? All I need is the measurement from ground (hopefully level concrete or similar) to the lip of the guard at the highest point of the front wheel arches. Mine are 680 LHS & 679 RHS.
Thank you in anticipation for your help.

[dArK5HaD0w]

its not wagon, but my liftback measurements r:-
front - 680mm
rear - 690mm

maybe the TDI wagon u saw @ work has the optional skoda lowering springs (accessory part # ZGB1Z3071676).....aka the eibach prokit.
apparently lots of RS sold here in canberra come with these as dealer fit option.

i'm getting mine installed next week. will take some measurements after the install n let u know.

[brad]

I measured the height of my front guards today, as I am suspicious that my car has the wrong springs. The Octy TDI wagons @ work sit lower than my TSI vRS. Could anyone who has a vRS wagon with the standard suspension and standard wheels assist?? All I need is the measurement from ground (hopefully level concrete or similar) to the lip of the guard at the highest point of the front wheel arches. Mine are 680 LHS & 679 RHS.
Thank you in anticipation for your help.

Are the transport spacers still fitted to the springs?


If it's any help, my stock suspension Elegance Hatch is 695mm but my tyres are 12mm bigger in radius than stock - so in theory my std ride height is 683mm which should make an RS about 660mm?

[dArK5HaD0w]

If it's any help, my stock suspension Elegance Hatch is 695mm but my tyres are 12mm bigger in radius than stock - so in theory my std ride height is 683mm which should make an RS about 660mm?

my TSI RS almost has the same height as redline's. only difference is his is a wagon n mine a liftback. that would possibly explain the 10mm difference between the two.
after fitting the eibach prokit, which has a 20mm drop, i'm expecting for it to become 660mm & 670mm.

ur figures for the elegance r interesting though......

[brad]

If you are measuring properly, you should measure from the centre of the hub to the top of the guard. This removes any variable due to tyre diameter.

Also, you should note the amount of fuel. On mine, Full down to 1/4 is just over 10mm difference

[Mysticality]

Just did the measurements.
MY12 vRS TDI

1/4 fuel:
677 - Front Wheel
380 - Front Hub
680 - Rear Wheel
373 - Rear Hub

1/1 Fuel:
675 - Front Wheel
380 - Front Hub
675 - Rear Wheel
370 - Rear Hub

Don't know why there are differences. Looking at the numbers, somethings gotta be wrong.
Perhaps I didn't get the hubs completely spot on every time, but... :S

[bluefrog]

gave her a 10k km anniversary scrub yesterday - bonnet and roof were clayed to get rid of my pet hate, ie. watermarks.

.. after a bit of Optimum instant gloss enhancer she now looks pretty shmick, and the blackest I've ever seen her

[Mysticality]

Do mine?
Hit 11,111km today.

[zei20t]

i love black, and that made me love it more

[tooch]

F_CK. Some idiot young prick ran up my arse tonight, while I was totally stopped in traffic. D*ckhead was probably texting on his phone. Rear bumper is cracked, both reflectors broken, hopefully nothing underneath. Just grand

If there is an upside, my bumper had a few chips on it, so now I get a new one. Just hope they can match the metallic ok

[Gti Dave]

F_CK. Some idiot young prick ran up my arse tonight, while I was totally stopped in traffic. D*ckhead was probably texting on his phone. Rear bumper is cracked, both reflectors broken, hopefully nothing underneath. Just grand

If there is an upside, my bumper had a few chips on it, so now I get a new one. Just hope they can match the metallic ok

Damn man. Feel for ya. It seems a couple are having a bad streak recently eh? I'm still sitting here waiting anxiously for the verdict on my Cruze. Really hope somehow its a write-off. Don't really like the lingering thought that the cars been damaged and the thought that its never going to be the same again.

I guess if you take it as an upside that since your bumper already had some chips in it then you'll get it fixed without forking out (asides from the inconvenience). Hope nothing major beneath is damaged. Good luck mate. Let us know how you go.

[tooch]

thanks Dave
I know it's a relatively minor thing in the grand scheme of things but it's just such a piss off when you take such pride in your things and some careless idiot damages it!

Will update here with how I go. Good luck with getting your car(s) fixed too!

[scoobyrex]

I got ran up the arse 3 times last year while stationary at traffic lights! I feel your pain! Hope there's no major damage and all turns up well