OCTAVIA III Owners discussion thread

[vEnOm_oz]

I thought you said - not going to get carried away with mods ;0). Enjoy!

Thanks venom.

Loving the car so far. It's my daily, so I won't get carried away with mods, but looking to also drop in some Eibach Pro Kit springs, a tune of some sort, and maybe change up the exhaust a bit to make it sound a bit angrier.

[Antiplastix]

Welcome to the Skoda family!

Just use a hair dryer and patiently remove the badges once the glue gets soft.

Dental floss helps too, once hot and soft. Just get it under a edge.

[ferret vrs]

Hey guys,

Just picked up my MY16 Octavia RS162TSI wagon on Saturday. Looking to remove the "Octavia" and "Skoda" badges on the rear hatch. I assume these can be removed without leaving holes that will require filling?

Following - I plan to do this as well or at least paint them black


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[TCR]

I thought you said - not going to get carried away with mods ;0). Enjoy!

As far as mods go that's very mild for me. I have an MX5 SE as a weekend fun/track car that I will do a bit more too

Dental floss helps too, once hot and soft. Just get it under a edge.

Yep, planned to do this, thanks.

Following - I plan to do this as well or at least paint them black

Will post up my results.

[HPRS230]

New Skoda Octavia vRS announced

Highlights are:
- DDC (Dynamic Chassis Control system)
- a 15mm lower ride height
- Rear track that's 30mm wider than the previous car's.
- XDS+ system (230 has a VAQ diff)
"Speaking of differentials, there’s no mention of VW’s clever ‘VAQ’ electronically-controlled physical differential which was briefly available in the vRS 230, but we wouldn’t be surprised to see it make an appearance at a later stage."
- 227 bhp
- Fully adaptive LED headlights
- Driver aid systems include trailer assist, blind spot detect and rear traffic alert

New Skoda Octavia vRS announced | PistonHeads

New Skoda Octavia vRS 2017 facelift revealed | Auto Express

https://www.carthrottle.com/post/say-hello-to-the-newish-skoda-octavia-vrs/

[pologti18t]

New Skoda Octavia vRS announced

Highlights are:
- DDC (Dynamic Chassis Control system)
- a 15mm lower ride height
- Rear track that's 30mm wider than the previous car's.
- XDS+ system (230 has a VAQ diff)
"Speaking of differentials, there’s no mention of VW’s clever ‘VAQ’ electronically-controlled physical differential which was briefly available in the vRS 230, but we wouldn’t be surprised to see it make an appearance at a later stage."
- 227 bhp
- Fully adaptive LED headlights
- Driver aid systems include trailer assist, blind spot detect and rear traffic alert

" while optional adaptive full-LED tech also features. " - optional?

" all Octavia vRS' are available with Dynamic Chassis Control offering Sport, Normal and Comfort modes for the suspension and controls." - optional?

"The 15 mm lower sports suspension and the rear track, 30 mm wider than the predecessor, as well as the red brake callipers underline the dynamic character of the new ŠKODA OCTAVIA RS. 17-inch wheels are available as standard, while 18- or 19-inch wheels are available as an option. "

That suggests that the RS ride height is 15mm lower than the standard facelifted Octavia. It's just the rear track that differs.

[pologti18t]

I pulled the stock air box apart tonight for a look - seems like it may flow alright with a decent cotton filter, has some cold air routing as well.

Aftermarket filters do diddly squat.

and the thread on the MK7 GTI intake

VWVortex.com - A look at the GTI intake (WTF?)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WweloyNhB58

And finally......

https://youtu.be/gCi2yo4UqPI

[ferret vrs]

Aftermarket filters do diddly squat.

I'm waiting for Burger to release their new intake in Jan which will hopefully be the same time the JB4's are in stock [emoji57]


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[Mysticality]

" while optional adaptive full-LED tech also features. " - optional?

" all Octavia vRS' are available with Dynamic Chassis Control offering Sport, Normal and Comfort modes for the suspension and controls." - optional?

"The 15 mm lower sports suspension and the rear track, 30 mm wider than the predecessor, as well as the red brake callipers underline the dynamic character of the new ŠKODA OCTAVIA RS. 17-inch wheels are available as standard, while 18- or 19-inch wheels are available as an option. "

That suggests that the RS ride height is 15mm lower than the standard facelifted Octavia. It's just the rear track that differs.

Full LED lights are the replacement for the HID lights - I'll hazard a guess that (as like now) the only Octavia's to get halogen headlights will be the base Ambition and the base Scout - every other Octavia (inc. vRS) will get the Bi-LED w/ AFS.

Current vRS is 15mm lower than "standard" Octavia; current vRS also features Independant Rear Suspension whereas the "standard" models don't. Perhaps rear track increase is to do with IRS?

We won't get 17's; only silver and black 18's and black 19's. Again, only guessing but that would make sense.

The jury is still out on whether or not we will get the trailer assist, here.
DCC will definitely be optional - probably part of the Tech Pack (like on the Superb)

[Mysticality]

Stalking the FB and found...

Not sure if its still in stock
[ATTACH=CONFIG]27214[/ATTACH]
[ATTACH=CONFIG]27213[/ATTACH]

They posted that on the AuSkoda page a month or two ago - I can't believe its still there!!
(Also the system shows that there are two wagons! This one doesn't have auto boot; but there is another that does. )

[LunchboxVRS]

I have seen a green one in Melbourne. Late nov it was. Not sure if it was the second one you speak of or that one on a drive. I actually thought it was a hatch that I seen but may be wrong.

[pologti18t]

Octavia is now in runout. 5 yr warranty and 3 yrs free servicing thrown in until end of March.

They have plenty of vrs DSG wagons, White or silver, in stock if that's your thing

Someone at Skoda australia needs to look at who does stock control. 3 alloy wheel choices, 2 body types, 2 transmisions, 2 option packs and a sunroof, Auto boot, and 7 colours.
Every car ends up being to order or the dealer ends up with a stock car no one wants.

[HPRS230]

How much of price increase are the cars now for the above extras? And how much would it really cost skoda aus?
I'm ringing my dealer today asking how do I get in this lol

[LunchboxVRS]

Ordered some indicator covers from NZ plus some genuine touch up paint. If your ordering the covers put down 2 as it's not a set apparently. Says 2 items at the top but one down below. Will need to order one more.

[Spinifex]

Ordered some indicator covers from NZ........

Sorry to be dense mate.... but what exactly are those indicator covers? What do they do? I'm trying to work it out, but it's evading me, and the site isn't very clear what they do.