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I think Skoda's are great cars, a few friends have Superbs and my parents have had a couple in the past, so we all know how good they are - I'm not a massive fan of the wheels, and there are a lot worse out there but then again I don't like a lot of modern wheels - thats just my taste which has no bearing on your car
I just think its a shame that you have bought a car that you seem to be ashamed of what make it is, or more worried about what your neighbours think - surely you should buy the car that you like and because you want it.
I just think its a shame that you have bought a car that you seem to be ashamed of what make it is, or more worried about what your neighbours think - surely you should buy the car that you like and because you want it.
Black honeycomb grille fitted, I plastic welded plastic mesh to the back of it, as out of the box it seemed way too open for stones to hit the rad.
I also retrofitted the rear view camera factory option, coded it to the MIB2 columbus head unit. Removing all the interior trim to run the wiring was a fair old job, but ultimately I was rewarded, as dealer price for retrofitting is best part of a grand. I got the part from aliexpress for £50 and with some of my own effort it's all good including the steering lines, calibration, no errors etc.
I also retrofitted the rear view camera factory option, coded it to the MIB2 columbus head unit. Removing all the interior trim to run the wiring was a fair old job, but ultimately I was rewarded, as dealer price for retrofitting is best part of a grand. I got the part from aliexpress for £50 and with some of my own effort it's all good including the steering lines, calibration, no errors etc.
kedJust to say that whether I personally like some of the mods or not this is a great thread
To me a thread with a rare ish car, being modified at pace to the OPs spec is exactly the sort of thing I like to read on here.
.... Infact, I'd would happily drive this.... Once the number plate was spaced legally of course
To me a thread with a rare ish car, being modified at pace to the OPs spec is exactly the sort of thing I like to read on here.
.... Infact, I'd would happily drive this.... Once the number plate was spaced legally of course
dunc69 said:
Great effort with the reversing camera!
ajb88 said:
Great effort with the camera, I've wanted to retrofit camera's to my MK2 Leon, MK3 Leon and 981 Caymans S but never been brave enough.
Thanks folks - I like to exercise caution when removing trim, I trust myself more than many professional garages and even skoda dealers to take the required care, properly consult the workshop manual etc. before yanking at any trim - I make sure I know where all the clips and screws are, and tackle it patiently and methodically. Never chopping into wires either (knowing how to remove and add pins to the TE connectors inside the quadlock connector on the back of the MIB2 headunit is important, was mightily impressed that the aliexpress part from china came with all required pins and connectors to do a proper OEM splicing job where needed - very proper and clean install. If you want any guidance or help tackling a similar reverse camera retrofit, happy to help guide you
The only thing I'm annoyed at myself for not doing is using the right tape along the wire run, it was secured to the existing wire run with electrical tape, whereas to be 100% 'proper', I believe I should have been using that special automotive wiring fabric tape that they wrap around harnesses - not sure what it's called, or exactly why they use that fabric tape (I'm guessing as it's unlikely to ever rattle?), but I'll be diving back in to run wires for the next retrofit ("virtual pedal/easy open system") which lets you pop the boot by waving your foot under the bumper.
That tape is called Tesa tape and can be had cheaply on Aliexpress or eBay, I got 5 rolls of cheap Tesa knockoff for about a tenner - it's self-amalgamating tape so it feels like it won't stick at first, but then it grips well. Use it for all my retrofits and also for cleaning up worn wiring looms, though engine bays should be avoided as I think it absorbs water.
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