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Hi, Having successfully treated the under wings and suspensions using the cheap eBay spray gun with Bilt Hamber UB I took my time and ensured plenty was sprayed on giving a good protective thickness then I ran into a problem. I wanted to treat the cavities like inside of cills and inside of...

Hi, We too have a very steep garden; here's my solution to adding a sturdy handrail to garden steps. The round cover is a push fit covering the screws. They can be fitted at any angle and are maintenance free. Kind regards, Colin.

Hi, I popped over to "Danlett" this morning to buy two bolts which would fit the wheel hub thread. I wanted bolts these having a section without threads but all they had were set screws; the actual details are M14x1.5x80 HEX SETS DIN961 GD 8.8. £7.18 the pair. Back home armed with a mug of...

Hi, New Borg & Beck front brake pads & discs now fully fitted. The pads were worn but still with a lot of mileage in them I could have just replaced these but now already having bought the new discs I fitted both pads & discs. The original discs were rusted solid to the hub and refused to...

Hi, Oh dear the main dealers are unliked with few having good words for them. Skoda Service | Skoda Servicing | Skoda Car Service | Skoda Car Servicing Would you trust a company such as the one shown in the link; so many checks listed would they actually carry them all out; I'm just browsing...

Hi, Thanks Lons; I'm sure you're right; for the last nine years we've trusted our main dealer until now when they suggest replacing front discs & pads; we've never really bothered about service prices and other jobs because the dealer has always fully stated the price up front so we could take...

Hi, What a sorry story Lons; are all main dealers singing from the same rip off hymn sheet? Thanks for sharing your story. I was mightily impressed to buy my discs and brake pads at £100 this morning but I've just found the same parts on eBay at £15 cheaper had I bought these then I'd have...

Hi, Listening to all your comments and what has happened to me I've now changed my religion; I'll have a look for an independent garage for the next service & MOT; I've had a rude awakening to DMK Wakefield the main Skoda dealership who have looked after our Yeti since new; and our previous...

Hi, I think I'd prefer to have a Skoda main dealer over a non Skoda dealer to look after our Yeti Roy although I do understand what you mean; a top guy can make a good job using poor tools but a poor guy using top quality tools could so easily make a mess of it. Years ago during my vintage...

Hi, When I had my garage business in the dark ages it was only brake drums so I've never worked with disk brakes but what you members are saying I don't see a problem with me buying quality brake parts like you say Fergie 307; Ferodo & Girling have been around forever and you can't go wrong...

Hi, Will it let up long enough for me to complete the rustproofing; Kind regards, Colin.

Hi, Thanks Roy; you get what you pay for with anything; it's the weakest part that lets go first; how many spend hours prepping external paintwork only then to slap on the cheapest possible paint which fails in a year; I use American Benjamin Moore paint at around £100 per US gallon a US gallon...

Hi, Door threshold sorted using cartridge sealant so just enjoying a mug of tea. I might end up buying a proper rustproofing gun Fergie 307 to save playing around but thanks for the Schultz suggestion it could prove useful to others too. Grease nipples; I wonder how many younger generation...

Hi, What a truly sorry tale Roy; what a shame it all went so wrong for you and I can understand you not wanting to touch VAG again. I do worry about all the electronics not only on our Yeti but every car loaded with them; will faulty electronics put otherwise decent cars into an early grave...

Hi, Thanks Lons yes a Yeti is rather like a tardis considering how much it can hold. Only a year in front of you at 55 I'm 75 going on 76 in a few days; youngsters regard 40 as old age so I must rate as a fossil. I don't think I'd be happy either letting our car park itself; modern technology...

Hi, I don't think there is a direct replacement for the Yeti Colin at least like you I've not found one; most modern cars have little street presence looking like clones of each other Skoda now are the same at least the Yeti not only stands out in a crowd it turns into a very useful decent...

Hi, You're welcome Lons. I think the most likely thing to kill Yeti's off will be their electronics; it's got ridiculous the amount of electronics there are on modern cars and each passing year brings more; Our Yeti has lots of electronic gizmos that are never or seldom used; it's the 2.0L...

Hi, I'm grounded due to heavy rain bucketing down so have a few minutes spare for a change. Normally we trade our car in for a new car every two or three years but we can't find a suitable replacement for our Skoda Yeti; Skoda stopped production of the Yeti shortly after we bought ours seven...

Hi, Nice one niall Y playing any instrument is better than playing no instrument and once you start it takes over as I've found now I'm playing violins; I look forward to at least one violin practice each day; I've just done the supermarket shopping and enjoying a mug of tea whilst the studio...

Hi, I had an Aurora standards converter which would have alone been worth more than the TV but I let both go together; I'd had my enjoyment out of the restoration and never did these restorations to make a profit it just being a very interesting hobby' AURORA STANDARDS CONVERTER It was...