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Re: Projecto Skoda Fabio VRS
« Reply #210 on: 06 August 2011, 21:39 »
Cruise control on yours next  :tongue:

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Re: Projecto Skoda Fabio VRS
« Reply #211 on: 06 August 2011, 22:27 »
Cruise control on yours next  :tongue:
Don't think it suits a fabia  :grin:
Spacers next for me  :wink:

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Re: Projecto Skoda Fabio VRS
« Reply #212 on: 07 August 2011, 12:37 »
Aerial looks great, just what i'm looking to get for the Mk4. Where'd you get it from? :cool:

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Re: Projecto Skoda Fabio VRS
« Reply #213 on: 07 August 2011, 13:40 »
Aerial looks great, just what i'm looking to get for the Mk4. Where'd you get it from? :cool:
EBay! Search for original Honda aerial or the new shape Vw polo aerial will fit.
Very similar looking but I went for the Honda one as the reception is supposed to be excellent, which it is.

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Re: Projecto Skoda Fabio VRS
« Reply #214 on: 08 August 2011, 21:26 »
Shorter gear stick DIY mod....

Original height.
 

Uncliped the gaiter and wrapped it's skirt over the head to reveal how much I could drop.
Cut the metal clip off.
 

Started cutting about 1" 1/4 off with a pipe cutter. (Cleaner cut than a hacksaw)
 

34,647,890 turns later. (Takes a while getting through 2.5mm of metal)
 

At this point I had to drill the groove out of the middle of the gear knob that stops it turning on the stick.
12mm drill bit sorted this.

Widened the groove that the original clip was housed in to make room for a wider jubilee clip.
 
 

Now down as far as it can go without touching anything.
 

Done.
 

Gaiter is now a bit more crumpled, but I can live with that.
Changing gear feels a lot better and feels comfy lower down.


 

What a great way to test it to, went up against my mate in his BMW z4 for a little blast soon after I finished it.  :lipsrsealed:   :grin:
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Re: Projecto Skoda Fabio VRS (shorter gear stick DIY. pg 22)
« Reply #215 on: 08 August 2011, 22:12 »
Honda ariel looks  :cool:

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Re: Projecto Skoda Fabio VRS (shorter gear stick DIY. pg 22)
« Reply #216 on: 08 August 2011, 23:53 »
On a different note, what were Skoda thinking with some of the interior colours, looking at your seats makes me think of my nearly white carpet, what a great idea that was.

Gearstick looks good :afro:

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Re: Projecto Skoda Fabio VRS (shorter gear stick DIY. pg 22)
« Reply #217 on: 09 August 2011, 00:00 »
On a different note, what were Skoda thinking with some of the interior colours, looking at your seats makes me think of my nearly white carpet, what a great idea that was.

Gearstick looks good :afro:
The seats are a pain the arse to keep clean. They let the car down in practicality.

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Re: Projecto Skoda Fabio VRS (shorter gear stick DIY. pg 22)
« Reply #218 on: 09 August 2011, 00:03 »
On a different note, what were Skoda thinking with some of the interior colours, looking at your seats makes me think of my nearly white carpet, what a great idea that was.

Gearstick looks good :afro:
The seats are a pain the arse to keep clean. They let the car down in practicality.

I guessed that was the case, I have the same issue with the light middle parts on mine. :smiley:

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Re: Projecto Skoda Fabio VRS
« Reply #219 on: 21 August 2011, 00:21 »
VOTE!  Please answer:
Black roof again or not? Sprayed this time so will be shiny...

Also. Do I have the spoiler sprayed black to?