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Cheap, good mods for less than £100
This is a discussion on Cheap, good mods for less than £100 within the Octavia I forums, part of the Skoda Model Discussion Area category; Blatant rip-off of a thread on the mk4 golf forum. Was wondering what mods people have done to their octys ...
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22-04-2008, 16:16
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|  Cheap, good mods for less than £100 Blatant rip-off of a thread on the mk4 golf forum. Was wondering what mods people have done to their octys for less than £100? Lets have 'em |
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22-04-2008, 17:17
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| Re: Cheap, good mods for less than £100 For what engine????
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22-04-2008, 17:24
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| Re: Cheap, good mods for less than £100 Dog bone mount and a tank of V Power
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22-04-2008, 17:30
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| Re: Cheap, good mods for less than £100 My remap 
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22-04-2008, 17:45
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| Re: Cheap, good mods for less than £100 lower strut brace, mudflaps,
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22-04-2008, 17:56
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| Re: Cheap, good mods for less than £100 erm K&N filter with separate breather filter, silicone pipe and bracket = induction kit, under 60quid decat £75 Golf GTI mk4 seats 75quid Octavia Vrs rear bumper 50quid Octavia vrs rear spoiler 50quid quite alot can be done cheap and to a good standard
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22-04-2008, 19:12
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| Re: Cheap, good mods for less than £100 not quite a mod but my best £50.00 was having a full wheel alignment done on my octi really helped bring the handling back up to speed |
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22-04-2008, 22:49
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| Re: Cheap, good mods for less than £100 drilling the wheel arch = Free!! K&N filter (2nd hand) £20ish LCR Splitter £20 ish Cheers
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22-04-2008, 22:53
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| Re: Cheap, good mods for less than £100 Take out the interior, have a good curry with the £100.
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23-04-2008, 00:31
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| Re: Cheap, good mods for less than £100 Quote:
My TIP was about 100 quid Replacement DV - not that useful I guess Little things - aero wipers Stubby aerial Rear interior lights Sunglasses holder Milotec bling if you like that sort of thing
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23-04-2008, 04:40
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23-04-2008, 12:10
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| Re: Cheap, good mods for less than £100 Driving lessons
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23-04-2008, 12:15
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| Re: Cheap, good mods for less than £100 I can be bought for less than £100..... Sorry cheap joke...... but I'd suggest Poly suspension bushes. Cheap to buy, but fitting can be expensive if you can't do it yourself. |
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23-04-2008, 12:19
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| Re: Cheap, good mods for less than £100 New standard rear discs and pads, replacing worn-out discs with a half-inch rust rim on them. |
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|  Re: Cheap, good mods for less than £100 Quote:
Had mine done at Elite in Essex. Obviously hadn't been done for a while cos it did make a difference. | |
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23-04-2008, 13:24
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| Re: Cheap, good mods for less than £100 Two tanks of 99 RON and a magic tree.
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23-04-2008, 14:17
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| Re: Cheap, good mods for less than £100 remap
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| Re: Cheap, good mods for less than £100 Quote:
Fitting is going to be... interesting
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24-04-2008, 00:31
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