How many times have you scraped your VRs front bumper?

Goochie · 17-11-2006, 15:50

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Originally Posted by andypandypoos

brother has scraped his loads - driving round the local multistorey was bad until he started driving off the ramps at a diagonal. but to be fair, his car is quite low...

vRSLen · 17-11-2006, 15:57

All the time for me to. It also looks like it has had previous repairs.

Hope to change it in the new year, so not to ar$ed.

RobClubley · 17-11-2006, 20:30

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Originally Posted by Kent-VRS

Hi Rob,
Yep that's pretty much how mine looks.
Like'n the honeycomb grill BTW (and the cat

)

Hehe. Bloody cats get everywhere!

Grilles are milotec by the way

whykickamoocow · 20-11-2006, 00:06

Done a few kerbs, but on way home other morning and just glanced down to adjust my heating and managed to run over a pallet in middle of road.
Bumper managed to deflect most of it but went over it with front and back wheel, just had new toyo proxies fitted less than a week ago, cant deside whether to repace them or not. They seem o.k but worried about internal damage.

Blanchie · 21-11-2006, 17:42

Too many to count, luckerly it's black so doesn't look that bad.
Problem i've got is i must remember to exit the shell garage in Sutton a differant way cause it scrapes every time

or find another V power garage thats on my way to work.
anyone know what the best way to raise the ride height?.............

Sam Boy · 21-11-2006, 19:11

loooooads times..... Such a shame because I really like the look of the Seat Cupra R Splitter and want one

vRSLen · 21-11-2006, 20:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blanchie

Too many to count, luckerly it's black so doesn't look that bad.
Problem i've got is i must remember to exit the shell garage in Sutton a differant way cause it scrapes every time

or find another V power garage thats on my way to work.
anyone know what the best way to raise the ride height?.............

You could change the springs but the road holding will suffer....

RobClubley · 21-11-2006, 20:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blanchie

anyone know what the best way to raise the ride height?.............

We need one of those systems like the Lambourghinis (Gallardo?) - push a button to temporarily raise the nose of teh car

Blanchie · 22-11-2006, 14:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by RobClubley

We need one of those systems like the Lambourghinis (Gallardo?) - push a button to temporarily raise the nose of teh car

mmmmm a VRS low rider with pneumatic rams

bengie · 13-12-2006, 23:50

almost constantly but then again my car is only about 4mm off the ground

absolutely twa**ed a speed bump after having to swerve rund a stupid idiot the other day and thought i had broken my sump again

codheadred · 20-12-2006, 20:37

Belive it or not mines worse than that I darent show you the pics I nearly had the thing ripped off in a car park in the lake district. Its my only bugbear with the car.

LJ_Matt · 28-01-2007, 12:49

I caught mine on friday for the first time

- stopped at the maccie D's in petersfield, was asked to park up (thought it was supposed to be "fast food"?

) and as the parking was sloping down towards the kerb I heard a lovely scraping noise.
Got out to look and thought "Oh Sh*t!", took two attempts to get back off it with the car juddering horribly and me thinking it was going to fall off.
I think I need to add some front bumper sensors to my parking aid!!!

SimonJ · 28-01-2007, 13:33

How much lower / further forward is the lip of the vRS bumper than the normal Elegance bumper? Would like to change mine but not if its going to get scraped too much. My car is not as low as a vRS but not as high as a normal 4x4 either so hopefully might be OK?

razor · 29-01-2007, 06:44

Too many times, the front of my car has a two tone paint job almost, red and then a little lower black...........Dublin City Council and fingal council make speed ramps that would stop a tank,dead. plus they also never fill in pot holes, makein most trips a minor lesson in tarmac rallying at lower speeds, think the rest of the irish boys will back me on this one........and lets not talk about country roads.

Hammett · 28-10-2007, 13:11

I just scuffed the underside of my bumper on the o/s on a kerb, I've noticed that on the elegance the front bumper hangs a lot lower that than rest of the car. The scuff is just about noticable if you look in the right place, first scuff in 6 months wondering whether to leave it alone or get someone like chipsaway to mend, aswell as a few scratches/stonechips too. May try myself with some skoda touch up sticks if I can get my hands on some...

KenONeill · 29-10-2007, 12:59

My mate's vRS looks like it has a lower bumper than my Elegance, but I think that's just cos his car has shorter springs, not cos the moulding is different.

Bowders1 · 29-10-2007, 22:16

I fitted a Seat Cupra R front splitter to my VRS recently. Starting to think this was a bad move, as today scrapped it twice. Once on the way out of a driveway where a slight decline then goes to a slight incline to the main road. Then again driving up a exhaust centres ramp.
It looks great but, having to drive around places watching the road surface is a pain.

Rgds

vRSLen · 29-10-2007, 22:34

Now got a MKII, so not such an issue

RobClubley · 29-10-2007, 22:43

I scrape mine nearly every day

They have big gulleys at the roadsides here for stormwater!
I went up a dodgy driveway the other day and it was scraping on pine cones which had fallen!!!

GriffoDP · 30-10-2007, 01:03

I can't really get out of one end of my road because it'll scrape, apart from there once, maybe couple times elsewhere too. Ooh! Once, on the evil A38 near Lichfield where they've been doing roadworks, there was a SPIKE of tarmac right in the middle, few inches high, just caught the underside, I SCREAMED in agony!

RobClubley · 30-10-2007, 01:40

Was it so spiky it went up yer bum?

fatty5000 · 30-10-2007, 01:54

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Originally Posted by RobClubley

Was it so spiky it went up yer bum?

Thats an odd question Rob ...............Should I start worrying

martziniuk · 30-10-2007, 19:57

Yes i get some scrapes but the other day i hit a rabbit head on

Thought nothing more about it until i got home and found my car in pieces,the middle vent pushed in and a side vent missing. Luckily i found the side vent on the road side and both vents just popped back in.
Have since noticed that my underside engine cover has been ripped off

Lesson learnt- slow down when passing rabbits.

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17-11-2006, 15:57	#27
vRSLen King Rat Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 5,459 Members Car: MK11 Octavia vRS Thanks: 169 Thanked 200 Times in 145 Posts	Re: How many times have you scraped your VRs front bumper? All the time for me to. It also looks like it has had previous repairs. Hope to change it in the new year, so not to ar$ed. __________________ Current car: Black MKII Octavia vRS Combi Previous: Black MKI Octavia vRS Combi Black Fabia Elegance 100 BHP

20-11-2006, 00:06	#29
whykickamoocow Briskodian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Barnsley Posts: 31 Members Car: Octavia Vrs estate Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: How many times have you scraped your VRs front bumper? Done a few kerbs, but on way home other morning and just glanced down to adjust my heating and managed to run over a pallet in middle of road. Bumper managed to deflect most of it but went over it with front and back wheel, just had new toyo proxies fitted less than a week ago, cant deside whether to repace them or not. They seem o.k but worried about internal damage.

21-11-2006, 17:42	#30
Blanchie Briskodian Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: West Mids UK Posts: 145 Members Car: Octy 1.8T 4x4 Hatch Thanks: 11 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Re: How many times have you scraped your VRs front bumper? Too many to count, luckerly it's black so doesn't look that bad. Problem i've got is i must remember to exit the shell garage in Sutton a differant way cause it scrapes every time or find another V power garage thats on my way to work. anyone know what the best way to raise the ride height?............. __________________ 1.8T 4x4 Black Hatch

21-11-2006, 19:11	#31
Sam Boy Briskodian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Medways towns, Kent Posts: 26 Members Car: 2003 Red Octavia vRS Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: How many times have you scraped your VRs front bumper? loooooads times..... Such a shame because I really like the look of the Seat Cupra R Splitter and want one __________________ No.....I havent had a c**t all night drinkstable

13-12-2006, 23:50	#35
bengie splash!!!! Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: planet earth Posts: 15,256 Members Car: 4x4 turbo estate Thanks: 17 Thanked 144 Times in 125 Posts	Re: How many times have you scraped your VRs front bumper? almost constantly but then again my car is only about 4mm off the ground absolutely twa*ed a speed bump after having to swerve rund a stupid idiot the other day and thought i had broken my sump again* __________________ owner of a skoda octavia 4xvrs3

20-12-2006, 20:37	#36
codheadred Briskodian Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 10 Members Car: 51 Silver Octavia VRS Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: How many times have you scraped your VRs front bumper? Belive it or not mines worse than that I darent show you the pics I nearly had the thing ripped off in a car park in the lake district. Its my only bugbear with the car.

28-01-2007, 12:49	#37
LJ_Matt Light Jockey! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Somerset, UK Posts: 671 Members Car: Skoda Octavia vRS Mk1 Thanks: 2 Thanked 10 Times in 10 Posts	Re: How many times have you scraped your VRs front bumper? I caught mine on friday for the first time - stopped at the maccie D's in petersfield, was asked to park up (thought it was supposed to be "fast food"? ) and as the parking was sloping down towards the kerb I heard a lovely scraping noise. Got out to look and thought "Oh Sh*t!", took two attempts to get back off it with the car juddering horribly and me thinking it was going to fall off. I think I need to add some front bumper sensors to my parking aid!!! __________________ Regards, Matt ________________________________________________ Assumption is the mother of all foul ups Now proud owner of a Kawasaki ER-6F too!

28-01-2007, 13:33	#38
SimonJ Briskodian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Kernow Posts: 530 Members Car: 2001 Octavia 4x4 estate Thanks: 9 Thanked 44 Times in 39 Posts	Re: How many times have you scraped your VRs front bumper? How much lower / further forward is the lip of the vRS bumper than the normal Elegance bumper? Would like to change mine but not if its going to get scraped too much. My car is not as low as a vRS but not as high as a normal 4x4 either so hopefully might be OK? __________________ 2001 Octavia 4X4 turbo Estate 1988 LAND ROVER 110 V8 County - Slow, but got in the way nicely! 1986 ROVER SD1 3500 Vitesse twin plenum - SOLD 1981 ROVER SD1 V8-S -

29-01-2007, 06:44	#39
razor Briskodian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Dublin Posts: 271 Members Car: Golf 1.9TDi Thanks: 12 Thanked 10 Times in 10 Posts	Re: How many times have you scraped your VRs front bumper? Too many times, the front of my car has a two tone paint job almost, red and then a little lower black...........Dublin City Council and fingal council make speed ramps that would stop a tank,dead. plus they also never fill in pot holes, makein most trips a minor lesson in tarmac rallying at lower speeds, think the rest of the irish boys will back me on this one........and lets not talk about country roads. __________________ Yes Its A Skoda,Deal With It!Now Gone Golf 1.9 TDi Sleeper Power,Enough said! Last edited by razor; 29-01-2007 at 07:17.

28-10-2007, 13:11	#40
Hammett Briskodian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Preston, Lancs Posts: 106 Members Car: 2002 MKI Skoda Octavia Elegance 110 TDI Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: How many times have you scraped your VRs front bumper? I just scuffed the underside of my bumper on the o/s on a kerb, I've noticed that on the elegance the front bumper hangs a lot lower that than rest of the car. The scuff is just about noticable if you look in the right place, first scuff in 6 months wondering whether to leave it alone or get someone like chipsaway to mend, aswell as a few scratches/stonechips too. May try myself with some skoda touch up sticks if I can get my hands on some... Last edited by Hammett; 31-10-2007 at 21:19.

29-10-2007, 12:59	#41
KenONeill Briskodian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Normally in Scotland! Posts: 11,213 Members Car: Octavia TDi110 Thanks: 65 Thanked 561 Times in 549 Posts	Re: How many times have you scraped your VRs front bumper? My mate's vRS looks like it has a lower bumper than my Elegance, but I think that's just cos his car has shorter springs, not cos the moulding is different. Last edited by KenONeill; 30-10-2007 at 09:26.

29-10-2007, 22:16	#42
Bowders1 Briskodian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Hampshire Posts: 189 Members Car: Skoda Octavia VRS Thanks: 5 Thanked 22 Times in 21 Posts	Re: How many times have you scraped your VRs front bumper? I fitted a Seat Cupra R front splitter to my VRS recently. Starting to think this was a bad move, as today scrapped it twice. Once on the way out of a driveway where a slight decline then goes to a slight incline to the main road. Then again driving up a exhaust centres ramp. It looks great but, having to drive around places watching the road surface is a pain. Rgds __________________ Skoda Octavia VRS - Mod's : BlueFlame Exhaust System Turbo back, Forge 007PDV, Forge FMIC, ABD Induction CAI, Remap, ECS N75 valve, Blue Silicon Hoses, Audi S3 Upper/Lower strut Braces, Whiteline Rear ARB, Weitec Hicon GT Coilovers, Audi RS4 18" Wheels, Polished Inlet manifold and Cam Cover, Poweflex Engine mount, Wishbone Bushes, ARB Bushes, SAT NAV install, Reversing Sensors, Bonnet Lifters, Seat Cupra R Splitter, Milotec Bumper Grills, Audi TT arch Mod, Air vent Boost gauge.

29-10-2007, 22:34	#43
vRSLen King Rat Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 5,459 Members Car: MK11 Octavia vRS Thanks: 169 Thanked 200 Times in 145 Posts	Re: How many times have you scraped your VRs front bumper? Now got a MKII, so not such an issue __________________ Current car: Black MKII Octavia vRS Combi Previous: Black MKI Octavia vRS Combi Black Fabia Elegance 100 BHP

29-10-2007, 22:43	#44
RobClubley Midnight Mod! Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Aotearoa - land of the long white cloud Posts: 7,043 Members Car: 2004 Octavia vRS Estate Images: 1 Thanks: 155 Thanked 161 Times in 134 Posts	Re: How many times have you scraped your VRs front bumper? I scrape mine nearly every day They have big gulleys at the roadsides here for stormwater! I went up a dodgy driveway the other day and it was scraping on pine cones which had fallen!!! __________________ Corrida Red 2004 Octavia vRS Estate - It's the bestest Skoda in New Zealand! Whaia te mātauranga, whaia te māramatanga - Pursue knowledge, pursue the wisdom of knowledge www.pimpmyskoda.co.uk www.clubley.org Facebook

30-10-2007, 01:03	#45
GriffoDP Briskodian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: West London Posts: 20 Members Car: 2004 Black Magic Octy vRS Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: How many times have you scraped your VRs front bumper? I can't really get out of one end of my road because it'll scrape, apart from there once, maybe couple times elsewhere too. Ooh! Once, on the evil A38 near Lichfield where they've been doing roadworks, there was a SPIKE of tarmac right in the middle, few inches high, just caught the underside, I SCREAMED in agony!

30-10-2007, 01:40	#46
RobClubley Midnight Mod! Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Aotearoa - land of the long white cloud Posts: 7,043 Members Car: 2004 Octavia vRS Estate Images: 1 Thanks: 155 Thanked 161 Times in 134 Posts	Re: How many times have you scraped your VRs front bumper? Was it so spiky it went up yer bum? __________________ Corrida Red 2004 Octavia vRS Estate - It's the bestest Skoda in New Zealand! Whaia te mātauranga, whaia te māramatanga - Pursue knowledge, pursue the wisdom of knowledge www.pimpmyskoda.co.uk www.clubley.org Facebook

30-10-2007, 19:57	#48
martziniuk Need more power Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Driffield, Good old yorkshire Posts: 1,980 Members Car: octavia VRS Thanks: 54 Thanked 163 Times in 158 Posts	Re: How many times have you scraped your VRs front bumper? Yes i get some scrapes but the other day i hit a rabbit head on Thought nothing more about it until i got home and found my car in pieces,the middle vent pushed in and a side vent missing. Luckily i found the side vent on the road side and both vents just popped back in. Have since noticed that my underside engine cover has been ripped off Lesson learnt- slow down when passing rabbits. __________________ Regards Martin Turbo back blueflame exhaust ,Forge 007p Dump valve, Ramair filter, Prosport boost gauge, Autobahn88 TIP, Ecu Evolution Remap, FMIC

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