@herbert-wy2ip Thank you so much - that means a lot :-) Yes - I have shot a video on jacking the Octavia up. Will reply again as soon as it's edited and up on YT :-)
I had to do this the other day because of one bolt. Yes, one bolt... My left xenon bulb stopped working, but changing both bulbs did not fix the problem, so I had to order the control unit for the xenon bulb. 2 of the 3 screws are somewhat reachable, but the last bolt you need to remove the front of the car and pull out the headlight unit, to reach. In the same go I found out there's no access holes for the turn signal bulbs, and even though my bulbs are working, I just wanted to get it done while I had access. So I ordered the 'repair kit' for the holes too. I just went to the hardware store and found a kit with lots of different tiny blades for cutting and carving jobs, and it went fairly smoothly to be honest. I just poked through the plastic and just sliced a nice round hole on each side. I thought that was going to be the hardest part, but the plastic is very easy to cut(with a sharp blade) The hardest part for me was the fact I do not have any flat and hard surface outside, so my car was standing on all four wheels. Even when I removed most bolts for the wheel arch liner it was a pain to get enough wiggle room for my arm so I could reach those 2 bolts that are hidden. Personally I used a combination of a cordless drill with a long(25cm) and bendable extension, as well as an extension offering a 90 degree bend. After those two bolts had been soaking in WD40 for a bit, I reached the one closest to the tire from above, and the one furthest in I had to reach from inside the wheel arch liner and up. It was a bit tricky, but the most important part is just making sure your bit is actually seated and just taking it slowly. If you round off the heads on those bolts you got a proper headache on your hands lol Lastly I had a problem with one of the two plastic pins that is the last thing you undo. One of them snapped, so it was quite a pain to release it after that. The only good thing of this whole thing is that they at least have used the same bolt for almost everything. The two inside the liner is different, and the one's for the headlight unit of course. Other than that all the bolts for fairing and wheel arch liner is the same. My only advice is that this is most likely a whole lot easier with the front lifted up and the wheels removed, because I at least think you'll have a much easier time by just removing the wheels. after that I believe you wont't need to remove the whole liner.
Quality vids 👍. Can you show exactly where u have the jack stands?
@herbert-wy2ip Thank you so much - that means a lot :-) Yes - I have shot a video on jacking the Octavia up. Will reply again as soon as it's edited and up on YT :-)
I had to do this the other day because of one bolt. Yes, one bolt...
My left xenon bulb stopped working, but changing both bulbs did not fix the problem, so I had to order the control unit for the xenon bulb. 2 of the 3 screws are somewhat reachable, but the last bolt you need to remove the front of the car and pull out the headlight unit, to reach.
In the same go I found out there's no access holes for the turn signal bulbs, and even though my bulbs are working, I just wanted to get it done while I had access. So I ordered the 'repair kit' for the holes too. I just went to the hardware store and found a kit with lots of different tiny blades for cutting and carving jobs, and it went fairly smoothly to be honest. I just poked through the plastic and just sliced a nice round hole on each side. I thought that was going to be the hardest part, but the plastic is very easy to cut(with a sharp blade)
The hardest part for me was the fact I do not have any flat and hard surface outside, so my car was standing on all four wheels. Even when I removed most bolts for the wheel arch liner it was a pain to get enough wiggle room for my arm so I could reach those 2 bolts that are hidden. Personally I used a combination of a cordless drill with a long(25cm) and bendable extension, as well as an extension offering a 90 degree bend. After those two bolts had been soaking in WD40 for a bit, I reached the one closest to the tire from above, and the one furthest in I had to reach from inside the wheel arch liner and up. It was a bit tricky, but the most important part is just making sure your bit is actually seated and just taking it slowly. If you round off the heads on those bolts you got a proper headache on your hands lol
Lastly I had a problem with one of the two plastic pins that is the last thing you undo. One of them snapped, so it was quite a pain to release it after that.
The only good thing of this whole thing is that they at least have used the same bolt for almost everything. The two inside the liner is different, and the one's for the headlight unit of course. Other than that all the bolts for fairing and wheel arch liner is the same.
My only advice is that this is most likely a whole lot easier with the front lifted up and the wheels removed, because I at least think you'll have a much easier time by just removing the wheels. after that I believe you wont't need to remove the whole liner.
To change lights half of front needs removsl. Engineering at its best... Not
Totally agree - they really didn’t consider maintainability when they designed this car.. The Mk2 was nice & simple to work on - much better design..
@@FixItWithJon well prolonging service time upon customers pocket