What did you do to your Octavia today?

[mrjubei]

You left the vRS badge ... a little bit of vanity?

Lol... Yeah just a bit..

[afterdarker]

Some badges do count for something ..

[nickd]

After sitting on the fence about this for the past week.. finally decided to do this...

mrjubei.. is that one of the aftermarket rear sill protectors or the genuine Skoda one?

Nick

[mrjubei]

mrjubei.. is that one of the aftermarket rear sill protectors or the genuine Skoda one?

Nick

It's the Skoda one.. fits great... I'm pretty happy with it..
I know that the Rearguard ones do provide additional protection on the edge of the lip. But I'm not too rough on my cars so I think this should do me ok...

[mrjubei]

Just wondering who here has put on spacers to help the wheels fill the arches better. I'm thinking of doing it. I reckon it will look a lot better... but worried about how it will effect wear and tear on the wheel bearings...

[T_BONES]

Just wondering who here has put on spacers to help the wheels fill the arches better. I'm thinking of doing it. I reckon it will look a lot better... but worried about how it will effect wear and tear on the wheel bearings...

I was just thinking the exact same thing the other day! Lol. I dare say you may get slightly more wear and tear on the bearings but i don't think it would make to much of a difference to the life of them. I would be more concerned about the safety and the legalities in regards to insurance being void etc.

[mrjubei]

I was just thinking the exact same thing the other day! Lol. I dare say you may get slightly more wear and tear on the bearings but i don't think it would make to much of a difference to the life of them. I would be more concerned about the safety and the legalities in regards to insurance being void etc.

You make a good point.. I wonder if anyone has had experience with insurance issues this brings up.. etc..

[Reichter]

Last time i checked..insurance companies only cover you for legal mods. So if you have an illegal mod...they may deny you when it comes to making a claim. Wheel spacers on a road car that isnt OEM is considered an illegal mod. I could be wrong, and happy to be corrected. But i wouldnt risk it. Or get it in black and white from your insurance company.

[T_BONES]

You make a good point.. I wonder if anyone has had experience with insurance issues this brings up.. etc..

As Reichter has mentioned i do believe also that spacers are illegal on Australian roads

[brad]

Just wondering who here has put on spacers to help the wheels fill the arches better. I'm thinking of doing it. I reckon it will look a lot better... but worried about how it will effect wear and tear on the wheel bearings...

Your car will no longer be roadworthy and therefore your insurance will be null/void. This doesn't apply to certain models of Porsche that come with factory spacers.

It shouldn't affect the wheel bearings unless you go quite thick (more than 10mm) as there are other factory wheels which move the centreline of the wheel further outwards.

Skoda won't see it this way so they will void your warranty on any of the parts in that area (not just the bearings).

You are better off either going to a 235/40r18 tyre or buying a set of lightweight rims in the offset you want.

I have run spacers on other cars. I didn't have any issues. There are plenty of cars out there that run spacers without issue. Ideally if you could attach the spacer to the wheel and there wasn't a hub step nobody would ever know.