Possible new splitter found!! (Skoda Fabia)

[treemanx]

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I'm not sure why people are cutting the tabs off, there's no need to do that.

Yeah I wondered if I had to faff doing this, thanks. Hopefully should be easy to fit using the original screws from my broken cup splitter?

 

[jon_r]

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Yep, should be fine.

Higher you can get the car in the air, the easier it'll be.

 

[CHRIS172CUP]

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How is this taking people hours to do LOL. plc's

 

[iimushroomzii]

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LOL @ people taking two hours to fit a splitter?!?! Seriously?!?

 

[Kyle.]

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You dont need to cut the clips off

 

[prince stuart]

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picking mine up in an hour! awesome considering I (like many others) phoned renault up for a quote on the standard one for a 182 and they said £150! DIY FTW.

now just to find a replacement key fob which won't cost me £185.....

 

[ScarySquirrel]

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How is this taking people hours to do LOL. plc's

LOL @ people taking two hours to fit a splitter?!?! Seriously?!?

15 mins trying to get the centre of the splitter screwed into the bumper just by holding it up.
10 mins finally realising it was best to screw the splitter first and then FINALLY attaching the centre of the splitter to the bumper
5 mins trying to line the next bit up so it was the same as the centre area
10 mins trying to get the second screw in
5 mins trying to remove the first screw after realising it would be easier to pre-screw the splitter all the way round
5 mins cutting off the extra rubber bits on the splitter with a crap Stanley knife
10 mins pre-screwing the splitter
5 mins getting the first central screw in the same place
5-10 mins per additional screw because it was so damn hard to get the right angle (car wasn’t jacked) in order to put enough pressure on the screwdriver to penetrate the bumper. It was also damn hard trying to line it all up properly
10-15 mins spend unscrewing various screws and doing them again so it was all straight.
5-10 mins cutting the excess off


So, quite easily.

How long did it take you two then?

 

[Ollie82.]

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Wonder how long it'll take for Skoda to figure out where their stock is going and up their prices!

 

[ScarySquirrel]

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They've probably sold more splitters than cars.

 

[jonbrown]

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I didn't cut the tabs off mine, just trimmed them so they were all flat which made screwing on easier.

As for the time, I guess it depends on how confident you are and what tools you have to hand to make life easy. But it soon disappeared, and I gave up trying to fit my head under the bumper and ended up taking it off, thankfully there's an idiots guide on here for that!!

Anyway some pictures of it fitted, took from my mobile so not great quality

 

[Mike_08]

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So is this the new 'in' thing?

 

[biojo]

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ok i`m guessing this is the one ppl have been using

http://www.parkers.co.uk/imagecache...Hatch (07-)/Skoda Fabia2 1.2 180309 (32)a.JPG

has any one tried the one from this

http://www.parkers.co.uk/imagecache...(07-)/Skoda Fabia Hatch Greenline 2010_13.jpg

 

[Jonff]

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I'm not sure why people are cutting the tabs off, there's no need to do that.

I never cut the tabs on mine either. I just had to cut a little piece out of each end so it'd sit flat due to two dome headed screws that were holding the arch lining in place.

Wonder how long it'll take for Skoda to figure out where their stock is going and up their prices!

Lol. The guy asked me how much Renault were charging for their splitters. I just said "hmm just a little more than you do".

 

[jonbrown]

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So is this the new 'in' thing?

Not sure about that, but in my view £12 is much better value than £140. Think it just goes to show how many sport owners want a cheap solution to the splitter thing

ok i`m guessing this is the one ppl have been using

http://www.parkers.co.uk/imagecache/file/650/archive/Skoda/Fabia%20Hatch%20(07-)/Skoda%20Fabia2%201.2%20180309%20(32)a.JPG

has any one tried the one from this

http://www.parkers.co.uk/imagecache/file/650/archive/Skoda/Fabia%20Hatch%20(07-)/Skoda%20Fabia%20Hatch%20Greenline%202010_13.jpg

The second one looks deeper and slightly more rounded to me, a bit like the thin and fat Pug 307 ones :S

 

[biojo]

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just liking the narrow bit in middle like allot of newer cars have

 

[jordan172]

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ordred 2 today one for me and one for my mate, excelent value

 

[topp_shotta]

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Took me hour tops, i drilled and rivited mine on, used about 15 rivits on mine, hold on sweet aswell, well worth a tenner, might go buy a spare before there all gone

 

[Bucko]

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Do i need a drill? I've currently just got self tappers, a screwdriver and a stanley blade and i plan on fitting it tomorrow

 

[AKFM1]

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does anyone know if theres a skoda dealership in grimsby?

 

[prince stuart]

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Do i need a drill? I've currently just got self tappers, a screwdriver and a stanley blade and i plan on fitting it tomorrow

+1

 

[prince stuart]

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does anyone know if theres a skoda dealership in grimsby?

http://www.skoda.co.uk/retailers.aspx

 

[Christopher]

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Bargain!

 

[AlanHod]

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Just picked mine up from Autosales in Bilston, looks good, just to get it fitted now.

 

[biojo]

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ordered mine today , off to collect it sat

 

[_WILL_]

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Ordered mine today, £11, coming in on friday hopefully.

Was it just the leicester branch or are all the show rooms really good. The staff were helpful and the parts guy didn't mind that I didn't have a skoda. He just got on with it and found the part. Then took me to one of the cars they had in stock and showed me what he had ordered to confirm it was what i wanted!

Renault dealers could learn a thing or two!

Also had a sit in a Yeti, thought it was pretty cool, i know evo have been raving about it!

 

[prince stuart]

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Ordered mine today, £11, coming in on friday hopefully.

Was it just the leicester branch or are all the show rooms really good. The staff were helpful and the parts guy didn't mind that I didn't have a skoda. He just got on with it and found the part. Then took me to one of the cars they had in stock and showed me what he had ordered to confirm it was what i wanted!

Renault dealers could learn a thing or two!

Also had a sit in a Yeti, thought it was pretty cool, i know evo have been raving about it!

I noticed that in the preston dealership too- they were all really helpful and couldn't believe how much renault were charging for the basically the same thing!

 

[_WILL_]

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I noticed that in the preston dealership too- they were all really helpful and couldn't believe how much renault were charging for the basically the same thing!

I didn't dare tell them in case they decide to put the price up!!

 

[shiftspark]

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Fitted mine at the weekend.
If only we could get engine mods at this rate!!!

 

[SlowLow&Sideways]

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Really want one of these!! but my nearest skoda dealer is an hour away!

 

[_WILL_]

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Really want one of these!! but my nearest skoda dealer is an hour away!

I would call them and see if they will post it to you, can't see it being to much of a problem! As I said above the dealership I went to were very helpful.

 

[Westicles]

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Got mine Yesterday £11.50 BARGAIN!! gonna fit when i come back from hol's

can u just self tap into the bumper? or u best making pilot holes?

dont want my bumper to crack

 

[mattyw]

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just picked mine up from harlow dealer.

he said 6 people have been in this week, all for clio's lol!

 

[jordan172]

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picked mine up today so will be fitting it later

 

[Rob]

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Have one sitting at home, but the self tappers I have are seriously chunky, so I need to pick up some better ones. Will fit at the weekend at the latest, bargain to the max!

 

[Vish]

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Got mine yesterday, can't wait to fit it when I've got some free time.

Really want one of these!! but my nearest skoda dealer is an hour away!

Ask if they can get it posted direct to you and have an invoice sent through the post. They're ordered in and given as sent in the post so may be able to give the warehouse your address.

 

[AlanHod]

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Really want one of these!! but my nearest skoda dealer is an hour away!

Its worth an hour drive to save about £150!!

EDIT: order one from Skoda Plymouth and pick one up when you have finshed easter hols from uni.

 

[Mark51]

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Going to ring my local dealer tomorrow and see if they have any in, its about 30 secs away from my work

Really want one of these!! but my nearest skoda dealer is an hour away!

if they bend i will more than happily get one for you and post it. PM me.

 

[AlanHod]

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Going to ring my local dealer tomorrow and see if they have any in, its about 30 secs away from my work



if they bend i will more than happily get one for you and post it. PM me.

They come 'rolled' in a flat box thats about 75cm square (rough guess from memory). Shouldn't be too expensive to post.

 

[Mark51]

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well the offer is there mate

 

[joe81]

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Well i got mine today.

10.77, bargin imo

For any Blackburn lads i got mine from Trade Parts Specialist (TPS)
01254 503210, and they have them in stock:approve:

Who's had the cheapest one so far?