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fabia652@gmail.com
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 Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2012 3:34 pm Post subject: Rim and other upgrades |
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Has anyone upgraded their rims to stock 15'(Alloys) as the present fabias come with 15' alloy wheels, any idea if skoda trades of the old 14' alloys for 15'?
Has anyone added the rear defogger and wiper.
The 15' rims looks awesome in fact, anyone please update if you have upgraded or exchanged your old alloys for 15'.
I did get the LED DRL's for my fabia last month will post pics soon  |
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jayblor
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| Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 10:57 pm Post subject: Re: Rim and other upgrades |
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| fabia652@gmail.com wrote: | | I did get the LED DRL's for my fabia last month will post pics soon |
whoa! eagerly waiting for the pictures...how did you fix it?
LED DRL and shark fin antenna are two mods that I wanted to do if I get proper installation help.
Do anyone use car fire extinguisher in Fabia? I am planning to order one online, hope it can be fixed easily under the driver seat. |
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k_ajay
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Hi Santosh,
Late reply but I intend to change my alloys to 15" early next year, its a plan in progress..
Have you done this already? If yes, plz share details.
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fabia652@gmail.com
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| k_ajay wrote: | Hi Santosh,
Late reply but I intend to change my alloys to 15" early next year, its a plan in progress..
Have you done this already? If yes, plz share details. |
Hi Ajay,
I havent yet replaced by old rims reason being my tyres are pretty new and should replace them nu-necessary and Vinayak skoda did not have the price list for the rims. |
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orionph05
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Before I changed the stock tyres , I explored option of going with tyres with higher profile or width, but the error is more than 3%.
Similarly even if one upgrades to 15 inch alloys they cannot have 185/60 profile and will have to reduce profile to 55.
So spending on 15 inch alloys if one has 14 inch alloys will not make much economic sense.
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aayushnair
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| Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2013 11:23 am Post subject: Re: Rim and other upgrades |
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| fabia652@gmail.com wrote: | Has anyone upgraded their rims to stock 15'(Alloys) as the present fabias come with 15' alloy wheels, any idea if skoda trades of the old 14' alloys for 15'?
Has anyone added the rear defogger and wiper.
The 15' rims looks awesome in fact, anyone please update if you have upgraded or exchanged your old alloys for 15'.
I did get the LED DRL's for my fabia last month will post pics soon |
Hi Buddy,
I've upgraded my rims to 15" (but aftermarket) you can find my post under the tyre upgrade - mods if you could move it to the appropriate section.
I'd love to see your car with the DRL's can you please post a pic, and how much did you spend on these?
Cheers,
Aayush
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fabia652@gmail.com
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| Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2013 8:09 am Post subject: Re: Rim and other upgrades |
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| aayushnair wrote: | | fabia652@gmail.com wrote: | Has anyone upgraded their rims to stock 15'(Alloys) as the present fabias come with 15' alloy wheels, any idea if skoda trades of the old 14' alloys for 15'?
Has anyone added the rear defogger and wiper.
The 15' rims looks awesome in fact, anyone please update if you have upgraded or exchanged your old alloys for 15'.
I did get the LED DRL's for my fabia last month will post pics soon |
Hi Buddy,
I've upgraded my rims to 15" (but aftermarket) you can find my post under the tyre upgrade - mods if you could move it to the appropriate section.
I'd love to see your car with the DRL's can you please post a pic, and how much did you spend on these?
Cheers,
Aayush |
The DRL's i am speaking about are the stock DRL's for which i upgraded the bulb. I will post better pics next week when i get the diffuser fixed.
Low quality images
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aayushnair
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| Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2013 8:57 am Post subject: Re: Rim and other upgrades |
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| fabia652@gmail.com wrote: | | aayushnair wrote: | | fabia652@gmail.com wrote: | Has anyone upgraded their rims to stock 15'(Alloys) as the present fabias come with 15' alloy wheels, any idea if skoda trades of the old 14' alloys for 15'?
Has anyone added the rear defogger and wiper.
The 15' rims looks awesome in fact, anyone please update if you have upgraded or exchanged your old alloys for 15'.
I did get the LED DRL's for my fabia last month will post pics soon |
Hi Buddy,
I've upgraded my rims to 15" (but aftermarket) you can find my post under the tyre upgrade - mods if you could move it to the appropriate section.
I'd love to see your car with the DRL's can you please post a pic, and how much did you spend on these?
Cheers,
Aayush |
The DRL's i am speaking about are the stock DRL's for which i upgraded the bulb. I will post better pics next week when i get the diffuser fixed.
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Hey,
The lights look neat! So does the VRS badge on the grille.
Have you purchased this from Superskoda?
How was your experience with them? Have you purchased anything else from them too?
Cheers
Aayush.
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fabia652@gmail.com
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| Posted: Sat Apr 20, 2013 9:03 am Post subject: Re: Rim and other upgrades |
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| aayushnair wrote: | | fabia652@gmail.com wrote: | | aayushnair wrote: | | fabia652@gmail.com wrote: | Has anyone upgraded their rims to stock 15'(Alloys) as the present fabias come with 15' alloy wheels, any idea if skoda trades of the old 14' alloys for 15'?
Has anyone added the rear defogger and wiper.
The 15' rims looks awesome in fact, anyone please update if you have upgraded or exchanged your old alloys for 15'.
I did get the LED DRL's for my fabia last month will post pics soon |
Hi Buddy,
I've upgraded my rims to 15" (but aftermarket) you can find my post under the tyre upgrade - mods if you could move it to the appropriate section.
I'd love to see your car with the DRL's can you please post a pic, and how much did you spend on these?
Cheers,
Aayush |
The DRL's i am speaking about are the stock DRL's for which i upgraded the bulb. I will post better pics next week when i get the diffuser fixed.
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Hey,
The lights look neat! So does the VRS badge on the grille.
Have you purchased this from Superskoda?
How was your experience with them? Have you purchased anything else from them too?
Cheers
Aayush. |
Hi,
Yes the front badges are from superskoda where as the badge in the back, got it from some member from briskoda site. No issues with superskoda, packing was neat and the delivery was around the expected time. I got the LED DRL's from carmodshopuk. Are you planning to by something? |
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aayushnair
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| Posted: Sat Apr 20, 2013 10:20 am Post subject: Re: Rim and other upgrades |
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Hi,
Yeah, was looking the get the vrs badge and fog lamps.
Still checking options on the fogs. Will let you know on the link you've shared.
Thanks.
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Hi ...
Can you please tell me will the stock alloy wheels fit in 175/70 R14 tire .. ?
The stock alloy fits in 185/60 R15..
Will it fit..?
Will it have some problem with the FE..and the balance of the car..? |
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orionph05
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| Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2015 11:09 am Post subject: |
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| Avi wrote: | Hi ...
Can you please tell me will the stock alloy wheels fit in 175/70 R14 tire .. ?
The stock alloy fits in 185/60 R15..
Will it fit..?
Will it have some problem with the FE..and the balance of the car..? |
You can upgrade using stock alloys to 185 /60 in the 14 inch rims,
Pre-facelifted Fabia had 185/60 R 14 alloys
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Avi
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Ok.... Thanks a lot... 
As i will visit the service center I will tell them about it. But i fear that it may not be the 5 spoke alloy..rather it will be the 8 spoke alloy..
Thank you.. |
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