Skoda Favorit Silverline

[Walter White]

Hi Folks,

I gave the Skoda a check over today. All fluid levels where they should be, no leaks. I added an air freshener and gave the upholstery a wipe over. Only the front fog lights not working. I took a few snaps as I went around cleaning. The previous owner loved his service stickers. Fair play for taking the servicing so  seriously but take a look.

We both had a short drive this afternoon in the noisy little beast.

 

Should I find I don't know why there is a specially cut piece of wood in the boot.

 

Of course I had forgotten the old proverb. In case of brain fart, mark the part.

 

Difference of opinion over servicing. No need to bicker, read the sticker.

 

Heated rear window is out, fix it with grout. What on earth is this stuff and any idea as to how to remove and do better ?

 

Great interior. Silver Line luxury

 

 

[Mr_Bo11ox]

Fantastic gifferwork!!!!

[Alexg]

It's a dying art.

[Pillock]

I have no idea what that stuff on the rear window, but I fear it looks a lot like the underside of my drivers seat where I wipe all my bogies.

[Mr_Bo11ox]

I reckon my dad is displaying early onset giffer symptoms (he is 72 admittedly) he's always aralditing broken cups and whatnot

[face]

Great dash!

[theshadow]

front fogs are working,check in handbook,was working fine when had it,just get used to switches...

[Walter White]

front fogs are working,check in handbook,was working fine when had it,just get used to switches...

 

Thanks, I shall have another try.

[strangeangel]

Mine had a broom handle to hold the tailgate up for the last two years of its life

[HH-R]

There's some top giffering there. If the HRW works I'd leave it alone, looks like where the loom connects to the elements is knackered in some way and the mastic is keeping it in place?

[Faker]

Superb

[martc]

Superb

 

 

No - it's a Favorit.

 

 

 

Sorry couldn't resist it.

[sierraman]

Old giffers used to love labelling stuff up like that in that handwriting that looks like it was written over some sand paper.

[Walter White]

This Sunday morning. Plenty of room in the boot.

 

This Sunday tea time. Boot full of win.

 

Plenty of Favorit bits. Two decent condition alloys with new (albeit Landsail) tyres, centre caps plus many more goodies. I shall sort through and all being well fit some of it tomorrow and store the rest.

[Felly Magic]

Tailgate gas rams from the Felicia fit, that's what mine has

[Ghosty]

Just noticed the rear plate says Mossley and has a pre-1995 phone number on it, this car was sold new pratically on my doorstep! Can't think of a Station Garage in Mossley though.

[3VOM]

Just noticed the rear plate says Mossley and has a pre-1995 phone number on it, this car was sold new pratically on my doorstep! Can't think of a Station Garage in Mossley though.

Google says it's still there on Manchester Road going from Ashton to Lower Mossley(?)

[Walter White]

Tailgate gas rams from the Felicia fit, that's what mine has.

 

Thanks Felly,I did look into getting new struts earlier. I looked on line and then went out to the car and noted the numbers on the struts. Both were different and bore no resemblance to the two possible numbers suggested by the gas strut manufacturer.

No matter, in those boxes are 2 gas struts which are most likely better than than the ones currently fitted. I aim to fit those tomorrow.

[Walter White]

More progress made this morning.

The two better alloys with new Landsail tyres are now on at the front. All four centre caps are now on which makes the wheels look better. The tailgate now stays up thanks to better struts and closes better now I have adjusted the striker.

I set the tyre pressures and had a test drive around some roundabouts and twisty bits. Still here so no complaints with Landsails' dry grip.

 

[Felly Magic]

I'm after an alternator for mine atm

[Felly Magic]

My boot sometimes takes a few goes to shut, but I think that's down to it being lightly tapped up the rear last year by an old giffer in Peterborough

[Dick Cheeseburger]

Old giffers used to love labelling stuff up like that in that handwriting that looks like it was written over some sand paper.

I bet he used to go to bingo on a certain day of the week, every week. Maybe Thursdays were beige socks day.

If he were a really posh giffer, he would have used one of the these:

 

 

Bizarrely, I always wanted one, as a kid. Now I'm 40, maybe I should hang on another couple of decades, then eventually treat myself?!

[Walter White]

Ahh. The Dymo label maker,you have reminded me of the 80s TerryWogan they was a craze for those when I was at school. Those who had them would label EVERYTHING.

You could justify having one, I remember a track test in Classic & Sports car, the dashboard shot had all the switches labeled in Dymo.

[Walter White]

Ahh. The Dymo label maker,you have reminded me of the 80s TerryWogan they was a craze for those when I was at school. Those who had them would label EVERYTHING.

You could justify having one, I remember a track test in Classic & Sports car, the dashboard shot had all the switches labeled in Dymo.

[Walter White]

HI all,

A couple of weeks back I gave the alloy wheels a rub and then a polish with AutoSol which improved them a bit. I had read a thread on here about refurbing alloys and put that into practice on the spare as a test on a spoke and section of rim. Sanded back and polished up. Brilliant. wIll do all the wheels gradually.

 

Yesterday and today the " She'll be right driveway bodyshop" popped up and I began to make " Giffered Arch" and the tailgate a bit more presentable..

I plan to get a pair of plastic arch protecters / extension / trim call them what you will so the finish on the arch doesn't need to be amazing as the trim wil cover it. I just planned to get the Hammerite off, rubbed down, rust converter on, filler and primer. I shall get the colour bought next week.

 

There was a little pile to sweep up after rubbing down to something solid so on with rust converter and then some filler

Onto the tailgate. These appear to be famous for corroding so just trying to make the best of things here.

 

After some patient sanding out came the professional looking masking tape, well when working on a driveway image is important..

Then the grey primer. Truely a return to the 1970's when partially completed bodywork jobs were seen regularly on the road in various stages of completion, the grey primer stage being a real standout.

Looking forward to getting the colour on then at least all of it will be a similar colour and the results of the "She'll be right driveway bodyshop" will be apparant.

Skillz, well hopefully.

 

[320touring]

Excellent skillz!

 

these are epic-good work on keeping this one alive:)

[Walter White]

Thanks 320.

 

The big reveal. TA DAH

 

Oh yes.

 

On a serious note I am going to need to do some research / take advice on how to get paint applied with a rattle can and laquer to a half decent standard that will polish up and not look flat. I know a driveway job done with cans is never going to stand comparison with a "proper"job.

[Felly Magic]

Speak to Trigger, he seems to be able to do half decent jobs using a rattle can, your paint code should be on the bulkhead on a sticker

[Walter White]

I got the colour (9105) today and took advice from the paintshop and set to it once back from work. The advice was to to blur the line left by the primer by rubbing with fine wet and dry. Apply the paint overlapping by 50% and build up thin coats. The area surrounding the primer gently rub with a pad and mask off. Apply the clear coat lacquer in a similar manner to th paint.

 

Well a bit of rubbing around the edges of the primer, not enough I reckon so I did a bit more on the line on the arch. The tailgate paint will be hidden by the spoiler so not so critical. The finish of the filler is the worst part.

 

Anyway the colour is on. Later this week I shall give at all a good wash, clay bar or cut back depending and a poish up. Clearly the new paint is darker than the faded old stuff. Maybe once fully dry the shade may change. The photos were taken 5 to 10 mins from the last coat of lacquer going on.

 

Hey ho it is all silver now and no Hammerite. Perhaps the "She'll be right bodyshop' should be renamed the "From a distance" or " The Bette Midler"

 

Anyway here are the photos.

[Jim Bell]

But you didn't go all the way up to the Silver Line.