Can indicator/wiper levers be swapped in Skoda?

silverbyte · 1st July 2009, 19:18

This was a friend asking me whether he can get this done - he is planning on buying a second hand skoda, but he simply hates the switched controls.

Any opinions??

BaCkSeAtDrIVeR · 1st July 2009, 19:50

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Originally Posted by silverbyte

This was a friend asking me whether he can get this done - he is planning on buying a second hand skoda, but he simply hates the switched controls.

Ask him to go through this forum. It is likely that he ends up hating other parts too.

silverbyte · 1st July 2009, 20:55

heh

there is no accounting for taste.
but the question still stands - can it be done ?

Jaggu · 1st July 2009, 21:54

Do you mean swap them from LT to RT? Not going to be an easy task since the self cancellation unit for indicator and all will be integrated and i dont know of any RT drive skoda configurations available. Swapping from other cars will be a tricky task and since its a skoda, if its in good running condition, please avoid fiddling with it.

Search for skoda in this forum and you will know why's in detail

ghostrider · 2nd July 2009, 01:50

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Originally Posted by silverbyte

This was a friend asking me whether he can get this done - he is planning on buying a second hand skoda, but he simply hates the switched controls.

Any opinions??

Nope. Uh uh.

Even if it was possible, you'd have to change the steering column and get brand new stalks which fit the way you want them to (indicators on the right, wipers on the left). I'm not even sure Skoda makes these parts.

dkamath · 2nd July 2009, 09:04

Thinking that it's good to leave things the way they are. Swapping the stalks from left hand to right hand side is not possible, as your friend would be more confused. He'll have to push the stalk down while taking a left turn, and upwards while taking a right turn. Not sure if the switch inside too can be put the other way round. Wipers would be manageable i guess.

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silverbyte BHPian Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Delhi Posts: 108 Thanked: 82 Times	Can indicator/wiper levers be swapped in Skoda? This was a friend asking me whether he can get this done - he is planning on buying a second hand skoda, but he simply hates the switched controls. Any opinions??
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1st July 2009, 20:55	#3
silverbyte BHPian Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Delhi Posts: 108 Thanked: 82 Times	heh there is no accounting for taste. but the question still stands - can it be done ?
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1st July 2009, 21:54	#4
Jaggu Team-BHP Support Join Date: May 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 20,384 Thanked: 17,299 Times	Do you mean swap them from LT to RT? Not going to be an easy task since the self cancellation unit for indicator and all will be integrated and i dont know of any RT drive skoda configurations available. Swapping from other cars will be a tricky task and since its a skoda, if its in good running condition, please avoid fiddling with it. Search for skoda in this forum and you will know why's in detail
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2nd July 2009, 09:04	#6
dkamath BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: BLR / MLR Posts: 579 Thanked: 162 Times	Thinking that it's good to leave things the way they are. Swapping the stalks from left hand to right hand side is not possible, as your friend would be more confused. He'll have to push the stalk down while taking a left turn, and upwards while taking a right turn. Not sure if the switch inside too can be put the other way round. Wipers would be manageable i guess.
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