ste_p23
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Well now that i have a new car i thought i may aswell make another project thread.
I got the car for £3000 in November.
Its got a full service history.
Few scuffs on the rear bumper and alloys.
Serviced 3 months ago with all the belts changed with new front and rear disks.
Coilpack has been changed. (common fault on these)
Two previous owners.
Heres some pics from today just to show you all how it stands at the moment.
So down to the plans which are the following:-
Exterior.
5000k HID kit.
Matching Main beam Xeon lights.
Matching LED slde lights.
Black Smoked side repaters.
LED number plate bulbs.
Heko Wind Deflectors.
Rear 3 Windows tinted.
Stubby Arial.
Leon Cupra R Front splitter.
Colour code the mirror covers to match the body.
Get the scuff on the rear arch sorted.
Current wheels refurbed and done in gun metal gray or anthractie.
Search for some Ibiza Cupra Wheels ( Rare as rocking horse poop)
Brake Calipers and drums colour coded.
312mm brake upgrade.
Interior:-
New drivers side door panel as this one is battered to death.
Sort the rip in the drivers bolster.
Seat Ibiza Fr gearknob.
Ibiza Cupra handbrake cover and air vent clips.
Remove old Nokia hands free kit.
Install new parrot hands free kit.
Install a boost guage.
Engine and power.
Stage one Revo remap.
Full silicone hoses all round the engine.
Forge 1.8T+2.7T Diverter Valve.
Forge FMIC Kit.
Neuspeed Turbo Intake Pipe.
Full Miltech Exhuast system.
Stage 2 Revo remap.
Handling:-
Dropping it 40 MM on Eibach springs.
Front Momo upper stut brace.
Lower front OMP strut brace.
Whitline ARB.
Powerflex bushes all the way round.
All this is pending money and costs of course!
Will keep you all updated as i go!
[Edited on 14-01-2011 by ste_p23]
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Simon_16v
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Buy some coilovers for it, hell of a difference compared to just springs Also if are deffo going to go to stage 2 why not just buy all the bits then go straight to it? Just a thought 
Also you not fancy the facelift bumpers?
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ste_p23
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Ive looked at coilovers and i may get some depends on money etc as i think for what they are they are they are alot of money. Also ive got a feeling that the car may have been already been lowered by the previous owner so i need to look into that abit more.
After some thinking im just going to keep it at stage 1 mate as i dont want to pump thousands into another car really and and up getting rid of it in 2-3 years.
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Alex_Rally
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ive got the 130tdi sport version, there a bastard when things go wrong, my gearbox went pop and costing 400quid for another1 
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ste_p23
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quote:
Originally posted by geordie_corsa
ive got the 130tdi sport version, there a bastard when things go wrong, my gearbox went pop and costing 400quid for another1
Yea i know the feeling matey i did alot of research into the cars and what to look for as i know if you get a dog they can cost more than there worth to fix sometimes
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ste_p23
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Right a small update for you all a few days ago these arrived :-)
The HID kit is a slim ballast kit at 5k and fitted it looks very nice indeed.
However i did mess up as i also ordered some Orasm Night breaker bulbs for my dipped beams and misread the description on them. It stated 90% more light than a standard bulb and 10% brighter so it looks very yellow compared to my HID kit.
So now that ive wasted £30 on them i need to find a decent spec H3 bulb to match the HID kit 
Will update with some pics of the Hid Kit at night soon for you all.
[Edited on 18-01-2011 by ste_p23]
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ste_p23
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Just a little update of what the HID kit looks like at night. Sorry for the poor pics ive just got a basic snap and go camera and my skills need some work.
Overall i am very happy with the kit and couldnt have asked for better
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ste_p23
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right just another small update i had my windows tinted a few days ago. I went for a light tint as i dont like cars that have very heavy tints such as limo tints etc.
Any comments welcome as always!
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Dun1eavy
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Lookin good mate al be keepin my eye on this
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ste_p23
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quote:
Originally posted by Dun1eavy
Lookin good mate al be keepin my eye on this
Cheers mate make sure you do as there is lots more planned for it
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ste_p23
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Right just another small update once again. Last week i recived my colour coded mirror covers from Tomnova (excellent finish to them and a nice guy to deal with.)
Here they are and i think most people would agree that they will look alot better on than silver covers.
Also ordered a new tax disc holder just to spice the inisde up a little.
Next plans are to fit the mirror covers and also get the old hands free kit taken out and my Parrot put into it.
Any comments always welcome as usual!
[Edited on 31-01-2011 by ste_p23]
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Ste M
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Looking good mate! How much did the window tinting set you back?
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ste_p23
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Originally posted by Ste M
Looking good mate! How much did the window tinting set you back?
£80 my good man
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Ste M
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Wow, thats less than I expected..
Done professionally I take it?
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ste_p23
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Done professionally I take it?
As always mate you know i like my car tip top
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ste_p23
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Right got a few small updates for you all. Manged to get round the popping the colour coded wing mirror covers on as shown below.
Think most people will agreee that they look alot better.
The old Nokia hands free kit was taken out which meant that all the wires from the passenger side footwell are now gone as you can see below.
The Parrot hands free kit has now been fitted also shown below.
I also took a trip over to Awsome Gti in Manchester and picked this up.
For anyone who doesnt know what it is, its a Whiteline 20MM rear anti roll bar which is said to be one of the best handling mods there is for the car.
Comments welcome as always
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ste_p23
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Right just a little update once again i was cleaning up the other day and found this hiding under my bed.
Its an OMP front lower strut brace so should help to keep the front end nice and tight once ive been to Seat and sorted an front upper strut brace aswell.
Next step was to fit the Whiteline ARB which ive heard from so many people is a must for these cars.
I have it set to medium at the moment and it has really helped to tighten up the back end so im happy with it. I may change it to the stiffest setting in the not to near future once ive got a few other bits and bobs sorted.
Comments are welcome as always
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ste_p23
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Right just another update for you all i now have some new wheels for the car which are :-
They are Seat Ibiza Cupra wheels(which are very hard to find).
The top picture is the two that are perfect and if you look closely at the second picture you can see that there is a chip on one of the spokes and also some kerbing around the edges
The plan for them is to get the two damaged ones refurbed, the colour is staying the same and im going to invest in 4 brand new Yoko Parada's for them as the proxies on them dont have much life left in them.
Any comments welcome as always
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tom-corsa
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nice wheels, what size are they?
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Simon_16v
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Will be 17" mate, just a shame they apparently weight a load more than 17" FR alloys
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ste_p23
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quote:
Originally posted by Simon_16v
Will be 17" mate, just a shame they apparently weight a load more than 17" FR alloys
Yea they are the 17"s and they do weigh quite abit more but i think look wise they are alot nice wheel
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ste_p23
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Right just another small update as my mind has been else where the last couple of weeks and not had much time to think about the car.
Ive got some SMD side lights and also got some pure white bulbs for the dipped beams to replace the yellowish orasm ones i had it previously.
Heres a pic of them:-
Will get some pics of them in there glory when it goes dark
[Edited on 25-03-2011 by ste_p23]
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John
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Do they sidelights fit?
They are shorter than the ones I tried but not by much, mine were too long.
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ste_p23
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quote:
Originally posted by John
Do they sidelights fit?
They are shorter than the ones I tried but not by much, mine were too long.
Yea bud they where abit fiddly but fit fine
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andys sxi
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wheels are alot better, you going to get the cupra bumpers?
April 08 feature car
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