My first Seat, recommendation welcome :)

[splinter26]

Hey guys/ girls, i've been the owner of a new Ibiza since late April now and i love it, its only the 1.2 model but that's all i really need. Unfortunately i bought this car off a dealer as an ex show car meaning it had been used but only done a couple of hundred miles. It didn't come with some of the features that i would have chosen if i had ordered it directly from Seat so i'm planning to ad them myself.

Firstly it didn't come with alloys, i have my eyes on some alloys but was wondering if anyone else has had any experience with the specific set i'm looking at, or have any better suggestions. The complete set w/o tyres will be just over £300. I don't think i'm allowed to externally link to other sites yet as i'm a new member, plus i cant post pictures yet can i? So for now i'll describe them and post pictures when i can. They're by a company called 'Dezent' they're black with V shape spokes, with a red rim around the outside. My Ibiza itself is black so my main question would this be too much?

I'm also looking to get my rear windows tinted as well, primarily to try and keep it a bit cooler in the summer. I was browsing around Halfords the other day and they have various DIY window tinting kits, which claim to be "easy" to apply and creates a "professional" look. However after doing some online research i'm finding these claims to be hard to believe. Has anyone else had their new Ibiza tinted professionally? I'm trying to get an idea of how much its going to set me back.

Thanks for your time and any help is much appreciated. I've been viewing these forums for a fair few months now and its been a great help so far!

[garethrobson]

Hi there.

The only thing i can probably helpp you with is the window tinting.
I have my ibiza on order from stock without window tints, but i enquired about this and i am paying £200 for my dealer to fit the tints. He offered me The factory fitted tints, a darker shade or a lighter shade..iwent for the factory one.

You can probably get this done cheaper, but i had to opt for the dealer to do it because then it is classed as a standard fitted window tint, which i dont need to declaare to my insurance. If i was to go for another company to fit it, i might be able to get it for £100, but my insurance was bumped up by £120 just for bloody window tints.

Basically it is all depending on your insurance. Just find out what it would cot to declare this.

[splinter26]

Thanks Gareth i hadnt thought about going to the dealership! I think if they can get it done for me then like you i'll opt to have it done that way due to insurance. I will double check the quote though incase it doesnt make too much of a difference. My main problem is where i live, i can only seem to find one place within an hours drive that does tinting commercially. Thanks again!

[garethrobson]

no problem :)

I spoke to 2 dealers and they both said they would do it so im fairly confident they will do it for you

[Nath.]

I think you will find that when the dealers do it they actually get a mobile tint company in to do them. same as replacing windscreens, tyres and sorting out small bodywork and interior trim damage.

[225]

plus if you get a dealer to dit less chance of bubbles and c0ck ups, well at least you can take it back if there are.

[splinter26]

Gareth: I rang the local dealer today. Unfortunately they dont do it. The guy said that its treated glass that comes with the ibiza if you order it to your own spec so they cant do it... Looks like i'll be continuing my search... Not really wanting to get a DIY kit as i dont quite trust myself..

Cheers again guys for the help so far. When i can i'll get some pics up of the car in this thread and then new one's with the new alloys/ windows if and when i get them sorted! Still in two minds about the black with red trim alloys...

[garethrobson]

ahh right thats a bit rubbish. My dealer must be getting an external company to do it. I dont mind thought as long as it looks alright.

Let me know how u get on with your search :)

[splinter26]

Yeah i wish my dealership would do that. I've spent the last couple of hours glued to the internet looking for places to get my car tinted and various methods to do it yourself. Having done this and found a place that has precut tints for my car i feel confident that i could do it myself. I've watched various video's on it as well as reading through many many different set of instructions. The equipment needed to do it is inexpensive as well. My only worry is finding somewhere that is protected from wind with minimal dust as i dont have a garage... I'm sure i can find somewhere to do it, call in a favour with a friend etc.

For the full kit (not including windscreen) i can get the precut set for £69.99. I could probably get it cheaper if i keep looking but i'm happy with that price as i originally thought it was going to cost me in the region of £200 to get it done. I'm not 100% set on doing it my self yet, but it's likely that thats the way i'll go. If so i should hopefully have tinted windows in 2 weeks time, taking into account delivery times etc.

[splinter26]

Quick update:

I will be going for the pre cut tint. However i'm not sure when i will be able to yet as i'm still in search of a decent dust free garage to use.

I have ordered three things for my interior today which will hopefully arrive on Wednesday and will be fitted at the same time. They are the honeycomb grill for behind the front grill, the new 'Style' gearstick and the aluminum decorative dash set

Basically i'm trying to make the inside feel a bit better than it does at the moment. Will take some before/after photos to post on here incase anyone else wants to see some real photo's of them being installed.

As for the alloys i have found somewhere that is selling them for £250 now with free postage so will be saving over £70 now which pays for the pre cut tint set! Perfect :)

[bowie]

it will be good to see some pictures of your car when you get it done,how does the gear stick come off to change to new gear stick is it easy?

bowie

[splinter26]

Yeah i'll post them up, should be allowed to by then due to post count. I'm not actually sure, i will be there when they replace it though so i can let you know how its done. They said all three jobs shouldn't take longer than half an hour so i cant imagine it being too hard to do.

[LeeCAN]

I'd really be interested in your experience of fitting the honeycombe grille - and of course some photos of the finished article.

Cheers
L

[splinter26]

Sure thing mate, is it sad i'm really looking forward to Wednesday now lol

Not that im going to do it(well not straight away anyway), but id like to see what the honeycombe grill would look like when coloured gun metal or chrome etc. No way of seeing what it would look like apart from actually doing it and spraying it back to black if it looks horrible though lol

[splinter26]

Update:

Hey guys i have had the gear stick and the dash decor installed. The gear stick took them about 15 minutes, and i did the dash myself in under 5. I took the photos of the old dash a couple of days ago when i couldn't find my camera so the quality isnt great as they were taken on my phone. But the new photos should be alright.


Old dash and HU surrounding:
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a92/splinter26/IMG_0412.jpg

Sorry for the messy interior lol:
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a92/splinter26/IMG_0415.jpg

New surround for the HU etc:
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a92/splinter26/DSC03822.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a92/splinter26/DSC03823.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a92/splinter26/DSC03824.jpg

Original gear stick:
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a92/splinter26/IMG_0416.jpg

Original gear stick:
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a92/splinter26/IMG_0417.jpg

New gear stick close up:
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a92/splinter26/DSC03825.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a92/splinter26/DSC03827.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a92/splinter26/DSC03828.jpg

I'm really happy with the way it turned out, the new gear stick feels but much let alone looks alot better imo. I dont know why but since the new gear stick as been added, the changing of gears feels alot better, as if the path to each gear is much more defined.

As for the honeycombe grill it didnt arrive yesterday, they told me it should be there today but i havent had a phone call yet, so it looks like it'll be done tomorrow.

[splinter26]

oh and heres a quick pic of the actual car, which needed a clean at this point.. lol

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a92/splinter26/IMG_0405-1.jpg

[splinter26]

Hey guys, i've finally had the honeycombe grill installed. Took them around 20 minutes to do. Looks great, apparently i'm on of the first people to order this part, and i am the first to order/ have it installed in my area lol

Heres the pics of front Without the honeycombe grill:

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a92/splinter26/DSC03829.jpg
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a92/splinter26/DSC03830-1.jpg

And With the honeycombe grill:

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a92/splinter26/DSC03835.jpg
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a92/splinter26/DSC03834-1.jpg
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a92/splinter26/DSC03836-1.jpg

There you have it, i much prefer not being able to see right between the old grill.

Here's a slightly better pic of my car as a whole:
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a92/splinter26/DSC03832-1.jpg

My next step is to either get the windows tinted or get these alloys fitted:

http://www.motorspeed.com/sitepix/products/dezent_motion_b.jpg

I've had my eyes on those for a long time lol But they will have to wait as i'm off on holiday twice in the next four weeks so i'm going to have to save money for a bit.

[nightflight]

Quicik question about the aircon/HU surrounds, how does the fitting work, is it just a self adhesive panel you stick on or do you remove the old one and replace with the new one?

[splinter26]

Its adhesive lol i thought it would be a case of removing the old surround and replacing it.. I was a bit annoyed when i found out it was adhesive as i thought it would luck cheap and tacky, however i was pleasantly surprised. The way it is molded covers all the corners and fits snugly into the surrounding. It comes with an alcohol wipe which you use to prep the areas the adhesive sticks to, then stick them on. It takes no more than 5 minutes to do. I am very happy with the way it has turned out, much prefer it to the original boring black surround.

[yusuf_1977]

hi my friend
i see we do have both the same cars and i feel thats enough for me.only my car's colour is red emocion .the interior looks great with your new gearbox stick and dashboard hu surrounding is nice.,

but i think there s no need for honeycombe grill because nobody sees that one .

also my car has 14'' wheels and i wonder if you have the same size or what size will you choose for your new wheels?

and the last thing i want to say you can do it easily yourself with back window tilting i made it myself the first time .yes the quality not seems so good but i will try to do it again.think about it.
http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/9689/yusuf0188.jpg
regards

[splinter26]

Hey thanks for your reply :) I was torn between the red and the black as my local dealer had both at the time, i ended up going for black, which i do regret in a certain way due to how often i need to clean it, and heat in the summer.

Yeah i see where your coming from as far as the grille is concerned, i wouldn't have bothered getting it done by itself, but thought as i was getting the new gear stick etc i may as well as i dont like the larger gaps at the front.

My wheel's are 15's, and i'll think i will stick with that for the new alloys :)

As for tinting, i may well do it myself as after the alloy's i will be on a bit of a budget, but i'll see how it goes :)

[yusuf_1977]

thanks for your reply

black is nice but hereby i am attaching the pics in the show room which i decided on red.Also in Turkey the white colour is selling good .

also please explain what you mean by ''Yeah i see where your coming from as far as the grille is concerned'' and waiting for the alloys pics fitted.

regards

http://forum.seatclubege.com/picture.php?albumid=7&pictureid=32
http://forum.seatclubege.com/picture.php?albumid=7&pictureid=34

[splinter26]

As for the grille i mean that i understand why it can be seen as a pointless add on as its barely noticeable.

It's going to be about a month before i can afford to get the alloys as i've just got back from a holiday in Paris, and in two weeks i'm off on holiday again to Amsterdam so money's going on that for now. As soon as i get them there will be photos up here.

[yusuf_1977]

As for the grille i mean that i understand why it can be seen as a pointless add on as its barely noticeable.

It's going to be about a month before i can afford to get the alloys as i've just got back from a holiday in Paris, and in two weeks i'm off on holiday again to Amsterdam so money's going on that for now. As soon as i get them there will be photos up here.

alloys can wait dude i wish you nice holiday also i gave my car to service this morning to have painted the black door handles outside in to the cars original red colour.

wee'll see how it looks [B)]

[yusuf_1977]

alloys can wait dude i wish you nice holiday also i gave my car to service this morning to have painted the black door handles outside in to the cars original red colour.

wee'll see how it looks [B)]

here is the painted door handles :
http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/4161/yusuf0201.jpg (http://img508.imageshack.us/i/yusuf0201.jpg/)http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/yusuf0201.jpg/1/w640.png (http://g.imageshack.us/img508/yusuf0201.jpg/1/)

[nightflight]

you missed the mirrors :p

[yusuf_1977]

you missed the mirrors :p

no :) i am planning something different may be to cover it with carbon or polished black or may be silver colour.later i will decide with the alloys fitted.

[splinter26]

Looks nice man i like it. Like your ideas for the wing mirrors as well. I was thinking about getting carbon pillars after seeing them on another website, however they were for another car. Doubt i'll be able to find any for this car yet.

I cant believe i cleaned my car yesterday and one simply traffic detour and :

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a92/splinter26/cleanedcar.jpg

[Busta]

...

[Busta]

Hello,

I was wondering how are the accessories being mounted...I am going to order some stuff, but I do not know how to install it..is there a glue or double-sticker in the kit so you can attach them? The dashboard trim set is being put OVER the old dashboard, so I guess it will have some stickers.
Also there is an accessories for the 3rd door of the SC - Tailgate Chrome Styling Strip..how can I install it myself?
Anyone have an idea?

Best regards...

[vtxracer]

Hello,

I was wondering how are the accessories being mounted...I am going to order some stuff, but I do not know how to install it..is there a glue or double-sticker in the kit so you can attach them? The dashboard trim set is being put OVER the old dashboard, so I guess it will have some stickers.
Also there is an accessories for the 3rd door of the SC - Tailgate Chrome Styling Strip..how can I install it myself?
Anyone have an idea?

Best regards...

The have stickers. You can do it yourself but you must be carefull because you only have one chance of geting it installed correctly. I also suggest the Door sill guards. http://www.seataccessories.co.uk/product/Door_Sill_Guards_6J0071500A

[v1paul]

Get some pics up if you do add the chrome tailgate thing cos I've only seen it on the website... Im just trying to get my posts up to 15 :P

[Busta]

The have stickers. You can do it yourself but you must be carefull because you only have one chance of geting it installed correctly. I also suggest the Door sill guards. http://www.seataccessories.co.uk/product/Door_Sill_Guards_6J0071500A

hmmm...I will definetely post some pics from the process...by the way, what does it mean external/internal door sill guards? internal - ok, but "external" - ?!

[yusuf_1977]

hmmm...I will definetely post some pics from the process...by the way, what does it mean external/internal door sill guards? internal - ok, but "external" - ?!

yeah just wondering how it looks:drool:

[splinter26]

Massive delay in updating this! Been a long time since i've done anything new to the car, but finally got my alloys. Got 17" Dezent motions 2 black. £315 for the set £470 in total with shoes on.

Only got one photo as it stands, not best quality, just after a camping trip with my mate looking a mess in the drivers seat. I'll try get some better pictures up soon.

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a92/splinter26/IMG_0651.jpg

Can't help but feel like it needs to be lowered now, but i wouldn't know where to start.

Still wanting to get the windows tinted. Also having seen some fantastic examples on here, i have decided to paint my seat badges Black with a red trim. Also tempted to try the silver outline to the front grill in red. Found a cheapish replacement grill so if it looks horrible i'll refit the original! Just need to find the paints and look into sanding it down etc. Haven't a clue how to get the back badge/ handle of despite the help on here. Cant seem to find the screws...

[jc_boc]

Loving those wheels mate!!!!

[char_baby]

Oh i thought you actually went for the FR honeycombe grille. IMO i wouldn't have bothered with the one you have.

Though you do have the gear stick which i want to change mine to, when i test drove the seat thats the one it had in it so was a bit disappointed when it came with some round one.

Nice car though :)

[splinter26]

Mk3 Cupra: Cheers :D I do love them, can't believe it took me so long to get them!

char_baby: I wasn't aware of the FR grill at the time lol oh well, i'm tempted to remove the grill i have an paint it a dark red or gun metal colour to make it stand out a bit better. I'll see how it goes.

[char_baby]

oooh cool. definately get it lowered ;) all the ibizas do, they stand on stiltsat the mo, mine will be lowered some point this year. By the way, that was one dirty car!!

[VRSLOZ]

Looking good mate, get some pictures up showing the wheels in all their glory!

[splinter26]

Again sorry for the poor picture, i only have my phone on me at the moment and the weathers not that great.

http://i777.photobucket.com/albums/yy57/RTBailey/IMG_0659.jpg

Looking at that picture now confirms it, it definitely needs lowering! Wouldn't know where to start though :S

[rahul]

I thought I was the only one on the forum with the Baby Seat! :p :) It's nice to know there's others around, well what I've done to mine so far is that I got my dealer to replace the wingmirror covers for the higher spec ones, so they're in colour with the body.
http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/5517/17052010054.jpg
Also, how have you painted your door handles? I would be interested to know..

[jc_boc]

Again sorry for the poor picture, i only have my phone on me at the moment and the weathers not that great.

http://i777.photobucket.com/albums/yy57/RTBailey/IMG_0659.jpg

Looking at that picture now confirms it, it definitely needs lowering! Wouldn't know where to start though :S

Those wheels really do look good heheheheheheehhe. Whatever you do, don't get the lowering springs from SEAT, I hear a lot of ppl are disapointed by the height after as it is still too high. You are better off getting an aftermarket set to drop the car by about 40mm i think unless you want it lower then get fully adjustable coillies :funk:

[char_baby]

Exactly what Jason said (as we had this convo the other day :) )

get other springs.

[splinter26]

Rahul: haha same as. I'd love a Boc or Cupra but no way can i afford one at the moment lol I haven't painted my doorhandles so can't help with that sorry

Cheers guys appreciate your help, after some searching the other day i found these: http://www.europerformance.co.uk/pages/products/category_results.mhtml?category=fksprings;car=seatibiza;manufacturer=fksuspension;sub_category=1

However i am at a loss as to whats correct etc. If those are the correct springs, will i need anything else or is it a case of buying them and having them installed?

Also a longshot, anyone know where i can get some smoked indicators that will fit?

[rahul]

Rahul: haha same as. I'd love a Boc or Cupra but no way can i afford one at the moment lol I haven't painted my doorhandles so can't help with that sorry

Cheers guys appreciate your help, after some searching the other day i found these: http://www.europerformance.co.uk/pages/products/category_results.mhtml?category=fksprings;car=seatibiza;manufacturer=fksuspension;sub_category=1

However i am at a loss as to whats correct etc. If those are the correct springs, will i need anything else or is it a case of buying them and having them installed?

Also a longshot, anyone know where i can get some smoked indicators that will fit?

I'd absolutely love a Speed blue Cupra (Cupradean's is amazing) or Techie's boc, its just out of this world.

And the smoked indicators can be found on eBay i think, if they'll fit, but i think someone can confirm this :D

[splinter26]

Yeah i spotted some on eBay but they didnt make it clear whether they would fit an 08 onward model. I imagine it would however dont want to risk it in case lol

[jc_boc]

Rahul: haha same as. I'd love a Boc or Cupra but no way can i afford one at the moment lol I haven't painted my doorhandles so can't help with that sorry

Cheers guys appreciate your help, after some searching the other day i found these: http://www.europerformance.co.uk/pages/products/category_results.mhtml?category=fksprings;car=seatibiza;manufacturer=fksuspension;sub_category=1

However i am at a loss as to whats correct etc. If those are the correct springs, will i need anything else or is it a case of buying them and having them installed?

Also a longshot, anyone know where i can get some smoked indicators that will fit?

Your ibiza is a 6J model so none of those would work mate hehehehehhe

[jc_boc]

Maybe these................
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/PI-Seat-Ibiza-1-4-6J-08-45mm-Lowering-Springs-Kit-/160422045604?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item2559e627a4

or these....
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/APEX-LOWERING-SPRINGS-SEAT-Ibiza-V-Petrol-models-/130403199762?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item1e5ca2eb12

or these............
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/EIBACH-PRO-KIT-LOWERING-SPRINGS-Seat-Ibiza-V-6J-1-/190364914036?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item2c52a21174

[char_baby]

You've picked out some good ones there Jason. Liking the look of the 2nd lot.

[jc_boc]

Thanks char and tbh the prices are very good too so you can't go wrong with that.

[splinter26]

Wow thanks for the help! Fantastic!

So if i was to go for the second set i wouldn't need to purchase anything else such as different shock absorbers etc?

Cant go wrong with that price, just a matter of how much it'll cost to get them fitted i guess.

[VRSLOZ]

Wow thanks for the help! Fantastic!

So if i was to go for the second set i wouldn't need to purchase anything else such as different shock absorbers etc?

Cant go wrong with that price, just a matter of how much it'll cost to get them fitted i guess.

No mate, will fit on your existing shocks so will just need to pay for fitting

[tkmking]

Having changed the springs on my old car and kept the standard dampers, I can't really stress the importance of changing both enough! What I found was that the car looked better, cornered a little better and gave me more oversteer. However, with this came the horrible ride over bumps - since the springs and dampers were out of phase, every bump can be felt and I had to take speedbumps at a crawl; it will also shorten the life of the dampers as they're being pumped at a different frequency than designed for! Sorry to put a dampener on things ('scuse the pun!) but if I were to do it again, I'd save up for the whole spring damper set - you will get all the positives and less of the negatives!

[jc_boc]

I agree with you mate. that is why I am going to be paying about £1200.00 for my KW V3 with are hight, bounce and rebound adjustable. Supplied and fitted by VW Racing. Alot to pay but I am thinking it will be worth it as I don't have to worry about changing the ARB too.

[splinter26]

Looks like i'm going to be colouring in some cardboard and sticking it on my car to make it look like it has less of a gap between the wheel and the arch then :( lol

Cheers for the input everyone, i daren't take the risk of messing my car up. Looks like the tinting will be the next alteration to be made along with the painting of the badges when i finally figure out how to get them off!

[jc_boc]

splinter there is a thread here that shows you how remove all the badges from techie. just have a search for it mate hehehehehehee.

[splinter26]

splinter there is a thread here that shows you how remove all the badges from techie. just have a search for it mate hehehehehehee.

Yeah i have looked at them. But the description as to how to remove the handle on the back is over my head. It seems simple enough just removing screws etc, its just i can't for the life of me find where the screws are lmao

Tempted to buy the FR grill in later today, when it arrives dismantle the badge from that one and do it to see what it looks like. Rather than having a grill-less car while paint dries etc.

[Dave 77]

On the rear i think its in the handle that u grab to close the boot x2 T20 screws i think then just pull the rest off, il have a look later when i get my car bk... a few cm lower ;);)

[splinter26]

Dave: Aye that's what i read but i just cant seem to find where the screws are lol i'll have another look in a bit!

Just ordered the other grill! Should be here Wednesday and i plan on spraying the badge as well. How long this will take i have no idea.

Does anyone happen to know whether the grill i just ordered includes the silver surrounding or not?


Edit: Just booked my tint as well. Although bit confused as they claim its illegal to tint the front door windows as its close to the % allowed anyway :S I originally wanted dark smoke on back three and light on front two. But now i'm just going to have dark smoke on the back three and nothing on the front two... Oh well i'll see how it turns out and figure the rest out later. Its booked in for next Wednesday. Need to figure out how to treat the badge before painting before tomorrow first as i want to get it set up asap :)

[splinter26]

So i've just returned from picking my grill up and a trip to halfrauds where i got some primer, and the correct paints. Also bought some LED side lights so the next couple of hours are going to be busy. This could either go really well or really, Really bad...

[VRSLOZ]

Did you get the Prism ones mate?

Going to look like mine :drool:

[splinter26]

I did indeed. I used to have the honeycomb grill which sat behind the original. But prefer the look of this one. Looks great on yours. Just spent ages masking off all the little bits of the grill around the badge to spray it. Waiting for the primer to dry now. Dreading taking my original grill off as i hear it can be a bit tricky. Dont want to snap anything etc.

[splinter26]

Right to begin with i removed the badge using the useful tut on here already :)

Then i wasn't sure whether i wanted just the front of the badge surround to be in colour or to colour it all the way into the grill. Now this is hard to explain so i'm not sure if that made any sense lol. However i decided to colour all the way into the grill. It took a while to prep it as i had to individually wrap each "spoke" of the grill with masking tape. Hopefully it'll be worth it:

Beginning of the masking tape jobby:
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a92/splinter26/IMG_0681.jpg

After spraying with the masking tape still on:
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a92/splinter26/IMG_0682.jpg

With the badge side by side:
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a92/splinter26/IMG_0683.jpg

Not fully inserted yet but wanted to see roughly what it turned out like. Still need to sand off some of the areas where the red paint escaped onto the grill. And need to lacquer but Halfrauds had ran out.. So i'll find some tomorrow. I'm happy so far lol Next step is to spray the silver surround in black. And i'm tempted to have a red pinstripe on the inside of the black surround but it'll be fiddly. We'll see how it goes tomorrow.

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a92/splinter26/IMG_0684.jpg
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a92/splinter26/IMG_0685.jpg

[FR_POWER]

your front fog grills look kinda boring and plain! I was looking around some Germany Seat ibiza forum and i seen this... :D

get yourself some merc e-class DRLs! kinda expensive tho

http://www.seatforum.de/forum/picture.php?albumid=977&pictureid=8904

[splinter26]

Aye i agree with you there lol How much do they set a fella back? I do find them boring but with my current budget its gonna have to stay the way it is i think :(

[HAIRWEGO]

don't know about the grill, you don't want to make it to tweeeeeeeeeee !!!!!!!!!!!

[splinter26]

What do you mean, about the red pinstripe? I've decided against it now if thats the case, I'm just gonna go black. But wont be doing so until the morning so should get pictures up tomorrow night.

[FR_POWER]

ummmm alot! i'm guessing £200+ without wiring.... :(

[char_baby]

Hmm, i'm liking the look of the honeycombe grille i saw debadged with you can buy from germany...

[jc_boc]

It's a pity they don't have a boc/cupra debadged grille there though. I would love one of those.

[char_baby]

im actually really liking that ibiza FR_POWER has shown. Not so much the front bumper...but the rest. Mmmm.

[FR_POWER]

I've actually seen the debadge grill at my local seat dealer. Also u can get the debadge grill on eBay. :D

[splinter26]

This spraying jobby is so picky around the inside of the grill lol Had to respray to correct some of the red paint. Thought sanding would take it down easily but it didn't. Still need to Lacquer the grill as well. Not sure how long to leave it before mounting it. So if i lacquer it tonight i'll probably fit it tomorrow afternoon.

[jc_boc]

I've actually seen the debadge grill at my local seat dealer. Also u can get the debadge grill on eBay. :D

:shrug: can't find it there.................

[FR_POWER]

:shrug: can't find it there.................

Really? Ill find the ebay one later. But I defo seen the debadged grill on the shelve at my local seat dealer

[jc_boc]

Would it fit the cupra/boc though?

[Dave 77]

I did this a while ago

http://i888.photobucket.com/albums/ac88/DaveHall77/My%20New%20Seat%20Ibiza%20Cupra%20Bocanegra/DeBadge.jpg

Looks ok but prefere the white badge i have :)

[jc_boc]

mmmmmmm i want one!!!!!!!! That is exactly what I am after mate.

[Dave 77]

I photoshopped that btw :) i dont have a grill like that

[jc_boc]

Now how you gonna go do me like Dave? hehehehehehehehehe I was getting all excited like for nothing.................

[char_baby]

Hahahaha. I was gonna say that didnt really look right, poor Jason getting all excited.

[jc_boc]

Just another let down in my life.................:cry:

[Dave 77]

Haha lol sorry ;)

[splinter26]

I give up!!!

Spraying this grill has been a nightmare... The badge has had problem after problem so i've sanded it back to the starting point twice already. I finally thought i had it perfect. Push it into the grill carefully, first off it wont click into place properly, it will only connect on one side, the otherside can't be pushed down far enough. This would be fine as its secure if it wasn't for the fact that the process of pushing it into place scratched a load of the paint off of the sides...

This resulted in me trying to spray again and retry only with the same result so i resorted to leaving it in the grill with the chips and buying the paint pen/brushes from halfrauds which matched the colours i had used which blended it properly however when in light it looks all bumpy and tacky.

I'm at a loss now as to how other members on this forum pulled this off without the badge chipping when being put back :(

[Dave 77]

I put masking tape on the bits that would chip off, peeled it off when it was in place. Worked quite well.

[splinter26]

I thought about that but i thought it'd be too much of a close fit to remove afterwards. Guess not, cheers i'll try that!

[splinter26]

FINALLY!

After a stupidly long amount of time i've finally finished the front grill and fitted it. Now onto the back badge...

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a92/splinter26/IMG_0716.jpg

[VRSLOZ]

Looking good that mate

[char_baby]

looks good!

[splinter26]

Cheers! Glad ive finally got it on there now

[splinter26]

Right finally got there, got the back done as well. Thanks to Techie for the tuts and everyone else for the help when i was stressing out lol I may touch it up a bit, i just had to get it on today as i didn't want a hole in my boot over night lol.

It wasn't noticeable before but now that i've taken "Ibiza" off i've realized how off center my auto emocion sticker is... So may need to re do that as well lol

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a92/splinter26/IMG_0722-1.jpg

[jc_boc]

Very nice mate. Well done, looks very nice tbh.

[splinter26]

Cheers Jason. The strife i went through for this makes it worth while. Want some decent white bulbs now, but don't know where to start other than HID's which are illegal as far as my understanding goes, and LED's but i tried some of them and they were horrible... Perhaps the spoiler, and Still need to get my windows tinted...

[jc_boc]

Spoiler would defo work and skirts hehehehehehehe

[yusuf_1977]

the red colour base on the logo looks fine on black car but i dont prefer it on red emocion such as mine.

[splinter26]

I've now been through 4 sets of led side lights lol Finally found some that are exactly what i wanted. Bough the first set from Halfords and they were bright but just not bright enough, not crisp enough. So i tried some blue LED's from eBay which were quite frankly pathetic. Got through two sets of these, different types and they both just looked like a cheap christmas light.

So after ages and ages of searching online and on here i found a thread about LED's and ended up finding some of this bad boys: 501 Long 19 LED Extreme Power 2W 360 Degree White http://www.autobulbsdirect.co.uk/501-Long-19-LED-Extreme-Power-2W-360-degree.html

They're a bit bigger than the other LED's i've had. Easy to fit. No lights on the dash etc.

At first when i fitted them they looked a bit weird as there are multiple points of light instead of the one. But they're bright as hell even in the day time. The photo's i've got don't do any justice at all. Particularly at night, i think they're brighter than my main lights lmao

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a92/splinter26/IMG_0751.jpg

Really can't tell how bright they are in the day here with this picture:

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a92/splinter26/IMG_0753.jpg

and poor night time pic but you get the idea. Should have left one of the oldies in to compare.

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a92/splinter26/IMG_0756.jpg

Now i want to get pure white main bulbs. Bought some that were supposed to be from halfrauds but they're still orangey which i really don't want. Anyone have any recommendations?

[HAIRWEGO]

your lighting up the sky with those bulbs mate.... the aliens will see you coming hehehehe

[splinter26]

haha yeah they are brighter than i thought they would be. Just checked them out with all lights on and my main beams now look ridiculous lol despite being "laser white" they're blatantly not. I really want to get some crisp white lights to go with these as it looks stupid now lol

[char_baby]

how easy are they to fit?

[splinter26]

Easier than lego.

Take off the black cover on the back of the lights. And then look at where the sides lights are from the front to work out where to grab. There's a long bit of plastic that you just pull out, no twisting or anything. Then just pull the bulb straight out and push the new ones back in. Done :)

[char_baby]

oh lol. Thought you'd have to take a load of stuff out. I still probably couldn't doit! lmao.

[splinter26]

ha no worries you'll be fine! Bargain as well!

[splinter26]

Right big update. I'm selling my car. Keeping the alloys and grill etc as i still have the stock.

I've decided to go for the 1.2 TSI DSG. For a bit more oomph. Insurance will only be an extra £50 so can't complain. Wish it had the flappy paddle but apparently it doesn't. I do need some advice though...

I was just looking around online comparing insurance for different models etc, found a BOC in my price range but insurance was an extra one and a half grand... Then i found a 10 plate Cupra for which in the insurance was only an extra £40 which i don't quite understand but anyway my question is, is a 10 plate cupra for £14,000 too good to be true? Am i risking it if i go for this Cupra? I do want the 1.2TSI but if i can grab this for a similar price and insurance i will!

[VRSLOZ]

Right big update. I'm selling my car. Keeping the alloys and grill etc as i still have the stock.

I've decided to go for the 1.2 TSI DSG. For a bit more oomph. Insurance will only be an extra £50 so can't complain. Wish it had the flappy paddle but apparently it doesn't. I do need some advice though...

I was just looking around online comparing insurance for different models etc, found a BOC in my price range but insurance was an extra one and a half grand... Then i found a 10 plate Cupra for which in the insurance was only an extra £40 which i don't quite understand but anyway my question is, is a 10 plate cupra for £14,000 too good to be true? Am i risking it if i go for this Cupra? I do want the 1.2TSI but if i can grab this for a similar price and insurance i will!

The Boc will be more than the Cupra mate, if you can get the Cupra with your budget go for that over a 1.2 TSi, you won't regret it! All these Cupras around makes me wish I'd gone for one :( lol

[splinter26]

I think i can stretch to the cupra especially as i was having to go for a white 1.2 TSI to save money as the black paint is an added £380, but this Cupra is black magic so will go perfectly with my alloys etc. Just worried about the price, as if there could be something wrong with it lol I'm going to give the garage a call now and interrogate them!

[splinter26]

What a week lol So as i said before i originally wanted the 1.2 tsi with DSG. Then i stumbled across a black Cupra for a similar price.. I decided to go for it and have been sorting out the deal until this morning only to find out it has already been sold!!!!

However that was actually good news as while talking to them i came across a gem of a car for a similar price and here i stand with a Dakota Red Bocanegra reserved for pick up on Wednesday/ Thursday!!!

[VRSLOZ]

Congratulations matey!

[splinter26]

Cheers! Never thought i'd own a Boc, cannie wait!

[Andyf]

Grats on the Boc mate, now that spoiler of your's must be going cheap :)

[splinter26]

Spoiler?? Never got around to getting a spoiler, getting rid of the red and black grill though as it wont fit the boc, same with the boot handle when i find a replacement!

[Andyf]

Ooops, was thinking of SC16v's car :doh: Can't help you with the badge as mine are now both black :)

[splinter26]

haha ah right no worries!

[splinter26]

Picked my Boc up yesterday :D 3 hours there, 3 hours back. I cant get over how good it is. Obviously in comparison to by previous 1.2 but still! Used the same amount of petrol on the way back in the boc than i did on the way there in my 1.2 so cant complain!

[VRSLOZ]

:drive1: good work mate, need some pics!

[stezo2k]

Thats awesome, the bocs are amazing :) can't wait to see pics

[splinter26]

It's my birthday today so gonna be a bit busy til mid afternoon, so i'll see if i can get some pics up then.

I cannot put this car down at all. The interior feels so much better than the previous car, the seats are fantastic and well the acceleration... Luckily on the way back i had to go through the toll bridge where there's no lanes once you've paid. Sport mode + Foot down = Stupidly big grin

[Andyf]

Happy birthday http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y152/andydf/wav.gif

[VRSLOZ]

Happy birthday http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y152/andydf/wav.gif

+1, have a great day mate!!

............now get those pics lol ;)

[splinter26]

Cheers for the birthday wishes, had a good one as you can tell from my late reply lol Sorry about the delay with the pictures!

Recropped them a bit, quality not great as all taken on my phone in a rush. Had a quick wash as well as she was pretty dirty this morning.

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a92/splinter26/boc/boc3.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a92/splinter26/boc/boc2.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a92/splinter26/boc/boc1.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a92/splinter26/boc/boc4.jpg

Loving the car itself, DSG is fantastic, loving the flappy paddles for a bit of fun. General ride etc is much much better than my previous car and obviously the engine is fantastic lol

Only alterations made to her so far is swapped the original side lights for the ones i had installed previously. And chromed out indicator bulbs on the front to stop the "fried egg" look. Mods i'm thinking of are a wrapped/ painting roof and perhaps painting the plastic grill bits on the front to match the black "mouth".

Picked her up with 7,000 on the clock for a flat £14k. Seems in great condition but have noticed some stubborn dirt/ marks that didn't come off in my wash so going to look into this "snow foam" malarkey that seems to be useful but haven't a clue where to start, also some detailing clay should do the job.

[Dave 77]

Very nice

Wot about the badges ;)

[VRSLOZ]

Love your Boc mate, a very nice step up indeed!

[splinter26]

Dave 77: haha i have been tempted but i wouldn't know what combo to do colour wise.

My alloys i bought for my old car that aren't that old and like new don't look like they're going to be used on this car as i love the original Seat ones. I don't know what to do with them lol

SC16V: Cheers mate, really really happy with it!

[Andyf]

Nice looking car mate. Snow foam won't remove stubborn marks, it's used to lift off surface grit/dust before hand washing. I have a snow foam lance, and while it's great fun to use, i'm not 100% convinced of it's benefit.

[splinter26]

Ah right ok then thanks! I guess detailing clay is the way to go then!

[splinter26]

I've had my Boc now for just over a week and wanting to do some small alterations.

I will be doing a REVO when i get the money together. But for now i want to improve the overall sound and quality of the engine. I'm thinking about the forge BOV but i haven't a clue which one to get. I keep getting a squeaky "chirp" from my car when i put my foot down so i'm hoping the bov will stop this. I'm new to all of this so any help is greatly appreciated. Also looking at the intercooler kit people have mentioned on here but again i have't a clue which one to get or how i would fit it.

Does anyone have a video with their forge BOV fitted?

[TSI BOY]

Search on YouTube for the videos plenty on there. I can't post link because at work and won't let me :( also search bov in forums as been discussed before and people put links up in them threads

[splinter26]

Cheers for the reply.

I've searched through a couple of threads mentioning them and it seems that Forge seem to be the most popular but i couldn't find the specific parts required. Same on youtube, i could find plenty of videos on bov's but not on a boc so was wondering if anyone had filmed there's or had any recommendations on specific parts.

[splinter26]

And the boc is dying....

Emissions light has come on solidly and it seems that the low end power has gone, having to push the pedal alot further down to get the "oomph" required... So pissed off that this has happened little over a week of having her. I'm supposed to be doing a 200 mile drive tomorrow morning and now i'm going to be stuck down the local stealers (The one i bought it from is over 170 miles away..)

[splinter26]

Right well i finally got the car back on Thursday after the worst customer service i have ever received. Oxygen sensor has been replaced. Was assured that they had looked thoroughly through everything and it's all fixed. After about 45 minutes of driving on my back to Birmingham (Which had been delayed by a couple of days due to the problem) and the emissions light has come back on...

So i'm abit suspicious either about what the garage actually did, or the car itself ie whether this problem was apparent before them selling it to me..

[splinter26]

So i jumped in the car to go to the seat garage and the light turned off. FFS! Still a bit weird that i came on at all though?

[jc_boc]

Mmmmmm that is proper strange.

[splinter26]

Haven't had the light come back on recently, all in all the car seems fine now. It's booked in for a service the beginning of next week.

Wasn't planning on any further 'mods' to the car until at least January / February if not longer due to money. However the Revo offer has grabbed my attention. If you work it out you save more like £120 rather than the £100 stated due to VAT. If all goes well money wise and as long as the dealer can fit me in i should be getting my car remapped within the next two weeks, and also getting the Forge Bov Spacer ordered and installed. Fingers crossed everything will go smoothly!

[jc_boc]

WOOHOO!!!! You are gonna love it!!!!

[splinter26]

Haha well i've only heard good things! Going to be annoying if the roads are still icy when i get it done lol Was tempted to go for the free trial first but as the roads are so bad it'd be pointless as i couldn't really get a feel for what it's like.

[Tilley1]

Well worth it!

[splinter26]

That's what i'm hoping!

Quick question, i'm going to buy the switch later on after i get the remap as i'm stretching to the remap as it is due to it being a sudden unexpected purchase. Is there going to be any problem using the switch after with the different settings? Or does the switch need to be programmed when the remapping is done?

[jc_boc]

mmmm not too sure tbh mate. Mine was al together. Post in the REVO section and get an answer from Kev.

[splinter26]

Will do! Cheers!

[Tilley1]

Iv been thinking about this recently mate, my dealer revo'd my bocanegra for me and I am looking to buy the switch this week. From what I understand it can be purchased after the map as I am doing, and there is a new SPS switch out which is all ready for revo'd cars in which you literally just plug in and select which setting depedant on which fuel you use and can be done at home you dont need a garage/specialist to do it.

[splinter26]

Well in reply to my question in the Revo Section:

"That's not a problem!

The software has the switchability built into it, when you buy the SPS it can be setup to suit your car (if it needs to be) but it won't effect the functionality of the switch having the software now and the switch later! "

So looks like it'l be fine :D

[splinter26]

Quick update, car's gone off for the service, 2 and a half hours late... Hoping to get it back today as due to unforeseen circumstances i can longer film on set tomorrow due to the backdrop failing to be delivered on time, so this has meant that i've moved the Revo to tomorrow, also depending if it arrives the bov spacer should also be fitted!

[mardon]

Yeah the SPS switch is smart. It takes about 30 seconds first time you use it to set up the unit, after that, you select the setting on the switch plug in the OBD port and beepbeepbeep its done in less than a second!

[splinter26]

Had just convinced myself that i was going to stretch and get the switch. However i've just had a quote through from a local body shop on the repairs to my car. £750+VAT.... Must admit that's more than i was expecting so thats £160 for the service, £352 for the Revo, £50 for the spacer this week plus the repair...

Christmas dinner's going to be a pop tart this year by the looks of things

[jc_boc]

WOW!!! What they say mate? New wing right?

[splinter26]

Approx cost of repairs is £730 + vat - this includes renewing wing - repair to rhf bumper and blending, Rh door - i suspect the rh headlamp may be broken

Finally got my car back from the service and the headlights have some serious condensation on them, covering the entire light.... Never had any condensation problems with the car so far so wondering what they did during the service to make this happen..

[jc_boc]

Flipping heck! You are in for a bumpy ride mate........ I don't envy you in the least tbh.

[splinter26]

I know it's so frustrating if only the maintenance lot around here had got their asses into gear and gritted the car park i wouldn't be in this situation. I'm not getting it done straight away as i simply can't afford to, but i hate driving her around in this state!

[jc_boc]

I know what you mean mate. When I had to drive around with a smashed rear bumper I hated it too.

[mardon]

So sorry to hear that! Crazy price to fix. Its the labour, so costly these days!

[splinter26]

The problem is at that price it's weighing up claiming it on insurance or not. I don't know why but i was expecting it to be a couple of hundred.


edit: On another note, it does seem that the forge induction kit makes the emission light come on every now and again. It seems a bit random but have noticed it come on after some 'heavy' driving. It's quite annoying seeing as i paid so much for it and it's causing this problem. I'm going to talk to forge later on today if everything goes well.

[splinter26]

Well it took absolutely ages to sort out the problems with my original boc. Hundreds of phone calls and visits to three different Stealers but it was all worth it in the end! Last week i managed to return the boc for a cheque. After what felt like the longest week of my life i have finally got the new boc :)

Finally met Techie after speaking for a month, great to be able to put a face to the name.

The car drives like a dream, already a marked improvement on the mpg proving that the issues i had were clearly causing efficiency issues on top of everything else. Only frustrating thing is that it was raining and spraying like mad on the drive back so she's already a bit mucky :( Got to get used to having a white car though i suppose! The battery ran out on my DSLR so for now here's a couple of shots from my phone (although i know you've probably seen dozens of photos of the car from before lol but i couldn't help myself).

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a92/splinter26/photo-5.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a92/splinter26/photo-7.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a92/splinter26/photo-9.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a92/splinter26/photo-8.jpg

:D Couldn't be happier!

[jc_boc]

Result mate! Congratulations and i must admit, you got yourself a cracking motor there mate. Well looked after and well modded too hehehehehehehehehhehe

[splinter26]

I know i'm so happy with the way everything worked out! Going through the cupboards frantically trying to find something we've run out of or may run out of soon so i can drive to the shop :P :lol:

[day841]

Congratulations mate!

[techie]

Glad your happy mate and enjoy it :)

[splinter26]

Will do!!

[splinter26]

Couldn't help it sorry lol :

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a92/splinter26/DSC00162-1.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a92/splinter26/DSC00161.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a92/splinter26/DSC00160.jpg

[VRSLOZ]

Congrats mate :)

[jc_boc]

LOL, splinter gonna become a picture ***** now he has this beauty hehehehehehehehehee

[splinter26]

haha there's a very high possibility that you're correct

[HAIRWEGO]

Techie has got to be gutted to see those pic's.......... i would be crying............. great looker... all the best to you mate , go and enjoy !!!!!!!!!

[pr0xy]

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a92/splinter26/photo-8.jpg



you got link for these rims please cause they look gorgeous :-o ?

[Stevoz03]

^^ They are mark 1 Leon Cupra R alloys painted white and black mate

[splinter26]

Yeah steve's correct! A massive pain to keep them gleaming white :lol: but totally worth it!

[pr0xy]

thanks i gotta find them now :D

Edit:

Anyone got links for them please ?

[splinter26]

Couple of sets on eBay but other than finding them second hand your best bet is to ask a seat dealer, they don't come cheap though lol

[pr0xy]

tnx for the recommendation i'll try those 2 options & see which I can get best for the buck ;)

[splinter26]

If your planning on having them painted id go second hand as it doesnt matter what state they're in as that can be rectified while being refurbed :) good luck!

[pr0xy]

ye that what I was thinking too, wouldn't come worth it to buy them new since I gotta spray them afterwards
thanks again mate !

[Leesinny25]

[QUOTE=splinter26;2510151]Update:

New surround for the HU etc:
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a92/splinter26/DSC03822.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a92/splinter26/DSC03823.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a92/splinter26/DSC03824.jpg

where did you get this and how much was it if you dont mind me asking ?

[splinter26]

wow now your asking i cant remember it seems ages ago now. I got them from my local seat dealer, cant remember if all three came in one kit or if the handbrake surround was separate.

Oh wait just found it on this site: http://www.seataccessories.co.uk/product/Dashboard_Decorative_Kit_-_Aluminium_6J0064702

So yeah 100 quid all in :) Takes five minutes to fit

edit: Oh and the gear stick was a separate buy as well. I think that was around £75

[GazEP3]

Hi there.

The only thing i can probably helpp you with is the window tinting.
I have my ibiza on order from stock without window tints, but i enquired about this and i am paying £200 for my dealer to fit the tints. He offered me The factory fitted tints, a darker shade or a lighter shade..iwent for the factory one.

You can probably get this done cheaper, but i had to opt for the dealer to do it because then it is classed as a standard fitted window tint, which i dont need to declaare to my insurance. If i was to go for another company to fit it, i might be able to get it for £100, but my insurance was bumped up by £120 just for bloody window tints.

Basically it is all depending on your insurance. Just find out what it would cot to declare this.

Your insurance company charged you more for adding something which will keep pryiong eyes off valuable posessions contained within the car thereby reducing the chances of theft?? Modification or not it's obsene that you should even have to declare something like that!! I never have

[Leesinny25]

wow now your asking i cant remember it seems ages ago now. I got them from my local seat dealer, cant remember if all three came in one kit or if the handbrake surround was separate.

Oh wait just found it on this site: http://www.seataccessories.co.uk/product/Dashboard_Decorative_Kit_-_Aluminium_6J0064702

So yeah 100 quid all in :) Takes five minutes to fit

edit: Oh and the gear stick was a separate buy as well. I think that was around £75

awrite cheers mate makes it look so much nicer for such a simple mod