2004 Leon Cupra TDI Black Magic

Here she is: TDI Cupra Black Magic

Pure standard. 54k on the clock, 17" alloys.

Mods so far (after 3 weeks of owning her)

- SEAT windscreen transfer

- Sony sound system - 6 cd changer and head unit 4x50 watt output

- Chrome Reg. plate surrounds


Mods to come


- Wheel Spacers - 15mm on back, 10mm on front

- Seat red seatbelt coevers - just nice touch

- Seat mudflaps (black with red lettering - have this whole red/black theme goin on!!

De-cat, air flow, egr and then a remap

Mostly visual mods as you can see. I'm Irish by the way so had to get the car registered in Ireland, along with new reg. plates and numbers. (€1,350)

fair play to everyone for keeping this savage site going - what a car, ok they have their weak points but we can work it! The irish spec car I had before (1.4 leon stella) adhered to Irish Import laws - no elec windows in back due to kids injuring themselves, no air con etc. So I am busting the cupra tdi groove over here! there's two black and one red cupra r 1.8's in my town - pure beauties!!

Anyway, I have got a driving lesson now - and a test soon - yes it will be done in a cupra - now that must be a first for Ireland! (passed it too, he never lifted a finger!)

A few mods done

Some aesthetics:

- windscreen SEAT transfer (black)
- Red calipers
- Wind deflectors
- Seat covers (black and red)
- Seat seatbelt covers (black and red)

They are these waterproof seatcovers ment for tradesmen etc! I thought they looked great, they are black with a different colour 'hood', that's the red part. I got a set for my mam for xmas for her Isuzu D-Max which is blue and silver so got her the black with blue hood, again looks great!

The guy I bought them off in Planet Auto can't keep enough of them in the shop!

Thanks for all the compliments, you all are making her blush!

Here's a pic of my 1st Lezzy




I got her off a friend who told me one night 4 years ago that he had bought an A4 Audi and that she was up for sale. 2001 1.4 dohc 16v stella with 54k on the clock.

I bought her off him for €3,750 and when I sold her 3 years later she lost just €500 a year bringing the price down €2,250 @73k miles.

The things I liked about it

Sound sytem - 200 watt standard and 6 cd changer (i upgraded to sony system but kept the speakers)

The sort of droney dump valve sound you hear in the air intake after reving

The interior - i put black seat covers front and back - made it look very nice and dark

She started me off with leons, me 2004 tdi cupra has 62k miles on her so i'm gonna keep her for a long time, as I prefer this model to the newer, epsecially the interior and how it looks wider and broader.

After a shower a shite and a shave!

She cleans up well for the Ibiza's on a saturday nite!

MPJ88 said:

Mind showing a pic of your rear flaps!? They look different to the normal seat ones, more square.

Nice looking motor btw. Calipers look nice and shiny!

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Hi I actually took them off as I damaged one reversing back.

But here's a pic of them on my old Leon:



10 bob for two in local motorfactors. Very good quality!

LCR Splitter and Fabia Wiper! Oh yeah!

Some more simple but nice mods!

Some pics:

Painted my wing mirrors back the colour they were originally as I like how they look (chrome aluminium spray paint)

Fitted two xenon side lights:

Right boost gauge pics:





Needed to buy 1/8" hosetail



Wires soldered into dimmer switch and air pipe taken into dash through a spare grommet beside the wiring loom.





Temporarily wired up to test light works





Hosetail fitted - I drilled with an 8.4 mm bit and threaded with 1/8" and put locktite on threads.





Daytime:

Nightime pic - thought it would have red back light as I followed a guide on SCN but I'm still happy enough with it.



Pillar pod is on the way from nomadracing.com

The turbo boosts to 22psi at peak which I think is about right. I went over all intercooler pipe connections to make sure they're sealing with cable ties and I tied them good! Made no change so must have been good, well made .5psi change!

The gauge is juttering when I come off revs, say in 4th or 5th and am coasting so I fitted in a little metal cone with a tiny hole in it that was in the original t-piece but no difference. I'll sort this in time.

EGR - I took off the vacuum pipe and plugged it with a short bolt, car seems to be a little less smokey, but is still too smoky since decat.

Pillar pod installation

Arrived from nomad racing



Out with OEM pillar snnnnnappppp!



Transfer foam bloc over to stop vibrations and squeeks.



how will she look?



Quick wire-up for backlight



Finito

Few more pics:

Bought white leds and blue festoom bulbs for reg plate. Put mudflaps back on.

MPJ88 said:

Mind showing a pic of your rear flaps!? They look different to the normal seat ones, more square.

Nice looking motor btw. Calipers look nice and shiny!

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I put the mudflaps back on. One is a little crooked coz I damaged the arch when the mudflap was pushed into the wheel when reversing and not seing a bluddy sleeper!

But it should keep her a little cleaner.

They are available in most car product shops over in Éire here for €10 for 2.

Led foglamps

Popped onto Ebay and got myself LED foglamps from aceparts








I hear the blueish colour will whiten up over the next few times they are used.

They look bright here but they aren't at all. I never use fogs so thought I'd turn them into sidelights.