Aimez's mk4 Tdi FR Ibiza

[Aimez]

Will be £60 for bending wheel (they had to send it away for this) and then acid dip and re powder coat again, also some chip marks from the tyre iron thing slipping off the wheel nuts when I changed the wheel.

 

[Aimez]

Whiteline ARB finally fitted on Monday can defiently feel the difference am pleased I fitted it myself was easy when I had the right U bolts and nuts.

Got me wheel back today from repairers all good as new, same tyre will keep fingers crossed it doesn't go flat will keep an eye on it. Not going back on until tomorrow (little apprentice boy at work will fit it!) so will be torqued up properly.

Then came home for lunch and my Milltek from Awesome arrived but not sure it is the right one for a facelift rear bumper anyone confirm, knight85 , Altech? it says ibiza cupra on paperwork? As had such bad luck lately I am a little paranoid and I want to take it to a local garage who are official Milltek sellers to get them to fit it. The longest side of the tip is 10.5cm

 

[Ibiza 130 tdi]

ooooops! sorry for posting that in your thread Aimez! Haha! Could've sworn I had a PM open!

 

[NickLCR]

That looks like the correct one. Is it a true oval? If it is then it is for the facelift bumper. Its the special oval thats for the pre-facelift

 

[Aimez]

no it's slanted as in wider on the right than on the left is this wrong noooo!

 

[NickLCR]

http://seatcupra.net/forums/showpost.php?p=2362244&postcount=42

So is mine, its fine when its on

 

[Aimez]

I was looking a them pics actually the other one is not slanted both sides of the tip the same length which is the wrong one right? Whereas mine is longer on the right than on the left?

I have had such bad luck with the car I was convinced this was wrong!

 

[NickLCR]

Yeh the first 2 pics on my post show the wrong exhaust, the next 2 are the correct ones. Just need to find out how to mount it a touch higher

 

[rich RS]

Looks fine to me Aimee, after looking at the pic's in the link ^^^^ by NickFR

 

[Aimez]

relieved!!! I just talked to a friend he has recommended a VAg specialist garage he has gone to for years with his golf, his dad's mate runs it so will try and get this booked in. Will be after the meet thou as need the spend this Saturday cleaning the car for the meet on Sunday and it is filthy!

 

[Boo]

Hopefully the garage your going to take it to are ok Aimee. I know what you mean about parts paranoia and things not fitting. Seems that cross matching parts is half the fun of modding, especially when you find something new that fits that no-one else has tried. Just makes the finding out a lottery really. The Milltek looks right though fingers crossed its all good for sunday

 

[R1ch85]

milltek looks spot on to me. I have a pre facelift one on mine, wish they had a cupra specific one when i bought it! Looks much better!

 

[AwesomeSarah]

Hi Aimez , yes it is correct
I double and tripple checked for you facelift one it is
Sarah

 

[Aimez]

Thanks Sarah I was soooo paranoid as still having bad luck with my car today!

Other update, am fuming as after being told I need a tyre then being told I don't and had been checked. One of the boys fitted my repaired wheel and the tyre was flat and when we put air in the most obvious leak of all time was there, yeh right they checked it! They can't source my slightly unusual Good Year Eagle F1s so I have had to order one again from camskill.com and they are going to collect my wheel and fit the tyre. Wish I could get more out of them for a second inconvenece that was easily avoidable but can't!

So now have to wait to fit my Milltek as had to fork out £70 for the window, £80 for wheel and £100 for tyre

Am I cursed!?

 

[alx_chung]

Thanks Sarah I was soooo paranoid as still having bad luck with my car today!

Other update, am fuming as after being told I need a tyre then being told I don't and had been checked. One of the boys fitted my repaired wheel and the tyre was flat and when we put air in the most obvious leak of all time was there, yeh right they checked it! They can't source my slightly unusual Good Year Eagle F1s so I have had to order one again from camskill.com and they are going to collect my wheel and fit the tyre. Wish I could get more out of them for a second inconvenece that was easily avoidable but can't!

So now have to wait to fit my Milltek as had to fork out £70 for the window, £80 for wheel and £100 for tyre

Am I cursed!?

No you are not. Try not having your car for 2 months (like I did last year)
It will be well worth it in the end my friend.
Alex

 

[ScottHmk4]

aimes what profile of tyres did u get for your? im due to change my tyres but dno what to go for, i think i want higher profille than the ones i got now

 

[Aimez]

I advise higher profile! Everyone on here told me to go for 205/40/17 but regretting it now cos of pot holes. My FR wheel are 45 and they looked okay I'd go for that again if I could.

 

[Ibiza 130 tdi]

The only thing with higher profile on 17's is that you're going to get scuffage if you go too higher profile, and I'll knock your speedo out a bit more! Plus - too bigger profile will make it look like a tractor!

 

[Aimez]

would 45 scuff you think oh dear? Everyone keeps saying if you didn't have them low profile tyres on you probably wouldn't have damaged the wheel. If the council didn't leave craters in the road I wouldn't have and why should I have to have different tyres just cos out roads are shite?!

 

[Ibiza 130 tdi]

would 45 scuff you think oh dear? Everyone keeps saying if you didn't have them low profile tyres on you probably wouldn't have damaged the wheel. If the council didn't leave craters in the road I wouldn't have and why should I have to have different tyres just cos out roads are shite?!

45's wouldnt scuff at standard right height I'd have thought.

At the end of the day, we pay road TAX which is meant to go to repairing the roads we drive on! Instead it goes in the governments pockets and nowhere near the roads! The council should cover the costs of your damage.