Just thought i would post up a few pics of my new mods that I have done this week...
first the OMP rear strut brace mod which is £55 from strutbracer on ebay (normally £82!)) which RobDon has done to... http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/showthread.php?t=59974&highlight=Honda+Integra+strut+brace (its actually a Honda Integra front upper strut brace!)
a pig to figure out how to fit but once mastered its easy enough... just 2 holes to drill! and its such a perfect fit that anyone would think it was made for the leon!
It has definitely made a difference to the rear end around corners! the car feels more stable and you can push it a bit more. without doubt a worth while mod! (especially for £55!)
2nd mod... I have already fitted HID to my projector headlamps (what a pig to do!) but when I saw Craig had bought his HID kit for £44 delivered on ebay I thought it would be rude not to HID my fogs. we tested them last night and Craig said they did not blind him at all!
I only use them when on the motorway at night time in poorly lit areas (i.e. when there are no motorway street lamps or down country lanes etc)
and lastly this week I had my engine covers sprayed black and my strut brace re laquered...
I think it looks good and the carbon fibre on the engine cover now stands out A LOT more!
I also removed the sound deadning under the bonnet and you can hear the DV/turbo a bit more now too, but more importantly it seams to let the engine breath a lot better... after some spirited driving the engine cover and bay does not seam as hot... I remember just how heat soaked the sound deadning used to get!
definitely worthwhile taking off for track days etc!
thats it for now, sprint booster next me thinks!
first the OMP rear strut brace mod which is £55 from strutbracer on ebay (normally £82!)) which RobDon has done to... http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/showthread.php?t=59974&highlight=Honda+Integra+strut+brace (its actually a Honda Integra front upper strut brace!)
a pig to figure out how to fit but once mastered its easy enough... just 2 holes to drill! and its such a perfect fit that anyone would think it was made for the leon!
It has definitely made a difference to the rear end around corners! the car feels more stable and you can push it a bit more. without doubt a worth while mod! (especially for £55!)
2nd mod... I have already fitted HID to my projector headlamps (what a pig to do!) but when I saw Craig had bought his HID kit for £44 delivered on ebay I thought it would be rude not to HID my fogs. we tested them last night and Craig said they did not blind him at all!
I only use them when on the motorway at night time in poorly lit areas (i.e. when there are no motorway street lamps or down country lanes etc)
and lastly this week I had my engine covers sprayed black and my strut brace re laquered...
I think it looks good and the carbon fibre on the engine cover now stands out A LOT more!
I also removed the sound deadning under the bonnet and you can hear the DV/turbo a bit more now too, but more importantly it seams to let the engine breath a lot better... after some spirited driving the engine cover and bay does not seam as hot... I remember just how heat soaked the sound deadning used to get!
definitely worthwhile taking off for track days etc! thats it for now, sprint booster next me thinks!
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