Coilovers fitted

Started today.....rears, simple, fronts, not so simple! Infact, a ****ing nightmare.......came off easy enough, but didn't have the right spanner to lose the strut mount off, went down to work, twice to get the right tools.....get drivers side front fitted.

Now, passenger side, taking the top strut bolts out, and oh my, one snaps the check nut on the other side. So got a hacksaw to cut it off, chiseled etc, finally got it off.

And also my brake disc on that side isn't even attached to anything apart from when you bolt the wheel on . The ****ing bolt has corroded away so now that need drilling out and a new one putting in.

Dont you just love cars!

Some pics...

Old strut


New coilover




Fronts and finished

Front on...nightmare left side



Before....



After...



With splitter on this is going to be tight!

I have no idea tbh, its settled after a little drive and its on it's tits now

There PI coilovers, impressed with them, now with rear strut, front strut and coilies it feels alot tighter, still not the best mind!

Update of my car aswell....

Also a few things I have done other the weeks....

HIDS


Rear strut


Forge TIP and BMC with custom piping


Forge SplitR dump valve


Polished inlet manifold


Painted calipers red, sprayed a few things inside.

Next are wheels and FMIC, that will be it for a while.

Quick video of exhaust popping

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v487/elliott954/Cupra Progress/?action=view¤t=SS850687.flv

And also, the ride feels no worse than standard which really shocked me. I have had coilovers before and know how harsh the ride can be.

There's speed bumps around here, but try to avoid them, with the LCR splitter on its gonna be seriously low.....but it's going on17's eventually which will bring it up a notch.

Got them from POTN, £410 delivered.

__B3NNY__ said:

Looks good mate , what was the spanner you didnt have is it an usual size or anything? reason i ask is that im hoping to be fitting mine next week at my work (not a garage) so need to take all i need with me. Better still what tools did you use? excluding tools you used for things going wrong. My cars only got 40k on it so im hoping things havent seized up tobad!

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I was going to do a guide actually.

Rears are 17mm at bottom and actually different sizes on the tops, which I cant remember.

Fronts are 19mm bolts at bottom with the top bolts 13mm. Need a 7/8th" spanner (an offset one, dont know the proper name) for the tops and an allen key (not sure on size).

Only problem I encountered was the passenger side top strut nut came undone so needed cutting off with a hacksaw, was a nightmare.

Mines just ticked over to 70 and there was nothing at all seized badly......just a quick spray with WD-40 and came off no problem at all.

Martin251184 said:

Looks sweet! Where did you get the rear strut brace from??

cheers

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Made that myself.

Yeah, socket set, spanners and a set of allen keys really.....and of course spring clamps