Wezzo11's Ibiza 1.2s Mk4 2002 Silver (More Mods To Come!)

Hi all!

I've decided to go VAG and bought myself an Ibiza 6L.

I bought the car for what seemed a bargain at £1120 as it had covered only 48500 miles. Sadly there is a problem with the engine, which needs sorting ASAP, we think its the piston rings or seals. Well the good news is I got £300 back from the seller to get the car fixed so basically I got the car for £800!

Here's how she looked on the ad from fleebay




Anywhoo I have made a few subtle mods so far, here's some photos;

Mirror Covers


Badge-less Grille & Colour coded bumper strips


De-wipered, Stubby Aeriel & De-badged




Pedo bear...lol



I have some big plans for the car for example:

-Vinyl Wrap Bonnet (due to scratch)
-Coilees
-Rims
-Facelift Bumpers
-Seats
-Wheel Spacers
-Struts
-Tints

Enjoy!

I'll get some better pics soon by the way!

BeezaDave said:

some nice mods done there.

hopefully you get the engine sorted soon

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Cheers mate!
Its the cost that's the problem! haha

ScottHmk4 said:

have a look at coilpacks, common problem on 1.2's have a look at my old ibiza readers ride for loads of ideas.

http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/showthread.php?t=172920

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I've seen it before on here, looks awesome, exactly how I want mine!

Can coilpacks cause smoking and oil burning?

ScottHmk4 said:

sorry didnt read that it was smoking. probz not a coil. i will speak to my bro, he time served working with seats, should have a fair idea

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Cheers mate! I think it's either piston rings or valve stem seals possibly

Took advantage of the good weather and got some better photos today.









Also a little update, I got Cupra gear and handbrake gaiter's from eBay. Unsure about the handbrake cover though..



Enjoy!

ScottHmk4 said:

the reason you are unsure on the handbrake cover , is because both of them arent cupra parts. there cheap ebay replicas by looks of it, seen them before and they look horrific. The handbrake covers replaces the old black plastic one and looks alot tidier. thats just a sleeve from what i can tell. and thats just a black gaitor with red stitching, not unlike the OEM parts but they lack alot of the quality and tidy finish.

correct me if im wrong, tbh the dealers gaitor is about £30 but the handbrake cover is like £10 or so, just oder the official one and you will be alot happier with it :thumpup:

dont take this is a dig, just constructive feedback. correct me if im wrong also.

"buy cheap, buy twice!"

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No your right on everything lol! I think I will have to buy twice. Is the handbrake cover not meant to cover the original Plastic one? The cheapo leather one didn't feel right on it's own and more importantly it didn't fix in place anywhere? Hence why I covered the plastic original one in it.
Cheers

Veyron said:

Looking good! Are you from Birmingham judging by the number plate prefix?

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Cheers man! I bought the car from Brum lol, I'm from Preston.

rf860 said:

New cupra handbrake cover can be bought from seremotors for around £12 iirc. Looks and feels much better than the plastic one that is standard. Personally, the standard black gaitor for the gears looks fine to me.

Car looks tidy, first major mod going to be alloys?

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I'll have a look at that, cheers. Yeh I agree I wish I kept the original gear gaiter now, only because the one I bought is a cheapo lol. As soon as I get money it's alloys and coilees, oh and the engine requires a load of money throwing at it!

rf860 said:

hopefully not expensive as you expect, just keep away for main seat dealers, they charge a fortune per hour £70+ per hour

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Well just to take the cylinder head off I was quoted £350 and then they still have to find the problem and fix that! I reckon around £500-£600

ScottHmk4 said:

no the cupra one replaces the full thing, the full black part thats on now comes off, and the new one slot into its place, nice touch, better than a sleeve cover

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I think I'l have to order one soon then, I want the chrome button though!