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Evening all, Im looking it lowering my cupra r, but not 100% sure what to get. Really dont want to spend any more than £400, but wanting a drop in ride height and to up rate the handling (dont want to get into the whole arb discussion! ha) So do I... A) Spax or equivalent lowering springs...

Thinking of purchasing a CR FR TDI Leon, should have had a test tonight but the car was out. Anything to look out for on the test? I currently qualify for the government scrappage scheme and Seat are offering £3500 on 2.0L diesels. Any tips on further discount/haggling? What could I...

I’ve just purchased a new car in Candy White (Ibiza Cupra Bocanegra). I opted not to go for the Superguard option from the dealership. I pick the car up tomorrow and i’m guessing they will just wash the car and that’s it. I already have some NXT and autogylm shampoo + proper leathers and...

Hi All Driving to work this morning, the car started to make a really loud noise as if a pipe had come off the turbo. It was coming from the drivers side. I got to work fine and made the trip home ok so i had a quick look. I jacked the car up to see and this was hanging down a little, what is...

Hi, I was cleaning my car this weekend (first time since before Xmas as I haven’t seen the point to doing it with all the salt and grit on the roads) when I came to clean the alloys. At this point I noticed something that has got me seriously worried! Whilst the alloys and discs look fine...

Hopefully someone will be able to answer this for me.... I am looking at fitting a new Kenwood HU to my Leon and when I go through the purchasing part of the website, it asks you to check if it 'will fir my car'. When I select the Leon on the popup screen that follows, it tells me I require...

Due to a small incident in the snow over Christmas involving a front near side wheel and a kerb we have had to replace the wheels on my daughter's 54 plate 1.0s. The alloys she had were no longer available / manufactured. This where the problems start, we ordered a set of new wheels and...

Hi All, Have got some Thule roof bars for the motor to carry mountain bikes easily. Anyway, was wondering from the people out there with bars fitted... - Have you got the front clamp infront or behind the factory 'bolt/mounting hole' inside the front door arches? The Thule 1266 adaptor kit...

Hi, Our 2002 Leon CupraR (35000mi) has just hit 120deg on the way home from the shops (as I overtook a car) I let off and cruised into our village which was 1/2mi or so away and as I pulled into the house the water temp had returned to 90deg. I'm pretty sure it needs the waterpump changed...

Hi all, please go easy on me I know nothing about cars. A bit of background, 6 months ago I put 4 new tyres on my Seat 1.9 TDI FR 06 and put it through MOT using seat specialists in Cardiff just before the warranty was due to expire. All was well and good no issues. 5000 miles later Just...

well my brakes on my 1.6 are gettin towards being changed in the next month or so and needles to say they are shocking so i've been looking at brakes and obvisly the first things im attracted to are brembos but there a too much money for me atm :( so i've had a look at what else there is out...

Hi all, Please can someone help me - i have crashed my LCR andcrunched what i think is an oil pipe? It sits between the rads and sump but i dont know for definite what it is and what it is called so if someone can help uit would be duly appreciated

My tolly (2004 130pd) has 103k mls on it now and correspondingly nackered suspension. OEM stuff seems pretty exorbitant where ever it comes from, so I'm thinking Eibach Pro springs with one of the following dampers: • Bilstein B6 (£460) • Koni FSD (£450) • Eibach Pro dampers (£380)...

I came to use my rear washer the other day to find it didnt work, i thought it might be a bit frozen still due to the weather we have been having so i put some hot water over the rear washer to no luck. The front washers are work and so is the pump which is all gud!! What i have realised is...

hi guys - ok i have looked through so many threads now just thought i would post :) I as of 2 weeks a go the proud owner of a seat leon cupra 2001 WOOT :p :( However on getting the leon its factory aura stereo was dead - no biggy went and bought an after market HU. wired it up iso's in amp...

Hi I have bought the K1 below second hand and the previous owner had fitted a square registration plate on the front rather than the usual rectangle. What do you think it looks like? cool or uncool?:confused: Should I keep it or change it to a standard plate?

Hi all, I am looking to buy a used Leon Cupra and would appreciate some advice on what to look out for and warning signs to show it's been owned by a lunatic who raced it everyday but never found the bonnet catch.

I got my new leon fr on christmas eve from seat dealer in Derby and on driving home to York realised that there was a really bad judder. Took in to local dealer and to cut a long story short it has up to now had a new fly wheel and clutch. This didnt solve the problem, so they sent off fault to...

I'm after a bit of advice for my 1st 'install' guys and girls :) Recently pruchased an AutoAcoustics stealth sub box for my LC and am now on the look-out for; Wiring Kit Amp 12" Sub I'm not after anything specialised or high-end audio just clean bass that isnt going to die on me in...

Hi all :) I drive a Seat Cordoba Tdi 130 that i have owned since it was 4 months old. (53 k on clock) Anyway , because of the recent bad weather i have been unable to use the car for about 5 days so it has been left in my garage. The problem is basically that , when i got the car out...