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  1. Couple of brake questions....

    Firstly, will the 323mm brembos from a cupraR fit under the standard 17" star alloys on a leon cupratdi? Secondly, I'd like slightly bigger brakes on the rear aswell, more just for looks than anything. I think the standard size is 256mm discs? What can I use to go bigger? A mate of mine is...
  2. james walker

    couple of fault codes, anyone help please

    had a search around, poinnted to lambda1... wondering if the codes are related. no noticeable drop in performance or anything codes are 16795/P0411/001041 - Secondary Air Injection System: Incorrect Flow Detected p0134 - O2 Sensor Circuit - No Activity Detected (Bank 1 Sensor 1) or...
  3. nicklaus27

    New FR owner, couple of questions

    Hi guys, my 2nd thread after my introduction, so please be nice :D :lol: I've just bought a 09 plate Leon FR diesel in speed blue, and i want to change a few things, I've had a good search round the sight but tbh it's all gone over my head :lol: :confused: I'm looking to change the...
  4. tom_ibiza

    couple of pics of the new coilovers! :D

    its a cobra evo 3 coilover kit, and its awsome! im loving it, just need to get some hubcentrics on it, and then get the body work sorted and ill be happy lol oh and excuse my pink garage!
  5. newbie with couple of problems

    Hi,i recently purchased a 2003 leon cupra r 210,on way home on motorway i noticed it wouldnt boost up properly in high gears,it was very hesitant and would not pull very good at all,i noticed recently when i plant it in any of 3rd 4th 5th and 6th gear there is a loud hissing noise as though...
  6. kineticz

    Just had some parts fitted... couple questions

    Hi there, Just had cambelt/tensioners, fuel filter and front ARB bushes fitted today. For some reason the car pulls abit better and abit more responsive? Maybe the fuel filter was clogged? Or can an old stretched belt effect performance in this way? Anyway I'm pleased :) Only charged...
  7. dave_ph

    Dave_ph's mk1 LCR 225

    Hi All Thought I would finally put a thread up about my car :) Its a 2005 55reg LCR, bought it on 1st march 08 with 10600 miles on the clock. Its now done 23,500. Last time it was on the rolling road, it only hit 238bhp (220 at the wheel) and 260lbs, however the guy was convinced there...
  8. Mashburn

    A couple of newbie questions about LCR.

    I'm getting a 54 plate LCR next weekend and just wondered if the standard cd changer will work with other headunits or just with the standard one? Also, am i right in thinking that it should be fitted with a tracker? And if so, whats the crack with it??....do i have to get it activated or...
  9. ibiza_adam

    A couple of bits...

    Hi guys, not had the ibiza long but just got a couple of questions!!! 1) I don't think the car has an alarm (07 Ibiza Sport 1.4) is this right? If so can I just plug and play a standard alarm etc of another seat? Or just get a clifford can bus 2? :cry: 2) My brake lights come on without...
  10. rear numberplate lights / satnav console

    Hi I drive the V5 170 toledo Recently i noticed one of my rear numberplate lights had stopped working. I left the lights on and attempted to change it, only for the other bulb to go out. Now, all fuses seem fine but i have no power going to the circuit coming from the car, to the boot...
  11. qed296

    A couple of tiny questions....

    First off ....can anyone recommend a seat cover that won't bend/force the bolster's on my LCR front cloth seats....secondly....does anyone know or have the part numbers for the two bolts/screws that hold the engine cover down,i've got the rubber gromets in the cover just nothing to srew it down...
  12. Pics up of my AP coilovers fitted / couple of questions..

    Hope you like the pics just fitted these AP's tried them without the base plate but thought they were to low plus gave it a tail low look.Front was already low enough in my opinion. Would love it about 10mm lower at the back but unless it settles over the next few weeks then im buggerd.But at...
  13. fozzybear

    getting mk 2 2007 cupra next couple of days

    hi guys,have made the move to getting mk2 cupra as mine starting to get a little tired at 126.000 miles plus i,ve had car for 3 years now.so is there anything to watch for on the mk2 other than the recirculating valve.any suggestions by the way on aftermarket recirc valves,i know that they...
  14. Fitting AP coilovers ,couple questions please.

    Im fitting ap coilovers next week and have a ibiza fr tdi with 20k on the clock .It doesnt appear to have any knocks on the top mounts so i wounderd with this milage would i need to change them .Do you just need to fit the coilovers and thats it? Also im wanting the rear end to have about 1/2...
  15. Moffat

    couple of little LCR niggles. Anyone help?

    My LCR didn't seem to be going so well yesterday/last night. Hadn'd seemed to be pulling quite so hard through the day, and the noise i get when the turbo spools up, didn't seem so loud. Then later on in the night, i seemed to lose most/all of my boost. The car was still going okay, but didn't...
  16. couple off questions ppl:)

    right im getting a mis fire under load any ideas?? just changed plugs and all coil packs.../?? also i see you need to run spaces on the rear to get ibiza to handle properly .. im running standard cupra wheels with a drop off about 50mm i think not to sure cos its on coilovers the top off...
  17. invisiblekid

    Looking at a couple of MK2's tomorrow...

    Any suggestions what I should be looking out for? The Cupra's I'm going to see have less than 10k on the clock and are under 2 years old. Don't suppose there is a buyers guide knocking around is there? Search didn't reveal anything for the Mk2. I've had a Mk1 Cupra for about 4 years now...
  18. danny20vt

    Boost gauge, a couple of pointers needed

    i'm thinking of getting a boost gauge and have looked at guides for fitting on here, i'm a bit more confident but the wiring seems to confuse me a bit ( not very difficult:confused: ) Pabs guide shows 2 wires connected to the light switch others show 3, are 3 wires for the fancy dancy led...
  19. LC Std Exhaust Question / ticking at idle

    Hi all, I got a 53 plate Cupra at the weekend and have a couple of quick questions; - the previous owner claimed to have changed the exhaust back to standard but I've looked underneath and the middle pipe is a different bore, I suspect a bodge. I'm going to get the middle replaced with...
  20. Jon TDI

    A couple of practical mods.......

    Courtesy of the Czech side of the VAG group........... Boot floor net & 2 vertical nets. Genuine accessory for the Skoda Fabia II. Storage net between the front seats. Genuine accessory for the Skoda Octavia II.
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