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  1. FRESHMODE

    please HELP! front suspension/wheels gone wrong after hit curb side on!

    Hi all, i'm having a few issues :help: I'm still having major problems after hitting that bast@rd curb side-on (for those who are unaware, I slid into a curb side on in the snow and bent the rear axle beam pointing the rear wheel out from top a good few inches JAN 2nd - accident - got...
  2. attila_tdi

    Hit a pheasant - need a grille

    Unfortunately I hit a pheasant at 60mph and hit the poor fella head on. In return he's done considerable damage to the front grill It looks like the front grill is one piece as the centre fins are flimsy as well. Does anyone know where I can get a replacement for this? And how...
  3. RS6

    How long does it take for you temp to hit 90

    Just wondering with these cupra r's they seem to warm up very quickly could their be a problem with mine, gets to 90 with in 5mins on idle then the fans kick in thanks all only bought it before xmas
  4. my starter motor has gone and i need to know wich spot i have to hit it with a hammer

    hi, my starter motor went the other day, i called the aa man and he came and hit the solonoid on the starter motor with a hammer and it started, i need to go out urgently and i cannot see were about i am suposed to hit it under the bonnet, i know its down the back of my engine but ive...
  5. Hit speedbump quite fast now nosie from front left

    Hiya all I was goin down a road the other night at fair speed and didnt see a big speed hump in the road, hit it with a big bang and thing is now when im goin about 50+ and turn left i can here this wobbiling virbrating sound and feel it through the steering, its a 1.4 leon, you chaps got any...
  6. Hit 120 C on the Temp Gauge today!!??

    Hi All, Just after a bit of guidance and or advice really. To explain; 5 minutes into a drive this afternoon (up to say 80 on a dual carriageway) the temp gauge hit 120 degrees, the warning alarm came on and then proceeded to fall back to 90 degress quite quickly. As soon as the buzzer...
  7. jacko18

    just hit 60k!

    :cry::cry::cry: just hit 60K in my cupra! is this a big step,the service isnt due until jan but is it worth getting one soon? i believe thta 60k the cambelt gets changed and a few other things? is it going to be costly??? :shrug::shrug::shrug:
  8. owen lcr

    i have hit a slight snag

    My turbo is fu*ked.... it is pissin smoke out of the exhaust, it isnt idling and there is a really strong smell of oil coming from the exhaust... is my worst thought correct that the turbo has packed in owen
  9. Hayz

    :( hit and run

    I'm not very happy :cry: Some arsehole hit my car in the carpark across from where i work, so now need the whole front bumper resprayed :( They hit it quite hard as the paint has all cracked and is peeling. Thing is I was parked next to a yellow hatched space so no one can even park there...
  10. Roswell

    Mrs R's Ibiza Got Hit By A Bus The Other Day

    She was walking out of work chatting to a colleague when she heard a metallic scraping noise. A bus had hit the rear and side of her Ibiza and the side of a Golf parked in front. She shouted to the driver “Oi! You’ve just hit my car!” and he replied “No I haven’t” and drove off. Luckily she got...
  11. justlivyalife

    Crap! I've just hit a kerb

    I've just been to pick my sister up from a friends house. On the way back going really slowly through the estate went around a corner and I hit a kerb with the front right wheel It's now not straight!? The passenger side wheel is straight! The steering wheel isn't straight either...
  12. Do all exhausts hit the beam when car is lowered?

    as above really, just wondering as hope to lower car soon...
  13. Ant FR

    Hit limp mode last nght

    Went up southend and basildon lst night and car was brilliant all nigh up until i got it to 4th, kept feeling as though it was holding back when being really pushed and reminded me of when my old FR 1.8T used to retard back when it got to hot. Any way coming back along motorway at 3am and...
  14. CupraUK

    Hit a curb HARD

    Turning right tonight, lit the wheels up to try and get me around when I realised I was going straight on, hit the near side front wheel HARD into the curb. Stearing wheel is quite a bit out and the brakes feel funny (although I may have cooked them). Any ideas what kind of damage I could...
  15. Hit By A Total Nobber!

    Hi Guys, As you all must know only had my LCR now since boxing day, and a total prat hit me today. He decided it was necessary to overtake 2 cars at a junction, at the lights, when the 1st driver had flashed me to cross, and he decided to overtake on the inside , and hit me instead...
  16. cordobabrendy

    hit a puddle today and cel came on

    there was very heavy rain today and i managed to go through a fairly large though not dramatically deep puddle, very shortly after the excess pollution light came on, car began driving like it had a wet dizzy (though the 20vt doesnt have one) got her to the dealers at 4.40pm and they didnt have...