Bought me a Beefa on saturday!!!

[driveforward]

Good man (on the smoking)

As for help, give us a shout any time as between us all we've probably dismantled most bits off the Ibiza etc (many have just come off FIAT style tho )

 

[big ALI H]

Originally posted by driveforward
Good man (on the smoking)

As for help, give us a shout any time as between us all we've probably dismantled most bits off the Ibiza etc (many have just come off FIAT style tho )

:rotfl:

Once again, thanks for the help!

 

[chrispaulin]

Strut Brace

This might seem a silly questions but do strut braces really improve the handling.
I only have a 100 bhp TDI but any advice would be useful.
Cheers.

 

[techie]

There are various opinions on this. Some say they do, some dont.

Personally I think its £50 well spent. I felt the difference but that was on lowered and uprated suspension.

I say get one, look the nadgers anyhow and take mins to fit.

 

[chrispaulin]

Strut Braces

Where does one purchase a strut brace?
Is it a specialist or a SEAT dealer?

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Originally posted by techie
and take mins to fit.

Well atleast its gone up from seconds..

 

[techie]

Originally posted by slim_boy_fat
Well atleast its gone up from seconds..

, just being honest.

Yes you can get em from a SEAT dealers. Part no is 6L0071710
and should cost about £50.

 

[muddyboots]

Originally posted by big ALI H
* What cheap-ish mods do you guys suggest?

Cheap power gains are to be had using the tuning box that Ian (driveforward) has got. Normally £99 but I think Ian got it lots cheaper.

Alternatively read the "Cheap Mod" thread in the TDI forum

 

[driveforward]

Yup, I got one for £45 on eBay brand new.

Or you could follow muddy's cheap mod thread and aim to pay £0.45

 

[big ALI H]

TBH i don't want to start messing around with the cars wiring as i don't have a clue. Think id rather pay £45 or even £99 for the tuning box you got Ian, at least i know i can plug and un-plug whenever i want and it'll be less likely to blow the car up

 

[Tom B]

There were some even cheaper ones on eBay the other day coming from Germany. £34 delivered (they were actually £24+£10 delivery!)

 

[driveforward]

Originally posted by toXXin
There were some even cheaper ones on eBay the other day coming from Germany. £34 delivered (they were actually £24+£10 delivery!)

That chap gets them from Germany, probably the same ones

 

[big ALI H]

Sounds good guys, probably gonna leave it for a few months and just play for a while before i get a tuning box. Although i said i was gonna buy an Ibiza in Jan/ Feb and look what happened

Just been home to check if the loan documents had arrived and they had. Now all filled in and on their way back so hopefully they'll get them tomorrow and get the money into my account. Don't think it'll be before next week now though Nevermind, suppose i've got a few more days to play with my Leon and to also order the other chrome bits, strut brace, pedals, mud flaps etc so i can fit them when i pick it up

 

[cpufreak]

Originally posted by toXXin
Your stereo should fit straight in without the need for wiring adaptors. My Clarion did and I'm sure the loom is the same as every other manufacturers.

hmm

be careful. my pioneer deh7500mp required an adapter thingy, which I got from halfords. I also fitted an aerial booster thing, which improves signal.

sorry to hijack the thread but Tom, where do you get the short roof arials from? I'm fed up with my ibiza looking like a remote controlled car (and I'm guessing thats another cheap mod Al could make)

 

[cpufreak]

Originally posted by techie
There are various opinions on this. Some say they do, some dont.

Personally I think its £50 well spent. I felt the difference but that was on lowered and uprated suspension.

I say get one, look the nadgers anyhow and take mins to fit.

I had my Strut brace fitted the same time as I got the Seat Sport suspension kit done, (incidentally the suspension seems to have settled down now, about 20mm lower all round than stock), and the combination of the two things (suspension+brace) makes the car handle *much* better.

If you're not worried about dealers fussing in regards suspension, it might be better to get the Koni/Eibach kit like Ross has fitted, as I think it'd probably work out slightly cheaper than the Sachs/Eibach kit which Seat sell.

 

[driveforward]

Originally posted by cpufreak
sorry to hijack the thread but Tom, where do you get the short roof arials from? I'm fed up with my ibiza looking like a remote controlled car (and I'm guessing thats another cheap mod Al could make)

Tom just chops his in half!

The MK4 Ibiza is a remote contolled car isn't it!?

 

[cpufreak]

Originally posted by driveforward
Tom just chops his in half!

The MK4 Ibiza is a remote contolled car isn't it!?

:rotfl:

I wonder if you could use that as excuse if you got stopped.

"Sorry officer, but i'm not the driver, its a remote controlled car see..."

 

[driveforward]

Originally posted by cpufreak
:rotfl:

I wonder if you could use that as excuse if you got stopped.

"Sorry officer, but i'm not the driver, its a remote controlled car see..."

:rotfl:

I bet it'd wash, he'd take one look at the interior trim and immediately know it was made by corgi

 

[big ALI H]

Any of you guys know how easy it is to remove the yellow dial surrounds??? Thought it might be an idea to either colour code them with the car or chrome them? Alternatively can you buy them chromed or primed from SEAT?

 

[driveforward]

Originally posted by big ALI H
Any of you guys know how easy it is to remove the yellow dial surrounds??? Thought it might be an idea to either colour code them with the car or chrome them? Alternatively can you buy them chromed or primed from SEAT?

This is a big :head:

I wanted mine spraying silver, but the options they came up with included spraying them IN THE CAR or taking out most the dash to get them out and re spray them. Rage managed to remove his to spray them silver, but I think he broke 2 in doing so.

As far as I'm aware they're not classed as individual parts you are able to order.

The motto here is: Get used to them - I have!