FR Black 1.4 ACT TSI

[Kibby]

So finally decided to start a progress report on my car. Bought the car in November 2014 and it was built and delivered for febuary 2015. Got the optional red callibers and seat belts.

Since having the car I have made some changes.

New headlight bulbs osram night breaker H7

Osram sidelights

Black badges

Blacked out tail lights

Fog light upgrade and tinted

Some photos of the car now

Will be getting my before photos from my old phone and some interior shots. More things planned

Induction kit that will fit
Upgraded exhaust
Tires

Just a small list for the mean time until after my holiday



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[t0mm_the_tank]

Looks sweet, I was going to go for black but ended up going for the grey.

The fog lights aren't my cup of tea but as long as you like them!

You considering a remap or anything? I got a tuning box from dtuk at the beginning of this week and it does make a good difference

 

[Steve221]

Looks sweet, I was going to go for black but ended up going for the grey.

The fog lights aren't my cup of tea but as long as you like them!

You considering a remap or anything? I got a tuning box from dtuk at the beginning of this week and it does make a good difference

I think I'll go for the DTUK box soon, what's it like mate? Is it switchable?

 

[t0mm_the_tank]

Yeah mate. 3 maps with 3 different settings on them.

I ended up on map 2 +3. I went to get it fitted at their hq and they couldn't have been more helpful, was out with me on the car till i found a setting I liked.

Waiting to report on fuel economy but so far seems good

 

[MrP]

Do you have any better pictures of the calipers? I wanted that option but I went for a stock car so didn't have the choice so just painted mine. I'm curious to see what the factory ones are like.

Also, did you require canbus bulbs for the sidelights and fogs? (any pictures?)

Very nice, though. I almost went for black, love it but was too scared of keeping it clean, looking at yours I almost regret it.

 

[Kibby]

will have a lot more pictures up later tonight just stuck in work and started with what i have, t0mm_the_tank: yea i am considering remaping the car, but SEAT made a huge mistake with the wiring loom in the car when i got it, which resulted in nearly crashing into crash barrier, power would randomly cut out of the car, so made them give me a new one as i was within fourteen days of purchase, so they gave me 5 years warranty and a thousand pound to say sorry, so may hold off on the map as it can void warranty. i want to fit the triple r splitter and fit the spoiler which i didnt go for.

the fog lights arent everyones cup of tea but easy to remove, i like the contrast and makes the car stand out more. if i grow sick of it they will be getting de tinted

 

[Kibby]

Do you have any better pictures of the calipers? I wanted that option but I went for a stock car so didn't have the choice so just painted mine. I'm curious to see what the factory ones are like.

Also, did you require canbus bulbs for the sidelights and fogs? (any pictures?)

Very nice, though. I almost went for black, love it but was too scared of keeping it clean, looking at yours I almost regret it.

for the sidelight bulbs no i didnt require canbus as their single bulb sidelights. ill post some pictures as soon as im home, need to sort out an induction kit for the car but with the airbox being so close to the front radiator, retail space is very limited.

 

[t0mm_the_tank]

will have a lot more pictures up later tonight just stuck in work and started with what i have, t0mm_the_tank: yea i am considering remaping the car, but SEAT made a huge mistake with the wiring loom in the car when i got it, which resulted in nearly crashing into crash barrier, power would randomly cut out of the car, so made them give me a new one as i was within fourteen days of purchase, so they gave me 5 years warranty and a thousand pound to say sorry, so may hold off on the map as it can void warranty. i want to fit the triple r splitter and fit the spoiler which i didnt go for.

the fog lights arent everyones cup of tea but easy to remove, i like the contrast and makes the car stand out more. if i grow sick of it they will be getting de tinted

Yeah if you want to keep your warranty then it's best not to get it remapped, sounds like they treated you well from that issue!

These tuning boxes can be removed at any time though, and apparently leave no trace at all, well that's why I went for one, although I think the gains could be better from a remap

 

[MrP]

Yeah if you want to keep your warranty then it's best not to get it remapped, sounds like they treated you well from that issue!

These tuning boxes can be removed at any time though, and apparently leave no trace at all, well that's why I went for one, although I think the gains could be better from a remap

What gains did you get from the tuning box?

 

[Kibby]

Yeah if you want to keep your warranty then it's best not to get it remapped, sounds like they treated you well from that issue!

These tuning boxes can be removed at any time though, and apparently leave no trace at all, well that's why I went for one, although I think the gains could be better from a remap

yea i didnt leave them with much choice than to treat me right hahaha, i gave the car to them three times within a month of owning it, each time they had it for a week, and they kept telling me it was fixed. was close to just taking my money and getting a zetec s red edition but glad i didnt

 

[Kibby]

Got some photos of interior calibers and lights will put up night photos of the lights once it's dark

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[Steve221]

will have a lot more pictures up later tonight just stuck in work and started with what i have, t0mm_the_tank: yea i am considering remaping the car, but SEAT made a huge mistake with the wiring loom in the car when i got it, which resulted in nearly crashing into crash barrier, power would randomly cut out of the car, so made them give me a new one as i was within fourteen days of purchase, so they gave me 5 years warranty and a thousand pound to say sorry, so may hold off on the map as it can void warranty. i want to fit the triple r splitter and fit the spoiler which i didnt go for.

the fog lights arent everyones cup of tea but easy to remove, i like the contrast and makes the car stand out more. if i grow sick of it they will be getting de tinted

Are Triple R doing a splitter for the facelift FR now? They weren't available last time I checked. Hope they are, I've been waiting for ages for a decent splitter to arrive.

I've got the rear spoiler on my 5dr and it makes a huge difference to it.

 

[Kibby]

I contacted them and they said the splitter would need some 'adjusting' but can be made to fit. So just need to decide whether I want to risk buying one for it not to work out. Yea I think I will be going for the spoiler maybe side skirts if I can get them

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[JoshRedCupra]

Looks fresh man! Shocking about the wiring mistake though! I'd have gone crazy at them I hope you did! Don't know if I've asked before but where you from? We should all meet up

 

[Kibby]

it happened the first day i got the car and thought that its a new model new car and must be having some teething issues, drove it under 3k revs and it continued to happen, brought it back, they told me it was a problem with the connection to the accelerator and that it was all fixed, nope, brought it back they said oh it must be the accelerator then, nope, brought it back and said look you havge had this car longer than i bloody have, i want a new one, they gave asked could they have one more go at fixing it so i let them, this time i was going down the motorway doing 70 ( maybe 70) and it went from 70 to 30 in a second almost lost control of it, brought it straight to them and asked for a new one. found it it was the whole wiring loom within the car that was faulty, a month later they had it up for sale. the woman from seat head office tried to get smart and said oh we will only be replacing the car and as far as we are concerned that is enough compensation, she changed her tune really quick when i informed her i was within my 14 days and would be cancelling the contract and taking my £2000 deposit back, the new car is fault free happily

 

[Kibby]

Looks fresh man! Shocking about the wiring mistake though! I'd have gone crazy at them I hope you did! Don't know if I've asked before but where you from? We should all meet up

im from Belfast northern Ireland

 

[JoshRedCupra]

Jesus what a mess! Dealerships can be such sometimes

 

[Kibby]

the dealership were very apologetic but you can only take so much s**t before you loose your rag

 

[JoshRedCupra]

Of course they were bloody apologetic! If you'd have crashed and seriously injured yourself, or worse, they'd be in so much ****!!! You are very lucky that nothing really bad happened!

 

[troupy]

love black ibizas niiiiice