(Interior painting)Alex's Ibiza Cupra Stage2-(Porsche brake update)

TJP

Nov 24, 2009
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Yeah definately, looks spot on. As i have brembos might try and get the proper brembo colour. What have you done to your rear lights.
 

tyrer

OEM
Jun 6, 2010
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nice mate, how hard you finding doing the wheels? Its something Im tempted to do myself but not sure yet.

You use any guides mate?

The colour looks spot on with the rest of the car
 

Alex.j.89

The King
Jun 19, 2008
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I have refurbed about 8 sets of wheels now so its pretty easy haha!

If you want i could write up a guide of how i did mine? its pretty easy tbh, it does depend alot of much effort you are willing to put in with the prep of the wheel and how bad they are to start with!

I might have used a guide the first time round, but cant remember which one, i tend to do it my own way now anyway!

Thanks for the comments!

TJP- rear lights have been taken off and been sprayed inside to make them all red!!
 

tyrer

OEM
Jun 6, 2010
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Guide would be good mate! cheers

Id deffinately have a go if someone else has done there own and made these results.
 

TJP

Nov 24, 2009
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You sprayed the inside if the lights????
you can remove the backing once you take the light off can you???
 

Alex.j.89

The King
Jun 19, 2008
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yeah they are glued together, same as front head lights! it need some heat to melt the glue mind you!

well ill take a few better photos of the wheels and show you how they have turned out, then write a little guide up!
 

Alex.j.89

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Jun 19, 2008
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Well i have had a few problems!

1. the coilovers havent been looked after and are seized solid, even a million squirts of finn-lube(an expensive penetrate, borrowing from ratcliffe power stations stores)

2. negative camber was so so far out, i had about 17degrees negative, so i adjusted it! and now when i go over pumps, i wack the wheel into the arch!

so looks like i will need to get myself some new coilovers to sort this out!!
 

Alex.j.89

The King
Jun 19, 2008
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New photos now added with nice wheels, all shiney and complete!!
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Look at her sat with the missus old ibiza cool/s!! bless it haha

here is the missus new machine as of this week.

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Alex.j.89

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Jun 19, 2008
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A little update! pictures will follow!

I have raised the car 15mm all round and had it aligned and corner weighted and properly set up!

Handles far better now, the tyres have been replaced since the inside edge was scrubbed as i was running 3degree negative camber due to poor set up!

The car went for a RR at my mates workshop and had some nice figures, we did 8 runs and got some nice results, the result where averaged out and used the average reading..

225hp and 413nm torque on a stage 2 map(with tweaking) and still on a ko3! i was rather impressed!

Oo i almost forgot, Porsche boxster S calipers are sat in my garage!
 

Alex.j.89

The King
Jun 19, 2008
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Nottingham/loughborough
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My discs of choice, luckily the surface area is perfect for the 996 pads! no overhang, certainly getting the most contact area for my money ha

Next picture will be the trial fit!
 

Alex.j.89

The King
Jun 19, 2008
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Nottingham/loughborough
Cheerz berg, hopefully they will be trial fitted this weekend, then im making up the brackets this weekend too, so by next weekend, everything should be completed!

All being well haha!

When i have done it ill create a guide to doing it and the part numbers for everything used and where i got them from..and the all important thing, prices!!
 

DannyMRK3/cupra

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What size are the disc and what are they from thinking off doin this my self but I want 312mm
Cars sweet man nice work
Cheers Danny
 
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