Loads of questions...

[Icecavern]

My first real forray into these parts I have a couple of questions for you guys...

First off are all 1.9 TDI sports 130bhp? Whats the engine code for a 130 engine so I could check?

Brakes I understand, but suspension, what sort of price is a set of coilovers for a 130tdi? I'm sorting a budget here and the ICE has eaten most of it already hahaha

Going to look at a TDI sport tonight on my way home, sounds like a good one but will see.

Pete

 

[Smee]

u can get 100 sports aswell. as for engine codes i cnat help

coilover kits are around £550 for an fk unless we get discount somewhere

Smee

 

[Icecavern]

After some trawling it looks like the 130bhp code is ASZ can anyone confirm that?

brakes, wheels, and a slight drop will have to happen once the car hits my drive so doing all the research in one go lol

 

[mrcoyote]

Engine code for the PD130 sounds about right.

312mm brakes may or may not fit behind the standard wheels depending on what car they've come off btw...

 

[Niall]

ASZ is the engine code.
Monroe reflex are a good alternative to standard shocks, as Mr Coyote has found out at the ring.
Further the 130 Sports had 6 instrument dials instead of the normal 4.

 

[Ant FR]

not all the sports come with the 6 dial dash.

Also you may wana test drive an FR, The FR comes with the shorter ration 6- speed box than the sport. So it does feel a little livelier. so be aware. Plus you get the different suspension set up and anti roll bar on the FR. also the FR may hold value a smidging better as FR is the new current flavour for sporty seats. Also when you change your wheels yu'll get more for the FR ones than a sport. Plus you get the FR/cupra specific rear lights and dash which look slightly better.

 

[Icecavern]

Right had a look over the car and a quick test drive last night. Felt ok but the aircon doesn't work, said they'd re-gass it and get that working again.

Has horrid yellow surrounds round the dials, they would have to go. Looks like Imperial Blue which is nice

Handled better than I thought actually, with a few tweeks I recon it'll do.

Few extra Q's

How are the rubbing strips attached to the doors?

Are the dial surrounds just clip on? I think they probably are so I'll be looking for some chrome ones I think.

Pete

 

[spyke85]

Rubbing strips are pushed into the doors, so if removed will have holes there. Most people just colour code them.

The dial surrounds I believe do come off, j.a.kelly sprayed his yellow ones silver and they look quite sweet.

 

[Icecavern]

OK so colour coding on those will probably have to do by the sound of it, shame.

The dial surrounds sound like a problem, mixed responces on the forums about how to change the colour. Sounds like it might be a problem.

 

[spyke85]

From talking to j.akelly, they are fiddly to get out and break easily, so might be worth buying new ones and spraying them. It is possible though

 

[Icecavern]

Well they have to be done whether it's possible or not lol, yellow in a blue car with black interior?

 

[Niall]

Well they have to be done whether it's possible or not lol, yellow in a blue car with black interior?

:gay:

 

[Icecavern]

:gay:

Exactly

 

[EdButler]

Make sure you check the Front Wishbone, Rear bushes as at 2.5 years and 58k one of mine has just snapped i swear (looks wonky, i knoew they were going and getting knocking). They have voids and the rubber perishes - you can replace them with a non-maintenence cupra variant, its probably about £120-140 all in fitted at a guess.

 

[jonbaker01]

Just to comment on the yellow dial surrounds, I recently bought an Ibiza with the same colour scheme (blue paint with the yellow flecked seats and yellow dials) from a main dealer. My reaction was the same as yours so I immediately asked them to change the dial surrounds. Although they intially said it would be easy for them to do they found out it wasn't so I still have them... :<(
Also I asked thme about putting in white dials which again is apparently not straightforward and would have meant replacing the whole instrument cluster (?) I haven't tried getting the dial surrounds out yet but don't want to scratch anything trying..

 

[Icecavern]

Where there's a will there's a way... Although I may have found another car

 

[muddyboots]

Has horrid yellow surrounds round the dials, they would have to go. Looks like Imperial Blue which is nice

That'll be Eclipse Blue then, same as mine was

I had the same feeling about the yellow dials, but actually grew to like them

ASZ is deffo the 130 number, note they downgraded to the engine in the Sports to a 100 in later model years.
Also the spec got trimmed away each year, I suspect now they don't actually have a steering wheel...earlier years 02/03 etc had most kit - 8 speakers, extra dials, boot light, interior movement sensor deactivation switch, etc etc

 

[Icecavern]

Yeah it's eclipse blue. I've got to decide between that one and a silver one I've looked at. I think it'll come down to price in the end.

 

[Tom B]

Let us know what reg the silver one is, it might be my old one!

 

[Icecavern]

I'd best go for the blue one then