I've had the car almost 3 weeks now so I guess I should be making a readers ride thread by now!
I bought the car from a fellow forum member, and I'm very pleased with it so far!
The car is a 2006 (56 plate) Blackmagic FR with 23,500 miles on the clock and is in pretty mint condition bar one tiny dent in the front near-side wing which is only visible in some light, most of the time I can't even see it when looking for it to show people!
I don't have any pictures of it as of yet but I'm going to try and get some over the weekend once I've given it a bit of a wash
Car has been on the RR and is running 198.8bhp, got the graphs in the glove box so will get them out at some point to stick more details on.
I haven't done anything to it yet, but I get paid tomorrow so let the modding begin!
Current Mods:
AP Coilovers
Forge DV
Open Cone Air Filter
Stage 1 Map
Heko Wind Deflectors
2.5" Milltek Turbo Back System
Custom FMIC
Forge TIP
Planned Mods:
Performance
2.5" Turbo Back Exhaust System [FITTED]
Front Mount [FITTED]
Forge TIP [FITTED]
4 Bar FPR [BOUGHT]
Silicone Hoses (Not sure if this is classes as performance or not, but I hear some are restrictive!)
Eventually, stage 2 Map
Handling
312mm Brake Upgrade
Front Strut Brace
RARB
Styling
Heko Wind Deflectors [FITTED]
Flip Key [DONE]
Colour Coded Mirrors (The mirrors have been repainted black, but the paint job isn't brilliant)
Other
Cruise Control (Havn't checked my port yet, but this is only a side thought)
I have a few concerns about some of my planned mods, so I'll have to look into a few things before I get down to spending my monies!
Exhaust - I have a friend who has made exhausts in the past. He made a 3" turbo back full stainless exhaust for another friend of mine and I must say it looked like a work of art! He charged £450 for that so I'm hoping that If he makes me one, it may come in around the £400 mark. Can anyone advise any alternative exhausts which may come in at a price somewhere close to this? And if you've got one, let me know!
[Solved] - Decided to go with the off-the-shelf and bought myself a Milltek turbo back
FMIC - My car has both fog lights, and headlight jet washers, both of which I've heard can or will cause problems when it comes to fitting a front mount, something I'm going to look into as I'd be surprised if there aren't any custom ones that'd fit. I'd be grateful if anyone could point me in the right direction of a thread, or site!
[Solved] - Bought and fitted a Cupra bumper and removed my headlight washers. Front mount should go on and allow me to get my fogs in too!
4 Bar FPR - I've heard mixed opinions, some people have told me that this isn't needed and won't make a difference. Can anyone give first hand advice of what they think of it?
[Solved] - I've bought one anyway - I'm heading down the route of a custom stage 2 map anyway, so I'll just see what John at BFT has to say and if he advises the 4 bar FPR, then on it goes!
Cruise Control - As I mentioned, I'm not sure if I'll definitely go ahead with this, it's something I'd probably like to have for when I have to use my car to travel to / from work. I haven't checked if I have a 6Q0, 6Q1 or 6Q2 port yet though so I'm not even sure if this can be done!
I'm sure I've missed things off the list, so I'll update it as and when I remember
Thanks for reading!
I bought the car from a fellow forum member, and I'm very pleased with it so far!
The car is a 2006 (56 plate) Blackmagic FR with 23,500 miles on the clock and is in pretty mint condition bar one tiny dent in the front near-side wing which is only visible in some light, most of the time I can't even see it when looking for it to show people!
I don't have any pictures of it as of yet but I'm going to try and get some over the weekend once I've given it a bit of a wash
Car has been on the RR and is running 198.8bhp, got the graphs in the glove box so will get them out at some point to stick more details on.
I haven't done anything to it yet, but I get paid tomorrow so let the modding begin!
Current Mods:
AP Coilovers
Forge DV
Open Cone Air Filter
Stage 1 Map
Heko Wind Deflectors
2.5" Milltek Turbo Back System
Custom FMIC
Forge TIP
Planned Mods:
Performance
2.5" Turbo Back Exhaust System [FITTED]
Front Mount [FITTED]
Forge TIP [FITTED]
4 Bar FPR [BOUGHT]
Silicone Hoses (Not sure if this is classes as performance or not, but I hear some are restrictive!)
Eventually, stage 2 Map
Handling
312mm Brake Upgrade
Front Strut Brace
RARB
Styling
Heko Wind Deflectors [FITTED]
Flip Key [DONE]
Colour Coded Mirrors (The mirrors have been repainted black, but the paint job isn't brilliant)
Other
Cruise Control (Havn't checked my port yet, but this is only a side thought)
I have a few concerns about some of my planned mods, so I'll have to look into a few things before I get down to spending my monies!
Exhaust - I have a friend who has made exhausts in the past. He made a 3" turbo back full stainless exhaust for another friend of mine and I must say it looked like a work of art! He charged £450 for that so I'm hoping that If he makes me one, it may come in around the £400 mark. Can anyone advise any alternative exhausts which may come in at a price somewhere close to this? And if you've got one, let me know!
[Solved] - Decided to go with the off-the-shelf and bought myself a Milltek turbo back
FMIC - My car has both fog lights, and headlight jet washers, both of which I've heard can or will cause problems when it comes to fitting a front mount, something I'm going to look into as I'd be surprised if there aren't any custom ones that'd fit. I'd be grateful if anyone could point me in the right direction of a thread, or site!
[Solved] - Bought and fitted a Cupra bumper and removed my headlight washers. Front mount should go on and allow me to get my fogs in too!
4 Bar FPR - I've heard mixed opinions, some people have told me that this isn't needed and won't make a difference. Can anyone give first hand advice of what they think of it?
[Solved] - I've bought one anyway - I'm heading down the route of a custom stage 2 map anyway, so I'll just see what John at BFT has to say and if he advises the 4 bar FPR, then on it goes!
Cruise Control - As I mentioned, I'm not sure if I'll definitely go ahead with this, it's something I'd probably like to have for when I have to use my car to travel to / from work. I haven't checked if I have a 6Q0, 6Q1 or 6Q2 port yet though so I'm not even sure if this can be done!
I'm sure I've missed things off the list, so I'll update it as and when I remember
Thanks for reading!
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