My Red mk1 leon OEM+ *New Alloys* 19's!

[ohara]

Heres my mk1 leon , great driving wee car! Its my 2nd leon and my 40th'ish car lol

Im pretty sure its a 110bhp SE , reg checks etc cant bring up what model it is..

I put a VanAaken tunning box into it and it made some difference power wise and fuel wise.. very easy on the juice and apparently it adds 30/40bhp..

Its got FK coilovers in it (cant go any lower to i get the FK arb and a chassis notch).

VW Bora sport alloys , bought these for run about alloys as the car came with rs8's and there totally

Recently put 8000k hid's in it , brilliant job so they are (no pics yet).

Done a bit of carbon wrapping inside. Just done a few simple mods to the car to make it look better whilst im using it daily..

To do list -

Re-spray in estriol blue , but keeping the existing black trim black! (maybe over xmas or after, depending on when i get my new spray booth built)

ST orange engine bay is a big MAYBE if i could be bothered lol

Darker seats and a sportier steering wheel , my seats are like a light grey and very hard to keep clean. And seat steering wheels are boring.

Chassis notch and slammed on top 18" sirocco alloys

Brighter hid's , there awesome..

Re-map and drive it until i can insure an 330d or e36 m3

 

[csd_19]

Looks good on the Bora wheels, I like that

Check in the spare wheel well for a sticker, this is the car information such as your trim code etc - it'll have a kW bit on it, can work out your power from that.

1kW is approx 1.34bhp, so if you think its a 110, it'll say 82kW

When you say brighter HIDs as a future mod, do you mean ones you can see better with or just the same rating but more wattage?

You'll see better at night with 4300k/5000k than you do with 8000+k....

 

[ohara]

Thanks! Yeah the bora sports are subtle looking i like them but im finding it hard to get the same size tyres i have on as 2 are needing replaced..

Il check that out see what it says, but im pretty certian its 110bhp, my last leon was 90bhp and wasn't as responsive.. but i just want to know i am right as people say its a 90bhp and others say its a 110bhp..

Its the first set i have owned and i think there brilliant at night time, never used/drove a car with 4300/5000k hid's , i think il go for 10,000k or 12,000k next along with matching fogs..

 

[csd_19]

10,000K or 12,000K will be worse at night than your current 8000K, they'll be a purplish colour which is rubbish for driving in darkness!

The lower the number the better the visibility to the naked eye, most OEM hids are around the 4000-4300K mark as this is nearer to daylight. 6000K start to get a hint of blue in them, 8000K have more blue, and the colour turns more towards purple the higher you go.

 

[ohara]

i see.. a friend of mines had 12k hid's and there pure purple ...its really only for the look tbh, 8000k is a good upgrade from standard bulbs all the same lol

 

[JonnyH10]

Nice Leon lad! Wouldn't be a fan of the HID colour, but I'm liking the sound of this respray!

 

[ohara]

Thanks lad, yeah should be different from the felt spec scene or any other about n.i at the min, everything's going purple/white or sprint blue

 

[Andy_A]

Tidy!

 

[ohara]

Thanks Andy!

MOT Spec - http://imm.io/EeCo

 

[ohara]

latest pic -

cups & adjusters out of the rear, next up chassis notch

 

[Richy Cupra]

Like that a lot mate

 

[dday]

how low is your car mine is 50mm and the dog mount engine mount catches

 

[ohara]

about 60/70mm , only things that catch is the mudflaps.. sometimes the floor/sump if i go over ramps

 

[EB-80]

That looks really nice. I'm not sure if I could live with it being that low but it does look great!

 

[ohara]

Its really comfortable to be 100% honest!

 

[EB-80]

What suspension set up are you running mate?

 

[ohara]

FK Coilovers , i think you can buy them on ebay for around £190, they came in the car when i got it..

 

[MOE16V]

hi mate, im getting my leon 110 tdi remapped on wednesday.

could you give me an idea of the difference in the performance before and after you had the chip fitted.

thanks

 

[EB-80]

FK Coilovers , i think you can buy them on ebay for around £190, they came in the car when i got it..

Thanks mate. I think ill give them a try!

The rides not too hard then?

 

[ohara]

MOE16V - My mate has his 110bhp remapped to around 150bhp, and another mate has a 110bhp toledo with a ebay tunningbox, his car made 134bhp on the rolling road..

EB-80 - There a good coilover with a good ride, not too bouncy or solid!