Stani's Imperial Blue Mk3 Ibiza Cupra

[stani540]

Right well bought my cupra 2 weeks ago and thought id start a progres thread!

here it is as i got it.

Here is the spec:

Revo Stage 1
Bilstein Shocks
Lowered 30mm on Eibach Springs
Cat Back Milltek Exhaust System
Boost Gauge

so the project began and i got a civic stubby aerial, an lcr splitter , and wiring in my my boost gauge in

so i wired in the boost guage so it fades with the existing dash light and moved it out of the cupra r guage holder into a single guage holder, which i think looks muchbetter

what do you think?

have more plans in the pipe line, fmic and milltek downpipe

 

[Big_Lad]

Looks pretty smart mate, Welcome to the Mk3 Club, the only place to be

 

[redcupraboy]

Looks a nice and clean car bud, welcome to the forum too

 

[nev]

looks nice, gives a lovely colour and shine after a clean

 

[crezz]

thats sweet, if i get a mk3 thats the colour i want but im loving mine at the moment even in its state

 

[Tall-Paul]

Looking good stani! I thought the bumper off pic was to put a fmic on

I know a couple of people who can help you out with that lol. Looks very clean though!

 

[JoeBrooke]

looking nice bud! should have mine soon as the Pug is sold! just need to find a decent K03s or K04 now in red or silver... very long wait i think

 

[ian_cupra]

looks good mate, best colour too

 

[p34ch3y]

what boost gauge is that?

 

[nev]

Auto Gauge by the looks of it.

Is that the standard cupra gear knob?

 

[AndyHazza]

Awh makes me miss my cupra now!

 

[stani540]

It is an aoutoguage on from halfords. only 20 quid i think, was in the car when i got it!!!

just wired it up now and looks really standard like it should be there!!! thanks for all the great comments have a lot of plans so watch this space

 

[stani540]

Got some bits ordered this weekend so a bit in the pipeline now!!

Since last update

Have sprayed the interior door handles gloss black looks mint am really pleased pics to follow!!

coming this week

Big Jetex open filter
Silicon 45 degree joiner to go with it
silicon vac hoses to clean up the bay a bit

speaker adapters to get some better speakers in dont know if this will make a difference without changing the HU

Coming soon
Milltek Downpipe with high flow cat
Front mount of some sort possibly THS as i haven got loads of cash at the moment
Some new brakes (hopefully)
Forge tip (unsure due to the fitting)

In the future

New suspension not sure what hight yet
New wheels (schmidt modernlines if they will fit)
further silicon goodies and engine bay clean up!!

 

[stani540]

brakes have started squeaking really loud (piecring) is this a common problem??

what do you recon it is i spoke to a guy at my local garage and he reconed it was just cheap discs and pads

 

[Reuvers]

quite possibly it is cheap discs. Cupra's are quite known for dodgy brakes. Pads still ok though?

Just a question: what do you mean with Forge TIP (unsure due to fitting)?
You mean you don;t know how to fit it or if it will fit?

 

[Mr_Dave]

Looks well cared for, and like the sound of your plans

 

[stani540]

quite possibly it is cheap discs. Cupra's are quite known for dodgy brakes. Pads still ok though?

Just a question: what do you mean with Forge TIP (unsure due to fitting)?
You mean you don;t know how to fit it or if it will fit?

no i mean looks hard to fit

 

[Reuvers]

oh. Its not too bad.

Little bit of fiddling but there is a guide on this site and because I am feeling kind today:

http://www.seatcupra.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=564&Itemid=6

You will probably scrape some skin off your hands but its very doable.

Most problem I had was getting the little nipple down the bottom back on.

One more little hint, have a look at the Leon LCR or Golf Gti/ TT tip as they are much more available and thus a lot cheaper than the ibiza ones. On;y difference is that there is one extra hole which you close off. I used a screw.

 

[stani540]

i thought they were bigger than the others or am i wrong???

you got any pictures?/

 

[stani540]

Jetex filter arrived last night and its huge!!!!!!!

Just waiting in silicon from forge fingers crossed will be here today!