nice job on the car man!!
one question: are cupra mirror covers just gloss black mirror covers??
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nice job on the car man!!
one question: are cupra mirror covers just gloss black mirror covers??
nice job on the car man!!
one question: are cupra mirror covers just gloss black mirror covers??
cheers dude appreciated
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yeh the cupra mirrors are the gloss black, sere motors have em dirt cheap so im thinkin colour coding the wheels when i finally get them done
lucky bugger......... i think :-S
I dunno what it is with me and cars, but i just dont seem to have much luck with em, whilst driving into work i hit the mother of all holes in the middle of the A6.
The sodding thing was at the joining point of the 2 hills so all the melted snow had run into the hole and hid it from glancing site. What made it worse was that accoriding to the council there was also a burst water pipe which is where alot of the water had come from.
So i come trundling down and the traditional 50-60mph and smash into the thing. car bounces and im craping myself (not literally mind) got to the top of the hill, to find nothing short of a grave yard of other poor souls who'd hit it and had their right had side tyres/wheels destroyed. 6 on the grass verge, and a layby full of people awaiting rescue. When i spoke to the council apparently 17 people had rang in by 8am to report it and to complain and that i should get an assesment on the damage and send them the bill.
I got lucky the tyre survived somehow. I had the car inspected properly today rather than just by the roadside with a maglight.
Actual damage to the car..... a slightly buckled alloy and thats it. The wheels werent even out of alignment. I think who's a lucky boy then comes to mind lol
Quote from a dealer for a new alloy £193.71 inc VAT. I think that the council will be paying for a new alloy rather than a refurb, and the alignment check n all i think......
I dunno what it is with me and cars, but i just dont seem to have much luck with em, whilst driving into work i hit the mother of all holes in the middle of the A6.
The sodding thing was at the joining point of the 2 hills so all the melted snow had run into the hole and hid it from glancing site. What made it worse was that accoriding to the council there was also a burst water pipe which is where alot of the water had come from.
So i come trundling down and the traditional 50-60mph and smash into the
thing. car bounces and im craping myself (not literally mind) got to the top of the hill, to find nothing short of a grave yard of other poor souls who'd hit it and had their right had side tyres/wheels destroyed. 6 on the grass verge, and a layby full of people awaiting rescue. When i spoke to the council apparently 17 people had rang in by 8am to report it and to complain and that i should get an assesment on the damage and send them the bill.I got lucky the tyre survived somehow. I had the car inspected properly today rather than just by the roadside with a maglight.
Actual damage to the car..... a slightly buckled alloy and thats it. The wheels werent even out of alignment. I think who's a lucky boy then comes to mind lol
Quote from a dealer for a new alloy £193.71 inc VAT. I think that the council will be paying for a new alloy rather than a refurb, and the alignment check n all i think......
cheers mate, im thankful that the road hadnt iced over over night as it was only 7.20am (ish) im still goin to chase my alloy and get them to coff up for a replacement, think its only fair!!
Ok its on, and i think it looks alot better now than i thought it was, just need a bit of black sealent which will fill the gap which i'll get on friday and its 100% done,
was it hard to fit??
looks really good btw!!
cheers mate,
not especially, just time consuming for me as it was the first time i had attempted anything like this.
You need:
- 12-15 self tappers (i used 25mm 8g, but if done again i would use 20mm 8g)
- hack saw (easier to cut the splitter)
- masking tape
- screwdriver
- small hand drill
- and power sander (completely optional)
Then:
- Chop down the centre V's so they are in line with the rest of the splitter, i personally sanded down the little tabs where you fix the screws to so it fits flusher to the bumper
- ran a long strip of masking tape from the badge downwards and stuck it to the middle of the splitter to ensure it was a central as i could get it
- held it in place with a load more tape
- used a small hand drill to prep the holes through the splitter and bumper (ensure its smaller than the screws used)
- screwed everything in place
- chopped off the ends
- now i want to seal it with a bit of black sealent to fill the gaps in between the splitter and bumper
theres a very good guide in the FAQ's which i used for referance
cheers mate,
not especially, just time consuming for me as it was the first time i had attempted anything like this.
You need:
- 12-15 self tappers (i used 25mm 8g, but if done again i would use 20mm 8g)
- hack saw (easier to cut the splitter)
- masking tape
- screwdriver
- small hand drill
- and power sander (completely optional)
Then:
- Chop down the centre V's so they are in line with the rest of the splitter, i personally sanded down the little tabs where you fix the screws to so it fits flusher to the bumper
- ran a long strip of masking tape from the badge downwards and stuck it to the middle of the splitter to ensure it was a central as i could get it
- held it in place with a load more tape
- used a small hand drill to prep the holes through the splitter and bumper (ensure its smaller than the screws used)
- screwed everything in place
- chopped off the ends
- now i want to seal it with a bit of black sealent to fill the gaps in between the splitter and bumper
theres a very good guide in the FAQ's which i used for referance
wow thanks for that. didnt mean for you to go into so much detail but i appreciate it. thanks.
New Lunch time additions, i could get used to working 5 minutes from a dealer..........
Cupra Mirrors
and my go faster stripe
Cupra Mirrors
and my go faster stripe
to be fitted
look easy enough to fit, i'll find out when i get my bloody car back again from the dealer again after yet more bloody warrenty work, this time on the handbrake not releasing the rear wheels fully![[:@]](/forums/styles/seatcupra/oldforumsmileys/furious.gif "Furious [:@]")
look easy enough to fit, i'll find out when i get my bloody car back again from the dealer again after yet more bloody warrenty work, this time on the handbrake not releasing the rear wheels fully
Nice car and thread mate, can't believe I have just found it. The P-Torque experience is certainly a winner... I had a Stage 1 remap just before Xmas and have been grinning ever since!
Cheers bud for the good words
I think i sum up the P-Torque map like so:
certainly surprised a few people since it was done been labelled by a few mates as 'leathal'
Cheers bud for the good words
I think i sum up the P-Torque map like so:
certainly surprised a few people since it was done been labelled by a few mates as 'leathal'
One of my mates likened it to a Scooby in terms of the the power delivery!
One of my mates likened it to a Scooby in terms of the the power delivery!
its surprising what these little beauties can do with a touch of TLC and a sprinkle of magic, gives some people the hump, as i say best £230 you can spend in one lump some, just gotta be careful with the clutch and upgrade to the FMIC before the summer
You and me both mate. Looking at getting some more air through the SMIC tomorrow....
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