My Ibiza FR With a Dash of P Torque. Last Update Page34.

[st10587]

The LED glovebox light is nice, although the normal bulbs are actually better if you want to see anything! I did that with mine. Literally only today have I had to change my interior lights back to standard as fecking LEDs dont last at all! I had number plate lights and everything. The only LED's i have now are the sidelight bulbs... They do look nice while they work though!

its strange as my car kills the side lights but all the others have been fine not to fussed if they dont last as i bulk brought 10 for a tenner off ebay

 

[MargheD]

Yep, LEDs look really nice, but they're a pain 'cause they usually don't last very long.

 

[st10587]

i have the nack of changing them now haha

 

[MargheD]

Good for you you buy them in bulks.

By the way, I'm still working on getting the aerial you want, it looks like it's more complicated than I imagined.
But I'll get it in the end, I'm stubborn.

 

[st10587]

Good for you you buy them in bulks.

By the way, I'm still working on getting the aerial you want, it looks like it's more complicated than I imagined.
But I'll get it in the end, I'm stubborn.

i was wondering how that was going! no worries

 

[MargheD]

The problem lies in the fact that Calearo, the company that makes it, has taken back the franchising license to half of the stores becasue of the recession, so my friend is having a hard time finding somebody who sells their aerials, and they don't have an internet shop.

But not to worry, as I said I'm stubborn so I'll find a way.

 

[AviTurbo]

your definitly gave me some ideas for the next mods!

cool ride

 

[st10587]

The problem lies in the fact that Calearo, the company that makes it, has taken back the franchising license to half of the stores becasue of the recession, so my friend is having a hard time finding somebody who sells their aerials, and they don't have an internet shop.

But not to worry, as I said I'm stubborn so I'll find a way.

no worries this recession thing is so annoying

your definitly gave me some ideas for the next mods!

cool ride

thats for the comments!

 

[IAH-FR]

mint motor!!! really likin alot of the mods, especially the towbar! gettin a jet ski ya see but dont have a car to tow it with, is ur towbar a detachable one? if it is once its detached is it really noticeable or quite discreet?

 

[st10587]

thanks dude, yep my towbar is detachable. when its detached you just have a round black circle showing at the back (see pic), and i have my electrics in the boot at the mo

 

[st10587]

ok just a small update and one that fellow people with towbars may find of use.......

i relocated my electrics socket from the boot to out side the car as i fear damaging the bumper draping the wire across it, or breaking a wire by closing the boot on to it. i did not want the socket to be seen as im trying to keep it looking uncluttered so this is what i did.

using the longer socket bracket that came with my bosal towbar, i cut a chunk off the end and bent a right angle into it so i could mount the socket under the bumper. i used the stud from where the original crash bar bolted to and one of the nuts to mount it, then run the wire out through the boot vent and down inside the chassis leg to a hole which was just about in the right place then reconnected the socket. i had to cut a piece off the arch liner so you have room to get to the socket but the piece did not seem to protect anything so im guessing it will be ok.

here are the pics

the socket sits just above my thumb

the sockets new home

 

[Gooner_Mike]

Spotted!

Saw you today at Hindhead! It was 4.15pm and you were going northbound. I was going the other way but in the Focus, not the Ibiza!

 

[dede]

nice 1 mate bet its speedy cuz my 1.2 is nipy haaa

 

[st10587]

Saw you today at Hindhead! It was 4.15pm and you were going northbound. I was going the other way but in the Focus, not the Ibiza!

finally someone spotted me

 

[st10587]

ok as boredom kick in again today i found a solution for the old problem of the Garmin wire draping down the dash........

first I found a spot to mount a 2nd cigar lighter socket

then i made a bracket to fit in the space

bracket mounted in its new home

then i wired the earth up to the metal frame of the dash and the live up to a switched live on the back of the headlight switch

Earth

Live

Garmin charger in place

the finished article

lead tucked away when not in use

 

[Damoegan]

Good idea mate and nicely installed

Might have to do this myself

 

[Gooner_Mike]

Are you on holiday at the moment or just really bored at work?

 

[st10587]

Are you on holiday at the moment or just really bored at work?

im on holiday and the mrs was ment to be to except here work screwed up her holiday so she had to work so im killing time

 

[st10587]

Good idea mate and nicely installed

Might have to do this myself

see what happens when i have tim eon my hands and a lack of funds due to saving for nurburg

 

[Gooner_Mike]

see what happens when i have tim eon my hands and a lack of funds due to saving for nurburg

Come and clean my car if you like!